2003 NCAA Division I softball season

The 2003 NCAA Division I softball season, play of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in January 2003. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2003 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament and 2003 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in Oklahoma City at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended on May 26, 2003.

2003 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsCalifornia
Tournament
Women's College World Series
ChampionsUCLA (10th (12th overall) title)
Runners-upCalifornia (8th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachSue Enquist (6th title)
WCWS MOPKeira Goerl (UCLA)
Seasons

Conference standings
2003 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Texas ‍†‍‡‍y 15–2 .882  49–9 .845
No. 14 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 13–5 .722  39–15 .722
Missouri ‍‍‍y 12–5 .706  31–20 .608
No. 5 Oklahoma ‍‍‍y 12–6 .667  47–14 .770
No. 16 Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 10–8 .556  38–22 .633
No. 13 Nebraska ‍‍‍y 10–8 .556  39–17 .696
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 6–12 .333  19–28 .404
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 4–14 .222  22–41 .349
Kansas ‍‍‍ 4–14 .222  26–22 .542
Baylor ‍‍‍ 3–15 .167  31–29 .517
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from NFCA [1]
2003 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Arizona  ‍†‍‍y 19–2–0 .905  54–5–0 .915
UCLA  ‍‍‍y 17–4–0 .810  54–7–0 .885
California  ‍‍‍y 10–11–0 .476  45–18–0 .714
Oregon  ‍‍‍y 10–11–0 .476  37–19–0 .661
Washington  ‍‍‍y 9–12–0 .429  46–14–1 .762
Stanford  ‍‍‍y 7–14–0 .333  41–26–0 .612
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 7–14–0 .333  32–35–0 .478
Oregon State  ‍‍‍y 5–16–0 .238  36–31–0 .537
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 2003[2]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Women's College World Series

The 2003 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 22 to May 26, 2003 in Oklahoma City.[3]

  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  

Season Leaders

BATTING

BATTING AVERAGE: .490 - Amber Jackson, Bethune-Cookman Wildcats

RBIs: 79 - Lovieanne Jung, Arizona Wildcats

HOME RUNS: 25 - Lovieanne Jung, Arizona Wildcats & Kristen Rivera, Washington Huskies

PITCHING

WINS: 40-5 & 40-7 - Alicia Hollowell, Arizona Wildcats & Keira Goerl, UCLA Bruins

ERA: 0.37 (13 ER/242.2 IP) - Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns

STRIKEOUTS: 488, Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns

Records

[4]

SOPHOMORE CLASS SINGLE GAME RBIs: 11 - Stephanie Best, UCF Knights & Jackie Coburn, Arizona Wildcats; March 19 & May 10, 2003

SOPHOMORE CLASS STRIKEOUT RATIO: 14.1 (488 SO/242.2 IP) - Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns

SENIOR CLASS WALKS: 107 - Veronica Nelson, California Golden Bears

Awards

Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns[5]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
2003 32 6 40 36 27 18 0 242.2 72 18 13 39 488 0.37 0.46

Natasha Watley, UCLA Bruins

Natasha Watley, UCLA Bruins[6]

YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
2003 61 212 64 102 .481 53 10 5 12 154 .726% 22 14 35 44

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[7]

FIRST TEAM

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PCat OstermanSO.Texas Longhorns
Keira GoerlJR.UCLA Bruins
Alicia HollowellFR.Arizona Wildcats
CKristen RiveraSO.Washington Huskies
1BStacey PorterJR.Hawaii Rainbow Wahine
2BAndrea HillseySO.Purdue Boilermakers
3BLeah GullaSR.Oklahoma Sooners
SSNatasha WatleySR.UCLA Bruins
OFOli KeohohouJR.BYU Cougars
Iyhia McMichaelJR.Mississippi State Bulldogs
Autumn ChampionFR.Arizona Wildcats
DPClaire SuaJR.UCLA Bruins
UTTairia FlowersSR.UCLA Bruins
AT-LLovieanne JungSR.Arizona Wildcats
Lindsay ChouinardSR.DePaul Blue Demons
Lauren Bay-RegulaSR.Oklahoma State Cowgirls
Jessica van der LindenJR.FSU Seminoles
Jenny ToppingSR.Cal State Fullerton Titans

SECOND TEAM

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PMichelle GreenSO.Georgia Bulldogs
Kami KeiterSO.Oklahoma Sooners
Tia BollingerJR.Washington Huskies
CJami TrinidadSR.UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
1BVeronica NelsonSR.California Golden Bears
2BBrandi StuartSR.FSU Seminoles
3BPhelan WrightJR.Arizona State Sun Devils
SSKristin JohnsonSR.Iowa Hawkeyes
OFCourtney FossattiJR.Arizona Wildcats
Nicole BarberJR.Georgia Bulldogs
Kristen ZaleskiJR.Texas State Bobcats
DPLai-Kia FennellSO.CSUN Matadors
UTMarissa YoungSR.Michigan Wolverines
AT-LChristina ClarkFR.Fresno State Bulldogs
Jamie SouthernSO.Fresno State Bulldogs
Jackie McClainJR.Alabama Crimson Tide
Becky McMurtrySR.ULL Ragin' Cajuns
Courtney ScottSR.California Golden Bears

THIRD TEAM

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PJodie CoxSR.Cal State Fullerton Titans
Jessica BeechJR.Michigan State Spartans
Lisa BirocciSO.Iowa Hawkeyes
Kristin SchmidtJR.LSU Tigers
CElisa VelascoJR.FSU Seminoles
1BJaclyn HoldenFR.North Carolina Tar Heels
2BBrynnen GuthrieSR.Oregon State Beavers
3BAndrea LomanSR.Notre Dame Fighting Irish
SSEmily RobustelliSR.UMass Minutewomen
OFCatalina MorrisFR.Stanford Cardinal
Tiffany TollesonSR.North Carolina Tar Heels
Danyele GomezFR.ULL Ragin' Cajuns
DPSaskia RobersonSO.DePaul Blue Demons
UTSarah MartzJR.DePaul Blue Demons
AT-LAndrea VidlundSR.Oregon Ducks
Rachael McGinnisJR.Missouri Tigers
Sandy LewisSR.Michigan State Spartans
Amanda HallawaySR.Hofstra Pride
Rosette RoughSR.Long Island Sharks
Gina OaksSR.Cal State Fullerton Titans

References
  1. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  3. "2003 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  4. "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  5. "Player of The Year". Teamusa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  6. "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  7. "2003 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
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