2002 NCAA Division I softball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 2002 48 ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City, Oklahoma California 1st Arizona 15th Diane Ninemire 1st Jocelyn Forest California The 2002 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the twenty-first annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 2002, forty-eight Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of six teams, each in a double elimination format. The 2002 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 23 through May 27 and marked the conclusion of the 2002 NCAA Division I softball season. California won their first NCAA championship by defeating Arizona 6–0 in the final game. California pitcher Jocelyn Forest 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 September 29, 2018http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/softball_wcws_rb/2017/06-Results.pdf NCAA 2017 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results September 29, 2018http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/softball_wcws_rb/2017/02-Tournament.pdf NCAA 2017 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results 10 September 29, 2018 Qualifying 2002 NCAA Division I softball season Regionals Regional No. 1 Opening Round UCLA defeated 2002 Liberty Flames Liberty, 3–0. 2002 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia defeated 2002 UMBC Retrievers UMBC, 2–1. 2002 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina defeated 2002 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky, 2–1 (8 innings). Loser's Bracket UMBC defeated Liberty, 7–1. Liberty eliminated. Eastern Kentucky defeated UMBC, 6–1, UMBC eliminated. Semifinals and Finals Georgia defeated South Carolina, 1–0. UCLA defeated Eastern Kentucky, 10–0 (5 innings). Eastern Kentucky eliminated. UCLA defeated Georgia, 2–1 (8 innings). South Carolina defeated Georgia, 9–3. Georgia eliminated. South Carolina defeated UCLA, 2–1. UCLA defeated South Carolina, 1–0. UCLA advances to WCWS. Regional No. 2 Opening Round Arizona defeated 2002 Boston University Terriers Boston University, 4–1. 2002 DePaul Blue Demons DePaul defeated 2002 Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State, 3–1. 2002 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota defeated 2002 Princeton Tigers Princeton, 2–1. Loser's Bracket Penn State defeated Boston University, 5–1. Boston University eliminated. Penn State defeated Princeton, 3–0. Princeton eliminated. Semifinals and Finals DePaul defeated Minnesota, 2–0 (12 innings). Arizona defeated Penn State, 4–3. Penn State eliminated. Arizona defeated DePaul, 2–0. DePaul defeated Minnesota, 5–3. Minnesota eliminated. DePaul defeated Arizona, 6–0. Arizona defeated DePaul, 8–0. Arizona advances to WCWS. Regional No. 3 Opening Round 2002 LSU Tigers LSU defeated 2002 Northwestern State Lady Demons Northwestern State, 3–2 (10 innings). 2002 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State defeated 2002 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State, 4–1. 2002 UMass Minutewomen UMass defeated 2002 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Louisiana–Lafayette, 5–3 (13 innings). Loser's Bracket Mississippi State defeated Northwestern State, 9–6. Northwestern State eliminated. Louisiana–Lafayette defeated Mississippi State, 10–3. Mississippi State eliminated. Semifinals and Finals Arizona State defeated UMass, 1–0. LSU defeated Louisiana–Lafayette, 5–2. Louisiana–Lafayette eliminated. Arizona State defeated LSU, 3–2 (8 innings). LSU defeated UMass, 1–0. UMass eliminated. Arizona State defeated LSU, 4–1. Arizona State advances to WCWS. Regional No. 4 Opening Round 2002 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton defeated 2002 Evansville Purple Aces Evansville, 3–0. 2002 Stanford Cardinal Stanford defeated 2002 Pacific Tigers Pacific, 7–0. California defeated 2002 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State, 2–1 (10 innings). Loser's Bracket Pacific defeated Evansville, 6–0. Evansville eliminated. Fresno State defeated Pacific, 1–0. Pacific eliminated. Semifinals and Finals California defeated Stanford, 1–0. Cal State Fullerton defeated Fresno State, 1–0. Fresno State eliminated. California defeated Cal State Fullerton, 4–2. Cal State Fullerton defeated Stanford, 4–1. Stanford eliminated. California defeated Cal State Fullerton, 1–0. California advances to WCWS. Regional No. 5 Opening Round 2002 Texas Longhorns Texas defeated 2002 Army Black Knights Army, 4–0. 2002 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma defeated 2002 Utah Utes Utah, 6–0. 2002 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M defeated 2002 Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas, 6–2. Loser's Bracket Army defeated Utah, 2–0. Utah eliminated. Arkansas defeated Army, 2–0. Army eliminated. Semifinals and Finals Oklahoma defeated Texas A&M, 7–0. Texas defeated Arkansas, 6–2. Arkansas eliminated. Oklahoma defeated Texas, 4–1. Texas A&M defeated Texas, 2–1. Texas eliminated. Oklahoma defeated Texas A&M, 8–1. Oklahoma advances to WCWS. Regional No. 6 Opening Round 2002 Washington Huskies Washington defeated 2002 Oakland Grizzlies Oakland, 8–0 (5 innings). 2002 Michigan Wolverines Michigan defeated 2002 Canisius Golden Griffins Canisius, 5–0. 2002 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State defeated 2002 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan, 7–0. Loser's Bracket Oakland defeated Canisius, 3–1. Canisius eliminated. Central Michigan defeated Oakland, 2–1. Oakland eliminated. Semifinals and Finals Michigan defeated Ohio State, 3–0. Washington defeated Central Michigan, 4–1. Central Michigan eliminated. Michigan defeated Washington, 6–5. Ohio State defeated Washington, 2–1. Washington eliminated. Michigan defeated Ohio State, 4–0. Michigan advances to WCWS. Regional No. 7 Opening Round 2002 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska defeated 2002 UIC Flames UIC, 1–0. 2002 Oregon State Beavers Oregon State defeated 2002 Wisconsin Badgers Wisconsin, 1–0. 2002 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame defeated 2002 Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa, 3–2. Loser's Bracket UIC defeated Wisconsin, 2–0. Wisconsin eliminated. Iowa defeated UIC, 3–1. UIC eliminated. Semifinals and Finals Oregon State defeated Notre Dame, 2–0. Nebraska defeated Iowa, 3–0. Iowa eliminated. Nebraska defeated Oregon State, 7–0. Notre Dame defeated Oregon State, 2–0. Oregon State eliminated. Nebraska defeated Notre Dame, 5–3. Nebraska advances to WCWS. Regional No. 8 Opening Round 2002 Chattanooga Mocs Chattanooga Mocs defeated 2002 Florida Atlantic Owls Florida Atlantic, 4–3. 2002 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech defeated 2002 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama, 3–1 (10 innings). 2002 Florida State Seminoles Florida State defeated 2002 Auburn Tigers Auburn, 2–1. Loser's Bracket Florida Atlantic defeated Alabama, 2–1. Alabama eliminated. Florida Atlantic defeated Auburn, 4–2. Auburn eliminated. Semifinals and Finals Georgia Tech defeated Florida State, 7–0. Chattanooga defeated Florida Atlantic, 6–1. Florida Atlantic eliminated. Georgia Tech defeated Chattanooga, 3–0. Florida State defeated Chattanooga, 1–0 (8 innings). Chattanooga eliminated. Florida State defeated Georgia Tech, 3–0. Florida State defeated Georgia Tech, 6–1. Florida State advances to WCWS. Women's College World Series Participants School Conference Record Head coach WCWS appearances† (Including 2002 WCWS) Arizona Pac-10 52–11 Mike Candrea 15 2002 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State Pac-10 44–18 Linda Wells 4 California Pac-10 52–19 Diane Ninemire 8 2002 Florida State Seminoles Florida State ACC 53–18 JoAnne Graf 6 2002 Michigan Wolverines Michigan Big Ten 50–9 Carol Hutchins 6 2002 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Big 12 49–12 Rhonda Revelle 6* 2002 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Big 12 49–14 Patty Gasso 3 UCLA Pac-10 54–7 Sue Enquist 19** *: Excludes Nebraska's vacated 1985 WCWS participation. **: Excludes UCLA's vacated 1995 WCWS participation. †: Excludes results of the pre-NCAA Women's College World Series of 1969 through 1981. Results Bracket 1/1/2/1 1 UCLA 1 8 2002 Florida State Seminoles Florida State 29 4 California 4 5 2002 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma 2 1 UCLA 2 5 Oklahoma 0 3 2002 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State 2 6 2002 Michigan Wolverines Michigan 1 7 2002 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska 0 2 Arizona 1 6 Michigan 0 7 Nebraska 1 8 Florida State 0 4 California 1 1 UCLA 1 3 Arizona State 2 3 Arizona State 0 2 Arizona 18 7 Nebraska 3 8 Florida State 4 4 California 3 – 3 Arizona State 0 – 2 Arizona 611 – 8 Florida State 2 – 4 California 6 2 Arizona 0 Game results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes 5/23/2002 Game 01 2002 Florida State Seminoles Florida State 2 - 1 UCLA 9 Innings Game 02 California 4 - 2 2002 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Game 03 2002 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State 2 - 1 2002 Michigan Wolverines Michigan Game 04 Arizona 1 - 0 2002 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska 5/24/2002 Game 05 California 1 - 0 2002 Florida State Seminoles Florida State Game 06 Arizona 1 - 0 2002 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State 8 Innings 5/25/2002 Game 07 UCLA 2 - 0 2002 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Oklahoma eliminated Game 08 2002 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska 1 - 0 2002 Michigan Wolverines Michigan Michigan eliminated Game 09 2002 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State 2 - 1 UCLA UCLA eliminated Game 10 2002 Florida State Seminoles Florida State 4 - 3 2002 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Nebraska eliminated 5/26/2002 Game 11 California 3 - 0 2002 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State Arizona State eliminated If Necessary Game (Game 13) not necessary Game 12 Arizona 6 - 2 2002 Florida State Seminoles Florida State 11 Innings Florida State eliminated If Necessary Game (Game 14) not necessary Game 13 -- -- -- 2002 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State / California If Necessary Game (Game 13) not necessary Game 14 -- -- -- 2002 Florida State Seminoles Florida State / Arizona If Necessary Game (Game 14) not necessary 5/27/2002 Championship game California 6 - 0 Arizona California Wins 2002 WCWS Championship game School Top Batter Stats. California Jessica Pamanian (2B) 2-3 3RBIs 2B Arizona Mackenzie Vandergeest (C) 1-3 K School Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO AB BF California Jocelyn Forest (W) 7.0 1 0 0 3 8 20 25 Arizona Jennie Finch (L) 6.2 5 6 6 8 2 23 33 Arizona Jenny Gladding 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 2 3http://www.calbears.com/ViewContent.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=30100&CONTENT_ID=722367 California 6, Arizona 0 Calbears.com 2002-05-27 2015-01-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20150117181445/http://www.calbears.com/ViewContent.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=30100&CONTENT_ID=722367 2015-01-17 dead All-Tournament Team The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team: Position Player Class School Pitcher Erica Beach Senior Arizona State Jennie Finch Senior Arizona Keira Goerl Sophomore UCLA Leslie Malerich Senior Florida State Catcher Stacey Nuveman Senior UCLA 1st Base Veronica Nelson Junior California Leneah Manuma Sophomore Arizona Shortstop Chelsea Spencer Freshman California Natasha Watley Junior UCLA 3rd Base Jackie Coburn Freshman Arizona Outfield Kristin Farber Sophomore Arizona State Most Outstanding Player Jocelyn Forest Senior California References Category:2002 NCAA Division I softball season NCAA Division I softball tournament NCAA Division I softball tournament Category:NCAA Division I softball tournament Category:Women's sports in Oklahoma