American college softball tournament
Collegiate softball tournament
The2003 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the twenty-second annual tournament to determine the national champion ofNCAA women'scollegiate softball. Held during May 2003, sixty-fourDivision I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of eight teams, each in adouble elimination format. The2003 Women's College World Series was held inOklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 22 through May 25 and marked the conclusion of the2003 NCAA Division I softball season.UCLA won their tenth[a] NCAA championship and eleventh overall by defeatingCalifornia 1–0 in the final game. UCLA pitcherKeira Goerl, who threw a no-hitter in the final game, was namedWomen's College World Series Most Outstanding Player.[1][2][3][4]
Regional No. 1 (Tucson, AZ)
[edit]Opening Round
Regional No. 2 (Fresno, CA)
[edit]Regional No. 3 (Austin, TX)
[edit]Regional No. 4 (Gainesville, FL)
[edit]Regional No. 5 (Lincoln, NE)
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| Upper round 1 | | | Upper round 2 | | | Upper final | | | | | | Final |
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| Mississippi State | 4 |
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| FIU | 2 | | |
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| | | Washington | 8 | | |
| Washington | 5 | | | | |
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| Creighton | 1 | | |
| | | Washington | 11 | |
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| | | Iowa | 0 | | | | | |
| Iowa | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
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| Pacific | 0 | | |
| | | Iowa | 3 |
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| | | Hofstra | 0 | | |
| Hofstra | 3 | | | | | |
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| Nebraska | 1 | | | Washington | 115 | — |
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| | | | Iowa | 0 | — |
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| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |
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| | Hofstra | 19 | |
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| FIU | 1 | | | Creighton | 0 | | | | Iowa | 2 |
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| Creighton | 3 | | | | Hofstra | 0 | | | Nebraska | 1 | | |
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| | | | Nebraska | 6 | | | |
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| | Mississippi State | 0 | |
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| Pacific | 7 | | | Nebraska | 86 | | |
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| Nebraska | 11 | | | |
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Regional No. 6 (Fullerton, CA)
[edit]Regional No. 7 (Ann Arbor, MI)
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| Upper round 1 | | | Upper round 2 | | | Upper final | | | | | | Final |
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| Notre Dame | 4 |
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| Missouri | 3 | | |
| | | Notre Dame | 1 |
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| | | DePaul | 4 | | |
| DePaul | 85 | | | | |
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| Wright State | 0 | | |
| | | DePaul | 0 | |
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| | | California | 1 | | | | | |
| Michigan | 85 | | | | | | | | | |
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| Western Michigan | 0 | | |
| | | Michigan | 0 |
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| | | California | 95 | | |
| California | 86 | | | | | |
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| Oakland | 0 | | | California | 1 | — |
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| | | | Michigan | 0 | — |
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| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |
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| | Michigan | 135 | |
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| Missouri | 1 | | | Wright State | 0 | | | | DePaul | 2 |
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| Wright State | 3 | | | | Michigan | 5 | | | Michigan | 3 | | |
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| | | | Notre Dame | 3 | | | |
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| | Notre Dame | 5 | |
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| Western Michigan | 3 | | | Oakland | 0 | | |
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| Oakland | 4 | | | |
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Regional No. 8 (Tuscaloosa, AL)
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| Upper round 1 | | | Upper round 2 | | | Upper final | | | | | | Final |
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| Illinois | 5 |
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| Georgia Tech | 3 | | |
| | | Illinois | 2 |
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| | | Alabama | 4 | | |
| Alabama | 105 | | | | |
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| Southern | 1 | | |
| | | Alabama | 7 | |
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| | | Southern Illinois | 4 | | | | | |
| Southern Illinois | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
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| UMass | 2 | | |
| | | Southern Illinois | 6 |
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| | | Stanford | 1 | | |
| Stanford | 2 | | | | | |
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| Chattanooga | 0 | | | Alabama | 2 | — |
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| | | | Southern Illinois | 0 | — |
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| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |
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| | Stanford | 0 | |
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| Georgia Tech | 95 | | | Georgia Tech | 1 | | | | Southern Illinois | 6 |
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| Southern | 0 | | | | Georgia Tech | 0 | | | UMass | 1 | | |
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| | | | UMass | 2 | | | |
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| | Illinois | 4 | |
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| UMass | 3 | | | UMass | 5 | | |
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| Chattanooga | 2 | | | |
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Women's College World Series
[edit]*: Excludes UCLA's vacated 1995 WCWS participation.
†: Excludes results of thepre-NCAA Women's College World Series of 1969 through 1981.
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
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| 5/22/2003 | Game 01 | Arizona | 3 - 2 | Alabama | |
| Game 02 | Washington | 3 - 1 | Oklahoma | |
| Game 03 | Texas | 3 - 2 | Louisiana-Lafayette | |
| Game 04 | California | 7 - 3 | UCLA | 10 Innings |
| 5/23/2003 | Game 05 | Arizona | 2 - 1 | Washington | |
| Game 06 | Texas | 1 - 0 | California | |
| 5/24/2003 | Game 07 | Oklahoma | 6 - 3 | Alabama | 9 Innings
Alabama eliminated |
| Game 08 | UCLA | 5 - 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | Louisiana-Lafayette eliminated |
| Game 09 | California | 5 - 2 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma eliminated |
| Game 10 | UCLA | 2 - 1 | Washington | Washington eliminated |
| 5/25/2003 | Game 11 | California | 2 - 1 | Arizona | 12 Innings.
California forces the If Necessary Game (Game 13), and will be designated as the visiting team for that game. |
| Game 12 | UCLA | 3 - 0 | Texas | UCLA forces the If Necessary Game (Game 14),
and will be designated as the visiting team for that game. |
| Game 13 | California | 4 - 1 | Arizona | Arizona eliminated |
| Game 14 | UCLA | 2 - 1 | Texas | Texas eliminated |
| 5/26/2003 | Championship game | UCLA | 1 - 0 | California | 9 Innings
UCLA Wins 2003 WCWS |
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| School | Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | AB | BF |
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| UCLA | Keira Goerl (W) | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 32 |
| California | Kelly Anderson (L) | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 37 |
All-Tournament Team
[edit]The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team:
| Position | Player | Class | School |
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| Pitcher | Kelly Anderson | Sophomore | California |
| Alicia Hollowell | Freshman | Arizona |
| Cat Osterman | Sophomore | Texas |
| 1st Base | Veronica Nelson | Senior | California |
| Shortstop | Lovie Jung | Senior | Arizona |
| Chelsea Spencer | Sophomore | California |
| Natasha Watley | Senior | UCLA |
| 3rd Base | Vicky Galindo | Sophomore | California |
| Tairia Mims | Senior | UCLA |
| Outfield | Tamara Poppe | Junior | Texas |
| Designated Player | Jennifer Stump | Senior | Oklahoma |
| Most Outstanding Player | Keira Goerl | Junior | UCLA |
- ^The NCAA Record Book shows 2003 as UCLA's ninth championship, as their1995 title was vacated.
2002–03 NCAA Division I championships |
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- †Not an officially sanctioned NCAA championship
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