The 2007 Women's College World Series was held May 31st through June 6th, 2007 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Oklahoma City is the capital and the largest city in the state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city ranks 31st among United States cities in population. The city's population, from the 2010 census, was 579,999, with a metro-area population of 1,252,987 . In 2010, the Oklahoma...

. Eight NCAA Division I college softball

College softball

College softball is softball as played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education, predominantly in the United States. College softball is normally played by women at the intercollegiate level, whereas college baseball is normally played by men.As with other intercollegiate...

 teams met after having advanced through a 64-team bracket to play at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium

ASA Hall of Fame Stadium

ASA Hall of Fame Stadium is a 7,300-seat multi-purpose stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma United States. It is located next to and operated by the Amateur Softball Association....

. The official host for the event was the University of Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma

The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...

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After successfully advancing through the regional and super regional rounds of the 2007 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament

2007 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament

The 2007 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament was held from May 17 through June 4, 2007. 64 NCAA Division I college softball teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament, to play in the NCAA Tournament...

, eight teams advanced to Oklahoma City. Arizona, Baylor, Tennessee, Texas A&M, DePaul, Washington, Arizona State, and Northwestern all won their super-regionals and made the trip to the 2007 Women's College World Series. Oklahoma was the lone seed of the predetermined top eight not to advance as they fell to DePaul in super regional action.

The first pitch of the 2007 Women's College World Series was Thursday, June 16, at 12:00 PM CDT. The 2007 tournament was only the second time in WCWS history in which 16 games were played (the other being the 2005 Women's College World Series

2005 Women's College World Series

The 2005 Women's College World Series was held June 2 through June 8, 2005 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Eight NCAA Division I college softball teams met after having advanced through a 64-team bracket to play in the World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium. The official host for the event is the...

).

The best-of-three championship series featured Arizona and Tennessee. After facing elimination three times, the Arizona Wildcats advanced to the championship series by beating DePaul in an elimination game and winning the next two against Washington with the latter game being winner advancing to the series. Tennessee advanced to the championship series by beating Texas A&M, Arizona, and finally Northwestern. Monica Abbott

Monica Abbott

Monica Cecilia Abbott is an American athlete who pitched for the University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers softball team from 2004-2007. In 2008, Abbott participated in the Beijing Olympics with Team USA...

 of Tennessee had a no-hitter on the first night of the WCWS and also did not allow a run before entering the championship series.

Tennessee won the first game of the series 3-0. Arizona won the second game 1-0,in ten innings and was the first run allowed by Tennessee throughout WCWS action. Arizona won the deciding game, 5-0, winning the school's eighth national title in softball and its second consecutive. All games were televised on ESPN and ESPN2.
Arizona pitcher Taryne Mowatt

Taryne Mowatt

Taryne Mowatt is a former All-American right-handed softball pitcher from Corona, California. She played for the Arizona Wildcats from 2005-2008 and was later drafted by the National Pro Fastpitch team Washington Glory...

 was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
See also: Women's College World Series

Women's College World Series

The Women's College World Series is the final portion of the NCAA Division I Softball Championship for college softball in the United States. The tournament format consists of two four-team double-elimination brackets. The winners of each bracket then compete in a best-of-three title game series...

 for series history and past champions.

Participants

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	WCWS Appearances (including 2007 WCWS)	WCWS Best Finish	WCWS W-L Record
Northwestern Northwestern Wildcats softball The Northwestern Wildcats softball team is a NCAA Division I college softball team and part of the Big Ten Conference. They play their home games at Sharon J. Drysdale Field in Evanston, Illinois. They have an overall record of 836-629-4.-History:...	Big Ten Big Ten Conference The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...	50-11 (15-3)	Kate Drohan	5 (last: 2006 2006 Women's College World Series The 2006 Women's College World Series was held June 1 through June 7, 2006 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Eight NCAA Division I college softball teams met after having advanced through a 64-team bracket to play in the World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium. The official host for the event is the... )	2nd (2006 2006 Women's College World Series The 2006 Women's College World Series was held June 1 through June 7, 2006 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Eight NCAA Division I college softball teams met after having advanced through a 64-team bracket to play in the World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium. The official host for the event is the... )	12-9
Washington Washington Huskies softball The Washington Huskies softball team is a NCAA Division I college softball team and part of the Pac-10 Conference. They play their home games at Husky Softball Stadium in Seattle, Washington. They won the national championship in 2009.-History:...	Pac-10	40-17 (12-9)	Heather Tarr	8 (last: 2004)	2nd (1996, 1999)	13-12
Tennessee	SEC Southeastern Conference The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...	59-6 (23-4)	Ralph Weekly Karen Weekly	3 (last: 2006 2006 Women's College World Series The 2006 Women's College World Series was held June 1 through June 7, 2006 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Eight NCAA Division I college softball teams met after having advanced through a 64-team bracket to play in the World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium. The official host for the event is the... )	3rd (2005 2005 Women's College World Series The 2005 Women's College World Series was held June 2 through June 8, 2005 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Eight NCAA Division I college softball teams met after having advanced through a 64-team bracket to play in the World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium. The official host for the event is the... , 2006 2006 Women's College World Series The 2006 Women's College World Series was held June 1 through June 7, 2006 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Eight NCAA Division I college softball teams met after having advanced through a 64-team bracket to play in the World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium. The official host for the event is the... )	6-4
Baylor Baylor Bears Baylor Bears refers to the sports teams of Baylor University. Baylor's men's sports teams are nicknamed the Bears, and some women's teams are nicknamed the Lady Bears. Student athletes participate in the NCAA's Division I, and Baylor is the only private school in the Big 12 Conference...	Big 12 Big 12 Conference The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...	50-14 (14-3)	Glenn Moore	1	—	0-0
Texas A&M Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M Aggies refers to the students, graduates, and sports teams of Texas A&M University. The nickname "Aggie" is common at land-grant or "Ag" schools in many states. The teams compete in Division I of NCAA sports...	Big 12 Big 12 Conference The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...	46-12 (12-6)	Jo Evans Jo Evans Jo Evans is the head coach of the Texas A&M Aggies college softball team. She has been the head coach for the team since 1997. Prior to that, she served as the head coach for the Utah Utes from 1990–1996 and for the Colorado State Rams from 1986–1989. She started her coaching career as an assistant...	6 (last: 1988)	1st (1983, 1987 1987 Women's College World Series The 1987 Women's College World Series was the last WCWS played in Omaha, Nebraska. The Aggies of Texas A&M took home the title beating the UCLA Bruins 4-1.- 1987 All-Tournament Team :Gena Strang, 1b, Fresno St.Julie Smith, 2b, Texas A&M... )	18-8
Arizona St.	Pac-10	54-15 (13-8)	Clint Myers	6 (last: 2006 2006 Women's College World Series The 2006 Women's College World Series was held June 1 through June 7, 2006 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Eight NCAA Division I college softball teams met after having advanced through a 64-team bracket to play in the World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium. The official host for the event is the... )		5-10
DePaul DePaul Blue Demons The DePaul Blue Demons are the intercollegiate athletic teams of DePaul University, located in Chicago Illinois. The Blue Demons participate in NCAA Division I and is a member of the Big East Conference....	Big East	46-11 (20-0)	Eugene Lenti	4 (last: 2005 2005 Women's College World Series The 2005 Women's College World Series was held June 2 through June 8, 2005 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Eight NCAA Division I college softball teams met after having advanced through a 64-team bracket to play in the World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium. The official host for the event is the... )		2-6
Arizona Arizona Wildcats softball The Arizona Wildcats softball team represents the University of Arizona in NCAA Division I Softball. Having claimed eight national championships , the Arizona Softball program is one of the most successful in the history of the sport. The Wildcats play their home games at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial...	Pac-10	44-12-1 (15-9)	Mike Candrea Mike Candrea Mike Candrea is the head softball coach at The University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. He was also the head coach of the United States women's national softball team.-Collegiate Coaching Record:...	19 (last: 2006 2006 Women's College World Series The 2006 Women's College World Series was held June 1 through June 7, 2006 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Eight NCAA Division I college softball teams met after having advanced through a 64-team bracket to play in the World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium. The official host for the event is the... )	1st (1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2006 2006 Women's College World Series The 2006 Women's College World Series was held June 1 through June 7, 2006 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Eight NCAA Division I college softball teams met after having advanced through a 64-team bracket to play in the World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium. The official host for the event is the... )	51-23

Tournament Notes

• Washington's Danielle Lawrie
  Danielle Lawrie
  Danielle Elaine Lawrie is a Canadian 5'7" former right-handed pitcher and right-batting cleanup hitter for the University of Washington softball team. She was also a member of the Canada women's national softball team during the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She was named the 2009 U.S.A...
  
   and Tennessee's Monica Abbott
  Monica Abbott
  Monica Cecilia Abbott is an American athlete who pitched for the University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers softball team from 2004-2007. In 2008, Abbott participated in the Beijing Olympics with Team USA...
  
   each pitched no-hitters on the first day of the tournament, although Lawrie allowed a run. This is the first time a no-hitter has been accomplished since the 2003 Women's College World Series and only the third time in the history of the WCWS that two pitchers had no-hitters on the same day.
• This is the first time that UCLA
  UCLA Bruins
  The UCLA Bruins are the sports teams for University of California, Los Angeles . The Bruin men's and women's teams participate in NCAA Division I as part of the Pacific-12 Conference and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation . For football, they are in the Football Bowl Subdivision of Division I...
  
   has not made it to the WCWS.
• Only one game in the entire tournament ended with the losing team scoring more than one run, a record for offensive futility.

2007 Women's College World Series bracket

Game Results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
5/31/2007	Game 1	Washington	3 - 1	DePaul
	Game 2	Northwestern	2 - 0	Arizona State
	Game 3	Tennessee	2 - 0	Texas A&M
	Game 4	Arizona	2 - 1	Baylor	9 inn.
6/1/2007	Game 5	Washington	9 - 0	Northwestern	5 inn.
	Game 6	Tennessee	1 - 0	Arizona
6/2/2007	Game 7	DePaul	3 - 1	Arizona State	Arizona State eliminated
	Game 8	Baylor	7 - 4	Texas A&M	Texas A&M eliminated
	Game 9	Arizona	3 - 0	DePaul	DePaul eliminated
	Game 10	Northwestern	7 - 0	Baylor	Baylor eliminated
6/3/2007	Game 11	Arizona	2 - 0	Washington
	Game 12	Tennessee	3 - 0	Northwestern	Northwestern eliminated
	Game 13	Arizona	8 - 1	Washington	Washington eliminated
6/4/2007	Finals Game 1	Tennessee	3 - 0	Arizona
6/5/2007	Finals Game 2	Arizona	1 - 0	Tennessee	10 inn.
6/6/2007	Finals Game 3	Arizona	5 - 0	Tennessee	Arizona wins WCWS

Championship Game

School	Top Batter	Stats.
Arizona	Chelsie Mesa (2B)	2-3 3RBIs HR
Tennessee	Kenora Posey (2B)	2-2 SB

School	Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	AB	BF
Arizona	Taryne Mowatt Taryne Mowatt Taryne Mowatt is a former All-American right-handed softball pitcher from Corona, California. She played for the Arizona Wildcats from 2005-2008 and was later drafted by the National Pro Fastpitch team Washington Glory...	7.0	7	0	0	4	11	28	33
Tennessee	Monica Abbott Monica Abbott Monica Cecilia Abbott is an American athlete who pitched for the University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers softball team from 2004-2007. In 2008, Abbott participated in the Beijing Olympics with Team USA...	6.0	10	5	5	4	7	26	31

Final standings

Place	School	WCWS Record
1st	Arizona	6-2
2nd	Tennessee	4-2
3rd	Washington	2-2
	Northwestern	2-2
5th	Baylor	1-2
	DePaul	1-2
7th	Texas A&M	0-2
	Arizona State	0-2

All Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

Position	Player	Class	School
Pitcher	Monica Abbott Monica Abbott Monica Cecilia Abbott is an American athlete who pitched for the University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers softball team from 2004-2007. In 2008, Abbott participated in the Beijing Olympics with Team USA...	Senior	Tennessee
	Danielle Lawrie Danielle Lawrie Danielle Elaine Lawrie is a Canadian 5'7" former right-handed pitcher and right-batting cleanup hitter for the University of Washington softball team. She was also a member of the Canada women's national softball team during the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She was named the 2009 U.S.A...	Sophomore	Washington
1st Base	Dena Tyson	Senior	Washington
	Ashley Monceaux	Senior	Baylor
3rd Base	Jenae Leles Jenae Leles Amelia Jenae Leles is an American softball player. She attended Rio Americano High School and the University of Arizona, where she plays third base. With United States women's national softball team she won 2011 World Cup of Softball.-External links :*...	Sophomore	Arizona
Shortstop	Ashley Charters	Junior	Washington
	Kristie Fox	Senior	Arizona
	Tammy Williams Tammy Williams Tammy Williams, is an American softball player who plays for the USA national softball team. She is Northwestern's softball team's all-time home run leader. Her natural position is shortstop.- College :...	Sophomore	Northwestern
Outfield	India Chiles	Senior	Tennessee
	Caitlin Lowe Caitlin Lowe |- align=center bgcolor=white valign=middle |bgcolor=white| 1st || 2007 || Oklahoma CityCaitlin Lowe is an American softball player who won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She is also a former player at the University of Arizona under head coach Mike Candrea.Caitlin Lowe has been a...	Senior	Arizona
	Lindsay Schutzler	Senior	Tennessee
Most Outstanding Player	Taryne Mowatt Taryne Mowatt Taryne Mowatt is a former All-American right-handed softball pitcher from Corona, California. She played for the Arizona Wildcats from 2005-2008 and was later drafted by the National Pro Fastpitch team Washington Glory...	Junior	Arizona

WCWS records tied or broken

• This year's tournament was definitely ruled by pitchers, as a whopping 11 shutouts were thrown over the week, a WCWS record. Tennessee alone didn't allow a run in the entire tournament until the 10th inning of the second game of the finals.
• After fanning 11 Lady Vols in the final game, Arizona’s Taryne Mowatt passed Tennessee’s Monica Abbott for the WCWS single-season strikeout record. Mowatt struck out 76 batters in 2007, while Abbott finished with 75 K’s. (Both passed the previous record held by the previous Arizona pitcher, Alicia Hollowell, who held the record with 65).
• Mowatt’s 60 innings pitched in the 2007 College World Series broke the previous record of 53 held by Michigan’s Jennie Ritter (2005). Mowatt delivered every Arizona pitch in this year’s event.
• Arizona’s Kristie Fox recorded her 11th hit of the 2007 WCWS, tying the record of UCLA’s Natasha Watley set in 2003.
• The Lady Vols’ Kenora Posey tied the single-season WCWS steals record with four. She shares the top spot with Lowe, who had four steals in 2006, and two others.
• The 2007 event marked the best-attended Women’s College World Series in history. A total of 62,463 fans passed through the gates of ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, including 5,533 for the third game. The 2007 attendance total broke the previous WCWS record (set in 2006) by a staggering 16,341.

External links

• NCAA Softball