# 2007 NCAA Division I softball season

The 2007 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 2007. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2007 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2007 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in held in Oklahoma City at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended on June 6, 2007.

## Conference standings

2007 Big 12 Conference softball standings :
| 2007 Big 12 Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 5 Baylor ‍†‍‍$^y$ 14–3–0 .82451–16–0 .761 No. 11 Oklahoma ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–4–0 .77855–8–0 .873 Missouri ‍‍‍$^y$ 13–4–0 .76540–24–0 .625 No. 7 Texas A&M ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 12–6–0 .66746–14–0 .767 Nebraska ‍‍‍$^y$ 10–8–0 .55637–20–0 .649 No. 24 Texas ‍‍‍$^y$ 8–10–0 .44435–20–0 .636 Kansas ‍‍‍ 7–11–0 .38933–24–1 .578 Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 4–12–0 .25024–27–0 .471 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 3–15–0 .16725–33–0 .431 Iowa State ‍‍‍ 3–15–0 .16724–40–0 .375 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from NFCA | 2007 Big Ten Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 23 Ohio State ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 14–2 .87540–18 .690 No. 4 Northwestern ‍‍‍$^y$ 15–3 .83352–13 .800 No. 13 Michigan ‍‍‍$^y$ 12–4 .75047–13 .783 Iowa ‍‍‍ 10–7 .58837–21 .638 Penn State ‍‍‍$^y$ 10–9 .52636–23 .610 Purdue ‍‍‍ 10–9 .52633–32 .508 Illinois ‍‍‍ 7–8 .46730–25 .545 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 7–10 .41233–26 .559 Wisconsin ‍‍‍ 6–12 .33327–20 .574 Minnesota ‍‍‍ 4–9 .30824–22 .522 Indiana ‍‍‍ 1–19 .05021–34 .382 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 4, 2007 Rankings from NFCA | 2007 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Arizona ‍†‍‍$^y$ 15–5–1 .73850–14–1 .777 Arizona State ‍‍‍$^y$ 13–8–0 .61954–17–0 .761 Washington ‍‍‍$^y$ 12–9–0 .57142–19–0 .689 UCLA ‍‍‍$^y$ 12–9–0 .57137–18–0 .673 Oregon State ‍‍‍$^y$ 10–11–0 .47641–23–0 .641 Stanford ‍‍‍$^y$ 7–13–1 .35735–21–1 .623 Oregon ‍‍‍$^y$ 7–14–0 .33344–19–0 .698 California ‍‍‍$^y$ 7–14–0 .33334–32–0 .515 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of August 5, 2007 Rankings from Coaches' Poll |
| 2007 Southland Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Texas–Arlington ‍†‍‍ 19–5–0 .79236–16–0 .692 Sam Houston State ‍‍‍$^y$ 20–10–0 .66738–26–0 .594 Texas State ‍‍‍ 18–12–0 .60032–26–0 .552 Texas–San Antonio ‍‍‍ 18–12–0 .60027–31–0 .466 Nicholls State ‍‍‍ 15–11–0 .57727–28–0 .491 McNeese State ‍‍‍ 16–12–0 .57130–32–0 .484 Northwestern State ‍‍‍ 17–13–0 .56729–29–0 .500 Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍ 12–17–0 .41431–27–0 .534 Stephen F. Austin ‍‍‍ 12–18–0 .40019–37–0 .339 Central Arkansas ‍‍‍ 6–24–0 .20016–42–0 .276 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi ‍‍‍ 5–25–0 .16712–38–0 .240 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2007 Rankings from Coaches' Poll |

## Women's College World Series

The 2007 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 31 to June 6, 2007 in Oklahoma City.
| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | |
| 1 | Arizona | 2$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Baylor | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Baylor | 1 | 1 | Arizona | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Tennessee | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Texas A&M | 0 | 5 | Tennessee | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Tennessee | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Tennessee | 2 | | | | 5 | Tennessee | 3 | — | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Northwestern | 0 | — | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Baylor | 7 | | | | | | | | 2 | Northwestern | 0 | — | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Texas A&M | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Texas A&M | 4 | 8 | Baylor | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Northwestern | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Tennessee | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Arizona | 0 | 1$^{10}$ | 5 | |
| 14 | DePaul | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Arizona | 0 | 1$^{10}$ | 5 |
| 6 | Washington | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Washington | 3 | 6 | Washington | 9$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Northwestern | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Northwestern | 2 | 2 | Northwestern | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Arizona State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Arizona State | 0 | | | | 6 | Washington | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Arizona | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Arizona State | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | Arizona | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | DePaul | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | DePaul | 3 | 14 | DePaul | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1 | Arizona | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Season leaders

Batting
* Batting average: .492 – Kaitlin Cochran, Arizona State Sun Devils
* RBIs: 81 – Samantha Ricketts, Oklahoma Sooners
* Home runs: 25 – Beth Boden, Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
Pitching
* Wins: 50-5 – Monica Abbott, Tennessee Volunteers
* ERA: 0.56 (25 ER/311.1 IP) – Angela Tincher Virginia Tech Hokies
* Strikeouts: 724 – Monica Abbott, Tennessee Volunteers

## Records

NCAA Division I season strikeouts: 724 – Monica Abbott, Tennessee Volunteers
Junior class strikeouts: 617 – Angela Tincher, Virginia Tech Hokies
Team strikeout ratio: 13.5 (910 SO/470.0 IP) – Tennessee Volunteers
Team fielding percentage: .988% – Tennessee Volunteers

## Awards

* USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year:
Monica Abbott, Tennessee Volunteers
* Honda Sports Award Softball:
Monica Abbott, Tennessee Volunteers
* Women's Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year Award Team:
Monica Abbott, Tennessee Lady Vols
| YEAR | W | L | GP | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP |
| 2007 | 50 | 5 | 63 | 52 | 45 | 29 | 5 | 358.1 | 136 | 36 | 35 | 63 | 724 | 0.68 | 0.55 |
* Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award
Taryne Mowatt, Arizona Wildcats
| YEAR | W | L | GP | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP |
| 2007 | 42 | 12 | 60 | 53 | 50 | 19 | 3 | 370.0 | 205 | 90 | 77 | 168 | 522 | 1.45 | 1.01 |

## All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.
First Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Monica Abbott | SR. | Tennessee Lady Vols |
| P | Angela Tincher | JR. | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| P | Katie Burkhart | JR. | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| C | Killian Roessner | JR. | LSU Tigers |
| 1B | Dena Tyson | SR. | Washington Huskies |
| 2B | Lauren Parker | SO. | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 3B | Norrelle Dickson | SR. | Oklahoma Sooners |
| SS | Jenn Salling | FR. | Oregon Ducks |
| OF | India Chiles | SR. | Tennessee Lady Vols |
| OF | Caitlin Lowe | SR. | Arizona Wildcats |
| OF | Kaitlin Cochran | SO. | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| UT | Danielle Lawrie | SO. | Washington Huskies |
| UT | Chelsea Bramlett | FR. | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| AT-L | Megan Gibson | JR. | Texas A&M Aggies |
| AT-L | Caitlin Lever | SO. | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| AT-L | Lisa Modglin | JR. | Oklahoma Sooners |
| AT-L | Amanda Scarborough | JR. | Texas A&M Aggies |
| AT-L | Tammy Williams | SO. | Northwestern Wildcats |
Second Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Eileen Canney | SR. | Northwestern Wildcats |
| P | Taryne Mowatt | JR. | Arizona Wildcats |
| P | Stacey Nelson | SO. | Florida Gators |
| C | Rachel Folden | JR. | Marshall Thundering Herd |
| 1B | Tonya Callahan | JR. | Tennessee Lady Vols |
| 2B | Lisa Dodd | SR. | UCLA Bruins |
| 3B | Kara Nelson | FR. | Illinois State Redbirds |
| SS | Amber Jackson | SR. | Maryland Terrapins |
| OF | Krista Colburn | JR. | UCLA Bruins |
| OF | Danielle Kinley | SO. | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| OF | Brittany Rogers | SO. | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| UT | Kate Robinson | JR. | Hawaii Rainbow Wahine |
| UT | Susan Ogden | JR. | Oklahoma Sooners |
| AT-L | Tracie Adix | SR. | DePaul Blue Demons |
| AT-L | Ashley Charters | JR. | Washington Huskies |
| AT-L | Samantha Ricketts | SO. | Oklahoma Sooners |
| AT-L | Lindsay Schutzler | SR. | Tennessee Lady Vols |
| AT-L | Clare Warwick | SO. | Hawaii Rainbow Wahine |
Third Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Lauren Eckermann | JR. | Oklahoma Sooners |
| P | Robin Mackin | SO. | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| P | Chrissy Owens | JR. | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| C | Courtney Totte | SR. | Oklahoma State Cowgirls |
| 1B | Garland Cooper | SR. | Northwestern Wildcats |
| 2B | Veronica Wootson | SR. | FSU Seminoles |
| 3B | Brette Reagan | SO. | Baylor Bears |
| SS | Aileen Morales | JR. | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| OF | Gina Carbonatto | SR. | Pacific Tigers |
| OF | Angela Findlay | FR. | Michigan Wolverines |
| OF | Leslie Klein | SR. | LSU Tigers |
| UT | Abbie Sims | SR. | NC State Wolfpack |
| UT | Tyleen Tausaga | SR. | Hawaii Rainbow Wahine |
| AT-L | Jennifer Curtier | SR. | Pacific Tigers |
| AT-L | Alissa Haber | FR. | Stanford Cardinal |
| AT-L | Becca Heteniak | FR. | DePaul Blue Demons |
| AT-L | Ashley Monceaux | SR. | Baylor Bears |
| AT-L | Kim Waleszonia | SO. | Florida Gators |