The 2005 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the twenty-fourth annual tournament to determine the national champion of

NCAA The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges and ...

women's collegiate softball. Held during May and June 2005, sixty-four Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of eight teams, each in a

double elimination A double-elimination tournament is a type of elimination tournament competition in which a participant ceases to be eligible to win the tournament's championship upon having lost ''two'' games or matches. It stands in contrast to a single-elimi ...

format. The 2005 Women's College World Series was held in

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from June 2 through June 8 and marked the conclusion of the 2005 NCAA Division I softball season.

Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

won their first championship by defeating

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two games to one in the championship series. Michigan first baseman Samantha Findlay was named Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player.

Qualifying

Regionals

Ann Arbor Super Regional

Chicago Super Regional

College Station Super Regional

Austin Super Regional

Tucson Super Regional

Stanford Super Regional

Los Angeles Super Regional

Waco Super Regional

Women's College World Series

Bracket

Championship game

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team. * Monica Abbott, P, Tennessee * Stephanie Bercaw, RF, Michigan * Tonya Callahan, 1B, Tennessee * Katherine Card, LF, Tennessee * Krista Colburn, RF, UCLA * Samantha Findlay, 1B, Michigan * Jodie Legaspi, SS, UCLA *

Jessica Merchant Jessica Merchant (born 1983) is an American softball coach and former softball player. She is currently the associate head coach with the Stanford Cardinal softball team. She previously served as an assistant coach with the Minnesota Golden Goph ...

, SS, Michigan * Cat Osterman, P, Texas * Jennie Ritter, P, Michigan *

Anjelica Selden Anjelica Maria Selden (born April 26, 1986) is a former collegiate All-American, softball pitcher and coach. She played for UCLA and is the career leader in strikeouts. She also pitched internationally. Vanden High School Selden, who is African- ...

, P, UCLA * Emily Zaplatosch, C, UCLA

References

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