# 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.

## Conference standings

2000 Big 12 Conference softball standings :
| 2000 Big 12 Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 1 Oklahoma ‍†‍‍$^y$ 17–1–0 .94466–8–0 .892 No. 14 Nebraska ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 15–2–0 .88252–21–0 .712 Texas ‍‍‍$^y$ 11–5–0 .68830–27–1 .526 Texas A&M ‍‍‍$^y$ 8–10–0 .44432–23–0 .582 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 8–10–0 .44433–22–0 .600 Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 7–10–0 .41219–36–0 .345 Baylor ‍‍‍ 7–11–0 .38927–30–0 .474 Missouri ‍‍‍ 6–12–0 .33334–27–0 .557 Kansas ‍‍‍ 5–13–0 .27830–32–0 .484 Iowa State ‍‍‍ 4–14–0 .22218–29–0 .383 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2000 Big Ten Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 15 Iowa ‍†‍‍$^y$ 14–4–0 .77846–15–0 .754 No. 13 Michigan ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 13–4–0 .76545–16–1 .734 Penn State ‍‍‍$^y$ 12–5–0 .70638–19–0 .667 Northwestern ‍‍‍$^y$ 12–6–0 .66730–26–0 .536 Wisconsin ‍‍‍ 9–6–0 .60034–25–0 .576 Purdue ‍‍‍ 6–10–0 .37534–24–1 .585 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 5–10–0 .33330–23–0 .566 Indiana ‍‍‍ 5–13–0 .27833–28–0 .541 Minnesota ‍‍‍ 4–13–0 .23531–28–0 .525 Ohio State ‍‍‍ 4–13–0 .23528–26–0 .519 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 2000 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | 2000 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 5 Washington ‍†‍‍$^y$ 17–4–0 .81062–9–0 .873 No. 3 Arizona ‍‍‍$^y$ 16–4–0 .80059–9–0 .868 No. 2 UCLA ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–7–0 .66746–12–1 .788 No. 18 Stanford ‍‍‍$^y$ 9–12–0 .42945–18–0 .714 No. 10 Arizona State ‍‍‍$^y$ 8–13–0 .38143–20–0 .683 No. 12 Oregon State ‍‍‍$^y$ 7–13–0 .35040–21–1 .653 No. 7 California ‍‍‍$^y$ 6–15–0 .28649–25–0 .662 No. 16 Oregon ‍‍‍$^y$ 6–15–0 .28636–29–0 .554 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2000 Rankings from NFCA/USA Today |
| 2000 Southland Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Northwestern State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 22–4–0 .84641–19–0 .683 Texas–San Antonio ‍‍‍ 22–5–0 .81539–21–1 .648 Louisiana–Monroe ‍‍‍ 17–9–0 .65428–27–0 .509 Southwest Texas State ‍‍‍ 16–11–0 .59335–24–0 .593 McNeese State ‍‍‍ 16–11–0 .59327–33–0 .450 Texas–Arlington ‍‍‍ 13–14–0 .48122–33–0 .400 Stephen F. Austin ‍‍‍ 12–13–0 .48026–22–0 .542 Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍ 6–20–0 .23121–32–0 .396 Sam Houston State ‍‍‍ 4–22–0 .15418–34–0 .346 Nicholls State ‍‍‍ 4–23–0 .14814–47–0 .230 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2000 Rankings from Coaches' Poll |

## 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.
| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Washington | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| DePaul | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| DePaul | 2 | Washington | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | UCLA | 3 | | | | | | | |
| UCLA | 4 | UCLA | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Alabama | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Alabama | 1 | | | UCLA | 6 | — | | | | |
| | | | | Southern Miss | 0 | — | | | | |
| DePaul | 4 | | | | | | Southern Miss | 0 | — | | | |
| Alabama | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Alabama | 6 | Southern Miss | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | Alabama | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | UCLA | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | Oklahoma | 3 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Oklahoma | 3 |
| California | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| California | 1 | Oklahoma | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | Southern Miss | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Southern Miss | 1 | Southern Miss | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Arizona | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona | 0 | | | Oklahoma | 1 | — | | | | |
| | | | | Arizona | 0 | — | | | | |
| California | 0 | | | | | | Arizona | 0 | — | | | |
| Arizona | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 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
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
| 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.
First Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Courtney Blades | SR. | Southern Miss Golden Eagles |
| P | Amanda Scott | SR. | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| P | 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 |
| OF | Tiffany Clark | SR. | ULL Rajin' Cajuns |
| OF | 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 |
| AT-L | Tarrah Beyster | SR. | Oregon State Beavers |
| AT-L | Jennie Finch | SO. | Arizona Wildcats |
| AT-L | Jamie Graves | SR. | Washington Huskies |
| AT-L | Kellie Wilkerson | SO. | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
Second Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Jennifer Sharron | JR. | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| P | Britni Sneed | SO. | LSU Tigers |
| P | 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 |
| OF | Jaime Clark | FR. | Washington Huskies |
| OF | 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 |
| AT-L | Lindsay Gardner | FR. | Texas Longhorns |
| AT-L | Alicia Smith | SR. | Hofstra Pride |
| AT-L | Dana Sorensen | FR. | Stanford Cardinal |
| AT-L | Leigh Ann Walker | SO. | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
Third Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Holly Killion | SR. | Western Illinois Leathernecks |
| P | Shelley Laird | SO. | South Carolina Gamecocks |
| P | Jennifer Stewart | SO. | Oklahoma Sooners |
| C | Jessica Bashor | FR. | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| 1B | Brandi Cross | FR. | UMass Minutewomen |
| 1B | Monica Lucatero | SO. | Cal State Fullerton Titans |
| 1B | 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 |
| OF | Naomi Fitzgerald | JR. | Baylor Bears |
| OF | 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 |
| AT-L | Marissa Young | FR. | Michigan Wolverines |
| AT-L | Lovieanne Jung | SO. | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| AT-L | Lindsey Collins | JR. | Arizona Wildcats |
| AT-L | Erin Evans | FR. | Oklahoma Sooners |
| AT-L | Tara Asbill | SR. | LSU Tigers |
| AT-L | Kristi Hanks | SO. | Iowa Hawkeyes |