2005 NCAA Division I softball season

The 2005 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 2005. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2005 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2005 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 June 8, 2005.

2005 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsUCLA
Tournament
Women's College World Series
DurationJune 2–8, 2005
ChampionsMichigan (1st title)
Runners-upUCLA (22nd WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachCarol Hutchins (1st title)
WCWS MOPSamantha Findlay (Michigan)
Seasons

Conference standings
2005 Big 12 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 11 Texas A&M ‍†‍‍y 14–4 .77847–10 .825
No. 13 Oklahoma ‍‍‍y 12–6 .66750–17 .746
No. 5 Texas ‍‍‍y 11–6 .64749–13 .790
No. 12 Baylor ‍‍‍y 11–7 .61151–14 .785
No. 20 Missouri ‍‍‍y 10–8 .55644–15 .746
Kansas ‍‍‡‍y 9–8 .52931–24 .564
No. 25 Nebraska ‍‍‍y 9–9 .50036–23 .610
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 7–11 .38935–24 .593
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 3–15 .16723–25 .479
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 3–15 .16718–32 .360
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA [1]
2005 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Michigan  ‍†‍‡‍y 15–2 .88265–7 .903
No. 16 Northwestern  ‍‍‍y 15–3 .83342–18 .700
No. 24 Iowa  ‍‍‍y 12–6 .66750–14 .781
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 9–7 .56332–17 .653
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍y 11–9 .55031–24 .564
Penn State  ‍‍‍y 10–9 .52636–23 .610
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 10–10 .50034–24 .586
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 7–9 .43825–28 .472
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 6–14 .30025–27 .481
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 4–14 .22224–26 .480
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 2–18 .10013–41 .241
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 13, 2005[2]
Rankings from NFCA
2005 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Arizona  ‍†‍‍y 13–8 .61945–12 .789
No. 6 California  ‍†‍‍y 13–8 .61952–15 .776
No. 15 Oregon State  ‍†‍‍y 13–8 .61943–16 .729
No. 10 Stanford  ‍†‍‍y 13–8 .61943–16 .729
No. 2 UCLA  ‍‍‍y 11–10 .52440–20 .667
No. 14 Washington  ‍‍‍y 10–11 .47635–22 .614
No. 23 Oregon  ‍‍‍y 7–14 .33336–25 .590
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 4–17 .19030–26 .536
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2005[3]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Women's College World Series

The 2005 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from June 2 to June 8, 2005 in Oklahoma City.[4]

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
3 Arizona 0
11 Tennessee 1
11 Tennessee 1
7 UCLA 3
7 UCLA 2
2 California 1
7 UCLA 4 X
4 Texas 0 X
3 Arizona 3
2 California 2
3 Arizona 0
4 Texas 1
7 UCLA 5 2 1
1 Michigan 0 5 4
1 Michigan 3
DePaul 0
1 Michigan 4
4 Texas 0
12 Alabama 0
4 Texas 3
1 Michigan 0 3
11 Tennessee 2 2
DePaul 1
12 Alabama 2
12 Alabama 0
11 Tennessee 4

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

NCAA Division I season at bats: 270 – Lindsay Schutzler, Tennessee Volunteers[5]

NCAA Division I season Games pitched: 69 – Monica Abbott, Tennessee Volunteers

Sophomore class strikeouts: 603 – Monica Abbott, Tennessee Volunteers

Junior class No hitters: 8 – Alicia Hollowell, Arizona Wildcats

Junior class strikeout ratio: 15.2 (593 SO/272.2 IP) – Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns

Senior class doubles: 27 – Cameron Astiazaran, UIC Flames

Team shutouts: 51 – Tennessee Volunteers

Awards

Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns[6]

Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns[7]

Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns[8]

Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
2005 30 7 42 33 31 22 0 272.2 68 23 14 48 593 0.36 0.42

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[9]

First Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PMonica AbbottSO.Tennessee Lady Vols
Cat OstermanJR.Texas Longhorns
Jennie RitterJR.Michigan Wolverines
CKristen RiveraSR.Washington Huskies
1BGarland CooperSO.Northwestern Wildcats
2BTiffany HaasSR.Michigan Wolverines
3BVicky GalindoSR.California Golden Bears
SSCourtney BuresFR.Mississippi State Bulldogs
OFSarah FeketeJR.Tennessee Lady Vols
Marissa NicholsFR.UNLV Rebels
Caitlin LoweSO.Arizona Wildcats
DPCameron AstiazaranSR.UIC Flames
UTAmanda ScarboroughFR.Texas A&M Aggies
AT-LKristie FoxSO.Arizona Wildcats
Brianne McGowanJR.Oregon State Beavers
Kim WendlandJR.Georgia Bulldogs
Jamie SouthernSR.Fresno State Bulldogs
Heather ScaglioneSR.Oklahoma State Cowgirls

Second Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PMichelle GreenSR.Georgia Bulldogs
Alicia HollowellJR.Arizona Wildcats
Kristina ThorsonJR.California Golden Bears
CAshley CourtneySR.Alabama Crimson Tide
1BJennifer CurtierSO.Pacific Tigers
2BCaitlin BenyiJR.UCLA Bruins
3BKristi DurantJR.Tennessee Lady Vols
SSAmber JacksonJR.Bethune-Cookman Wildcats
OFCatalina MorrisJR.Stanford Cardinal
Kristin VeselyJR.Oklahoma Sooners
Harmony SchwethelmJR.Baylor Bears
DPMegan GibsonSO.Texas A&M Aggies
UTHolly CurrieSO.Auburn Tigers
AT-LStephanie ChurchwellFR.Northwestern Wildcats
Anjelica SeldenFR.UCLA Bruins
Lindsay SchutzlerSO.Tennessee Lady Vols
Michelle SmithFR.Stanford Cardinal

Third Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PMegan MeyerSR.Seton Hall Pirates
Sarah PaulySR.Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders
Jessica SallingerSR.Georgia Tech Yellowjackets
CRachel FoldenFR.Marshall Thundering Herd
1BPage JonesSR.Auburn Tigers
2BAnne SteffanSR.Nebraska Cornhuskers
3BNorrelle DicksonSO.Oklahoma Sooners
SSJessica MerchantJR.Michigan Wolverines
OFDanyele GomezJR.ULL Ragin' Cajuns
Megan CiolliSR.Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Tiffany StewartJR.USF Bulls
DPNicole MotyckaSR.Michigan Wolverines
UTAshley EsparzaFR.Penn State Nittany Lions
AT-LLisa BirocciSR.Iowa Hawkeyes
Kaleo EldredgeSR.California Golden Bears
Courtnay FosterJR.Northwestern Wildcats
Lauren LappinJR.Stanford Cardinal
Saskia RobersonJR.DePaul Blue Demons

References
  1. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. "Big Ten Softball Standings". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  3. 2022 Softball Record Book (PDF). Pac-12 Conference. p. 53. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  4. "2005 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  5. "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  6. "Player of The Year". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on July 21, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  7. "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  8. "Sportswoman of the Year Award–Team". Womensportsfoundation.org. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  9. "2005 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
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