Английская Википедия:2012 NCAA Division I softball tournament
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The 2012 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held from May 18 through June 6, 2012 as the final part of the 2012 NCAA Division I softball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 284 teams on May 13, 2012. 30 teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and 34 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Softball Selection Committee. The tournament culminated with eight teams playing in the 2012 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.
Alabama won the national title, defeating Шаблон:Csb link 2–1 in the best-of-three final to win the program's first national championship, and also the first softball title for any Southeastern Conference school.
Automatic bids
National seeds
Teams in "italics" advanced to super regionals. Teams in "bold" advanced to Women's College World Series. Шаблон:Div col
- California
- Alabama
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- Florida
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- Louisiana–Lafayette
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Regionals and super regionals
Berkeley Super Regional
Columbia Super Regional
Tampa Super Regional
Norman Super Regional
Tempe Super Regional
Austin Super Regional
Knoxville Super Regional
Tuscaloosa Super Regional
Women's College World Series
Participants
| School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | WCWS appearances† (including 2012 WCWS) |
WCWS best finish† | WCWS W–L record† (excluding 2012 WCWS) |
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| Alabama | Southeastern | 55–7 (19–6) | Patrick Murphy | 8 (last: 2011) |
3rd (2008, 2009, 2011) |
8–14 |
| Шаблон:Csb link | Pac-12 | 51–9 (18–4) | Clint Myers | 10 (last: 2011) |
1st (2008, 2011) |
16–14 |
| California | Pac-12 | 56–5 (21–3) | Diane Ninemire | 12 (last: 2011) |
1st (2002) |
19–19 |
| Шаблон:Csb link | Southeastern | 39–23 (15–13) | Beth Torina | 3 (last: 2004) |
3rd (2001, 2004) |
5–4 |
| Шаблон:Csb link | Big 12 | 50–8 (19–5) | Patty Gasso | 7 (last: 2011) |
1st (2000) |
7–10 |
| Шаблон:Csb link | Pac-12 | 44–16 (16–8) | Mike White | 2 (last: 1989) |
5th (1989) |
1–2 |
| Шаблон:Csb link | Big East | 50–12 (17–5) | Ken Erickson | 1 (last: – ) |
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0–0 |
| Шаблон:Csb link | Southeastern | 52–12 (22–6) | Ralph Weekly/ Karen Weekly | 5 (last: 2010) |
2nd (2007) |
12–8 |
† Excludes results of the pre-NCAA Women's College World Series of 1969 through 1981.
Results
Bracket
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Game results
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Attendance | Notes |
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| May 31, 2012 | Game 1 | Шаблон:Csb link | 5–1 | Шаблон:Csb link | 8,149 | Lauren Chamberlain homered in the 4th inning to give Oklahoma the lead in their first WCWS win since 2004. |
| Game 2 | California | 5–3 | Шаблон:Csb link | After falling behind 2-0, Cal rallied and finally took the lead with a 3-run 6th inning. | ||
| Game 3 | Alabama | 5–3 | Шаблон:Csb link | 8,235 | Alabama took control early with 4 runs in the 1st inning en route to Jackie Traina's 38th victory of the season, tying the school's single-season mark. | |
| Game 4 | Шаблон:Csb link | 3–1 | Шаблон:Csb link | Both pitchers were effective; a costly 2-run error by Oregon was the difference. | ||
| June 1, 2012 | Game 5 | Шаблон:Csb link | 3–0 | California | 9,209 | Keilani Ricketts struck out 16 batters in a two-hit shutout. |
| Game 6 | Alabama | 2–1 | Шаблон:Csb link | An 11-strikeout performance from Jackie Traina and a game-clinching solo home run in the 6th inning from senior Amanda Locke propelled Alabama to their fourth straight semifinals. With the victory, Traina took sole possession of Alabama's single-season record for wins. | ||
| June 2, 2012 | Game 7 | Шаблон:Csb link | 1–0 | Шаблон:Csb link | 8,504 | LSU's A.J. Andrews scored the game's only run on a sacrifice popup to the shortstop. |
| Game 8 | Шаблон:Csb link | 3–1 | Шаблон:Csb link | |||
| Game 9 | Шаблон:Csb link | 6–0 | Шаблон:Csb link | 9,310 | ASU's Alix Johnson and Sam Parlich combined for five RBIs. | |
| Game 10 | California | 6–3 | Шаблон:Csb link | |||
| June 3, 2012 | Game 11 | Шаблон:Csb link | 5–3 | Шаблон:Csb link | ||
| Game 12 | Alabama | 5–2 | California | Jackie Traina, Kaila Hunt and Jazlyn Lunceford each hit solo home runs for Alabama. Alabama scored in every inning except for the first inning. | ||
| June 4, 2012 | Finals game 1 | Шаблон:Csb link | 4–1 | Alabama | ||
| June 5, 2012 | Finals game 2 | Alabama | 8–6 | Шаблон:Csb link | ||
| June 6, 2012 | Finals game 3 | Alabama | 5–4 | Шаблон:Csb link | After trailing 3-0, Alabama scored 4 runs in the bottom of the 4th, one before and three after a thirteen-minute rain delay, to take the lead. Alabama wins 2012 WCWS. |
Championship game
| School | Top Batter | Stats. |
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| Alabama Crimson Tide | Amanda Locke (DP) | 2-3 RBI |
| Шаблон:Csb link | Lauren Chamberlain (1B) | 2-3 3RBIs 2HRs BB |
| School | Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | AB | BF |
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| Alabama Crimson Tide | Jackie Traina (W) | 7.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 31 |
| Шаблон:Csb link | Keilani Ricketts (L) | 6.0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 28 |
Final standings
| Place | School | WCWS record |
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| 1st | Alabama | 5–1 |
| 2nd | Шаблон:Csb link | 4–2 |
| 3rd | California | 2–2 |
| Шаблон:Csb link | 2–2 | |
| 5th | Шаблон:Csb link | 1–2 |
| Шаблон:Csb link | 1–2 | |
| 7th | Шаблон:Csb link | 0–2 |
| Шаблон:Csb link | 0–2 |
All-Tournament Team
- Amber Freeman, Arizona State
- Samantha Pappas, Oregon
- Alexa Peterson, Oregon
- Lauren Chamberlain, Oklahoma
- Destinee Martinez, Oklahoma
- Keilani Ricketts, Oklahoma
- Jessica Shults, Oklahoma
- Brianna Turang, Oklahoma
- Kayla Braud, Alabama
- Jennifer Fenton, Alabama
- Amanda Locke, Alabama
- Jackie Traina, Alabama (Most Valuable Player)
Post-series notes
Jackie Traina was named the Women's College World Series MVP. Traina pitched 42 innings, surrendering 18 earned runs on 35 hits and 24 walks while striking out 45 to lead Alabama to its first national softball title. It was also the first national softball title for the SEC.
External links
- http://www.ncaa.com/brackets/softball/d1/
- http://www.ncaa.com/sports/ncaa-w-softbl-body.htmlШаблон:Dead link
References
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