2007 NCAA Division I softball tournament
| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Arizona (8th title) |
| Runner-up | Tennessee (3rd WCWS Appearance) |
| Winning coach | Mike Candrea (8th title) |
| MOP | Taryne 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.
National Seeds
Bold indicates WCWS participant.
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Regionals & Super Regionals
Bold indicates winner. "*" indicates host.
Tucson Super Regional
Waco Super Regional
Knoxville Super Regional
College Station Super Regional
Norman Super Regional
Seattle Super Regional
Tempe Super Regional
Evanston Super Regional
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.
Women's College World Series
Participants
| School | Conference | Record (Conference) | Head Coach | WCWS Appearances† (including 2007 WCWS) |
WCWS Best Finish† | WCWS W-L Record† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | Pac-10 | 44–12–1 (15–9) | Mike Candrea | 19 (last: 2006) |
1st (1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2006) |
51–23 |
| Arizona State | Pac-10 | 54–15 (13–8) | Clint Myers | 6 (last: 2006) |
3rd (1982) |
5–10 |
| Baylor | Big 12 | 50–14 (14–3) | Glenn Moore | 1 | — | 0–0 |
| DePaul | Big East | 46–11 (20–0) | Eugene Lenti | 4 (last: 2005) |
3rd (1999) |
2–6 |
| Northwestern | Big Ten | 50–11 (15–3) | Kate Drohan | 5 (last: 2006) |
2nd (2006) |
12–9 |
| Tennessee | SEC | 59–6 (23–4) | Ralph Weekly Karen Weekly |
3 (last: 2006) |
3rd (2005, 2006) |
6–4 |
| Texas A&M | Big 12 | 46–12 (12–6) | Jo Evans | 6 (last: 1988) |
1st (1983, 1987) |
18–8 |
| Washington | Pac-10 | 40–17 (12–9) | Heather Tarr | 8 (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
Game Results
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/31/2007 | Game 1 | Washington | 3 – 1 | DePaul | |
| Game 2 | Northwestern | 2 – 0 | Arizona State | ||
| Game 3 | Tennessee | 2 – 0 | Texas A&M | ||
| Game 4 | Arizona | 2 – 1 | Baylor | 9 inn. | |
| 6/1/2007 | Game 5 | Washington | 9 – 0 | Northwestern | 5 inn. |
| Game 6 | Tennessee | 1 – 0 | Arizona | ||
| 6/2/2007 | Game 7 | DePaul | 3 – 1 | Arizona State | Arizona State eliminated |
| Game 8 | Baylor | 7 – 4 | Texas A&M | Texas A&M eliminated | |
| Game 9 | Arizona | 3 – 0 | DePaul | DePaul eliminated | |
| Game 10 | Northwestern | 7 – 0 | Baylor | Baylor eliminated | |
| 6/3/2007 | Game 11 | Arizona | 2 – 0 | Washington | |
| Game 12 | Tennessee | 3 – 0 | Northwestern | Northwestern eliminated | |
| Game 13 | Arizona | 8 – 1 | Washington | Washington eliminated | |
| 6/4/2007 | Finals Game 1 | Tennessee | 3 – 0 | Arizona | |
| 6/5/2007 | Finals Game 2 | Arizona | 1 – 0 | Tennessee | 10 inn. |
| 6/6/2007 | Finals Game 3 | Arizona | 5 – 0 | Tennessee | Arizona 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 | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | AB | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | Taryne Mowatt (W) | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 33 |
| Tennessee | Monica Abbott (L) | 6.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 31 |
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.
| Position | Player | Class | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pitcher | Monica Abbott | Senior | Tennessee |
| Danielle Lawrie | Sophomore | Washington | |
| 1st Base | Dena Tyson | Senior | Washington |
| Ashley Monceaux | Senior | Baylor | |
| 3rd Base | Jenae Leles | Sophomore | Arizona |
| Shortstop | Ashley Charters | Junior | Washington |
| Kristie Fox | Senior | Arizona | |
| Tammy Williams | Sophomore | Northwestern | |
| Outfield | India Chiles | Senior | Tennessee |
| Caitlin Lowe | Senior | Arizona | |
| Lindsay Schutzler | Senior | Tennessee | |
| Most Outstanding Player | Taryne Mowatt | Junior | Arizona |
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.