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2000 NCAA Division I softball tournament

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{{Short description|College softball tournament}}

{{Infobox NCAA softball tournament

| Year=2000

| Division=Division I

| Image=

| ImageSize=150px

| Caption=

| Teams=48

| WCWSBallpark=ASA Hall of Fame Stadium

| City=Oklahoma City

| Champions=Oklahoma

| TitleCount=1st

| Runner-Up=UCLA

| WCWSCount=17th

| Coach=Patty Gasso

| CoachCount=1st

| MOP=Jennifer Stewart

| MOPTeam=Oklahoma

| Attendance=

| Television=

| tournament_link=NCAA Division I Softball Championship

| Different Previous=1999

}}

The 2000 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held 18 through May 29, 2000, as the final part of the 2000 NCAA Division I softball season. The tournament culminated with the 2000 Women's College World Series at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.

Format

A total of 48 teams entered the tournament, with 32 of them receiving an automatic bid by either winning their conference's tournament or by finishing in first place in their conference. The remaining 32 bids were issued at-large, with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee.

Bids

=Automatic=

class="wikitable sortable"
Conference

! School

! Best finish

! Last NCAA appearance

align=center

| Big 12

| Nebraska

| Runners-up
(1985)

| 1999

align=center

| Big Ten

| Michigan

|

| 1999

=At-large=

Regionals

=Regional No. 1=

{{6Team2ElimA

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1={{csb link|year=2000|team=Washington Huskies|title=Washington}}

| RD1-score1=5

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2={{csb link|year=2000|team=Army Black Knights|title=Army}}

| RD1-score2=0

| RD1-seed0=

| RD1-team3={{csb link|year=2000|team=Mississippi State Bulldogs|title=Mississippi State}}

| RD1-score3=6

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4={{csb link|year=2000|team=Chattanooga Mocs|title=Chattanooga}}

| RD1-score4=1

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5={{csb link|year=2000|team=Utah Utes|title=Utah}}

| RD1-score5=18

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6={{csb link|year=2000|team=Western Illinois Leathernecks|title=Western Illinois}}

| RD1-score6=0

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=Washington

| RD2-score1=6

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Western Illinois

| RD2-score2=0

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=Mississippi State

| RD2-score3=116

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=Utah

| RD2-score4=3

| RD2-seed5=

| RD2-team5=Army

| RD2-score5=4

| RD2-seed6=

| RD2-team6=Chattanooga

| RD2-score6=69

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=Washington

| RD3-score1=4

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Mississippi State

| RD3-score2=1

| RD3-seed3=

| RD3-team3=Utah

| RD3-score3=2

| RD3-seed4=

| RD3-team4=Chattanooga

| RD3-score4=1

| RD4-seed1=

| RD4-team1=Mississippi State

| RD4-score1=1

| RD4-seed2=

| RD4-team2=Utah

| RD4-score2=4

| RD5-seed1=

| RD5-team1=Washington

| RD5-score1a=95

| RD5-score1b=—

| RD5-seed2=

| RD5-team2=Utah

| RD5-score2a=0

| RD5-score2b=—

}}

Washington qualifies for WCWS.

=Regional No. 2=

{{6Team2ElimA

| RD1=

| RD2=

| RD3=

| RD4=

| RD5=

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1={{csb link|year=2000|team=Arizona Wildcats|title=Arizona}}

| RD1-score1=86

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2={{csb link|year=2000|team=Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders|title=Middle Tennessee}}

| RD1-score2=0

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3={{csb link|year=2000|team=Nebraska Cornhuskers|title=Nebraska}}

| RD1-score3=85

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4={{csb link|year=2000|team=Illinois State Redbirds|title=Illinois State}}

| RD1-score4=0

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5={{csb link|year=2000|team=South Carolina Gamecocks|title=South Carolina}}

| RD1-score5=106

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6={{csb link|year=2000|team=UMass Minutewomen|title=UMass}}

| RD1-score6=0

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=Arizona

| RD2-score1=106

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=UMass

| RD2-score2=0

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=Nebraska

| RD2-score3=116

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=South Carolina

| RD2-score4=1

| RD2-seed5=

| RD2-team5=Middle Tennessee

| RD2-score5=1

| RD2-seed6=

| RD2-team6=Illinois State

| RD2-score6=3

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=Arizona

| RD3-score1=135

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Nebraska

| RD3-score2=0

| RD3-seed3=

| RD3-team3=South Carolina

| RD3-score3=7

| RD3-seed4=

| RD3-team4=Illinois State

| RD3-score4=4

| RD4-seed1=

| RD4-team1=Nebraska

| RD4-score1=95

| RD4-seed2=

| RD4-team2=South Carolina

| RD4-score2=0

| RD5-seed1=

| RD5-team1=Arizona

| RD5-score1a=5

| RD5-score1b=—

| RD5-seed2=

| RD5-team2=Nebraska

| RD5-score2a=0

| RD5-score2b=—

}}

Arizona qualifies for WCWS.

=Regional No. 3=

{{6Team2ElimA

| RD1=

| RD2=

| RD3=

| RD4=

| RD5=

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1=Oklahoma

| RD1-score1=115

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2={{csb link|year=2000|team=Harvard Crimson|title=Harvard}}

| RD1-score2=0

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3={{csb link|year=2000|team=Oregon State Beavers|title=Oregon State}}

| RD1-score3=110

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4={{csb link|year=2000|team=Northwestern Wildcats|title=Northwestern}}

| RD1-score4=0

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5={{csb link|year=2000|team=Arkansas Razorbacks|title=Arkansas}}

| RD1-score5=5

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6={{csb link|year=2000|team=Cal State Northridge Matadors|title=Cal State Northridge}}

| RD1-score6=0

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=Oklahoma

| RD2-score1=2

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Cal State Northridge

| RD2-score2=1

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=Oregon State

| RD2-score3=4

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=Arkansas

| RD2-score4=1

| RD2-seed5=

| RD2-team5=Harvard

| RD2-score5=6

| RD2-seed6=

| RD2-team6=Northwestern

| RD2-score6=9

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=Oklahoma

| RD3-score1=5

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Oregon State

| RD3-score2=3

| RD3-seed3=

| RD3-team3=Arkansas

| RD3-score3=0

| RD3-seed4=

| RD3-team4=Northwestern

| RD3-score4=5

| RD4-seed1=

| RD4-team1=Oregon State

| RD4-score1=4

| RD4-seed2=

| RD4-team2=Northwestern

| RD4-score2=0

| RD5-seed1=

| RD5-team1=Oklahoma

| RD5-score1a=3

| RD5-score1b=—

| RD5-seed2=

| RD5-team2=Oregon State

| RD5-score2a=2

| RD5-score2b=—

}}

Oklahoma qualifies for WCWS.

=Regional No. 4=

{{6Team2ElimA

| RD1=

| RD2=

| RD3=

| RD4=

| RD5=

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1=UCLA

| RD1-score1=85

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2={{csb link|year=2000|team=Canisius Golden Griffins|title=Canisius}}

| RD1-score2=0

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3={{csb link|year=2000|team=Iowa Hawkeyes|title=Iowa}}

| RD1-score3=95

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4={{csb link|year=2000|team=Bethune-Cookman Wildcats|title=Bethune-Cookman}}

| RD1-score4=1

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5={{csb link|year=2000|team=Florida State Seminoles|title=Florida State}}

| RD1-score5=2

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6={{csb link|year=2000|team=Long Beach State 49ers|title=Long Beach State}}

| RD1-score6=0

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=UCLA

| RD2-score1=10

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Long Beach State

| RD2-score2=1

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=Iowa

| RD2-score3=1

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=Florida State

| RD2-score4=4

| RD2-seed5=

| RD2-team5=Canisius

| RD2-score5=310

| RD2-seed6=

| RD2-team6=Bethune-Cookman

| RD2-score6=2

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=UCLA

| RD3-score1=6

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Florida State

| RD3-score2=1

| RD3-seed3=

| RD3-team3=Iowa

| RD3-score3=29

| RD3-seed4=

| RD3-team4=Canisius

| RD3-score4=1

| RD4-seed1=

| RD4-team1=Florida State

| RD4-score1=4

| RD4-seed2=

| RD4-team2=Iowa

| RD4-score2=2

| RD5-seed1=

| RD5-team1=UCLA

| RD5-score1a=7

| RD5-score1b=—

| RD5-seed2=

| RD5-team2=Florida State

| RD5-score2a=1

| RD5-score2b=—

}}

UCLA qualifies for WCWS.

=Regional No. 5=

{{6Team2ElimA

| RD1=

| RD2=

| RD3=

| RD4=

| RD5=

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1={{csb link|year=2000|team=Arizona State Sun Devils|title=Arizona State}}

| RD1-score1=96

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2={{csb link|year=2000|team=Coastal Carolina Chanticleers|title=Coastal Carolina}}

| RD1-score2=1

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3={{csb link|year=2000|team=Alabama Crimson Tide|title=Alabama}}

| RD1-score3=19

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4={{csb link|year=2000|team=Florida Atlantic Owls|title=Florida Atlantic}}

| RD1-score4=0

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5={{csb link|year=2000|team=Penn State Nittany Lions|title=Penn State}}

| RD1-score5=3

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6={{csb link|year=2000|team=Texas A&M Aggies|title=Texas A&M}}

| RD1-score6=2

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=Arizona State

| RD2-score1=4

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Texas A&M

| RD2-score2=2

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=Alabama

| RD2-score3=59

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=Penn State

| RD2-score4=4

| RD2-seed5=

| RD2-team5=Coastal Carolina

| RD2-score5=4

| RD2-seed6=

| RD2-team6=Florida Atlantic

| RD2-score6=2

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=Arizona State

| RD3-score1=1

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Alabama

| RD3-score2=4

| RD3-seed3=

| RD3-team3=Penn State

| RD3-score3=1

| RD3-seed4=

| RD3-team4=Coastal Carolina

| RD3-score4=3

| RD4-seed1=

| RD4-team1=Arizona State

| RD4-score1=2

| RD4-seed2=

| RD4-team2=Coastal Carolina

| RD4-score2=1

| RD5-seed1=

| RD5-team1=Alabama

| RD5-score1a=3

| RD5-score1b=—

| RD5-seed2=

| RD5-team2=Arizona State

| RD5-score2a=1

| RD5-score2b=—

}}

Alabama qualifies for WCWS.

=Regional No. 6=

{{6TeamBracket-2Elim-NCAA |style=2

| RD1=

| RD2=

| RD3=

| RD4=

| RD5=

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1={{csb link|year=2000|team=Fresno State Bulldogs|title=Fresno State}}

| RD1-score1=105

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2={{csb link|year=2000|team=UMBC Retrievers|title=UMBC}}

| RD1-score2=1

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3={{csb link|year=2000|team=Cal State Fullerton Titans|title=Cal State Fullerton}}

| RD1-score3=2

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4={{csb link|year=2000|team=Texas Longhorns|title=Texas}}

| RD1-score4=1

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5={{csb link|year=2000|team=California Golden Bears|title=California}}

| RD1-score5=2

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6=Florida

| RD1-score6=0

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=Fresno State

| RD2-score1=0

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Florida

| RD2-score2=1

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=UMBC

| RD2-score3=0

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=Texas

| RD2-score4=6

| RD2-seed5=

| RD2-team5=Cal State Fullerton

| RD2-score5=2

| RD2-seed6=

| RD2-team6=California

| RD2-score6=3

| RD2-seed7=

| RD2-team7=Fresno State

| RD2-score7=4

| RD2-seed8=

| RD2-team8=Cal State Fullerton

| RD2-score8=3

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=Florida

| RD3-score1=58

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Texas

| RD3-score2=2

| RD3-seed3=

| RD3-team3=California

| RD3-score3=0

| RD3-seed4=

| RD3-team4=Fresno State

| RD3-score4=2

| RD4-seed1=

| RD4-team1=Florida

| RD4-score1=1

| RD4-seed2=

| RD4-team2=California

| RD4-score2=2

| RD5-seed1=

| RD5-team1=California

| RD5-score1=2

| RD5-seed2=

| RD5-team2=Fresno State

| RD5-score2=0

}}

California qualifies for WCWS.

=Regional No. 7=

{{6TeamBracket-2Elim-NCAA |style=2

| RD1=

| RD2=

| RD3=

| RD4=

| RD5=

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1={{csb link|year=2000|team=LSU Tigers|title=LSU}}

| RD1-score1=7

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2={{csb link|year=2000|team=Northwestern State Demons|title=Northwestern State}}

| RD1-score2=1

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3={{csb link|year=2000|team=Southern Miss Golden Eagles|title=Southern Miss}}

| RD1-score3=3

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4={{csb link|year=2000|team=Oregon Ducks|title=Oregon}}

| RD1-score4=0

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5={{csb link|year=2000|team=Hofstra Pride|title=Hofstra}}

| RD1-score5=2

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6={{csb link|year=2000|team=Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns|title=Louisiana–Lafayette}}

| RD1-score6=1

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=LSU

| RD2-score1=1

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Louisiana–Lafayette

| RD2-score2=4

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=Northwestern State

| RD2-score3=1

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=Oregon

| RD2-score4=4

| RD2-seed5=

| RD2-team5=Southern Miss

| RD2-score5=14

| RD2-seed6=

| RD2-team6=Hofstra

| RD2-score6=1

| RD2-seed7=

| RD2-team7=LSU

| RD2-score7=2

| RD2-seed8=

| RD2-team8=Hofstra

| RD2-score8=1

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=Louisiana–Lafayette

| RD3-score1=3

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Oregon

| RD3-score2=4

| RD3-seed3=

| RD3-team3=Southern Miss

| RD3-score3=0

| RD3-seed4=

| RD3-team4=LSU

| RD3-score4=113

| RD4-seed1=

| RD4-team1=Oregon

| RD4-score1=1

| RD4-seed2=

| RD4-team2=Southern Miss

| RD4-score2=3

| RD5-seed1=

| RD5-team1=Southern Miss

| RD5-score1=19

| RD5-seed2=

| RD5-team2=LSU

| RD5-score2=0

}}

Southern Miss qualifies for WCWS.

=Regional No. 8=

{{6TeamBracket-2Elim-NCAA |style=2 |RD4-legs=2

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1={{csb link|year=2000|team=Central Michigan Chippewas|title=Central Michigan}}

| RD1-score1=213

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2={{csb link|year=2000|team=Stanford Cardinal|title=Stanford}}

| RD1-score2=1

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3={{csb link|year=2000|team=Notre Dame Fighting Irish|title=Notre Dame}}

| RD1-score3=2

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4={{csb link|year=2000|team=UIC Flames|title=UIC}}

| RD1-score4=0

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5={{csb link|year=2000|team=DePaul Blue Demons|title=DePaul}}

| RD1-score5=86

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6={{csb link|year=2000|team=Michigan Wolverines|title=Michigan}}

| RD1-score6=0

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=Central Michigan

| RD2-score1=0

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=UIC

| RD2-score2=2

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=Michigan

| RD2-score3=5

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=Stanford

| RD2-score4=4

| RD2-seed5=

| RD2-team5=Notre Dame

| RD2-score5=0

| RD2-seed6=

| RD2-team6=DePaul

| RD2-score6=1

| RD2-seed7=

| RD2-team7=Central Michigan

| RD2-score7=2

| RD2-seed8=

| RD2-team8=Notre Dame

| RD2-score8=1

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=UIC

| RD3-score1=1

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Michigan

| RD3-score2=3

| RD3-seed3=

| RD3-team3=DePaul

| RD3-score3=5

| RD3-seed4=

| RD3-team4=Central Michigan

| RD3-score4=0

| RD4-seed1=

| RD4-team1=Michigan

| RD4-score1-1=0

| RD4-score1-2=—

| RD4-seed2=

| RD4-team2=DePaul

| RD4-score2-1=3

| RD4-score2-2=—

}}

DePaul qualifies for WCWS.

Women's College World Series

The Women's College World Series was held 24 through May 28 in Oklahoma City.

=Participants=

  • {{csb link|year=2000|team=Alabama Crimson Tide|title=Alabama}}
  • {{csb link|year=2000|team=Arizona Wildcats|title=Arizona}}
  • {{csb link|year=2000|team=California Golden Bears|title=California}}
  • {{csb link|year=2000|team=DePaul Blue Demons|title=DePaul}}
  • Oklahoma
  • {{csb link|year=2000|team=Southern Miss Golden Eagles|title=Southern Miss}}
  • UCLA
  • {{csb link|year=2000|team=Washington Huskies|title=Washington}}

=Bracket=

{{8TeamBracket-2Elim-D

| sets=1/1/2/1

| RD1=

| RD2=

| RD3=

| RD4=

| RD1-seed01=

| RD1-team01={{csb link|year=2000|team=Washington Huskies|title=Washington}}

| RD1-score01=3

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-team02={{csb link|year=2000|team=DePaul Blue Demons|title=DePaul}}

| RD1-score02=2

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team03=UCLA

| RD1-score03=4

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-team04={{csb link|year=2000|team=Alabama Crimson Tide|title=Alabama}}

| RD1-score04=1

| RD1-seed05=

| RD1-team05=DePaul

| RD1-score05=4

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-team06=Alabama

| RD1-score06=6

| RD1-seed07=

| RD1-team07=Oklahoma

| RD1-score07=2

| RD1-seed08=

| RD1-team08={{csb link|year=2000|team=California Golden Bears|title=California}}

| RD1-score08=1

| RD1-seed09=

| RD1-team09={{csb link|year=2000|team=Southern Miss Golden Eagles|title=Southern Miss}}

| RD1-score09=1

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-team10={{csb link|year=2000|team=Arizona Wildcats|title=Arizona}}

| RD1-score10=0

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team11=California

| RD1-score11=0

| RD1-seed12=

| RD1-team12=Arizona

| RD1-score12=6

| RD2-seed01=

| RD2-team01=Washington

| RD2-score01=2

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-team02=UCLA

| RD2-score02=3

| RD2-seed03=

| RD2-team03=Southern Miss

| RD2-score03=3

| RD2-seed04=

| RD2-team04=Alabama

| RD2-score04=0

| RD2-seed05=

| RD2-team05=Oklahoma

| RD2-score05=3

| RD2-seed06=

| RD2-team06=Southern Miss

| RD2-score06=1

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team07=Washington

| RD2-score07=2

| RD2-seed08=

| RD2-team08=Arizona

| RD2-score08=4

| RD3-seed01=

| RD3-team01=UCLA

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=—

| RD3-seed02=

| RD3-team02=Southern Miss

| RD3-score02-1=0

| RD3-score02-2=—

| RD3-seed03=

| RD3-team03=Oklahoma

| RD3-score03-1=1

| RD3-score03-2=—

| RD3-seed04=

| RD3-team04=Arizona

| RD3-score04-1=0

| RD3-score04-2=—

| RD4-seed01=

| RD4-team01=UCLA

| RD4-score01=1

| RD4-seed02=

| RD4-team02=Oklahoma

| RD4-score02=3

}}

=Game results=

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scope="col" | Date{{cite web|url=https://www.softballhistoryusa.com/2000-ncaa-womens-college-world-series/ |title=2000 NCAA Women’s College World Series |website=SoftballHistoryUSA.com |date=20 December 2020 |access-date=20 December 2020}}

! scope="col" | Game

! scope="col" | Winning team

! scope="col" | Score

! scope="col" | Losing team

! scope="col" | Winning pitcher

! scope="col" | Losing pitcher

! scope="col" | Save

! scope="col" | Notes

rowspan=2| May 28

!scope="row" style="text-align:center" | Game 11

| UCLA

6–0Southern Miss–Southern Miss eliminated
scope="row" style="text-align:center" | {{nowrap|Game 12}}

| Oklahoma || 1–0 || Arizona || || || – || Arizona eliminated

colspan=10|Finals
May 29

!scope="row" style="text-align:center" | Game 13

| Oklahoma

3–1UCLAJennifer StewartAmanda Freed–Oklahoma wins WCWS

=Final=

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style="width: 535px;" colspan=3|National championship
style="width: 219px; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oklahoma Sooners|color=white|border=0}}"|Oklahoma

|style="width: 60px; text-align:center"| v.

!style="width: 219px; {{CollegePrimaryStyle|UCLA Bruins|border=0}}"|UCLA

{{linescore

| Date = May 29, 2000 –

| Time = 12:15{{nbsp}}p.m. (CDT)

| Location=ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

| Road=Oklahoma|RoadAbr=OKLA

| R1=0|R2=0|R3=3|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|RR=3|RH=8|RE=1

| Home=UCLA|HomeAbr=UCLA

| H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=1|H7=0|HR=1|HH=8|HE=1

| WP=Jennifer Stewart (–) |LP=Amanda Freed (28–8) |SV=

| RoadHR=Lisa Carey |HomeHR=

| Attendance=8,049

| BoxURL = https://web.archive.org/web/20131102221643/http://web1.ncaa.org/ncaa/event.do?championship=400025&division=400025400012&event=401415

}}

=All-tournament Team=

The following players were members of the Women's College World Series All-Tournament Team.{{cite book|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/softball_wcws_rb/2017/02-Tournament.pdf|publisher=NCAA|title=2017 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results|page=3|access-date=May 19, 2018}}

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PositionPlayerSchool
rowspan=3| PCourtney Bladesstyle={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Southern Miss Golden Eagles|border=0}}|Southern Miss
Amanda Freedstyle={{CollegePrimaryStyle|UCLA Bruins|border=0}}|UCLA
Jennifer Stewart (MOP)style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oklahoma Sooners|color=white|border=0}}|Oklahoma
1BLisa Careystyle={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oklahoma Sooners|color=white|border=0}}|Oklahoma
2BTairia Mimsstyle={{CollegePrimaryStyle|UCLA Bruins|border=0}}|UCLA
SSKelli Braitschstyle={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oklahoma Sooners|color=white|border=0}}|Oklahoma
rowspan=3| OFJaime Clarkstyle={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Alabama Crimson Tide|border=0}}|Alabama
Shavaughne Deseckistyle={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Washington Huskies|border=0}}|Washington
Kelly Kretschmanstyle={{CollegePrimaryStyle|DePaul Blue Demons|border=0}}|DePaul
CJulie Marshallstyle={{CollegePrimaryStyle|UCLA Bruins|border=0}}|UCLA
rowspan=2| 3BErin Johnsonstyle={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Southern Miss Golden Eagles|border=0}}|Southern Miss
Toni Mascarenasstyle={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Arizona Wildcats|border=0}}|Arizona

See also

References

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