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2000 NCAA Division I softball tournament

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)

The 2000 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held 18 through May 29, 2000, as the final part of the 2000 NCAA Division I softball season. The tournament culminated with the 2000 Women's College World Series at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.

Format

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A total of 48 teams entered the tournament, with 32 of them receiving an automatic bid by either winning their conference's tournament or by finishing in first place in their conference. The remaining 32 bids were issued at-large, with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee.

Bids

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Automatic

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Conference School Best finish Last NCAA appearance
Big 12 Nebraska Runners-up
(1985) 		1999
Big Ten Michigan 1999

At-large

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Regionals

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Regional No. 1

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First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
Washington5
Army0Washington6
Western Illinois0
2Mississippi State6Washington4
Chattanooga1Mississippi State1
Mississippi State116Washington95—
Utah3Utah0—
Utah18Mississippi State1
Western Illinois0Utah2Utah4
Army4Chattanooga1
Chattanooga69

Washington qualifies for WCWS.

Regional No. 2

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Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Arizona86
Middle Tennessee0Arizona106
UMass0
Nebraska85Arizona135
Illinois State0Nebraska0
Nebraska116Arizona5—
South Carolina1Nebraska0—
South Carolina106Nebraska95
UMass0South Carolina7South Carolina0
Middle Tennessee1Illinois State4
Illinois State3

Arizona qualifies for WCWS.

Regional No. 3

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Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Oklahoma115
Harvard0Oklahoma2
Cal State Northridge1
Oregon State110Oklahoma5
Northwestern0Oregon State3
Oregon State4Oklahoma3—
Arkansas1Oregon State2—
Arkansas5Oregon State4
Cal State Northridge0Arkansas0Northwestern0
Harvard6Northwestern5
Northwestern9

Oklahoma qualifies for WCWS.

Regional No. 4

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Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
UCLA85
Canisius0UCLA10
Long Beach State1
Iowa95UCLA6
Bethune-Cookman1Florida State1
Iowa1UCLA7—
Florida State4Florida State1—
Florida State2Florida State4
Long Beach State0Iowa29Iowa2
Canisius310Canisius1
Bethune-Cookman2

UCLA qualifies for WCWS.

Regional No. 5

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Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Arizona State96
Coastal Carolina1Arizona State4
Texas A&M2
Alabama19Arizona State1
Florida Atlantic0Alabama4
Alabama59Alabama3—
Penn State4Arizona State1—
Penn State3Arizona State2
Texas A&M2Penn State1Coastal Carolina1
Coastal Carolina4Coastal Carolina3
Florida Atlantic2

Alabama qualifies for WCWS.

Regional No. 6

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Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Fresno State0
Florida1
Fresno State105Florida58
UMBC1Texas2Florida1
UMBC0
California2
Texas6
Cal State Fullerton2
California2
Texas1
Cal State Fullerton2Fresno State0
California3
California2California0
Florida0Fresno State2
Fresno State4
Cal State Fullerton3

California qualifies for WCWS.

Regional No. 7

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Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
LSU1
Louisiana–Lafayette4
LSU7Louisiana–Lafayette3
Northwestern State1Oregon4Oregon1
Northwestern State1
Southern Miss3
Oregon4
Southern Miss3
Southern Miss19
Oregon0
Southern Miss14LSU0
Hofstra1
Hofstra2Southern Miss0
Louisiana–Lafayette1LSU113
LSU2
Hofstra1

Southern Miss qualifies for WCWS.

Regional No. 8

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First roundSecond roundThird roundFinal
Central Michigan0
UIC2
Central Michigan213UIC1
Stanford1Michigan3
Michigan5
Stanford4
Notre Dame2Michigan0—
UIC0DePaul3—
Notre Dame0
DePaul1
DePaul86DePaul5
Michigan0Central Michigan0
Central Michigan2
Notre Dame1

DePaul qualifies for WCWS.

Women's College World Series

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The Women's College World Series was held 24 through May 28 in Oklahoma City.

Participants

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Bracket

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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

Game results

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Date[1] Game Winning team Score Losing team Winning pitcher Losing pitcher Save Notes
May 28 Game 11 UCLA 6–0 Southern Miss – Southern Miss eliminated
Game 12 Oklahoma 1–0 Arizona – Arizona eliminated
Finals
May 29 Game 13 Oklahoma 3–1 UCLA Jennifer Stewart Amanda Freed – Oklahoma wins WCWS

Final

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National championship
Oklahoma v. UCLA
May 29, 2000 – 12:15 p.m. (CDT) at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Oklahoma 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 8 1
UCLA 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 1
WP: Jennifer Stewart (–)   LP: Amanda Freed (28–8)
Home runs:
OKLA: Lisa Carey
UCLA: None
Attendance: 8,049
Boxscore

All-tournament Team

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The following players were members of the Women's College World Series All-Tournament Team.[2]

Position Player School
P Courtney Blades Southern Miss
Amanda Freed UCLA
Jennifer Stewart (MOP) Oklahoma
1B Lisa Carey Oklahoma
2B Tairia Mims UCLA
SS Kelli Braitsch Oklahoma
OF Jaime Clark Alabama
Shavaughne Desecki Washington
Kelly Kretschman DePaul
C Julie Marshall UCLA
3B Erin Johnson Southern Miss
Toni Mascarenas Arizona

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2000 NCAA Women's College World Series". SoftballHistoryUSA.com. December 20, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  2. ^ 2017 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 3. Retrieved May 19, 2018.