The 2004 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the twenty-third annual tournament to determine the national champion of

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women's collegiate softball. Held during May 2004, sixty-four Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of eight teams, each in a

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format. The 2004 Women's College World Series was held in

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from May 27 through May 31 and marked the conclusion of the 2004 NCAA Division I softball season.

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won their eleventh NCAA championship and twelfth overall by defeating 3–1 in the final game. LSU pitcher Kristin Schmidt was named

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Qualifying

Regionals

Regional No. 1

Regional No. 2

Regional No. 3

Regional No. 4

Regional No. 5

Regional No. 6

Regional No. 7

Regional No. 8

Women's College World Series

Participants

*: Excludes UCLA's vacated 1995 WCWS participation. †: Excludes results of the pre-NCAA Women's College World Series of 1969 through 1981.

Bracket

Game results

Championship game

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team:

Notes

References

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