2005 NCAA Division I softball tournament

American college softball tournament

Collegiate softball tournament

2005 NCAA Division I
softball tournamentTeams| 64

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Finals site|

* ASA Hall of Fame Stadium
* Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Champions| Michigan (1st title)
Runner-up| UCLA (21st WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach| Carol Hutchins (1st title)
MOP| Samantha Findlay (Michigan)

* ← 2004
* NCAA Division I softball tournament
* 2006 →

The 2005 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the twenty-fourth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May and June 2005, 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 2005 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from June 2 through June 8 and marked the conclusion of the 2005 NCAA Division I softball season. Michigan won their first championship by defeating UCLA two games to one in the championship series. Michigan first baseman Samantha Findlay was named Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player.[1][2][3]

## Qualifying

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Main article: 2005 NCAA Division I softball season

## Regionals

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### Ann Arbor Super Regional

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| Round of 16 | | | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Finals |

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|  | Michigan | 8 | | | |
|  | Canisius | 1 |
| |  | Michigan | 5 |
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| | |  | Seton Hall | 0 |
|  | Seton Hall | 18 |

|  | North Carolina | 0 |
| |  | Michigan | 6 | X |
| Ann Arbor Regional - Alumni Field |
| | |  | North Carolina | 0 | X |
|  | Canisius | 0 | |

|  | North Carolina | 3 |
| |  | Seton Hall | 1 |
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| | |  | North Carolina | 29 |
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| |  | Michigan | 4 | 2 | 116 |
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| | |  | Washington | 1 | 3 | 2 |
|  | Nebraska | 4 | | |

|  | Iowa | 0 |
| |  | Nebraska | 6 |
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| | |  | Washington | 7 |
|  | Washington | 211 |

|  | Creighton | 1 |
| |  | Washington | 2 | X |
| Lincoln Regional - Bowlin Stadium |
| | |  | Iowa | 0 | X |
|  | Iowa | 28 | |

|  | Creighton | 1 |
| |  | Nebraska | 0 |
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| | |  | Iowa | 1 |

### Chicago Super Regional

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| Round of 16 | | | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Finals |

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|  | Notre Dame | 3 | | | |
|  | Louisville | 2 |
| |  | Notre Dame | 3 |
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| | |  | Northwestern | 2 |
|  | Northwestern | 6 |

|  | Albany | 1 |
| |  | Notre Dame | 1 | 3 |
| Notre Dame Regional - Melissa Cook Stadium |
| | |  | Northwestern | 4 | 4 |
|  | Louisville | 5 | |

|  | Albany | 4 |
| |  | Northwestern | 8 |
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| | |  | Louisville | 2 |
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| |  | Northwestern | 0 | 3 | X |
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| | |  | DePaul | 4 | 4 | X |
|  | Wisconsin | 0 | | |

|  | DePaul | 6 |
| |  | DePaul | 4 |
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| | |  | Green Bay | 0 |
|  | Oregon State | 0 |

|  | Green Bay | 1 |
| |  | DePaul | 0 | 8 |
| Madison Regional - Goodman Softball Complex |
| | |  | Oregon State | 7 | 6 |
|  | Wisconsin | 2 | |

|  | Oregon State | 8 |
| |  | Green Bay | 0 |
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| | |  | Oregon State | 5 |

### College Station Super Regional

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| Round of 16 | | | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Finals |

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|  | Texas A&M | 6 | | | |
|  | McNeese State | 3 |
| |  | Texas A&M | 3 |
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| | |  | Penn State | 2 |
|  | Penn State | 5 |

|  | Centenary | 0 |
| |  | Texas A&M | 9 | X |
| College Station Regional - Aggie Softball Complex |
| | |  | Penn State | 2 | X |
|  | McNeese State | 5 | |

|  | Centenary | 2 |
| |  | Penn State | 2 |
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| | |  | McNeese State | 1 |
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| |  | Texas A&M | 1 | 5 | X |
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| | |  | Alabama | 4 | 6 | X |
|  | Alabama | 96 | | |

|  | Mississippi Valley State | 1 |
| |  | Alabama | 3 |
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| | |  | Arizona State | 1 |
|  | Arizona State | 105 |

|  | Hofstra | 1 |
| |  | Alabama | 6 | X |
| Tuscaloosa Regional - Rhoads Stadium |
| | |  | Hofstra | 0 | X |
|  | Mississippi Valley State | 1 | |

|  | Hofstra | 125 |
| |  | Arizona State | 1 |
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| | |  | Hofstra | 2 |

### Austin Super Regional

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| Round of 16 | | | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Finals |

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|  | Florida | 2 | | | |
|  | Bethune–Cookman | 3 |
| |  | Bethune–Cookman | 8 |
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| | |  | South Florida | 4 |
|  | South Florida | 145 |

|  | UCF | 3 |
| |  | Bethune–Cookman | 5 | X |
| Gainesville Regional - Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium |
| | |  | South Florida | 2 | X |
|  | Florida | 3 | |

|  | UCF | 5 |
| |  | South Florida | 5 |
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| | |  | UCF | 4 |
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| | |  | Texas | 1 | 6 | X |
|  | Texas | 1 | | |

|  | UMass | 0 |
| |  | Texas | 2 |
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| | |  | Mississippi State | 0 |
|  | Mississippi State | 1 |

|  | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 0 |
| |  | Texas | 2 | X |
| Austin Regional - Red and Charline McCombs Field |
| | |  | Mississippi State | 0 | X |
|  | UMass | 2 | |

|  | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 6 |
| |  | Mississippi State | 28 |
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| | |  | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 1 |

### Tucson Super Regional

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| Round of 16 | | | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Finals |

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|  | Arizona | 125 | | | |
|  | Lehigh | 0 |
| |  | Arizona | 3 |
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| | |  | Oklahoma State | 0 |
|  | Oklahoma State | 6 |

|  | Princeton | 1 |
| |  | Arizona | 28 | X |
| Tucson Regional - Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium |
| | |  | Oklahoma State | 1 | X |
|  | Lehigh | 1 | |

|  | Princeton | 3 |
| |  | Oklahoma State | 6 |
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| | |  | Princeton | 3 |
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| |  | Arizona | 6 | 7 | X |
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| | |  | Oklahoma | 0 | 6 | X |
|  | Oklahoma | 2 | | |

|  | Wichita State | 0 |
| |  | Oklahoma | 6 |
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| | |  | Louisiana–Lafayette | 3 |
|  | Louisiana–Lafayette | 7 |

|  | Oregon | 5 |
| |  | Oklahoma | 2 | X |
| Norman Regional - Marita Hynes Field |
| | |  | Oregon | 1 | X |
|  | Wichita State | 2 | |

|  | Oregon | 38 |
| |  | Louisiana–Lafayette | 1 |
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| | |  | Oregon | 3 |

### Stanford Super Regional

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| Round of 16 | | | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Finals |

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|  | Tennessee | 9 | | | |
|  | Miami (OH) | 0 |
| |  | Tennessee | 4 |
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| | |  | College of Charleston | 0 |
|  | College of Charleston | 10 |

|  | Virginia Tech | 2 |
| |  | Tennessee | 2 | X |
| Knoxville Regional - Tyson Park |
| | |  | College of Charleston | 0 | X |
|  | Miami (OH) | 1 | |

|  | Virginia Tech | 4 |
| |  | College of Charleston | 6 |
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| |  | Tennessee | 2 | 6 | X |
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| | |  | Stanford | 0 | 0 | X |
|  | Missouri | 0 | | |

|  | Southern Illinois | 3 |
| |  | Southern Illinois | 1 |
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| | |  | Stanford | 9 |
|  | Stanford | 9 |

|  | Robert Morris | 0 |
| |  | Stanford | 3 | X |
| Columbia Regional - Mizzou Softball Stadium |
| | |  | Missouri | 2 | X |
|  | Missouri | 95 | |

|  | Robert Morris | 0 |
| |  | Southern Illinois | 0 |
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| | |  | Missouri | 95 |

### Los Angeles Super Regional

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| Round of 16 | | | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Finals |

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|  | UCLA | 6 | | | |
|  | Loyola Marymount | 1 |
| |  | UCLA | 1 |
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| | |  | Cal State Fullerton | 211 |
|  | Cal State Fullerton | 5 |

|  | UNLV | 4 |
| |  | Cal State Fullerton | 0 | 1 |
| Los Angeles Regional - Easton Stadium |
| | |  | UCLA | 6 | 3 |
|  | Loyola Marymount | 1 | |

|  | UNLV | 6 |
| |  | UCLA | 4 |
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| | |  | Georgia | 4 | 4 | 2 |
|  | Georgia | 7 | | |

|  | Tennessee Tech | 3 |
| |  | Georgia | 8 |
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| | |  | Georgia Tech | 1 |
|  | Georgia Tech | 3 |

|  | Kansas | 1 |
| |  | Georgia | 2 | X |
| Athens Regional - Jack Turner Stadium |
| | |  | Georgia Tech | 1 | X |
|  | Tennessee Tech | 0 | |

|  | Kansas | 4 |
| |  | Georgia Tech | 5 |
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| | |  | Kansas | 2 |

### Waco Super Regional

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| Round of 16 | | | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Finals |

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|  | Auburn | 0 | | | |
|  | Florida State | 5 |
| |  | Florida State | 5 |
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| | |  | Baylor | 9 |
|  | Baylor | 1 |

|  | Florida A&M | 0 |
| |  | Baylor | 5 | X |
| Auburn Regional - Jane B. Moore Field |
| | |  | Florida State | 3 | X |
|  | Auburn | 116 | |

|  | Florida A&M | 2 |
| |  | Florida State | 2 |
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| | |  | California | 86 | 1 | 7 |
|  | Fresno State | 4 | | |

|  | Long Beach State | 0 |
| |  | Fresno State | 3 |
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| | |  | BYU | 0 |
|  | BYU | 3 |

|  | California | 1 |
| |  | Fresno State | 1 | 0 |
| Fresno Regional - Margie Wright Diamond |
| | |  | California | 3 | 1 |
|  | Long Beach State | 3 | |

|  | California | 4 |
| |  | BYU | 0 |
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| | |  | California | 95 |

## Women's College World Series

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### Bracket

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| First round | | | Second round | | | Semifinals | | | Finals |

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| 3 | Arizona | 0 | | | |
| 11 | Tennessee | 1 |
| | 11 | Tennessee | 1 |
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| | | 7 | UCLA | 3 |
| 7 | UCLA | 2 |

| 2 | California | 1 |
| | 7 | UCLA | 4 | X |
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| 3 | Arizona | 3 | |

| 2 | California | 2 |
| | 3 | Arizona | 0 |
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| | | 1 | Michigan | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 1 | Michigan | 3 | | |

|  | DePaul | 0 |
| | 1 | Michigan | 4 |
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| | | 4 | Texas | 0 |
| 12 | Alabama | 0 |

| 4 | Texas | 3 |
| | 1 | Michigan | 0 | 3 |
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| | | 11 | Tennessee | 2 | 2 |
|  | DePaul | 1 | |

| 12 | Alabama | 2 |
| | 12 | Alabama | 0 |
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#### Championship game

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School  | Top Batter  | Stats.

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Michigan | Samantha Findlay (1B)  | 3-5 4RBIs HR 2B
UCLA | Lisa Dodd (1B)  | 1-2 RBI HR 2BBs
School  | Pitcher  | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | AB | BF

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Michigan | Jennie Ritter (W)  | 10.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 42
UCLA | Anjelica Selden (L)  | 10.0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 39 | 41

### All-Tournament Team

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The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.[5]

* Monica Abbott, P, Tennessee
* Stephanie Bercaw, RF, Michigan
* Tonya Callahan, 1B, Tennessee
* Katherine Card, LF, Tennessee
* Krista Colburn, RF, UCLA
* Samantha Findlay, 1B, Michigan
* Jodie Legaspi, SS, UCLA
* Jessica Merchant, SS, Michigan
* Cat Osterman, P, Texas
* Jennie Ritter, P, Michigan
* Anjelica Selden, P, UCLA
* Emily Zaplatosch, C, UCLA

## References

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1. ^ 2017 WCWS Records: 2000s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
2. ^ 2017 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
3. ^ 2017 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 10. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
4. ^ "2005 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 16". Ncaa.org. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
5. ^ NCAA Women's College World Series Record Book. Indianapolis, Ind.: NCAA. 2011. pp. 6, 280–292.

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