2000 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament

The 2000 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament was the nineteenth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 2000, forty-eight Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of six teams, each in a double elimination format. The 2000 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 25 through May 29 and marked the conclusion of the 2000 NCAA Division I softball season. Oklahoma won their first NCAA championship by defeating UCLA 3–1 in the final game. Oklahoma pitcher Jennifer Stewart was named Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player.[1][2]

2000 NCAA Division I
Softball Tournament
Teams48
Finals site
ChampionsOklahoma (1st title)
Runner-upUCLA (17th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coachPatty Gasso (1st title)
MOPJennifer Stewart, Oklahoma

Qualifying

Regionals

Regional No. 1

  First round Second round Third round Semi-finals Finals
                                                 
  Washington 5  
  Army 0     Washington 6  
    Western Illinois 0    
  Mississippi State 6         Washington 4            
  Chattanooga 1           Mississippi State 1              
      Mississippi State 116           Washington 95
      Utah 3         Utah 0
  Utah 18         Mississippi State 1    
  Western Illinois 0       Utah 2     Utah 4  
  Army 4     Chattanooga 1  
  Chattanooga 69  

Washington qualifies for WCWS.

Regional No. 2

 
                                                 
  Arizona 86  
  Middle Tennessee 0     Arizona 106  
    UMass 0    
  Nebraska 85         Arizona 135            
  Illinois State 0           Nebraska 0              
      Nebraska 116           Arizona 5
      South Carolina 1         Nebraska 0
  South Carolina 106         Nebraska 95    
  UMass 0       South Carolina 7     South Carolina 0  
  Middle Tennessee 1     Illinois State 4  
  Illinois State 3  

Arizona qualifies for WCWS.

Regional No. 3

 
                                                 
  Oklahoma 115  
  Harvard 0     Oklahoma 2  
    Cal State Northridge 1    
  Oregon State 110         Oklahoma 5            
  Nebraska 0           Oregon State 3              
      Oregon State 4           Oklahoma 3
      Arkansas 1         Oregon State 2
  Arkansas 5         Oregon State 4    
  Cal State Northridge 0       Arkansas 0     Northwestern 0  
  Harvard 6     Northwestern 5  
  Northwestern 9  

Oklahoma qualifies for WCWS.

Regional No. 4

 
                                                 
  UCLA 85  
  Canisius 0     UCLA 10  
    Long Beach State 1    
  Iowa 95         UCLA 6            
  Bethune-Cookman 1           Florida State 1              
      Iowa 1           UCLA 7
      Florida State 4         Florida State 1
  Florida State 2         Florida State 4    
  Long Beach State 0       Iowa 29     Iowa 2  
  Canisius 310     Canisius 1  
  Bethune-Cookman 2  

UCLA qualifies for WCWS.

Regional No. 5

 
                                                 
  Arizona State 96  
  Coastal Carolina 1     Arizona State 4  
    Texas A&M 2    
  Alabama 19         Arizona State 1            
  Florida Atlantic 0           Alabama 4              
      Alabama 59           Alabama 3
      Penn State 4         Arizona State 1
  Penn State 3         Arizona State 2    
  Texas A&M 2       Penn State 1     Coastal Carolina 1  
  Coastal Carolina 4     Coastal Carolina 3  
  Florida Atlantic 2  

Alabama qualifies for WCWS.

Regional No. 6

 
                                               
  Fresno State 105  
  UMBC 1     Fresno State 0  
    Florida 1    
      Florida 58  
      Texas 2     Florida 1  
  UMBC 0         California 2    
  Texas 6        
  Cal State Fullerton 2         California 2
  Texas 1           Fresno State 0
      Cal State Fullerton 2        
      California 3          
  California 2           California 0              
  Florida 0         Fresno State 2            
  Fresno State 4    
  Cal State Fullerton 3  

California qualifies for WCWS.

Regional No. 7

 
                                               
  LSU 7  
  Northwestern State 1     LSU 1  
    Louisiana–Lafayette 4    
      Louisiana–Lafayette 3  
      Oregon 4     Oregon 1  
  Northwestern State 1         Southern Miss 3    
  Oregon 4        
  Southern Miss 3         Southern Miss 19
  Oregon 0           LSU 0
      Southern Miss 14        
      Hofstra 1          
  Hofstra 2           Southern Miss 0              
  Louisiana–Lafayette 1         LSU 113            
  LSU 2    
  Hofstra 1  

Southern Miss qualifies for WCWS.

Regional No. 8

 
                                       
  Central Michigan 213  
  Stanford 1     Central Michigan 0  
    UIC 2    
      UIC 1  
      Michigan 3    
  Michigan 5          
  Stanford 4        
  Notre Dame 2         Michigan 0
  UIC 0           DePaul 3
      Notre Dame 0        
      DePaul 1          
  DePaul 86           DePaul 5    
  Michigan 0         Central Michigan 0  
  Central Michigan 2    
  Notre Dame 1  

DePaul qualifies for WCWS.

Women's College World Series

Participants

Bracket

 
                                       
Washington 3  
DePaul 2  
  Washington 2  
  UCLA 3  
UCLA 4
Alabama 1  
  UCLA 6  
  Southern Miss 0  
DePaul 4  
Alabama 6  
  Southern Miss 3
  Alabama 0  
  UCLA 1
  Oklahoma 3
Oklahoma 2  
California 1  
  Oklahoma 3
  Southern Miss 1  
Southern Miss 1
Arizona 0  
  Oklahoma 1
  Arizona 0  
California 0  
Arizona 6  
  Washington 2
  Arizona 4  

Championship Game

[3]

School Top Batter Stats.
Oklahoma Sooners Lisa Carey (1B) 3-4 2RBIs HR
UCLA Bruins Julie Marshall (C) 1-2 RBI 2B
School Pitcher IPHRERBBSOABBF
Oklahoma Sooners Jennifer Stewart (W) 7.0811012628
UCLA Bruins Amanda Freed (L) 7.08331132933

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.[4]

PositionPlayerSchool
PCourtney BladesSouthern Miss
Amanda FreedUCLA
Jennifer StewartOklahoma
CJulie MarshallUCLA
1BLisa CareyOklahoma
Tairia MimsUCLA
SSKelli BraitschOklahoma
3BErin JohnsonSouthern Miss
Toni MascarenasArizona
OFJaime ClarkWashington
Shavaughne DeseckiDePaul
Kelly KretschmanAlabama

References

  1. 2017 WCWS Records: 2000s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  2. 2017 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  3. "2000 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 13". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  4. 2017 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 3. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
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