2013 NCAA Division I softball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 2013 64 ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City Oklahoma 2nd Tennessee 6th Patty Gasso 2nd Keilani Ricketts Oklahoma The 2013 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held from May 16 through June 4, 2013 as the final part of the 2013 NCAA Division I softball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 284 teams on May 12, 2012. 31 teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and 33 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Softball Selection Committee. The tournament culminated with eight teams playing in the 2013 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City. Automatic bids Conference School ACC 2013 NC State Wolfpack NC State America East 2013 Stony Brook Seawolves Stony Brook Atlantic 10 2013 Fordham Rams Fordham Atlantic Sun 2013 South Carolina Upstate Spartans South Carolina Upstate Big 12 Oklahoma Big East 2013 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Big Sky 2013 Portland State Vikings Portland State Big South 2013 Longwood Lancers Longwood Big Ten 2013 Wisconsin Badgers Wisconsin Big West 2013 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Hawaii Colonial 2013 Hofstra Pride Hofstra Conference USA 2013 Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall Horizon 2013 Valparaiso Crusaders Valparaiso Ivy 2013 Penn Quakers Penn Mid-American 2013 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan Metro Atlantic 2013 Marist Red Foxes Marist Mid-Eastern 2013 Hampton Lady Pirates Hampton Missouri Valley 2013 Northern Iowa Panthers Northern Iowa Mountain West 2013 San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State Northeast 2013 Central Connecticut Blue Devils Central Connecticut Ohio Valley 2013 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Jacksonville State Pac–12 2013 Oregon Ducks Oregon Pacific Coast 2013 BYU Cougars BYU Patriot 2013 Army Black Knights Army SEC Florida Southern 2013 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern Southland 2013 Northwestern State Lady Demons Northwestern State SWAC 2013 Mississippi Valley State Devilettes Mississippi Valley State Summit 2013 IPFW Mastodons IPFW Sun Belt 2013 South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama WAC 2013 San Jose State Spartans San Jose State National seeds Teams in "italics" advanced to super regionals. Teams in "bold" advanced to Women's College World Series. 22em Oklahoma Florida 2013 Oregon Ducks University of Oregon Oregon 2013 Texas Longhorns University of Texas at Austin Texas 2013 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State University Arizona State 2013 Missouri Tigers University of Missouri Missouri Tennessee 2013 Michigan Wolverines University of Michigan Michigan 2013 LSU Tigers Louisiana State University LSU Alabama 2013 Washington Huskies University of Washington Washington 2013 Kentucky Wildcats University of Kentucky Kentucky 2013 South Alabama Jaguars University of South Alabama South Alabama 2013 Nebraska Cornhuskers University of Nebraska–Lincoln Nebraska 2013 Louisville Cardinals University of Louisville Louisville 2013 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M University Texas A&M Regionals and super regionals Norman Super Regional 1/1/2/3 First round Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals Norman Regional College Station Regional 1 Oklahoma 175 2013 Marist Red Foxes Marist 0 2013 Fordham Rams Fordham 1 2013 Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas 5 Marist 3 Fordham 5 16 2013 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M 125 2013 Penn Quakers Penn 0 2013 Baylor Lady Bears Baylor 7 2013 Arizona Wildcats Arizona 0 Penn 2 Arizona 38 1 Oklahoma 10 Arkansas 5 Fordham 2 Arkansas 5 16 Texas A&M 6 Baylor 5 Arizona 4 Baylor 8 1 Oklahoma 145 — Arkansas 1 — 16 Texas A&M 5 85 Baylor 9 0 1 Oklahoma 106 85 — 16 Texas A&M 2 0 — Ann Arbor Super Regional 1/1/2/3 First round Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals Michigan Regional Baton Rouge Regional 8 2013 Michigan Wolverines Michigan 5 2013 Valparaiso Crusaders Valparaiso 0 2013 California Golden Bears California 8 2013 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan 1 Valparaiso 7 Central Michigan 4 9 2013 LSU Tigers LSU 3 2013 Central Connecticut Blue Devils Central Connecticut 2 Louisiana–Lafayette 3 2013 Northwestern State Lady Demons Northwestern State 0 Central Connecticut 9 Northwestern State 1 8 Michigan 5 California 0 Valparaiso 0 California 6 9 LSU 0 Louisiana–Lafayette 3 Central Connecticut 0 9 LSU 116 8 Michigan 3 — California 1 — Louisiana–Lafayette 1 — 9 LSU 0 — 8 Michigan 48 0 2 Louisiana–Lafayette 3 5 1 Tempe Super Regional 1/1/2/3 Round 1 Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals Tempe Regional Lexington Regional 5 2013 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State 5 2013 San Jose State Spartans San Jose State 2 2013 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia 9 2013 San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State 3 San Jose State 2 San Diego State 5 12 2013 Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky 28 2013 Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall 1 2013 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame 3 2013 Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech 4 Marshall 3 Notre Dame 1 5 Arizona State 2 Georgia 0 San Diego State 2 Georgia 3 12 Kentucky 6 Virginia Tech 2 Marshall 2 Virginia Tech 311 5 Arizona State 2 — Georgia 0 — 12 Kentucky 0 1 Virginia Tech 2 0 5 Arizona State 5 5 — 12 Kentucky 4 2 — Austin Super Regional 1/1/2/3 Round 1 Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals Austin Regional Mobile Regional 4 2013 Texas Longhorns Texas 5 2013 Army Black Knights Army 0 2013 Houston Cougars Houston 4 2013 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina 6 Army 5 Houston 7 13 2013 South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama 106 2013 Mississippi Valley State Devilettes Mississippi Valley State 0 2013 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State 2 2013 Florida State Seminoles Florida State 5 Mississippi Valley State 1 Mississippi State 2 4 Texas 115 South Carolina 2 Houston 1 South Carolina 5 13 South Alabama 1 Florida State 2 Mississippi State 0 13 South Alabama 3 4 Texas 6 — South Carolina 0 — Florida State 0 78 13 South Alabama 3 6 4 Texas 3 4 — Florida State 2 0 — Eugene Super Regional 1/1/2/3 Round 1 Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals Eugene Regional Lincoln Regional 3 2013 Oregon Ducks Oregon 5 2013 BYU Cougars BYU 2 2013 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina 38 2013 Wisconsin Badgers Wisconsin 2 BYU 0 Wisconsin 6 14 2013 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska 4 2013 Northern Iowa Panthers Northern Iowa 0 2013 Stanford Cardinal Stanford 4 2013 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa 2 Northern Iowa 2 Tulsa 1 3 Oregon 3 North Carolina 0 North Carolina 2 Wisconsin 6 14 Nebraska 7 Stanford 1 Northern Iowa 1 Stanford 4 3 Oregon 3 — Wisconsin 0 — 14 Nebraska 10 — Stanford 5 — 3 Oregon 2 411 2 14 Nebraska 5 3 4 Columbia Super Regional 1/1/2/3 Round 1 Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals Columbia Regional Seattle Regional 6 2013 Missouri Tigers Missouri 3 2013 Stony Brook Seawolves Stony Brook 0 2013 Hofstra Pride Hofstra 2 2013 Oregon State Beavers Oregon State 0 Stony Brook 0 Oregon State 6 11 2013 Washington Huskies Washington 2 2013 Portland State Vikings Portland State 1 2013 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota 0 2013 Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Hawaii 3 Portland State 0 Minnesota 5 6 Missouri 1 Hofstra 0 Oregon State 4 Hofstra 810 11 Washington 2 Hawaii 0 Minnesota 0 Hawaii 3 6 Missouri 0 5 Hofstra 105 0 11 Washington 85 — Hawaii 0 — 6 Missouri 1 0 — 11 Washington 28 1 — Knoxville Super Regional 1/1/2/3 Round 1 Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals Knoxville Regional Tuscaloosa Regional 7 Tennessee 95 2013 Longwood Lancers Longwood 0 2013 James Madison Dukes James Madison 0 2013 NC State Wolfpack NC State 2 Longwood 0 James Madison 5 10 Alabama 4 2013 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Jacksonville State 0 2013 WKU Lady Toppers Western Kentucky 3 2013 South Carolina Upstate Spartans South Carolina Upstate 0 Jacksonville State 0 South Carolina Upstate 85 7 Tennessee 111 NC State 0 James Madison 4 NC State 6 10 Alabama 7 Western Kentucky 6 South Carolina Upstate 0 Western Kentucky 3 7 Tennessee 7 — NC State 0 — 10 Alabama 135 — Western Kentucky 1 — 7 Tennessee 3 5 — 10 Alabama 2 3 — Gainesville Super Regional 1/1/2/3 Round 1 Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals Gainesville Regional Louisville Regional 2 Florida 7 2013 Hampton Lady Pirates Hampton 1 2013 South Florida Bulls South Florida 18 2013 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern 0 Hampton 0 Georgia Southern 3 15 2013 Louisville Cardinals Louisville 2 2013 IPFW Mastodons IPFW 1 2013 UAB Blazers UAB 6 2013 UCLA Bruins UCLA 3 IPFW 0 UCLA 8 2 Florida 115 South Florida 1 Georgia Southern 1 South Florida 29 15 Louisville 4 UAB 7 UCLA 195 15 Louisville 2 2 Florida 2 — South Florida 0 — UAB 1 313 UCLA 4 2 2 Florida 4 1 — UAB 3 0 — Women's College World Series The Women's College World Series was held 30 May through June 4 in Oklahoma City. Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach Previous WCWS appearances WCWS best finish WCWS W–L record 2013 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State Pac-12 50–10 (16–8) Clint Myers 11 (last: 2011) 1st (2008, 2011) 17–14 Florida SEC 57–7 (21–6) Tim Walton 5 (last: 2011) 2nd (2011, 2009) 11–9 2013 Michigan Wolverines Michigan Big Ten 50–11 (21–2) Carol Hutchins 10 (last: 2009) 1st (2005) 8–18 2013 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Big Ten 45–14 (16–6) Rhonda Revelle 7 (last: 2002) 2nd (1985) 11–13 Oklahoma Big 12 52–4 (15–2) Patty Gasso 8 (last: 2012) 1st (2000) 11–12 Tennessee SEC 49–10 (16–6) Ralph WeeklyKaren Weekly 6 (last: 2012) 2nd (2007) 11–10 2013 Texas Longhorns Texas Big 12 49–8 (14–4) Connie Clark 5 (last: 2006) 3rd (2003, 2005) 5–8 2013 Washington Huskies Washington Pac-12 43–15 (16–8) Heather Tarr 10 (last: 2010) 1st (2009) 17–15 Bracket 1/1/2/3 14 2013 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska 3(8) 11 2013 Washington Huskies Washington 4 7 Tennessee 9 2 Florida 2 14 Nebraska 8(15) 2 Florida 9 5 2013 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State 3 4 2013 Texas Longhorns Texas 5 8 2013 Michigan Wolverines Michigan 1 1 Oklahoma 7 5 Arizona State 0 8 Michigan 2 11 Washington 0 7 Tennessee 1 2 Florida 0 4 Texas 3 4 Texas 2 1 Oklahoma 10 8 Michigan 1 11 Washington 4 7 Tennessee 2 — 4 Texas 0 — 1 Oklahoma 6 — 11 Washington 2 — 7 Tennessee 3(12) 0 — 1 Oklahoma 5 4 — Finals Game 1 June 3, 2013 – 7:00p.m. (CDT) ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Tennessee TENN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 5 1 Oklahoma OKLA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 10 1 Keilani Ricketts (35–1) Ellen Renfroe (19–5) Madison Shipman Lauren Chamberlain 8,300 https://www.ncaa.com/game/softball/d1/2013/06/03/tennessee-oklahoma/ Game 2 June 4, 2013 – 7:00p.m. CDT ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Oklahoma OKLA 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 4 7 0 Tennessee TENN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Michelle Gascoigne (19–3) Ivy Renfroe (22–5) Keilani Ricketts 8,527 https://www.ncaa.com/game/softball/d1/2013/06/04/oklahoma-tennessee/ Media Coverage Radio Dial Global Sports provided nationwide radio coverage of the championship series, which was also streamed online at dialglobalsports.com. Kevin Kugler and Leah Amico provided the call for Dial Global.http://westwoodonesports.com/2013/06/wcws-highlights-oklahoma-5-tennessee-3-f12// WCWS Highlights: Oklahoma 5 – Tennessee 3 – F/12 Westwood One 2013-06-04 Television ESPN carried every game from the Women's College World Series across the ESPN Networks (ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU). The ESPN Networks also carried select regional matches and every super regional match utilizing ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and ESPN3. Austin hosted a regional, and the Texas games aired on Longhorn Network while the other matches will air on ESPN3. This was the second consecutive year Longhorn Network carried regional matches. Broadcast Assignments Regionalshttp://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2013/05/2013ncaa_softball_champs/ ESPN Expands Coverage of NCAA Division I Softball Championship ESPN Media Zone 2013-05-13 Pam Ward & Michele Mary Smith – College Station, TX Beth Mowins & Jessica Mendoza – Tempe, AZ Sam Gore & Garland Cooper – Ann Arbor, MI Melissa Lee & Charlotte Morgan – Mobile, AL Cara Capuano & Leah Amico – Lexington, KY Mark Neely & Amanda Freed – Columbia, SC Carter Blackburn & Amanda Scarborough – Austin, TX Jeanne Zelasko & Tracy Warren – Norman, OK Women's College World Serieshttp://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2013/05/espn-airs-every-wcws-from-oklahoma-city-beginning-thursday/ ESPN Airs Every WCWS Game from Oklahoma City Beginning Thursday ESPN Media Zone 2013-05-28 Pam Ward or Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza or Michele Mary Smith & Holly Rowe Super regionalshttp://espnmediazone.com/us/weekly-updates/2013/espn-thisweek-may-20-2013/ ESPN ThisWeek — May 20, 2013 ESPN Media Zone 2013-05-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20140512214751/http://espnmediazone.com/us/weekly-updates/2013/espn-thisweek-may-20-2013/ May 12, 2014 dead Pam Ward & Michele Mary Smith – Norman, OK Mark Neely & Amanda Freed – Columbia, SC Joe Davis & Garland Cooper – Ann Arbor, MI Beth Mowins & Jessica Mendoza – Knoxville, TN Holly Rowe & Amanda Scarborough – Austin, TX Jeanne Zelasko & Cheri Kempf – Gainesville, FL Adam Amin & Jennie Finch – Eugene, OR Cara Capuano & Leah Amico – Tempe, AZ Women's College World Series championship series Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Mary Smith & Holly Rowe References Tournament Category:NCAA Division I softball tournament NCAA Division I softball tournament NCAA Division I softball tournament NCAA Division I softball tournament Category:Women's sports in Oklahoma