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2006 NCAA Women’s College World Series

2006 held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on June 1-6.


Champion – Arizona Wildcats (54-11)
Runner Up – Northwestern Wildcats (50-15)


The University of Arizona Softball program claimed its eighth NCAA championship title in Program history and finished a 50-14-1 season by taking two games out of three from Tennessee at the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City in May of 2007.

The road to the title was not easy, as the Wildcats played five elimination games and eight total contests over the course of seven days. The U of A rode the arm of pitcher Taryne Mowatt, who was named the Women’s College World Series Most Outstanding Player, for a record 60 innings.

Arizona used a huge fifth inning in the final game to secure their place in history. The Wildcats beat Tennessee that night 5-0. The Cats had dropped the opening game to the Vols earlier in the week and then stormed back with a 1-0 victory in the second game.

Senior Outfielder Caitlin Lowe Struck her third of four hits to lead off the fifth inning, starting the game-winning rally.

Freshman K’Lee Arrendondo followed with a single and Tennessee intentionally walked senior Kristie Fox to load the bases.

Sophomore third baseman Jenae Leles singled the first pitch up the middle to drive in two runs. That brought up senior second baseman Chelsie Mesa, who drilled a home run to right field to give the Wildcats a huge Cushion.


  • Most Outstanding Player – Alicia Hollowell, Arizona
  • Batting Leader – Katie Logan, Northwestern – .600
  • RBI Leader – Autumn Chapman, Arizona – 7
  • Home Run Leader – 4 tied at 2, Garland Cooper, Northwestern; Heidi Knabe, Arizona State; Brianne McGowan, Oregon State; Andrea Duran, UCLA
  • ERA Leader – Alicia Hollowell, Arizona – 0.33
  • Strikeout Leader – Alicia Hollowell, Arizona – 64

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

P – Monica Abbott, Tennessee
P – Cat Osterman, Texas
P – Alicia Hollowell, Arizona
Caitlin Lowe, Arizona
Eileen Canney, Northwestern
Autumn Champion, Arizona
Garland Cooper, Northwestern
Andrea Duran, UCLA
Kristi Durant, Tennessee
Heidi Knabe, Arizona State
Taryne Mowatt, Arizona
Tammy Williams, Northwestern


SCORES

  1. Arizona 3 Oregon State 2 (9 inn.)
  2. Texas 2 Arizona State 0
  3. Northwestern 6 Alabama 5 (10 inn.)
  4. Tennessee 4 UCLA 2
  5. Arizona 2 Texas 0
  6. Northwestern 2 Tennessee 0
  7. Arizona State 3 Oregon State 1 – Oregon State eliminated
  8. UCLA 4 Alabama 1 – Alabama eliminated
  9. Tennessee 3 Arizona State 1 – Arizona State eliminated
  10. UCLA 2 Texas 0 – Texas eliminated
  11. Tennessee 1 Arizona 0
  12. Northwestern 3 UCLA 1 (8 inn.) – UCLA eliminated
  13. Arizona 6 Tennessee 0 – Tennessee eliminated
  14. Arizona 8 Northwestern 0
  15. Arizona 6 Northwestern 0 – Northwestern eliminated

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Arizona Wildcats (5-1)
2. Northwestern Wildcats (3-2)
3. Tennessee Volunteers (2-2)
4. UCLA Bruins (2-2)
5t. Texas Longhorns (1-2)
5t. Arizona State Sun Devils (1-2)
7t. Alabama Crimson Tide (0-2)
7t. Oregon State Beavers (0-2)


2006 Arizona Wildcats

 


REGIONALS

Austin Regional

  1. Texas 4 UTSA 0
  2. Indiana 3 Utah 0
  3. Utah 3 UTSA 2 – UTSA eliminated
  4. Texas 3 Indiana 0
  5. Utah 5 Indiana 1 – Indiana eliminated
  6. Texas 3 Utah 0 – Utah eliminated

Texas qualifies for a Super Regional, 3-0.

Provo Regional

  1. Kansas 3 BYU 0
  2. Washington 8 Southern Utah 0 (5 inn.)
  3. BYU 5 Southern Utah 4 – Southern Utah eliminated
  4. Washington 6 Kansas 0
  5. Kansas 2 BYU 1 – BYU eliminated
  6. Washington 3 Kansas 0 – Kansas eliminated

Washington qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

Corvallis Regional

  1. Oregon State 2 Nevada 1
  2. Baylor 5 Portland State 3
  3. Portland State 2 Nevada 1 – Nevada eliminated
  4. Oregon State 5 Baylor 3
  5. Baylor 3 Portland State 2 – Portland State eliminated
  6. Oregon State 3 Baylor 1 – Baylor eliminated

Oregon State qualifies for the Super Regional, 4-1.

Iowa City Regional

  1. Nebraska 1 Iowa 0 (10 inn.)
  2. California 1 Illinois State 0
  3. Illinois State 3 Iowa 2 – Iowa eliminated
  4. California 4 Nebraska 2
  5. Nebraska 3 Illinois State 1 – Illinois State eliminated
  6. California 6 Nebraska 1 – Nebraska eliminated

California qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

Evanston Regional

  1. Northwestern 4 Southern Illinois 0
  2. Notre Dame 5 UC Santa Barbara 2
  3. Southern Illinois 2 UC Santa Barbara 1 – UC Santa Barbara eliminated
  4. Notre Dame 5 Southern Illinois 4 – Southern Illinois eliminated
  5. Northwestern 7 Notre Dame 4 – Notre Dame eliminated

Northwestern qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

Amherst Regional

  1. UMass 2 Albany 0
  2. Lehigh 4 Texas A&M 3
  3. Texas A&M 6 Albany 5 – Albany eliminated
  4. UMass 6 Lehigh 4
  5. Lehigh 4 Texas A&M 3 – Texas A&M eliminated
  6. UMass 3 Lehigh 0 – Lehigh eliminated

UMass qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

Knoxville Regional

  1. Tennessee 6 Tennessee Tech 4
  2. Virginia Tech 1 Louisville 0 (12 inn.)
  3. Louisville 3 Tennessee Tech 0 – Tennessee Tech eliminated
  4. Tennessee 9 Virginia Tech 1 (5 inn.)
  5. Louisville 10 Virginia Tech 1 (5 inn.) – Virginia Tech eliminated
  6. Tennessee 8 Louisville 1 – Louisville eliminated

Tennessee  qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

Ann Arbor Regional

  1. Michigan 4 Youngstown State 0
  2. Oklahoma 1 Kent State 0
  3. Kent State 8 Youngstown State 0 (5 inn.) – Youngstown State eliminated
  4. Michigan 1 Oklahoma 0 (9 inn.)
  5. Oklahoma 9 Kent State 1 (5 inn.) – Kent State eliminated
  6. Michigan 5 Oklahoma 2 (8 inn.) – Oklahoma eliminated

Michigan qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

Los Angeles Regional

  1. UCLA 11 Missouri State 2 (6 inn.)
  2. Long Beach State 1 San Diego State 0
  3. San Diego State 1 Missouri State 0 – Missouri State eliminated
  4. UCLA 5 Long Beach State 0
  5. San Diego State 3 Long Beach State 1 – Long Beach State eliminated
  6. UCLA 7 San Diego State 0 – San Diego State eliminated

UCLA qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

Gainesville Regional

  1. Florida Atlantic 2 Florida 0
  2. South Florida 2 North Carolina 1
  3. Florida 1 North Carolina 0 – North Carolina eliminated
  4. South Florida 1 Florida Atlantic 0
  5. Florida Atlantic 1 Florida 0 – Florida eliminated
  6. South Florida 7 Florida Atlantic 0 – Florida Atlantic eliminated

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

Tempe Regional

  1. Hofstra 5 Penn State 4
  2. Arizona State 6 LIU Brooklyn 0
  3. Penn State 2 LIU Brooklyn 1 – LIU Brooklyn eliminated
  4. Arizona State 2 Hofstra 0 (8 inn.)
  5. Penn State 9 Hofstra 2 – Hofstra eliminated
  6. Arizona State 5 Penn State 0 – Penn State eliminated

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

Athens Regional

  1. Georgia 4 Georgia Southern 0
  2. Florida State 7 Coastal Carolina 2
  3. Georgia Southern 2 Coastal Carolina 1 – Coastal Carolina eliminated
  4. Florida State 3 Georgia 2
  5. Georgia 11 Georgia State 6 – Georgia State eliminated
  6. Georgia 3 Florida State 1
  7. Florida State 2 Georgia 0 – Georgia eliminated

Florida State qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-1.

Tucson Regional

  1. Arizona 9 Marist 0 (6 inn.)
  2. Ohio State 1 Auburn 0 (10 inn.)
  3. Auburn 14 Marist 0 (5 inn.) – Marist eliminated
  4. Arizona 6 Ohio State 3
  5. Auburn 4 Ohio State 0 – Ohio State eliminated
  6. Arizona 4 Auburn 2 – Auburn eliminated

Arizona qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

Baton Rouge Regional

  1. LSU 5 Princeton 0
  2. Louisiana-Lafayette 2 NC State 0
  3. NC State 1 Princeton 0 – Princeton eliminated
  4. LSU 7 Louisiana-Lafayette 6 (10 inn.)
  5. Louisiana-Lafayette 4 NC State 3 (9 inn.) – NC State eliminated
  6. LSU 5 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 – Louisiana-Lafayette eliminated

LSU qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

Tuscaloosa Regional

  1. Alabama 8 Mississippi Valley State 0 (5 inn.)
  2. Georgia Tech 9 Florida A&M 3
  3. Florida A&M 7 Mississippi Valley State 5 – Mississippi Valley State eliminated
  4. Alabama 8 Georgia Tech 5
  5. Georgia Tech 10 Florida A&M 7 – Florida A&M eliminated
  6. Alabama 7 Georgia Tech 2 – Georgia Tech eliminated

Baylor qualifies for the Super Regional, 3-0.

Fresno Regional

  1. Fresno State 2 Cal State Fullerton 0
  2. Stanford 8 Tulsa 0 (5 inn.)
  3. Cal State Fullerton 6 Tulsa 2 – Tulsa eliminated
  4. Fresno State 3 Stanford 0
  5. Stanford 4 Cal State Fullerton 1 – Cal State Fullerton eliminated
  6. Stanford 9 Fresno State 3
  7. Stanford 3 Fresno State 0 – Fresno State eliminated

Stanford qualifies for the Super Regional, 4-1.


Austin Super Regional

  1. Texas 1 Washington 0
  2. Texas 9 Washington 1 (6 inn.)

Texas qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Corvallis Super Regional

  1. California 2 Oregon State 1
  2. Oregon State 3 California 0
  3. Oregon State 1 California 0

Oregon State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

Evantston Super Regional

  1. UMass 1 Northwestern 0
  2. Northwestern 4 UMass 2
  3. Northwestern 9 UMass 0 (5 inn.)

Northwestern qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

Knoxville Super Regional

  1. Tennessee 5 Michigan 3
  2. Michigan 5 Tennessee 1
  3. Tennessee 1 Michigan 0

Tennessee qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

Los Angeles Super Regional

  1. UCLA 2 South Florida 0
  2. UCLA 3 South Florida 1

UCLA qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Tempe Super Regional

  1. Arizona State 6 Florida State 1
  2. Arizona State 5 Florida State 1

Arizona State qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.

Tucson Super Regional

  1. Arizona 5 LSU 0
  2. LSU 3 Arizona 2
  3. Arizona 14 LSU 5 (5 inn.)

Arizona qualifies for the WCWS, 2-1.

Tuscaloosa Super Regional

  1. Alabama 4 Stanford 1
  2. Alabama 8 Stanford 7 (8 inn.)

Alabama qualifies for the WCWS, 2-0.


REGULAR SEASON INFORMATION

  • Honda Sports Award – Cat Osterman, Texas (38-4, 0.41 ERA, 630 K)
  • USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year – Cat Osterman, Texas (38-4, 0.41 ERA, 630 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 – Haley Woods SR. California Golden Bears
1B – Jenna Hall SR. Illinois Fighting Illini
2B – Veronica Wootson JR. FSU Seminoles
3B – Andrea Duran SR. UCLA Bruins
SS – Lindsay Schutzler JR. Tennessee Lady Vols
OF – Sarah Fekete SR. Tennessee Lady Vols
OF – Danyele Gomez SR. ULL Ragin’ Cajuns
OF – Kaitlin Cochran FR. Arizona State Sun Devils
DP – Kristi Durant SR. Tennessee Lady Vols
UTIL – Cambria Miranda SO. Oregon State Beavers
AL – Kristie Fox JR. Arizona Wildcats
AL – Tonya Callahan SO. Tennessee Lady Vols
AL – Caitlin Lowe JR. Arizona Wildcats
AL – Anjelica Selden SO. UCLA Bruins
AL – Kristin Vesely SR. Oklahoma Sooners

ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM

P – Angela Tincher SO. Virginia Tech Hokies
P – Alicia Hollowell SR. Arizona Wildcats
P – Kristina Thorson SR. California Golden Bears
C – Rachel Folden SO. Marshall Thundering Herd
1B – Ianeta Le’i SR. BYU Cougars
2B – Caitlin Benyi SR. UCLA Bruins
3B – Brette Reagan FR. Baylor Bears
SS – Christina Clark SR. Fresno State Bulldogs
OF – Norrelle Dickson JR. Oklahoma Sooners
OF – Kellie Middleton JR. Georgia Bulldogs
OF – Lindy Winkler SR. Sacramento State Hornets
DP – Jessica Strickland JR. Colorado State Rams
UTIL – Serena Settlemier SR. Kansas Jayhawks
AL – Eileen Canney JR. Northwestern Wildcats
AL – Gina Carbonatto JR. Pacific Tigers
AL – Alexis Switenko SR. Syracuse Orange
AL – Stephanie VanBrakle SR. Alabama Crimson Tide
AL – Jackie Wong SR. Utah Utes

ALL-AMERICAN THIRD TEAM

P – Brianne McGowan SR. Oregon State Beavers
P – Emily Turner JR. LSU Tigers
P – Crystal Cox SR. North Carolina Tar Heels
C – Becky Marx SR. Michigan Wolverines
1B – Garland Cooper JR. Northwestern Wildcats
2B – Dominique Lastrapes JR. Washington Huskies
3B – Meghan McAllister JR. Georgia Bulldogs
SS – Tammy Williams FR. Northwestern Wildcats
OF – Catalina Morris SR. Stanford Cardinal
OF – Stephanie Brown JR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
OF – Brittany Rogers FR. Alabama Crimson Tide
DP – Amber Smith FR. Illinois State Redbirds
UTIL – Jessica Doucette SO. Georgia Bulldogs
AL – Leslie Klein JR. LSU Tigers
AL – Lacy Wood SR. Louisville Cardinals
AL – Ashley Charters SO. Washington Huskies
AL – Erin Floros FR. San Diego State Aztecs
AL – Chelsi Lake JR. Baylor Bears

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

2004 NCAA Women’s College World Series

2004 held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on May 27-31.


Champion – UCLA Bruins (47-9)
Runner Up – California Golden Bears (53-13)


Bruins Go Back to Back for 10th Series Crown: UCLA’s Claire Sua homered and freshman Kristen Dedmon singled in two runs to lift the Bruins to their second straight Women’s College
World Series championship.

In a rematch of last year’s title game, UCLA downed California, 3-1, on Memorial Day in Oklahoma City, to collect its 10th NCAA crown. The Bruins became the first back-to-back champions since Arizona in 1996-97.

This was the 11th all-Pacific-10 Conference national championship final since 1991, the first year two Pac-10 teams appeared in the title game.

The Bears, who were making their third consecutive appearance in the championship game, opened the scoring in the top of the first inning. Lindsey James drew a walk from Bruins’ hurler Keira
Goerl and advanced to second on a Haley Woods single. Jessica Pamanian plated James on a one-hopper down the third base line that hit the bag and headed into left field to give California an early 1-0 lead.

Bears pitcher Kelly Anderson was perfect through four innings. She retired the first 12 UCLA batters she faced and recorded four strikeouts. Sua, the Bruins’ senior first baseman, swatted
Anderson’s first pitch of the fifth over the left center field fence to knot the game at 1-1. It was just Sua’s second hit of the Series, and only the 10th home run allowed by Anderson this year.

Anderson hit the next batter, Stephanie Ramos, and walked Jodie Legaspi before being relieved by Kristina Thorson. Baserunners Ramos and Legaspi also were exchanged for pinch runners Amanda Simpson and Tara Henry, who were bunted over by Emily Zaplatosch.

Dedmon, pinch hitting for Julie Hoshizaki in her only Series plate appearance, launched a shot up the middle that scored Simpson and Henry to break the tie and seal a 3-1 victory for the defending champs.

“Cal was an incredible opponent. I tip my cap to them,” said UCLA head coach Sue Enquist. “Keira (Goerl) did what she had to do to keep us in the ball game. I’m so extremely proud of this team
because they never stopped believing.”

Goerl, who no-hit California in last year’s championship game, allowed seven hits, struck out four and walked three in a complete-game effort. She closed the season at 31-7 and joins Arizona’s
Susie Parra (1993-94) and fellow Bruin Debbie Doom (1984-85) as the only pitchers to win backto-back championships.

With the losing effort, Anderson becomes the fourth pitcher in Women’s College World Series history to lose multiple title games. Anderson also fell short in last year’s championship matchup.

Diane Ninemire, head coach at California, said she was proud of the way the Bears opened the game.

“I thought that was a key thing for us to get a good start. Unfortunately, we fell behind, but my team kept fighting,” she said. “It was unfortunate that we did not get the key hit with people in scoring position. But I can’t be any prouder of this group of young ladies. They worked extremely hard throughout the year.”

The total attendance for this year’s Women’s College World Series topped out at 41,034 to break the previous mark of 38,102 established in 2001. The Bruins, who closed out the year at 47-9,
and the Bears, who finished at 53-13, played in front 5,735 fans, the second-largest crowd in Series championship-game history.


  • Most Outstanding Player – Kristin Schmidt, LSU
  • Batting Leader – Natasha Watley, UCLA – .440
  • RBI Leader – Jessica Pamanian, California – 4
  • Home Run Leader – Caitlin Benyi, UCLA – 2
  • ERA Leader – Keira Goerl, UCLA – 0.85
  • Strikeout Leader – Kristin Schmidt, LSU – 44

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

P – Kelly Anderson Junior California
P – Keira Goerl Senior UCLA
P – Jessica van der Linden Senior Florida State
1B – Christina Enea Junior Oklahoma
2B – Caitlin Benyi Sophomore UCLA
2B – Jessica Pamanian Junior California
SS – Lauren Lappin Sophomore Stanford
SS – Jodie Legaspi Freshman UCLA
3B – Vicky Galindo Junior California
OF – Lisa Dodd Freshman UCLA
OF – Camille Harris Sophomore LSU


SCORES

  1. LSU 3 Michigan 2 (13 inn.)
  2. UCLA 8 Stanford 2
  3. Oklahoma 6 Washington 2
  4. California 4 Florida State 2
  5. UCLA 2 LSU 0
  6. California 2 Oklahoma 1 (8 inn.)
  7. Stanford 5 Michigan 4 – Michigan eliminated
  8. Florida State 2 Washington 0 – Washington eliminated
  9. Stanford 3 Oklahoma 2 – Oklahoma eliminated
  10. LSU 2 Florida State 1 – Florida State eliminated
  11. UCLA 3 Stanford 1 (12 inn.) – Stanford eliminated
  12. LSU 4 California 1
  13. California 4 LSU 1 – LSU eliminated
  14. UCLA 3 California 1 – California eliminated

FINAL STANDINGS

1. UCLA Bruins (4-0)
2. California Golden Bears (3-1)
3. LSU Tigers (3-2)
4. Stanford Cardinal (2-2)
5t. Oklahoma Sooners (1-2)
5t. Florida State Seminoles (1-2)
7t. Washington Huskies (0-2)
7t. Michigan Wolverines (0-2)


2004 UCLA Bruins


REGIONALS

Ann Arbor Regional

  1. Oregon State 7 Bowling Green 0
  2. Tennessee 10 Illinois-Chicago 0 (5 inn.)
  3. Notre Dame 8 DePaul 6
  4. Michigan 6 Canisius 3
  5. Illinois-Chicago 2 Bowling Green 1 (8 inn.) – Bowling Green eliminated
  6. DePaul 8 Canisius 0 (5 inn.) – DePaul eliminated
  7. Oregon State 4 Tennessee 0
  8. Michigan 1 Notre Dame 0
  9. Illinois-Chicago 2 Notre Dame 1 – Notre Dame eliminated
  10. Tennessee 4 DePaul 0 – DePaul eliminated
  11. Michigan 3 Oregon State 0
  12. Illinois-Chicago 6 Tennessee 5 – Tennessee eliminated
  13. Oregon State 6 Illinois-Chicago 5 – Illinois-Chicago eliminated
  14. Oregon State 1 Michigan 0
  15. Michigan 5 Oregon State 2 – Oregon State eliminated

Michigan qualifies for the WCWS, 4-0.

Athens Regional

  1. Georgia Tech 1 UMass 0
  2. Georgia 10 Eastern Kentucky 0 (5 inn.)
  3. Michigan State 5 Texas A&M 1
  4. Washington 4 Chattanooga 1
  5. UMass 4 Eastern Kentucky 1 – Eastern Kentucky eliminated
  6. Texas A&M 6 Chattanooga 0 – Chattanooga eliminated
  7. Georgia Tech 3 Georgia 2
  8. Washington 12 Michigan State 8
  9. Michigan State 13 UMass 2 (6 inn.) UMass eliminated
  10. Georgia 5 Texas A&M 1 – Texas A&M eliminated
  11. Washington 2 Georgia Tech 0
  12. Georgia 9 Michigan State 1 (5 inn.) – Michigan State eliminated
  13. Georgia 9 Georgia Tech 1 – Georgia Tech eliminated
  14. Washington 3 Georgia 1 – Georgia eliminated

Washington qualifies for the WCWS, 4-0.

Lincoln Regional

  1. Creighton 6 Florida Atlantic 2
  2. Nebraska 6 Lehigh 0
  3. Mississippi State 2 Iowa 1 (8 inn.)
  4. California 4 Maine 0
  5. Florida Atlantic 3 Lehigh 0 – Lehigh eliminated
  6. Iowa 2 Maine 0 – Maine eliminated
  7. Nebraska 2 Creighton 0
  8. California 2 Mississippi State 1
  9. Florida Atlantic 1 Mississippi State – Mississippi State
  10. Creighton 8 Iowa 4 (10 inn.) – Iowa eliminated
  11. California 2 Nebraska 0
  12. Creighton 1 Florida Atlantic 0 – Florida Atlantic
  13. Nebraska 3 Creighton 1 – Creighton eliminated
  14. California 2 Nebraska 0 – Nebraska eliminated

California qualifies for the WCWS, 4-0.

Los Angeles Regional

  1. Cornell 2 Long Beach State 1
  2. Alabama 4 Central Michigan 2
  3. Louisville 1 Missouri 0 (8 inn.)
  4. UCLA 8 Mississippi Valley State 0 (5 inn.)
  5. Long Beach State 3 Central Michigan 2 (9 inn.) – Central Michigan eliminated
  6. Mississippi Valley State 4 Missouri 3 – Missouri eliminated
  7. Alabama 10 Cornell 0 (5 inn.)
  8. UCLA 2 Louisville 0
  9. Long Beach State 3 Louisville 2 – Louisville eliminated
  10. Mississippi Valley State 6 Cornell 3 – Cornell eliminated
  11. UCLA 5 Alabama 2 (9 inn.)
  12. Long Beach State 5 Mississippi Valley State 0 – Mississippi Valley State eliminated
  13. Alabama 7 Long Beach State 6 – Long Beach State eliminated
  14. UCLA 7 Alabama 0 – Alabama eliminated

UCLA qualifies for the WCWS, 4-0.

Stanford Regional

  1. Southern Illinois 2 Fresno State 0
  2. Hofstra 1 Auburn 0 (9 inn.)
  3. Pacific 10 Southern Miss 2 (6 inn.)
  4. Stanford 1 Utah 0
  5. Fresno State 3 Auburn 1 (10 inn.) – Auburn eliminated
  6. Southern Miss 13 Utah 5 – Utah eliminated
  7. Hofstra 1 Southern Illinois 0 (12 inn.)
  8. Stanford 7 Pacific 2
  9. Pacific 6 Fresno State 1 – Fresno State eliminated
  10. Southern Illinois 4 Southern Miss 1 – Southern Miss eliminated
  11. Stanford 7 Hofstra 1
  12. Southern Illinois 1 Pacific 0 – Pacific eliminated
  13. Hofstra 3 Southern Illinois 1 – Southern Illinois eliminated
  14. Hofstra 1 Stanford 0
  15. Stanford 3 Hofstra 1 – Hofstra eliminated

Stanford qualifies for the WCWS, 4-1.

Tallahassee Regional

  1. South Florida 2 Ohio State 0
  2. Oregon 1 Bethune-Cookman 0
  3. Cal State Northridge 2 Florida 1
  4. Florida State 4 LIU Brooklyn 0
  5. Ohio State 2 Bethune-Cookman 0 (10 inn.) – Bethune-Cookman eliminated
  6. Florida 4 LIU Brooklyn 0 – LIU Brooklyn eliminated
  7. Oregon 12 South Florida 0 (5 inn.)
  8. Florida State 1 Cal State Northridge 0
  9. Cal State Northridge 4 Ohio State 2 – Ohio State eliminated
  10. South Florida 8 Florida 1 – Florida eliminated
  11. Florida State 5 Oregon 4 (12 inn.)
  12. South Florida 7 Cal State Northridge 3 – eliminated
  13. Oregon 2 South Florida 1 – South Florida eliminated
  14. Oregon 1 Florida State 0
  15. Florida State 2 Oregon 0 – Oregon eliminated

Florida State qualifies for the WCWS, 4-1.

Tucson Regional

  1. Northwestern 8 UC Santa Barbara 1
  2. Oklahoma 5 Temple 0
  3. Louisiana-Lafayette 1 South Carolina 0
  4. Arizona 2 Centenary 1
  5. Temple UC Santa Barbara 0 – Santa Barbara eliminated
  6. South Carolina 8 Centenary 3 – Centenary eliminated
  7. Oklahoma 8 Northwestern 0 (6 inn.)
  8. Arizona 4 Louisiana-Lafayette 0
  9. Louisiana-Lafayette 8 Temple 1 – Temple eliminated
  10. Oklahoma 3 Arizona 2
  11. Northwestern 5 South Carolina 3 – South Carolina eliminated
  12. Louisiana-Lafayette 3 Northwestern 0 – Northwestern eliminated
  13. Louisiana-Lafayette 5 Arizona 0 – Arizona eliminated
  14. Louisiana-Lafayette 12 Oklahoma 4
  15. Oklahoma 15 Louisiana-Lafayette 0 (5 inn.) – Louisiana-Lafayette eliminated

Nebraska qualifies for the WCWS, 4-0.

Waco Regional

  1. Baylor 1 North Carolina 0 (16 inn.)
  2. Illinois 3 UTSA 0
  3. Seton Hall 4 Houston 2
  4. LSU 4 Texas A&M-Corpus
  5. North Carolina 4 UTSA 0 – UTSA eliminated
  6. Houston 1 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 0 – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi eliminated
  7. Baylor 5 Illinois 0
  8. LSU 3 Seton Hall 0
  9. Seton Hall 1 North Carolina 0 (12 inn.) – Seton Hall eliminated
  10. Illinois 3 Houston 2 – Houston eliminated
  11. LSU 7 Baylor 3 (10 inn.)
  12. Illinois 2 Seton Hall 0 – Seton Hall eliminated
  13. Illinois 4 Baylor 0 – Baylor eliminated
  14. LSU 4 Illinois 1 – Illinois eliminated

LSU qualifies for the WCWS, 4-0.


REGULAR SEASON INFORMATION

  • Honda Sports Award – Jessica van der Linden, Florida State (29-8, 0.59 ERA, 387 K, .401 BA, 4 HR, 55 RBI)
  • USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year – Jessica van der Linden, Florida State (29-8, 0.59 ERA, 387 K, .401 BA, 4 HR, 55 RBI)

ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAM

P – Monica Abbott FR. Tennessee Lady Vols
P – Dana Sorensen SR. Stanford Cardinal
P – Alicia Hollowell SO. Arizona Wildcats
C – Kristen Rivera JR. Washington Huskies
1B – Kim Wendland JR. Georgia Bulldogs
2B – Caitlin Benyi SO. UCLA Bruins
3B – Vicky Galindo JR. California Golden Bears
SS – Christina Clark SO. Fresno State Bulldogs
OF – Nicole Barber SR. Georgia Bulldogs
OF – Iyhia McMichael JR. Mississippi State Bulldogs
OF – Caitlin Lowe FR. Arizona Wildcats
DP – Wendy Allen SR. Arizona Wildcats
UTIL – Jessica van der Linden SR. FSU Seminoles
AL – Gina Carbonatto FR. Pacific Tigers
AL – Autumn Champion SO. Arizona Wildcats
AL – Brooke Mitchell JR. ULL Ragin’ Cajuns
AL – Heather Scaglione JR. Oklahoma State Cowgirls

ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM

P – Keira Goerl SR. UCLA Bruins
P – Casey Hunter JR. FSU Seminoles
P – Kristina Thorson SO. California Golden Bears
C – Jessica Allister SR. Stanford Cardinal
1B – Vanessa Iapala SO. Oregon State Beavers
2B – Veronica Wootson FR. FSU Seminoles
3B – Phelan Wright SR. Arizona State Sun Devils
SS – Jessica Merchant JR. Michigan Wolverines
OF – Kaleo Eldredge JR. California Golden Bears
OF – LaDonia Hughes SR. LSU Tigers
OF – Kristen Zaleski SR. Texas State Bobcats
DP – Holly Groves SR. USF Bulls
UTIL – Jessica Beech SR. Michigan State Spartans
AL – Peaches James SR. Nebraska Cornhuskers
AL – Lauren Lappin SO. Stanford Cardinal
AL – Nicole Motycka JR. Michigan Wolverines
AL – Kristin Schmidt SR. LSU Tigers

ALL-AMERICAN THIRD TEAM

P – Jessica Kapchinski SR. Texas A&M Aggies
P – Kristen Keyes SR. Auburn Tigers
P – Jessica Sallinger JR. Georgia Tech Yellowjackets
C – Sara Dean JR. Auburn Tigers
1B – Saskia Roberson JR. DePaul Blue Demons
2B – Tiffany Haas SO. Michigan Wolverines
3B – Sara Larquier SO. Virginia Cavaliers
SS – Lauren May JR. Cornell Big Red
OF – Christen Bedwell SR. CSUN Matadors
OF – Megan Ciolli JR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
OF – Leslie Klein FR. LSU Tigers
DP – Amanda Rivera SR. UIC Flames
UTIL – Sarah Martz SR. DePaul Blue Demons
AL – Leigh Ann Ellis SR. USF Bulls
AL – Dominique Lastrapes FR. Washington Huskies
AL – Jackie McClain SR. Alabama Crimson Tide
AL – Megan Meyer JR. Seton Hall Pirates
AL – Chelsea Spencer JR. California Golden Bears

2003 NCAA Women’s College World Series

2003 held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on May 22-25.


Champion – UCLA Bruins (54-7)
Runner Up – California Golden Bears (49-20)


In 2003 the NCAA bumped up the amount of teams in the championship tournament from 48 to 64 teams. There were eight regional sites with eight teams each and eight teams advancing to the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City.

The UCLA seniors were going to make school history one way or another May 26 in the championship game.

The four Bruins, playing in the final game of their career, either would become the first class in UCLA history not to win a title on the field or become the first team since Texas A&M in 1983 to
lose its first game of the tournament then rally for the title. Riding junior pitcher Keira Goerl’s no-hitter, the Bruins outlasted defending national champion California for a 1-0 victory.


  • Most Outstanding Player – Keira Goerl, UCLA
  • Batting Leader – Natasha Watley, UCLA – .440
  • RBI Leader – Taria Mims, UCLA – 6
  • Home Run Leader – Taria Mims, UCLA – 3
  • ERA Leader – Keira Goerl, UCLA – 0.60
  • Strikeout Leader – Alicia Hollowell, Arizona – 45

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

P – Kelly Anderson, California
P – Alicia Hollowell, Arizona
P – Cat Osterman, Texas
1B – Veronica Nelson, California
SS – Lovie Jung, Arizona
SS – Chelsea Spencer, California
SS – Natasha Watley, UCLA
3B – Vicky Galindo, California
3B – Tairia Mims, UCLA
OF – Tamara Poppe, Texas
DP – Jennifer Stump, Oklahoma


SCORES

  1. Arizona 3 Alabama 2
  2. Washington 3 Oklahoma 1
  3. Texas 3 Louisiana-Lafayette 2
  4. California 7 UCLA 3 (10 inn.)
  5. Arizona 2 Washington 1
  6. Texas 1 California 0
  7. Oklahoma 6 Alabama 3 (9 inn.) – Alabama eliminated
  8. UCLA 5 Louisiana-Lafayette 1 – Louisiana-Lafayette eliminated
  9. California 5 Oklahoma 2 – Oklahoma eliminated
  10. UCLA 2 Washington 1 – Washington eliminated
  11. California 2 Arizona 1 (12 inn.)
  12. UCLA 3 Texas 0
  13. California 4 Arizona 1 – Arizona eliminated
  14. UCLA 2 Texas 1 – Texas eliminated
  15. UCLA 1 California 0 – California eliminated

FINAL STANDINGS

1. UCLA Bruins (5-1)
2. California Golden Bears (4-2)
3. Arizona Wildcats (2-2)
4. Texas Longhorns (2-2)
5t. Oklahoma Sooners (1-2)
5t. Washington Huskies (1-2)
7t. Alabama Crimson Tide (0-2)
7t. Louisiana-Lafayette (0-2)


2003 UCLA Bruins


REGIONALS

Regional No. 1 – held at Tucson, Arizona

  1. Minnesota 3 Cal State Northridge 0
  2. Arizona 11 Colorado State 1 (5 inn.)
  3. Texas A&M 8 Boston College 4
  4. South Carolina 8 Princeton 7
  5. Cal State Northridge 7 Colorado State 4 – Colorado State eliminated
  6. Boston College 6 Princeton 9 – Princeton eliminated
  7. Arizona 4 Minnesota 0
  8. Texas A&M 5 South Carolina 0
  9. South Carolina 5 Cal State Northridge 3 – Cal State Northridge eliminated
  10. Boston College 4 Minnesota 2 – Minnesota eliminated
  11. Arizona 4 Texas A&M 0
  12. South Carolina 5 Boston College 2 – Boston College eliminated
  13. Texas A&M 6 South Carolina 3 – South Carolina eliminated
  14. Arizona 10 Texas A&M 5 – Texas A&M eliminated

Arizona qualifies for the WCWS, 4-0.

Regional No. 2 – held at Fresno, California

  1. Fresno State 3 Long Beach State 0
  2. UCLA 8 Colgate 0 (6 inn.)
  3. Michigan State 9 North Carolina 1 (5 inn.)
  4. Georgia 5 LIU Brooklyn 1
  5. Long Beach State 1 Colgate 0 – Colgate eliminated
  6. North Carolina 10 LIU Brooklyn 2 (5 inn.) – LIU Brooklyn eliminated
  7. UCLA 3 Fresno State 0
  8. Michigan State 4 Georgia 3
  9. Georgia 2 Long Beach State 1 – Long Beach State eliminated
  10. Fresno State 2 North Carolina 0 – North Carolina eliminated
  11. UCLA 6 Michigan State 2
  12. Fresno State 1 Georgia 0 (8 inn.) – Georgia eliminated
  13. Michigan State 2 Fresno State 0 – Fresno State eliminated
  14. UCLA 5 Michigan State 0 – Michigan State eliminated

UCLA qualifies for the WCWS, 4-0.

Regional No. 3 – held at Austin, Texas

  1. LSU 9 Hawaii 4
  2. Texas 4 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 0
  3. Texas State 1 Arizona State 0
  4. Northwestern 2 Tennessee Tech 1
  5. Hawaii 2 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 0 – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi eliminated
  6. Arizona State 6 Tennessee Tech 0
  7. Texas 8 LSU 0 (6 inn.)
  8. Texas Stae 3 Northwestern 1
  9. Hawaii 1 Northwestern 0 (11 inn.) – Northwestern eliminated
  10. Arizona State 4 LSU 1 – LSU eliminated
  11. Texas 3 Texas State 0
  12. Hawaii 4 Arizona State 2 – Arizona State eliminated
  13. Texas State 2 Hawaii 1 – Hawaii eliminated
  14. Texas 6 Texas State 0 – Texas State eliminated

Texas  qualifies for the WCWS, 4-0.

Regional No. 4 – held at Gainesville, Florida

  1. South Florida 7 Florida Atlantic 3
  2. Oklahoma 5 Bethune-Cookman 1
  3. Florida 3 Oregon State 2
  4. Texas-Arlington 1 Florida State 0
  5. Florida Atlantic 2 Bethune-Cookman 1 (11 inn.) – Bethune Cookman eliminated
  6. Oregon State 2 Florida State 1 – Florida State eliminated
  7. Oklahoma 8 South Florida 0 (6 inn.)
  8. Texas-Arlington 2 Florida 0
  9. Florida Atlantic 2 Florida 1 – Florida eliminated
  10. Oregon State 8 South Florida 0 – South Florida eliminated
  11. Oklahoma 6 Texas-Arlington 2
  12. Oregon State 7 Florida Atlantic 3 – Florida Atlantic eliminated
  13. Oregon State 2 Texas-Arlington 0 – Texas-Arlington eliminated
  14. Oklahoma 7 Oregon State 2 – Oregon State eliminated

Oklahoma qualifies for the WCWS, 4-0.

Regional No. 5 – held at Lincoln, Nebraska

  1. Mississippi State 4 Florida International 2
  2. Washington 5 Creighton 1
  3. Iowa 5 Pacific 0
  4. Hofstra 3 Nebraska 1
  5. Creighton 3 Florida International 1 – Florida International eliminated
  6. Nebraska 11 Pacific 7 – Pacific eliminated
  7. Washington 8 Mississippi State 0
  8. Iowa 3 Hofstra 0
  9. Hofstra 1 Creighton 0 (9 inn.) – Creighton eliminated
  10. Nebraska 8 Mississippi State 0 (6 inn.) – Mississippi State eliminated
  11. Washington 11 Iowa 0
  12. Nebraska 6 Hofstra 0 – Hofstra eliminated
  13. Iowa 2 Nebraska 0 – Nebraska eliminated
  14. Washington 11 Iowa 0 – Iowa eliminated

Washington qualifies for the WCWS, 4-0.

Regional No. 6 – held at Fullerton, California

  1. Louisiana-Lafayette 6 San Diego State 0
  2. Cal State Fullerton 3 Rider 0
  3. Oregon 10 Penn State 8
  4. Oklahoma State 1 Boston University 0
  5. San Diego State 2 Rider 1 – Rider eliminated
  6. Penn State 7 Boston University 0 – Boston University eliminated
  7. Louisiana-Lafayette 1 Cal State Fullerton 0
  8. Oklahoma State 2 Oregon 1
  9. Oregon 4 San Diego State – San Diego State eliminated
  10. Cal State Fullerton 8 Penn State 0 (6 inn.) – Penn State eliminated
  11. Louisiana-Lafayette 1 Oklahoma State 0
  12. Oregon 2 Cal State Fullerton 1 – Cal State Fullerton eliminated
  13. Oregon 7 Oklahoma State 6 (12 inn.) – Oklahoma State eliminated
  14. Oregon 9 Louisiana-Lafayette 2
  15. Louisiana-Lafayette 6 Oregon 4 – Oregon eliminated

Louisiana-Lafayette qualifies for the WCWS, 4-1.

Regional No. 7 – held at Ann Arbor, Michigan

  1. Notre Dame 4 Missouri 3
  2. DePaul 8 Wright State 0
  3. Michigan 8 Western Michigan 0 (5 inn.)
  4. California 8 Oakland 0
  5. Wright State 3 Missouri 1 – Missouri eliminated
  6. Oakland 4 Western Michigan 3 – Western Michigan eliminated
  7. DePaul 4 Notre Dame 1
  8. California 9 Michigan 0 (5 inn.)
  9. Michigan 13 Wright State 0 (5 inn.) – Wright State eliminated
  10. Notre Dame 5 Oakland 0 – Oakland eliminated
  11. California 1 DePaul 0
  12. Michigan 5 Notre Dame 3 – Notre Dame eliminated
  13. Michigan 3 DePaul 2 – DePaul eliminated
  14. California 1 Michigan 0 – Michigan eliminated

Nebraska qualifies for the WCWS, 4-0.

Regional No. 8 – held at Tuscaloosa, Alabama

  1. Illinois 5 Georgia Tech 3
  2. Alabama 10 Southern 1 (5 inn.)
  3. Southern Illinois 5 UMass 2
  4. Stanford 2 Chattanooga 0
  5. Georgia Tech 9 Southern 0 (5 inn.) – Southern eliminated
  6. UMass 3 Chattanooga 2 – Chattanooga eliminated
  7. Alabama 4 Illinois 2
  8. Southern Illinois 6 Stanford 1
  9. Georgia Tech 1 Stanford 0 – Stanford eliminated
  10. UMass 5 Illinois 4 – Illinois eliminated
  11. Alabama 7 Southern Illinois 4
  12. UMass 2 Georgia Tech 0 – Georgia Tech
  13. Southern Illinois 6 UMass 1 – UMass eliminated
  14. Alabama 2 Southern Illinois 0 – Southern Illinois eliminated

Alabama qualifies for the WCWS, 4-1.


REGULAR SEASON INFORMATION

  • Honda Sports Award – Natasha Watley, UCLA (.481, 10 HR, 53 RBI)
  • USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year – Cat Osterman, Texas (32-6, 0.37 ERA, 488 K)

ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAM

P – Cat Osterman SO. Texas Longhorns
P – Keira Goerl JR. UCLA Bruins
P – Alicia Hollowell FR. Arizona Wildcats
C – Kristen Rivera SO. Washington Huskies
1B – Stacey Porter JR. Hawaii Rainbow Wahine
2B – Andrea Hillsey SO. Purdue Boilermakers
3B – Leah Gulla SR. Oklahoma Sooners
SS – Natasha Watley SR. UCLA Bruins
OF – Oli Keohohou JR. BYU Cougars
OF – Iyhia McMichael JR. Mississippi State Bulldogs
OF – Autumn Champion FR. Arizona Wildcats
DP – Claire Sua JR. UCLA Bruins
UTIL –  Tairia Flowers SR. UCLA Bruins
AL – Lovieanne Jung SR. Arizona Wildcats
AL – Lindsay Chouinard SR. DePaul Blue Demons
AL – Lauren Bay-Regula SR. Oklahoma State Cowgirls
AL – Jessica van der Linden JR. FSU Seminoles
AL – Jenny Topping SR. Cal State Fullerton Titans

ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM

P – Michelle Green SO. Georgia Bulldogs
P – Kami Keiter SO. Oklahoma Sooners
P – Tia Bollinger JR. Washington Huskies
C – Jami Trinidad SR. UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
1B – Veronica Nelson SR. California Golden Bears
2B – Brandi Stuart SR. FSU Seminoles
3B – Phelan Wright JR. Arizona State Sun Devils
SS – Kristin Johnson SR. Iowa Hawkeyes
OF – Courtney Fossatti JR. Arizona Wildcats
OF – Nicole Barber JR. Georgia Bulldogs
OF – Kristen Zaleski JR. Texas State Bobcats
DP – Lai-Kia Fennell SO. CSUN Matadors
UTIL – Marissa Young SR. Michigan Wolverines
AL – Christina Clark FR. Fresno State Bulldogs
AL – Jamie Southern SO. Fresno State Bulldogs
AL – Jackie McClain JR. Alabama Crimson Tide
AL – Becky McMurtry SR. ULL Ragin’ Cajuns
AL – Courtney Scott SR. California Golden Bears

ALL-AMERICAN THIRD TEAM

P – Jodie Cox SR. Cal State Fullerton Titans
P – Jessica Beech JR. Michigan State Spartans
P – Lisa Birocci SO. Iowa Hawkeyes
C – Kristin Schmidt JR. LSU Tigers
C – Elisa Velasco JR. FSU Seminoles
1B – Jaclyn Holden FR. North Carolina Tar Heels
2B – Brynnen Guthrie SR. Oregon State Beavers
3B – Andrea Loman SR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
SS – Emily Robustelli SR. UMass Minutewomen
OF – Catalina Morris FR. Stanford Cardinal
OF – Tiffany Tolleson SR. North Carolina Tar Heels
OF – Danyele Gomez FR. ULL Ragin’ Cajuns
DP – Saskia Roberson SO. DePaul Blue Demons
UTIL – Sarah Martz JR. DePaul Blue Demons
AL – Andrea Vidlund SR. Oregon Ducks
AL – Rachael McGinnis JR. Missouri Tigers
AL – Sandy Lewis SR. Michigan State Spartans
AL – Amanda Hallaway SR. Hofstra Pride
AL – Rosette Rough SR. Long Island Sharks
AL – Gina Oaks SR. Cal State Fullerton Titans

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

2001 NCAA Women’s College World Series

2001 held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on May 24-28.


Champion – Arizona Wildcats (65-4)
Runner Up – UCLA Bruins (62-6)


Arizona’s Jennie Finch finished her 32-0 season on the mound with a 1-0 win over UCLA in the Women’s College World Series championship game May 28 and was named the most-outstanding player in the tournament.

The championship match-up was a familiar one for Finch and the Wildcats, who faced their Pacific10 Conference rival for the fourth time of the season. Arizona had won two of the first three. The
two teams have now met six times in championship-game history. Arizona owns six NCAA titles, second to UCLA’s eight.

Home runs had been the difference for Arizona’s advancing to the championship game, including a home run in each of the Wildcats’ three games of the WCWS from senior Toni Mascarenas.

While UCLA pitcher Amanda Freed held Arizona to just three hits in the final, one a homer from senior catcher Lindsey Collins in the fourth inning made the difference in the game.


  • Most Outstanding Player – Jennie Finch, Arizona
  • Batting Leader – Christy Ring, Oklahoma – .636
  • RBI Leader – Toni Mascarenas, Arizona – 7
  • Home Run Leader – Toni Mascarenas, Arizona – 3
  • ERA Leader – Amanda Free, UCLA – 0.37
  • Strikeout Leader – Britni Sneed, LSU – 31

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

P – Amanda Freed, UCLA
P – Britni Sneed, LSU
P – Jennifer Stewart, Oklahoma
C – Lindsey Collins, Arizona
1B – Tairia Mims, UCLA
3B – Toni Mascarenas, Arizona
3B – Julie Wiese, LSU
OF – Nicole Giordano, Arizona
OF – Jessica Mendoza, Stanford
OF – Christy Ring, Oklahoma
DH – Claire Sua, UCLA


SCORES

  1. Arizona 3 California 2
  2. Oklahoma 2 Michigan 0
  3. Stanford 2 LSU 1 (8 inn.)
  4. UCLA 2 Iowa 0
  5. Arizona 5 Oklahoma 4 (8 inn.)
  6. UCLA 5 Stanford 0
  7. California 5 Michigan 2 – Michigan eliminated
  8. LSU 2 Iowa 1 – Iowa eliminated
  9. Stanford 1 California 0 – California eliminated
  10. LSU 2 Oklahoma 1 (13 inn.) – Oklahoma eliminated
  11. Arizona 1 Stanford 0 – Stanford eliminated
  12. UCLA 6 LSU 0 – LSU eliminated
  13. Arizona 1 UCLA 0 – UCLA eliminated

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Arizona Wildcats (4-0)
2. UCLA Bruins (3-1)
3. LSU Tigers (2-2)
4. Stanford Cardinal (2-2)
5t. Oklahoma Sooners (4-0)
5t. California Golden Bears (1-2)
7t. Iowa Hawkeyes (0-2)
7t. Michigan Wolverines (0-2)


2001 Arizona Wildcats


REGIONALS

Regional No. 1 – held at Tucson, Arizona

  1. Arizona defeated Saint Peter’s, 4–2
  2. Cal State Fullerton defeated Texas Tech, 1–0
  3. Texas State defeated Hawaii, 2–1
  4. Texas Tech defeated Hawaii, 4–2. Hawaii eliminated.
  5. Texas Tech defeated Saint Peter’s, 3–2. Saint Peter’s eliminated.
  6. Cal State Fullerton defeated Texas State, 10–1 (5 innings).
  7. Arizona defeated Texas Tech, 8–0 (6 innings). Texas Tech eliminated
  8. Arizona defeated Texas State, 6–2.
  9. Texas State defeated Cal State Fullerton, 4–3.
  10. Arizona defeated Cal State Fullerton, 5–4.

Arizona qualifies for the WCWS, 4-0.

Regional No. 2 – held at Los Angeles, California

  1. UCLA defeated Coastal Carolina, 8–0 (5 innings).
  2. Wisconsin defeated Fresno State, 3–1 (9 innings).
  3. San Diego State defeated Cal State Northridge, 2–0.
  4. Fresno State defeated Coastal Carolina, 6–4. Coastal Carolina eliminated.
  5. Cal State Northridge defeated Fresno State, 3–1. Fresno State eliminated.
  6. San Diego State defeated Wisconsin, 1–0.
  7. UCLA defeated Cal State Northridge, 9–0. Cal State Northridge eliminated.
  8. UCLA defeated San Diego State, 3–1.
  9. San Diego State defeated Wisconsin, 6–1. Wisconsin eliminated.
  10. UCLA defeated San Diego State, 11–0 (5 innings).

UCLA qualifies for the WCWS, 4-0.

Regional No. 3 – held at Baton Rouge, Louisiana

  1. LSU defeated Cornell, 8–0 (6 innings).
  2. Arizona State defeated Penn State, 4–1.
  3. Louisiana–Lafayette defeated Southern Miss, 5–1.
  4. Penn State defeated Cornell, 5–0. Cornell eliminated.
  5. Penn State defeated Southern Miss, 1–0. Southern Miss eliminated.
  6. Arizona State defeated Louisiana–Lafayette, 2–1.
  7. LSU defeated Penn State, 2–1. Penn State eliminated.
  8. LSU defeated Arizona State, 3–2.
  9. Louisiana–Lafayette defeated Arizona State, 5–0. Arizona State eliminated.
  10. LSU defeated Louisiana–Lafayette, 2–1.

LSU qualifies for the WCWS, 4-0.

Regional No. 4 – held at Tuscaloosa, Alabama

  1. Alabama defeated UIC, 8–2.
  2. Michigan defeated Chattanooga, 1–0.
  3. South Florida defeated Oregon State, 2–1.
  4. Chattanooga defeated UIC, 5–2. UIC eliminated.
  5. Oregon State defeated Chattanooga, 13–0 (5 innings). Chattanooga eliminated.
  6. Michigan defeated South Florida, 6–2 (13 innings).
  7. Alabama defeated Oregon State, 1–0. Oregon State eliminated.
  8. Michigan defeated Alabama, 3–2.
  9. South Florida defeated Alabama, 3–2. Alabama eliminated.
  10. Michigan defeated South Florida, 12–5.

Michigan qualifies for the WCWS, 4-0.

Regional No. 5 – held at Norman, Oklahoma

  1. Oklahoma defeated Lehigh, 9–2.
  2. Washington defeated Seton Hall, 6–0.
  3. UMass defeated North Carolina, 4–2.
  4. Lehigh defeated Seton Hall, 2–0. Seton Hall eliminated.
  5. North Carolina defeated Lehigh, 4–0. Lehigh eliminated.
  6. Washington defeated UMass, 8–0 (5 innings).
  7. Oklahoma defeated North Carolina, 13–0 (5 innings). North Carolina eliminated.
  8. Oklahoma defeated Washington, 3–2.
  9. Washington defeated UMass, 7–1. UMass eliminated.
  10. Oklahoma defeated Washington, 10–2.

Oklahoma qualifies for the WCWS, 4-0.

Regional No. 6 – held at Palo Alto, California

  1. Nebraska defeated BYU, 3–1.
  2. Pacific defeated Central Michigan, 8–0 (6 innings).
  3. Stanford defeated Hofstra, 4–0.
  4. Hofstra defeated BYU, 4–2. BYU eliminated.
  5. Central Michigan defeated Hofstra, 10–0 (5 innings). Hofstra eliminated.
  6. Nebraska defeated Pacific, 2–1 (8 innings).
  7. Stanford defeated Central Michigan, 6–0. Central Michigan eliminated.
  8. Stanford defeated Nebraska, 5–1.
  9. Pacific defeated Nebraska, 3–1. Nebraska eliminated.
  10. Pacific defeated Stanford, 2–0.
  11. Stanford defeated Pacific, 9–1 (5 innings).

Stanford qualifies for the WCWS, 4-1.

Regional No. 7 – held at Iowa City, Iowa

  1. Notre Dame defeated Western Illinois, 8–0 (5 innings).
  2. Iowa defeated Illinois State, 2–1.
  3. DePaul defeated South Carolina, 3–2 (9 innings).
  4. Illinois State defeated Western Illinois, 4–0. Western Illinois eliminated.
  5. Illinois State defeated South Carolina, 1–0. South Carolina eliminated.
  6. Iowa defeated DePaul, 7–4.
  7. Notre Dame defeated Illinois State, 2–1. Illinois State eliminated.
  8. Iowa defeated Notre Dame, 6–0.
  9. Notre Dame defeated DePaul, 8–1. DePaul eliminated.
  10. Iowa defeated Notre Dame, 6–2.

Iowa qualifies for the WCWS, 4-0.

Regional No. 8 – held at Tallahassee, Florida

  1. Florida State defeated Bethune–Cookman, 6–2.
  2. California defeated Connecticut, 2–0.
  3. Florida Atlantic defeated Florida, 3–0.
  4. Connecticut defeated Bethune–Cookman, 2–1. Bethune–Cookman eliminated.
  5. Florida defeated Connecticut, 8–0 (5 innings). Connecticut eliminated.
  6. California defeated Florida Atlantic, 2–0.
  7. Florida State defeated Florida, 6–2. Florida eliminated.
  8. California defeated Florida State, 1–0.
  9. Florida State defeated Florida Atlantic, 2–0. Florida Atlantic eliminated.
  10. Florida State defeated California, 2–1.
  11. California defeated Florida State, 3–2 (10 innings).

California qualifies for the WCWS, 4-1.


REGULAR SEASON INFORMATION

  • Honda Sports Award – Jennie Finch, Arizona (32-0, 0.54 ERA, 279 K)

ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAM

P – Jennie Finch JR. Arizona Wildcats
P – Britni Sneed JR. LSU Tigers
P – Dana Sorenson SO. Stanford Cardinal
C – Stacey Nuveman JR. UCLA Bruins
1B – Sarah Beeson JR. Stanford Cardinal
2B – Kelsey Kollen JR. Michigan Wolverines
3B – Toni Mascarenas SR. Arizona Wildcats
SS – Natasha Watley SO. UCLA Bruins
OF – Lauren Bauer SR. Arizona Wildcats
OF – Oli Keohohou FR. BYU Cougars
OF – Kelly Kretschman SR. Alabama Crimson Tide
DP – Leneah Manuma FR. Arizona Wildcats
UTIL – Kellie Wilkerson JR. Mississippi State Bulldogs
AL – Kelli Braitsch SO. Oklahoma Sooners
AL – Kristi Hanks JR. Iowa Hawkeyes
AL – Jessica Mendoza JR. Stanford Cardinal
AL – Veronica Nelson SO. California Golden Bears
AL – Jenny Topping SO. Cal State Fullerton Titans

ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM

P – Jocelyn Forest JR. California Golden Bears
P – Shelley Laird JR. Alabama Crimson Tide
P – Nicole Myers JR. FAU Owls
C – Ashli Barrett SR. Oklahoma Sooners
1B – Lisa Carey SR. Oklahoma Sooners
2B – Keisha Shepperson SR. East Carolina Pirates
3B – Tairia Flowers SO. UCLA Bruins
SS – Alana Addison JR. ULL Rajin’ Cajuns
OF – Sara Carlson SO. Villanova Wildcats
OF – Jackie McClain FR. Alabama Crimson Tide
OF – Melissa Taylor SR. Michigan Wolverines
DP – Kristen Dennis JR. Virginia Cavaliers
UTIL – Sarah Martz FR. DePaul Blue Demons
AL – Amanda Freed JR. UCLA Bruins
AL – Ashley Moore JR. Auburn Tigers
AL – Amanda Renfroe SR. Texas Tech Red Raiders
AL – Kristin Schmidt FR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
AL – Karen Williams SR. Missouri Tigers

ALL-AMERICAN THIRD TEAM

P – Tia Bollinger SO. Washington Huskies
P – Jessica Chase JR. Texas State Bobcats
P – Leslie Malerich JR. FSU Seminoles
C – Stefanie Christoferson SR. UIC Flames
1B – Alicia Gerlach JR. Iowa Hawkeyes
2B – Suzanne Olcott JR. Alabama Crimson Tide
3B – Becky McMurtry SO. Illinois State Redbirds
SS – Jaime Clark SO. Washington Huskies
OF – Deanna Dovak JR. Rider Broncs
OF – Kelly Hauxhurst SR. Washington Huskies
OF – Jenny Kriech JR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
DP – Melanie Fisher SO. Missouri Tigers
UTIL – Erin Stremsterfer SR. Southern Illinois Salukis
AL – Cindy Ball JR. Pacific Tigers
AL – Nicole Giordano SR. Arizona Wildcats
AL – Jarrah Myers JR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
AL – Marci Ridenbaugh FR. Kent State Golden Flashes
AL – Jennifer Sharron SR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
AL – Jennifer Stewart JR. Oklahoma Sooners

2000 NCAA Women’s College World Series

2000 held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on May 25-29.


Champion – Oklahoma Sooners (66-8)
Runner Up – UCLA Bruins (46-12-1)


Oklahoma made it a year of first for its team and the Women’s College World Series as the Sooners claimed the national title with a 3-1 victory over defending champion UCLA May 29, at Don E. Porter Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.

In their first trip to the Women’s College World Series, the Sooners became the first team west of the Rocky Mountains to win the title since 1987 and the first host institution in Division I softball
history to win the title.

The Sooners jumped ahead in the title game, 3-0, in the third inning with a two-run home run by Lisa Carey and an RBI single later in the inning by Kelli Braitsch. Although the Bruins would come back to score a run in the bottom of the sixth inning, Jennifer Stewart’s pitching maintained the Sooner’s two-run lead to claim the title.

Along with a local team came the fans as the Women’s College World Series set a new fourday attendance record of 38,102, which had previously been set at 27,553 in 1998. The championship match-up drew 8,049.


  • Most Outstanding Player – Jennifer Stewart, Oklahoma
  • Batting Leader – Tairia Mims, UCLA – .600
  • RBI Leader – Shavanughne Desecki, DePaul – 6
  • Home Run Leader – Lisa Carey, Oklahoma – 2
  • Home Run Leader – Lyndsey Klein, UCLA – 2
  • ERA Leader – Becky Lemke, Arizona – 0.35
  • Strikeout Leader – Amanda Freed, UCLA – 24

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

P – Courtney Blades, Southern Miss
P – Amanda Freed, UCLA
P – Jennifer Stewart, Oklahoma
C – Julie Marshall, UCLA
1B – Lisa Carey, Oklahoma
2B – Tairia Mims, UCLA
SS – Kelli Braitsch, Oklahoma
3B – Erin Johnson, Southern Miss
3B – Toni Mascarenas, Arizona
OF – Jaime Clark, Washington
OF – Shavaughne Desecki, DePaul
OF – Kelly Kretschman, Alabama


SCORES

  1. Washington 3 DePaul 2
  2. UCLA 4 Alabama 1
  3. Oklahoma 2 California 1
  4. Southern Miss 1 Arizona 0
  5. UCLA 3 Washington 2
  6. Oklahoma 3 Southern Miss 1
  7. Alabama 6 DePaul 4 – DePaul eliminated
  8. Arizona 6 California 0 – California eliminated
  9. Southern Miss 3 Alabama 0 – Alabama eliminated
  10. Arizona 4 Washington 2 – Washington eliminated
  11. UCLA 6 Southern Miss 0 – Southern Miss eliminated
  12. Oklahoma 1 Arizona 0 – Arizona eliminated
  13. Oklahoma 3 UCLA 1 – UCLA eliminated

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Oklahoma Sooners (4-0)
2. UCLA Bruins (3-1)
3. Arizona Wildcats (2-2)
4. Southern Mississippi Lady Eagles (2-2)
5t. Washington Huskies (1-2)
5t. Alabama Crimson Tide (1-2)
7t. California Golden Bears (0-2)
7t. DePaul Blue Demons (0-2)


2000 Oklahoma Sooners


REGIONALS

Regional No. 1 – held at Seattle, Washington

  1. Washington 5 Army 0
  2. Mississippi State 6 Chattanooga 1
  3. Utah 1 Western Illinois 0 (8 inn.)
  4. Washington 6 Western Illinois – Western Illinois eliminated
  5. Mississippi State 11 Utah 3 (6 inn.)
  6. Chattanooga 6 Army 4 (9 inn.)
  7. Washington 4 Mississippi State 1
  8. Utah 2 Chattanooga 1 – Chattanooga eliminated
  9. Utah 4 Mississippi State 1 – Mississippi State eliminated
  10. Washington 9 Utah 0 – (5 inn.)

Washington qualifies for the WCWS, 4-0.

Regional No. 2 – held at Tucson, Arizona

  1. Arizona 8 Middle Tennessee 0 (6 inn.)
  2. Nebraska 8 Illinois State 0 (5 inn.)
  3. South Carolina 10 UMass 0 (6 inn.)
  4. Arizona 10 UMass 0 (6 inn.) – UMass eliminated
  5. Nebraska 11 South Carolina 1 (6 inn.)
  6. Illinois State 3 Middle Tennessee 1 –  Middle Tennessee eliminated
  7. Arizona 13 Nebraska 0 (5 inn.)
  8. South Carolina 7 Illinois State 4 – Illinois State eliminated
  9. Nebraska 9 South Carolina 0 (5 inn.) – South Carolina eliminated
  10. Arizona 5 Nebraska 0 – Nebraska eliminated

Arizona qualifies for the WCWS, 5-1.

Regional No. 3 – held at Norman, Oklahoma

  1. Oklahoma 11 Harvard 0 (5 inn.)
  2. Oregon State 1 Northwestern 0 (10 inn.)
  3. Arkansas 5 Cal State Northridge 0
  4. Oklahoma 2 Cal State Northridge 1 – Cal State Northridge eliminated
  5. Oregon State 4 Arkansas 1
  6. Northwestern 9 Harvard 6 – Harvard eliminated
  7. Oklahoma 5 Oregon State 3
  8. Northwestern 5 Arkansas 0 – Arkansas eliminated
  9. Oregon State 4 Northwestern 0 – Northwestern eliminated
  10. Oklahoma 3 Oregon State 2 – Oregon State eliminated

Oklahoma qualifies for the WCWS, 4-0.

Regional No. 4 – held at Los Angeles, California

  1. UCLA 8 Canisius 0 (5 inn.)
  2. Iowa 9 Bethune-Cookman 1 (5 inn.)
  3. Florida State 2 Long Beach State 0
  4. UCLA 10 Long Beach State 1 – Long Beach State eliminated
  5. Florida State 4 Iowa 1
  6. Canisius 3 Bethune-Cookman 2 (10 inn.) – Bethune-Cookman eliminated
  7. UCLA 6 Florida State 1
  8. Iowa 2 Canisius 1 (9 inn.) – Canisius eliminated
  9. Florida State 4 Iowa 2 – Iowa  eliminated
  10. UCLA 7 Florida State – Florida State eliminated

UCLA qualifies for the WCWS, 4-0.

Regional No. 5 – held at Tempe, Arizona

  1. Arizona State 9 Coastal Carolina 1 (6 inn.)
  2. Alabama 1 Florida Atlantic 0 (9 inn.)
  3. Penn State 3 Texas A&M 2
  4. Arizona State 4 Texas A&M 2 – Texas A&M eliminated
  5. Alabama 5 Penn State 4 (9 inn.)
  6. Coastal Carolina 4 Florida Atlantic 2 – Florida Atlantic eliminated
  7. Alabama 4 Arizona State 1
  8. Coastal Carolina 3 Penn State 1 – Penn State eliminated
  9. Arizona State 2 Coastal Carolina 1 – Coastal Carolina eliminated
  10. Alabama 3 Arizona State 1 – Arizona State eliminated

Alabama qualifies for the WCWS, 4-0.

Regional No. 6 – held at Fresno, California

  1. Fresno State 10 UMBC 1 (5 inn.)
  2. Cal State Fullerton 2 Texas 1
  3. California 2 Florida 0
  4. Florida 1 Fresno State 0
  5. Texas 6 UMBC 0 – UMBC eliminated
  6. California 3 Cal State Fullerton 2
  7. Fresno State 4 Cal State Fullerton 3 – Cal State Fullerton eliminated
  8. Florida 5 Texas 2 (8 inn.) – Texas eliminated
  9. Fresno State 2 California 0
  10. California 2 Florida 1 – Florida eliminated
  11. California 2 Fresno State 0 – Fresno State eliminated

California qualifies for the WCWS, 4-1.

Regional No. 7 – held at Baton Rouge, Louisiana

  1. LSU 7 Northwestern State 1
  2. Southern Miss 3 Oregon 0
  3. Hofstra 2 Louisiana-Lafayette 1
  4. Lousiana-Lafayette 4 LSU 1
  5. Oregon 4 Northwestern State 1 – Northwestern State eliminated
  6. Southern Miss 14 Hofstra 1
  7. LSU 2 Hofstra 1 – Hofstra eliminated
  8. Oregon 4 Louisiana-Lafayette 3 – Louisiana-Lafayette eliminated
  9. LSU 1 Southern Miss 0 (13 inn.)
  10. Southern Miss 3 Oregon 1 – Oregon eliminated
  11. Southern Miss 1 LSU 0 (9 inn.) – LSU eliminated

Southern Miss qualifies for the WCWS, 4-1.

Regional No. 8 – held at Ann Arbor, Michigan

  1. Central Michigan 2 Stanford 1 (13 inn.)
  2. Notre Dame 2 Illinois-Chicago 0
  3. DePaul 8 Michigan 0 (6 inn.)
  4. Illinois-Chicago 2 Central Michigan 0
  5. Michigan 5 Stanford 4 – Stanford eliminated
  6. DePaul 1 Notre Dame 0
  7. Central Michigan 2 Notre Dame 1 – Notre Dame eliminated
  8. Michigan 3 Illinois-Chicago 1 – Illinois-Chicago eliminated
  9. DePaul 5 Central Michigan 0 – Central Michigan eliminated
  10. DePaul 3 Michigan 0 – Michigan eliminated

DePaul qualifies for the WCWS, 4-0.


REGULAR SEASON INFORMATION

  • Honda Sports Award – Courtney Blades, Southern Miss (52-7, 0.89 ERA, 663 K)

ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAM

P – Courtney Blades, Southern Miss
P – Amanda Scott, Fresno State
P – Jennifer Spediacci, Washington
C – Keri McCallum, Mississippi State
1B – Ginger Jones, Alabama
2B – Stephanie Hastings, LSU
3B – Ashlee Ducote, LSU
SS – Natasha Watley, UCLA
OF – Jessica Mendoza, Stanford
OF – Tiffany Clark, Louisiana-Lafayette
OF – Kelly Kretschman, Alabama
DP – Lisa Carey, Oklahoma
UTIL – Jenny Topping, Washington
AL – Ashli Barrett, Oklahoma
AL – Tarrah Beyster, Oregon State
AL – Jennie Finch, Arizona
AL – Jamie Graves, Washington
AL – Kellie Wilkerson, Mississippi State

ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM

P – Jennifer Sharron, Notre Dame
P – Britni Sneed, LSU
P – Kirsten Voak, Arizona State
C – Sunny Smith, Utah
1B – Sarah Beeson, Stanford
2B – Lyndsey Klein, UCLA
3B – Toni Mascarenas, Arizona
SS – Melanie Alkrie, Notre Dame
OF – Serita Brooks, Florida State
OF – Jaime Clark, Washington
OF – Nicole Giordano, Arizona
DP – Dana Degen, Hawaii
UTIL – Jennifer Lizama, Nebraska
AL – Lauren Bauer, Arizona
AL – Lindsay Gardner, Texas
AL – Alicia Smith, Hofstra
AL – Dana Sorensen, Stanford
AL – Leigh Ann Walker, Nebraska

ALL-AMERICAN THIRD TEAM

P – Holly Killion, Western Illinois
P – Shelley Laird, South Carolina
P – Jennifer Stewart, Oklahoma
C – Jessica Bashor, Iowa
1B – Brandi Cross, UMass
1B – Monica Lucatero, Cal State Fullerton
1B – Jana Mower, Louisiana-Lafayette
2B – Keisha Shepperson, East Carolina
3B – Kelly Ramsey, North Carolina
SS – Racheal Goodpaster, UNLV
OF – Lisa Ciavardini, Hofstra
OF – Naomi Fitzgerald, Baylor
OF – Karen Gulini, Penn State
DP – Stefanie Volpe, Michigan
UTIL – Lindsay Chouinard, DePaul
AL – Amy Berman, Southern Miss
AL – Marissa Young, Michigan
AL – Lovieanne Jung, Fresno State
AL – Lindsey Collins, Arizona
AL – Erin Evans, Oklahoma
AL – Tara Asbill, LSU
AL – Kristi Hanks, Iowa

1999 NCAA Women’s College World Series

1999 held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on May 27-31.


Champion – UCLA Bruins (63-6)
Runner Up – Washington Huskies (51-18)


The event returned to Oklahoma City after a one year hiatus, and it has remained there ever since. Arizona won their fifth NCAA championship by defeating UCLA 10–2 in the final game. Arizona pitcher Nancy Evans was named Women’s College World Series Most Outstanding Player.

The tournament also expanded from 32 to 48 teams with 8 regional sites hosting 6 teams each.

The winningest team in UCLA softball history set school records for runs scored (429), home runs (95) and total bases (1042), as the Bruins claimed the school’s ninth national championship. UCLA posted a 63-6 record, defeating all its non-conference opponents while winning its sixth Pac-10 title with a 22-6 mark. The Bruins won a school-record 35 games to start the season, averaging more than 6.5 runs per game.

The postseason was a clean sweep for the Bruins, going 4-0 in Regional play and 4-0 at the Women’s College World Series. UCLA outscored its opponents 38-5 during Regionals, but things were considerably closer in the World Series, as all four contests were one-run games with two going extra innings. In the championship game against Washington, the Bruins jumped on the Huskies with two in the first and one in the second. Adams singled in a pair to put UCLA up 2-0 and Dale led off the second with a solo homer to make it a three-run game. Washington rallied and had the tying run on base in the final inning, but Freed retired the final batter to make the Bruins victorious. Adams was named Most Outstanding Player of the World Series and was joined on the All-Tournament Team by Ambrosi, Dale and Freed.


  • Most Outstanding Player – Julie Adams, UCLA
  • Batting Leader – Christie Ambrosi, UCLA – .429
  • RBI Leader – 3 tied at 3 Julie Luna, DePaul; Kim DePaul, Washington; Erin Helgelund, Washington
  • Home Run Leader – Lindsey Collins, Arizona – 2
  • Home Run Leader – Courtney Dale, UCLA – 2
  • ERA Leader – Amanda Freed, UCLA – 0.39
  • Strikeout Leader – Jocelyn Forest, California – 19
  • Strikeout Leader – Amanda Freed, UCLA – 19

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

P – Courtney Dale UCLA
P – Amanda Freed UCLA
P – Amanda Scott Fresno State
P – Jennifer Spediacci Washington
C – Katy Carter DePaul
1B – Melissa Downs Washington
2B – Lisa Iancin California
SS – Lovieanne Jung Fresno State
3B – Julie Adams UCLA
3B – Kim DePaul Washington
3B – Julie Luna DePaul
OF – Christie Ambrosi UCLA


SCORES

  1. UCLA 3 DePaul 2 (9 inn.)
  2. Fresno State 1 Southern Mississippi 0
  3. Washington 4 Arizona State 1
  4. Arizona 3 California 0
  5. UCLA 1 Fresno State 0
  6. Washington 3 Arizona 0
  7. DePaul 1 Southern Mississippi 0 – Southern Mississippi eliminated
  8. California 2 Arizona State 0 – Arizona State eliminated
  9. DePaul 1 Arizona 0 – Arizona eliminated
  10. California 1 Fresno State 0 – Fresno State eliminated
  11. UCLA 2 DePaul 1 (8 inn.)
  12. Washington 3 California 0 – California eliminated
  13. UCLA 3 Washington 2 – Washington eliminated

FINAL STANDINGS

1. UCLA Bruins (4-0)
2. Washington Huskies (3-1)
3. California Golden Bears (2-2)
4. DePaul Blue Demons (2-2)
5t. Fresno State Bulldogs (1-2)
5t. Arizona Wildcats (1-2)
7t. Arizona State Sun Devils (0-2)
7t. Southern Mississippi Lady Eagles (0-2)


REGIONALS

Regional No. 1 – held at Los Angeles, California

  1. UCLA 7 Alabama 0
  2. Cal State Northridge 7 Missouri 3
  3. Minnesota 2 Creighton 0
  4. UCLA 14 Creighton 0 – Creighton eliminated
  5. Minnesota 2 Cal State Northridge 0
  6. Missouri 1 Alabama 0 – Alabama eliminated
  7. UCLA 5 Minnesota 0
  8. Missouri 3 Cal State Northridge 1 – Cal State Northridge eliminated
  9. Missouri 3 Minnesota 0 – Minnesota eliminated
  10. UCLA 12 Missouri 5 – Missouri eliminated

UCLA qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

Regional No. 2 – held at Tucson, Arizona

  1. Arizona 9 East Carolina 1 (5 inn.)
  2. Kansas Southeast Missouri State 1
  3. Maryland 5 Texas State 0
  4. Arizona 8 Texas State 0 – Texas State eliminated
  5. Maryland 1 Kansas 0
  6. Southeast Missouri State 2 East Carolina 1 – East Carolina eliminated
  7. Maryland 7 Arizona 3
  8. Kansas 3 Southeast Missouri State 1 – Southeast Missouri State eliminated
  9. Arizona 6 Kansas 1 – Kansas eliminated
  10. Arizona 10 Maryland 1 (5 inn.)
  11. Arizona 8 Maryland 0 (5 inn.) – Maryland eliminated

Arizona qualifies for the WCWS, 5-1.

Regional No. 3 – held at Seattle, Washington

  1. Washington 8 Colgate 0 (6 inn.)
  2. Texas A&M 4 Hawaii 3
  3. Cal State Fullerton 12 Tennessee 0 (5 inn.)
  4. Washington 12 Tennessee 1 (5 inn.) – Tennessee eliminated
  5. Cal State Fullerton 2 Texas A&M 1
  6. Hawaii 7 Colgate 2 – Colgate eliminated
  7. Washington 1 Cal State Fullerton 0
  8. Hawaii 8 Texas A&M 3 – Texas A&M eliminated
  9. Hawaii 4 Cal State Fullerton 3 (11 inn.) – Cal State Fullerton eliminated
  10. Washington 3 Hawaii 0 – Hawaii eliminated

Washington qualifies for the WCWS, 4-0.

Regional No. 4 – held at Fresno, California

  1. Fresno State 5 Florida A&M 0
  2. Texas Tech 1 South Carolina 0
  3. Pacific 6 Stanford 5 (8 inn.)
  4. Fresno State 5 Stanford 2 – Stanford eliminated
  5. Texas Tech 1 Pacific 0
  6. South Carolina 2 Florida A&M 0 – Florida A&M eliminated
  7. Fresno State 3 Texas Tech 1
  8. South Carolina 2 Pacific 1 (12 inn.) – Pacific eliminated
  9. Texas Tech 4 South Carolina 1 – South Carolina eliminated
  10. Fresno State 5 Texas Tech 0 – Texas Tech eliminated

Fresno State qualifies for the WCWS, 4-0.

Regional No. 5 – held at Baton Rouge, Louisiana

  1. LSU 12 Southern 0 (5 inn.)
  2. Oklahoma 3 Long Beach State 1
  3. Southern Miss 1 Oregon State 0
  4. Oregon State 3 LSU 0
  5. Long Beach State 8 Southern 0 (5 inn.) – Southern eliminated
  6. Southern Miss 5 Oklahoma 0
  7. LSU 7 Oklahoma 3 – Oklahoma eliminated
  8. Oregon State 3 Long Beach State 0 – Long Beach State eliminated
  9. Southern Miss 4 LSU 3 – LSU eliminated
  10. Oregon State 9 Southern Miss 1 (6 inn.)
  11. Southern Miss 4 Oregon State 0 – Oregon State eliminated

Southern Miss qualifies for the WCWS, 4-1.

Regional No. 6 – held at Ann Arbor, Michigan

  1. Florida Atlantic 2 Michigan 0
  2. Nebraska 2 Notre Dame 0
  3. Arizona State 2 Central Michigan 1 (9 inn.)
  4. Florida Atlantic 8 Central Michigan 3 – Central Michigan eliminated
  5. Arizona State 1 Nebraska 0
  6. Notre Dame 1 Michigan 0 – Michigan eliminated
  7. Arizona State 2 Florida Atlantic 1
  8. Nebraska 4 Notre Dame 3 (8 inn.) – Notre Dame eliminated
  9. Nebraska 4 Florida Atlantic 2 – Florida Atlantic eliminated
  10. Nebraska 2 Arizona State 1 (8 inn.)
  11. Arizona State 4 Nebraska 2 – Nebraska eliminated

Arizona State qualifies for the WCWS, 4-1.

Regional No. 7 – held at Amherst, Massachusetts

  1. Southwestern Lousiana 15 Manhattan 0 (5 inn.)
  2. UMass 3 LIU Brooklyn 2
  3. California 5 Hofstra 4
  4. Southwestern Louisiana 2 Hofstra 1 – Hofstra eliminated
  5. California 1 UMass 0
  6. LIU Brooklyn 4 Manhattan 3 (8 inn.) – Manhattan eliminated
  7. Southwestern Louisiana 2 California 1
  8. UMass 3 LIU Brooklyn 0 – LIU Brooklyn eliminated
  9. California 2 UMass 0 – UMass eliminated
  10. California 3 Southwestern Lousiana 0
  11. California  Southwestern Lousiana 3

California  qualifies for the WCWS, 5-1.

Regional No. 8 – held at Chicago, Illinois

  1. Texas 8 Cornell 0 (6 inn.)
  2. DePaul 4 Michigan State 1
  3. Illinois-Chicago 1 Oregon 0
  4. Oregon 6 Texas 0
  5. Michigan State 9 Cornell 1 – Cornell eliminated
  6. DePaul 4 Illinois-Chicago 0
  7. Illinois-Chicago 4 Texas 1 – Texas eliminated
  8. Michigan State 9 Oregon 1 (6 inn.) – Oregon eliminated
  9. DePaul 5 Illinois-Chicago 1 – Illinois-Chicago eliminated
  10. DePaul 2 Michigan State 0 – Michigan State eliminated

DePaul qualifies for the WCWS, 4-0.


 

1999 UCLA Bruins

Full Game Video  – https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=897929797407366


REGULAR SEASON INFORMATION

  • Honda Sports Award – Danielle Henderson, UMass (30-4, 0.39 ERA, 465 K)

ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAM

P – Courtney Dale SO. UCLA Bruins
P – Amanda Scott JR. Fresno State Bulldogs
P – Danielle Henderson SR. UMass Minutewomen
C – Stacey Nuveman SO. UCLA Bruins
1B – Angela Cervantez JR. Fresno State Bulldogs
2B – Jennifer Lizama JR. Nebraska Cornhuskers
3B – Ashlee Ducote JR. LSU Tigers
SS – Amy Berman JR. Southern Miss Golden Eagles
OF – Jessica Mendoza FR. Stanford Cardinal
OF – Becky Newbry SR. Washington Huskies
OF – Kim Pietro SR. South Carolina Gamecocks
DP – Erica Beach FR. Arizona State Sun Devils
UT – Amanda Freed FR. UCLA Bruins
AL – Courtney Blades JR. Southern Miss Golden Eagles
AL – Lynette Velazquez SR. Oklahoma Sooners
AL – Christie Ambrosi JR. UCLA Bruins
AL – Danielle Cox SR. FSU Seminoles
AL – Liza Brown SR. DePaul Blue Demons

ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM

P – Nicole Terpstra SR. DePaul Blue Demons
P – Jamie Graves JR. Washington Huskies
P – Christa Williams JR. Texas Longhorns
C – Kellie Wiginton SO. Stanford Cardinal
1B – Julie Marshall JR. UCLA Bruins
2B – Kelsey Kollen FR. Michigan Wolverines
3B – Julie Adams JR. UCLA Bruins
SS – Kelly Kretschman SO. Alabama Crimson Tide
OF – Catherine Davie SR. Michigan Wolverines
OF – Tiffany Clark JR. ULL Rajin’ Cajuns
OF – Amanda Michalsky JR. UTSA Roadrunners
DP – Shavaughne Desecki FR. DePaul Blue Demons
UT – Tarrah Beyster JR. Oregon State Beavers
AL – Samantha Iuli JR. UIC Flames
AL – Kristen Hunter FR. Fresno State Bulldogs
AL – Kellie Wilkerson FR. Mississippi State Bulldogs
AL – Kelli Bruce SR. ULL Rajin’ Cajuns
AL – Brandee McArthur SR. Pacific Tigers

ALL-AMERICAN THIRD TEAM

P – Becky Lemke SO. Arizona Wildcats
P – Megan Matthews FR. South Carolina Gamecocks
P – Kelly Shipman SR. Maryland Terrapins
C – Stephenie Little SR. Cal State Fullerton Titans
1B – Traci Conrad SR. Michigan Wolverines
2B – Nikki Cockrell SR. Texas Longhorns
3B – Isonette Polonius SR. East Carolina Pirates
SS – Lisa Carey SO. Oklahoma Sooners
OF – Becky Witt SO. Fresno State Bulldogs
OF – Nicole Giordano SO. Arizona Wildcats
OF – Autumn Eastes SO. Texas Longhorns
DP – Carrie Moreman SR. Alabama Crimson Tide
UT Monica Triner SR. USF Bulls
AL – Kirsten Voak FR. Arizona State Sun Devils
AL – Lauren Bauer SO. Arizona Wildcats
AL – Lovieanne Jung FR. Fresno State Bulldogs
AL – Kelli Metzger SR. Akron Zips
AL – Heather Stella SR. Illinois State Redbirds

1998 NCAA Women’s College World Series

1998 held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on May 21-25.


Champion – Fresno State Bulldogs (52-11)
Runner Up – Arizona Wildcats (57-4)


The event returned to Oklahoma City after a one year hiatus, and it has remained there ever since. Arizona won their fifth NCAA championship by defeating UCLA 10–2 in the final game. Arizona pitcher Nancy Evans was named Women’s College World Series Most Outstanding Player.


  • Most Outstanding Player – Amanda Scott, Fresno State
  • Batting Leader – Nancy Evans, Arizona – .600
  • RBI Leader – Leah Braatz, Arizona – 5
  • Home Run Leader – 14 tied at 1
  • ERA Leader – Amanda Scott, Fresno State – 0.00
  • ERA Leader – Leanne Tyler, Oklahoma State – 0.00
  • Strikeout Leader – Jennifer Spediacci, Washington – 24

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

P – Nancy Evans, Arizona
P – Amanda Scott, Fresno State
P – Jennifer Spediacci, Washington
C – Leah Braatz, Arizona
1B – Angela Cervantez, Fresno State
1B – Leticia Pineda, Arizona
2B – Nina Lindenberg, Fresno State
3B – Kristi Bolle, Oklahoma State
3B – Toni Mascarenas, Arizona
SS – Ali Viola, Nebraska
OF – Laura Berg, Fresno State
OF – Kelly Hauxhurst, Washington


SCORES

  1. Arizona 1 Oklahoma State 0
  2. Washington 1 UMass 0
  3. Michigan 7 Texas 2
  4. Fresno State 6 Nebraska 1
  5. Arizona 8 Washington 0 (5 inn.)
  6. Fresno State 8 Michigan 0 (5 inn.)
  7. Oklahoma State 6 UMass 0 – UMass eliminated
  8. Nebraska 2 Texas 1 – Texas eliminated
  9. Oklahoma State 3 Michigan 1 – Michigan eliminated
  10. Washington 3 Nebraska 1 – Nebraska eliminated
  11. Arizona 5 Oklahoma State 0 – Oklahoma State eliminated
  12. Washington 3 Fresno State 1
  13. Fresno State 6 Washington 1 – Washington eliminated
  14. Fresno State 1 Arizona 0 – Arizona eliminated

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Fresno State Bulldogs (4-1)
2. Arizona Wildcats (3-1)
3. Washington Huskies (3-2)
4. Oklahoma State Cowgirls (2-2)
5t. Michigan Wolverines (1-2)
5t. Iowa Hawkeyes (1-2)
7t. South Carolina Gamecocks (0-2)
7t. UMass Minutewomen (0-2)


REGIONALS

Regional No. 1 – held at Tucson, Arizona

  1. Pacific 6 Hawaii 0
  2. Arizona 14 Niagara 0 (5 inn.)
  3. Hawaii 5 Niagara 1 – Niagara eliminated
  4. Arizona 10 Pacific 0 (5 inn.)
  5. Pacific 4 Hawaii 2 – Hawaii eliminated
  6. Arizona 7 Pacific 0 – Pacific eliminated

Arizona qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

Regional No. 2 – held at Lincoln, Nebraska

  1. Iowa 5 Oregon 2
  2. Nebraska 7 Coastal Carolina 2
  3. Oregon 11 Coastal Carolina 3 – Coastal Carolina eliminated
  4. Nebraska 1 Iowa 0
  5. Oregon 10 Iowa 9 – Iowa eliminated
  6. Nebraska 9 Oregon 7 – Oregon eliminated

Nebraska qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

Regional No. 3 – held at Ann Arbor, Michigan

  1. DePaul 1 Illinois-Chicago 0
  2. Michigan 12 Ball State 1 (5 inn.)
  3. Illinois-Chicago 6 Ball State 1 – Ball State eliminated
  4. Michigan 3 DePaul 1
  5. DePaul 4 Illinois-Chicago 0 (13 inn.) – Illinois-Chicago eliminated
  6. Michigan 3 DePaul 0 – DePaul eliminated

Michigan qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

Regional No. 4 – held at Seattle, Washington

  1. LSU 2 Long Beach State 0
  2. Washington 2 Northwestern State 0
  3. Long Beach State 9 Northwestern State 1 (5 inn.) – Northwestern State eliminated
  4. Washington 9 LSU 0 (5 inn.)
  5. LSU 5 Long Beach State 4 – Long Beach State eliminated
  6. Washington 6 LSU 0 – LSU eliminated

Washington qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

Regional No. 5 – held at Amherst, Massachusetts

  1. UMass 3 Boston College 2
  2. Oklahoma 8 Harvard 0 (6 inn.)
  3. Harvard 11 Boston College 2 – Boston College eliminated
  4. UMass 1 Oklahoma 0
  5. Oklahoma 3 Harvard 0 – Harvard eliminated
  6. UMass 3 Oklahoma 1 – Oklahoma eliminated

UMass qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

Regional No. 6 – held at Tampa, Florida

  1. Central Michigan 1 Michigan State 0
  2. Michigan 1 Cleveland State 0
  3. Michigan State 6 Cleveland State 0 – Cleveland State eliminated
  4. Michigan 3 Central Michigan 0
  5. Central Michigan 6 Michigan State 4 – Michigan State eliminated
  6. Central Michigan 3 Michigan 1 (8 inn.)
  7. Michigan 4 Central Michigan 0 – Central Michigan eliminated

Michigan qualifies for the WCWS, 3-1.

Regional No. 7 – held at Fresno, California

  1. Fresno State 6 Minnesota 1
  2. California 3 Cal State Northridge 0
  3. Minnesota 4 Can State Northridge 0 – Cal State Northridge eliminated
  4. Fresno State 6 California 3
  5. Minnesota 3 California 2 – California eliminated
  6. Fresno State 2 Minnesota 1 – Minnesota eliminated

Fresno State qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

Regional No. 8 – held at Stillwater, Oklahoma

  1. Oklahoma State 4 Florida State 0
  2. Missouri State 5 Stanford 2
  3. Stanford 1 Florida State 0 (9 inn.) – Florida State eliminated
  4. Oklahoma State 4 Missouri State 0
  5. Stanford 3 Missouri State 0 – Missouri State eliminated
  6. Oklahoma State 4 Stanford 0 – Stanford eliminated

Oklahoma State qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.


1998 Fresno State


REGULAR SEASON INFORMATION

  • Honda Sports Award – Nancy Evans, Arizona (36-2, 0.98 ERA, 255K)

ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAM

P – Jenny Voss, Nebraska
P – Nancy Evans, Arizona
P – Christa Williams, Texas
C – Leah Braatz, Arizona
1B – Traci Conrad, Michigan
2B – Nina Lindenberg, Fresno State
3B – Toni Mascarenas, Arizona
SS – Ali Viola, Nebraska
OF – Alison McCutcheon, Arizona
OF – Laura Berg, Fresno State
OF – Lauren Bauer, Arizona
DP – Brandy Arthur, North Carolina
UTIL – Sara Griffin, Michigan
AL – Shannon Beeler, Minnesota
AL – Nikki Cockrell, Texas
AL – Jamie Foutch, Oklahoma State
AL – Amanda Scott, Fresno State
AL – Leticia Pineda, Arizona

ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM

P – Jennifer Spediacci, Washington
P – Danielle Henderson, UMass
P – Jamie Graves, Washington
C – Melissa Gentile, Michigan
1B – Kim Gutridge, UMass
2B – Yvette Healy, DePaul
3B – Isonette Polonius, East Carolina
SS – Kelly Kretschman, Alabama
OF – Sandy Butler, Texas Tech
OF – Tia Morenz, Hawaii
OF – Kellyn Tate, Michigan
DP – Christie McCoy, Nebraska
UTIL – Tarrah Beyster, Oregon State
AL – Debbie Bilbao, Iowa
AL – Sandy Rhea, Utah
AL – Becky Witt, Fresno State
AL – Jodi Reeves, Texas
AL – Monica Triner, USF

ALL-AMERICAN THIRD TEAM

P – Becky Blevins, Stanford
P – Lana Moran, Oklahoma
P – Chelsey Sakizzie, Florida
C – Julie Crandall, UNLV
1B – Chelo Lopez, Cal State Northridge
2B – Jodi Otten, LSU
3B – Heather Stella, Illinois State
SS – Rosie Leutzinger, Washington
OF – Michele Acosta, Stanford
OF – Wendy Harrison, Missouri
OF – Jody Dean, Northern Iowa
DP – Marcy Crouch, Stanford
UTIL – Samantha Iuli, Illinois-Chicago
AL – Monica Armendarez, Indiana
AL – Liza Brown, DePaul
AL – Eve Gaw, Washington
AL – Desarie Knipfer, Cal Poly
AL – Steph Midthun, Minnesota

1997 NCAA Women’s College World Series

1997 held at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on May 22-26.


Champion – Arizona Wildcats (57-4)
Runner Up – Washington Huskies (45-12)


The event returned to Oklahoma City after a one year hiatus, and it has remained there ever since. Arizona won their fifth NCAA championship by defeating UCLA 10–2 in the final game. Arizona pitcher Nancy Evans was named Women’s College World Series Most Outstanding Player.


  • Most Outstanding Player – Nancy Evans, Arizona
  • Batting Leader – Leah O’Brien, Arizona – .600
  • RBI Leader – Tammy Utley, Iowa – 6
  • RBI Leader – Leah O’Brien, Arizona – 6
  • Home Run Leader – Julie Adams, UCLA – 2
  • Home Run Leader – Melissa Gentile, Michigan – 2
  • ERA Leader – Jamie Graves, Washington – 0.36
  • Strikeout Leader – Christa Williams, UCLA – 46

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

P – Jamie Graves, Washington
P – Danielle Henderson, UMass
P – Christa Williams, UCLA
C – Stacey Nuveman, UCLA
1B – Leah O’Brien, Arizona
1B – Alleah Poulson, UCLA
2B – Nina Lindenberg, Fresno State
2B – Sara Pickering, Washington
SS – Christy Hebert, Iowa
3B – Melissa Gentile, Michigan
OF – Alison Johnsen, Arizona


SCORES

  1. Arizona 2 UMass 1 (8 inn.)
  2. UCA 2 Fresno State 0 (8 inn.)
  3. Iowa 3 Michigan 2
  4. Washington 6 South Carolina 0
  5. Arizona 2 UCLA 0 (14 inn.)
  6. Washington 5 Iowa 1
  7. Fresno State 2 UMass 1 – UMass eliminated
  8. Michigan 1 South Carolina 0 – South Carolina eliminated
  9. Fresno State 7 Iowa 6 – Iowa eliminated
  10. UCLA 7 Michigan 3 – Michigan eliminated
  11. Fresno State 3 Arizona 0
  12. UCLA 4 Washington 3
  13. Arizona 6 Fresno State 3 – Fresno State eliminated
  14. UCLA 1 Washington 0 – Washington eliminated
  15. Arizona 10 UCLA 2 – UCLA eliminated

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Arizona Wildcats (4-1)
2. UCLA Bruins (4-2)
3. Washington Huskies (2-2)
4. Fresno State Bulldogs (3-2)
5t. Michigan Wolverines (1-2)
5t. Iowa Hawkeyes (1-2)
7t. South Carolina Gamecocks (0-2)
7t. UMass Minutewomen (0-2)


REGIONALS

Regional No. 1 – held at Tucson, Arizona

  1. Nebraska 10 Arizona State 1 (6 inn.)
  2. Arizona 11 Rider 2 (6 inn.)
  3. Arizona State 12 Rider 9 (6 inn.) – Rider eliminated
  4. Arizona 2 Nebraska 0
  5. Nebraska 2 Arizona Stae 1 – Arizona State eliminated
  6. Arizona 5 Nebraska 1

Arizona qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

Regional No. 2 – held at Columbia, South Carolina

  1. Kansas 3 South Florida 2
  2. South Carolina 5 UNC Greensboro 0
  3. South Florida 2 UNC Greensboro 0 (9 inn.) – UNC Greensboro eliminated
  4. South Carolina 1 Kansas 0
  5. Kansas 3 South Florida 1 – South Florida eliminated
  6. South Carolina 3 Kansas 1 – Kansas eliminated

South Carolina qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

Regional No. 3 – held at Iowa City, Iowa

  1. Utah 3 Missouri 1
  2. Iowa 2 DePaul 1
  3. DePaul 1 Missouri 0 – DePaul eliminated
  4. Iowa 3 Utah 1
  5. DePaul 2 Utah 0 – Utah eliminated
  6. Iowa 6 DePaul 2 – DePaul eliminated

Iowa qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

Regional No. 4

  1. Long Beach State 3 Cal State Northridge 0
  2. Fresno State 7 California 0
  3. California 3 Cal State Northridge 2 (9 inn.) – Cal State Northridge eliminated
  4. Fresno State 5 Long Beach State 2 (10 inn.)
  5. California 3 Long Beach State 1 – Long Beach State eliminated
  6. Fresno State 9 California 3 – California eliminated

Fresno State qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

Regional No. 5 – held at Lafayette, Louisiana

  1. Southwestern Louisiana 2 Northeast Louisiana 1
  2. UCLA 3 Nicholls State 0
  3. Northeast Louisiana 1 Nicholls State 0 – Nicholls State eliminated
  4. Southwestern Louisiana 4 UCLA 1
  5. UCLA 3 Northeast Louisiana 0 – Northeast Louisiana eliminated
  6. UCLA 9 Southwestern Louisiana 0 (5 inn.)
  7. UCLA 3 Southwestern Louisiana 0 – Southwestern Louisiana eliminated

UCLA qualifies for the WCWS, 4-1.

Regional No. 6 – held at Ann Arbor, Michigan

  1. Central Michigan 1 Michigan State 0
  2. Michigan 1 Cleveland State 0
  3. Michigan State 6 Cleveland State 0 – Cleveland State eliminated
  4. Michigan 3 Central Michigan 0
  5. Central Michigan 6 Michigan State 4 – Michigan State eliminated
  6. Central Michigan 3 Michigan 1 (8 inn.)
  7. Michigan 4 Central Michigan 0 – Central Michigan eliminated

Michigan qualifies for the WCWS, 3-1.

Regional No. 7 – held at Norman, Oklahoma

  1. Oklahoma State 2 Oklahoma 0
  2. Washington 8 Southwest Missouri State 0 (5 inn.)
  3. Oklahoma 7 Southwest Missouri State 2 – Southwest Missouri State eliminated
  4. Washington 5 Oklahoma State 2
  5. Oklahoma State 5 Oklahoma 3
  6. Washington 10 Oklahoma State 9 – Oklahoma State eliminated

Washington qualifies for the WCWS, 3-0.

Regional No. 8 – held at Amherst, Massachusetts

  1. UMass 2 Boston College 0
  2. Colorado State 10 Brown 0 (5 inn.)
  3. Boston College 6 Brown 2 – Brown eliminated
  4. Colorado State 2 UMass 0
  5. UMass 4 Boston College 1 – Boston College eliminated
  6. UMass 3 Colorado State 1
  7. UMass 3 Colorado State 2 – Colorado State eliminated

UMass qualifies for the WCWS, 3-1.


1997 Arizona Wildcats


REGULAR SEASON INFORMATION

  • Honda Sports Award – Trinity Johnson, South Carolina (34-4, 0.37 ERA, 399 K)

ALL-AMERICAN FIRST TEAM

P – Sarah Dawson, Louisiana-Monroe
P – Nancy Evans – Arizona
P – Trinity Johnson – South Carolina
C – Leah Braatz – Arizona
1B – Leah O’Brien – Arizona
2B – Sara Pickering – Washington
3B – Leticia Pineda – Arizona
SS – Laura Williams – Georgia Tech
OF – Alison McCutcheon – Arizona
OF – Laura Berg – Fresno State
OF – Sandy Rhea – Utah
DP – Lisa Dacquisto – Arizona State
UTIL –  Debbie Bilbao – Iowa
AL – Traci Conrad – Michigan
AL – Sarah Fredstrom – Colorado State
AL – Stacey Nuveman – UCLA
AL – Amanda Scott – Fresno State
AL – Barb Wright – Missouri

ALL-AMERICAN SECOND TEAM

P – B’Ann Burns, UCLA
P – Nikki Johnson, Colorado State
P – Desarie Knipfer, Cal Poly
C – Jennifer Parker, Cal State Northridge
1B – Alleah Poulson, UCLA Bruins
2B – Jennifer Buford, Colorado State
3B – Monica Armendarez, Indiana
SS – Jennifer Lizama, Nebraska
OF – Shelley Brown, Washington
OF – Robyn Yorke, Fresno State
OF – Lea Twigg, Iowa
DP – Dana Degen, Hawaii
UTIL – Tina Plew, South Carolina
AL – Kelly Holmes, Michigan
AL – Kari Knopf, Iowa
AL – Nina Lindenberg, Fresno State
AL – Jill Most, Oklahoma
AL – Becky Newbry, Washington

ALL-AMERICAN THIRD TEAM

P – Susie Bugliarello, Sacramento State
P – Jamie Schuttek, Southern Illinois
P – Christa Williams, UCLA
C – Brandi Macias, Iowa
1B – Jamie Foutch, Oklahoma State
2B – Tammy Pytel, Northern Illinois
3B – Stephanie Bonillas, New Mexico State
SS – Christie Ambrosi, UCLA
OF – Myssi Calkins, Florida State
OF – Erin Hickey, DePaul
OF – Priscilla Welch, Illinois State
DP – Tiffany Clark, Louisiana-Lafayette
UTIL – Tarrah Beyster, Oregon State
AL – Stephanie DeFeo, Louisiana-Lafayette
AL – Kristy Fuentes, Florida State
AL – Christy Hebert, Iowa
AL – Danielle Henderson, UMass
AL – Kim Rondina, UNLV