Английская Википедия:2021 NCAA Division I softball tournament
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The 2021 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held from May 21 through June 10, 2021 as the final part of the 2021 NCAA Division I softball season. 31 teams were awarded automatic bids as champions of their conferences after the Ivy League opted out of the 2021 softball season. The remaining 33 were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I softball selection committee on May 16, 2021. The tournament culminated with eight teams playing in the 2021 Women's College World Series at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.[1]
Bids
Automatic bids
The Big Ten, Big West, Mountain West, Pac-12, and West Coast Conference bids were awarded to the regular-season champion. All other conferences had their automatic bid go to the conference tournament winner.
At-large
| Team | Conference |
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| Шаблон:Csb link | Pac-12 |
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| Arkansas | SEC |
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| Шаблон:Csb link | Big 12 |
| Clemson | ACC |
| Шаблон:Csb link | SEC |
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| Шаблон:Csb link | SEC |
| Шаблон:Csb link | Big 12 |
| Шаблон:Csb link | SEC |
| Шаблон:Csb link | ASUN |
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| Шаблон:Csb link | Big Ten |
| Шаблон:Csb link | SEC |
| Шаблон:Csb link | SEC |
| Шаблон:Csb link | MVC |
| Шаблон:Csb link | Big Ten |
| Шаблон:Csb link | ACC |
| Шаблон:Csb link | Big 12 |
| Ole Miss | SEC |
| Шаблон:Csb link | Pac-12 |
| South Alabama | Sun Belt |
| Шаблон:Csb link | American |
| Шаблон:Csb link | Pac-12 |
| Шаблон:Csb link | SEC |
| Texas | Big 12 |
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| Texas State | Sun Belt |
| Troy | Sun Belt |
| Шаблон:Csb link | American |
| Шаблон:Csb link | ACC |
| Шаблон:Csb link | Pac-12 |
By conference
| Conference | Total | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SEC | 12 | Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Texas A&M |
| Pac-12 | 6 | Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon, Stanford, UCLA, Washington |
| ACC | 5 | Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech |
| Big 12 | 5 | Baylor, Iowa State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas |
| Sun Belt | 4 | Louisiana, South Alabama, Texas State, Troy |
| American | 3 | South Florida, UCF, Wichita State |
| Big Ten | 3 | Michigan, Minnesota, Northwestern |
| ASUN | 2 | Liberty, Kennesaw State |
| Missouri Valley | 2 | Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois |
| Mountain West | 1 | Fresno State |
| America East | 1 | UMBC |
| Atlantic 10 | 1 | George Washington |
| Big East | 1 | Villanova |
| Big Sky | 1 | Portland State |
| Big South | 1 | Campbell |
| Big West | 1 | Long Beach State |
| Colonial | 1 | James Madison |
| Шаблон:Nowrap | 1 | Western Kentucky |
| Horizon | 1 | UIC |
| MAAC | 1 | Manhattan |
| Mid-American | 1 | Miami (OH) |
| Mid-Eastern | 1 | Morgan State |
| Northeast | 1 | Saint Francis (PA) |
| Ohio Valley | 1 | Eastern Kentucky |
| Patriot | 1 | Boston University |
| SoCon | 1 | UNC Greensboro |
| Southland | 1 | McNeese State |
| Southwestern | 1 | Alabama State |
| Summit | 1 | South Dakota State |
| WAC | 1 | Seattle |
| West Coast | 1 | BYU |
National seeds
16 National Seeds were announced on the Selection Show, on Sunday, May 16 at 9 p.m. EDT on ESPN2. 15 of the 16 national seeds hosted Regionals. Teams in italics advanced to Super Regionals. Teams in bold advanced to the Women's College World Series.
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1. Oklahoma
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3. Alabama
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6. Arkansas
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12. Texas
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Regionals and Super Regionals
The Regionals took place May 20–23. The Super Regionals took place May 27–30.
Norman Super Regional
Columbia Super Regional
Stillwater Super Regional
Gainesville Super Regional
Tuscaloosa Super Regional
Fayetteville Super Regional
Baton Rouge Super Regional
Los Angeles Super Regional
Women's College World Series
The Women's College World Series was held June 3 through June 10 in Oklahoma City.
Participants
| School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | WCWS appearances† (including 2021 WCWS) |
WCWS best finish†* | WCWS W–L record† (excluding 2021 WCWS) |
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| Alabama | SEC | 50–7 (18–6) | Patrick Murphy | 13 (last: 2019) |
1st (2012) |
20–23 |
| Шаблон:Csb link | Pac-12 | 41–13 (12–10) | Mike Candrea | 24 (last: 2019) |
1st (1991, 1993, 1994, 1996 1997, 2001, 2006, 2007) |
62–34 |
| Шаблон:Csb link | ACC | 44-10-1 (26–5-1) | Lonni Alameda | 11 (last: 2018) |
1st (2018) |
13–18 |
| Шаблон:Csb link | SEC | 34–21 (7–17) | Lu Harris-Champer | 5 (last: 2018) |
3rd (2009, 2010) |
5–8 |
| Шаблон:Csb link | CAA | 39–2 (17–1) | Loren LaPorte | 1 | — | — |
| Oklahoma | Big 12 | 50–2 (16–1) | Patty Gasso | 14 (last: 2019) |
1st (2000, 2013, 2016, 2017) |
32–20 |
| Шаблон:Csb link | Big 12 | 47–10 (15–3) | Kenny Gajewski | 9 (last: 2019) |
3rd (1989, 1990, 1993, 1994) |
12–16 |
| Шаблон:Csb link | Pac-12 | 46–5 (19–2) | Kelly Inouye-Perez | 30 (last: 2019) |
1st (1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2019) |
103–36 |
† = From NCAA Division I Softball Championship Results
Bracket
Game results
| Date[2] | Game | Winning team | Score | Losing team | Winning pitcher | Losing pitcher | Save | Notes | |
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| June 3 | Game 1 | Шаблон:Nowrap | Шаблон:Nowrap | Oklahoma | Odicci Alexander (17–1) | Shannon Saile (17–1) | – | – | |
| Game 2 | Шаблон:Nowrap | 3–2 | Шаблон:Csb link | Carrie Eberle (26–3) | Mary Wilson Avant (20–11) | – | – | ||
| Game 3 | Alabama | 5–1 | Шаблон:Csb link | Montana Fouts (26–3) | Hanah Bowen (11–3) | – | – | ||
| Game 4 | Шаблон:Csb link | 4–0 | Шаблон:Csb link | Rachel Garcia (18–1) | Шаблон:Nowrap | – | – | ||
| June 4 | Game 5 | James Madison | 2–1 | Шаблон:Nowrap | Odicci Alexander (18–1) | Carrie Eberle (26–4) | – | JMU: First unseeded team in WCWS history to advance to the semifinals[3] | |
| Game 6 | Alabama | 6–0 | UCLA | Montana Fouts (27–3) | Rachel Garcia (18–2) | – | Montana Fouts perfect game; sixth in WCWS history[4][5]Шаблон:Rp | ||
| June 5 | Game 7 | Oklahoma | Шаблон:Nowrap | Georgia | Giselle Juarez (19–1) | Mary Wilson Avant (20–12) | – | Georgia eliminated | |
| Game 8 | Florida State | 4–3 | Arizona | Шаблон:Nowrap | Mariah Lopez (9–3) | – | Arizona eliminated | ||
| Game 9 | Oklahoma | 10–3 | UCLA | Giselle Juarez (20–1) | Rachel Garcia (18–3) | – | UCLA eliminated | ||
| Шаблон:Nowrap | Florida State | 4–2 | Oklahoma State | Шаблон:Nowrap | Kelly Maxwell (15–5) | – | Oklahoma State eliminated | ||
| June 6 | Game 11 | Oklahoma | 6–3 | James Madison | Nicole May (15–1) | Odicci Alexander (18–2) | – | – | |
| Game 12 | Florida State | 2–0 | Alabama | Шаблон:Nowrap | Lexi Kilfoyl (14–3) | – | – | ||
| June 7 | Game 13 | Oklahoma | 7–1 | James Madison | Giselle Juarez (21–1) | Odicci Alexander (18–3) | – | James Madison eliminated | |
| Game 14 | Florida State | 8–5 | Alabama | Danielle Watson (11–1) | Montana Fouts (27–4) | – | Alabama eliminated | ||
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| June 8 | Game 1 | Florida State | 8–4 | Oklahoma | Danielle Watson (12–1) | Nicole May (15–2) | – | Florida State 1–0 | |
| June 9 | Game 2 | Oklahoma | 6–2 | Florida State | Giselle Juarez (22–1) | Шаблон:Nowrap | – | Tied 1–1 | |
| Шаблон:Nowrap | Game 3 | Oklahoma | 5–1 | Florida State | Giselle Juarez (23–1) | Danielle Watson (12–2) | – | Oklahoma wins WCWS | |
Finals
All-tournament Team
The following players were members of the Women's College World Series All-Tournament Team.
| Position | Player | School |
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| P | Giselle Juarez (MOP) | style=Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle|Oklahoma |
| Odicci Alexander | style=Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle|James Madison | |
| Montana Fouts | style=Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle|Alabama | |
| Kathryn Sandercock | style=Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State | |
| 2B | Tiare Jennings | style=Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle|Oklahoma |
| OF | Mackenzie Donihoo | style=Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle|Oklahoma |
| Kate Gordon | style=Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle|James Madison | |
| Nicole Mendes | style=Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle|Oklahoma | |
| Kaley Mudge | style=Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle|Florida State | |
| C | Kinzie Hansen | style=Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle|Oklahoma |
| U | Jocelyn Alo | style=Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle|Oklahoma |
| Bailey Hemphill | style=Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle|Alabama |
Record by conference
The columns RF, SR, WS, NS, F, and NC respectively stand for the Regional Finals, Super Regionals, College World Series Teams, National Semi-Finals, Finals, and National Champion.
Media coverage
Radio
For the first time ever Westwood One will provide nationwide radio coverage of every game in the Women's College World Series. It was streamed online at westwoodsports.com, through TuneIn, and on SiriusXM. Ryan Radtke and Leah Amico return as the broadcast team.
Television
ESPN held exclusive rights to the tournament. The network aired games across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, Longhorn Network, ACC Network and ESPN3. For just the fourth time in the history of the women's softball tournament, ESPN covered every regional. ABC will air a super regional game for the first time in tournament history.[6]
Broadcast assignments
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- Norman: Courtney Lyle & Kayla Braud
- Los Angeles: Mark Neely & Kenzie Fowler
- Tuscaloosa: Eric Frede & Madison Shipman
- Gainesville: Beth Mowins & Michele Smith
- Stillwater: Clay Matvick & Natasha Watley
- Fayetteville: Mike Corey & Leah Amico
- Baton Rouge: Alex Loeb & Megan Willis
- Columbia: Tyler Denning & Tori Vidales
Super Regionals
- Norman: Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith & Holly Rowe
- Columbia: Mike Couzens & Carol Bruggeman
- Stillwater: Tiffany Greene & Erin Miller
- Gainesville: Courtney Lyle & Kayla Braud
Women's College World Series
- Kevin Brown, Amanda Scarborough & Jalyn Johnson (afternoons, early Fri)
- Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith & Holly Rowe (evenings minus early Fri)
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- Knoxville: Tiffany Greene & Erin Miller
- Tallahassee: Jenn Hildreth & Brittany McKinney
- Tucson: Jonathan Yardley & Amanda Freed
- Austin: Kevin Brown, Amanda Scarborough & Jalyn Johnson
- Athens: Alex Perlman & Francesca Enea
- Lexington: Mike Couzens & Carol Bruggeman
- Tempe: John Schriffen & Jennie Ritter
- Seattle: Pam Ward & Jenny Dalton-Hill
Super Regionals
- Tuscaloosa: Eric Frede & Madison Shipman
- Fayetteville: Pam Ward & Jenny Dalton Hill
- Baton Rouge: Kevin Brown, Amanda Scarborough & Jalyn Johnson
- Los Angeles: Mark Neely & Kenzie Fowler
Women's College World Series Finals
- Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith & Holly Rowe
References
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- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book In the AIAW 1982 WCWS, Jenny Stallard of USIU pitched an 8-inning perfect game against top-seeded Texas A&M, winning 1-0.
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