2004 NCAA Division I softball season

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2004 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending Champions UCLA
Tournament
Women's College World Series
Champions UCLA (11th (13th overall) title)
Runners-up California (9th WCWS Appearance)
Winning Coach Sue Enquist (7th title)
WCWS MOP Kristin Schmidt (LSU)
Seasons
←  2003
2005  →

The 2004 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 2004. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2004 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2004 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 31, 2004.

Contents

Conference standings

2004 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 14 Nebraska  ‍†‍‡‍y14–3–0 .82445–17–0 .726
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y13–3–0 .81333–22–0 .600
Missouri  ‍‍‍y13–4–0 .76529–26–0 .527
No. 18 Baylor  ‍‍‍y11–6–0 .64748–17–0 .738
No. 6 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍y11–7–0 .61145–22–1 .669
Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍7–10–0 .41227–28–0 .491
Kansas  ‍‍‍7–11–0 .38933–28–1 .540
Texas  ‍‍‍5–13–0 .27824–25–0 .490
Iowa State  ‍‍‍3–13–0 .18813–31–0 .295
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍2–16–0 .11122–36–0 .379
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA [1]
2004 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 9 Michigan  ‍†‍‍y17–3 .85054–11 .831
No. 17 Illinois  ‍‍‍y14–6 .70045–21 .682
Iowa  ‍‍‍y14–6 .70039–24 .619
Northwestern  ‍‍‍y13–9 .59134–20 .630
Minnesota  ‍‍‍10–10 .50033–23 .589
Ohio State  ‍‍‍y8–11 .42135–25 .583
Michigan State  ‍‍‡‍y8–12 .40036–26 .581
Penn State  ‍‍‍8–12 .40025–32 .439
Indiana  ‍‍‍7–13 .35032–31 .508
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍6–14 .30029–28 .509
Purdue  ‍‍‍5–14 .26332–25 .561
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 24, 2004 [2]
Rankings from NFCA
2004 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Arizona  ‍†‍‍y17–3 .85055–6 .902
California  ‍‍‍y13–8 .61953–13 .803
Stanford  ‍‍‍y13–8 .61949–19 .721
UCLA  ‍‍‍y12–8 .60047–9 .839
Washington  ‍‍‍y10–10 .50040–19 .678
Oregon  ‍‍‍y10–11 .47642–21 .667
Oregon State  ‍‍‍y4–17 .19044–28 .611
Arizona State  ‍‍‍3–17 .15033–31 .516
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2004 [3]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll
2004 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Texas–San Antonio  ‍†‍‍y20–6–0 .76937–17–0 .685
Texas State  ‍‍‍19–7–0 .73137–20–0 .649
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍17–9–0 .65429–23–0 .558
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍15–10–0 .60024–24–1 .500
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍14–12–0 .53835–28–0 .556
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍12–14–0 .46224–29–0 .453
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍10–15–0 .40023–25–0 .479
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍10–15–0 .40023–27–0 .460
McNeese State  ‍‍‍8–17–0 .32019–41–0 .317
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍3–23–0 .11513–48–0 .213
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 2004 [4]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Women's College World Series

The 2004 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 27 to May 31, 2004 in Oklahoma City. [5]

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
6 Michigan 2
3 LSU 313
2 UCLA2
3 LSU 0
7 Stanford 2
2 UCLA 8
2 UCLA312—
7 Stanford 1 —
7 Stanford5
6 Michigan 4
1 Oklahoma 2
7 Stanford3
5 California 1
2 UCLA3
8 Washington 2
1 Oklahoma 6
1 Oklahoma 1
5 California28
5 California 4
4 Florida State 2
3 LSU 41
5 California1 4
4 Florida State2
8 Washington 0
3 LSU2
4 Florida State 1

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

NCAA Division I season triples:17 – Dianna Korcak, Jacksonville Dolphins [6]

NCAA Division I single game strikeouts:28 – Cristin Vitek, Baylor Bears; May 20, 2004 (16 innings)

Freshman class 7 inning single game strikeouts:20 – Monica Abbott, Tennessee Volunteers; March 26, 2004

Sophomore class consecutive wins streak:32 – Alicia Hollowell, Arizona Wildcats; February 6-April 24, 2004

Freshman class wins:45 – Monica Abbott, Tennessee Volunteers

Freshman class shutouts:24 – Monica Abbott, Tennessee Volunteers

Freshman class strikeouts:582 – Monica Abbott, Tennessee Volunteers

Team single game doubles:13 – Charleston Cougars, February 11, 2004

Awards

Jessica van der Linden, Florida State Seminoles [7]

Jessica van der Linden, Florida State Seminoles [8] [9]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
2004298423531202246.11062921513870.590.64
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
2004731974979.401554410109.553%4223910

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams. [10]

First Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Monica Abbott FR. Tennessee Lady Vols
Dana SorensenSR. Stanford Cardinal
Alicia Hollowell SO. Arizona Wildcats
C Kristen RiveraJR. Washington Huskies
1B Kim WendlandJR. Georgia Bulldogs
2B Caitlin BenyiSO. UCLA Bruins
3B Vicky Galindo JR. California Golden Bears
SS Christina ClarkSO. Fresno State Bulldogs
OF Nicole BarberSR. Georgia Bulldogs
Iyhia McMichaelJR. Mississippi State Bulldogs
Caitlin Lowe FR. Arizona Wildcats
DP Wendy Allen SR. Arizona Wildcats
UT Jessica van der LindenSR. FSU Seminoles
AT-LGina CarbonattoFR. Pacific Tigers
Autumn ChampionSO. Arizona Wildcats
Brooke MitchellJR. ULL Ragin' Cajuns
Heather ScaglioneJR. Oklahoma State Cowgirls

Second Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Keira GoerlSR. UCLA Bruins
Casey HunterJR. FSU Seminoles
Kristina ThorsonSO. California Golden Bears
C Jessica Allister SR. Stanford Cardinal
1B Vanessa IapalaSO. Oregon State Beavers
2B Veronica WootsonFR. FSU Seminoles
3B Phelan WrightSR. Arizona State Sun Devils
SS Jessica Merchant JR. Michigan Wolverines
OF Kaleo EldredgeJR. California Golden Bears
LaDonia HughesSR. LSU Tigers
Kristen ZaleskiSR. Texas State Bobcats
DP Holly GrovesSR. USF Bulls
UT Jessica BeechSR. Michigan State Spartans
AT-LPeaches JamesSR. Nebraska Cornhuskers
Lauren Lappin SO. Stanford Cardinal
Nicole MotyckaJR. Michigan Wolverines
Kristin SchmidtSR. LSU Tigers

Third Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Jessica KapchinskiSR. Texas A&M Aggies
Kristen KeyesSR. Auburn Tigers
Jessica SallingerJR. Georgia Tech Yellowjackets
C Sara DeanJR. Auburn Tigers
1B Saskia RobersonJR. DePaul Blue Demons
2B Tiffany Haas SO. Michigan Wolverines
3B Sara LarquierSO. Virginia Cavaliers
SS Lauren MayJR. Cornell Big Red
OF Christen BedwellSR. CSUN Matadors
Megan CiolliJR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Leslie KleinFR. LSU Tigers
DP Amanda RiveraSR. UIC Flames
UT Sarah MartzSR. DePaul Blue Demons
AT-LLeigh Ann EllisSR. USF Bulls
Dominique LastrapesFR. Washington Huskies
Jackie McClainSR. Alabama Crimson Tide
Megan MeyerJR. Seton Hall Pirates
Chelsea Spencer JR. California Golden Bears

References

  1. ↑ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Big Ten Softball Standings". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  3. ↑ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 15. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  5. ↑ "2004 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Player of The Year". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on July 21, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  8. ↑ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Career Player Stats". Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  10. ↑ "2004 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
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