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

Results

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

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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
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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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