2003 NCAA Division I softball season

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2003 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending Champions California
Tournament
Women's College World Series
Champions UCLA (10th (12th overall) title)
Runners-up California (8th WCWS Appearance)
Winning Coach Sue Enquist (6th title)
WCWS MOP Keira Goerl (UCLA)
Seasons
←  2002
2004  →

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.

Contents

Conference standings

2003 Big 12 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Texas  ‍†‍‡‍y15–2 .88249–9 .845
No. 14 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍y13–5 .72239–15 .722
Missouri  ‍‍‍y12–5 .70631–20 .608
No. 5 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍y12–6 .66747–14 .770
No. 16 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y10–8 .55638–22 .633
No. 13 Nebraska  ‍‍‍y10–8 .55639–17 .696
Iowa State  ‍‍‍6–12 .33319–28 .404
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍4–14 .22222–41 .349
Kansas  ‍‍‍4–14 .22226–22 .542
Baylor  ‍‍‍3–15 .16731–29 .517
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA [1]
2003 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 16 Iowa  ‍†‍‡‍y13–4–0 .76555–15–0 .786
No. 12 Michigan  ‍‍‍y13–5–0 .72244–16–0 .733
No. 24 Michigan State  ‍‍‍y13–6–0 .68440–19–0 .678
Illinois  ‍‍‍y11–7–0 .61139–17–1 .693
Minnesota  ‍‍‍y12–8–0 .60037–21–1 .636
Northwestern  ‍‍‍y11–9–0 .55036–19–0 .655
Penn State  ‍‍‍y9–9–0 .50032–22–0 .593
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍7–13–0 .35019–26–0 .422
Ohio State  ‍‍‍5–11–0 .31326–23–0 .531
Purdue  ‍‍‍5–13–0 .27834–27–0 .557
Indiana  ‍‍‍2–16–0 .11119–31–0 .380
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
As of May 2003 [13]
Rankings from NFCA

2003 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Arizona  ‍†‍‍y19–2–0 .90554–5–0 .915
UCLA  ‍‍‍y17–4–0 .81054–7–0 .885
California  ‍‍‍y10–11–0 .47645–18–0 .714
Oregon  ‍‍‍y10–11–0 .47637–19–0 .661
Washington  ‍‍‍y9–12–0 .42946–14–1 .762
Stanford  ‍‍‍y7–14–0 .33341–26–0 .612
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y7–14–0 .33332–35–0 .478
Oregon State  ‍‍‍y5–16–0 .23836–31–0 .537
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2003 [14]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll
2003 Southland Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Texas–Arlington  ‍†‍‍y23–4–0 .85241–17–0 .707
Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‍21–5–1 .79646–18–1 .715
McNeese State  ‍‍‍15–11–1 .57424–27–1 .471
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍14–13–0 .51927–33–0 .450
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍13–14–0 .48129–27–0 .518
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍12–15–0 .44424–33–0 .421
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍11–16–0 .40727–31–0 .466
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍9–17–0 .34619–29–0 .396
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍8–18–0 .30815–31–0 .326
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍7–20–0 .25915–40–0 .273
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 2003 [15]
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. [16]

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 Arizona 3
8 Alabama 2
1 Arizona2
5 Washington 1
4 Oklahoma 1
5 Washington 3
1 Arizona 1 1
7 California2124
8 Alabama 3
4 Oklahoma69
4 Oklahoma 2
7 California5
7 California 0
2UCLA19
3 Texas 3
6 Louisiana–Lafayette 2
3 Texas1
7 California 0
7 California 710
2 UCLA 3
3 Texas 0 1
2 UCLA32
6 Louisiana-Lafayette 1
2 UCLA5
2 UCLA2
5 Washington 1

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

Sophomore class single game RBIs:11 – Stephanie Best, UCF Knights & Jackie Coburn, Arizona Wildcats; March 19 & May 10, 2003 [17]

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 [18]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
2003326403627180242.2721813394880.370.46

Natasha Watley, UCLA Bruins

Natasha Watley, UCLA Bruins [19]

YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
20036121264102.4815310512154.726%22143544

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams. [20]

First Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Cat Osterman SO. Texas Longhorns
Keira GoerlJR. UCLA Bruins
Alicia Hollowell FR. Arizona Wildcats
C Kristen RiveraSO. Washington Huskies
1B Stacey Porter JR. Hawaii Rainbow Wahine
2B Andrea HillseySO. Purdue Boilermakers
3B Leah GullaSR. Oklahoma Sooners
SS Natasha Watley SR. UCLA Bruins
OF Oli KeohohouJR. BYU Cougars
Iyhia McMichaelJR. Mississippi State Bulldogs
Autumn ChampionFR. Arizona Wildcats
DP Claire SuaJR. UCLA Bruins
UT Tairia Flowers SR. UCLA Bruins
AT-L Lovieanne Jung SR. Arizona Wildcats
Lindsay ChouinardSR. DePaul Blue Demons
Lauren Bay-Regula SR. Oklahoma State Cowgirls
Jessica van der LindenJR. FSU Seminoles
Jenny Topping SR. Cal State Fullerton Titans

Second Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Michelle GreenSO. Georgia Bulldogs
Kami KeiterSO. Oklahoma Sooners
Tia BollingerJR. Washington Huskies
C Jami TrinidadSR. UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
1B Veronica NelsonSR. California Golden Bears
2B Brandi StuartSR. FSU Seminoles
3B Phelan WrightJR. Arizona State Sun Devils
SS Kristin JohnsonSR. Iowa Hawkeyes
OF Courtney FossattiJR. Arizona Wildcats
Nicole BarberJR. Georgia Bulldogs
Kristen ZaleskiJR. Texas State Bobcats
DP Lai-Kia FennellSO. CSUN Matadors
UT Marissa 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
P Jodie CoxSR. Cal State Fullerton Titans
Jessica BeechJR. Michigan State Spartans
Lisa BirocciSO. Iowa Hawkeyes
Kristin SchmidtJR. LSU Tigers
C Elisa VelascoJR. FSU Seminoles
1B Jaclyn HoldenFR. North Carolina Tar Heels
2B Brynnen GuthrieSR. Oregon State Beavers
3B Andrea LomanSR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
SS Emily RobustelliSR. UMass Minutewomen
OF Catalina MorrisFR. Stanford Cardinal
Tiffany TollesonSR. North Carolina Tar Heels
Danyele GomezFR. ULL Ragin' Cajuns
DP Saskia RobersonSO. DePaul Blue Demons
UT Sarah 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

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References

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  2. ↑ 2003 Illinois Season
  3. ↑ 2003 Indiana Season
  4. ↑ 2003 Iowa Season
  5. ↑ 2003 Michigan Season
  6. ↑ 2003 Michigan State Season
  7. ↑ 2003 Minnesota Season
  8. ↑ 2003 Northwestern Season
  9. ↑ 2003 Ohio State Season
  10. ↑ 2003 Penn State Season
  11. ↑ 2003 Purdue Season
  12. ↑ 2003 Wisconsin Season
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  14. ↑ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
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