2000 NCAA Division I softball season

The 2000 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 February 2000. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2000 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2000 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 29, 2000.

2000 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsUCLA
Tournament
Women's College World Series
ChampionsOklahoma (1st title)
Runners-upUCLA (17th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachPatty Gasso (1st title)
WCWS MOPJennifer Stewart (Oklahoma)
Seasons

Conference standings
2000 Big 12 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 1 Oklahoma ‍†‍‍y 17–1–0 .94466–8–0 .892
No. 14 Nebraska ‍‍‡‍y 15–2–0 .88252–21–0 .712
Texas ‍‍‍y 11–5–0 .68830–27–1 .526
Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 8–10–0 .44432–23–0 .582
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 8–10–0 .44433–22–0 .600
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 7–10–0 .41219–36–0 .345
Baylor ‍‍‍ 7–11–0 .38927–30–0 .474
Missouri ‍‍‍ 6–12–0 .33334–27–0 .557
Kansas ‍‍‍ 5–13–0 .27830–32–0 .484
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 4–14–0 .22218–29–0 .383
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today[1]
2000 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 15 Iowa ‍†‍‍y 14–4–0 .77846–15–0 .754
No. 13 Michigan ‍‍‡‍y 13–4–0 .76545–16–1 .734
Penn State ‍‍‍y 12–5–0 .70638–19–0 .667
Northwestern ‍‍‍y 12–6–0 .66730–26–0 .536
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 9–6–0 .60034–25–0 .576
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 6–10–0 .37534–24–1 .585
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 5–10–0 .33330–23–0 .566
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 5–13–0 .27833–28–0 .541
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 4–13–0 .23531–28–0 .525
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 4–13–0 .23528–26–0 .519
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
As of June 2000[12]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2000 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 5 Washington  ‍†‍‍y 17–4–0 .81062–9–0 .873
No. 3 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 16–4–0 .80059–9–0 .868
No. 2 UCLA  ‍‍‍y 14–7–0 .66746–12–1 .788
No. 18 Stanford  ‍‍‍y 9–12–0 .42945–18–0 .714
No. 10 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 8–13–0 .38143–20–0 .683
No. 12 Oregon State  ‍‍‍y 7–13–0 .35040–21–1 .653
No. 7 California  ‍‍‍y 6–15–0 .28649–25–0 .662
No. 16 Oregon  ‍‍‍y 6–15–0 .28636–29–0 .554
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2000[13]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

Women's College World Series

The 2000 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 25 to May 29, 2000, in Oklahoma City.[14]

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
             
Washington 3
DePaul 2
Washington 2
UCLA 3
UCLA 4
Alabama 1
UCLA 6 —
Southern Miss 0 —
DePaul 4
Alabama 6
Southern Miss 3
Alabama 0
UCLA 1
Oklahoma 3
Oklahoma 2
California 1
Oklahoma 3
Southern Miss 1
Southern Miss 1
Arizona 0
Oklahoma 1 —
Arizona 0 —
California 0
Arizona 6
Washington 2
Arizona 4

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

NCAA Division I season wins: 52 – Courtney Blades, Southern Miss Golden Eagles[15]

NCAA Division I season hit by pitch: 44 – Cheryl Wyrick, Liberty Lady Flames

NCAA Division I season putouts: 765 – Kenya Peters, Southern Miss Golden Eagles

Freshman class walks: 87 – Veronica Nelson, California Golden Bears

Awards

Courtney Blades, Southern Miss Golden Eagles[16][17]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
2000 52 7 66 60 46 28 2 399.2 152 61 51 117 663 0.89 0.67

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[18]

First Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PCourtney BladesSR.Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Amanda ScottSR.Fresno State Bulldogs
Jennifer SpediacciSR.Washington Huskies
CKeri McCallumSR.Mississippi State Bulldogs
1BGinger JonesJR.Alabama Crimson Tide
2BStephanie HastingsJR.LSU Tigers
3BAshlee DucoteSR.LSU Tigers
SSNatasha WatleyFR.UCLA Bruins
OFJessica MendozaSO.Stanford Cardinal
Tiffany ClarkSR.ULL Rajin' Cajuns
Kelly KretschmanJR.Alabama Crimson Tide
DPLisa CareyJR.Oklahoma Sooners
UTJenny ToppingFR.Washington Huskies
AT-LAshli BarrettJR.Oklahoma Sooners
Tarrah BeysterSR.Oregon State Beavers
Jennie FinchSO.Arizona Wildcats
Jamie GravesSR.Washington Huskies
Kellie WilkersonSO.Mississippi State Bulldogs

Second Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PJennifer SharronJR.Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Britni SneedSO.LSU Tigers
Kirsten VoakSO.Arizona State Sun Devils
CSunny SmithSR.Utah Utes
1BSarah BeesonSO.Stanford Cardinal
2BLyndsey KleinSR.UCLA Bruins
3BToni MascarenasJR.Arizona Wildcats
SSMelanie AlkrieJR.Notre Dame Fighting Irish
OFSerita BrooksJR.FSU Seminoles
Jaime ClarkFR.Washington Huskies
Nicole GiordanoJR.Arizona Wildcats
DPDana DegenSR.Hawaii Rainbow Wahine
UTJennifer LizamaSR.Nebraska Cornhuskers
AT-LLauren BauerJR.Arizona Wildcats
Lindsay GardnerFR.Texas Longhorns
Alicia SmithSR.Hofstra Pride
Dana SorensenFR.Stanford Cardinal
Leigh Ann WalkerSO.Nebraska Cornhuskers

Third Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PHolly KillionSR.Western Illinois Leathernecks
Shelley LairdSO.South Carolina Gamecocks
Jennifer StewartSO.Oklahoma Sooners
CJessica BashorFR.Iowa Hawkeyes
1BBrandi CrossFR.UMass Minutewomen
Monica LucateroSO.Cal State Fullerton Titans
Jana MowerJR.ULL Rajin' Cajuns
2BKeisha SheppersonJR.East Carolina Pirates
3BKelly RamseySO.North Carolina Tar Heels
SSRacheal GoodpasterJR.UNLV Rebels
OFLisa CiavardiniJR.Hofstra Pride
Naomi FitzgeraldJR.Baylor Bears
Karen GuliniJR.Penn State Nittany Lions
DPStefanie VolpeSO.Michigan Wolverines
UTLindsay ChouinardSR.DePaul Blue Demons
AT-LAmy BermanSR.Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Marissa YoungFR.Michigan Wolverines
Lovieanne JungSO.Fresno State Bulldogs
Lindsey CollinsJR.Arizona Wildcats
Erin EvansFR.Oklahoma Sooners
Tara AsbillSR.LSU Tigers
Kristi HanksSO.Iowa Hawkeyes

References
  1. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. 2000 IND Season
  3. 2000 IA Season
  4. 2000 MICH Season
  5. 2000 MSU Season
  6. 2000 MINN Season
  7. 2000 NOR Season
  8. 2000 OSU Season
  9. 2000 PSU Season
  10. 2000 PUR Season
  11. 2000 WIS Season
  12. "Big Ten Softball Standings" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  13. 2022 Softball Record Book (PDF). Pac-12 Conference. p. 53. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  14. "2000 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  15. "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  16. "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  17. "Final 2000 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  18. "2000 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
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