The 2007 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held from May 17 through June 4, 2007. 64 NCAA Division I college softball teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament, to play in the NCAA Tournament. The tournament culminated with eight teams playing in the Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Automatic bids Conference champions from 29 Division I conferences earned automatic bids to regionals. The remaining 35 spots were awarded to schools as at-large invitees. Conference SchoolTotal conference invitations America EastAlbany1 ACCVirginia Tech5 Atlantic SunStetson1 A-10Massachusetts1 Big EastNotre Dame3 Big SouthWinthrop1 Big TenOhio State4 Big 12Oklahoma6 Big WestCal Poly5 CAAHofstra1 Conference USAHouston1 Horizon LeagueWright State1 Ivy LeagueHarvard1 MAACCanisius1 MACEastern Michigan1 Mid-ConSouthern Utah1 MEACHoward1 Missouri ValleyCreighton3 MWCBYU1 NECLong Island1 OVCTennessee Tech1 PCSCLoyola Marymount1 Pac-10Arizona8 Patriot LeagueColgate1 SECLSU7 SoConFurman1 SouthlandSam Houston1 SWACMississippi Valley1 WACFresno State2
National seeds Bold indicates WCWS participant.
Arizona Northwestern Oklahoma Texas A&M Tennessee Washington Arizona St. Baylor Michigan LSU Alabama UCLA Florida DePaul North Carolina St. Virginia Tech
Regionals and super regionals
Bold indicates winner. "*" indicates host.
Tucson Super Regional
Waco Super Regional
Knoxville Super Regional
College Station Super Regional
Norman Super Regional
Seattle Super Regional
Tempe Super Regional
Evanston Super Regional
Women's College World Series
Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach WCWS appearances† (including 2007 WCWS) WCWS best finish† WCWS W–L record† Arizona Pac-10 44–12–1 (15–9) Mike Candrea 19 (last: 2006) 1st(1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2006) 51–23 Pac-10 54–15 (13–8) Clint Myers 6 (last: 2006) 3rd(1982) 5–10 Big 12 50–14 (14–3) Glenn Moore 1 — 0–0 Big East 46–11 (20–0) Eugene Lenti 4 (last: 2005) 3rd(1999) 2–6 Big Ten 50–11 (15–3) Kate Drohan 5 (last: 2006) 2nd(2006) 12–9 Tennessee SEC 59–6 (23–4) Ralph WeeklyKaren Weekly 3 (last: 2006) 3rd (2005, 2006) 6–4 Big 12 46–12 (12–6) Jo Evans 6(last: 1988) 1st(1983, 1987) 18–8 Pac-10 40–17 (12–9) Heather Tarr 8 (last: 2004) 2nd (1996, 1999) 13–12 † Excludes results of the pre-NCAA Women's College World Series of 1969 through 1981.
Tournament notes Washington's Danielle Lawrie and Tennessee's Monica Abbott each pitched no-hitters on the first day of the tournament, although Lawrie allowed a run. This is the first time a no-hitter has been accomplished since the 2003 Women's College World Series and only the third time in the NCAA era of the WCWS that two pitchers had no-hitters on the same day. This was the first time that UCLA did not advance to the WCWS in its NCAA era. Only one game in the entire tournament ended with the losing team scoring more than one run, an NCAA record for offensive futility.
Bracket
Game results
Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes 5/31/2007 Game 1 3 – 1 Game 2 2 – 0 Game 3 Tennessee 2 – 0 Game 4 Arizona 2 – 1 9 inn. 6/1/2007 Game 5 9 – 0 5 inn. Game 6 Tennessee 1 – 0 Arizona 6/2/2007 Game 7 3 – 1 Arizona State eliminated Game 8 7 – 4 Texas A&M eliminated Game 9 Arizona 3 – 0 DePaul eliminated Game 10 7 – 0 Baylor eliminated 6/3/2007 Game 11 Arizona 2 – 0 Game 12 Tennessee 3 – 0 Northwestern eliminated Game 13 Arizona 8 – 1 Washington eliminated 6/4/2007 Finals game 1 Tennessee 3 – 0 Arizona 6/5/2007 Finals game 2 Arizona 1 – 0 Tennessee 10 inn. 6/6/2007 Finals game 3 Arizona 5 – 0 Tennessee Arizona wins WCWS
Championship game
School Top Batter Stats. Arizona Chelsie Mesa (2B) 2-3 3RBIs HR Tennessee Kenora Posey (2B) 2-2 SB
School Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Arizona Taryne Mowatt (W) 7.0 7 0 0 4 11 28 33 Tennessee Monica Abbott (L) 6.0 10 5 5 4 7 26 31
Final standings
Place School WCWS record 1st Arizona 6-2 2nd Tennessee 4-2 3rd Washington 2-2 Northwestern 2-2 5th Baylor 1-2 DePaul 1-2 7th Texas A&M 0-2 Arizona State 0-2
All Tournament Team The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team. Position Player Class School Pitcher Monica Abbott Senior Tennessee Danielle Lawrie Sophomore Washington 1st Base Dena Tyson Senior Washington Ashley Monceaux Senior Baylor 3rd Base Jenae Leles Sophomore Arizona Shortstop Ashley Charters Junior Washington Kristie Fox Senior Arizona Tammy Williams Sophomore NorthwesternOutfield India Chiles Senior Tennessee Caitlin Lowe Senior Arizona Lindsay Schutzler Senior Tennessee Most Outstanding Player Taryne Mowatt Junior Arizona
WCWS records tied or broken The 2007 tournament was ruled by pitchers, as 11 shutouts were thrown over the week, an NCAA record. Tennessee alone didn't allow a run in the entire tournament until the 10th inning of the second game of the finals. After fanning 11 Lady Vols in the final game, Arizona's Taryne Mowatt passed Tennessee's Monica Abbott for the WCWS single-season NCAA strikeout record. Mowatt struck out 76 batters in 2007, while Abbott finished with 75 strikeouts. (Both passed the previous record held by the previous Arizona pitcher, Alicia Hollowell, who held the record with 65). Mowatt's 60 innings pitched in the 2007 College World Series broke the previous NCAA record of 53 held by Michigan's Jennie Ritter (2005). Mowatt delivered every Arizona pitch in this year's event. Arizona's Kristie Fox recorded her 11th hit of the 2007 WCWS, tying the NCAA record of UCLA's Natasha Watley set in 2003. The Lady Vols’ Kenora Posey tied the WCWS single-season NCAA steals record with four. She shares the top spot with Lowe, who had four steals in 2006, and two others. The 2007 event marked the best-attended Women's College World Series in history. A total of 62,463 fans passed through the gates of ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, including 5,533 for the third game. The 2007 attendance total broke the previous WCWS record (set in 2006) by 16,341.
See also NCAA Division I Softball Championship
External links NCAA Softball