American college softball tournament
Collegiate softball tournament
The 2004 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the twenty-third annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 2004, 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 2004 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 27 through May 31 and marked the conclusion of the 2004 NCAA Division I softball season. UCLA won their eleventh[a] NCAA championship and twelfth overall by defeating California 3–1 in the final game. LSU pitcher Kristin Schmidt was named Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player.[1][2][3][4]
Qualifying
Regionals
Regional No. 1 (Tucson, AZ)
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| Northwestern | 8 |
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| UC Santa Barbara | 1 | | |
| | | Northwestern | 0 |
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| | | Oklahoma | 86 | | |
| Oklahoma | 5 | | | | |
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| Temple | 0 | | |
| | | Oklahoma | 3 | |
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| | | Arizona | 2 | | | | | |
| Louisiana–Lafayette | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
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| South Carolina | 0 | | |
| | | Louisiana–Lafayette | 0 |
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| | | Arizona | 4 | | |
| Arizona | 2 | | | | | |
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| Centenary | 1 | | | Oklahoma | 4 | 155 |
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| | | | Louisiana–Lafayette | 12 | 0 |
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| | Louisiana–Lafayette | 8 | |
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| UC Santa Barbara | 0 | | | Temple | 1 | | | | Arizona | 0 |
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| Temple | 3 | | | | Louisiana–Lafayette | 3 | | | Louisiana–Lafayette | 5 | | |
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| | | | Northwestern | 0 | | | |
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| | Northwestern | 58 | |
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| South Carolina | 8 | | | South Carolina | 3 | | |
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| Centenary | 3 | | | |
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Regional No. 2 (Los Angeles, CA)
Regional No. 3 (Waco, TX)
Regional No. 4 (Tallahassee, FL)
Regional No. 5 (Lincoln, NE)
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| Creighton | 6 |
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| Florida Atlantic | 2 | | |
| | | Creighton | 0 |
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| | | Nebraska | 2 | | |
| Nebraska | 6 | | | | |
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| Lehigh | 0 | | |
| | | Nebraska | 0 | |
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| | | California | 2 | | | | | |
| Mississippi State | 28 | | | | | | | | | |
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| Iowa | 1 | | |
| | | Mississippi State | 1 |
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| | | California | 2 | | |
| California | 4 | | | | | |
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| Maine | 0 | | | California | 2 | — |
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| | | | Nebraska | 0 | — |
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| | Mississippi State | 0 | |
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| Florida Atlantic | 3 | | | Florida Atlantic | 1 | | | | Nebraska | 3 |
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| Lehigh | 0 | | | | Florida Atlantic | 0 | | | Creighton | 1 | | |
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| | Creighton | 810 | |
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| Iowa | 2 | | | Iowa | 4 | | |
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| Maine | 0 | | | |
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Regional No. 6 (Ann Arbor, MI)
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| Oregon State | 7 |
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| Bowling Green | 0 | | |
| | | Oregon State | 4 |
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| | | Tennessee | 0 | | |
| Tennessee | 105 | | | | |
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| UIC | 0 | | |
| | | Oregon State | 0 | |
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| | | Michigan | 3 | | | | | |
| Notre Dame | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
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| DePaul | 6 | | |
| | | Notre Dame | 0 |
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| | | Michigan | 1 | | |
| Michigan | 6 | | | | | |
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| Canisius | 3 | | | Michigan | 0 | 5 |
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| | | | Oregon State | 1 | 2 |
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| | Notre Dame | 1 | |
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| Bowling Green | 1 | | | UIC | 2 | | | | Oregon State | 6 |
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| UIC | 28 | | | | UIC | 6 | | | UIC | 5 | | |
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| | | | Tennessee | 5 | | | |
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| | Tennessee | 4 | |
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| DePaul | 85 | | | DePaul | 0 | | |
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| Canisius | 0 | | | |
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Regional No. 7 (Stanford, CA)
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| Southern Illinois | 2 |
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| Fresno State | 0 | | |
| | | Southern Illinois | 0 |
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| | | Hofstra | 112 | | |
| Hofstra | 19 | | | | |
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| Auburn | 0 | | |
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| | | Stanford | 7 | | | | | |
| Pacific | 106 | | | | | | | | | |
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| Southern Miss | 2 | | |
| | | Pacific | 2 |
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| | | Stanford | 7 | | |
| Stanford | 1 | | | | | |
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| Utah | 0 | | | Stanford | 0 | 3 |
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| | | | Hofstra | 1 | 1 |
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| | Pacific | 6 | |
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| Fresno State | 310 | | | Fresno State | 1 | | | | Hofstra | 3 |
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| Auburn | 1 | | | | Pacific | 0 | | | Southern Illinois | 1 | | |
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| | Southern Illinois | 4 | |
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| Southern Miss | 13 | | | Southern Miss | 1 | | |
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| Utah | 5 | | | |
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Regional No. 8 (Athens, GA)
Women's College World Series
Participants
*: Excludes UCLA's vacated 1995 WCWS participation.
†: Excludes results of the pre-NCAA Women's College World Series of 1969 through 1981.
Bracket
Bracket
| First round | | | Second round | | | Semifinals | | | Finals | |
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| 6 | Michigan | 2 | | | | |
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| 3 | LSU | 313 | |
| | 2 | UCLA | 2 | |
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| | | 3 | LSU | 0 | |
| 7 | Stanford | 2 | |
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| 2 | UCLA | 8 | |
| | 2 | UCLA | 312 | — | |
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| | | 7 | Stanford | 1 | — | |
| 7 | Stanford | 5 | | |
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| 6 | Michigan | 4 | |
| | 1 | Oklahoma | 2 | |
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| | 5 | California | 1 | |
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| 8 | Washington | 2 | | | |
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| 1 | Oklahoma | 6 | |
| | 1 | Oklahoma | 1 | |
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| | | 5 | California | 28 | |
| 5 | California | 4 | |
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| 4 | Florida State | 2 | |
| | 3 | LSU | 4 | 1 | |
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| | | 5 | California | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Florida State | 2 | | |
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| 8 | Washington | 0 | |
| | 3 | LSU | 2 | |
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| | | 4 | Florida State | 1 | |
Game results
Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
5/27/2004 | Game 01 | LSU | 3 - 2 | Michigan | 13 Innings |
Game 02 | UCLA | 8 - 2 | Stanford | |
Game 03 | Oklahoma | 6 - 2 | Washington | |
Game 04 | California | 4 - 2 | Florida State | |
5/28/2004 | Game 05 | UCLA | 2 - 0 | LSU | |
Game 06 | California | 2 - 1 | Oklahoma | 8 Innings |
5/29/2004 | Game 07 | Stanford | 5 - 4 | Michigan | Michigan eliminated |
Game 08 | Florida State | 2 - 0 | Washington | Washington eliminated |
Game 09 | Stanford | 3 - 2 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma eliminated |
Game 10 | LSU | 2 - 1 | Florida State | Florida State eliminated |
5/30/2004 | Game 11 | UCLA | 3 - 1 | Stanford | 12 Innings. Stanford eliminated If Necessary Game (Game 13) not necessary |
Game 12 | LSU | 4 - 1 | California | LSU forces the If Necessary Game (Game 14) |
Game 13 | -- | -- | -- | Stanford / UCLA If Necessary game (Game 13) not necessary |
Game 14 | California | 4 - 1 | LSU | LSU eliminated |
5/31/2004 | Championship game | UCLA | 3 - 1 | California | UCLA Wins 2004 WCWS |
Championship game
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School | Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | AB | BF |
UCLA | Keira Goerl (W) | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 31 |
California | Kelly Anderson (L) | 5.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 18 |
California | Kristina Thorson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
All-Tournament Team
The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team:
Position | Player | Class | School |
Pitcher | Kelly Anderson | Junior | California |
Keira Goerl | Senior | UCLA |
Jessica van der Linden | Senior | Florida State |
1st Base | Christina Enea | Junior | Oklahoma |
2nd Base | Caitlin Benyi | Sophomore | UCLA |
Jessica Pamanian | Junior | California |
Shortstop | Lauren Lappin | Sophomore | Stanford |
Jodie Legaspi | Freshman | UCLA |
3rd Base | Vicky Galindo | Junior | California |
Outfield | Lisa Dodd | Freshman | UCLA |
Camille Harris | Sophomore | LSU |
Most Outstanding Player | Kristin Schmidt | Senior | LSU |
Notes
- ^ The NCAA Record Book shows 2004 as UCLA's tenth championship, as their 1995 title was vacated.
References
- ^ 2017 WCWS Records: 2000s Brackets/Rosters/Stats (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ 2017 WCWS Records: WCWS All-Time Results (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ 2017 WCWS Records: All-Time Tournament Records and Results (PDF). NCAA. p. 10. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ Swan, Lance (May 17, 2004). "NFCA | National Fastpitch Coaches Association". nfca.org. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- ^ "2004 Women's Division I Softball College World Series Game 14". Ncaa.org. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
NCAA Division I softball tournament
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2003–04 NCAA Division I championships |
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- † Not an officially sanctioned NCAA championship
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