The 2004 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the twenty-third annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA 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 double elimination format. The 2004 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 27 through May 31 and marked the conclusion of the 2004 NCAA Division I softball season. UCLA won their eleventh NCAA championship and twelfth overall by defeating California 3–1 in the final game. LSU pitcher Kristin Schmidt was named Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player.

Qualifying

Regionals

Regional No. 1 (Tucson, AZ)

Regional No. 2 (Los Angeles, CA)

Regional No. 3 (Waco, TX)

Regional No. 4 (Tallahassee, FL)

Regional No. 5 (Lincoln, NE)

Regional No. 6 (Ann Arbor, MI)

Regional No. 7 (Stanford, CA)

Regional No. 8 (Athens, GA)

Women's College World Series

Participants

School Conference Record Head coach WCWS appearances† (Including 2004 WCWS) California Pac-10 50-11 Diane Ninemire 9 ACC 61-9 JoAnne Graf 7 SEC 54-10 Yvette Girouard 2 Big Ten 53-11 Carol Hutchins 7 Big 12 44-19-1 Patty Gasso 5 Pac-10 47-16 John Rittman 2 UCLA Pac-10 43-9 Sue Enquist 21* Pac-10 39-17 Scott Centala,Steve Dailey 7

*: Excludes UCLA's vacated 1995 WCWS participation.

†: Excludes results of the pre-NCAA Women's College World Series of 1969 through 1981.

Bracket

Bracket

Game results

Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes 5/27/2004 Game 01 LSU 3 - 2 Michigan 13 Innings Game 02 UCLA 8 - 2 Stanford Game 03 Oklahoma 6 - 2 Washington Game 04 California 4 - 2 Florida State 5/28/2004 Game 05 UCLA 2 - 0 LSU Game 06 California 2 - 1 Oklahoma 8 Innings 5/29/2004 Game 07 Stanford 5 - 4 Michigan Michigan eliminated Game 08 Florida State 2 - 0 Washington Washington eliminated Game 09 Stanford 3 - 2 Oklahoma Oklahoma eliminated Game 10 LSU 2 - 1 Florida State Florida State eliminated 5/30/2004 Game 11 UCLA 3 - 1 Stanford 12 Innings. Stanford eliminated If Necessary Game (Game 13) not necessary Game 12 LSU 4 - 1 California LSU forces the If Necessary Game (Game 14) Game 13 -- -- -- Stanford / UCLA If Necessary game (Game 13) not necessary Game 14 California 4 - 1 LSU LSU eliminated 5/31/2004 Championship game UCLA 3 - 1 California UCLA Wins 2004 WCWS

Championship game

School Top Batter Stats. UCLA Kristen Dedmon (PH) 1-1 2RBIs California Jessica Pamanian (2B) 1-3 RBI

School Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO AB BF UCLA Keira Goerl (W) 7.0 7 1 1 3 4 27 31 California Kelly Anderson (L) 5.0 1 3 3 1 5 16 18 California Kristina Thorson 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 3 4

All-Tournament Team The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team: Position Player Class School Pitcher Kelly Anderson Junior California Keira Goerl Senior UCLA Jessica van der Linden Senior Florida State 1st Base Christina Enea Junior Oklahoma 2nd Base Caitlin Benyi Sophomore UCLA Jessica Pamanian Junior California Shortstop Lauren Lappin Sophomore Stanford Jodie Legaspi Freshman UCLA 3rd Base Vicky Galindo Junior California Outfield Lisa Dodd Freshman UCLA Camille Harris Sophomore LSU Most Outstanding Player Kristin Schmidt Senior LSU

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