2003 NCAA Division I
softball tournament
Teams64
Finals site
ChampionsUCLA (10th (11th overall) title)
Runner-upCalifornia (9th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coachSue Enquist (5th title)
MOPKeira Goerl (UCLA)

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]

Qualifying

Main article: 2003 NCAA Division I softball season

Regionals

Regional No. 1 (Tucson, AZ)

Opening Round

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
Minnesota3
Cal State Northridge0
Minnesota0
Arizona4
Arizona115
Colorado State1
Arizona4
Texas A&M0
Texas A&M8
Boston College4
Texas A&M5
South Carolina0
South Carolina8
Princeton7Arizona10—
Texas A&M5—
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
South Carolina5
Cal State Northridge7Cal State Northridge3Texas A&M6
Colorado State4South Carolina5South Carolina3
Boston College2
Minnesota2
Boston College6Boston College4
Princeton0

Regional No. 2 (Fresno, CA)

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
Fresno State3
Long Beach State0
Fresno State0
UCLA3
UCLA86
Colgate0
UCLA6
Michigan State2
Michigan State95
North Carolina1
Michigan State4
Georgia3
Georgia5
LIU Brooklyn1UCLA5—
Michigan State0—
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
Georgia2
Long Beach State1Long Beach State1Michigan State2
Colgate0GeorgiaFresno State0
Fresno State18
Fresno State2
North Carolina105North Carolina0
LIU Brooklyn2

Regional No. 3 (Austin, TX)

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
LSU9
Hawaii4
LSU0
Texas86
Texas4
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi0
Texas3
Texas State0
Texas State1
Arizona State0
Texas State3
Northwestern1
Northwestern2
Tennessee Tech1Texas6—
Texas State0—
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
Northwestern0
Hawaii2Hawaii111Texas State2
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi0Hawaii4Hawaii1
Arizona State2
LSU1
Arizona State6Arizona State4
Tennessee Tech0

Regional No. 4 (Gainesville, FL)

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
South Florida7
Florida Atlantic3
South Florida0
Oklahoma86
Oklahoma5
Bethune–Cookman1
Oklahoma6
Texas–Arlington2
Florida3
Oregon State2
Florida0
Texas–Arlington2
Texas–Arlington1
Florida State0Oklahoma7—
Oregon State2—
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
Florida1
Florida Atlantic211Florida Atlantic2Texas–Arlington0
Bethune–Cookman1Florida Atlantic3Oregon State2
Oregon State7
South Florida0
Oregon State2Oregon State85
Florida State1

Regional No. 5 (Lincoln, NE)

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
Mississippi State4
FIU2
Mississippi State0
Washington8
Washington5
Creighton1
Washington11
Iowa0
Iowa5
Pacific0
Iowa3
Hofstra0
Hofstra3
Nebraska1Washington115—
Iowa0—
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
Hofstra19
FIU1Creighton0Iowa2
Creighton3Hofstra0Nebraska1
Nebraska6
Mississippi State0
Pacific7Nebraska86
Nebraska11

Regional No. 6 (Fullerton, CA)

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
Louisiana–Lafayette6
San Diego State0
Louisiana–Lafayette1
Cal State Fullerton0
Cal State Fullerton3
Rider0
Louisiana–Lafayette1
Oklahoma State0
Oregon10
Penn State8
Oregon1
Oklahoma State2
Oklahoma State1
Boston University0Louisiana–Lafayette26
Oregon94
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
Oregon4
San Diego State2San Diego State1Oklahoma State6
Rider1Oregon2Oregon712
Cal State Fullerton1
Cal State Fullerton86
Penn State7Penn State0
Boston University0

Regional No. 7 (Ann Arbor, MI)

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
Notre Dame4
Missouri3
Notre Dame1
DePaul4
DePaul85
Wright State0
DePaul0
California1
Michigan85
Western Michigan0
Michigan0
California95
California86
Oakland0California1—
Michigan0—
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
Michigan135
Missouri1Wright State0DePaul2
Wright State3Michigan5Michigan3
Notre Dame3
Notre Dame5
Western Michigan3Oakland0
Oakland4

Regional No. 8 (Tuscaloosa, AL)

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
Illinois5
Georgia Tech3
Illinois2
Alabama4
Alabama105
Southern1
Alabama7
Southern Illinois4
Southern Illinois5
UMass2
Southern Illinois6
Stanford1
Stanford2
Chattanooga0Alabama2—
Southern Illinois0—
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
Stanford0
Georgia Tech95Georgia Tech1Southern Illinois6
Southern0Georgia Tech0UMass1
UMass2
Illinois4
UMass3UMass5
Chattanooga2

Women's College World Series

Participants

School Conference Record Head coach WCWS appearances†
(Including 2003 WCWS)
Arizona Pac-10 56-7 Mike Candrea 16
Alabama SEC 49-21 Patrick Murphy 2
California Pac-10 49-20 Diane Ninemire 9
Louisiana–Lafayette Sun Belt 47-11 Michael Lotief 4
Oklahoma Big 12 47-14 Patty Gasso 4
Texas Big 12 47-9 Connie Clark 2
UCLA Pac-10 53-7 Sue Enquist 20*
Washington Pac-10 47-16-1 Teresa Wilson 6

*: 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

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

Championship game

[5]

School Top Batter Stats.
UCLA Toria Auelua (DP) 2-4 RBI K
California Veronica Nelson (1B) 3BBs
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

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

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. ^ "Big 12 Lands Six Teams in NCAA Division I Softball Championship". big12sports.com. May 12, 2003. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  5. ^ "2003 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 15". Ncaa.org. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
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