NCAA Division I Softball Tournament (2019)

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2019 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament
Teams	64
Finals Site	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City
Television	ESPN ESPN2 ESPN3
← 2018 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament 2021 →

The 2019 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament is being held from May 17 through June 5, 2019 as the final part of the 2019 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 2019 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.

Contents 1 Automatic bids 2 National seeds 3 Regionals and Super Regionals 3.1 Super Regional 3.2 Super Regional 3.3 Super Regional 3.4 Super Regional 3.5 Super Regional 3.6 Super Regional 3.7 Super Regional 3.8 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 8 Update

[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 12 at 9 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. Oklahoma (49–2) 2. UCLA (46–5) 3. Washington (45–7) 4. Florida State (51–8) 5. Florida (44–15) 6. Arizona (42–12) 7. Minnesota (41–12) 8. Alabama (52–7)

9. Texas (41–14) 10. LSU (40–16) 11. Ole Miss (37–17) 12. Tennessee (39–14) 13. Oklahoma State (39–14) 14. Kentucky (33–22) 15. Michigan (43–11) 16. Northwestern (43–10)

[edit] Regionals and Super Regionals

The Regionals took place May 17–19, 2019. The Super Regionals took place from May 23–26, 2019.

[edit] Super Regional

	Round 1					Round 2					Regional Finals						Super Regionals
	1	Oklahoma	12
		UMBC	0
						1	Oklahoma	4
							Wisconsin	0
		Wisconsin	4
		Notre Dame	2
											1	Oklahoma	1
	Norman Regional – OU Softball Complex
											Wisconsin	2
		UMBC	0
		Notre Dame	2
							Wisconsin	5
							Notre Dame	4
	16	Northwestern	15
		Detroit Mercy	1
						16	Northwestern	1
							Louisville	2
		Southern Illinois	5
		Louisville	9
												Louisville
	Evanston Regional – Sharon J. Drysdale Field
										16	Northwestern
		Detroit Mercy	1
		Southern Illinois	2
						16	Northwestern	8
							Southern Illinois	1

[edit] Super Regional

	Round 1					Round 2					Regional Finals						Super Regionals
	8	Alabama	8
		Alabama State	3
						8	Alabama	7
							Arizona State	4
		Lipscomb	3
		Arizona State	4
											8	Alabama	9	X
	Tuscaloosa Regional – Rhoads Stadium
											Arizona State	8	X
		Alabama State	0
		Lipscomb
							Arizona State	10
							Lipscomb	1
																8	Alabama
	9	Texas	1
		Sam Houston State	2
							Sam Houston State	0
							Houston	5
		Houston	3
		Texas A&M	1
												Houston
	Austin Regional – Red & Charline McCombs Field
										9	Texas
	9	Texas	3
		Texas A&M	2(8)
							Sam Houston State	0
						9	Texas	3

[edit] Super Regional

	Round 1					Round 2					Regional Finals						Super Regionals
	5	Florida	3
		Boston University	0
						5	Florida	8
							Boise State	0(5)
		Boise State	9
		Stanford	1
											5	Florida	5	X
	Gainesville Regional – Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
											Boise State	0	X
		Boston University	2(5)
		Stanford	13
							Boise State	2
							Stanford
																5	Florida
																12	Tennessee
	12	Tennessee	8
		Longwood	0
						12	Tennessee	12
							Ohio State	4
		Ohio State	1
		North Carolina	0
											12	Tennessee	0	2
	Knoxville Regional – Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
											North Carolina	1	0
		Longwood	1
		North Carolina	3
							Ohio State	3
							North Carolina	5

[edit] Super Regional

	Round 1					Round 2					Regional Finals						Super Regionals
	4	Florida State	8
		Bethune–Cookman	0
						4	Florida State	12
							South Florida	1(5)
		South Florida	3
		South Carolina	2
											4	Florida State	7	X
	Tallahassee Regional – JoAnne Graf Field
											South Carolina	6	X
		Bethune–Cookman	0
		South Carolina	10
							South Florida	1(10)
							South Carolina	2
																4	Florida State
																13	Oklahoma State
	13	Oklahoma State	3
		BYU	1
						13	Oklahoma State	13
							Tulsa	10
		Tulsa	5
		Arkansas	0
											13	Oklahoma State	2	X
	Stillwater Regional – Cowgirl Stadium
											Tulsa	1	X
		BYU	6
		Arkansas	3
							Tulsa	6
							BYU	4

[edit] Super Regional

	Round 1					Round 2					Regional Finals						Super Regionals
	3	Washington	2
		Fordham	0
						3	Washington	6
							Mississippi State	1
		Seattle	3
		Mississippi State	5
											3	Washington
	Seattle Regional – Husky Softball Stadium
											Mississippi State
		Fordham	0(8)
		Seattle	1
							Mississippi State	7
							Seattle	3
																14	Kentucky
	14	Kentucky	7
		Toledo	2
						14	Kentucky	8
							Virginia Tech	1
		Illinois	2
		Virginia Tech	6
											14	Kentucky	11	X
	Lexington Regional – John Cropp Stadium
											Virginia Tech	1(6)	X
		Toledo	0
		Illinois	3
							Virginia Tech	5
							Illinois	1

[edit] Super Regional

	Round 1					Round 2					Regional Finals						Super Regionals
	6	Arizona	5
		Harvard	1
						6	Arizona	2
							Auburn	1
		Colorado State	5
		Auburn	10
											6	Arizona
	Tucson Regional – Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium
											Auburn
		Harvard	0
		Colorado State
							Auburn	8
							Colorado State	0(5)
	11	Ole Miss	12
		Chattanooga	0
						11	Ole Miss	0
							Louisiana	2
		Southeast Missouri State	2
		Louisiana	3
												Louisiana	1
	Oxford Regional – Ole Miss Softball Complex
										11	Ole Miss	5
		Chattanooga	1
		Southeast Missouri State	2
						11	Ole Miss	10
							Southeast Missouri State	0

[edit] Super Regional

	Round 1					Round 2					Regional Finals						Super Regionals
	7	Minnesota	3
		North Dakota State	0
						7	Minnesota	2
							Georgia	1(8)
		Drake	4
		Georgia	6
											7	Minnesota
	Minneapolis Regional – Jane Sage Cowles Stadium
		North Dakota State	0
		Drake	8
							Georgia
							Drake
	10	LSU	2
		Monmouth	0
						10	LSU	5
							Texas Tech	4(13)
		Louisiana Tech	0
		Texas Tech	3
											10	LSU
	Baton Rouge Regional – Tiger Park
											Texas Tech
		Monmouth	0
		Louisiana Tech	1
							Texas Tech	3
							Louisiana Tech	1

[edit] Super Regional

	Round 1					Round 2					Regional Finals						Super Regionals
	2	UCLA	6
		Weber State	0
						2	UCLA	9
							Missouri	1
		Cal State Fullerton	4
		Missouri	7
											2	UCLA
	Los Angeles Regional – Easton Stadium
											Missouri
		Weber State	7
		Cal State Fullerton	3
							Missouri	7
							Weber State	0
	15	Michigan	8
		Saint Francis (PA)	0
						15	Michigan	1
							James Madison	0(12)
		DePaul	2
		James Madison	5
											15	Michigan
	Ann Arbor Regional – Alumni Field
											James Madison
		Saint Francis (PA)	1
		DePaul	3
							James Madison	3
							DePaul	0

[edit] Women's College World Series

The Women's College World Series was held May 30 through June 5, 2019, in Oklahoma City.

[edit] Participants

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	WCWS Appearances† (including 2019 WCWS)	WCWS Best Finish†*	WCWS W-L Record† (excluding 2019 WCWS)

† = From NCAA Division I Softball Championship Results

[edit] Bracket

First round

Second round

Semifinals

Finals

[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 30
1	11:00 a.m.
2	1:30 p.m.
3	6:00 p.m.
4	8:30 p.m.
Friday, May 31
5	6:00 p.m.
6	8:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 1
7	11:00 a.m.
8	1:30 p.m.
9	6:00 p.m.
10	8:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 2
11	12:00 p.m.
12	2:30 p.m.
13*	6:00 p.m.*	If Necessary
14*	8:30 p.m.*	If Necessary
Monday, June 3
Finals, G1	6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, June 4
Finals, G2	7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, June 5*
Finals, G3*	7:00 p.m.	If Necessary
*Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.* = if necessary CS= Championship Series

[edit] Record by conference

[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.

[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 Super Regionals Women's College World Series Adam Amin, Amanda Scarborough, & Laura Rutledge (afternoons, early Fri) Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza (minus Sunday), Michele Smith, & Holly Rowe (evenings minus early Fri)

Regionals Super Regionals Women's College World Series Finals Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith, & Holly Rowe (TV) Adam Amin, Amanda Scarborough, Kayla Braud, & Laura Rutledge (ESPN3 Second Screen Experience)

[edit] References

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[edit] Update