2005 NCAA Women’s College World Series

2005 held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on June 2-8.

Champion – Michigan Wolverines (65-7)
Runner Up – UCLA Bruins (40-20)

In 2005, the Wolverines won their first Women’s College World Series title in three games. Before being crowned champions, they lost the finals opener to defending national champion UCLA, 5-0.

Samantha Findlay a Wolverine freshman launched a three run home run in the top of the 11th to push Michigan ahead for good.

Afterward, coach Carol Hutchins analyzed her team’s performance. “We’re a better team than we showed; we’re trying too hard and we aren’t making adjustments. It’s a tough loss for us but we still have a chance, we’re not defeated and we’re still in it.”

Then-second baseman Tiffany Haas promised the team would come out playing higher-quality Michigan softball in game two. They did just that, beating the Bruins, 5-2.

Jessica Merchant and Becky Marx led the way offensively, each knocking in two runs after going a combined 0-for-5 in game one. Jennie Ritter earned the complete-game victory in the circle.

This year Super Regional were played. There were 16 regional tournaments with the winners heading to 8 super regional tournaments and then on to the WCWS.

  • Most Outstanding Player – Samantha Findlay, Michigan
  • Batting Leader – Samantha Findlay, Michigan – .600
  • RBI Leader – Samantha Findlay, Michigan – 8
  • Home Run Leader – Tonya Callahan, Tennessee – 2
  • ERA Leader – Jennie Ritter, Michigan – 0.00
  • ERA Leader – Kristina Thorson, California – 0.00
  • Strikeout Leader – Angelica Selden, UCLA – 59

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

P – Monica Abbott, Tennessee
P – Cat Osterman, Texas
P – Jennie Ritter, Michigan
P – Anjelica Selden, UCLA
C – Emily Zaplatosch, UCLA
1B – Tonya Callahan, Tennessee
1B – Samantha Findlay, Michigan
SS – Jodie Legaspi, UCLA
SS – Jessica Merchant, Michigan
RF – Stephanie Bercaw, Michigan
RF – Krista Colburn, UCLA
LF – Katherine Card, Tennessee

SCORES

  1. Tennessee 1 Arizona 0
  2. UCLA 2 California 1
  3. Arizona 3 California 2 – California eliminated
  4. Michigan 3 DePaul 0
  5. Texas 3 Alabama 0
  6. Alabama 2 DePaul 1 – DePaul eliminated
  7. UCLA 3 Tennessee 1
  8. Texas 1 Arizona 0 – Arizona eliminated
  9. Michigan 4 Texas 0
  10. Tennessee 4 Alabama 0 – Alabama eliminated
  11. UCLA 4 Texas 0 – Texas eliminated
  12. Tennessee 2 Michigan 0
  13. Michigan 3 Tennessee 2 – Tennessee eliminated
  14. UCLA 5 Michigan 0
  15. Michigan 5 UCLA 2
  16. Michigan 4 UCLA 1 (11 inn.) – UCLA eliminated

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Michigan Wolverines (5-1)
2. UCLA Bruins (4-2)
3. Tennessee Volunteers (2-2)
4. Texas Longhorns (2-2)
5t. Alabama Crimson Tide (1-2)
5t. Arizona Wildcats (1-2)
7t. DePaul Blue Demons (0-2)
7t. California Golden Bears (0-2)

2005 Michigan Wolverines

REGIONALS

Ann Arbor Regional

  1. Michigan 8 Canisius 1
  2. Seton Hall 1 North Carolina 0 (8 inn.)
  3. North Carolina 3 Canisius 0 – Canisius eliminated
  4. Michigan 5 Seton Hall 0
  5. North Carolina 2 Seton Hall 1 (9 inn.) – Seton Hall eliminated
  6. Michigan 6 North Carolina 0 – North Carolina eliminated

Michigan qualifies for a Super Regional, 3-0.

Lincoln Regional

  1. Nebraska 4 Iowa 0
  2. Washington 2 Creighton 1 (11 inn.)
  3. Iowa 2 Creighton 1 (8 inn.) – Creighton eliminated
  4. Washington 7 Nebraska 6
  5. Iowa 1 Nebraska 0 – Nebraska eliminated
  6. Washington 2 Iowa 0 – Iowa eliminated

Washington qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

South Bend Regional

  1. Notre Dame 3 Louisville 2
  2. Northwestern 6 Albany 1
  3. Louisville 5 Albany 4 – Albany eliminated
  4. Notre Dame 3 Northwestern 2
  5. Northwestern 8 Louisville 2 – Louisville eliminated
  6. Northwestern 4 Notre Dame 1
  7. Northwestern 4 Notre Dame 3 – Notre Dame eliminated

Northwestern qualifies for the Super Regional, 4-1.

Madison Regional

  1. DePaul 6 Wisconsin 0
  2. Green Bay 1 Oregon State 0
  3. Oregon State 8 Wisconsin 2 – Wisconsin eliminated
  4. DePaul 4 Green Bay 0
  5. Oregon State 5 Green Bay 0 – Green Bay eliminated
  6. Oregon State 7 DePaul 0
  7. DePaul 8 Oregon State 6 – Oregon State eliminated

DePaul qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-1.

College Station Regional

  1. Texas A&M 6 McNeese State 3
  2. Penn State 5 Centenary 0
  3. McNeese State 5 Centenary 2 – Centenary eliminated
  4. Texas A&M 3 Penn State 2
  5. Penn State 2 McNeese State 1 – McNeese State eliminated
  6. Texas A&M 9 Penn State 2 – Penn State eliminated

Texas A&M qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

Tuscaloosa Regional

  1. Alabama 9 Mississippi Valley State 1 (6 inn.)
  2. Arizona State 10 Hofstra 1 (5 inn.)
  3. Hofstra 12 Mississippi Valley State 1 (5 inn.) – Mississippi Valley State eliminated
  4. Alabama 3 Arizona State 1
  5. Hofstra 2 Arizona State 1 – Arizona State eliminated
  6. Alabama 6 Hofstra 0 – Hofstra eliminated

Alabama qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

Gainesville Regional

  1. Bethune-Cookman 3 Florida 2
  2. South Florida 14 UCF 3 (5 inn.)
  3. UCF 5 Florida 3 – Florida eliminated
  4. Bethune-Cookman 8 South Florida 4
  5. South Florida 5 UCF 4 – UCF eliminated
  6. Bethune-Cookman 5 South Florida 2 – South Florida eliminated

Bethune-Cookman qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

Austin Regional

  1. Texas 1 UMass 0
  2. Mississippi State 1 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 0
  3. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 6 UMass 2 – UMass eliminated
  4. Texas 2 Mississippi State 0
  5. Mississippi State 2 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 1 (8 inn.) – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi eliminated
  6. Texas 2 Mississippi State 0 – Mississippi State eliminated

Texas qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

Tucson Regional

  1. Arizona 12 Lehigh 0 (5 inn.)
  2. Oklahoma State 6 Princeton 1
  3. Princeton 3 Lehigh 1 – Lehigh eliminated
  4. Arizona 3 Oklahoma State 0
  5. Oklahoma State 6 Princeton 3 – Princeton eliminated
  6. Arizona 2 Oklahoma State 1 (8 inn.) – Oklahoma eliminated

Arizona qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

Norman Regional

  1. Oklahoma 2 Wichita State 0
  2. Louisiana-Lafayette 7 Oregon 5
  3. Oregon 3 Wichita State 2 (8 inn.) – Wichita State eliminated
  4. Oklahoma 6 Louisiana-Lafayette 3
  5. Oregon 3 Louisiana-Lafayette 1 – Louisiana-Lafayette eliminated
  6. Oklahoma 2 Oregon 1 – Oregon eliminated

Oklahoma qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

Knoxville Regional

  1. Tennessee 9 Miami Ohio 0
  2. College of Charleston 10 Virginia Tech 2
  3. Virginia Tech 4 Miami Ohio 1 – Miami Ohio eliminated
  4. Tennessee 4 College of Charleston 0
  5. College of Charleston 6 Virginia Tech 3 – Virginia Tech eliminated
  6. Tennessee 2 College of Charleston 0 – College of Charleston eliminated

Tennessee qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

Columbia Regional

  1. Southern Illinois 3 Missouri 0
  2. Stanford 9 Robert Morris 0
  3. Missouri 9 Robert Morris (5 inn.) – Robert Morris eliminated
  4. Stanford 9 Southern Illinois 1
  5. Missouri 9 Southern Illinois 0 (5 inn.) – Missouri eliminated
  6. Stanford 3 Missouri 2 – Missouri eliminated

Stanford qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

Los Angeles Regional

  1. UCLA 6 Loyola Marymount 1
  2. Cal State Fullerton 5 UNLV 4
  3. UNLV 6 Loyola Marymount 1 – Loyola Marymount eliminated
  4. Cal State Fullerton 2 UCLA 1 (11 inn.)
  5. UCLA 4 UNLV 1 – UNLV eliminated
  6. UCLA 6 Cal State Fullerton 0
  7. UCLA 3 Cal State Fullerton 1

UCLA qualifies for the Super Regional, 4-1.

Athens Regional

  1. Georgia 7 Tennessee Tech 3
  2. Georgia Tech 3 Kansas 1
  3. Kansas 4 Tennessee Tech 0 – Tennessee Tech eliminated
  4. Georgia 8 Georgia Tech 1
  5. Georgia Tech 5 Kansas 2 – Kansas eliminated
  6. Georgia 2 Georgia Tech 1 – Georgia Tech eliminated

Georgia qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

Auburn Regional

  1. Florida State 5 Auburn 0
  2. Baylor 1 Florida A&M 0
  3. Auburn 11 Florida A&M 2 – Florida A&M eliminated
  4. Baylor 9 Florida State 5
  5. Florida State 2 Auburn 0 – Auburn eliminated
  6. Baylor 5 Florida State 3 – Florida State eliminated

Baylor qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

Fresno Regional

  1. Fresno State 4 Long Beach State 0
  2. BYU 3 California 1
  3. California 4 Long Beach State 3 – Long Beach State eliminated
  4. Fresno State 3 BYU 0
  5. California 9 BYU 0 (5 inn.) – BYU eliminated
  6. California 3 Fresno State 1
  7. California 1 Fresno State 0 – Fresno State eliminated

California qualifies for the Super Regional, 4-1.

Ann Arbor Super Regional

  1. Michigan 4 Washington 1
  2. Washington 3 Michigan 2
  3. Michigan 11 Washington 2 (6 inn.)

Michigan qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

Chicago Super Regional

  1. DePaul 4 Northwestern 0
  2. DePaul 4 Northwestern 3

DePaul qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

College Station Super Regional

  1. Alabama 4 Texas A&M 1
  2. Alabama 6 Texas A&M 5

Alabama qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Austin Super Regional

  1. Texas 1 Bethune-Cookman 0
  2. Texas 6 Bethune-Cookman 1

Texas qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Tucson Super Regional

  1. Arizona 6 Oklahoma 0
  2. Arizona 7 Oklahoma 6

Arizona qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Stanford Super Regional

  1. Tennessee 2 Stanford 0
  2. Tennessee 6 Stanford 0

Tennessee qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Los Angeles Super Regional

  1. Georgia 4 UCLA 1
  2. UCLA 5 Georgia 4
  3. UCLA 3 Georgia 2

UCLA qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

Waco Super Regional

  1. California 8 Baylor 0 (6 inn.)
  2. Baylor 4 California 1
  3. California 7 Baylor 1

California qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

REGULAR SEASON INFORMATION

  • Honda Sports Award – Cat Osterman, Texas (30-7, 0.36 ERA, 593 K)
  • USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year – Cat Osterman, Texas (30-7, 0.36 ERA, 593 K)

ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAM

P – Monica Abbott SO. Tennessee Lady Vols
P – Cat Osterman JR. Texas Longhorns
P – Jennie Ritter JR. Michigan Wolverines
C – Kristen Rivera SR. Washington Huskies
1B – Garland Cooper SO. Northwestern Wildcats
2B – Tiffany Haas SR. Michigan Wolverines
3B – Vicky Galindo SR. California Golden Bears
SS – Courtney Bures FR. Mississippi State Bulldogs
OF – Sarah Fekete JR. Tennessee Lady Vols
OF – Marissa Nichols FR. UNLV Rebels
OF – Caitlin Lowe SO. Arizona Wildcats
DP – Cameron Astiazaran SR. UIC Flames
UTIL – Amanda Scarborough FR. Texas A&M Aggies
AL – Kristie Fox SO. Arizona Wildcats
AL – Brianne McGowan JR. Oregon State Beavers
AL – Kim Wendland JR. Georgia Bulldogs
AL – Jamie Southern SR. Fresno State Bulldogs
AL – Heather Scaglione SR. Oklahoma State Cowgirls

ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM

P – Michelle Green SR. Georgia Bulldogs
P – Alicia Hollowell JR. Arizona Wildcats
P – Kristina Thorson JR. California Golden Bears
C – Ashley Courtney SR. Alabama Crimson Tide
1B – Jennifer Curtier SO. Pacific Tigers
2B – Caitlin Benyi JR. UCLA Bruins
3B – Kristi Durant JR. Tennessee Lady Vols
SS – Amber Jackson JR. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats
OF – Catalina Morris JR. Stanford Cardinal
OF – Kristin Vesely JR. Oklahoma Sooners
OF – Harmony Schwethelm JR. Baylor Bears
DP – Megan Gibson SO. Texas A&M Aggies
UTIL – Holly Currie SO. Auburn Tigers
AL – Stephanie Churchwell FR. Northwestern Wildcats
AL – Anjelica Selden FR. UCLA Bruins
AL – Lindsay Schutzler SO. Tennessee Lady Vols
AL – Michelle Smith FR. Stanford Cardinal

ALL-AMERICAN THIRD TEAM

P – Megan Meyer SR. Seton Hall Pirates
P – Sarah Pauly SR. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders
P – Jessica Sallinger SR. Georgia Tech Yellowjackets
C – Rachel Folden FR. Marshall Thundering Herd
1B – Page Jones SR. Auburn Tigers
2B – Anne Steffan SR. Nebraska Cornhuskers
3B – Norrelle Dickson SO. Oklahoma Sooners
SS – Jessica Merchant JR. Michigan Wolverines
OF – Danyele Gomez JR. ULL Ragin’ Cajuns
OF – Megan Ciolli SR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
OF – Tiffany Stewart JR. USF Bulls
DP – Nicole Motycka SR. Michigan Wolverines
UTIL – Ashley Esparza FR. Penn State Nittany Lions
AL – Lisa Birocci SR. Iowa Hawkeyes
AL – Kaleo Eldredge SR. California Golden Bears
AL – Courtnay Foster JR. Northwestern Wildcats
AL – Lauren Lappin JR. Stanford Cardinal
AL – Saskia Roberson JR. DePaul Blue Demons

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