NCAA Division I Softball Tournament (2018)

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2018 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament
- GAME ONE - Florida State Seminoles Washington Huskies (ACC) (Pac-12) (58–12 (52–8) 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total FSU 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 UW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
- GAME TWO - Washington Huskies Florida State Seminoles (Pac-12) (ACC) (52–8) (58–12) 3 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total UW 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 FSU 2 3 0 3 0 0 X 8
Teams	64
Finals Site	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City
Champions	Florida State (1st title)
Runner-Up	Washington (13 WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Lonni Alameda (1st title)
MOP	Jessie Warren (Florida State)
Television	ESPN ESPN2 ESPN3
← 2017 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament 2019 →

The 2018 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament is being held from May 18 through June 6, 2018 as the final part of the 2018 NCAA Division I softball season. Thirty-two teams were awarded automatic bids as champions of their conferences, and the remaining 32 were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I softball selection committee. The tournament culminates with eight teams playing in the 2018 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City. This is the first year since the 2010 Women's College World Series that neither the Florida Gators nor the Oklahoma Sooners made the Championship Series. The Florida State Seminoles will play in their first Women's College World Series Championship Series and became the first ACC team to make the Championship Series. The Washington Huskies are making their 4th Appearance in the Championship Series.

Contents 1 Automatic bids 2 National seeds 3 Regionals and Super Regionals 3.1 Eugene Super Regional 3.2 Tempe Super Regional 3.3 Seattle Super Regional 3.4 Norman Super Regional 3.5 Los Angeles Super Regional 3.6 Tallahassee Super Regional 3.7 Athens Super Regional 3.8 Gainesville Super Regional 4 Women's College World Series 4.1 Participants 4.2 Bracket 4.3 Championship Game 4.4 Schedule 5 Record by conference 6 Media coverage 6.1 Radio 6.2 Television 6.2.1 Broadcast assignments 7 References

[edit] Automatic bids

The Big West, Mountain West, Pac-12, and West Coast Conference bids were awarded to the regular-season champion. All other conferences have the automatic bid go to the conference tournament winner.

Conference	School	Best Finish	Reference

[edit] National seeds

16 National Seeds were announced on the Selection Show Sunday, May 13 at 10 p.m. EDT on ESPN2. The 16 national seeds host the Regionals. Teams in italics advanced to Super Regionals. Teams in bold advance to Women's College World Series.

1. Oregon (47–7) 2. Florida (50–8) 3. UCLA (50–4) 4. Oklahoma (50–3) 5. Washington (44–8) 6. Florida State (47–10) 7. Georgia (43–11) 8. Arizona State (43–11)

9. South Carolina (45–14) 10. Tennessee (45–12) 11. LSU (41–14) 12. Alabama (33–18) 13. Arkansas (39–15) 14. Arizona (40–14) 15. Texas A&M (40–16) 16. Kentucky (31–19)

[edit] Regionals and Super Regionals

The Regionals will take place May 17–20. One regional- Eugene, Oregon, will take place May 17–19 because of BYU's no-Sunday-play policy; all other regionals will occur May 18–20. The Super Regionals will take place from May 24–27.

[edit] Eugene Super Regional

	Round 1					Round 2					Regional Finals						Super Regionals
	1	Oregon	4
		Albany	0
						1	Oregon	5
							Drake	0
		BYU	2
		Drake	3
											1	Oregon	3	X
	Eugene Regional
											Drake	0	X
		BYU	16
		Albany	0(5)
							Drake	3
							BYU	0
																1	Oregon	6	6	11
																16	Kentucky	9	1	1(5)
	16	Kentucky	10
		UIC	1(5)
						16	Kentucky	10
							Notre Dame	0
		Notre Dame	4
		Michigan	1
											16	Kentucky	8	X
	Lexington Regional
											Notre Dame	0(6)	X
		UIC	0
		Michigan	6
							Notre Dame	2
							Michigan	1

[edit] Tempe Super Regional

	Round 1					Round 2					Regional Finals						Super Regionals
	8	Arizona State	2
		New Mexico State	0
						8	Arizona State	7
							Ole Miss	1
		Long Beach State	1
		Ole Miss	9
											8	Arizona State	9	X
	Tempe Regional
											Ole Miss	0	X
		New Mexico State	0
		Long Beach State	9
							Ole Miss	1
							Long Beach State	0
																8	Arizona State	5	5	X
																9	South Carolina	2	2	X
	9	South Carolina	3
		UNC Greensboro	0
						9	South Carolina	1
							Liberty	3
		Liberty	2
		Hofstra	0(10)
												Liberty	0	0
	Columbia Regional
										9	South Carolina	2	5
		UNC Greensboro	0
		Hofstra	6
						9	South Carolina	5
							Hofstra	4

[edit] Seattle Super Regional

	Round 1					Round 2					Regional Finals						Super Regionals
	5	Washington	8
		Boise State	0(5)
						5	Washington	2
							Texas	1
		Texas	2
		Minnesota	1
											5	Washington	5	X
	Seattle Regional
											Minnesota	2	X
		Boise State	3
		Minnesota	11
							Texas	0
							Minnesota	3
																5	Washington	3(9)	6	X
																12	Alabama	2	0	X
	12	Alabama	8
		Middle Tennessee	0(6)
						12	Alabama	9
							Wisconsin	1
		Oregon State	3
		Wisconsin	9(8)
											12	Alabama	6	X
	Tuscaloosa Regional
											Oregon State	0	X
		Middle Tennessee	0
		Oregon State	4
							Wisconsin	1
							Oregon State	5

[edit] Norman Super Regional

	Round 1					Round 2					Regional Finals						Super Regionals
	4	Oklahoma	9
		Boston University	0(5)
						4	Oklahoma	8
							Tulsa	0
		Tulsa	9
		Missouri	1(5)
											4	Oklahoma	7	X
	Norman Regional
											Missouri	0	X
		Boston University	8
		Missouri	10
							Tulsa	5
							Missouri	6
																4	Oklahoma	7	9	X
																13	Arkansas	2	0	X
	13	Arkansas	2
		DePaul	0
						13	Arkansas	5
							Wichita State	0
		Wichita State	8
		Oklahoma State	2
											13	Arkansas	6	X
	Fayetteville Regional
											Wichita State	4	X
		DePaul	0
		Oklahoma State	6
							Wichita State	5
							Oklahoma State	4

[edit] Los Angeles Super Regional

	Round 1					Round 2					Regional Finals						Super Regionals
	3	UCLA	3
		Sacramento State	0
						3	UCLA	2(9)
							Cal State Fullerton	3
		Cal State Fullerton	2
		Texas State	1
												Cal State Fullerton	0	4
	Los Angeles Regional
										3	UCLA	3	6
		Sacramento State	4
		Texas State	8
						3	UCLA	14
							Texas State	1(5)
																3	UCLA	7	3	X
																14	Arizona	1	2	X
	14	Arizona	1
		Saint Francis (PA)	0
						14	Arizona	6
							North Dakota State	0
		Mississippi State	4
		North Dakota State	5
											14	Arizona	4	X
	Tucson Regional
											Mississippi State	3	X
		Saint Francis (PA)	5
		Mississippi State	11
							North Dakota State	0
							Mississippi State	12

[edit] Tallahassee Super Regional

	Round 1					Round 2					Regional Finals						Super Regionals
	6	Florida State	8
		Jacksonville State	0(5)
						6	Florida State	2
							Auburn	1(8)
		Auburn	5
		Kennesaw State	2
											6	Florida State	10	X
	Tallahassee Regional
											Jacksonville State	0	X
		Jacksonville State	5
		Kennesaw State	3(10)
							Auburn	2
							Jacksonville State	3
																6	Florida State	5	8(11)	3
																11	LSU	6	5	1
	11	LSU	9
		Fordham	0(5)
						11	LSU	1
							Houston	0
		Houston	1
		Louisiana	0
											11	LSU	4	3
	Baton Rouge Regional
											Louisiana	5	1
		Fordham	3(5)
		Louisiana	15
							Houston	2
							Louisiana	7

[edit] Athens Super Regional

	Round 1					Round 2					Regional Finals						Super Regionals
	7	Georgia	6
		Harvard	2
						7	Georgia	12
							Northwestern	0
		Northwestern	3
		California	2(8)
											7	Georgia	9	X
	Athens Regional
											Northwestern	7	X
		Harvard	1
		California	10
							Northwestern	4
							California	3
																7	Georgia	4	2(8)	X
																10	Tennessee	3	1	X
	10	Tennessee	9
		Monmouth	0(5)
						10	Tennessee	12
							James Madison	3
		James Madison	2
		Ohio	1
											10	Tennessee	5	X
	Knoxville Regional
											Ohio	1	X
		Monmouth	0
		Ohio	4
							James Madison	3
							Ohio	7

[edit] Gainesville Super Regional

	Round 1					Round 2					Regional Finals						Super Regionals
	2	Florida	8
		Bethune–Cookman	0(6)
						2	Florida	10
							Ohio State	2(6)
		South Florida	1
		Ohio State	3
											2	Florida	4	X
	Gainesville Regional
											Ohio State	0	X
		Bethune–Cookman	0
		South Florida	3
							Ohio State	3
							South Florida	2
																2	Florida	5	4	5
																15	Texas A&M	4	5	3
	15	Texas A&M	9
		Prairie View A&M	0(5)
						15	Texas A&M	10
							McNeese State	1(6)
		Baylor	10
		McNeese State	11
											15	Texas A&M	10	X
	College Station Regional
											Baylor	4	X
		Prairie View A&M	0(5)
		Baylor	9
							McNeese State	0
							Baylor	6

[edit] Women's College World Series

The Women's College World Series will be held May 31 through June 6, 2018, in Oklahoma City.

[edit] Participants

School	! Conference	! Record (Conference)	! Head Coach	! WCWS Appearances† (including 2018 WCWS)	WCWS Best Finish†*	! WCWS W-L Record† (excluding 2018 WCWS)
Arizona State	Pac-12	48–11 (16–8)	Trisha Ford	12 (last: 2013)	1st (2008, 2011)	17–16
Florida	SEC	55–9 (20–4)	Tim Walton	9 (last: 2017)	1st (2014, 2015)	25–14
Florida State	ACC	52–11 (21–3)	Lonni Alameda	10 (last: 2016)	3rd (2002, 2016)	8–17
Georgia	SEC	48–11 (16–8)	Lu Harris-Champer	4 (last: 2016)	3rd (2009, 2010)	5–6
Oklahoma	Big 12	55–3 (18–0)	Patty Gasso	12 (last: 2017)	1st (2000, 2013, 2016, 2017)	28-15
Oregon	Pac-12	52–8 (21–3)	Mike White	6 (last: 2017)	3rd (2014, 2017)	6–10
UCLA	Pac-12	55–5 (20–4)	Kelly Inouye-Perez	28 (last: 2017)	1st (1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995*, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2010)	96–34
Washington	Pac-12	49–8 (15–8)	Heather Tarr	13 (last: 2017)	1st (2009)	21–19

† = From NCAA Division I Softball Championship Results

[edit] Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Oregon	11
	8	Arizona State	6
						1	Oregon	2
						5	Washington	6
	4	Oklahoma	0
	5	Washington	2
											5	Washington	3	X
										4	Oklahoma	0	X
	8	Arizona State	0
	4	Oklahoma	2
						2	Florida	0
						4	Oklahoma	2
																5	Washington	0	3	X
																6	Florida State	1	8	X
	3	UCLA	7
	6	Florida State	4
						3	UCLA	6
						2	Florida	5
	2	Florida	11
	7	Georgia	3(5)
											3	UCLA	1	6
										6	Florida State	3	12
	6	Florida State	7
	7	Georgia	2
						1	Oregon	1
						6	Florida State	4

[edit] Championship Game

School	Top Batter	Stats.

School	Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	AB	BF

[edit] Schedule

Game	Time*	Matchup#	Television	Attendance
Thursday, May 31
1	11:00 a.m.	No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 8 Arizona State	ESPN	8,561
2	1:30 p.m.	No. 4 Oklahoma vs. No. 5 Washington
3	6:00 p.m.	No. 2 Florida vs. No. 7 Georgia	ESPN 2
4	8:30 p.m.	No. 3 UCLA vs. No. 6 Florida State
Friday, June 1
5	6:00 p.m.	No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 5 Washington	ESPN
6	8:30 p.m.	No. 3 UCLA vs No. 2 Florida
Saturday, June 2
7	11:00 a.m.	No. 8 Arizona State vs. No. 4 Oklahoma	ESPN
8	1:30 p.m.	No. 6 Florida State vs. No. 7 Georgia
9	6:00 p.m.	No. 2 Florida vs. No. 4 Oklahoma		8,728
10	8:30 p.m.	No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 6 Florida State
Sunday, June 3
11	12:00 p.m.	No. 5 Washington vs. No. 4 Oklahoma	ESPN	8,932
12	2:30 p.m.	No. 3 UCLA vs. No. 6 Florida State
13*	6:00 p.m.*	No. 3 UCLA vs. No. 6 Florida State	ESPN2	6,903
14*	8:30 p.m.*	Not Necessary
Monday, June 4
Finals, G1	6:00 p.m.	No. 5 Washington vs. No. 6 Florida State	ESPN	8,152
Tuesday, June 5
Finals, G2	7:00 p.m.	No. 5 Washington vs. No. 6 Florida State	ESPN	8,123
Wednesday, June 6*
Finals, G3*	7:00 p.m.		ESPN	–
*Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.* = if necessary CS= Championship Series

[edit] Record by conference

Conference	# of Bids	Record	Win %	RF	SR	WS	NS	F	NC

[edit] Media coverage

[edit] Radio

Westwood One will provide nationwide radio coverage of the championship series. It will once again be streamed online at westwoodsports.com, through TuneIn, and on SiriusXM. Kevin Kugler and Leah Amico will once again provide the call for Westwood One.

[edit] Television

ESPN holds exclusive rights to the tournament. They will air games across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, and ESPN3. For the second time in the history of the women's softball tournament ESPN will cover every single regional.

[edit] Broadcast assignments

Regionals Eugene: Ted Enberg & Kenzie Fowler Lexington: Courtney Lyle & Jenny Dalton-Hill Columbia: Brad Muller & Dr. Megan Buning Tempe: Tiffany Greene & Amanda Scarborough Seattle: Eric Collins & Michele Smith Tuscaloosa: Melissa Lee & Lee Dakich Fayetteville: Eric Frede & Jennie Ritter Norman: Pam Ward & Carol Bruggeman Super Regionals Eugene: Mark Neely & Danielle Lawrie Tempe: Courtney Lyle & Jenny Dalton-Hill Seattle: Eric Frede & Jennie Ritter Norman: Pam Ward & Carol Bruggeman Women's College World Series Adam Amin, Amanda Scarborough, & Laura Rutledge (afternoons, early Fri) Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith, & Holly Rowe (evenings minus early Fri)

Regionals Los Angeles: Trey Bender & Leah Amico Tucson: Mark Neely & Danielle Lawrie Baton Rouge: Lyn Rollins & Yvette Girouard Tallahassee: Cara Capuano & Cheri Kempf Athens: Alex Loeb & Megan Willis Knoxville: Alex Perlman & Francesca Enea College Station: Tyler Denning & Amanda Freed Gainesville: Kevin Brown & Erin Miller Super Regionals Los Angeles: Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith, & Holly Rowe Tallahassee: Kevin Brown & Erin Miller Athens: Alex Loeb & Megan Willis Gainesville: Tiffany Greene & Amanda Scarborough Women's College World Series Finals Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza (minus Sunday), Michele Smith, & Holly Rowe

[edit] References

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