2007 NCAA Division I softball season

The 2007 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 February 2007. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2007 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament and 2007 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in held in Oklahoma City at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended on June 6, 2007.

2007 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsArizona
Tournament
Women's College World Series
ChampionsArizona (8th title)
Runners-upTennessee (3rd WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachMike Candrea (8th title)
WCWS MOPTaryne Mowatt (Arizona)
Seasons

Conference standings
2007 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 5 Baylor ‍†‍‍y 14–3–0 .824  51–16–0 .761
No. 11 Oklahoma ‍‍‍y 14–4–0 .778  55–8–0 .873
Missouri ‍‍‍y 13–4–0 .765  40–24–0 .625
No. 7 Texas A&M ‍‍‡‍y 12–6–0 .667  46–14–0 .767
Nebraska ‍‍‍y 10–8–0 .556  37–20–0 .649
No. 24 Texas ‍‍‍y 8–10–0 .444  35–20–0 .636
Kansas ‍‍‍ 7–11–0 .389  33–24–1 .578
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 4–12–0 .250  24–27–0 .471
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 3–15–0 .167  25–33–0 .431
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 3–15–0 .167  24–40–0 .375
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from NFCA [1]
2007 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 23 Ohio State  ‍†‍‡‍y 14–2 .875  40–18 .690
No. 4 Northwestern  ‍‍‍y 15–3 .833  52–13 .800
No. 13 Michigan  ‍‍‍y 12–4 .750  47–13 .783
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 10–7 .588  37–21 .638
Penn State  ‍‍‍y 10–9 .526  36–23 .610
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 10–9 .526  33–32 .508
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 7–8 .467  30–25 .545
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 7–10 .412  33–26 .559
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 6–12 .333  27–20 .574
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 4–9 .308  24–22 .522
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 1–19 .050  21–34 .382
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 4, 2007[2]; Rankings from NFCA
2007 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Arizona  ‍†‍‍y 15–5–1 .738  50–14–1 .777
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 13–8–0 .619  54–17–0 .761
Washington  ‍‍‍y 12–9–0 .571  42–19–0 .689
UCLA  ‍‍‍y 12–9–0 .571  37–18–0 .673
Oregon State  ‍‍‍y 10–11–0 .476  41–23–0 .641
Stanford  ‍‍‍y 7–13–1 .357  35–21–1 .623
Oregon  ‍‍‍y 7–14–0 .333  44–19–0 .698
California  ‍‍‍y 7–14–0 .333  34–32–0 .515
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of August 5, 2007[3]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Women's College World Series

The 2007 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 31 to June 6, 2007 in Oklahoma City.[4]

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                           
1 Arizona 29  
8 Baylor 1  
  1 Arizona 0  
  5 Tennessee 1  
4 Texas A&M 0
5 Tennessee 2  
  5 Tennessee 3 —  
  2 Northwestern 0 —  
8 Baylor 7  
4 Texas A&M 4  
  8 Baylor 0
  2 Northwestern 7  
  5 Tennessee 3 0 0
  1 Arizona 0 110 5
14 DePaul 1  
6 Washington 3  
  6 Washington 95
  2 Northwestern 0  
2 Northwestern 2
7 Arizona State 0  
  6 Washington 0 1
  1 Arizona 2 8  
7 Arizona State 1  
14 DePaul 3  
  14 DePaul 0
  1 Arizona 3  

Season Leaders

BATTING

BATTING AVERAGE: .492 - Kaitlin Cochran, Arizona State Sun Devils

RBIs: 81 - Samantha Ricketts, Oklahoma Sooners

HOME RUNS: 25 - Beth Boden, Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles

PITCHING

WINS: 50-5 - Monica Abbott, Tennessee Lady Vols

ERA: 0.56 (25 ER/311.1 IP) - Angela Tincher Virginia Tech Hokies

STRIKEOUTS: 724, Monica Abbott, Tennessee Lady Vols

Records

[5]

NCAA DIVISION I SEASON STRIKEOUTS: 724 - Monica Abbott, Tennessee Lady Vols

JUNIOR CLASS STRIKEOUTS: 617 - Angela Tincher, Virginia Tech Hokies

TEAM STRIKEOUT RATIO: 13.5 (910 SO/470.0 IP) - Tennessee Lady Vols

TEAM FIELDING PERCENTAGE: .988% - Tennessee Lady Vols

Awards

Monica Abbott, Tennessee Lady Vols[6]

Monica Abbott, Tennessee Lady Vols[7]

Monica Abbott, Tennessee Lady Vols[8]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
2007 50 5 63 52 45 29 5 358.1 136 36 35 63 724 0.68 0.55

Taryne Mowatt, Arizona Wildcats

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
2007 42 12 60 53 50 19 3 370.0 205 90 77 168 522 1.45 1.01

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[9]

FIRST TEAM

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PMonica AbbottSR.Tennessee Lady Vols
Angela TincherJR.Virginia Tech Hokies
Katie BurkhartJR.Arizona State Sun Devils
CKillian RoessnerJR.LSU Tigers
1BDena TysonSR.Washington Huskies
2BLauren ParkerSO.Alabama Crimson Tide
3BNorrelle DicksonSR.Oklahoma Sooners
SSJenn SallingFR.Oregon Ducks
OFIndia ChilesSR.Tennessee Lady Vols
Caitlin LoweSR.Arizona Wildcats
Kaitlin CochranSO.Arizona State Sun Devils
UTDanielle LawrieSO.Washington Huskies
Chelsea BramlettFR.Mississippi State Bulldogs
AT-LMegan GibsonJR.Texas A&M Aggies
Caitlin LeverSO.Georgia Tech Yellowjackets
Lisa ModglinJR.Oklahoma Sooners
Amanda ScarboroughJR.Texas A&M Aggies
Tammy WilliamsSO.Northwestern Wildcats

SECOND TEAM

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PEileen CanneySR.Northwestern Wildcats
Taryne MowattJR.Arizona Wildcats
Stacey NelsonSO.Florida Gators
CRachel FoldenJR.Marshall Thundering Herd
1BTonya CallahanJR.Tennessee Lady Vols
2BLisa DoddSR.UCLA Bruins
3BKara NelsonFR.Illinois State Redbirds
SSAmber JacksonSR.Maryland Terrapins
OFKrista ColburnJR.UCLA Bruins
Danielle KinleySO.Penn State Nittany Lions
Brittany RogersSO.Alabama Crimson Tide
UTKate RobinsonJR.Hawaii Rainbow Wahine
Susan OgdenJR.Oklahoma Sooners
AT-LTracie AdixSR.DePaul Blue Demons
Ashley ChartersJR.Washington Huskies
Samantha RickettsSO.Oklahoma Sooners
Lindsay SchutzlerSR.Tennessee Lady Vols
Clare WarwickSO.Hawaii Rainbow Wahine

THIRD TEAM

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PLauren EckermannJR.Oklahoma Sooners
Robin MackinSO.Fresno State Bulldogs
Chrissy OwensJR.Alabama Crimson Tide
CCourtney TotteSR.Oklahoma State Cowgirls
1BGarland CooperSR.Northwestern Wildcats
2BVeronica WootsonSR.FSU Seminoles
3BBrette ReaganSO.Baylor Bears
SSAileen MoralesJR.Georgia Tech Yellowjackets
OFGina CarbonattoSR.Pacific Tigers
Angela FindlayFR.Michigan Wolverines
Leslie KleinSR.LSU Tigers
UTAbbie SimsSR.NC State Wolfpack
Tyleen TausagaSR.Hawaii Rainbow Wahine
AT-LJennifer CurtierSR.Pacific Tigers
Alissa HaberFR.Stanford Cardinal
Becca HeteniakFR.DePaul Blue Demons
Ashley MonceauxSR.Baylor Bears
Kim WaleszoniaSO.Florida Gators

References
  1. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. "2007 Big Ten Softball Standings & Leaders Statistics". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  3. 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 53. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  4. "2007 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  5. "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  6. "Player of The Year". Teamusa.org. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  7. "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  8. "Sportswoman of the Year Award–Team". Womensportsfoundation.org. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  9. "2007 NFCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
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