# 2005 NCAA Division I softball season

The 2005 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 2005. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2005 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2005 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 June 8, 2005.

## Conference standings

2005 Big 12 Conference softball standings :
| 2005 Big 12 Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 11 Texas A&M ‍†‍‍$^y$ 14–4 .77847–10 .825 No. 13 Oklahoma ‍‍‍$^y$ 12–6 .66750–17 .746 No. 5 Texas ‍‍‍$^y$ 11–6 .64749–13 .790 No. 12 Baylor ‍‍‍$^y$ 11–7 .61151–14 .785 No. 20 Missouri ‍‍‍$^y$ 10–8 .55644–15 .746 Kansas ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 9–8 .52931–24 .564 No. 25 Nebraska ‍‍‍$^y$ 9–9 .50036–23 .610 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍$^y$ 7–11 .38935–24 .593 Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 3–15 .16723–25 .479 Iowa State ‍‍‍ 3–15 .16718–32 .360 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from NFCA | 2005 Big Ten Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 1 Michigan ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 15–2 .88265–7 .903 No. 16 Northwestern ‍‍‍$^y$ 15–3 .83342–18 .700 No. 24 Iowa ‍‍‍$^y$ 12–6 .66750–14 .781 Ohio State ‍‍‍ 9–7 .56332–17 .653 Wisconsin ‍‍‍$^y$ 11–9 .55031–24 .564 Penn State ‍‍‍$^y$ 10–9 .52636–23 .610 Purdue ‍‍‍ 10–10 .50034–24 .586 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 7–9 .43825–28 .472 Minnesota ‍‍‍ 6–14 .30025–27 .481 Illinois ‍‍‍ 4–14 .22224–26 .480 Indiana ‍‍‍ 2–18 .10013–41 .241 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 13, 2005 Rankings from NFCA | 2005 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 4 Arizona ‍†‍‍$^y$ 13–8 .61945–12 .789 No. 6 California ‍†‍‍$^y$ 13–8 .61952–15 .776 No. 15 Oregon State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 13–8 .61943–16 .729 No. 10 Stanford ‍†‍‍$^y$ 13–8 .61943–16 .729 No. 2 UCLA ‍‍‍$^y$ 11–10 .52440–20 .667 No. 14 Washington ‍‍‍$^y$ 10–11 .47635–22 .614 No. 23 Oregon ‍‍‍$^y$ 7–14 .33336–25 .590 Arizona State ‍‍‍$^y$ 4–17 .19030–26 .536 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2005 Rankings from Coaches' Poll |
| 2005 Southland Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Texas–San Antonio ‍†‍‍ 21–5–0 .80842–18–0 .700 Sam Houston State ‍‍‍ 19–7–0 .73129–25–0 .537 Texas State ‍‍‍ 18–8–0 .69226–27–0 .491 Northwestern State ‍‍‍ 15–12–0 .55635–28–0 .556 Texas–Arlington ‍‍‍ 13–13–0 .50017–26–1 .398 McNeese State ‍‍‍$^y$ 12–15–0 .44434–35–0 .493 Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍ 12–15–0 .44420–27–0 .426 Nicholls State ‍‍‍ 10–17–0 .37018–34–0 .346 Stephen F. Austin ‍‍‍ 8–19–0 .29616–30–0 .348 Louisiana–Monroe ‍‍‍ 5–22–0 .18515–44–0 .254 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2005 Rankings from Coaches' Poll |

## Women's College World Series

The 2005 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from June 2 to June 8, 2005 in Oklahoma City.
| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | |
| 3 | Arizona | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Tennessee | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Tennessee | 1 | 11 | Tennessee | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | UCLA | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | UCLA | 2 | 7 | UCLA | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | California | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | California | 1 | | | | 7 | UCLA | 4 | X | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Texas | 0 | X | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Arizona | 3 | | | | | | | | 4 | Texas | 0 | X | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | California | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | California | 2 | 3 | Arizona | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Texas | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | UCLA | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Michigan | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
| 1 | Michigan | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Michigan | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| | DePaul | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | DePaul | 0 | 1 | Michigan | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Texas | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Alabama | 0 | 4 | Texas | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Texas | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Texas | 3 | | | | 1 | Michigan | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11 | Tennessee | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | DePaul | 1 | | | | | | | | 11 | Tennessee | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Alabama | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Alabama | 2 | 12 | Alabama | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Tennessee | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Season leaders

Batting
* Batting average: .524 – Lauren Wible, Bucknell Bison
* RBIs: 77 – Samantha Findlay, Michigan Wolverines
* Home runs: 26 – Stephanie Best, UCF Knights
Pitching
* Wins: 50-9 – Monica Abbott, Tennessee Volunteers
* ERA: 0.36 (14 ER/272.2 IP) – Cat Osterman Texas Longhorns
* Strikeouts: 603 – Monica Abbott, Tennessee Volunteers

## Records

NCAA Division I season at bats: 270 – Lindsay Schutzler, Tennessee Volunteers
NCAA Division I season Games pitched: 69 – Monica Abbott, Tennessee Volunteers
Sophomore class strikeouts: 603 – Monica Abbott, Tennessee Volunteers
Junior class No hitters: 8 – Alicia Hollowell, Arizona Wildcats
Junior class strikeout ratio: 15.2 (593 SO/272.2 IP) – Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns
Senior class doubles: 27 – Cameron Astiazaran, UIC Flames
Team shutouts: 51 – Tennessee Volunteers

## Awards

* USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year:
Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns
* Honda Sports Award Softball:
Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns
* Women's Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year Award Team
Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns
* Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award
Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns
| YEAR | W | L | GP | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP |
| 2005 | 30 | 7 | 42 | 33 | 31 | 22 | 0 | 272.2 | 68 | 23 | 14 | 48 | 593 | 0.36 | 0.42 |

## All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.
First Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Monica Abbott | SO. | Tennessee Lady Vols |
| P | Cat Osterman | JR. | Texas Longhorns |
| P | Jennie Ritter | JR. | Michigan Wolverines |
| C | Kristen Rivera | SR. | Washington Huskies |
| 1B | Garland Cooper | SO. | Northwestern Wildcats |
| 2B | Tiffany Haas | SR. | Michigan Wolverines |
| 3B | Vicky Galindo | SR. | California Golden Bears |
| SS | Courtney Bures | FR. | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| OF | Sarah Fekete | JR. | Tennessee Lady Vols |
| OF | Marissa Nichols | FR. | UNLV Rebels |
| OF | Caitlin Lowe | SO. | Arizona Wildcats |
| DP | Cameron Astiazaran | SR. | UIC Flames |
| UT | Amanda Scarborough | FR. | Texas A&M Aggies |
| AT-L | Kristie Fox | SO. | Arizona Wildcats |
| AT-L | Brianne McGowan | JR. | Oregon State Beavers |
| AT-L | Kim Wendland | JR. | Georgia Bulldogs |
| AT-L | Jamie Southern | SR. | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| AT-L | Heather Scaglione | SR. | Oklahoma State Cowgirls |
Second Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Michelle Green | SR. | Georgia Bulldogs |
| P | Alicia Hollowell | JR. | Arizona Wildcats |
| P | Kristina Thorson | JR. | California Golden Bears |
| C | Ashley Courtney | SR. | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 1B | Jennifer Curtier | SO. | Pacific Tigers |
| 2B | Caitlin Benyi | JR. | UCLA Bruins |
| 3B | Kristi Durant | JR. | Tennessee Lady Vols |
| SS | Amber Jackson | JR. | Bethune-Cookman Wildcats |
| OF | Catalina Morris | JR. | Stanford Cardinal |
| OF | Kristin Vesely | JR. | Oklahoma Sooners |
| OF | Harmony Schwethelm | JR. | Baylor Bears |
| DP | Megan Gibson | SO. | Texas A&M Aggies |
| UT | Holly Currie | SO. | Auburn Tigers |
| AT-L | Stephanie Churchwell | FR. | Northwestern Wildcats |
| AT-L | Anjelica Selden | FR. | UCLA Bruins |
| AT-L | Lindsay Schutzler | SO. | Tennessee Lady Vols |
| AT-L | Michelle Smith | FR. | Stanford Cardinal |
Third Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Megan Meyer | SR. | Seton Hall Pirates |
| P | Sarah Pauly | SR. | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders |
| P | Jessica Sallinger | SR. | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| C | Rachel Folden | FR. | Marshall Thundering Herd |
| 1B | Page Jones | SR. | Auburn Tigers |
| 2B | Anne Steffan | SR. | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 3B | Norrelle Dickson | SO. | Oklahoma Sooners |
| SS | Jessica Merchant | JR. | Michigan Wolverines |
| OF | Danyele Gomez | JR. | ULL Ragin' Cajuns |
| OF | Megan Ciolli | SR. | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| OF | Tiffany Stewart | JR. | USF Bulls |
| DP | Nicole Motycka | SR. | Michigan Wolverines |
| UT | Ashley Esparza | FR. | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| AT-L | Lisa Birocci | SR. | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| AT-L | Kaleo Eldredge | SR. | California Golden Bears |
| AT-L | Courtnay Foster | JR. | Northwestern Wildcats |
| AT-L | Lauren Lappin | JR. | Stanford Cardinal |
| AT-L | Saskia Roberson | JR. | DePaul Blue Demons |