2003 NCAA Division I 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[lower-alpha 1] 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]

2003 NCAA Division I
Softball Tournament
Teams64
Finals site
ChampionsUCLA (10th (11th overall) title)
Runner-upCalifornia (9th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coachSue Enquist (2nd title)
MOPKeira Goerl, UCLA

Qualifying

Regionals

Regional No. 1

Opening Round

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Semifinals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
  Minnesota 3  
  Cal State Northridge 0    
      Minnesota 0  
      Arizona 4    
  Arizona 115          
  Colorado State 1        
      Arizona 4            
      Texas A&M 0              
  Texas A&M 8              
  Boston College 4                
      Texas A&M 5          
      South Carolina 0        
  South Carolina 8          
  Princeton 7         Arizona 10
      Texas A&M 5
  Loser's Bracket      
  Cal State Northridge 7        
  Colorado State 4     South Carolina 5        
    Cal State Northridge 3          
      South Carolina 5        
  Boston College 6         Boston College 2     Texas A&M 6    
  Princeton 0     Minnesota 2         South Carolina 3  
    Boston College 4  

Regional No. 2

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Semifinals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
  Fresno State 3  
  Long Beach State 0    
      Fresno State 0  
      UCLA 3    
  UCLA 86          
  Colgate 0        
      UCLA 6            
      Michigan State 2              
  Michigan State 95              
  North Carolina 1                
      Michigan State 4          
      Georgia 3        
  Georgia 5          
  LIU Brooklyn 1         UCLA 5
      Michigan State 0
  Loser's Bracket      
  Long Beach State 1        
  Colgate 0     Georgia 2        
    Long Beach State 1          
      Georgia        
  North Carolina 105         Fresno State 18     Michigan State 2    
  LIU Brooklyn 2     Fresno State 2         Fresno State 0  
    North Carolina 0  

Regional No. 3

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Semifinals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
  LSU 9  
  Hawaii 4    
      LSU 0  
      Texas 86    
  Texas 4          
  Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 0        
      Texas 3            
      Texas State 0              
  Texas State 1              
  Arizona State 0                
      Texas State 3          
      Northwestern 1        
  Northwestern 2          
  Tennessee Tech 1         Texas 6
      Texas State 0
  Loser's Bracket      
  Hawaii 2        
  Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 0     Northwestern 0        
    Hawaii 111          
      Hawaii 4        
  Arizona State 6         Arizona State 2     Texas State 2    
  Tennessee Tech 0     LSU 1         Hawaii 1  
    Arizona State 4  

Regional No. 4

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Semifinals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
  South Florida 7  
  Florida Atlantic 3    
      South Florida 0  
      Oklahoma 86    
  Oklahoma 5          
  Bethune–Cookman 1        
      Oklahoma 6            
      Texas–Arlington 2              
  Florida 3              
  Oregon State 2                
      Florida 0          
      Texas–Arlington 2        
  Texas–Arlington 1          
  Florida State 0         Oklahoma 7
      Oregon State 2
  Loser's Bracket      
  Florida Atlantic 211        
  Bethune–Cookman 1     Florida 1        
    Florida Atlantic 2          
      Florida Atlantic 3        
  Oregon State 2         Oregon State 7     Texas–Arlington 0    
  Florida State 1     South Florida 0         Oregon State 2  
    Oregon State 85  

Regional No. 5

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Semifinals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
  Mississippi State 4  
  FIU 2    
      Mississippi State 0  
      Washington 8    
  Washington 5          
  Creighton 1        
      Washington 11            
      Iowa 0              
  Iowa 5              
  Pacific 0                
      Iowa 3          
      Hofstra 0        
  Hofstra 3          
  Nebraska 1         Washington 115
      Iowa 0
  Loser's Bracket      
  FIU 1        
  Creighton 3     Hofstra 19        
    Creighton 0          
      Hofstra 0        
  Pacific 7         Nebraska 6     Iowa 2    
  Nebraska 11     Mississippi State 0         Nebraska 1  
    Nebraska 86  

Regional No. 6

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Semifinals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
  Louisiana–Lafayette 6  
  San Diego State 0    
      Louisiana–Lafayette 1  
      Cal State Fullerton 0    
  Cal State Fullerton 3          
  Rider 0        
      Louisiana–Lafayette 1            
      Oklahoma State 0              
  Oregon 10              
  Penn State 8                
      Oregon 1          
      Oklahoma State 2        
  Oklahoma State 1          
  Boston University 0         Louisiana–Lafayette 2 6
      Oregon 9 4
  Loser's Bracket      
  San Diego State 2        
  Rider 1     Oregon 4        
    San Diego State 1          
      Oregon 2        
  Penn State 7         Cal State Fullerton 1     Oklahoma State 6    
  Boston University 0     Cal State Fullerton 86         Oregon 712  
    Penn State 0  

Regional No. 7

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Semifinals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
  Notre Dame 4  
  Missouri 3    
      Notre Dame 1  
      DePaul 4    
  DePaul 85          
  Wright State 0        
      DePaul 0            
      California 1              
  Michigan 85              
  Western Michigan 0                
      Michigan 0          
      California 95        
  California 86          
  Oakland 0         California 1
      Michigan 0
  Loser's Bracket      
  Missouri 1        
  Wright State 3     Michigan 135        
    Wright State 0          
      Michigan 5        
  Western Michigan 3         Notre Dame 3     DePaul 2    
  Oakland 4     Notre Dame 5         Michigan 3  
    Oakland 0  

Regional No. 8

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Semifinals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
  Illinois 5  
  Georgia Tech 3    
      Illinois 2  
      Alabama 4    
  Alabama 105          
  Southern 1        
      Alabama 7            
      Southern Illinois 4              
  Southern Illinois 5              
  UMass 2                
      Southern Illinois 6          
      Stanford 1        
  Stanford 2          
  Chattanooga 0         Alabama 2
      Southern Illinois 0
  Loser's Bracket      
  Georgia Tech 95        
  Southern 0     Stanford 0        
    Georgia Tech 1          
      Georgia Tech 0        
  UMass 3         UMass 2     Southern Illinois 6    
  Chattanooga 2     Illinois 4         UMass 1  
    UMass 5  

Women's College World Series


Participants

SchoolConferenceRecordHead CoachWCWS Appearances†
(Including 2003 WCWS)
ArizonaPac-1056-7Mike Candrea16
AlabamaSEC49-21Patrick Murphy2
CaliforniaPac-1049-20Diane Ninemire9
Louisiana–LafayetteSun Belt47-11Michael Lotief4
OklahomaBig 1247-14Patty Gasso4
TexasBig 1247-9Connie Clark2
UCLAPac-1053-7Sue Enquist20*
WashingtonPac-1047-16-1Teresa Wilson6

*: 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
                                       
1 Arizona 3  
8 Alabama 2  
  1 Arizona 2  
  5 Washington 1  
4 Oklahoma 1
5 Washington 3  
  1 Arizona 1 1  
  7 California 212 4  
8 Alabama 3  
4 Oklahoma 69  
  4 Oklahoma 2
  7 California 5  
  7 California 0
  2 UCLA 19
3 Texas 3  
6 Louisiana–Lafayette 2  
  3 Texas 1
  7 California 0  
7 California 710
2 UCLA 3  
  3 Texas 0 1
  2 UCLA 3 2  
6 Louisiana-Lafayette 1  
2 UCLA 5  
  2 UCLA 2
  5 Washington 1  

Game Results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
5/22/2003Game 01Arizona3 - 2Alabama
Game 02Washington3 - 1Oklahoma
Game 03Texas3 - 2Louisiana-Lafayette
Game 04California7 - 3UCLA10 Innings
5/23/2003Game 05Arizona2 - 1Washington
Game 06Texas1 - 0California
5/24/2003Game 07Oklahoma6 - 3Alabama9 Innings

Alabama eliminated

Game 08UCLA5 - 1Louisiana-LafayetteLouisiana-Lafayette eliminated
Game 09California5 - 2OklahomaOklahoma eliminated
Game 10UCLA2 - 1WashingtonWashington eliminated
5/25/2003Game 11California2 - 1Arizona12 Innings.

California forces the If Necessary Game (Game 13), and will be designated as the visiting team for that game.

Game 12UCLA3 - 0TexasUCLA forces the If Necessary Game (Game 14),
and will be designated as the visiting team for that game.
Game 13California4 - 1ArizonaArizona eliminated
Game 14UCLA2 - 1TexasTexas eliminated
5/26/2003Championship GameUCLA1 - 0California9 Innings

UCLA Wins 2003 WCWS

Championship Game

[4]

School Top Batter Stats.
UCLA Toria Auelua (DP) 2-4 RBI K
California Veronica Nelson (1B) 3BBs
School Pitcher IPHRERBBSOABBF
UCLA Keira Goerl (W) 9.0000442732
California Kelly Anderson (L) 9.0611453137

All-Tournament Team

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

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PitcherKelly AndersonSophomoreCalifornia
Alicia HollowellFreshmanArizona
Cat OstermanSophomoreTexas
1st BaseVeronica NelsonSeniorCalifornia
ShortstopLovie JungSeniorArizona
Chelsea SpencerSophomoreCalifornia
Natasha WatleySeniorUCLA
3rd BaseVicky GalindoSophomoreCalifornia
Tairia MimsSeniorUCLA
OutfieldTamara PoppeJuniorTexas
Designated PlayerJennifer StumpSeniorOklahoma
Most Outstanding PlayerKeira GoerlJuniorUCLA

Notes

  1. The NCAA Record Book shows 2003 as UCLA's ninth championship, as their 1995 title was vacated.

References

  1. 2017 WCWS Records: 2000s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  2. 2017 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  3. 2017 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 10. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  4. "2003 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 15". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
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