2004 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament

2004 NCAA Division I
Softball Tournament
Teams	64
Finals site	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma;
Champions	UCLA (11th (12th overall) title)
Runner-up	California (10th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Sue Enquist (6th title)
MOP	(LSU)
	← 2003 ; NCAA Division I Softball Tournament; 2005 →;

The 2004 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament was the twenty-third annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 2004, sixty-four Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of eight teams, each in a double elimination format. The 2004 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 27 through May 31 and marked the conclusion of the 2004 NCAA Division I softball season. UCLA won their eleventh^[a] NCAA championship and twelfth overall by defeating California 3–1 in the final game. LSU pitcher was named Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Qualifying[]

Regionals[]

Regional No. 1[]

First Round			Second Round			Third Round			Semifinals			Finals

Winner's Bracket
	Northwestern	8
	UC Santa Barbara	1
				Northwestern	0
				Oklahoma	8⁶
	Oklahoma	5
	Temple	0
							Oklahoma	3
							Arizona	2
	Louisiana–Lafayette	1
	South Carolina	0
				Louisiana–Lafayette	0
				Arizona	4
	Arizona	2
	Centenary	1											Oklahoma	4	15⁵
													Louisiana–Lafayette	12	0
Loser's Bracket
	UC Santa Barbara	0
	Temple	3		Louisiana–Lafayette	8
				Temple	1
							Louisiana–Lafayette	3
	South Carolina	8					Northwestern	0		Arizona	0
	Centenary	3		Northwestern	5⁸					Louisiana–Lafayette	5
				South Carolina	3

Regional No. 2[]

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Semifinals

Finals

Winner's Bracket

Cornell

2

Long Beach State

1

Cornell

0

Alabama

10⁵

Alabama

4

Central Michigan

2

Alabama

2

UCLA

5⁹

Louisville

1⁸

Missouri

0

Louisville

0

UCLA

2

UCLA

8⁵

Mississippi Valley State

0

UCLA

7

—

Alabama

0

—

Loser's Bracket

Long Beach State

3⁹

Central Michigan

2

Louisville

2

Long Beach State

3

Long Beach State

5

Missouri

3

Mississippi Valley State

0

Alabama

7

Mississippi Valley State

4

Cornell

3

Long Beach State

6

Mississippi Valley State

6

Regional No. 3[]

First Round			Second Round			Third Round			Semifinals			Finals

Winner's Bracket
	Baylor	1¹⁶
	North Carolina	0
				Baylor	5
				Illinois	0
	Illinois	3
	UTSA	0
							Baylor	3
							LSU	7¹⁰
	Seton Hall	4
	Houston	2
				Seton Hall	0
				LSU	3
	LSU	4
	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	0											LSU	4	—
													Illinois	1	—
Loser's Bracket
	North Carolina	4
	UTSA	0		Seton Hall	1¹²
				North Carolina	0
							Seton Hall	0
	Houston	1					Illinois	2		Baylor	0
	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	0		Illinois	3					Illinois	4
				Houston	2

Regional No. 4[]

First Round			Second Round			Third Round			Semifinals			Finals

Winner's Bracket
	South Florida	2
	Ohio State	0
				South Florida	0
				Oregon	12⁵
	Oregon	1
	Bethune–Cookman	0
							Oregon	4
							Florida State	5¹²
	Cal State Northridge	2
	Florida	1
				Cal State Northridge	0
				Florida State	1
	Florida State	4
	LIU Brooklyn	0											Florida State	0	2
													Oregon	1	0
Loser's Bracket
	Ohio State	2¹⁰
	Bethune–Cookman	0		Cal State Northridge	4
				Ohio State	2
							Cal State Northridge	3
	Florida	4					South Florida	7		Oregon	2
	LIU Brooklyn	0		South Florida	8					South Florida	1
				Florida	1

Regional No. 5[]

First Round			Second Round			Third Round			Semifinals			Finals

Winner's Bracket
	Creighton	6
	Florida Atlantic	2
				Creighton	0
				Nebraska	2
	Nebraska	6
	Lehigh	0
							Nebraska	0
							California	2
	Mississippi State	2⁸
	Iowa	1
				Mississippi State	1
				California	2
	California	4
	Maine	0											California	2	—
													Nebraska	0	—
Loser's Bracket
	Florida Atlantic	3
	Lehigh	0		Mississippi State	0
				Florida Atlantic	1
							Florida Atlantic	0
	Iowa	2					Creighton	1		Nebraska	3
	Maine	0		Creighton	8¹⁰					Creighton	1
				Iowa	4

Regional No. 6[]

First Round			Second Round			Third Round			Semifinals			Finals

Winner's Bracket
	Oregon State	7
	Bowling Green	0
				Oregon State	4
				Tennessee	0
	Tennessee	10⁵
	UIC	0
							Oregon State	0
							Michigan	3
	Notre Dame	8
	DePaul	6
				Notre Dame	0
				Michigan	1
	Michigan	6
	Canisius	3											Michigan	0	5
													Oregon State	1	2
Loser's Bracket
	Bowling Green	1
	UIC	2⁸		Notre Dame	1
				UIC	2
							UIC	6
	DePaul	8⁵					Tennessee	5		Oregon State	6
	Canisius	0		Tennessee	4					UIC	5
				DePaul	0

Regional No. 7[]

First Round			Second Round			Third Round			Semifinals			Finals

Winner's Bracket
	Southern Illinois	2
	Fresno State	0
				Southern Illinois	0
				Hofstra	1¹²
	Hofstra	1⁹
	Auburn	0
							Hofstra	1
							Stanford	7
	Pacific	10⁶
	Southern Miss	2
				Pacific	2
				Stanford	7
	Stanford	1
	Utah	0											Stanford	0	3
													Hofstra	1	1
Loser's Bracket
	Fresno State	3¹⁰
	Auburn	1		Pacific	6
				Fresno State	1
							Pacific	0
	Southern Miss	13					Southern Illinois	1		Hofstra	3
	Utah	5		Southern Illinois	4					Southern Illinois	1
				Southern Miss	1

Regional No. 8[]

First Round			Second Round			Third Round			Semifinals			Finals

Winner's Bracket
	Georgia Tech	1
	UMass	0
				Georgia Tech	3
				Georgia	2
	Georgia	10⁵
	Eastern Kentucky	0
							Georgia Tech	0
							Washington	2
	Michigan State	5
	Texas A&M	1
				Michigan State	8
				Washington	12
	Washington	4
	Chattanooga	1											Washington	3	—
													Georgia	1	—
Loser's Bracket
	UMass	4
	Eastern Kentucky	1		Michigan State	13⁶
				UMass	2
							Michigan State	1
	Texas A&M	6					Georgia	9⁵		Georgia Tech	1
	Chattanooga	0		Georgia	5					Georgia	9⁶
				Texas A&M	1

Women's College World Series[]

Participants[]

School	Conference	Record	Head Coach	WCWS Appearances† (Including 2004 WCWS)
California	Pac-10	50-11	Diane Ninemire	9
Florida State	ACC	61-9	JoAnne Graf	7
LSU	SEC	54-10	Yvette Girouard	2
Michigan	Big Ten	53-11	Carol Hutchins	7
Oklahoma	Big 12	44-19-1	Patty Gasso	5
Stanford	Pac-10	47-16	John Rittman	2
UCLA	Pac-10	43-9	Sue Enquist	21*
Washington	Pac-10	39-17	,	7

*: Excludes UCLA's vacated 1995 WCWS participation.

†: Excludes results of the pre-NCAA Women's College World Series of 1969 through 1981.

Bracket[]

First round			Second round			Semifinals				Finals

6	Michigan	2

3	LSU	3¹³
			2	UCLA	2

			3	LSU	0
7	Stanford	2

2	UCLA	8
						2	UCLA	3¹²	—

						7	Stanford	1	—
7	Stanford	5

6	Michigan	4
			1	Oklahoma	2

			7	Stanford	3



										5	California	1

										2	UCLA	3
8	Washington	2

1	Oklahoma	6
			1	Oklahoma	1

			5	California	2⁸
5	California	4

4	Florida State	2
						3	LSU	4	1

						5	California	1	4
4	Florida State	2

8	Washington	0
			3	LSU	2

			4	Florida State	1

Game Results[]

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
5/27/2004	Game 01	LSU	3 - 2	Michigan	13 Innings
	Game 02	UCLA	8 - 2	Stanford
	Game 03	Oklahoma	6 - 2	Washington
	Game 04	California	4 - 2	Florida State
5/28/2004	Game 05	UCLA	2 - 0	LSU
5/28/2004	Game 06	California	2 - 1	Oklahoma	8 Innings
5/29/2004	Game 07	Stanford	5 - 4	Michigan	Michigan eliminated
	Game 08	Florida State	2 - 0	Washington	Washington eliminated
	Game 09	Stanford	3 - 2	Oklahoma	Oklahoma eliminated
	Game 10	LSU	2 - 1	Florida State	Florida State eliminated
5/30/2004	Game 11	UCLA	3 - 1	Stanford	12 Innings. Stanford eliminated If Necessary Game (Game 13) not necessary
	Game 12	LSU	4 - 1	California	LSU forces the If Necessary Game (Game 14)
	Game 13	--	--	--	Stanford / UCLA If Necessary game (Game 13) not necessary
	Game 14	California	4 - 1	LSU	LSU eliminated
5/31/2004	Championship Game	UCLA	3 - 1	California	UCLA Wins 2004 WCWS

Championship Game[]

^[4]

School	Top Batter	Stats.
UCLA	Kristen Dedmon (PH)	1-1 2RBIs
California	Jessica Pamanian (2B)	1-3 RBI

School	Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	AB	BF
UCLA	Keira Goerl (W)	7.0	7	1	1	3	4	27	31
California	Kelly Anderson (L)	5.0	1	3	3	1	5	16	18
California	Kristina Thorson	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	3	4

All-Tournament Team[]

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team:

Position	Player	Class	School
Pitcher	Kelly Anderson	Junior	California
	Keira Goerl	Senior	UCLA
	Jessica van der Linden	Senior	Florida State
1st Base	Christina Enea	Junior	Oklahoma
2nd Base	Caitlin Benyi	Sophomore	UCLA
2nd Base	Jessica Pamanian	Junior	California
Shortstop	Lauren Lappin	Sophomore	Stanford
Shortstop	Jodie Legaspi	Freshman	UCLA
3rd Base	Vicky Galindo	Junior	California
Outfield	Lisa Dodd	Freshman	UCLA
Outfield	Camille Harris	Sophomore	LSU
Most Outstanding Player	Kristin Schmidt	Senior	LSU

Notes[]

^ The NCAA Record Book shows 2004 as UCLA's tenth championship, as their 1995 title was vacated.

References[]

^ 2017 WCWS Records: 2000s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
^ 2017 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
^ 2017 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 10. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
^ "2004 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 14". Ncaa.org. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-08.

[1] The NCAA Record Book shows 2004 as UCLA's tenth championship, as their 1995 title was vacated.

[2] 2017 WCWS Records: 2000s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved February 11, 2019.

[3] 2017 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved February 11, 2019.

[4] 2017 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 10. Retrieved February 11, 2019.

[5] "2004 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 14". Ncaa.org. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-08.

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Teams	64
Finals site	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Champions	UCLA (11th (12th overall) title)
Runner-up	California (10th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Sue Enquist (6th title)
MOP	(LSU)
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