2000 NCAA Division I softball season

2000 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsUCLA
Tournament
Women's College World Series
ChampionsOklahoma (1st title)
Runners-upUCLA (17th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachPatty Gasso (1st title)
WCWS MOPJennifer Stewart (Oklahoma)
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →

The 2000 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 2000. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2000 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2000 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 29, 2000.

Conference standings

2000 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 1 Oklahoma ‍†‍‍y 17 – 1 – 0   .944 66 – 8 – 0   .892
No. 14 Nebraska ‍‍‡‍y 15 – 2 – 0   .882 52 – 21 – 0   .712
Texas ‍‍‍y 11 – 5 – 0   .688 30 – 27 – 1   .526
Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 8 – 10 – 0   .444 32 – 23 – 0   .582
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 8 – 10 – 0   .444 33 – 22 – 0   .600
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 7 – 10 – 0   .412 19 – 36 – 0   .345
Baylor ‍‍‍ 7 – 11 – 0   .389 27 – 30 – 0   .474
Missouri ‍‍‍ 6 – 12 – 0   .333 34 – 27 – 0   .557
Kansas ‍‍‍ 5 – 13 – 0   .278 30 – 32 – 0   .484
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 4 – 14 – 0   .222 18 – 29 – 0   .383
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today[1]
2000 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 15 Iowa ‍†‍‍y 14 – 4 – 0   .778 46 – 15 – 0   .754
No. 13 Michigan ‍‍‡‍y 13 – 4 – 0   .765 45 – 16 – 1   .734
Penn State ‍‍‍y 12 – 5 – 0   .706 38 – 19 – 0   .667
Northwestern ‍‍‍y 12 – 6 – 0   .667 30 – 26 – 0   .536
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 9 – 6 – 0   .600 34 – 25 – 0   .576
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 6 – 10 – 0   .375 34 – 24 – 1   .585
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 10 – 0   .333 30 – 23 – 0   .566
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 5 – 13 – 0   .278 33 – 28 – 0   .541
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 4 – 13 – 0   .235 31 – 28 – 0   .525
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 13 – 0   .235 28 – 26 – 0   .519
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
As of June 2000[12]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today


2000 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 5 Washington  ‍†‍‍y 17 – 4 – 0   .810 62 – 9 – 0   .873
No. 3 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 16 – 4 – 0   .800 59 – 9 – 0   .868
No. 2 UCLA  ‍‍‍y 14 – 7 – 0   .667 46 – 12 – 1   .788
No. 18 Stanford  ‍‍‍y 9 – 12 – 0   .429 45 – 18 – 0   .714
No. 10 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 8 – 13 – 0   .381 43 – 20 – 0   .683
No. 12 Oregon State  ‍‍‍y 7 – 13 – 0   .350 40 – 21 – 1   .653
No. 7 California  ‍‍‍y 6 – 15 – 0   .286 49 – 25 – 0   .662
No. 16 Oregon  ‍‍‍y 6 – 15 – 0   .286 36 – 29 – 0   .554
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2000[13]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2000 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Northwestern State  ‍†‍‍y 22 – 4 – 0   .846 41 – 19 – 0   .683
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍ 22 – 5 – 0   .815 39 – 21 – 1   .648
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 17 – 9 – 0   .654 28 – 27 – 0   .509
Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‍ 16 – 11 – 0   .593 35 – 24 – 0   .593
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 16 – 11 – 0   .593 27 – 33 – 0   .450
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 13 – 14 – 0   .481 22 – 33 – 0   .400
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 12 – 13 – 0   .480 26 – 22 – 0   .542
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 6 – 20 – 0   .231 21 – 32 – 0   .396
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 22 – 0   .154 18 – 34 – 0   .346
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 23 – 0   .148 14 – 47 – 0   .230
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 2000[14]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll


Women's College World Series

The 2000 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 25 to May 29, 2000, in Oklahoma City.[15]

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
             
Washington 3
DePaul 2
Washington 2
UCLA 3
UCLA 4
Alabama 1
UCLA 6 —
Southern Miss 0 —
DePaul 4
Alabama 6
Southern Miss 3
Alabama 0
UCLA 1
Oklahoma 3
Oklahoma 2
California 1
Oklahoma 3
Southern Miss 1
Southern Miss 1
Arizona 0
Oklahoma 1 —
Arizona 0 —
California 0
Arizona 6
Washington 2
Arizona 4

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

NCAA Division I season wins: 52 – Courtney Blades, Southern Miss Golden Eagles[16]

NCAA Division I season hit by pitch: 44 – Cheryl Wyrick, Liberty Lady Flames

NCAA Division I season putouts: 765 – Kenya Peters, Southern Miss Golden Eagles

Freshman class walks: 87 – Veronica Nelson, California Golden Bears

Awards

Courtney Blades, Southern Miss Golden Eagles[17][18]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
2000 52 7 66 60 46 28 2 399.2 152 61 51 117 663 0.89 0.67

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[19]

First Team

Position Player Class School
P Courtney Blades SR. Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Amanda Scott SR. Fresno State Bulldogs
Jennifer Spediacci SR. Washington Huskies
C Keri McCallum SR. Mississippi State Bulldogs
1B Ginger Jones JR. Alabama Crimson Tide
2B Stephanie Hastings JR. LSU Tigers
3B Ashlee Ducote SR. LSU Tigers
SS Natasha Watley FR. UCLA Bruins
OF Jessica Mendoza SO. Stanford Cardinal
Tiffany Clark SR. ULL Rajin' Cajuns
Kelly Kretschman JR. Alabama Crimson Tide
DP Lisa Carey JR. Oklahoma Sooners
UT Jenny Topping FR. Washington Huskies
AT-L Ashli Barrett JR. Oklahoma Sooners
Tarrah Beyster SR. Oregon State Beavers
Jennie Finch SO. Arizona Wildcats
Jamie Graves SR. Washington Huskies
Kellie Wilkerson SO. Mississippi State Bulldogs

Second Team

Position Player Class School
P Jennifer Sharron JR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Britni Sneed SO. LSU Tigers
Kirsten Voak SO. Arizona State Sun Devils
C Sunny Smith SR. Utah Utes
1B Sarah Beeson SO. Stanford Cardinal
2B Lyndsey Klein SR. UCLA Bruins
3B Toni Mascarenas JR. Arizona Wildcats
SS Melanie Alkrie JR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
OF Serita Brooks JR. FSU Seminoles
Jaime Clark FR. Washington Huskies
Nicole Giordano JR. Arizona Wildcats
DP Dana Degen SR. Hawaii Rainbow Wahine
UT Jennifer Lizama SR. Nebraska Cornhuskers
AT-L Lauren Bauer JR. Arizona Wildcats
Lindsay Gardner FR. Texas Longhorns
Alicia Smith SR. Hofstra Pride
Dana Sorensen FR. Stanford Cardinal
Leigh Ann Walker SO. Nebraska Cornhuskers

Third Team

Position Player Class School
P Holly Killion SR. Western Illinois Leathernecks
Shelley Laird SO. South Carolina Gamecocks
Jennifer Stewart SO. Oklahoma Sooners
C Jessica Bashor FR. Iowa Hawkeyes
1B Brandi Cross FR. UMass Minutewomen
Monica Lucatero SO. Cal State Fullerton Titans
Jana Mower JR. ULL Rajin' Cajuns
2B Keisha Shepperson JR. East Carolina Pirates
3B Kelly Ramsey SO. North Carolina Tar Heels
SS Racheal Goodpaster JR. UNLV Rebels
OF Lisa Ciavardini JR. Hofstra Pride
Naomi Fitzgerald JR. Baylor Bears
Karen Gulini JR. Penn State Nittany Lions
DP Stefanie Volpe SO. Michigan Wolverines
UT Lindsay Chouinard SR. DePaul Blue Demons
AT-L Amy Berman SR. Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Marissa Young FR. Michigan Wolverines
Lovieanne Jung SO. Fresno State Bulldogs
Lindsey Collins JR. Arizona Wildcats
Erin Evans FR. Oklahoma Sooners
Tara Asbill SR. LSU Tigers
Kristi Hanks SO. Iowa Hawkeyes

References

  1. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. ^ 2000 IND Season
  3. ^ 2000 IA Season
  4. ^ 2000 MICH Season
  5. ^ 2000 MSU Season
  6. ^ 2000 MINN Season
  7. ^ 2000 NOR Season
  8. ^ 2000 OSU Season
  9. ^ 2000 PSU Season
  10. ^ 2000 PUR Season
  11. ^ 2000 WIS Season
  12. ^ "Big Ten Softball Standings" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  13. ^ 2022 Softball Record Book (PDF). Pac-12 Conference. p. 53. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  14. ^ "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 14. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
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  16. ^ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  17. ^ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  18. ^ "Final 2000 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  19. ^ "2000 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved August 2, 2020.