In his first year as head coach, Paul Benim led the team to a 29 win season, the most team wins in college history, and the ECAC Championship.  The regional crown was achieved through a dramatic 2-1, eight-inning victory over Mary Washington. A 5-4-2-7 triple play in the sixth inning enabled Penn State Behrend to keep the score tied and win their third game of the day. 

The 29-6 (83%) record earned the team the fourth best winning percentage in Division III and the best in college history.  Of the six losses, two were to nationally ranked teams and four were decided by one run.  In addition, the team finished the year ranked fourth in the NCAA Central Region and were nationally ranked for stolen bases, fielding average and home runs.  Coach Benim also brought the running game into softball as the team stole 91 out of 102 bases on the year. 

Members of the 1993 ECAC Championship team included Emmy Arnett, Darcie Bradley, Tanya Cekovich, Laura Conner, student assistant Bill Graham, Sue Mazur, Carrie McDougall, Karen (Strait) Oberholzer, Kelly Orga, Terry Pegher, Megan (Musante) Post, Casey (Putteman) Lesco, Julie Stocker, Cherie Varrassa and Jenny Young.