2003 NCAA Division I softball tournament

2003 NCAA Division I
softball tournament
Teams	64
Finals site	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma;
Champions	UCLA (10th (11th overall) title)
Runner-up	California (9th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Sue Enquist (5th title)
MOP	Keira Goerl (UCLA)
	← 2002 ; NCAA Division I softball tournament; 2004 →;

The 2003 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the twenty-second annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 2003, 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 2003 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 22 through May 25 and marked the conclusion of the 2003 NCAA Division I softball season. UCLA won their tenth^[a] NCAA championship and eleventh overall by defeating California 1–0 in the final game. UCLA pitcher Keira Goerl was named Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Qualifying

Regionals

Regional No. 1 (Tucson, AZ)

Opening Round


Upper round 1		Upper round 2		Upper final				Final



Minnesota	3

Cal State Northridge	0
		Minnesota	0

		Arizona	4
Arizona	11⁵

Colorado State	1
				Arizona	4

				Texas A&M	0
Texas A&M	8

Boston College	4
		Texas A&M	5

		South Carolina	0
South Carolina	8

Princeton	7							Arizona	10	—

								Texas A&M	5	—

Lower round 1		Lower round 2		Lower round 3		Lower final



		South Carolina	5

Cal State Northridge	7	Cal State Northridge	3			Texas A&M	6

Colorado State	4			South Carolina	5	South Carolina	3

				Boston College	2

		Minnesota	2

Boston College	6	Boston College	4

Princeton	0

Regional No. 2 (Fresno, CA)

Upper round 1

Upper round 2

Upper final

Final

Fresno State

3

Long Beach State

0

Fresno State

0

UCLA

3

UCLA

8⁶

Colgate

0

UCLA

6

Michigan State

2

Michigan State

9⁵

North Carolina

1

Michigan State

4

Georgia

3

Georgia

5

LIU Brooklyn

1

UCLA

5

—

Michigan State

0

—

Lower round 1

Lower round 2

Lower round 3

Lower final

Georgia

2

Long Beach State

1

Long Beach State

1

Michigan State

2

Colgate

0

Georgia

Fresno State

0

Fresno State

1⁸

Fresno State

2

North Carolina

10⁵

North Carolina

0

LIU Brooklyn

2

Regional No. 3 (Austin, TX)


Upper round 1		Upper round 2		Upper final				Final



LSU	9

Hawaii	4
		LSU	0

		Texas	8⁶
Texas	4

Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	0
				Texas	3

				Texas State	0
Texas State	1

Arizona State	0
		Texas State	3

		Northwestern	1
Northwestern	2

Tennessee Tech	1							Texas	6	—

								Texas State	0	—

Lower round 1		Lower round 2		Lower round 3		Lower final



		Northwestern	0

Hawaii	2	Hawaii	1¹¹			Texas State	2

Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	0			Hawaii	4	Hawaii	1

				Arizona State	2

		LSU	1

Arizona State	6	Arizona State	4

Tennessee Tech	0

Regional No. 4 (Gainesville, FL)


Upper round 1		Upper round 2		Upper final				Final



South Florida	7

Florida Atlantic	3
		South Florida	0

		Oklahoma	8⁶
Oklahoma	5

Bethune–Cookman	1
				Oklahoma	6

				Texas–Arlington	2
Florida	3

Oregon State	2
		Florida	0

		Texas–Arlington	2
Texas–Arlington	1

Florida State	0							Oklahoma	7	—

								Oregon State	2	—

Lower round 1		Lower round 2		Lower round 3		Lower final



		Florida	1

Florida Atlantic	2¹¹	Florida Atlantic	2			Texas–Arlington	0

Bethune–Cookman	1			Florida Atlantic	3	Oregon State	2

				Oregon State	7

		South Florida	0

Oregon State	2	Oregon State	8⁵

Florida State	1

Regional No. 5 (Lincoln, NE)


Upper round 1		Upper round 2		Upper final				Final



Mississippi State	4

FIU	2
		Mississippi State	0

		Washington	8
Washington	5

Creighton	1
				Washington	11

				Iowa	0
Iowa	5

Pacific	0
		Iowa	3

		Hofstra	0
Hofstra	3

Nebraska	1							Washington	11⁵	—

								Iowa	0	—

Lower round 1		Lower round 2		Lower round 3		Lower final



		Hofstra	1⁹

FIU	1	Creighton	0			Iowa	2

Creighton	3			Hofstra	0	Nebraska	1

				Nebraska	6

		Mississippi State	0

Pacific	7	Nebraska	8⁶

Nebraska	11

Regional No. 6 (Fullerton, CA)


Upper round 1		Upper round 2		Upper final				Final



Louisiana–Lafayette	6

San Diego State	0
		Louisiana–Lafayette	1

		Cal State Fullerton	0
Cal State Fullerton	3

Rider	0
				Louisiana–Lafayette	1

				Oklahoma State	0
Oregon	10

Penn State	8
		Oregon	1

		Oklahoma State	2
Oklahoma State	1

Boston University	0							Louisiana–Lafayette	2	6

								Oregon	9	4

Lower round 1		Lower round 2		Lower round 3		Lower final



		Oregon	4

San Diego State	2	San Diego State	1			Oklahoma State	6

Rider	1			Oregon	2	Oregon	7¹²

				Cal State Fullerton	1

		Cal State Fullerton	8⁶

Penn State	7	Penn State	0

Boston University	0

Regional No. 7 (Ann Arbor, MI)

Upper round 1

Upper round 2

Upper final

Final

Notre Dame

4

Missouri

3

Notre Dame

1

DePaul

4

DePaul

8⁵

Wright State

0

DePaul

0

California

1

Michigan

8⁵

Western Michigan

0

Michigan

0

California

9⁵

California

8⁶

Oakland

0

California

1

—

Michigan

0

—

Lower round 1

Lower round 2

Lower round 3

Lower final

Michigan

13⁵

Missouri

1

Wright State

0

DePaul

2

Wright State

3

Michigan

5

Michigan

3

Notre Dame

3

Notre Dame

5

Western Michigan

3

Oakland

0

Oakland

4

Regional No. 8 (Tuscaloosa, AL)


Upper round 1		Upper round 2		Upper final				Final



Illinois	5

Georgia Tech	3
		Illinois	2

		Alabama	4
Alabama	10⁵

Southern	1
				Alabama	7

				Southern Illinois	4
Southern Illinois	5

UMass	2
		Southern Illinois	6

		Stanford	1
Stanford	2

Chattanooga	0							Alabama	2	—

								Southern Illinois	0	—

Lower round 1		Lower round 2		Lower round 3		Lower final



		Stanford	0

Georgia Tech	9⁵	Georgia Tech	1			Southern Illinois	6

Southern	0			Georgia Tech	0	UMass	1

				UMass	2

		Illinois	4

UMass	3	UMass	5

Chattanooga	2

Women's College World Series

Participants

School	Conference	Record	Head coach	WCWS appearances† (Including 2003 WCWS)
Arizona	Pac-10	56-7	Mike Candrea	16
Alabama	SEC	49-21	Patrick Murphy	2
California	Pac-10	49-20	Diane Ninemire	9
Louisiana–Lafayette	Sun Belt	47-11	Michael Lotief	4
Oklahoma	Big 12	47-14	Patty Gasso	4
Texas	Big 12	47-9	Connie Clark	2
UCLA	Pac-10	53-7	Sue Enquist	20*
Washington	Pac-10	47-16-1	Teresa Wilson	6

*: Excludes UCLA's vacated 1995 WCWS participation.

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

Bracket

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

Game results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
5/22/2003	Game 01	Arizona	3 - 2	Alabama
	Game 02	Washington	3 - 1	Oklahoma
	Game 03	Texas	3 - 2	Louisiana-Lafayette
	Game 04	California	7 - 3	UCLA	10 Innings
5/23/2003	Game 05	Arizona	2 - 1	Washington
5/23/2003	Game 06	Texas	1 - 0	California
5/24/2003	Game 07	Oklahoma	6 - 3	Alabama	9 Innings Alabama eliminated
	Game 08	UCLA	5 - 1	Louisiana-Lafayette	Louisiana-Lafayette eliminated
	Game 09	California	5 - 2	Oklahoma	Oklahoma eliminated
	Game 10	UCLA	2 - 1	Washington	Washington eliminated
5/25/2003	Game 11	California	2 - 1	Arizona	12 Innings. California forces the If Necessary Game (Game 13), and will be designated as the visiting team for that game.
	Game 12	UCLA	3 - 0	Texas	UCLA forces the If Necessary Game (Game 14), and will be designated as the visiting team for that game.
	Game 13	California	4 - 1	Arizona	Arizona eliminated
	Game 14	UCLA	2 - 1	Texas	Texas eliminated
5/26/2003	Championship game	UCLA	1 - 0	California	9 Innings UCLA Wins 2003 WCWS

Championship game

^[5]

School	Top Batter	Stats.
UCLA	Toria Auelua (DP)	2-4 RBI K
California	Veronica Nelson (1B)	3BBs

School	Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	AB	BF
UCLA	Keira Goerl (W)	9.0	0	0	0	4	4	27	32
California	Kelly Anderson (L)	9.0	6	1	1	4	5	31	37

All-Tournament Team

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

Position	Player	Class	School
Pitcher	Kelly Anderson	Sophomore	California
	Alicia Hollowell	Freshman	Arizona
	Cat Osterman	Sophomore	Texas
1st Base	Veronica Nelson	Senior	California
Shortstop	Lovie Jung	Senior	Arizona
	Chelsea Spencer	Sophomore	California
	Natasha Watley	Senior	UCLA
3rd Base	Vicky Galindo	Sophomore	California
3rd Base	Tairia Mims	Senior	UCLA
Outfield	Tamara Poppe	Junior	Texas
Designated Player	Jennifer Stump	Senior	Oklahoma
Most Outstanding Player	Keira Goerl	Junior	UCLA

Notes

^ The NCAA Record Book shows 2003 as UCLA's ninth championship, as their 1995 title was vacated.

References

^ 2017 WCWS Records: 2000s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
^ 2017 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
^ 2017 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 10. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
^ "Big 12 Lands Six Teams in NCAA Division I Softball Championship". big12sports.com. May 12, 2003. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
^ "2003 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 15". Ncaa.org. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.

[1] The NCAA Record Book shows 2003 as UCLA's ninth championship, as their 1995 title was vacated.

[2] 2017 WCWS Records: 2000s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved January 25, 2019.

[3] 2017 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved January 25, 2019.

[4] 2017 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 10. Retrieved January 25, 2019.

[5] "Big 12 Lands Six Teams in NCAA Division I Softball Championship". big12sports.com. May 12, 2003. Retrieved May 22, 2023.

[6] "2003 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 15". Ncaa.org. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.

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Teams	64
Finals site	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Champions	UCLA (10th (11th overall) title)
Runner-up	California (9th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Sue Enquist (5th title)
MOP	Keira Goerl (UCLA)
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