2000 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament

2000 NCAA Division I
Softball Tournament

Teams	48
Finals site	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Champions	Oklahoma (1st title)
Runner-up	UCLA (17th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Patty Gasso (1st title)
MOP	(Oklahoma)
← 1999  NCAA Division I Softball Tournament 2001 →

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 was named Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player.^[1][2]

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
		Northwestern	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[]

• Alabama
• Arizona
• California
• DePaul
• Oklahoma
• Southern Miss
• UCLA
• Washington

Results[]

Bracket[]

	Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals						Finals
		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	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	AB	BF
Oklahoma Sooners	Jennifer Stewart (W)	7.0	8	1	1	0	1	26	28
UCLA Bruins	Amanda Freed (L)	7.0	8	3	3	1	13	29	33

All-Tournament Team[]

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

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

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