2012 NCAA Division I softball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 2012 64 ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City Alabama 1st Oklahoma 7th Patrick Murphy 1st Jackie Traina Alabama The 2012 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held from May 18 through June 6, 2012 as the final part of the 2012 NCAA Division I softball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 284 teams on May 13, 2012. 30 teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and 34 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Softball Selection Committee. The tournament culminated with eight teams playing in the 2012 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City. Alabama won the national title, defeating Oklahoma 2–1 in the best-of-three final to win the program's first national championship, and also the first softball title for any Southeastern Conference school. Automatic bids Conference School ACC 2012 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech America East 2012 Boston University Terriers Boston University Atlantic 10 2012 UMass Minutewomen UMass Atlantic Sun 2012 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Florida Gulf Coast Big 12 Oklahoma Big East 2012 Louisville Cardinals Louisville Big South 2012 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Coastal Carolina Big Ten 2012 Michigan Wolverines Michigan Big West 2012 Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State Colonial 2012 Hofstra Pride Hofstra Conference USA 2012 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa Horizon 2012 Valparaiso Crusaders Valparaiso Ivy 2012 Harvard Crimson Harvard Mid-American 2012 Miami RedHawks Miami (OH) Metro Atlantic 2012 Iona Gaels Iona Mid-Eastern 2012 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats Bethune–Cookman Missouri Valley 2012 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State Mountain West 2012 San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State Northeast 2012 Long Island Blackbirds Long Island Ohio Valley 2012 UT Martin Skyhawks UT Martin Pac–12 California Pacific Coast 2012 Portland State Vikings Portland State Patriot 2012 Lehigh Mountain Hawks Lehigh SEC Alabama Southern 2012 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern Southland 2012 Texas State Bobcats Texas State SWAC 2012 Mississippi Valley State Devilettes Mississippi Valley State Summit 2012 North Dakota State Bison North Dakota State Sun Belt 2012 South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama WAC 2012 BYU Cougars BYU National seeds Teams in "italics" advanced to super regionals. Teams in "bold" advanced to Women's College World Series. 22em California Alabama 2012 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State Oklahoma Florida 2012 Texas Longhorns Texas 2012 Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee 2012 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M 2012 Missouri Tigers Missouri 2012 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia 2012 Oregon Ducks Oregon 2012 UCLA Bruins UCLA 2012 Arizona Wildcats Arizona Louisiana–Lafayette 2012 Louisville Cardinals Louisville 2012 Washington Huskies Washington Regionals and super regionals Berkeley Super Regional 1/1/2/3 First round Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals Berkeley Regional Seattle Regional 1 California 8 2012 Iona Gaels Iona 0 2012 Boston University Terriers Boston University 2 2012 Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas 3 Iona 3 Boston University 4 16 2012 Washington Huskies Washington 2 2012 Harvard Crimson Harvard 0 2012 Texas Tech Red Raiders Texas Tech 6 2012 Maryland Terrapins Maryland 1 Harvard 3 Maryland 2 1 California 2 Arkansas 3 1 California 8 Boston University 0 16 Washington 2 Texas Tech 0 Texas Tech 0 Harvard 2 Arkansas 2 0 1 California 10 7 16 Washington 4 — Harvard 0 — 1 California 5 2 — 16 Washington 0 0 — Columbia Super Regional 1/1/2/3 First round Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals College Station Regional Columbia Regional 8 2012 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M 11 2012 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats Bethune–Cookman 0 2012 LSU Tigers LSU 1 2012 Texas State Bobcats Texas State 0 Bethune–Cookman 3 Texas State 5 9 2012 Missouri Tigers Missouri 6 2012 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State 0 2012 UMass Minutewomen UMass 0 2012 DePaul Blue Demons DePaul 3 Illinois State 1 UMass 0 8 Texas A&M 0 LSU 2 8 Texas A&M 7 Texas State 4 9 Missouri 1 DePaul 0 DePaul 0 Illinois State 3 LSU 2 — 8 Texas A&M 1 — 9 Missouri 2 — Illinois State 1 — LSU 6 1 3 9 Missouri 1 5 1 Tampa Super Regional 1/1/2/3 Round 1 Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals Gainesville Regional Los Angeles Regional 5 Florida 1 2012 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Florida Gulf Coast 2 2012 South Florida Bulls South Florida 1 2012 UCF Knights UCF 0 5 Florida 7 UCF 1 12 2012 UCLA Bruins UCLA 2 2012 Hofstra Pride Hofstra 7 2012 Florida State Seminoles Florida State 0 2012 San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State 1 12 UCLA 1 Florida State 2 Florida Gulf Coast 3 South Florida 8 5 Florida 6 Florida Gulf Coast 2 Hofstra 2 San Diego State 0 San Diego State 1 Florida State 0 South Florida 1 — 5 Florida 0 — Hofstra 2 — San Diego State 1 — South Florida 1 2 2 Hofstra 2 1 1 Norman Super Regional 1/1/2/3 Round 1 Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals Norman Regional Tucson Regional 4 Oklahoma 19 2012 Lehigh Mountain Hawks Lehigh 3 2012 Oregon State Beavers Oregon State 7 2012 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa 9 Lehigh 2 Oregon State 9 13 2012 Arizona Wildcats Arizona 11 2012 North Dakota State Bison North Dakota State 0 2012 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Hawaii 3 2012 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame 7 North Dakota State 9 Hawaii 7 4 Oklahoma 7 Tulsa 1 Tulsa 1 Oregon State 2 13 Arizona 7 Notre Dame 2 Notre Dame 8 North Dakota State 4 4 Oklahoma 6 — Oregon State 0 — 13 Arizona 8 — Notre Dame 3 — 4 Oklahoma 6 7 — 13 Arizona 0 1 — Tempe Super Regional 1/1/2/3 Round 1 Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals Tempe Regional Lafayette Regional 3 2012 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State 9 2012 Long Island Blackbirds Long Island 0 2012 Syracuse Orange Syracuse 4 2012 Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State 2 Long Island 4 Long Beach State 5 14 Louisiana–Lafayette 8 2012 Mississippi Valley State Devilettes Mississippi Valley State 0 2012 Stanford Cardinal Stanford 1 2012 Baylor Lady Bears Baylor 0 Mississippi Valley State 0 Baylor 5 3 Arizona State 3 Syracuse 1 Syracuse 2 Long Beach State 1 14 Louisiana–Lafayette 9 Stanford 3 Stanford 6 Baylor 2 3 Arizona State 0 4 Syracuse 1 0 14 Louisiana–Lafayette 6 — Stanford 2 — 3 Arizona State 0 9 8 14 Louisiana–Lafayette 6 2 0 Austin Super Regional 1/1/2/3 Round 1 Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals Austin Regional Eugene Regional 6 2012 Texas Longhorns Texas 0 2012 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern 2 2012 Auburn Tigers Auburn 1 2012 Houston Cougars Houston 2 6 Texas 6 Auburn 1 11 2012 Oregon Ducks Oregon 7 2012 Portland State Vikings Portland State 3 2012 BYU Cougars BYU 4 2012 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State 3 Portland State 2 Mississippi State 0 Northwestern 13 Houston 9 Houston 1 6 Texas 10 11 Oregon 6 BYU 4 BYU 2 Portland State 0 Northwestern 0 0 6 Texas 5 5 11 Oregon 4 — BYU 1 — 6 Texas 4 4 6 11 Oregon 2 5 10 Knoxville Super Regional 1/1/2/3 Round 1 Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals Knoxville Regional Athens Regional 7 2012 Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee 0 2012 Miami RedHawks Miami (OH) 1 2012 Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech 4 2012 UAB Blazers UAB 1 7 Tennessee 8 UAB 0 10 2012 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia 13 2012 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Coastal Carolina 3 2012 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina 2 2012 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern 1 Coastal Carolina 2 Georgia Southern 1 Miami (OH) 0 Virginia Tech 6 Miami (OH) 0 7 Tennessee 8 10 Georgia 3 North Carolina 2 North Carolina 5 Coastal Carolina 3 Virginia Tech 1 2 7 Tennessee 2 10 10 Georgia 2 — North Carolina 1 — 7 Tennessee 3 0 2 10 Georgia 2 1 0 Tuscaloosa Super Regional 1/1/2/3 Round 1 Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals Tuscaloosa Regional Louisville Regional 2 Alabama 5 2012 UT Martin Skyhawks UT Martin 1 2012 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech 3 2012 South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama 4 UT Martin 1 Georgia Tech 9 15 2012 Louisville Cardinals Louisville 6 2012 Valparaiso Crusaders Valparaiso 4 2012 Michigan Wolverines Michigan 3 2012 Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky 2 Valparaiso 4 Kentucky 5 2 Alabama 5 South Alabama 2 South Alabama 10 Georgia Tech 1 15 Louisville 1 Michigan 2 15 Louisville 3 Kentucky 2 2 Alabama 6 — South Alabama 0 — Michigan 4 — 15 Louisville 0 — 2 Alabama 4 4 — Michigan 1 3 — Women's College World Series Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach WCWS appearances† (including 2012 WCWS) WCWS best finish† WCWS W–L record† (excluding 2012 WCWS) Alabama Southeastern 55–7 (19–6) Patrick Murphy 8 (last: 2011) 3rd (2008, 2009, 2011) 8–14 2012 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State Pac-12 51–9 (18–4) Clint Myers 10 (last: 2011) 1st (2008, 2011) 16–14 California Pac-12 56–5 (21–3) Diane Ninemire 12 (last: 2011) 1st (2002) 19–19 2012 LSU Tigers LSU Southeastern 39–23 (15–13) Beth Torina 3 (last: 2004) 3rd (2001, 2004) 5–4 Oklahoma Big 12 50–8 (19–5) Patty Gasso 7 (last: 2011) 1st (2000) 7–10 2012 Oregon Ducks Oregon Pac-12 44–16 (16–8) Mike White 2 (last: 1989) 5th (1989) 1–2 2012 South Florida Bulls South Florida Big East 50–12 (17–5) Ken Erickson 1 (last: – ) – () 0–0 2012 Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Southeastern 52–12 (22–6) Ralph Weekly/ Karen Weekly 5 (last: 2010) 2nd (2007) 12–8 † Excludes results of the pre-NCAA Women's College World Series of 1969 through 1981. Results Bracket All times are Central Time Zone 1/1/2/3 1 California 5 2012 LSU Tigers LSU 3 4 Oklahoma 5 2012 South Florida Bulls South Florida 1 LSU 1 South Florida 0 3 2012 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State 3 11 2012 Oregon Ducks Oregon 1 2 Alabama 5 7 2012 Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee 3 11 Oregon 3 7 Tennessee 1 1 California 0 4 Oklahoma 3 LSU 0 3 Arizona State 6 3 Arizona State 1 2 Alabama 2 11 Oregon 3 1 California 6 4 Oklahoma 5 — 3 Arizona State 3 — 2 Alabama 5 — 1 California 2 — 4 Oklahoma 4 6 4 2 Alabama 1 8 5 Game results Date Game Winner Score Loser Attendance Notes May 31, 2012 Game 1 Oklahoma 5–1 2012 South Florida Bulls South Florida 8,149 Lauren Chamberlain homered in the 4th inning to give Oklahoma the lead in their first WCWS win since 2004. Game 2 California 5–3 2012 LSU Tigers LSU After falling behind 2–0, Cal rallied and finally took the lead with a 3-run 6th inning. Game 3 Alabama 5–3 2012 Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee 8,235 Alabama took control early with 4 runs in the 1st inning en route to Jackie Traina's 38th victory of the season, tying the school's single-season mark. Game 4 2012 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State 3–1 2012 Oregon Ducks Oregon Both pitchers were effective; a costly 2-run error by Oregon was the difference. June 1, 2012 Game 5 Oklahoma 3–0 California 9,209 Keilani Ricketts struck out 16 batters in a two-hit shutout. Game 6 Alabama 2–1 2012 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona StateAn 11-strikeout performance from Jackie Traina and a game-clinching solo home run in the 6th inning from senior Amanda Locke propelled Alabama to their fourth straight semifinals. With the victory, Traina took sole possession of Alabama's single-season record for wins. June 2, 2012 Game 7 2012 LSU Tigers LSU 1–0 2012 South Florida Bulls South Florida 8,504 LSU's A.J. Andrews scored the game's only run on a sacrifice popup to the shortstop. Game 8 2012 Oregon Ducks Oregon 3–1 2012 Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Game 9 2012 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State 6–0 2012 LSU Tigers LSU 9,310 ASU's Alix Johnson and Sam Parlich combined for five RBIs. Game 10 California 6–3 2012 Oregon Ducks Oregon June 3, 2012 Game 11 Oklahoma 5–3 2012 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State Game 12 Alabama 5–2 California Jackie Traina, Kaila Hunt and Jazlyn Lunceford each hit solo home runs for Alabama. Alabama scored in every inning except for the first inning. June 4, 2012 Finals game 1 Oklahoma 4–1 Alabama June 5, 2012 Finals game 2 Alabama 8–6 Oklahoma June 6, 2012 Finals game 3 Alabama 5–4 Oklahoma After trailing 3–0, Alabama scored 4 runs in the bottom of the 4th, one before and three after a thirteen-minute rain delay, to take the lead. Alabama wins 2012 WCWS. Championship game https://rolltide.com/news/2012/6/7/NATIONAL_CHAMPIONS_Alabama_Rallies_to_Take_First_Softball_Title.aspx National Championships: Alabama Rallies To Take First Softball Title Rolltide.com 2012-06-07 2018-06-09 School Top Batter Stats. Alabama Crimson Tide Amanda Locke (DP) 2-3 RBI Oklahoma Sooners Lauren Chamberlain (1B) 2-3 3RBIs 2HRs BB School Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Alabama Crimson Tide Jackie Traina (W) 7.0 5 4 4 3 6 27 31 Oklahoma Sooners Keilani Ricketts (L) 6.0 7 5 3 2 7 26 28 Final standings Place School WCWS record 1st Alabama 5–1 2nd Oklahoma 4–2 3rdCalifornia 2–2 2012 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State 2–2 5th 2012 LSU Tigers LSU 1–2 2012 Oregon Ducks Oregon 1–2 7th 2012 South Florida Bulls South Florida 0–2 2012 Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee 0–2 All-Tournament Team Amber Freeman, Arizona State Samantha Pappas, Oregon Alexa Peterson, Oregon Lauren Chamberlain, Oklahoma Destinee Martinez, Oklahoma Keilani Ricketts, Oklahoma Jessica Shults, Oklahoma Brianna Turang, Oklahoma Kayla Braud, Alabama Jennifer Fenton, Alabama Amanda Locke, Alabama Jackie Traina, Alabama (Most Valuable Player) Post-series notes Jackie Traina was named the Women's College World Series MVP. Traina pitched 42 innings, surrendering 18 earned runs on 35 hits and 24 walks while striking out 45 to lead Alabama to its first national softball title. It was also the first national softball title for the SEC. External links http://www.ncaa.com/brackets/softball/d1/ http://www.ncaa.com/sports/ncaa-w-softbl-body.htmlSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes References Category:NCAA Division I softball tournament Tournament NCAA Division I softball tournament NCAA Division I softball tournament NCAA Division I softball tournament Category:Women's sports in Oklahoma