The 2003 NCAA Division I softball season, play of

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in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in January 2003. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the

2003 NCAA Division I softball tournament The 2003 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the twenty-second annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 2003, sixty-four Division I college softball teams contested the champio ...

and

2003 Women's College World Series The 2003 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the twenty-second annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 2003, sixty-four Division I college softball teams contested the champi ...

. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in Oklahoma City at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended on May 26, 2003.

Conference standings

Women's College World Series

The 2003 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 22 to May 26, 2003 in Oklahoma City.

Season leaders

Batting * Batting average: ''.490 –

Amber Jackson Amber Jackson (born June 27, 1984) is an African-American, former collegiate All-American and retired professional softball player and former college softball head coach. She played for three years with the Bethune–Cookman Wildcats, from 2003 ...

, Bethune–Cookman Wildcats'' * RBIs: ''79 – Lovieanne Jung,

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'' * Home runs: ''25 – Lovieanne Jung,

& Kristen Rivera, Washington Huskies'' Pitching *

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: ''40-5 & 40-7 –

Alicia Hollowell Alicia Kay Hollowell-Dunn (born February 29, 1984) is an American, former collegiate four-time All-American, retired professional softball pitcher and assistant coach. She played college softball at Arizona Wildcats softball from 2003 to 2006, c ...

& Keira Goerl, UCLA Bruins'' * ERA: ''0.37 (13 ER/242.2 IP) – Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns'' *

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s: ''488 – Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns''

Records

Sophomore class single game RBIs: ''11 – Stephanie Best, UCF Knights & Jackie Coburn,

; March 19 & May 10, 2003'' Sophomore class strikeout ratio: ''14.1 (488 SO/242.2 IP) – Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns'' Senior class walks: ''107 – Veronica Nelson,

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Awards

* USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year: Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns *

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Collegiate Woman Athlete of The Year: Natasha Watley, UCLA Bruins *

Softball: Natasha Watley, UCLA Bruins

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams. First Team Second Team Third Team

References

External links

* {{NCAA Division I softball season navbox