2003 NCAA Division I softball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 2003 64 ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, Oklahoma UCLA 10th (11th overall) California 9th Sue Enquist 5th Keira Goerl UCLA The 2003 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the twenty-second annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 2003, 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 2003 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 22 through May 25 and marked the conclusion of the 2003 NCAA Division I softball season. UCLA won their tenthThe NCAA Record Book shows 2003 as UCLA's ninth championship, as their 1995 title was vacated. NCAA championship and eleventh overall by defeating California 1–0 in the final game. UCLA pitcher Keira Goerl, who threw a no-hitter in the final game, was named Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/softball_wcws_rb/2017/12-00s.pdf 2017 WCWS Records: 2000s Brackets/Rosters/Stats NCAA January 25, 2019http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/softball_wcws_rb/2017/06-Results.pdf NCAA 2017 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results January 25, 2019http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/softball_wcws_rb/2017/02-Tournament.pdf NCAA 2017 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results 10 January 25, 20192003-05-12 Big 12 Lands Six Teams in NCAA Division I Softball Championship http://big12sports.com/news/2003/5/12/1518792.aspx 2023-05-22 big12sports.com en Qualifying 2003 NCAA Division I softball season Regionals Regional No. 1 (Tucson, AZ) Opening Round 2 2003 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota 3 2003 Cal State Northridge Matadors Cal State Northridge 0 2003 Arizona Wildcats Arizona 115 2003 Colorado State Rams Colorado State 1 2003 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M 8 2003 Boston College Eagles Boston College 4 2003 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina 8 2003 Princeton Tigers Princeton 7 Minnesota 0 Arizona 4 Texas A&M 5 South Carolina 0 Arizona 4 Texas A&M 0 Cal State Northridge 7 Colorado State 4 Boston College 6 Princeton 0 South Carolina 5 Cal State Northridge 3 Minnesota 2 Boston College 4 South Carolina 5 Boston College 2 Texas A&M 6 South Carolina 3 Arizona 10 — Texas A&M 5 — Regional No. 2 (Fresno, CA) 2 2003 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State 3 2003 Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State 0 UCLA 86 2003 Colgate Raiders Colgate 0 2003 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State 95 2003 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina 1 2003 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia 5 2003 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds LIU Brooklyn 1 Fresno State 0 UCLA 3 Michigan State 4 Georgia 3 UCLA 6 Michigan State 2 Long Beach State 1 Colgate 0 North Carolina 105 LIU Brooklyn 2 Georgia 2 Long Beach State 1 Fresno State 2 North Carolina 0 Georgia Fresno State 18 Michigan State 2 Fresno State 0 UCLA 5 — Michigan State 0 — Regional No. 3 (Austin, TX) 2 2003 LSU Tigers LSU 9 2003 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Hawaii 4 2003 Texas Longhorns Texas 4 2003 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 0 2003 Texas State Bobcats Texas State 1 2003 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State 0 2003 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern 2 2003 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech 1 LSU 0 Texas 86 Texas State 3 Northwestern 1 Texas 3 Texas State 0 Hawaii 2 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 0 Arizona State 6 Tennessee Tech 0 Northwestern 0 Hawaii 111 LSU 1 Arizona State 4 Hawaii 4 Arizona State 2 Texas State 2 Hawaii 1 Texas 6 — Texas State 0 — Regional No. 4 (Gainesville, FL) 2 2003 South Florida Bulls South Florida 7 2003 Florida Atlantic Owls Florida Atlantic 3 2003 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma 5 2003 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats Bethune–Cookman 1 Florida 3 2003 Oregon State Beavers Oregon State 2 2003 Texas–Arlington Mavericks Texas–Arlington 1 2003 Florida State Seminoles Florida State 0 South Florida 0 Oklahoma 86 Florida 0 Texas–Arlington 2 Oklahoma 6 Texas–Arlington 2 Florida Atlantic 211 Bethune–Cookman 1 Oregon State 2 Florida State 1 Florida 1 Florida Atlantic 2 South Florida 0 Oregon State 85 Florida Atlantic 3 Oregon State 7 Texas–Arlington 0 Oregon State 2 Oklahoma 7 — Oregon State 2 — Regional No. 5 (Lincoln, NE) 2 2003 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State 4 2003 FIU Panthers FIU 2 2003 Washington Huskies Washington 5 2003 Creighton Bluejays Creighton 1 2003 Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa 5 2003 Pacific Tigers Pacific 0 2003 Hofstra Pride Hofstra 3 2003 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska 1 Mississippi State 0 Washington 8 Iowa 3 Hofstra 0 Washington 11 Iowa 0 FIU 1 Creighton 3 Pacific 7 Nebraska 11 Hofstra 19 Creighton 0 Mississippi State 0 Nebraska 86 Hofstra 0 Nebraska 6 Iowa 2 Nebraska 1 Washington 115 — Iowa 0 — Regional No. 6 (Fullerton, CA) 2 2003 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Louisiana–Lafayette 6 2003 San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State 0 2003 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton 3 2003 Rider Broncs Rider 0 2003 Oregon Ducks Oregon 10 2003 Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State 8 2003 Oklahoma State Cowgirls Oklahoma State 1 2003 Boston University Terriers Boston University 0 Louisiana–Lafayette 1 Cal State Fullerton 0 Oregon 1 Oklahoma State 2 Louisiana–Lafayette 1 Oklahoma State 0 San Diego State 2 Rider 1 Penn State 7 Boston University 0 Oregon 4 San Diego State 1 Cal State Fullerton 86 Penn State 0 Oregon 2 Cal State Fullerton 1 Oklahoma State 6 Oregon 712 Louisiana–Lafayette 2 6 Oregon 9 4 Regional No. 7 (Ann Arbor, MI) 2 2003 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame 4 2003 Missouri Tigers Missouri 3 2003 DePaul Blue Demons DePaul 85 2003 Wright State Raiders Wright State 0 2003 Michigan Wolverines Michigan 85 2003 Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan 0 California 86 2003 Oakland Golden Grizzlies Oakland 0 Notre Dame 1 DePaul 4 Michigan 0 California 95 DePaul 0 California 1 Missouri 1 Wright State 3 Western Michigan 3 Oakland 4 Michigan 135 Wright State 0 Notre Dame 5 Oakland 0 Michigan 5 Notre Dame 3 DePaul 2 Michigan 3 California 1 — Michigan 0 — Regional No. 8 (Tuscaloosa, AL) 2 2003 Illinois Fighting Illini Illinois 5 2003 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech 3 2003 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama 105 2003 Southern Lady Jaguars Southern 1 2003 Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois 5 2003 UMass Minutewomen UMass 2 2003 Stanford Cardinal Stanford 2 2003 Chattanooga Mocs Chattanooga 0 Illinois 2 Alabama 4 Southern Illinois 6 Stanford 1 Alabama 7 Southern Illinois 4 Georgia Tech 95 Southern 0 UMass 3 Chattanooga 2 Stanford 0 Georgia Tech 1 Illinois 4 UMass 5 Georgia Tech 0 UMass 2 Southern Illinois 6 UMass 1 Alabama 2 — Southern Illinois 0 — Women's College World Series Participants School Conference Record Head coach WCWS appearances† (Including 2003 WCWS) 2003 Arizona Wildcats Arizona Pac-10 56-7 Mike Candrea 16 2003 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama SEC 49-21 Patrick Murphy 2 California Pac-10 49-20 Diane Ninemire 9 2003 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Louisiana–Lafayette Sun Belt 47-11 Michael Lotief 4 2003 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Big 12 47-14 Patty Gasso 4 2003 Texas Longhorns Texas Big 12 47-9 Connie Clark 2 UCLA Pac-10 53-7 Sue Enquist 20* 2003 Washington Huskies Washington Pac-10 47-16-1 Teresa Wilson 6 *: Excludes UCLA's vacated 1995 WCWS participation. †: Excludes results of the pre-NCAA Women's College World Series of 1969 through 1981. Bracket 1/1/2/1 1 2003 Arizona Wildcats Arizona 3 8 2003 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama 2 4 2003 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma 1 5 2003 Washington Huskies Washington 3 8 Alabama 3 4 Oklahoma 69 3 2003 Texas Longhorns Texas 3 6 2003 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Louisiana–Lafayette 2 7 California 710 2 UCLA 3 6 Louisiana-Lafayette 1 2 UCLA 5 1 Arizona 2 5 Washington 1 4 Oklahoma 2 7 California 5 3 Texas 1 7 California 0 2 UCLA 2 5 Washington 1 1 Arizona 1 1 7 California 212 4 3 Texas 0 1 2 UCLA 3 2 7 California 0 2 UCLA 19 Game results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes 5/22/2003 Game 01 Arizona 3 - 2 Alabama Game 02 Washington 3 - 1 Oklahoma Game 03 Texas 3 - 2 Louisiana-Lafayette Game 04 California 7 - 3 UCLA 10 Innings 5/23/2003 Game 05 Arizona 2 - 1 Washington Game 06 Texas 1 - 0 California 5/24/2003 Game 07 Oklahoma 6 - 3 Alabama 9 Innings Alabama eliminated Game 08 UCLA 5 - 1 Louisiana-Lafayette Louisiana-Lafayette eliminated Game 09 California 5 - 2 Oklahoma Oklahoma eliminated Game 10 UCLA 2 - 1 Washington Washington eliminated 5/25/2003 Game 11 California 2 - 1 Arizona 12 Innings. California forces the If Necessary Game (Game 13), and will be designated as the visiting team for that game. Game 12 UCLA 3 - 0 Texas UCLA forces the If Necessary Game (Game 14), and will be designated as the visiting team for that game. Game 13 California 4 - 1 Arizona Arizona eliminated Game 14 UCLA 2 - 1 Texas Texas eliminated 5/26/2003 Championship game UCLA 1 - 0 California 9 Innings UCLA Wins 2003 WCWS Championship game http://web1.ncaa.org/ncaa/event.do?championship=400028&division=400028400010&event=400073 2003 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 15 Ncaa.org 2018-06-08 2018-06-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20180612151735/http://web1.ncaa.org/ncaa/event.do?championship=400028&division=400028400010&event=400073 dead School Top Batter Stats. UCLA Toria Auelua (DP) 2-4 RBI K California Veronica Nelson (1B) 3BBs School Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO AB BF UCLA Keira Goerl (W) 9.0 0 0 0 4 4 27 32 California Kelly Anderson (L) 9.0 6 1 1 4 5 31 37 All-Tournament Team The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team: Position Player Class School Pitcher Kelly Anderson Sophomore California Alicia Hollowell Freshman Arizona Cat Osterman Sophomore Texas 1st Base Veronica Nelson Senior California Shortstop Lovie Jung Senior Arizona Chelsea Spencer Sophomore California Natasha Watley Senior UCLA 3rd Base Vicky Galindo Sophomore California Tairia Mims Senior UCLA Outfield Tamara Poppe Junior Texas Designated Player Jennifer Stump Senior Oklahoma Most Outstanding Player Keira Goerl Junior UCLA Notes References Category:2003 NCAA Division I softball season NCAA Division I softball tournament Category:NCAA Division I softball tournament Category:Women's sports in Oklahoma