2005 NCAA Division I softball season

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2005 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending Champions UCLA
Tournament
Women's College World Series
DurationJune 2–8, 2005
Champions Michigan (1st title)
Runners-up UCLA (22nd WCWS Appearance)
Winning Coach Carol Hutchins (1st title)
WCWS MOP Samantha Findlay (Michigan)
Seasons
←  2004
2006  →

The 2005 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 2005. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2005 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2005 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 June 8, 2005.

Contents

Conference standings

2005 Big 12 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 11 Texas A&M  ‍†‍‍y14–4 .77847–10 .825
No. 13 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍y12–6 .66750–17 .746
No. 5 Texas  ‍‍‍y11–6 .64749–13 .790
No. 12 Baylor  ‍‍‍y11–7 .61151–14 .785
No. 20 Missouri  ‍‍‍y10–8 .55644–15 .746
Kansas  ‍‍‡‍y9–8 .52931–24 .564
No. 25 Nebraska  ‍‍‍y9–9 .50036–23 .610
Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍y7–11 .38935–24 .593
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍3–15 .16723–25 .479
Iowa State  ‍‍‍3–15 .16718–32 .360
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA [1]
2005 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Michigan  ‍†‍‡‍y15–2 .88265–7 .903
No. 16 Northwestern  ‍‍‍y15–3 .83342–18 .700
No. 24 Iowa  ‍‍‍y12–6 .66750–14 .781
Ohio State  ‍‍‍9–7 .56332–17 .653
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍y11–9 .55031–24 .564
Penn State  ‍‍‍y10–9 .52636–23 .610
Purdue  ‍‍‍10–10 .50034–24 .586
Michigan State  ‍‍‍7–9 .43825–28 .472
Minnesota  ‍‍‍6–14 .30025–27 .481
Illinois  ‍‍‍4–14 .22224–26 .480
Indiana  ‍‍‍2–18 .10013–41 .241
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 13, 2005 [2]
Rankings from NFCA
2005 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Arizona  ‍†‍‍y13–8 .61945–12 .789
No. 6 California  ‍†‍‍y13–8 .61952–15 .776
No. 15 Oregon State  ‍†‍‍y13–8 .61943–16 .729
No. 10 Stanford  ‍†‍‍y13–8 .61943–16 .729
No. 2 UCLA  ‍‍‍y11–10 .52440–20 .667
No. 14 Washington  ‍‍‍y10–11 .47635–22 .614
No. 23 Oregon  ‍‍‍y7–14 .33336–25 .590
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y4–17 .19030–26 .536
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2005 [3]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll
2005 Southland Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Texas–San Antonio  ‍†‍‍21–5–0 .80842–18–0 .700
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍19–7–0 .73129–25–0 .537
Texas State  ‍‍‍18–8–0 .69226–27–0 .491
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍15–12–0 .55635–28–0 .556
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍13–13–0 .50017–26–1 .398
McNeese State  ‍‍‍y12–15–0 .44434–35–0 .493
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍12–15–0 .44420–27–0 .426
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍10–17–0 .37018–34–0 .346
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍8–19–0 .29616–30–0 .348
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍5–22–0 .18515–44–0 .254
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 2005 [4]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Women's College World Series

The 2005 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from June 2 to June 8, 2005 in Oklahoma City. [5]

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
3 Arizona 0
11 Tennessee 1
11 Tennessee 1
7 UCLA3
7 UCLA 2
2 California 1
7 UCLA4X
4 Texas 0 X
3 Arizona3
2 California 2
3 Arizona 0
4 Texas1
7 UCLA 52 1
1 Michigan0 54
1 Michigan 3
DePaul 0
1 Michigan4
4 Texas 0
12 Alabama 0
4 Texas 3
1 Michigan0 3
11 Tennessee 22
DePaul 1
12 Alabama2
12 Alabama 0
11 Tennessee4

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

NCAA Division I season at bats:270 – Lindsay Schutzler, Tennessee Volunteers [6]

NCAA Division I season Games pitched:69 – Monica Abbott, Tennessee Volunteers

Sophomore class strikeouts:603 – Monica Abbott, Tennessee Volunteers

Junior class No hitters:8 – Alicia Hollowell, Arizona Wildcats

Junior class strikeout ratio:15.2 (593 SO/272.2 IP) – Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns

Senior class doubles:27 – Cameron Astiazaran, UIC Flames

Team shutouts:51 – Tennessee Volunteers

Awards

Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns [7]

Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns [8]

Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns [9]

Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
2005307423331220272.2682314485930.360.42

All America Teams

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

First Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Monica Abbott SO. Tennessee Lady Vols
Cat Osterman JR. Texas Longhorns
Jennie Ritter JR. Michigan Wolverines
C Kristen RiveraSR. Washington Huskies
1B Garland CooperSO. Northwestern Wildcats
2B Tiffany Haas SR. Michigan Wolverines
3B Vicky Galindo SR. California Golden Bears
SS Courtney BuresFR. Mississippi State Bulldogs
OF Sarah FeketeJR. Tennessee Lady Vols
Marissa NicholsFR. UNLV Rebels
Caitlin Lowe SO. Arizona Wildcats
DP Cameron AstiazaranSR. UIC Flames
UT Amanda Scarborough FR. Texas A&M Aggies
AT-L Kristie Fox SO. Arizona Wildcats
Brianne McGowanJR. Oregon State Beavers
Kim WendlandJR. Georgia Bulldogs
Jamie SouthernSR. Fresno State Bulldogs
Heather ScaglioneSR. Oklahoma State Cowgirls

Second Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Michelle GreenSR. Georgia Bulldogs
Alicia Hollowell JR. Arizona Wildcats
Kristina ThorsonJR. California Golden Bears
C Ashley CourtneySR. Alabama Crimson Tide
1B Jennifer CurtierSO. Pacific Tigers
2B Caitlin BenyiJR. UCLA Bruins
3B Kristi DurantJR. Tennessee Lady Vols
SS Amber Jackson JR. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats
OF Catalina MorrisJR. Stanford Cardinal
Kristin VeselyJR. Oklahoma Sooners
Harmony SchwethelmJR. Baylor Bears
DP Megan Gibson SO. Texas A&M Aggies
UT Holly CurrieSO. Auburn Tigers
AT-LStephanie ChurchwellFR. Northwestern Wildcats
Anjelica Selden FR. UCLA Bruins
Lindsay SchutzlerSO. Tennessee Lady Vols
Michelle SmithFR. Stanford Cardinal

Third Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Megan MeyerSR. Seton Hall Pirates
Sarah Pauly SR. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders
Jessica SallingerSR. Georgia Tech Yellowjackets
C Rachel FoldenFR. Marshall Thundering Herd
1B Page JonesSR. Auburn Tigers
2B Anne SteffanSR. Nebraska Cornhuskers
3B Norrelle DicksonSO. Oklahoma Sooners
SS Jessica Merchant JR. Michigan Wolverines
OF Danyele GomezJR. ULL Ragin' Cajuns
Megan CiolliSR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Tiffany StewartJR. USF Bulls
DP Nicole MotyckaSR. Michigan Wolverines
UT Ashley EsparzaFR. Penn State Nittany Lions
AT-LLisa BirocciSR. Iowa Hawkeyes
Kaleo EldredgeSR. California Golden Bears
Courtnay FosterJR. Northwestern Wildcats
Lauren Lappin JR. Stanford Cardinal
Saskia RobersonJR. DePaul Blue Demons

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