2004 NCAA Division I softball tournament

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2004 NCAA Division I
softball tournament
Teams64
Finals site
ChampionsUCLA (11th (12th overall) title)
Runner-upCalifornia (10th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coachSue Enquist (6th title)
MOPKristin Schmidt (LSU)

The 2004 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the twenty-third annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 2004, sixty-four Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of eight teams, each in a double elimination format. The 2004 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 27 through May 31 and marked the conclusion of the 2004 NCAA Division I softball season. UCLA won their eleventh[a] NCAA championship and twelfth overall by defeating California 3–1 in the final game. LSU pitcher Kristin Schmidt was named Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player.[1][2][3][4]

Qualifying[edit]

Main article: 2004 NCAA Division I softball season

Regionals[edit]

Regional No. 1 (Tucson, AZ)[edit]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
Northwestern8
UC Santa Barbara1
Northwestern0
Oklahoma86
Oklahoma5
Temple0
Oklahoma3
Arizona2
Louisiana–Lafayette1
South Carolina0
Louisiana–Lafayette0
Arizona4
Arizona2
Centenary1Oklahoma4155
Louisiana–Lafayette120
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
Louisiana–Lafayette8
UC Santa Barbara0Temple1Arizona0
Temple3Louisiana–Lafayette3Louisiana–Lafayette5
Northwestern0
Northwestern58
South Carolina8South Carolina3
Centenary3

Regional No. 2 (Los Angeles, CA)[edit]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
Cornell2
Long Beach State1
Cornell0
Alabama105
Alabama4
Central Michigan2
Alabama2
UCLA59
Louisville18
Missouri0
Louisville0
UCLA2
UCLA85
Mississippi Valley State0UCLA7—
Alabama0—
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
Louisville2
Long Beach State39Long Beach State3Alabama7
Central Michigan2Long Beach State5Long Beach State6
Mississippi Valley State0
Cornell3
Missouri3Mississippi Valley State6
Mississippi Valley State4

Regional No. 3 (Waco, TX)[edit]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
Baylor116
North Carolina0
Baylor5
Illinois0
Illinois3
UTSA0
Baylor3
LSU710
Seton Hall4
Houston2
Seton Hall0
LSU3
LSU4
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi0LSU4—
Illinois1—
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
Seton Hall112
North Carolina4North Carolina0Baylor0
UTSA0Seton Hall0Illinois4
Illinois2
Illinois3
Houston1Houston2
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi0

Regional No. 4 (Tallahassee, FL)[edit]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
South Florida2
Ohio State0
South Florida0
Oregon125
Oregon1
Bethune–Cookman0
Oregon4
Florida State512
Cal State Northridge2
Florida1
Cal State Northridge0
Florida State1
Florida State4
LIU Brooklyn0Florida State02
Oregon10
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
Cal State Northridge4
Ohio State210Ohio State2Oregon2
Bethune–Cookman0Cal State Northridge3South Florida1
South Florida7
South Florida8
Florida4Florida1
LIU Brooklyn0

Regional No. 5 (Lincoln, NE)[edit]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
Creighton6
Florida Atlantic2
Creighton0
Nebraska2
Nebraska6
Lehigh0
Nebraska0
California2
Mississippi State28
Iowa1
Mississippi State1
California2
California4
Maine0California2—
Nebraska0—
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
Mississippi State0
Florida Atlantic3Florida Atlantic1Nebraska3
Lehigh0Florida Atlantic0Creighton1
Creighton1
Creighton810
Iowa2Iowa4
Maine0

Regional No. 6 (Ann Arbor, MI)[edit]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
Oregon State7
Bowling Green0
Oregon State4
Tennessee0
Tennessee105
UIC0
Oregon State0
Michigan3
Notre Dame8
DePaul6
Notre Dame0
Michigan1
Michigan6
Canisius3Michigan05
Oregon State12
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
Notre Dame1
Bowling Green1UIC2Oregon State6
UIC28UIC6UIC5
Tennessee5
Tennessee4
DePaul85DePaul0
Canisius0

Regional No. 7 (Stanford, CA)[edit]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
Southern Illinois2
Fresno State0
Southern Illinois0
Hofstra112
Hofstra19
Auburn0
Hofstra1
Stanford7
Pacific106
Southern Miss2
Pacific2
Stanford7
Stanford1
Utah0Stanford03
Hofstra11
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
Pacific6
Fresno State310Fresno State1Hofstra3
Auburn1Pacific0Southern Illinois1
Southern Illinois1
Southern Illinois4
Southern Miss13Southern Miss1
Utah5

Regional No. 8 (Athens, GA)[edit]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
Georgia Tech1
UMass0
Georgia Tech3
Georgia2
Georgia105
Eastern Kentucky0
Georgia Tech0
Washington2
Michigan State5
Texas A&M1
Michigan State8
Washington12
Washington4
Chattanooga1Washington3—
Georgia1—
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
Michigan State136
UMass4UMass2Georgia Tech1
Eastern Kentucky1Michigan State1Georgia96
Georgia95
Georgia5
Texas A&M6Texas A&M1
Chattanooga0

Women's College World Series[edit]

Participants[edit]

School Conference Record Head coach WCWS appearances†
(Including 2004 WCWS)
California Pac-10 50-11 Diane Ninemire 9
Florida State ACC 61-9 JoAnne Graf 7
LSU SEC 54-10 Yvette Girouard 2
Michigan Big Ten 53-11 Carol Hutchins 7
Oklahoma Big 12 44-19-1 Patty Gasso 5
Stanford Pac-10 47-16 John Rittman 2
UCLA Pac-10 43-9 Sue Enquist 21*
Washington Pac-10 39-17 Scott Centala,
Steve Dailey		 7

*: Excludes UCLA's vacated 1995 WCWS participation.

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

Bracket[edit]

Bracket[edit]

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
6 Michigan 2
3 LSU 313
2 UCLA 2
3 LSU 0
7 Stanford 2
2 UCLA 8
2 UCLA 312 —
7 Stanford 1 —
7 Stanford 5
6 Michigan 4
1 Oklahoma 2
7 Stanford 3
5 California 1
2 UCLA 3
8 Washington 2
1 Oklahoma 6
1 Oklahoma 1
5 California 28
5 California 4
4 Florida State 2
3 LSU 4 1
5 California 1 4
4 Florida State 2
8 Washington 0
3 LSU 2
4 Florida State 1

Game results[edit]

Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes
5/27/2004 Game 01 LSU 3 - 2 Michigan 13 Innings
Game 02 UCLA 8 - 2 Stanford
Game 03 Oklahoma 6 - 2 Washington
Game 04 California 4 - 2 Florida State
5/28/2004 Game 05 UCLA 2 - 0 LSU
Game 06 California 2 - 1 Oklahoma 8 Innings
5/29/2004 Game 07 Stanford 5 - 4 Michigan Michigan eliminated
Game 08 Florida State 2 - 0 Washington Washington eliminated
Game 09 Stanford 3 - 2 Oklahoma Oklahoma eliminated
Game 10 LSU 2 - 1 Florida State Florida State eliminated
5/30/2004 Game 11 UCLA 3 - 1 Stanford 12 Innings.

Stanford eliminated
If Necessary Game (Game 13) not necessary

Game 12 LSU 4 - 1 California LSU forces the If Necessary Game (Game 14)
Game 13 -- -- -- Stanford / UCLA

If Necessary game (Game 13) not necessary

Game 14 California 4 - 1 LSU LSU eliminated
5/31/2004 Championship game UCLA 3 - 1 California UCLA Wins 2004 WCWS

Championship game[edit]

[5]

School Top Batter Stats.
UCLA Kristen Dedmon (PH) 1-1 2RBIs
California Jessica Pamanian (2B) 1-3 RBI
School Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
UCLA Keira Goerl (W) 7.0 7 1 1 3 4 27 31
California Kelly Anderson (L) 5.0 1 3 3 1 5 16 18
California Kristina Thorson 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 3 4

All-Tournament Team[edit]

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

Position Player Class School
Pitcher Kelly Anderson Junior California
Keira Goerl Senior UCLA
Jessica van der Linden Senior Florida State
1st Base Christina Enea Junior Oklahoma
2nd Base Caitlin Benyi Sophomore UCLA
Jessica Pamanian Junior California
Shortstop Lauren Lappin Sophomore Stanford
Jodie Legaspi Freshman UCLA
3rd Base Vicky Galindo Junior California
Outfield Lisa Dodd Freshman UCLA
Camille Harris Sophomore LSU
Most Outstanding Player Kristin Schmidt Senior LSU

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The NCAA Record Book shows 2004 as UCLA's tenth championship, as their 1995 title was vacated.

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2017 WCWS Records: 2000s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  2. ^ 2017 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  3. ^ 2017 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 10. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  4. ^ Swan, Lance (May 17, 2004). "NFCA | National Fastpitch Coaches Association". nfca.org. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  5. ^ "2004 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 14". Ncaa.org. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
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