2000 NCAA Division I softball season

The 2000 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 2000. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2000 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2000 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 May 29, 2000.

2000 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending Champions	UCLA
Tournament
Women's College World Series
Champions	Oklahoma (1st title)
Runners-up	UCLA (17th WCWS Appearance)
Winning Coach	Patty Gasso (1st title)
WCWS MOP	Jennifer Stewart (Oklahoma)
Seasons

Conference standings

2000 Big 12 Conference softball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT No. 1 Oklahoma ‍†‍‍y 17 – 1 – 0   .944 66 – 8 – 0   .892 No. 14 Nebraska ‍‍‡‍y 15 – 2 – 0   .882 52 – 21 – 0   .712 Texas ‍‍‍y 11 – 5 – 0   .688 30 – 27 – 1   .526 Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 8 – 10 – 0   .444 32 – 23 – 0   .582 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 8 – 10 – 0   .444 33 – 22 – 0   .600 Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 7 – 10 – 0   .412 19 – 36 – 0   .345 Baylor ‍‍‍ 7 – 11 – 0   .389 27 – 30 – 0   .474 Missouri ‍‍‍ 6 – 12 – 0   .333 34 – 27 – 0   .557 Kansas ‍‍‍ 5 – 13 – 0   .278 30 – 32 – 0   .484 Iowa State ‍‍‍ 4 – 14 – 0   .222 18 – 29 – 0   .383 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from NFCA/USA Today[1]	2000 Big Ten Conference softball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT No. 15 Iowa ‍†‍‍y 14 – 4 – 0   .778 46 – 15 – 0   .754 No. 13 Michigan ‍‍‡‍y 13 – 4 – 0   .765 45 – 16 – 1   .734 Penn State ‍‍‍y 12 – 5 – 0   .706 38 – 19 – 0   .667 Northwestern ‍‍‍y 12 – 6 – 0   .667 30 – 26 – 0   .536 Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 9 – 6 – 0   .600 34 – 25 – 0   .576 Purdue  ‍‍‍ 6 – 10 – 0   .375 34 – 24 – 1   .585 Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 10 – 0   .333 30 – 23 – 0   .566 Indiana  ‍‍‍ 5 – 13 – 0   .278 33 – 28 – 0   .541 Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 4 – 13 – 0   .235 31 – 28 – 0   .525 Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 13 – 0   .235 28 – 26 – 0   .519 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] As of June 2000[12] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2000 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT No. 5 Washington  ‍†‍‍y 17 – 4 – 0   .810 62 – 9 – 0   .873 No. 3 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 16 – 4 – 0   .800 59 – 9 – 0   .868 No. 2 UCLA  ‍‍‍y 14 – 7 – 0   .667 46 – 12 – 1   .788 No. 18 Stanford  ‍‍‍y 9 – 12 – 0   .429 45 – 18 – 0   .714 No. 10 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 8 – 13 – 0   .381 43 – 20 – 0   .683 No. 12 Oregon State  ‍‍‍y 7 – 13 – 0   .350 40 – 21 – 1   .653 No. 7 California  ‍‍‍y 6 – 15 – 0   .286 49 – 25 – 0   .662 No. 16 Oregon  ‍‍‍y 6 – 15 – 0   .286 36 – 29 – 0   .554 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2000[13] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2000 Southland Conference softball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Northwestern State  ‍†‍‍y 22 – 4 – 0   .846 41 – 19 – 0   .683 Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍ 22 – 5 – 0   .815 39 – 21 – 1   .648 Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 17 – 9 – 0   .654 28 – 27 – 0   .509 Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‍ 16 – 11 – 0   .593 35 – 24 – 0   .593 McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 16 – 11 – 0   .593 27 – 33 – 0   .450 Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 13 – 14 – 0   .481 22 – 33 – 0   .400 Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 12 – 13 – 0   .480 26 – 22 – 0   .542 Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 6 – 20 – 0   .231 21 – 32 – 0   .396 Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 22 – 0   .154 18 – 34 – 0   .346 Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 23 – 0   .148 14 – 47 – 0   .230 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2000[14] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

Women's College World Series

The 2000 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 25 to May 29, 2000, in Oklahoma City.^[15]

	Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals						Finals
		Washington	3
		DePaul	2
							Washington	2
							UCLA	3
		UCLA	4
		Alabama	1
												UCLA	6	—
												Southern Miss	0	—
		DePaul	4
		Alabama	6
							Southern Miss	3
							Alabama	0
																		UCLA	1
																		Oklahoma	3
		Oklahoma	2
		California	1
							Oklahoma	3
							Southern Miss	1
		Southern Miss	1
		Arizona	0
												Oklahoma	1	—
												Arizona	0	—
		California	0
		Arizona	6
							Washington	2
							Arizona	4

Season leaders

Batting

• Batting average: .474 – Jessica Mendoza, Stanford Cardinal
• RBIs: 90 – Jenny Topping, Washington Huskies
• Home runs: 24 – Jenny Topping, Washington Huskies

Pitching

• Wins: 52-7 – Courtney Blades, Southern Miss Golden Eagles
• ERA: 0.40 (16 ER/276.0 IP) – Amanda Scott, Fresno State Bulldogs
• Strikeouts: 663 – Courtney Blades, Southern Miss Golden Eagles

Records

NCAA Division I season wins: 52 – Courtney Blades, Southern Miss Golden Eagles^[16]

NCAA Division I season hit by pitch: 44 – Cheryl Wyrick, Liberty Lady Flames

NCAA Division I season putouts: 765 – Kenya Peters, Southern Miss Golden Eagles

Freshman class walks: 87 – Veronica Nelson, California Golden Bears

Awards

• Honda Sports Award Softball:

Courtney Blades, Southern Miss Golden Eagles^[17][18]

YEAR	W	L	GP	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
2000	52	7	66	60	46	28	2	399.2	152	61	51	117	663	0.89	0.67

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.^[19]

First Team

Position	Player	Class	School
P	Courtney Blades	SR.	Southern Miss Golden Eagles
	Amanda Scott	SR.	Fresno State Bulldogs
	Jennifer Spediacci	SR.	Washington Huskies
C	Keri McCallum	SR.	Mississippi State Bulldogs
1B	Ginger Jones	JR.	Alabama Crimson Tide
2B	Stephanie Hastings	JR.	LSU Tigers
3B	Ashlee Ducote	SR.	LSU Tigers
SS	Natasha Watley	FR.	UCLA Bruins
OF	Jessica Mendoza	SO.	Stanford Cardinal
	Tiffany Clark	SR.	ULL Rajin' Cajuns
	Kelly Kretschman	JR.	Alabama Crimson Tide
DP	Lisa Carey	JR.	Oklahoma Sooners
UT	Jenny Topping	FR.	Washington Huskies
AT-L	Ashli Barrett	JR.	Oklahoma Sooners
	Tarrah Beyster	SR.	Oregon State Beavers
	Jennie Finch	SO.	Arizona Wildcats
	Jamie Graves	SR.	Washington Huskies
	Kellie Wilkerson	SO.	Mississippi State Bulldogs

Second Team

Position	Player	Class	School
P	Jennifer Sharron	JR.	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
	Britni Sneed	SO.	LSU Tigers
	Kirsten Voak	SO.	Arizona State Sun Devils
C	Sunny Smith	SR.	Utah Utes
1B	Sarah Beeson	SO.	Stanford Cardinal
2B	Lyndsey Klein	SR.	UCLA Bruins
3B	Toni Mascarenas	JR.	Arizona Wildcats
SS	Melanie Alkrie	JR.	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
OF	Serita Brooks	JR.	FSU Seminoles
	Jaime Clark	FR.	Washington Huskies
	Nicole Giordano	JR.	Arizona Wildcats
DP	Dana Degen	SR.	Hawaii Rainbow Wahine
UT	Jennifer Lizama	SR.	Nebraska Cornhuskers
AT-L	Lauren Bauer	JR.	Arizona Wildcats
	Lindsay Gardner	FR.	Texas Longhorns
	Alicia Smith	SR.	Hofstra Pride
	Dana Sorensen	FR.	Stanford Cardinal
	Leigh Ann Walker	SO.	Nebraska Cornhuskers

Third Team

Position	Player	Class	School
P	Holly Killion	SR.	Western Illinois Leathernecks
	Shelley Laird	SO.	South Carolina Gamecocks
	Jennifer Stewart	SO.	Oklahoma Sooners
C	Jessica Bashor	FR.	Iowa Hawkeyes
1B	Brandi Cross	FR.	UMass Minutewomen
	Monica Lucatero	SO.	Cal State Fullerton Titans
	Jana Mower	JR.	ULL Rajin' Cajuns
2B	Keisha Shepperson	JR.	East Carolina Pirates
3B	Kelly Ramsey	SO.	North Carolina Tar Heels
SS	Racheal Goodpaster	JR.	UNLV Rebels
OF	Lisa Ciavardini	JR.	Hofstra Pride
	Naomi Fitzgerald	JR.	Baylor Bears
	Karen Gulini	JR.	Penn State Nittany Lions
DP	Stefanie Volpe	SO.	Michigan Wolverines
UT	Lindsay Chouinard	SR.	DePaul Blue Demons
AT-L	Amy Berman	SR.	Southern Miss Golden Eagles
	Marissa Young	FR.	Michigan Wolverines
	Lovieanne Jung	SO.	Fresno State Bulldogs
	Lindsey Collins	JR.	Arizona Wildcats
	Erin Evans	FR.	Oklahoma Sooners
	Tara Asbill	SR.	LSU Tigers
	Kristi Hanks	SO.	Iowa Hawkeyes