2013 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament

2013 NCAA Division I
Softball Tournament
Teams	64
Finals Site	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium; Oklahoma City;
Champions	Oklahoma (2nd title)
Runner-Up	Tennessee(6th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Patty Gasso (2nd title)
MOP	Keilani Ricketts Oklahoma

The 2013 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament was held from May 16 through June 6, 2013 as the final part of the 2013 NCAA Division I softball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 284 teams on May 12, 2012. 31 teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and 33 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Softball Selection Committee. The tournament culminated with 8 teams playing in the 2013 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.

National Seeds

Teams in "italics" advanced to Super Regionals. Teams in "bold" advanced to Women's College World Series.

Regionals and Super Regionals

Norman Super Regional

First Round			Round 2			Regional Finals				Super Regionals

1	Oklahoma	17
	Marist	0
			1	Oklahoma	10

				Arkansas	5
	Fordham	1

	Arkansas	5
						1	Oklahoma	14	X
Norman Regional
							Arkansas	1	X
	Marist	3

	Fordham	5
				Fordham	2

				Arkansas	5



										1	Oklahoma	10*	8*

										16	Texas A&M	2	0
16	Texas A&M	12

	Penn	0
			16	Texas A&M	6

				Baylor	5
	Baylor	7

	Arizona	0
						16	Texas A&M	5	8
College Station Regional
							Baylor	9	0
	Penn	2

	Arizona	3
				Arizona	4

				Baylor	8

Ann Arbor Super Regional

First Round			Round 2			Regional Finals				Super Regionals

8	Michigan	5
	Valparaiso	0
			8	Michigan	5

				California	0
	California	8

	Central Michigan	1
						8	Michigan	3
Michigan Regional
							California	1	X
	Valparaiso	7

	Central Michigan	4
				Valparaiso	0

				California	6



										8	Michigan	4	0	2

											Louisiana-Lafayette	3	5	1
9	LSU	3

	Central Connecticut	2
			9	LSU	0

				Louisiana-Lafayette	3
	Louisiana–Lafayette	3

	Northwestern State	0
							Louisiana-Lafayette	1	X
Baton Rouge Regional
						9	LSU	0	X
	Central Connecticut	9

	Northwestern State	1
				Central Connecticut	0

			9	LSU	11

Tempe Super Regional

Round 1			Round 2			Regional Finals				Super Regionals

5	Arizona State	5
	San Jose State	2
			5	Arizona State	2

				Georgia	0
	Georgia	9

	San Diego State	3
						5	Arizona State	2
Tempe Regional
							Georgia	0
	San Jose State	2

	San Diego State	5
				San Diego State	2

				Georgia	3



										5	Arizona State	5	5

										12	Kentucky	4	2
12	Kentucky	2

	Marshall	1
			12	Kentucky	6

				Virginia Tech	2
	Notre Dame	3

	Virginia Tech	4
						12	Kentucky	0	1
Lexington Regional
							Virginia Tech	2	0
	Marshall	3

	Notre Dame	1
				Marshall	2

				Virginia Tech	3

Austin Super Regional

Round 1			Round 2			Regional Finals				Super Regionals

4	Texas	5
	Army	0
			4	Texas	11

				South Carolina	2
	Houston	4

	South Carolina	6
						4	Texas	6	X
Austin Regional
							South Carolina	0	X
	Army	5

	Houston	7
				Houston	1

				South Carolina	5



										4	Texas	3	4

											Florida State	2	0
13	South Alabama	10

	Mississippi Valley State	0
			13	South Alabama	1

				Florida State	2
	Mississippi State	2

	Florida State	5
							Florida State	0	7
Mobile Regional
						13	South Alabama	3	6
	Mississippi Valley State	1

	Mississippi State	2
				Mississippi State	0

			13	South Alabama	3

Eugene Super Regional

Round 1			Round 2			Regional Finals				Super Regionals

3	Oregon	5
	BYU	2
			3	Oregon	3

				North Carolina	0
	North Carolina	3

	Wisconsin	2
						3	Oregon	3	X
Eugene Regional
							Wisconsin	0	X
	BYU	0

	Wisconsin	6
				North Carolina	2

				Wisconsin	6



										3	Oregon	2	4	2

										14	Nebraska	5	3	4
14	Nebraska	4

	Northern Iowa	0
			14	Nebraska	7

				Stanford	1
	Stanford	4

	Tulsa	2
						14	Nebraska	10
Lincoln Regional
							Stanford	5
	Northern Iowa	2

	Tulsa	1
				Northern Iowa	1

				Stanford	4

Columbia Super Regional

Round 1			Round 2			Regional Finals				Super Regionals

6	Missouri	3
	Stony Brook	0
			6	Missouri	1

				Hofstra	0
	Hofstra	2

	Oregon State	0
						6	Missouri	0	5
Columbia Regional
							Hofstra	10	0
	Stony Brook	0

	Oregon State	6
				Oregon State	4

				Hofstra	8



										6	Missouri	1	0

										11	Washington	2	1
11	Washington	2

	Portland State	1
			11	Washington	2

				Hawaii	0
	Minnesota	0

	Hawaii	3
						11	Washington	8	X
Seattle Regional
							Hawaii	0	X
	Portland State	0

	Minnesota	5
				Minnesota	0

				Hawaii	3

Knoxville Super Regional

Round 1			Round 2			Regional Finals				Super Regionals

7	Tennessee	9
	Longwood	0
			7	Tennessee	1

				North Carolina State	0
	James Madison	0

	North Carolina State	2
						7	Tennessee	7
Knoxville Regional
							North Carolina State	0
	Longwood	0

	James Madison	5
				James Madison	4

				North Carolina State	6



										7	Tennessee	3	5

										10	Alabama	2	3
10	Alabama	4

	Jacksonville State	0
			10	Alabama	7

				Western Kentucky	6
	Western Kentucky	3

	South Carolina Upstate	0
						10	Alabama	13	X
Tuscaloosa Regional
							Western Kentucky	1	X
	Jacksonville State	0

	South Carolina Upstate	8
				South Carolina Upstate	0

				Western Kentucky	3

Gainesville Super Regional

Round 1			Round 2			Regional Finals				Super Regionals

2	Florida	7
	Hampton	1
			2	Florida	11

				South Florida	1
	South Florida	1

	Georgia Southern	0
						2	Florida	2	X
Gainesville Regional
							South Florida	0	X
	Hampton	0

	Georgia Southern	3
				Georgia Southern	1

				South Florida	2



										2	Florida	4	1

											UAB	3	0
15	Louisville	2

	IPFW	1
			15	Louisville	4

				UAB	7
	UAB	6

	UCLA	3
							UAB	1	3
Louisville Regional
							UCLA	4	2
	IPFW	0

	UCLA	8
				UCLA	19

			15	Louisville	2

Automatic Bids

Women's College World Series

Participants

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	Previous WCWS Appearances	WCWS Best Finish	WCWS W-L Record
Arizona State	Pac-12	50-10 (16-8)	Clint Meyers	11 (last: 2011)	1st (2008, 2011)	17-14
Florida	SEC	57-7 (21-6)	Tim Walton	5 (last: 2011)	2nd (2011, 2009)	11-9
Michigan	Big Ten	50-11 (21-2)	Carol Hutchins	10 (last: 2009)	1st (2005)	8-18
Nebraska	Big Ten	45-14 (16-6)	Rhonda Revelle	7 (last: 2002)	2nd (1985)	11-13
Oklahoma	Big 12	52-4 (15-2)	Patty Gasso	8 (last: 2012)	1st (2000)	11-12
Tennessee	SEC	49-10 (16-6)	Ralph Weekly Karen Weekly	6 (last: 2012)	2nd (2007)	11-10
Texas	Big 12	49-8 (14-4)	Connie Clark	5 (last: 2006)	3rd (2003, 2005)	5-8
Washington	Pac-12	43-15 (16-8)	Heather Tarr	10 (last: 2010)	1st (2009)	17-15

2013 Women's College World Series Bracket

First round			Second round			Semifinals				Finals

14	Nebraska	3
11	Washington	4*
			11	Washington	0

			7	Tennessee	1
7	Tennessee	9

2	Florida	2
						7	Tennessee	2	-

						4	Texas	0	-
14	Nebraska	8

2	Florida	9^
			2	Florida	0

			4	Texas	3



										7	Tennessee	3	0

										1	Oklahoma	5**	4
5	Arizona State	3

4	Texas	5
			4	Texas	2

			1	Oklahoma	10
8	Michigan	1

1	Oklahoma	7
						1	Oklahoma	6	-

						11	Washington	2	-
5	Arizona State	0

8	Michigan	2
			8	Michigan	1

			11	Washington	4

*8 Innings
^15 Innings
** 12 Innings

Championship Game

^[1]

School	Top Batter	Stats.
Oklahoma Sooners	Keilani Ricketts (DP)	1-4 4RBIs HR 2Ks
Tennessee Lady Vols	Melissa Davin (LF)	1-2

School	Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	AB	BF
Oklahoma Sooners	Michelle Gascoigne (W)	7.0	3	0	0	0	12	22	23
Tennessee Lady Vols	Ivy Renfroe (L)	2.1	3	3	3	2	2	8	12
Tennessee Lady Vols	Ellen Renfroe	4.2	4	1	1	1	5	18	19

Media Coverage

Radio

Dial Global Sports provided nationwide radio coverage of the championship series, which was also streamed online at dialglobalsports.com. Kevin Kugler and Leah Amico provided the call for Dial Global.^[2]

Television

ESPN carried every game from the Women's College World Series across the ESPN Networks (ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU). The ESPN Networks also carried select regional matches and every super regional match utilizing ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and ESPN3. Austin hosted a regional, and the Texas games aired on Longhorn Network while the other matches will air on ESPN3. This was the second consecutive year Longhorn Network carried regional matches.

Broadcast Assignments

Regionals^[3]

Pam Ward & Michele Mary Smith – College Station, TX
Beth Mowins & Jessica Mendoza – Tempe, AZ
Sam Gore & Garland Cooper – Ann Arbor, MI
Melissa Lee & Charlotte Morgan – Mobile, AL
Cara Capuano & Leah Amico – Lexington, KY
Mark Neely & Amanda Freed – Columbia, SC
Carter Blackburn & Amanda Scarborough – Austin, TX
Jeanne Zelasko & Tracy Warren – Norman, OK

Women's College World Series^[4]

Pam Ward or Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza or Michele Mary Smith & Holly Rowe

Super Regionals^[5]

Pam Ward & Michele Mary Smith – Norman, OK
Mark Neely & Amanda Freed – Columbia, SC
Joe Davis & Garland Cooper – Ann Arbor, MI
Beth Mowins & Jessica Mendoza – Knoxville, TN
Holly Rowe & Amanda Scarborough – Austin, TX
Jeanne Zelasko & Cheri Kempf – Gainesville, FL
Adam Amin & Jennie Finch – Eugene, OR
Cara Capuano & Leah Amico – Tempe, AZ

Women's College World Series Championship Series^[4]

Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Mary Smith & Holly Rowe

References

↑ "Champions! Sooners Crowned At WCWS". Soonersports.com. 2013-06-04. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
↑ "WCWS Highlights: Oklahoma 5 – Tennessee 3 – F/12". Westwood One. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
↑ "ESPN Expands Coverage of NCAA Division I Softball Championship". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
1 2 "ESPN Airs Every WCWS Game from Oklahoma City Beginning Thursday". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
↑ "ESPN ThisWeek — May 20, 2013". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved 2013-05-20.

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[1] "Champions! Sooners Crowned At WCWS". Soonersports.com. 2013-06-04. Retrieved 2018-06-09.

[2] "WCWS Highlights: Oklahoma 5 – Tennessee 3 – F/12". Westwood One. Retrieved 2013-06-04.

[3] "ESPN Expands Coverage of NCAA Division I Softball Championship". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved 2013-05-13.

[Women's_College_World_Series-4] 1 2 "ESPN Airs Every WCWS Game from Oklahoma City Beginning Thursday". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

[5] "ESPN ThisWeek — May 20, 2013". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved 2013-05-20.

NCAA Division I Softball Tournament and Women's College World Series
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Teams	64
Finals Site	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City
Champions	Oklahoma (2nd title)
Runner-Up	Tennessee(6th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Patty Gasso (2nd title)
MOP	Keilani Ricketts Oklahoma

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