American college softball tournament
Collegiate softball tournament
The 2003 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the twenty-second annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 2003, 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 2003 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 22 through May 25 and marked the conclusion of the 2003 NCAA Division I softball season. UCLA won their tenth[a] NCAA championship and eleventh overall by defeating California 1–0 in the final game. UCLA pitcher Keira Goerl was named Women'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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| 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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| | 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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| 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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| | 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 the pre-NCAA Women's College World Series of 1969 through 1981.
| First round | | | Second round | | | Semifinals | | | Finals | |
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| 1 | Arizona | 3 | | | | |
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| 8 | Alabama | 2 | |
| | 1 | Arizona | 2 | |
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| | | 5 | Washington | 1 | |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 1 | |
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| 5 | Washington | 3 | |
| | 1 | Arizona | 1 | 1 | |
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| | | 7 | California | 212 | 4 | |
| 8 | Alabama | 3 | | |
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| 4 | Oklahoma | 69 | |
| | 4 | Oklahoma | 2 | |
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| | | 7 | California | 5 | |
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| | 7 | California | 0 | |
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| | | 2 | UCLA | 19 | |
| 3 | Texas | 3 | | | |
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| 6 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 2 | |
| | 3 | Texas | 1 | |
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| | | 7 | California | 0 | |
| 7 | California | 710 | |
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| 2 | UCLA | 3 | |
| | 3 | Texas | 0 | 1 | |
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| | | 2 | UCLA | 3 | 2 | |
| 6 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | | |
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| 2 | UCLA | 5 | |
| | 2 | UCLA | 2 | |
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| | | 5 | Washington | 1 | |
Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
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 |
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 |
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 their 1995 title was vacated.
2002–03 NCAA Division I championships |
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- † Not an officially sanctioned NCAA championship
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