2007 NCAA Division I
softball tournament
Teams64
Finals site
ChampionsArizona (8th title)
Runner-upTennessee (3rd WCWS Appearance)
Winning coachMike Candrea (8th title)
MOPTaryne Mowatt (Arizona)

The 2007 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held from May 17 through June 4, 2007. 64 NCAA Division I college softball teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament, to play in the NCAA Tournament. The tournament culminated with eight teams playing in the Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Automatic bids

Conference champions from 29 Division I conferences earned automatic bids to regionals. The remaining 35 spots were awarded to schools as at-large invitees.

Conference School Total conference invitations
America East Albany 1
ACC Virginia Tech 5
Atlantic Sun Stetson 1
A-10 Massachusetts 1
Big East Notre Dame 3
Big South Winthrop 1
Big Ten Ohio State 4
Big 12 Oklahoma 6
Big West Cal Poly 5
CAA Hofstra 1
Conference USA Houston 1
Horizon League Wright State 1
Ivy League Harvard 1
MAAC Canisius 1
MAC Eastern Michigan 1
Mid-Con Southern Utah 1
MEAC Howard 1
Missouri Valley Creighton 3
MWC BYU 1
NEC Long Island 1
OVC Tennessee Tech 1
PCSC Loyola Marymount 1
Pac-10 Arizona 8
Patriot League Colgate 1
SEC LSU 7
SoCon Furman 1
Southland Sam Houston 1
SWAC Mississippi Valley 1
WAC Fresno State 2

National seeds

Bold indicates WCWS participant.

Regionals and super regionals

Bold indicates winner. "*" indicates host.

Tucson Super Regional

First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals
               
1 Arizona 9
Howard 0
Mississippi State 0
1 Arizona 8
Mississippi State 7
Pacific 1
1 Arizona 7 X
Tucson Regional
Pacific 0 X
Howard 0
Pacific 13
Mississippi State 10
Pacific 12
1 Arizona 11 2 X
Cal State Fullerton 6 1 X
16 Virginia Tech 5
Canisius 0
16 Virginia Tech 1
Ohio State 2
Cal State Fullerton 1
Ohio State 2
Ohio State 5 3
Columbus Regional
Cal State Fullerton 6 10
Cal State Fullerton 8
Canisius 0
16 Virginia Tech 0
Cal State Fullerton 1

Waco Super Regional

First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals
               
9 Michigan 3
Eastern Michigan 0
Louisville 3
9 Michigan 6
Oregon State 0
Louisville 8
9 Michigan 7 X
Ann Arbor Regional
Oregon State 0 X
Oregon State 6
Eastern Michigan 1
Louisville 4
Oregon State 11
9 Michigan 0 3 0
8 Baylor 9 0 4
8 Baylor 8
Albany 2
8 Baylor 7
Hofstra 2
Harvard 2
Hofstra 3
8 Baylor 10 X
Hempstead Regional
Albany 0 X
Albany 1
Harvard 0
Hofstra 2
Albany 4

Knoxville Super Regional

First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals
               
5 Tennessee 8
Furman 0
5 Tennessee 2
North Carolina 0
North Carolina 4
Winthrop 3
5 Tennessee 7 X
Knoxville Regional
Winthrop 0 X
Winthrop 11
Furman 1
North Carolina 3
Winthrop 6
5 Tennessee 9 6 7
Hawaii 0 9 1
12 UCLA 6
Loyola Marymount 3
12 UCLA 1
Hawaii 3
UC Santa Barbara 0
Hawaii 2
Hawaii 9 X
Los Angeles Regional
Loyola Marymount 0 X
UC Santa Barbara 3
Loyola Marymount 5
12 UCLA 2
Loyola Marymount 4

College Station Super Regional

First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals
               
13 Florida 7
Stetson 0
13 Florida 8
Georgia Tech 0
Texas 2
Georgia Tech 3
13 Florida 3 X
Gainesville Regional
Texas 0 X
Texas 2
Stetson 0
Georgia Tech 2
Texas 4
13 Florida 0 3 0
4 Texas A&M 2 2 2
Houston 4
Louisiana–Lafayette 3
Houston 8
4 Texas A&M 1
Sam Houston State 5
4 Texas A&M 9
Houston 2 0
College Station Regional
4 Texas A&M 13 5
Sam Houston State 2
Louisiana–Lafayette 1
4 Texas A&M 11
Sam Houston State 0

Norman Super Regional

First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals
               
3 Oklahoma 5
Colgate 2
3 Oklahoma 2
UMass 0
Long Island 3
UMass 4
3 Oklahoma 6 X
Amherst Regional
UMass 3 X
Long Island 5
Colgate 1
UMass 7
Long Island 3
3 Oklahoma 0 2 X
14 DePaul 3 7 X
Missouri 8
Southern Illinois 0
Missouri 0
14 DePaul 2
Mississippi Valley State 0
14 DePaul 10
14 DePaul 3 X
Carbondale Regional
Missouri 0 X
Mississippi Valley State 0
Southern Illinois 7
Missouri 7
Southern Illinois 4

Seattle Super Regional

First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals
               
11 Alabama 2
Tennessee Tech 4
California 1
Tennessee Tech 3
California 13
Florida State 6
Tennessee Tech 10 2
Tuscaloosa Regional
11 Alabama 19 7
11 Alabama 6
Florida State 3
California 1
11 Alabama 13
11 Alabama 3 5 X
6 Washington 4 7 X
Nebraska 2
Georgia 3
6 Washington 8
Georgia 0
Creighton 1
6 Washington 5
6 Washington 1 1
Lincoln Regional
Georgia 2 0
Nebraska 1
Creighton 2
Georgia 3
Creighton 0

Tempe Super Regional

First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals
               
7 Arizona State 2
Southern Utah 1
7 Arizona State 7
BYU 1
BYU 9
Cal Poly 0
7 Arizona State 6 X
Provo Regional
BYU 3 X
Southern Utah 9
Cal Poly 4
Southern Utah 5
BYU 10
10 LSU 0 4 X
7 Arizona State 1 7 X
Stanford 0
Fresno State 2
10 LSU 1
Fresno State 0
Cal State Northridge 2
10 LSU 3
10 LSU 11 X
Palo Alto Regional
Stanford 5 X
Stanford 3
Cal State Northridge 0
Fresno State 0
Stanford 1

Evanston Super Regional

First round Second round Regional finals Super regionals
               
15 NC State 2
South Carolina 5
Oregon 8
South Carolina 4
Penn State 0
Oregon 4
Oregon 0 3
Columbia Regional
South Carolina 2 4
15 NC State 1
Penn State 0
South Carolina 4
15 NC State 3
South Carolina 1 0 X
2 Northwestern 6 3 X
Illinois State 2
Notre Dame 1
Illinois State 2
2 Northwestern 5
Wright State 1
2 Northwestern 4
2 Northwestern 4 X
Evanston Regional
Illinois State 1 X
Wright State 0
Notre Dame 3
Illinois State 3
Notre Dame 1

Women's College World Series

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (conference)Head coachWCWS appearances†
(including 2007 WCWS)
WCWS best finish†WCWS W–L record†
ArizonaPac-1044–12–1 (15–9)Mike Candrea19
(last: 2006)
1st
(1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2006)
51–23
Arizona StatePac-1054–15 (13–8)Clint Myers6
(last: 2006)
3rd
(1982)
5–10
BaylorBig 1250–14 (14–3)Glenn Moore10–0
DePaulBig East46–11 (20–0)Eugene Lenti4
(last: 2005)
3rd
(1999)
2–6
NorthwesternBig Ten50–11 (15–3)Kate Drohan5
(last: 2006)
2nd
(2006)
12–9
TennesseeSEC59–6 (23–4)Ralph Weekly
Karen Weekly
3
(last: 2006)
3rd
(2005, 2006)
6–4
Texas A&MBig 1246–12 (12–6)Jo Evans6
(last: 1988)
1st
(1983, 1987)
18–8
WashingtonPac-1040–17 (12–9)Heather Tarr8
(last: 2004)
2nd
(1996, 1999)
13–12

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

Tournament notes

  • Washington's Danielle Lawrie and Tennessee's Monica Abbott each pitched no-hitters on the first day of the tournament, although Lawrie allowed a run. This is the first time a no-hitter has been accomplished since the 2003 Women's College World Series and only the third time in the NCAA era of the WCWS that two pitchers had no-hitters on the same day.
  • This was the first time that UCLA did not advance to the WCWS in its NCAA era.
  • Only one game in the entire tournament ended with the losing team scoring more than one run, an NCAA record for offensive futility.

Bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
1 Arizona 29
8 Baylor 1
1 Arizona 0
5 Tennessee 1
4 Texas A&M 0
5 Tennessee 2
5 Tennessee 3
2 Northwestern 0
8 Baylor 7
4 Texas A&M 4
8 Baylor 0
2 Northwestern 7
5 Tennessee 3 0 0
1 Arizona 0 110 5
14 DePaul 1
6 Washington 3
6 Washington 95
2 Northwestern 0
2 Northwestern 2
7 Arizona State 0
6 Washington 0 1
1 Arizona 2 8
7 Arizona State 1
14 DePaul 3
14 DePaul 0
1 Arizona 3

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
5/31/2007Game 1Washington3 – 1DePaul
Game 2Northwestern2 – 0Arizona State
Game 3Tennessee2 – 0Texas A&M
Game 4Arizona2 – 1Baylor9 inn.
6/1/2007Game 5Washington9 – 0Northwestern5 inn.
Game 6Tennessee1 – 0Arizona
6/2/2007Game 7DePaul3 – 1Arizona StateArizona State eliminated
Game 8Baylor7 – 4Texas A&MTexas A&M eliminated
Game 9Arizona3 – 0DePaulDePaul eliminated
Game 10Northwestern7 – 0BaylorBaylor eliminated
6/3/2007Game 11Arizona2 – 0Washington
Game 12Tennessee3 – 0NorthwesternNorthwestern eliminated
Game 13Arizona8 – 1WashingtonWashington eliminated
6/4/2007Finals game 1Tennessee3 – 0Arizona
6/5/2007Finals game 2Arizona1 – 0Tennessee10 inn.
6/6/2007Finals game 3Arizona5 – 0TennesseeArizona wins WCWS

Championship game

School Top Batter Stats.
Arizona Chelsie Mesa (2B) 2-3 3RBIs HR
Tennessee Kenora Posey (2B) 2-2 SB
School Pitcher IPHRERBBSOABBF
Arizona Taryne Mowatt (W) 7.07004112833
Tennessee Monica Abbott (L) 6.01055472631

Final standings

Place School WCWS record
1st Arizona 6-2
2nd Tennessee 4-2
3rd Washington 2-2
Northwestern 2-2
5th Baylor 1-2
DePaul 1-2
7th Texas A&M 0-2
Arizona State 0-2

All Tournament Team

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

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PitcherMonica AbbottSeniorTennessee
Danielle LawrieSophomoreWashington
1st BaseDena TysonSeniorWashington
Ashley MonceauxSeniorBaylor
3rd BaseJenae LelesSophomoreArizona
ShortstopAshley ChartersJuniorWashington
Kristie FoxSeniorArizona
Tammy WilliamsSophomoreNorthwestern
OutfieldIndia ChilesSeniorTennessee
Caitlin LoweSeniorArizona
Lindsay SchutzlerSeniorTennessee
Most Outstanding PlayerTaryne MowattJuniorArizona

WCWS records tied or broken

  • The 2007 tournament was ruled by pitchers, as 11 shutouts were thrown over the week, an NCAA record. Tennessee alone didn't allow a run in the entire tournament until the 10th inning of the second game of the finals.
  • After fanning 11 Lady Vols in the final game, Arizona's Taryne Mowatt passed Tennessee's Monica Abbott for the WCWS single-season NCAA strikeout record. Mowatt struck out 76 batters in 2007, while Abbott finished with 75 strikeouts. (Both passed the previous record held by the previous Arizona pitcher, Alicia Hollowell, who held the record with 65).
  • Mowatt's 60 innings pitched in the 2007 College World Series broke the previous NCAA record of 53 held by Michigan's Jennie Ritter (2005). Mowatt delivered every Arizona pitch in this year's event.
  • Arizona's Kristie Fox recorded her 11th hit of the 2007 WCWS, tying the NCAA record of UCLA's Natasha Watley set in 2003.
  • The Lady Vols’ Kenora Posey tied the WCWS single-season NCAA steals record with four. She shares the top spot with Lowe, who had four steals in 2006, and two others.
  • The 2007 event marked the best-attended Women's College World Series in history. A total of 62,463 fans passed through the gates of ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, including 5,533 for the third game. The 2007 attendance total broke the previous WCWS record (set in 2006) by 16,341.

See also

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