2000 NCAA Division II softball tournament

College softball tournament
Collegiate softball tournament

The 2000 NCAA Division II softball tournament was the 19th annual postseason tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of softball among its Division II members in the United States, held at the end of the 2000 NCAA Division II softball season.[1]

The final, eight-team double elimination tournament, also known as the Division II Women's College World Series, was played at the South Commons Softball Complex in Columbus, Georgia.

Emerging from the winner's bracket, North Dakota State defeated Kennesaw State in a single game championship series, 3–1, to capture the Bison's first Division II national title.

Bracket

College World Series

First RoundSecond RoundaThird RoundSemifinalsChampionship
Lewis (IL)1
North Dakota State9
North Dakota State3
Bloomsburg1
Bloomsburg6
Merrimack0
North Dakota State10
Kennesaw State5
UC Davis11
North Dakota State6
West Florida10
UC Davis0UC Davis1
Kennesaw State1
Kennesaw State6
Mesa State3
North Dakota State3
Second RoundThird RoundKennesaw State1
UC Davis4
Lewis (IL)0Merrimack3
Kennesaw State7
Merrimack3
Bloomsburg1
Bloomsburg6
West Florida12West Florida4
Mesa State4

All-tournament team

  • Liza Pepper, 1B, Bloomsburg
  • Tanya Heath, 2B, Bloomsburg
  • Nikki Flynn-Gregg, SS, North Dakota State
  • Christine Hochdorfer, 3B, Kennesaw State
  • Michelle Wiest, OF, North Dakota State
  • Sheryl Marshall, OF, Merrimack
  • Shyamala White, OF, UC Davis
  • Julie Fromm, P, North Dakota State
  • Lacey Gardner, P, Kennesaw State
  • Melanie Anderson, C, Bloomsburg
  • Gerice Olson, DP, North Dakota State
  • Audra Thomas, AL, Kennesaw State
  • Seeley Bair, AL, UC Davis

See also

References

  1. ^ "DIVISION II SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
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