2007 held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on May 31 – June 6.
Champion – Arizona Wildcats (50-14-1)
Runner Up – Tennessee Volunteers (63-8)
Chelsie Mesa’s error in a loss to Tennessee Friday night/early Saturday morning put Arizona in the losers’ bracket.
The Wildcats’ senior second baseman more than vindicated herself.
Mesa provided the crushing blow in a 5-run fifth inning eruption off Tennessee star Monica Abbott to lead Arizona to a 5-0 win Wednesday night in front of 5,533 fans at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium.
It is Arizona’s eighth softball national title.
Arizona junior right-hander Taryne Mowatt was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. Mowatt pitched all 60 innings for the Wildcats, throwing 1,035 pitches. Mowatt allowed only four earned runs in eight games, striking out 79.
Similar to a 1-0, 10-inning loss Tuesday night, Tennessee had ample scoring opportunities but couldn’t score against Mowatt, 42-12. The Volunteers stranded 12 runners in Wednesday’s loss after leaving 14 runners on base in Tuesday’s loss.
The Wildcats rapped out 10 hits off Abbott, the national player of the year. The 5-run fifth was a startling turn around considering no team had scored against Abbott at the 2007 WCWS through 37 innings until Arizona finally pushed across a run in the 10th inning Tuesday night.
Five runs in the fifth was as many runs as Abbott had surrendered in her previous 90 innings.
All-American center fielder Caitlin Lowe, who was 4-for-4, ignited the 5-run explosion with a single that handcuffed Abbott. Jenae Leles busted up a pitchers’ duel with a two-run double. Mesa removed all doubt by slamming a three-run home run.
Beating Abbott once this season has been difficult. Beating the national player twice in as many nights is a major accomplishment. Abbott, 50-5, lost only two games the first three months.
- Most Outstanding Player – Taryne Mowatt, Arizona
- Batting Leader – Kristie Fox, Arizona – .500
- RBI Leader – Jenae Leles, Arizona – 6
- RBI Leader – Chelsie Mesa, Arizona – 6
- Home Run Leader – Tammy Williams, Northwestern – 2
- ERA Leader – Taryne Mowatt, Arizona – 0.60
- Strikeout Leader – Taryne Mowatt, Arizona – 76
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
P – Monica Abbott, Tennessee
P – Danielle Lawrie, Washington
1B – Dena Tyson, Washington
1B – Ashley Monceaux, Baylor
3B – Jenae Leles, Arizona
SS – Ashley Charters, Washington
SS – Kristie Fox, Arizona
SS – Tammy Williams, Northwestern
OF – India Chiles, Tennessee
OF – Caitlin Lowe, Arizona
OF – Lindsay Schutzler, Tennessee
SCORES
- Washington 3 DePaul 1
- Northwestern 2 Arizona State 0
- Tennessee 2 Texas A&M 0
- Arizona 2 Baylor 1 (9 inn.)
- Washington 9 Northwestern 0 (5 inn.)
- Tennessee 1 Arizona 0
- DePaul 3 Arizona State 1 – Arizona State eliminated
- Baylor 7 Texas A&M 4 – Texas A&M eliminated
- Arizona 3 DePaul 0 – DePaul eliminated
- Northwestern 7 Baylor 0 – Baylor eliminated
- Arizona 2 Washington 0
- Tennessee 3 Northwestern 0 – Northwestern eliminated
- Arizona 8 Washington 1 – Washington eliminated
- Tennessee 3 Arizona 0
- Arizona 1 Tennessee 0 (10 inn.)
- Arizona 5 Tennessee 0 – Tennessee eliminated
FINAL STANDINGS
1. Arizona Wildcats (6-2)
2. Tennessee Volunteers (4-2)
3. Washington Huskies (2-2)
4. Northwestern Wildcats (2-2)
5t. Baylor Bears (1-2)
5t. DePaul Blue Demons (1-2)
7t. Texas A&M Aggies (0-2)
7t. Arizona State Sun Devils (0-2)
REGIONALS
Tucson Regional
- Arizona 9 Howard 0
- Mississippi State 7 Pacific 1
- Pacific 13 Howard 0 – Howard eliminated
- Arizona 8 Mississippi State 0
- Pacific 12 Mississippi State 10 – Mississippi State eliminated
- Arizona 7 Pacific 0 – Pacific eliminated
Arizona qualifies for a Super Regional, 3-0.
Columbus Regional
- Virginia Tech 5 Canisius 0
- Ohio State 2 Cal State Fullerton 1
- Cal State Fullerton 8 Canisius 0 – Canisius eliminated
- Ohio State 2 Virginia Tech 1
- Cal State Fullerton 1 Virginia Tech 0 – Virginia Tech eliminated
- Cal State Fullerton 6 Ohio State 5
- Cal State Fullerton 10 Ohio State 3 – Ohio State eliminated
Cal State Fullerton qualifies for the Super Regional, 4-1.
Ann Arbor Regional
- Michigan 3 Eastern Michigan 0
- Louisville 8 Oregon State 0
- Oregon State 6 Eastern Michigan 1 – Eastern Michigan eliminated
- Michigan 6 Louisville 3
- Oregon State 11 Louisville 4 – Louisville eliminated
- Michigan 7 Oregon State 0 – Oregon State eliminated
Michigan qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.
Hempstead Regional
- Baylor 8 Albany 2
- Hofstra 3 Harvard 2
- Albany 1 Harvard 0 – Harvard eliminated
- Baylor 7 Hofstra 2
- Albany 4 Hofstra 2 – Hofstra eliminated
- Baylor 10 Albany 0 – Albany eliminated
Baylor qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.
Knoxville Regional
- Tennessee 8 Furman 0
- North Carolina 4 Winthrop 3
- Winthrop 11 Furman 1 – Furman eliminated
- Tennessee 2 North Carolina 0
- Winthrop 6 North Carolina 3 – North Carolina eliminated
- Tennessee 7 Winthrop 0 – Winthrop eliminated
Tennessee qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.
Los Angeles Regional
- UCLA 6 Loyola Marymount 3
- Hawaii 2 UC Santa Barbara 0
- Loyola Marymount 5 UC Santa Barbara – UC Santa Barbara eliminated
- Hawaii 3 UCLA 1
- Loyola Marymount 4 UCLA 2 – UCLA eliminated
- Hawaii 9 Loyola Marymount 0 – Loyola Marymount eliminated
Hawaii qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.
Gainesville Regional
- Florida 7 Stetson 0
- Georgia Tech 3 Texas 2
- Texas 2 Stetson 0 – Stetson eliminated
- Florida 8 Georgia Tech 0
- Texas 4 Georgia Tech 2 – Georgia Tech eliminated
- Florida 3 Texas 0 – Texas eliminated
Florida qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.
College Station Regional
- Houston 4 Louisiana-Lafayette 3
- Texas A&M 9 Sam Houston State 5
- Sam Houston State 2 Louisiana-Lafayette 1 – Louisiana-Lafayette eliminated
- Houston 8 Texas A&M 1
- Texas A&M 11 Sam Houston State 0 – Sam Houston State eliminated
- Texas A&M 13 Houston 2
- Texas A&M 5 Houston 0 – Houston eliminated
Texas A&M qualifies for the Super Regional, 4-1.
Norman Regional
- Oklahoma 5 Colgate 2
- UMass 4 Long Island 3
- Long Island 5 Colgate 1 – Colgate eliminated
- Oklahoma 2 UMass 0
- UMass 7 Long Island 3 – Long Island eliminated
- Oklahoma 6 UMass 3 – UMass eliminated
UCLA qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.
Carbondale Regional
- Missouri 8 Southern Illinois 0
- DePaul 10 Mississippi Valley State 0
- Southern Illinois 7 Mississippi Valley State 0 – Mississippi Valley State eliminated
- DePaul 2 Missouri 0
- Missouri 7 Southern Illinois 4 – Southern Illinois eliminated
- DePaul 3 Missouri 0 – Missouri eliminated
DePaul qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.
Tuscaloosa Regional
- Tennessee Tech 4 Alabama 2
- California 13 Florida State 6
- Alabama 6 Florida State 3 – Florida State eliminated
- Tennessee Tech 3 California 1
- Alabama 13 California 1 – California eliminated
- Alabama 19 Tennessee Tech 10
- Alabama 7 Tennessee Tech 2 – Tennessee Tech eliminated
Alabama qualifies for the Super Regional, 4-1.
Lincoln Regional
- Georgia 3 Nebraska 2
- Washington 5 Creighton 1
- Creighton 2 Nebraska 1 – Nebraska eliminated
- Washington 8 Georgia 0
- Georgia 3 Creighton – Creighton eliminated
- Georgia 2 Washington 1
- Washington 1 Georgia 0 – Georgia eliminated
Washington State qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-1.
Tempe Regional
- Arizona State 2 Southern Utah 1
- BYU 9 Cal Poly 0
- Southern Utah 9 Cal Poly 4 – Cal Poly eliminated
- Arizona State 7 BYU 1
- BYU 10 Southern Utah 5 – Southern Utah eliminated
- Arizona State 6 BYU 3 – BYU eliminated
Arizona State qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.
Palo Alto Regional
- Fresno State 2 Stanford 0
- LSU 3 Cal State Northridge 2
- Stanford 3 Cal State Northridge 0 – Cal State Northridge eliminated
- LSU 1 Fresno State 0
- Stanford 1 Fresno State 0 – Fresno State eliminated
- LSU 11 Stanford 5 – Stanford eliminated
LSU qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.
Columbia Regional
- South Carolina 5 NC State 2
- Oregon 4 Penn State 0
- NC State 1 Penn State 0 – Penn State eliminated
- Oregon 8 South Carolina 4
- South Carolina 4 NC State 3 – NC State eliminated
- South Carolina 2 Oregon 0
- South Carolina 4 Oregon 3
South Carolina qualifies for the Super Regional, 4-1.
Evanston Regional
- Illinois State 2 Notre Dame 1
- Northwestern 4 Wright State 1
- Notre Dame 3 Wright State 0 – Wright State eliminated
- Northwestern 5 Illinois State eliminated
- Illinois State 3 Notre Dame 0 – Notre Dame eliminated
- Northwestern 4 Illinois State 1 – Illinois State eliminated
Northwestern qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.
Tucson Super Regional
- Arizona 11 Cal State Fullerton 6
- Arizona 2 Cal State Fullerton 1
Arizona qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.
Waco Super Regional
- Baylor 9 Michigan 0
- Michigan 3 Baylor 0
- Baylor 4 Michigan 0
Baylor State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.
Knoxville Super Regional
- Tennessee 9 Hawaii 0
- Hawaii 9 Tennessee 6
- Tennessee 7 Hawaii 1
Tennessee qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.
College Station Super Regional
- Texas A&M 2 Florida 0
- Florida 3 Texas A&M 2
- Texas A&M 2 Florida 0
Texas A&M qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.
Norman Super Regional
- DePaul 3 Oklahoma 0
- DePaul 7 Oklahoma 2
DePaul qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.
Seattle Super Regional
- Washington 4 Alabama 3
- Washington 7 Alabama 5
Washington qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.
Tempe Super Regional
- Arizona State 1 LSU 0
- Arizona State 7 LSU 4
Arizona State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.
Evanston Super Regional
- Northwestern 6 South Carolina 1
- Northwestern 3 South Carolina 0
Northwestern qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.
REGULAR SEASON INFORMATION
- Honda Sports Award – Monica Abbott, Tennessee (50-5, 0.68 ERA, 724 K)
- USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year – Monica Abbott, Tennessee (50-5, 0.68 ERA, 724 K)
ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAM
P – Monica Abbott SR. Tennessee Lady Vols
P – Angela Tincher JR. Virginia Tech Hokies
P – Katie Burkhart JR. Arizona State Sun Devils
C – Killian Roessner JR. LSU Tigers
1B – Dena Tyson SR. Washington Huskies
2B – Lauren Parker SO. Alabama Crimson Tide
3B – Norrelle Dickson SR. Oklahoma Sooners
SS – Jenn Salling FR. Oregon Ducks
OF – India Chiles SR. Tennessee Lady Vols
OF – Caitlin Lowe SR. Arizona Wildcats
OF – Kaitlin Cochran SO. Arizona State Sun Devils
UTIL – Danielle Lawrie SO. Washington Huskies
UTIL – Chelsea Bramlett FR. Mississippi State Bulldogs
AL – Megan Gibson JR. Texas A&M Aggies
AL – Caitlin Lever SO. Georgia Tech Yellowjackets
AL – Lisa Modglin JR. Oklahoma Sooners
AL – Amanda Scarborough JR. Texas A&M Aggies
AL – Tammy Williams SO. Northwestern Wildcats
ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM
P – Eileen Canney SR. Northwestern Wildcats
P – Taryne Mowatt JR. Arizona Wildcats
P – Stacey Nelson SO. Florida Gators
C – Rachel Folden JR. Marshall Thundering Herd
1B – Tonya Callahan JR. Tennessee Lady Vols
2B – Lisa Dodd SR. UCLA Bruins
3B – Kara Nelson FR. Illinois State Redbirds
SS – Amber Jackson SR. Maryland Terrapins
OF – Krista Colburn JR. UCLA Bruins
OF – Danielle Kinley SO. Penn State Nittany Lions
OF – Brittany Rogers SO. Alabama Crimson Tide
UTIL – Kate Robinson JR. Hawaii Rainbow Wahine
UTIL – Susan Ogden JR. Oklahoma Sooners
AL – Tracie Adix SR. DePaul Blue Demons
AL – Ashley Charters JR. Washington Huskies
AL – Samantha Ricketts SO. Oklahoma Sooners
AL – Lindsay Schutzler SR. Tennessee Lady Vols
AL – Clare Warwick SO. Hawaii Rainbow Wahine
ALL-AMERICAN THIRD TEAM
P – Lauren Eckermann JR. Oklahoma Sooners
P – Robin Mackin SO. Fresno State Bulldogs
P – Chrissy Owens JR. Alabama Crimson Tide
C – Courtney Totte SR. Oklahoma State Cowgirls
1B – Garland Cooper SR. Northwestern Wildcats
2B – Veronica Wootson SR. FSU Seminoles
3B – Brette Reagan SO. Baylor Bears
SS – Aileen Morales JR. Georgia Tech Yellowjackets
OF – Gina Carbonatto SR. Pacific Tigers
OF – Angela Findlay FR. Michigan Wolverines
OF – Leslie Klein SR. LSU Tigers
UTIL – Abbie Sims SR. NC State Wolfpack
UTIL – Tyleen Tausaga SR. Hawaii Rainbow Wahine
AL – Jennifer Curtier SR. Pacific Tigers
AL – Alissa Haber FR. Stanford Cardinal
AL – Becca Heteniak FR. DePaul Blue Demons
AL – Ashley Monceaux SR. Baylor Bears
AL – Kim Waleszonia SO. Florida Gators