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
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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.

Conference standings

2007 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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
Team W   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
Team W   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

Pitching

Records

NCAA Division I season strikeouts: 724 – Monica Abbott, Tennessee Volunteers[5]

Junior class strikeouts: 617 – Angela Tincher, Virginia Tech Hokies

Team strikeout ratio: 13.5 (910 SO/470.0 IP) – Tennessee Volunteers

Team fielding percentage: .988% – Tennessee Volunteers

Awards

Monica Abbott, Tennessee Volunteers[6]

Monica Abbott, Tennessee Volunteers[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

Position Player Class School
P Monica Abbott SR. Tennessee Lady Vols
Angela Tincher JR. Virginia Tech Hokies
Katie Burkhart JR. Arizona State Sun Devils
C Killian Roessner JR. LSU Tigers
1B Dena Tyson SR. Washington Huskies
2B Lauren Parker SO. Alabama Crimson Tide
3B Norrelle Dickson SR. Oklahoma Sooners
SS Jenn Salling FR. Oregon Ducks
OF India Chiles SR. Tennessee Lady Vols
Caitlin Lowe SR. Arizona Wildcats
Kaitlin Cochran SO. Arizona State Sun Devils
UT Danielle Lawrie SO. Washington Huskies
Chelsea Bramlett FR. Mississippi State Bulldogs
AT-L Megan Gibson JR. Texas A&M Aggies
Caitlin Lever SO. Georgia Tech Yellowjackets
Lisa Modglin JR. Oklahoma Sooners
Amanda Scarborough JR. Texas A&M Aggies
Tammy Williams SO. Northwestern Wildcats

Second Team

Position Player Class School
P Eileen Canney SR. Northwestern Wildcats
Taryne Mowatt JR. Arizona Wildcats
Stacey Nelson SO. Florida Gators
C Rachel Folden JR. Marshall Thundering Herd
1B Tonya Callahan JR. Tennessee Lady Vols
2B Lisa Dodd SR. UCLA Bruins
3B Kara Nelson FR. Illinois State Redbirds
SS Amber Jackson SR. Maryland Terrapins
OF Krista Colburn JR. UCLA Bruins
Danielle Kinley SO. Penn State Nittany Lions
Brittany Rogers SO. Alabama Crimson Tide
UT Kate Robinson JR. Hawaii Rainbow Wahine
Susan Ogden JR. Oklahoma Sooners
AT-L Tracie Adix SR. DePaul Blue Demons
Ashley Charters JR. Washington Huskies
Samantha Ricketts SO. Oklahoma Sooners
Lindsay Schutzler SR. Tennessee Lady Vols
Clare Warwick SO. Hawaii Rainbow Wahine

Third Team

Position Player Class School
P Lauren Eckermann JR. Oklahoma Sooners
Robin Mackin SO. Fresno State Bulldogs
Chrissy Owens JR. Alabama Crimson Tide
C Courtney Totte SR. Oklahoma State Cowgirls
1B Garland Cooper SR. Northwestern Wildcats
2B Veronica Wootson SR. FSU Seminoles
3B Brette Reagan SO. Baylor Bears
SS Aileen Morales JR. Georgia Tech Yellowjackets
OF Gina Carbonatto SR. Pacific Tigers
Angela Findlay FR. Michigan Wolverines
Leslie Klein SR. LSU Tigers
UT Abbie Sims SR. NC State Wolfpack
Tyleen Tausaga SR. Hawaii Rainbow Wahine
AT-L Jennifer Curtier SR. Pacific Tigers
Alissa Haber FR. Stanford Cardinal
Becca Heteniak FR. DePaul Blue Demons
Ashley Monceaux SR. Baylor Bears
Kim Waleszonia SO. 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 August 2, 2020.
  5. ^ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  6. ^ "Player of The Year". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on December 25, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  7. ^ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  8. ^ "Sportswoman of the Year Award–Team". Womensportsfoundation.org. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  9. ^ "2007 NFCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved August 2, 2020.

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