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2003 NCAA Division I softball season

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2003 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsCalifornia
Tournament
Women's College World Series
ChampionsUCLA (10th (12th overall) title)
Runners-upCalifornia (8th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachSue Enquist (6th title)
WCWS MOPKeira Goerl (UCLA)
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →

The 2003 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 January 2003. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2003 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament and 2003 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 26, 2003.

Conference standings

2003 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Texas ‍y 15 2   .882 49 9   .845
No. 14 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 13 5   .722 39 15   .722
Missouri ‍‍‍y 12 5   .706 31 20   .608
No. 5 Oklahoma ‍‍‍y 12 6   .667 47 14   .770
No. 16 Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 10 8   .556 38 22   .633
No. 13 Nebraska ‍‍‍y 10 8   .556 39 17   .696
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 6 12   .333 19 28   .404
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 4 14   .222 22 41   .349
Kansas ‍‍‍ 4 14   .222 26 22   .542
Baylor ‍‍‍ 3 15   .167 31 29   .517
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA [1]
2003 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Arizona  ‍‍‍y 19 2 0   .905 54 5 0   .915
UCLA  ‍‍‍y 17 4 0   .810 54 7 0   .885
California  ‍‍‍y 10 11 0   .476 45 18 0   .714
Oregon  ‍‍‍y 10 11 0   .476 37 19 0   .661
Washington  ‍‍‍y 9 12 0   .429 46 14 1   .762
Stanford  ‍‍‍y 7 14 0   .333 41 26 0   .612
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 7 14 0   .333 32 35 0   .478
Oregon State  ‍‍‍y 5 16 0   .238 36 31 0   .537
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2003[2]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Women's College World Series

The 2003 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 22 to May 26, 2003 in Oklahoma City.[3]

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 Arizona 3
8 Alabama 2
1 Arizona 2
5 Washington 1
4 Oklahoma 1
5 Washington 3
1 Arizona 1 1
7 California 212 4
8 Alabama 3
4 Oklahoma 69
4 Oklahoma 2
7 California 5
7 California 0
2 UCLA 19
3 Texas 3
6 Louisiana–Lafayette 2
3 Texas 1
7 California 0
7 California 710
2 UCLA 3
3 Texas 0 1
2 UCLA 3 2
6 Louisiana-Lafayette 1
2 UCLA 5
2 UCLA 2
5 Washington 1

Season Leaders

BATTING

BATTING AVERAGE: .490 - Amber Jackson, Bethune-Cookman Wildcats

RBIs: 79 - Lovieanne Jung, Arizona Wildcats

HOME RUNS: 25 - Lovieanne Jung, Arizona Wildcats & Kristen Rivera, Washington Huskies

PITCHING

WINS: 40-5 & 40-7 - Alicia Hollowell, Arizona Wildcats & Keira Goerl, UCLA Bruins

ERA: 0.37 (13 ER/242.2 IP) - Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns

STRIKEOUTS: 488, Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns

Records

[4]

SOPHOMORE CLASS SINGLE GAME RBIs: 11 - Stephanie Best, UCF Knights & Jackie Coburn, Arizona Wildcats; March 19 & May 10, 2003

SOPHOMORE CLASS STRIKEOUT RATIO: 14.1 (488 SO/242.2 IP) - Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns

SENIOR CLASS WALKS: 107 - Veronica Nelson, California Golden Bears

Awards

Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns[5]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
2003 32 6 40 36 27 18 0 242.2 72 18 13 39 488 0.37 0.46

Natasha Watley, UCLA Bruins

Natasha Watley, UCLA Bruins[6]

YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
2003 61 212 64 102 .481 53 10 5 12 154 .726% 22 14 35 44

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[7]

FIRST TEAM

Position Player Class School
P Cat Osterman SO. Texas Longhorns
Keira Goerl JR. UCLA Bruins
Alicia Hollowell FR. Arizona Wildcats
C Kristen Rivera SO. Washington Huskies
1B Stacey Porter JR. Hawaii Rainbow Wahine
2B Andrea Hillsey SO. Purdue Boilermakers
3B Leah Gulla SR. Oklahoma Sooners
SS Natasha Watley SR. UCLA Bruins
OF Oli Keohohou JR. BYU Cougars
Iyhia McMichael JR. Mississippi State Bulldogs
Autumn Champion FR. Arizona Wildcats
DP Claire Sua JR. UCLA Bruins
UT Tairia Flowers SR. UCLA Bruins
AT-L Lovieanne Jung SR. Arizona Wildcats
Lindsay Chouinard SR. DePaul Blue Demons
Lauren Bay-Regula SR. Oklahoma State Cowgirls
Jessica van der Linden JR. FSU Seminoles
Jenny Topping SR. Cal State Fullerton Titans

SECOND TEAM

Position Player Class School
P Michelle Green SO. Georgia Bulldogs
Kami Keiter SO. Oklahoma Sooners
Tia Bollinger JR. Washington Huskies
C Jami Trinidad SR. UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
1B Veronica Nelson SR. California Golden Bears
2B Brandi Stuart SR. FSU Seminoles
3B Phelan Wright JR. Arizona State Sun Devils
SS Kristin Johnson SR. Iowa Hawkeyes
OF Courtney Fossatti JR. Arizona Wildcats
Nicole Barber JR. Georgia Bulldogs
Kristen Zaleski JR. Texas State Bobcats
DP Lai-Kia Fennell SO. CSUN Matadors
UT Marissa Young SR. Michigan Wolverines
AT-L Christina Clark FR. Fresno State Bulldogs
Jamie Southern SO. Fresno State Bulldogs
Jackie McClain JR. Alabama Crimson Tide
Becky McMurtry SR. ULL Ragin' Cajuns
Courtney Scott SR. California Golden Bears

THIRD TEAM

Position Player Class School
P Jodie Cox SR. Cal State Fullerton Titans
Jessica Beech JR. Michigan State Spartans
Lisa Birocci SO. Iowa Hawkeyes
Kristin Schmidt JR. LSU Tigers
C Elisa Velasco JR. FSU Seminoles
1B Jaclyn Holden FR. North Carolina Tar Heels
2B Brynnen Guthrie SR. Oregon State Beavers
3B Andrea Loman SR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
SS Emily Robustelli SR. UMass Minutewomen
OF Catalina Morris FR. Stanford Cardinal
Tiffany Tolleson SR. North Carolina Tar Heels
Danyele Gomez FR. ULL Ragin' Cajuns
DP Saskia Roberson SO. DePaul Blue Demons
UT Sarah Martz JR. DePaul Blue Demons
AT-L Andrea Vidlund SR. Oregon Ducks
Rachael McGinnis JR. Missouri Tigers
Sandy Lewis SR. Michigan State Spartans
Amanda Hallaway SR. Hofstra Pride
Rosette Rough SR. Long Island Sharks
Gina Oaks SR. Cal State Fullerton Titans

References

  1. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. ^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "2003 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  4. ^ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  5. ^ "Player of The Year". Teamusa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  6. ^ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  7. ^ "2003 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2020-07-27.