2004 NCAA Division I softball tournament

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2004 NCAA Division I
softball tournament
Teams64
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Champions UCLA  (11th (12th overall) title)
Runner-up California (10th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach Sue Enquist  (6th title)
MOP Kristin Schmidt (LSU)

The 2004 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the twenty-third annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 2004, 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 2004 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 27 through May 31 and marked the conclusion of the 2004 NCAA Division I softball season. UCLA won their eleventh [lower-alpha 1] NCAA championship and twelfth overall by defeating California 3–1 in the final game. LSU pitcher Kristin Schmidt was named Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Qualifying

Regionals

Regional No. 1 (Tucson, AZ)

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
Northwestern 8
UC Santa Barbara 1
Northwestern0
Oklahoma86
Oklahoma 5
Temple 0
Oklahoma3
Arizona2
Louisiana–Lafayette 1
South Carolina 0
Louisiana–Lafayette0
Arizona4
Arizona 2
Centenary 1Oklahoma4155
Louisiana–Lafayette120
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
Louisiana–Lafayette8
UC Santa Barbara0Temple1Arizona0
Temple3Louisiana–Lafayette3Louisiana–Lafayette5
Northwestern0
Northwestern58
South Carolina8South Carolina3
Centenary3

Regional No. 2 (Los Angeles, CA)

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
Cornell 2
Long Beach State 1
Cornell0
Alabama105
Alabama 4
Central Michigan 2
Alabama2
UCLA59
Louisville 18
Missouri 0
Louisville0
UCLA2
UCLA 85
Mississippi Valley State 0UCLA7—
Alabama0—
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
Louisville2
Long Beach State39Long Beach State3Alabama7
Central Michigan2Long Beach State5Long Beach State6
Mississippi Valley State0
Cornell3
Missouri3Mississippi Valley State6
Mississippi Valley State4

Regional No. 3 (Waco, TX)

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
Baylor 116
North Carolina 0
Baylor5
Illinois0
Illinois 3
UTSA 0
Baylor3
LSU710
Seton Hall 4
Houston 2
Seton Hall0
LSU3
LSU 4
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 0LSU4—
Illinois1—
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
Seton Hall112
North Carolina4North Carolina0Baylor0
UTSA0Seton Hall0Illinois4
Illinois2
Illinois3
Houston1Houston2
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi0

Regional No. 4 (Tallahassee, FL)

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
South Florida 2
Ohio State 0
South Florida0
Oregon125
Oregon 1
Bethune–Cookman 0
Oregon4
Florida State512
Cal State Northridge 2
Florida 1
Cal State Northridge0
Florida State1
Florida State 4
LIU Brooklyn 0Florida State02
Oregon10
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
Cal State Northridge4
Ohio State210Ohio State2Oregon2
Bethune–Cookman0Cal State Northridge3South Florida1
South Florida7
South Florida8
Florida4Florida1
LIU Brooklyn0

Regional No. 5 (Lincoln, NE)

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
Creighton 6
Florida Atlantic 2
Creighton0
Nebraska2
Nebraska 6
Lehigh 0
Nebraska0
California2
Mississippi State 28
Iowa 1
Mississippi State1
California2
California 4
Maine 0California2—
Nebraska0—
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
Mississippi State0
Florida Atlantic3Florida Atlantic1Nebraska3
Lehigh0Florida Atlantic0Creighton1
Creighton1
Creighton810
Iowa2Iowa4
Maine0

Regional No. 6 (Ann Arbor, MI)

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
Oregon State 7
Bowling Green 0
Oregon State4
Tennessee0
Tennessee 105
UIC 0
Oregon State0
Michigan3
Notre Dame 8
DePaul 6
Notre Dame0
Michigan1
Michigan 6
Canisius 3Michigan05
Oregon State12
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
Notre Dame1
Bowling Green1UIC2Oregon State6
UIC28UIC6UIC5
Tennessee5
Tennessee4
DePaul85DePaul0
Canisius0

Regional No. 7 (Stanford, CA)

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
Southern Illinois 2
Fresno State 0
Southern Illinois0
Hofstra112
Hofstra 19
Auburn 0
Hofstra1
Stanford7
Pacific 106
Southern Miss 2
Pacific2
Stanford7
Stanford 1
Utah 0Stanford03
Hofstra11
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
Pacific6
Fresno State310Fresno State1Hofstra3
Auburn1Pacific0Southern Illinois1
Southern Illinois1
Southern Illinois4
Southern Miss13Southern Miss1
Utah5

Regional No. 8 (Athens, GA)

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
Georgia Tech 1
UMass 0
Georgia Tech3
Georgia2
Georgia 105
Eastern Kentucky 0
Georgia Tech0
Washington2
Michigan State 5
Texas A&M 1
Michigan State8
Washington12
Washington 4
Chattanooga 1Washington3—
Georgia1—
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
Michigan State136
UMass4UMass2Georgia Tech1
Eastern Kentucky1Michigan State1Georgia96
Georgia95
Georgia5
Texas A&M6Texas A&M1
Chattanooga0

Women's College World Series

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecordHead coachWCWS appearances†
(Including 2004 WCWS)
California Pac-10 50-11 Diane Ninemire 9
Florida State ACC 61-9 JoAnne Graf 7
LSU SEC 54-10 Yvette Girouard 2
Michigan Big Ten 53-11 Carol Hutchins 7
Oklahoma Big 12 44-19-1 Patty Gasso 5
Stanford Pac-10 47-16 John Rittman 2
UCLA Pac-10 43-9 Sue Enquist 21*
Washington Pac-10 39-17 Scott Centala,
Steve Dailey 		7

*: Excludes UCLA's vacated 1995 WCWS participation.

†: Excludes results of the pre-NCAA Women's College World Series of 1969 through 1981.

Bracket

Bracket

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

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
5/27/2004Game 01LSU3 - 2Michigan13 Innings
Game 02UCLA8 - 2Stanford
Game 03Oklahoma6 - 2Washington
Game 04California4 - 2Florida State
5/28/2004Game 05UCLA2 - 0LSU
Game 06California2 - 1Oklahoma8 Innings
5/29/2004Game 07Stanford5 - 4MichiganMichigan eliminated
Game 08Florida State2 - 0WashingtonWashington eliminated
Game 09Stanford3 - 2OklahomaOklahoma eliminated
Game 10LSU2 - 1Florida StateFlorida State eliminated
5/30/2004Game 11UCLA3 - 1Stanford12 Innings.

Stanford eliminated
If Necessary Game (Game 13) not necessary

Game 12LSU4 - 1CaliforniaLSU forces the If Necessary Game (Game 14)
Game 13------Stanford / UCLA

If Necessary game (Game 13) not necessary

Game 14California4 - 1LSULSU eliminated
5/31/2004Championship gameUCLA3 - 1CaliforniaUCLA Wins 2004 WCWS

Championship game

[5]

SchoolTop BatterStats.
UCLA Kristen Dedmon (PH)1-1 2RBIs
California Jessica Pamanian (2B)1-3 RBI
SchoolPitcherIPHRERBBSOABBF
UCLA Keira Goerl (W)7.0711342731
California Kelly Anderson (L)5.0133151618
California Kristina Thorson1.01000134

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team:

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PitcherKelly AndersonJuniorCalifornia
Keira GoerlSeniorUCLA
Jessica van der LindenSeniorFlorida State
1st BaseChristina EneaJuniorOklahoma
2nd BaseCaitlin BenyiSophomoreUCLA
Jessica PamanianJuniorCalifornia
ShortstopLauren LappinSophomoreStanford
Jodie LegaspiFreshmanUCLA
3rd BaseVicky GalindoJuniorCalifornia
OutfieldLisa DoddFreshmanUCLA
Camille HarrisSophomoreLSU
Most Outstanding PlayerKristin SchmidtSeniorLSU

Notes

  1. ↑ The NCAA Record Book shows 2004 as UCLA's tenth championship, as their 1995 title was vacated.

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