2007 NCAA Division I softball season

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2007 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending Champions Arizona
Tournament
Women's College World Series
Champions Arizona (8th title)
Runners-up Tennessee (3rd WCWS Appearance)
Winning Coach Mike Candrea (8th title)
WCWS MOP Taryne Mowatt (Arizona)
Seasons
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2008  →

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.

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Conference standings

2007 Big 12 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 5 Baylor  ‍†‍‍y14–3–0 .82451–16–0 .761
No. 11 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍y14–4–0 .77855–8–0 .873
Missouri  ‍‍‍y13–4–0 .76540–24–0 .625
No. 7 Texas A&M  ‍‍‡‍y12–6–0 .66746–14–0 .767
Nebraska  ‍‍‍y10–8–0 .55637–20–0 .649
No. 24 Texas  ‍‍‍y8–10–0 .44435–20–0 .636
Kansas  ‍‍‍7–11–0 .38933–24–1 .578
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍4–12–0 .25024–27–0 .471
Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍3–15–0 .16725–33–0 .431
Iowa State  ‍‍‍3–15–0 .16724–40–0 .375
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA [1]
2007 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 23 Ohio State  ‍†‍‡‍y14–2 .87540–18 .690
No. 4 Northwestern  ‍‍‍y15–3 .83352–13 .800
No. 13 Michigan  ‍‍‍y12–4 .75047–13 .783
Iowa  ‍‍‍10–7 .58837–21 .638
Penn State  ‍‍‍y10–9 .52636–23 .610
Purdue  ‍‍‍10–9 .52633–32 .508
Illinois  ‍‍‍7–8 .46730–25 .545
Michigan State  ‍‍‍7–10 .41233–26 .559
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍6–12 .33327–20 .574
Minnesota  ‍‍‍4–9 .30824–22 .522
Indiana  ‍‍‍1–19 .05021–34 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Arizona  ‍†‍‍y15–5–1 .73850–14–1 .777
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y13–8–0 .61954–17–0 .761
Washington  ‍‍‍y12–9–0 .57142–19–0 .689
UCLA  ‍‍‍y12–9–0 .57137–18–0 .673
Oregon State  ‍‍‍y10–11–0 .47641–23–0 .641
Stanford  ‍‍‍y7–13–1 .35735–21–1 .623
Oregon  ‍‍‍y7–14–0 .33344–19–0 .698
California  ‍‍‍y7–14–0 .33334–32–0 .515
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of August 5, 2007 [3]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll
2007 Southland Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Texas–Arlington  ‍†‍‍19–5–0 .79236–16–0 .692
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍y20–10–0 .66738–26–0 .594
Texas State  ‍‍‍18–12–0 .60032–26–0 .552
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍18–12–0 .60027–31–0 .466
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍15–11–0 .57727–28–0 .491
McNeese State  ‍‍‍16–12–0 .57130–32–0 .484
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍17–13–0 .56729–29–0 .500
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍12–17–0 .41431–27–0 .534
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍12–18–0 .40019–37–0 .339
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍6–24–0 .20016–42–0 .276
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍5–25–0 .16712–38–0 .240
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 2007 [4]
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. [5]

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
1 Arizona 29
8 Baylor 1
1 Arizona 0
5 Tennessee1
4 Texas A&M 0
5 Tennessee 2
5 Tennessee3—
2 Northwestern 0 —
8 Baylor7
4 Texas A&M 4
8 Baylor 0
2 Northwestern7
5 Tennessee 30 0
1 Arizona0 1105
14 DePaul 1
6 Washington 3
6 Washington95
2 Northwestern 0
2 Northwestern 2
7 Arizona State 0
6 Washington 0 1
1 Arizona28
7 Arizona State 1
14 DePaul3
14 DePaul 0
1 Arizona3

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

NCAA Division I season strikeouts:724 – Monica Abbott, Tennessee Volunteers [6]

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 [7]

Monica Abbott, Tennessee Volunteers [8]

Monica Abbott, Tennessee Lady Vols [9]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
2007505635245295358.11363635637240.680.55

Taryne Mowatt, Arizona Wildcats

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
20074212605350193370.020590771685221.451.01

All America Teams

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

First Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Monica Abbott SR. Tennessee Lady Vols
Angela Tincher JR. Virginia Tech Hokies
Katie Burkhart JR. Arizona State Sun Devils
C Killian RoessnerJR. LSU Tigers
1B Dena TysonSR. Washington Huskies
2B Lauren ParkerSO. Alabama Crimson Tide
3B Norrelle DicksonSR. Oklahoma Sooners
SS Jenn SallingFR. Oregon Ducks
OF India ChilesSR. Tennessee Lady Vols
Caitlin Lowe SR. Arizona Wildcats
Kaitlin Cochran SO. Arizona State Sun Devils
UT Danielle Lawrie SO. Washington Huskies
Chelsea BramlettFR. Mississippi State Bulldogs
AT-L Megan Gibson JR. Texas A&M Aggies
Caitlin LeverSO. Georgia Tech Yellowjackets
Lisa ModglinJR. Oklahoma Sooners
Amanda Scarborough JR. Texas A&M Aggies
Tammy Williams SO. Northwestern Wildcats

Second Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Eileen CanneySR. Northwestern Wildcats
Taryne Mowatt JR. Arizona Wildcats
Stacey Nelson SO. Florida Gators
C Rachel FoldenJR. Marshall Thundering Herd
1B Tonya CallahanJR. Tennessee Lady Vols
2B Lisa DoddSR. UCLA Bruins
3B Kara NelsonFR. Illinois State Redbirds
SS Amber Jackson SR. Maryland Terrapins
OF Krista ColburnJR. UCLA Bruins
Danielle KinleySO. Penn State Nittany Lions
Brittany Rogers SO. Alabama Crimson Tide
UT Kate Robinson JR. Hawaii Rainbow Wahine
Susan OgdenJR. Oklahoma Sooners
AT-LTracie AdixSR. DePaul Blue Demons
Ashley Charters JR. Washington Huskies
Samantha Ricketts SO. Oklahoma Sooners
Lindsay SchutzlerSR. Tennessee Lady Vols
Clare Warwick SO. Hawaii Rainbow Wahine

Third Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Lauren EckermannJR. Oklahoma Sooners
Robin MackinSO. Fresno State Bulldogs
Chrissy OwensJR. Alabama Crimson Tide
C Courtney TotteSR. Oklahoma State Cowgirls
1B Garland CooperSR. Northwestern Wildcats
2B Veronica WootsonSR. FSU Seminoles
3B Brette ReaganSO. Baylor Bears
SS Aileen MoralesJR. Georgia Tech Yellowjackets
OF Gina CarbonattoSR. Pacific Tigers
Angela FindlayFR. Michigan Wolverines
Leslie KleinSR. LSU Tigers
UT Abbie SimsSR. NC State Wolfpack
Tyleen TausagaSR. Hawaii Rainbow Wahine
AT-LJennifer CurtierSR. Pacific Tigers
Alissa HaberFR. Stanford Cardinal
Becca HeteniakFR. DePaul Blue Demons
Ashley MonceauxSR. Baylor Bears
Kim WaleszoniaSO. Florida Gators

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