2017 NCAA Womens College World Series

2017 held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on June 1-7.

Champion – Oklahoma Sooners (61-9)
Runner Up – Florida Gators (58-10)

Oklahoma softball is the national champion for the second straight season and third time in five years.

Even as defending champions, it seemed for most of the season that Oklahoma was unlikely to repeat.

The Sooners earned just a No. 10 seed in the NCAA tournament. They lost their NCAA opener to North Dakota State before rallying, then had to go to Auburn and win a super regional.

Even when they recovered at the Women’s College World Series and reached the championship round, they faced No. 1 seed Florida and its two All-American pitchers.

The Sooners defeated No. 1 Florida 5-4 Tuesday night in Game 2 to clinch the two-game sweep of the Gators in Oklahoma City. Following Monday night’s 17-inning marathon that was won on a three-run home run from Shay Knighten, it was Knighten again who came up clutch in the second game. The first baseman’s three-run double in the second inning closed out a four-run frame and put the Sooners ahead for good at 5-3.

The Oklahoma Sooners two-game sweep of the Florida Gators in the Women’s College World Series Finals (June 5-6 on ESPN) averaged a total live audience (TV + streaming) of 1,720,000 viewers, the most-watched sweep in Women’s College World Series Finals history.  The Sooner-Gators’ two games in the best-of-three format was up 33% from 2014, the last time the WCWS Finals failed to go to a decisive third game.  This year’s two-game average was also up 33% over last season’s WCWS Finals first two games (June 6-7, 2016) featuring Oklahoma and Auburn. The Sooners won the series in three games.

  • Most Outstanding Player – Shay Knighten, Oklahoma
  • Batting Leader – Alexis Mack, Oregon – .545
  • RBI Leader – Kivstad, Florida – 5
  • Home Run Leader – Kivstad, Florida – 2
  • Home Run Leader – Ali Aguilar, Washington – 2
  • ERA Leader – N/A
  • Strikeout Leader – Rachel Garcia, UCLA 16

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

P – Kelly Barnhill, Florida
P – Delanie Gourley, Florida
P – Paige Lowary, Oklahoma
P – Paige Parker, Oklahoma
IF – Alexis Mack, Oregon
IF – Mia Camuso, Oregon
IF – Ali Aguilar, Washington
OF – Amanda Lorenz, Florida
OF – Justine McLean, Florida
UTIL – Nicole Mendes, Oklahoma
UTIL – Aleshia Ocasio, Florida

SCORES

  1. Florida 8, Texas A&M 0 (5 inn.)
  2. LSU 2, UCLA, 1
  3. Washington 3, Oregon 1
  4. Oklahoma 6, Baylor 3
  5. Florida 7, LSU 0
  6. Oklahoma 3, Washington 1
  7. UCLA 8, Texas A&M 2 – Texas A&M eliminated
  8. Oregon 7, Baylor 4 – Baylor eliminated
  9. Washington 1, UCLA 0 – UCLA eliminated
  10. Oregon 4, LSU 1 – LSU eliminated
  11. Florida 5, Washington 2 – Washington eliminated
  12.  Oklahoma 4, Oregon 2 – Oregon eliminated
  13. Oklahoma 7, Florida 5 (17 inn.)
  14. Oklahoma 5, Florida 4 – Florida eliminated

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Oklahoma Sooners (5-0)
2. Florida Gators (3-2)
3. Oregon Ducks (2-2)
4. Washington Huskies (2-2)
5t. LSU Tigers (1-2)
5t. UCLA Bruins (1-2)
7t. Baylor Bears (0-2)
7t. Texas A&M Aggies (0-2)

2017 Oklahoma Sooners

NATIONAL SEEDS

  1. Florida
  2. Arizona
  3. Oregon
  4. Florida State
  5. UCLA
  6. Washington
  7. Auburn
  8. Tennessee
  9. Texas A&M
  10. Oklahoma
  11. Utah
  12. Ole Miss
  13. LSU
  14. Kentucky
  15. Baylor
  16. Alabama

REGIONALS

GAINESVILLE REGIONAL

  1. Oklahoma State 2 FIU 0
  2. Florida 9 Florida A&M 0 (5 inn.)
  3. Florida 2 Oklahoma State 0
  4. FIU 3 Florida A&M 0 – Florida A&M eliminated
  5. Oklahoma State 5 FIU 0 – FIU eliminated
  6. Oklahoma State 1 Florida 0
  7. Florida 5 Oklahoma State 0 – Oklahoma State eliminated

Florida qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-1.

TUCSON REGIONAL

  1. South Carolina 12 Saint Francis 2 (5 inn.)
  2. Arizona 11 New Mexico State 0 (5 inn.)
  3. Arizona 5 South Carolina 0
  4. Saint Francis 8 New Mexico State 4 – New Mexico State eliminated
  5. South Carolina 3 Saint Francis 1 – Saint Francis eliminated
  6. Arizona 9 South Carolina 0 – South Carolina eliminated

Arizona qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

EUGENE REGIONAL

  1. Wisconsin 7 Missouri 2
  2. Oregon 13 Illinois-Chicago 0 (5 inn.)
  3. Oregon 6 Wisconsin 5 (8 inn.)
  4. Illinois-Chicago 5 Missouri 4 – Missouri eliminated
  5. Wisconsin 2 Illinois-Chicago 0 – Illinois-Chicago eliminated
  6. Oregon 9 Wisconsin 0 – Wisconsin eliminated

Oregon qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL

  1. Georgia 4 Jacksonville State 2
  2. Florida State 3 Princeton 0
  3. Florida State 7 Georgia 1
  4. Jacksonville State 10 Princeton 2 – Princeton eliminated
  5. Georgia 8 Jacksonville State 2 – Jacksonville State eliminated
  6. Florida State 8 Georgia 5 – Georgia eliminated

Florida State qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

LOS ANGELES REGIONAL

  1. San Jose State 3 Cal State Fullerton 0
  2. UCLA 8 Lehigh 0 (5 inn.)
  3. UCLA 10 San Jose State 2
  4. Cal State Fullerton 10 Lehigh 8 – Lehigh eliminated
  5. Cal State Fullerton 1 San Jose State 0 – San Jose State eliminated
  6. UCLA 9 Cal State Fullerton 1 – Cal State Fullerton eliminated

UCLA qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

SEATTLE REGIONAL

  1. Michigan 3 Fresno State 1
  2. Washington 8 Montana 0 (5 inn.)
  3. Washington 12 Michigan 4
  4. Fresno State 7 Montana 0 – Montana eliminated
  5. Michigan 4 Fresno State 0
  6. Washington 4 Michigan 2 – Michigan eliminated

Washington qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

AUBURN REGIONAL

  1. Cal 6 Notre Dame 2
  2. Auburn 11 ETSU 0 (5 inn.)
  3. Auburn 4 Cal 3 (9 inn.)
  4. Notre Dame 7 ETSU 6 (8 inn.) – ETSU eliminated
  5. Cal 5 Notre Dame 3 – Notre Dame eliminated
  6. Auburn 8 Cal 2 – Cal eliminated

Auburn qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

KNOXVILLE REGIONAL

  1. USC Upstate 7 Ohio State 3
  2. Tennessee 5 Longwood 0
  3. Tennessee 7 USC Upstate 3
  4. Longwood 3 Ohio State 1 – Ohio State eliminated
  5. Longwood 4 USC Upstate 2 – USC Upstate eliminated
  6. Tennessee 3 Longwood 0 – Longwood eliminated

Tennessee qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

COLLEGE STATION REGIONAL

  1. Texas State 2 Texas 1 (12 inn.)
  2. Texas A&M 14 Texas Southern 0 (5 inn.)
  3. Texas A&M 3 Texas State 1
  4. Texas 8 Texas Southern 0 – Texas Southern eliminated
  5. Texas 6 Texas State 3 – Texas State eliminated
  6. Texas A&M 3 Texas 1 – Texas eliminated

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

NORMAN REGIONAL

  1. Tulsa 5 Arkansas 4
  2. North Dakota State 3 Oklahoma 2
  3. Tulsa 2 North Dakota State 1
  4. Oklahoma 5 Arkansas 3 – Arkansas eliminated
  5. Oklahoma 10 North Dakota State 2 (6 inn.) – North Dakota State eliminated
  6. Oklahoma 6 Tulsa 4 (10 inn.)
  7. Oklahoma 3 Tulsa 0 – Tulsa eliminated

Oklahoma qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

SALT LAKE CITY REGIONAL

  1. BYU 8 Mississippi State 0 (6 inn.)
  2. Utah 10 Fordham 0 (5 inn.)
  3. Utah 3 BYU 2
  4. Fordham 9 Mississippi State 3 – Mississippi State eliminated
  5. BYU 12 Fordham 1 (5 inn.) – Fordham eliminated
  6. Utah 14 BYU 0 – BYU eliminated

Utah qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

OXFORD REGIONAL

  1. Arizona State 9 North Carolina 3
  2. Ole Miss 8 Southern Illinois 0 (5 inn.)
  3. Ole Miss 2 Arizona State 0
  4. North Carolina 4 Southern Illinois 0 – Southern Illinois eliminated
  5. North Carolina 3 Arizona State 2 – Arizona State eliminated
  6. Ole Miss 7 North Carolina 2 – North Carolina eliminated

Ole Miss qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

BATON ROUGE REGIONAL

  1. Louisiana-Lafayette 6 McNeese 0
  2. LSU 2 Fairfield 1
  3. Louisiana-Lafayette 4 LSU 2
  4. McNeese 6 Fairfield 2 – Fairfield eliminated
  5. LSU 10 McNeese 1 (6 inn.) – McNeese eliminated
  6. LSU 6 Louisiana-Lafayette 1
  7. LSU 5 Louisiana-Lafayette 1 – Louisiana-Lafayette eliminated

LSU qualifies for the Super Regional, 4-1.

LEXINGTON REGIONAL

  1. Illinois 3 Marshall 2 (12 inn.)
  2. Kentucky 6 DePaul 0
  3. Kentucky 1 Illinois 0
  4. Marshall 2 DePaul 1 – DePaul eliminated
  5. Illinois 10 Marshall 2 – Marshall eliminated
  6. Kentucky 4 Illinois 2 – Illinois eliminated

Kentucky qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

WACO REGIONAL

  1. James Madison 3 Oregon State 2
  2. Baylor 1 Kent State 0
  3. Baylor 4 James Madison 2
  4. Kent State 2 Oregon State 1 – Oregon State eliminated
  5. James Madison 4 Kent State 0 – Kent State eliminated
  6. Baylor 1 James Madison 0 – James Madison eliminated

Baylor qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL

  1. Minnesota 11 Louisiana Tech 3 (5 inn.)
  2. Alabama 5 Albany 1
  3. Alabama 1 Minnesota 0
  4. Louisiana Tech 8 Albany 1 – Albany eliminated
  5. Minnesota 5 Louisiana Tech 2 – Louisiana Tech eliminated
  6. Alabama 1 Minnesota 0 – Minnesota eliminated

GAINESVILLE SUPER REGIONAL

  1. Alabama 3 Florida 0
  2. Florida 2 Alabama 0
  3. Florida 2 Alabama 1

Florida qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

TUCSON SUPER REGIONAL

  1. Arizona 3 Baylor 2
  2. Baylor 6 Arizona 4
  3. Baylor 6 Arizona 5

Baylor qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

EUGENE SUPER REGIONAL

  1. Oregon 4 Kentucky 0
  2. Oregon 6 Kentucky 5 – Kentucky eliminated

Oregon qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

TALLAHASSEE SUPER REGIONAL

  1. Florida State 3 LSU 1
  2. LSU 1 Florida State 0
  3. LSU 6 Florida State 4

LSU qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

LOS ANGELES SUPER REGIONAL

  1. UCLA 8 Mississippi 7 (11 inn.)
  2. UCLA 1 Mississippi 0

UCLA qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

SEATTLE SUPER REGIONAL

  1. Washington 10 Utah 4
  2. Utah 9 Washington 8
  3. Washington 2 Utah 1

Washington qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

AUBURN SUPER REGIONAL

  1. Oklahoma 4 Auburn 0
  2. Oklahoma 5 Auburn 2

Oklahoma qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

KNOXVILLE SUPER REGIONAL

  1. Tennessee 8 Texas A&M 1
  2. Texas A&M 6 Tennessee 5
  3. Texas A&M 5 Tennessee 3

Texas A&M qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

REGULAR SEASON INFORMATION

  • Honda Sports Award – Kelly Barnhill, Florida (26-4, 0.61 ERA, 359 K)
  • USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year – Kelly Barnhill, Florida (26-4, 0.61 ERA, 359 K)
  • NFCA National Player of the Year – Megan Good, James Madison (38-3, 0.63 ERA, 271 K, .383, 12 HR, 58 RBI)

ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAM

P – Kelly Barnhill, Florida Gators
P – Sara Groenewegen, Minnesota Golden Gophers
P – Danielle O’Toole, Arizona Wildcats
C – Kendyl Lindaman, Minnesota Golden Gophers
1B – Jessie Harper, Arizona Wildcats
2B – Hannah Flippen, Utah Utes
3B – Jessica Warren, FSU Seminoles
SS – DJ Sanders, ULL Ragin’ Cajuns
OF – Bailey Landry, LSU Tigers
OF – Aleah Craighton, ULL Ragin’ Cajuns
OF – Amanda Lorenz, Florida Gators
UTIL – Megan Good, James Madison Dukes
UTIL – Sahvanna Jaquish, LSU Tigers
AL – Meghan Gregg, Tennessee Lady Vols
AL – Aleshia Ocasio, Florida Gators
AL – Jessica Burroughs, FSU Seminoles
AL – Delanie Gourley, Florida Gators
AL – Nikki Udria, Oregon Ducks

ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM

P – Megan Kleist, Oregon Ducks
P – Megan Betsa, Michigan Wolverines
P – Randi Rupp, Texas State Bobcats
C – Jenavee Peres, San Diego State Aztecs
1B – Shay Knighten, Oklahoma Sooners
2B – Caleigh Clifton, Oklahoma Sooners
3B – Katiyana Mauga, Arizona Wildcats
SS – Morgan Zerkle, Marshall Thundering Herd
OF – Lea Foerster, Michigan State Spartans
OF – Morgan Klaevemann, FSU Seminoles
OF – Kelly Christner, Michigan Wolverines
UTIL – Sierra Hyland, Cal Poly Mustangs
UTIL – Kendra Lynch, North Carolina Tar Heels
AL – Rachel Garcia, UCLA Bruins
AL – Paige Parker, Oklahoma Sooners
AL – Mo Mercado, Arizona Wildcats
AL – Lindsey Cargill, Baylor Bears
AL – Emily Watson, Tulsa Hurricanes

ALL-AMERICAN THIRD TEAM

P – Allie Walljasper, LSU Tigers
P – Kaylee Carlson, Auburn Tigers
P – McKenna Bull, BYU Cougars
P – Jordan Dixon, Marshall Thundering Herd
C – Chloe Miller, Wisconsin Badgers
1B – Alex Powers, FSU Seminoles
2B – Faith Canfield, Michigan Wolverines
3B – Riley Sartain, Texas A&M Aggies
SS – Lili Piper, Ohio State Buckeyes
OF – Cortni Emanuel, Georgia Bulldogs
OF – Nicole Evans, Illinois Fighting Illini
OF – Danica Mercado, Oregon Ducks
UTIL – Sydney O’Hara, Syracuse Orange
UTIL – Vanessa Shippy, Oklahoma State Cowgirls
AL – Emily Lochten, FAU Owls
AL – Kayli Kvistad, Florida Gators
AL – Katie Reed, Kentucky Wildcats
AL – Jessica Twaddle, Murray State Racers
AL – Ali Aguilar, Washington Huskies

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