2002 NCAA Women’s College World Series

2002 held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on May 24-28.

Champion – California Golden Bears (56-19)
Runner Up – Arizona Wildcats (55-12)

For California pitcher Jocelyn Forest, facing Pacific-10 Conference rival Arizona on a national stage with the NCAA title on the line likely was easier than facing the Wildcats just six weeks before in a regular-season home game. That was when the senior, after taking a week off in April to mourn the death of her sister, returned to the mound and threw without practice against defending national champion Arizona.

Forest was a magician then, allowing just one hit, and she repeated the feat in the Women’s College World Series title game May 27 to claim California’s first championship in any women’s sport and earn most outstanding player honors. Forest won four games, struck out 33 and allowed only nine hits over 28 innings.

The Golden Bears’ 6-0 victory over Arizona and ace Jennie Finch stopped the Wildcats’ bid for a sixth title.

  • Most Outstanding Player – Jocelyn Forest, California
  • Batting Leader – Natasha Watley, UCLA – .462
  • RBI Leader – Jackie Coburn, Arizona – 4
  • Home Run Leader – 8 tied at 1
  • ERA Leader – Keira Goerl, UCLA – 0.35
  • Strikeout Leader – Jennie Finch – 37

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

P – Erica Beach, Arizona State
P – Jennie Finch, Arizona
P – Keira Goerl, UCLA
P – Leslie Malerich, Florida State
C – Stacey Nuveman, UCLA
1B – Veronica Nelson, California
1B – Leneah Manuma, Arizona
SS – Chelsea Spencer, California
SS – Natasha Watley, UCLA
3B – Jackie Coburn, Arizona
OF – Kristin Farber, Arizona State

SCORES

  1. Florida State 2 UCLA 1 (9 inn.)
  2. California 4 Oklahoma 2
  3. Arizona State 2 Michigan 1
  4. Arizona 1 Nebraska 0
  5. California 2 Florida State 1
  6. Arizona 1 Arizona State 0 (8 inn.)
  7. UCLA 2 Oklahoma 0 – Oklahoma eliminated
  8. Nebraska 1 Michigan 0 – Michigan eliminated
  9. Arizona State 2 UCLA 1 – UCLA eliminated
  10. Florida State 4 Nebraska 3 – Nebraska eliminated
  11. California 3 Arizona State 0 – Arizona State eliminated
  12. Arizona 6 Florida State 2 (11 innings) – Florida State eliminated
  13. California 6 Arizona 0 – Arizona eliminated

FINAL STANDINGS

1. California Golden Bears (4-0)
2. Arizona Wildcats (3-1)
3. Florida State Seminoles (2-2)
4. Arizona State Sun Devils (2-2)
5t. Nebraska Cornhuskers (1-2)
5t. UCLA Bruins (1-2)
7t. Michigan Wolverines (0-2)
7t. Oklahoma Sooners (0-2)

2002 California Golden Bears

Full Game Video: https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=1048142022318040

REGIONALS

Regional No. 1 – held at Columbia, South Carolina

  1. UCLA defeated Liberty, 3–0.
  2. Georgia defeated UMBC, 2–1.
  3. South Carolina defeated Eastern Kentucky, 2–1 (8 innings).
  4. UMBC defeated Liberty, 7–1. Liberty eliminated.
  5. Eastern Kentucky defeated UMBC, 6–1, UMBC eliminated.
  6. Georgia defeated South Carolina, 1–0.
  7. UCLA defeated Eastern Kentucky, 10–0 (5 innings). Eastern Kentucky eliminated.
  8. UCLA defeated Georgia, 2–1 (8 innings).
  9. South Carolina defeated Georgia, 9–3. Georgia eliminated.
  10. South Carolina defeated UCLA, 2–1.
  11. UCLA defeated South Carolina, 1–0.

UCLA qualifies for the WCWS, 4-1.

Regional No. 2 – held at Minneapolis, Minnesota

  1. Arizona defeated Boston University, 4–1.
  2. DePaul defeated Penn State, 3–1.
  3. Minnesota defeated Princeton, 2–1.
  4. Penn State defeated Boston University, 5–1. Boston University eliminated.
  5. Penn State defeated Princeton, 3–0. Princeton eliminated.
  6. DePaul defeated Minnesota, 2–0 (12 innings).
  7. Arizona defeated Penn State, 4–3. Penn State eliminated.
  8. Arizona defeated DePaul, 2–0.
  9. DePaul defeated Minnesota, 5–3. Minnesota eliminated.
  10. DePaul defeated Arizona, 6–0.
  11. Arizona defeated DePaul, 8–0.

Arizona qualifies for the WCWS, 4-1.

Regional No. 3 – held at Lafayette, Louisiana

  1. LSU defeated Northwestern State, 3–2 (10 innings).
  2. Arizona State defeated Mississippi State, 4–1.
  3. UMass defeated Louisiana–Lafayette, 5–3 (13 innings).
  4. Mississippi State defeated Northwestern State, 9–6. Northwestern State eliminated.
  5. Louisiana–Lafayette defeated Mississippi State, 10–3. Louisiana–Lafayette eliminated.
  6. Arizona State defeated UMass, 1–0.
  7. LSU defeated Louisiana–Lafayette, 5–2. Louisiana–Lafayette eliminated.
  8. Arizona State defeated LSU, 3–2 (8 innings).
  9. LSU defeated UMass, 1–0. UMass eliminated.
  10. Arizona State defeated LSU, 4–1.

Arizona State qualifies for the WCWS, 4-0.

Regional No. 4 – held at Fresno, California

  1. Cal State Fullerton defeated Evansville, 3–0.
  2. Stanford defeated Pacific, 7–0.
  3. California defeated Fresno State, 2–1 (10 innings).
  4. Pacific defeated Evansville, 6–0. Evansville eliminated.
  5. Fresno State defeated Pacific, 1–0. Pacific eliminated.
  6. California defeated Stanford, 1–0.
  7. Cal State Fullerton defeated Fresno State, 1–0. Fresno State eliminated.
  8. California defeated Cal State Fullerton, 4–2.
  9. Cal State Fullerton defeated Stanford, 4–1. Stanford eliminated.
  10. California defeated Cal State Fullerton, 1–0.

California qualifies for the WCWS, 4-0.

Regional No. 5 – held at Norman, Oklahoma

  1. Texas defeated Army, 4–0.
  2. Oklahoma defeated Utah, 6–0.
  3. Texas A&M defeated Arkansas, 6–2.
  4. Army defeated Utah, 2–0. Utah eliminated.
  5. Arkansas defeated Army, 2–0. Army eliminated.
  6. Oklahoma defeated Texas A&M, 7–0.
  7. Texas defeated Arkansas, 6–2. Arkansas eliminated.
  8. Oklahoma defeated Texas, 4–1.
  9. Texas A&M defeated Texas, 2–1. Texas eliminated.
  10. Oklahoma defeated Texas A&M, 8–1.

Oklahoma qualifies for the WCWS, 4-0.

Regional No. 6 – held at Ann Arbor, Michigan

  1. Washington defeated Oakland, 8–0 (5 innings).
  2. Michigan defeated Canisius, 5–0.
  3. Ohio State defeated Central Michigan, 7–0.
  4. Oakland defeated Canisius, 3–1. Canisius eliminated.
  5. Central Michigan defeated Oakland, 2–1. Oakland eliminated.
  6. Michigan defeated Ohio State, 3–0.
  7. Washington defeated Central Michigan, 4–1. Central Michigan eliminated.
  8. Michigan defeated Washington, 6–5.
  9. Ohio State defeated Washington, 2–1. Washington eliminated.
  10. Michigan defeated Ohio State, 4–0.

Michigan qualifies for the WCWS, 4-1.

Regional No. 7 – held at Iowa City, Iowa

  1. Nebraska defeated UIC, 1–0.
  2. Oregon State defeated Wisconsin, 1–0.
  3. Notre Dame defeated Iowa, 3–2.
  4. UIC defeated Wisconsin, 2–0. Wisconsin eliminated.
  5. Iowa defeated UIC, 3–1. UIC eliminated.
  6. Oregon State defeated Notre Dame, 2–0.
  7. Nebraska defeated Iowa, 3–0. Iowa eliminated.
  8. Nebraska defeated Oregon State, 7–0.
  9. Notre Dame defeated Oregon State, 2–0. Oregon State eliminated.
  10. Nebraska defeated Notre Dame, 5–3.

Nebraska qualifies for the WCWS, 4-0.

Regional No. 8 – held at Tallahassee, Florida

  1. Chattanooga defeated Florida Atlantic, 4–3.
  2. Georgia Tech defeated Alabama, 3–1 (10 innings).
  3. Florida State defeated Auburn, 2–1.
  4. Florida Atlantic defeated Alabama, 2–1. Alabama eliminated.
  5. Florida Atlantic defeated Auburn, 4–2. Auburn eliminated.
  6. Georgia Tech defeated Florida State, 7–0.
  7. Chattanooga defeated Florida Atlantic, 6–1. Florida Atlantic eliminated.
  8. Georgia Tech defeated Chattanooga, 3–0.
  9. Florida State defeated Chattanooga, 1–0 (8 innings). Chattanooga eliminated.
  10. Florida State defeated Georgia Tech, 3–0.
  11. Florida State defeated Georgia Tech, 6–1.

Florida State qualifies for the WCWS, 4-1.

REGULAR SEASON INFORMATION

  • Honda Sports Award – Stacey Nuveman, UCLA (.528, 20 HR, 64 RBI)

ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAM

P – Jennie Finch, Arizona
P – Keira Goerl, UCLA
P – Jamie Southern, Fresno State
C – Stacey Nuveman, UCLA
1B – Leneah Manuma, Arizona
2B – Brandi Stuart, Florida State
3B – Lindsay Wood, Northern Iowa
SS – Natasha Watley, UCLA
OF – Jessica Mendoza, Stanford
OF – Oli Keohohou, BYU
OF – Anna Smith, Ohio State
DP – Ashley Courtney, Alabama
UTIL – Gina Oaks, Cal State Fullerton
UTIL – Jaime Clark, Washington
AL – Britni Sneed, LSU
AL – Amanda Freed, UCLA
AL – Phelan Wright, Arizona State
AL – Jenny Topping, Cal State Fullerton

ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM

P – Lindsay Chouinard, DePaul
P – Cat Osterman, Texas
P – Nicole Myers, Florida Atlantic
C – Kristen Rivera FR. Washington
1B – Jackie McClain SO. Alabama
2B – Liz Bouck, DePaul
3B – Stafanie Volpe, Michigan
SS – Cara Blumfield, Boston College
OF – Nicole Barber, Georgia
OF – Trena Peel, LSU
OF – Tiffany Tolleson, North Carolina
DP – Geney Orris, UNLV
UT – Kristen Dennis, Virginia
AL – Wendy Allen, Ohio State
AL – Sarah Beeson, Stanford
AL – Jocelyn Forest, California
AL – Becky McMurtry, Louisiana-Lafayette
AL – Kellie Wilkerson, Mississippi State

ALL-AMERICAN THIRD TEAM

P – Cindy Ball, Pacific
P – Jennifer Hadley, UMass
P – Marissa Young, Michigan
C –  Stacy Roth, Ohio State
1B – Kim Wendland, Georgia
2B – Jennifer Link, Ohio State
3B – Andrea Loman, Notre Dame
SS – Tara Knudsen, Georgia Tech
OF – Yasmin Mossadeghi, Cal State Fullerton
OF – Christi Musser, Kansas
OF – Kim Ogee, Nebraska
DP – Claire Sua, UCLA
UTIL – Christina Enea, Oklahoma
AL – Selena Collins, Texas A&M
AL – Candace Harper, California
AL – Kristin Johnson, Iowa
AL – Edel Leyden, Illinois-Chicago
AL – Jarrah Myers, Notre Dame
AL – Nichole Thompson, Arizona State

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