2022 NCAA Division I softball tournament

Last updated

2022 NCAA Division I
softball tournament
Teams64
Finals site
Champions Oklahoma  (6th title)
Runner-up Texas (6th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach Patty Gasso  (6th title)
MOP Jocelyn Alo (Oklahoma)
Television ABC
ESPN
ESPN2
ESPNU
ACCN
SECN
LHN
ESPN+

The 2022 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held from May 20 through June 9, 2022, as the final part of the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. The tournament culminated with the 2022 Women's College World Series at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City. [1] [2]

Contents

Format

A total of 64 teams entered the tournament, with 32 of them receiving an automatic bid by either winning their conference's tournament or by finishing in first place in their conference. The remaining 32 bids were issued at-large, with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee.

Bids

The Big West, Mountain West, Pac-12 and West Coast Conference bids were awarded to the regular-season champion. All other conferences had their automatic bid go to the conference tournament winner. [3]

Automatic

ConferenceSchoolBest finishLast NCAA appearance
America East UMBC Regionals
(2002, 2019, 2021)
2021
American UCF Regionals
(2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021)
2021
ACC Florida State National Champion
(2018)
2021
Atlantic 10 Fordham Regionals
(2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
2019
ASUN Liberty Regionals
(2002, 2011, 2018, 2021)
2021
Big 12 Oklahoma State Third Place
(1989, 1990, 1994, 1998)
2021
Big East Villanova Regionals
(2021)
2021
Big Sky Weber State Regionals
(2015, 2016, 2019)
2019
Big South Campbell Regionals
(1995, 2008, 2009, 2021)
2021
Big Ten Nebraska Third Place
(1984, 1987)
2016
Big West Cal State Fullerton National Champion
(1986)
2019
CAA UNC Wilmington First appearanceFirst appearance
Conference USA North Texas First appearanceFirst appearance
Horizon Oakland Regionals
(2002, 2003, 2015)
2015
Ivy League Princeton Women's College World Series
(1995, 1996)
2017
MAC Miami (OH) Regionals
(2005, 2009, 2012, 2016, 2021)
2021
MAAC Canisius Regionals
(1994, 2000 , 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009)
2009
MEAC Howard Regionals
(2007)
2007
MVC Missouri State National Champion
(1974)
2011
Mountain West San Diego State Regionals
(2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
2015
Northeast Saint Francis (PA) Regionals
(2017, 2018, 2019, 2021)
2021
OVC Murray State First appearanceFirst appearance
Pac-12 Arizona State National Champion
(1972, 1973, 2008, 2011)
2019
Patriot Lehigh Regionals
(2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017)
2017
SEC Arkansas Super Regionals
(2018, 2021)
2021
SoCon Chattanooga Regionals
(2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2019)
2019
Southland McNeese State Regionals
(1994, 2005, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021)
2021
SWAC Prairie View A&M Regionals
(2018)
2018
Summit League South Dakota State Regionals
(2021)
2021
Sun Belt Louisiana Third Place
(1993)
2021
WAC Grand Canyon First appearanceFirst appearance
WCC Loyola Marymount Regionals
(2005, 2007)
2007

At-large

TeamConference
Alabama SEC
Arizona Pac-12
Auburn SEC
Clemson ACC
Duke ACC
Florida SEC
Georgia SEC
Georgia Tech ACC
Illinois Big Ten
Kentucky SEC
LSU SEC
Michigan Big Ten
Minnesota Big Ten
Mississippi State SEC
Missouri SEC
Northwestern Big Ten
Notre Dame ACC
Ohio State Big Ten
Oklahoma Big 12
Ole Miss SEC
Oregon Pac-12
Oregon State Pac-12
South Florida American
Stanford Pac-12
Tennessee SEC
Texas Big 12
Texas A&M SEC
UCLA Pac-12
Virginia Tech ACC
Washington Pac-12
Wichita State American
Wisconsin Big Ten

By conference

ConferenceTotalSchools
SEC 12Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Texas A&M
Big Ten 7Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Wisconsin
Pac-12 7Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA, Washington
ACC 6Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech
American 3South Florida, UCF, Wichita State
Big 12 3Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas
ASUN 1Liberty
America East 1UMBC
Atlantic 10 1Fordham
Big East 1Villanova
Big Sky 1Weber State
Big South 1Campbell
Big West 1Cal State Fullerton
Colonial 1UNC Wilmington
Conference USA 1North Texas
Horizon 1Oakland
Ivy League 1Princeton
MAAC 1Canisius
Mid-American 1Miami (OH)
Mid-Eastern 1Howard
Missouri Valley 1Missouri State
Mountain West 1San Diego State
Northeast 1Saint Francis (PA)
Ohio Valley 1Murray State
Patriot 1Lehigh
SoCon 1Chattanooga
Southland 1McNeese State
Southwestern 1Prairie View A&M
Summit 1South Dakota State
Sun Belt 1Louisiana
WAC 1Grand Canyon
West Coast 1Loyola Marymount

National seeds

16 National Seeds were announced on the Selection Show, on Sunday, May 15 at 7 p.m. EDT on ESPN2. Teams in italics advanced to Super Regionals. Teams in bold advanced to the Women's College World Series. [4]

Regionals and Super Regionals

The Regionals took place May 20–22. The Super Regionals took place May 26–29.

Norman Super Regional

Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
1 Oklahoma14(5)
Prairie View A&M 0
1 Oklahoma3
Texas A&M 2
Minnesota 1
Texas A&M5
1 Oklahoma20(5)
Norman Regional – OU Softball Complex
Texas A&M 0
Prairie View A&M 1
Minnesota13(5)
Texas A&M10
Minnesota 7
1 Oklahoma8(5)7
16 UCF 0 1
16 UCF6
Villanova 0
16 UCF3(11)
Michigan 2
South Dakota State 1
Michigan2
16 UCF9
Orlando Regional – UCF Softball Complex
Michigan 4
Villanova 4
South Dakota State5(9)
Michigan4
South Dakota State 1

Tempe Super Regional

Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
8 Arizona State5
Cal State Fullerton 2
8 Arizona State11
San Diego State 8
San Diego State10
LSU 5
8 Arizona State8
Tempe Regional – Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium
San Diego State 4
Cal State Fullerton3
LSU 2
San Diego State8
Cal State Fullerton 5
8 Arizona State 3 7(8)6
9 Northwestern4(11)4 8
9 Northwestern9
Oakland 2
9 Northwestern17(5)
McNeese State 3
McNeese State11(5)
Notre Dame 1
9 Northwestern10(5)
Evanston Regional – Sharon J. Drysdale Field
McNeese State 2
Notre Dame16(5)
Oakland 1
McNeese State3
Notre Dame 1

Los Angeles Super Regional

Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
5 UCLA12(5)
Grand Canyon 1
5 UCLA7
Loyola Marymount 1
Loyola Marymount4
Ole Miss 2
5 UCLA9(5)
Los Angeles Regional – Easton Stadium
Ole Miss 1
Grand Canyon 5
Ole Miss9
Loyola Marymount 2
Ole Miss4
5 UCLA38
12 Duke 2 2
12 Duke4
UMBC 0
12 Duke5
Liberty 0
Liberty2
Georgia 0
12 Duke3 13(6)
Durham Regional – Duke Softball Stadium
Georgia 55
UMBC 3
Georgia6
Liberty 2
Georgia7

Fayetteville Super Regional

Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
4 Arkansas11(5)
Princeton 0
4 Arkansas6
Oregon 2
Wichita State 2
Oregon10(5)
4 Arkansas9
Fayetteville Regional – Bogle Park
Oregon 3
Princeton 4
Wichita State5
Oregon8
Wichita State 1
4 Arkansas 71 0
Texas1 33
13 Washington9
Lehigh 2
13 Washington 2
Texas8
Weber State 0
Texas6
Texas1 3
Seattle Regional – Husky Softball Stadium
13 Washington 22
Lehigh5
Weber State 4
13 Washington6
Lehigh 1

Blacksburg Super Regional

Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
3 Virginia Tech4
Saint Francis (PA) 0
3 Virginia Tech 4
Kentucky5
Miami (OH) 1
Kentucky15
Kentucky 2 4
Blacksburg Regional – Tech Softball Park
3 Virginia Tech95
Miami (OH)4
Saint Francis (PA) 0
3 Virginia Tech5
Miami (OH) 4
3 Virginia Tech 62 0
14 Florida0 712
14 Florida10(5)
Canisius 1
14 Florida7
Georgia Tech 1
Wisconsin 1
Georgia Tech2
14 Florida11(5)
Gainesville Regional – Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
Wisconsin 0
Canisius 0
Wisconsin3
Georgia Tech 6
Wisconsin7

Stanford Super Regional

Played at Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium in Stanford, California

Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
6 Alabama3
Chattanooga 0
6 Alabama 0
Stanford6
Murray State 1
Stanford3
Stanford0 6
Tuscaloosa Regional – Rhoads Stadium
6 Alabama 40
Chattanooga1(8)
Murray State 0
6 Alabama6
Chattanooga 2
Stanford 1 0
Oregon State32
11 Tennessee9(6)
Campbell 1
11 Tennessee3
Oregon State 0
Oregon State4
Ohio State 3
11 Tennessee 3 1
Knoxville Regional – Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
Oregon State83
Campbell 0
Ohio State10(6)
Oregon State5
Ohio State 1

Stillwater Super Regional

Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
7 Oklahoma State12(5)
Fordham 0
7 Oklahoma State7
Nebraska 4
North Texas 0
Nebraska3
7 Oklahoma State2
Stillwater Regional – Cowgirl Stadium
North Texas 0
Fordham 3
North Texas5
Nebraska 0
North Texas3
7 Oklahoma State25
10 Clemson 0 1
10 Clemson9(5)
UNC Wilmington 0
10 Clemson1
Auburn 0
Louisiana 3
Auburn4
10 Clemson8
Clemson Regional – McWhorter Stadium
Louisiana 0
UNC Wilmington 1
Louisiana3(11)
Auburn 3
Louisiana4

Starkville Super Regional

Played at Nusz Park in Starkville, Mississippi

Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
2 Florida State8(5)
Howard 0
2 Florida State8(5)
South Florida 0
South Florida4
Mississippi State 0
2 Florida State 0 3
Tallahassee Regional – JoAnne Graf Field
Mississippi State54
Howard 3
Mississippi State6
South Florida 0
Mississippi State6
Mississippi State 2 1
Arizona3(8)7
15 Missouri3
Missouri State 1
15 Missouri 0
Arizona2
Arizona8
Illinois 3
Arizona1
Columbia Regional – Mizzou Softball Stadium
15 Missouri 0
Missouri State2
Illinois 0
15 Missouri2
Missouri State 0

Women's College World Series

The Women's College World Series was held June 2 through June 9 in Oklahoma City.

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (conference)Head coachWCWS appearances†
(including 2022 WCWS)
WCWS best finish†*WCWS W–L record†
(excluding 2022 WCWS)
Arizona Pac-12 38–20 (8–16) Caitlin Lowe 25
(last: 2021)
1st
(1991, 1993, 1994, 1996
1997, 2001, 2006, 2007)
62–36
Florida SEC 48–17 (13–11) Tim Walton 11
(last: 2019)
1st
(2014, 2015)
26–18
Northwestern Big Ten 45–11 (19–4) Kate Drohan 6
(last: 2007)
2nd
(2006)
14–11
Oklahoma Big 12 57–3 (17–1) Patty Gasso 15
(last: 2021)
1st
(2000, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021)
38–22
Oklahoma State Big 12 46–12 (14–4) Kenny Gajewski 10
(last: 2021)
3rd
(1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2022)
13–18
Oregon State Pac-12 39–20 (9–15) Laura Berg 2
(last: 2006)
8th
(2006)
0–2
Texas Big 12 43–19–1 (12–6) Mike White 6
(last: 2013)
3rd
(2003, 2005, 2013)
7–10
UCLA Pac-12 48–8 (19–5) Kelly Inouye-Perez 31
(last: 2021)
1st
(1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990,
1992, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2019)
104–38

Bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
1 Oklahoma 13(5)
9 Northwestern 2
1 Oklahoma7
Texas 2
5 UCLA 2
Texas 7
1 Oklahoma3 15(5)
5 UCLA 70
9 Northwestern 1
5 UCLA6
14 Florida 0
5 UCLA8(6)
1 Oklahoma 1610
Texas 1 5
14 Florida 7
Oregon State 1
14 Florida 0
7 Oklahoma State2
7 Oklahoma State 4
Arizona 2
7 Oklahoma State 0 5
Texas56
Oregon State 1
Arizona3
Texas5
Arizona 2

Game results

Date [5] GameWinning teamScoreLosing teamWinning pitcherLosing pitcherSaveNotes
June 2Game 1 Texas 7–2 UCLA Hailey Dolcini (23–10) Megan Faraimo (22–5) Boxscore
Game 2 Oklahoma 13–2 (5) Northwestern Hope Trautwein (19–1) Danielle Williams (31–5) Boxscore
Game 3 Florida 7–1 Oregon State Natalie Lugo (12–5)Sarah Haendiges (13–7) Boxscore
Game 4 Oklahoma State 4–2 Arizona Kelly Maxwell (19–4)Hanah Bowen (13–11) Boxscore
June 3Game 5UCLA6–1NorthwesternMegan Faraimo (23–5)Danielle Williams (31–6)Northwestern eliminated
Boxscore
Game 6Arizona3–1Oregon StateHanah Bowen (14–11)Mariah Mazon (17–12)Oregon State eliminated
Boxscore
June 4Game 7Oklahoma7–2TexasHope Trautwein (20–1)Hailey Dolcini (23–11) Boxscore
Game 8Oklahoma State2–0FloridaKelly Maxwell (20–4)Lexie Delbrey (15–4) Boxscore
June 5Game 9UCLA8–0 (6)FloridaHolly Azevedo (21–2)Elizabeth Hightower (17–9)Florida eliminated
Boxscore
Game 10Texas5–2ArizonaEstelle Czech (12–1)Hanah Bowen (14–12)Arizona eliminated
Boxscore
June 6Game 11UCLA7–3OklahomaMegan Faraimo (24–5)Nicole May (15–1)Holly Azevedo (2) Boxscore
Game 12Oklahoma15–0 (5)UCLAHope Trautwein (21–1)Holly Azevedo (21–3)UCLA eliminated
Boxscore
Game 13Texas5–0Oklahoma StateEstelle Czech (13–1)Morgan Day (13–5) Boxscore
Game 14Texas6–5Oklahoma StateHailey Dolcini (24–11)Kelly Maxwell (20–5)Oklahoma State eliminated
Texas: First unseeded team in WCWS history to advance to the finals [6]
Boxscore
Finals
June 8Game 1Oklahoma16–1TexasHope Trautwein (22–1)Hailey Dolcini (24–12)Oklahoma 1–0
June 9Game 2Oklahoma10–5Texas Jordy Bahl (22–1)Estelle Czech (13–2)Oklahoma wins WCWS

Finals

June 8, 2022 – 7:30 p.m. (CDT) at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Team1234567 R H E
Texas1000000134
Oklahoma514222x16161
WP: Hope Trautwein (22–1)   LP: Hailey Dolcini (24–12)
Home runs:
TEX: None
OKLA: Jocelyn Alo, Tiare Jennings, Taylon Snow, Jana Johns
Attendance: 12,234
Boxscore
June 9, 2022 – 6:30 p.m. (CDT) at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Team1234567 R H E
Oklahoma000244010130
Texas2000003562
WP: Jordy Bahl (22–1)   LP: Estelle Czech (13–2)
Home runs:
OKLA: Grace Lyons, Kinzie Hansen
TEX: Mia Scott
Attendance: 12,257
Boxscore

All-tournament Team

The following players were members of the Women's College World Series All-Tournament Team.

PositionPlayerSchool
PEstelle CzechTexas
Megan Faraimo UCLA
Kelly Maxwell Oklahoma State
Hope Trautwein Oklahoma
1BCourtney DayTexas
2B Tiare Jennings Oklahoma
OFRylie BooneOklahoma
Bella DaytonTexas
CDelanie WiszUCLA
U Jocelyn Alo (MOP)Oklahoma
Maya Brady UCLA
Jayda Coleman Oklahoma

Record by conference

Conference# of BidsRecordWin %RFSRWSNSFNC
Big 12 326–8.765333321
Pac-12 732–16.6677531
SEC 1231–26.5441031
Big Ten 711–13.458311
ACC 611–13.45843
American 35–6.45511
Conference USA 12–2.5001
Mountain West 12–2.5001
Sun Belt 12–2.5001
Southland 12–2.5001
ASUN 11–2.333
Big West 11–2.333
MAC 11–2.333
Missouri Valley 11–2.333
Patriot 11–2.333
Southern 11–2.333
Summit 11–2.333
West Coast 11–2.333
America East 10–2.000
Atlantic 10 10–2.000
Big East 10–2.000
Big Sky 10–2.000
Big South 10–2.000
Colonial 10–2.000
Horizon 10–2.000
Ivy League 10–2.000
Metro Atlantic 10–2.000
Mid-Eastern 10–2.000
Northeast 10–2.000
Ohio Valley 10–2.000
SWAC 10–2.000
WAC 10–2.000

Media coverage

Radio

For the second consecutive year Westwood One provided nationwide radio coverage of every game in the Women's College World Series. Ryan Radtke and Leah Amico returned as two of the broadcasters. Chris Plank and Destinee Martinez worked select games, while Radtke and Amico called the Championship Series. [7]

Television

ESPN held exclusive rights to the tournament. The network aired games across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+, SEC Network, Longhorn Network, and ACC Network. For just the fifth time in the history of the women's softball tournament, ESPN covered every regional. [8]

Broadcast assignments

References

  1. "Softball Division I Championship". NCAA.com. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  2. "2022 Women's College World Series schedule". NCAA.com. May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  3. "2022 college softball: TV schedule, results, auto-bids for conference tournaments". NCAA.com. May 15, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  4. "2022 NCAA softball bracket: WCWS schedule, bracket for Oklahoma City". NCAA.com. May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  5. "2022 NCAA softball bracket: Scores, schedule, TV times for college softball championship". NCAA.com. May 28, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  6. Scarborough, Alex (June 7, 2022). "Texas Longhorns first unseeded team to reach Women's College World Series finals". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  7. "Westwood One expands audio coverage of NCAA women's championships". NCAA.com. April 7, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  8. 1 2 3 Brooks, Amanda (May 18, 2022). "The Road to Oklahoma City Continues: Every Second of NCAA DI Softball Super Regionals Live Across ESPN Networks". espnpressroom.com. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  9. 1 2 Brooks, Amanda (May 25, 2022). "The Road to Oklahoma City Continues: Every Second of NCAA DI Softball Super Regionals Live Across ESPN Networks". espnpressroom.com. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  10. 1 2 Elchlepp, Kimberly (June 1, 2022). "All Eyes on OKC: ESPN to Showcase Every Pitch of NCAA Softball Women's College World Series". espnpressroom.com. Retrieved June 2, 2022.