2022 NCAA Division I
softball tournament
Teams64
Finals site
ChampionsOklahoma (6th title)
Runner-upTexas (6th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coachPatty Gasso (6th title)
MOPJocelyn Alo (Oklahoma)
TelevisionABC
ESPN
ESPN2
ESPNU
ACCN
SECN
LHN
ESPN+

The 2022 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held from May 20 through June 9, 2022, as the final part of the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. The tournament culminated with the 2022 Women's College World Series at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.[1][2]

Format

A total of 64 teams entered the tournament, with 32 of them receiving an automatic bid by either winning their conference's tournament or by finishing in first place in their conference. The remaining 32 bids were issued at-large, with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee.

Bids

The 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.[3]

Automatic

Conference School Best finish Last NCAA appearance
America East UMBC Regionals
(2002, 2019, 2021)
2021
American UCF Regionals
(2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021)
2021
ACC Florida State National Champion
(2018)
2021
Atlantic 10 Fordham Regionals
(2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
2019
ASUN Liberty Regionals
(2002, 2011, 2018, 2021)
2021
Big 12 Oklahoma State Third Place
(1989, 1990, 1994, 1998)
2021
Big East Villanova Regionals
(2021)
2021
Big Sky Weber State Regionals
(2015, 2016, 2019)
2019
Big South Campbell Regionals
(1995, 2008, 2009, 2021)
2021
Big Ten Nebraska Third Place
(1984, 1987)
2016
Big West Cal State Fullerton National Champion
(1986)
2019
CAA UNC Wilmington First appearance First appearance
Conference USA North Texas First appearance First appearance
Horizon Oakland Regionals
(2002, 2003, 2015)
2015
Ivy League Princeton Women's College World Series
(1995, 1996)
2017
MAC Miami (OH) Regionals
(2005, 2009, 2012, 2016, 2021)
2021
MAAC Canisius Regionals
(1994, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009)
2009
MEAC Howard Regionals
(2007)
2007
MVC Missouri State National Champion
(1974)
2011
Mountain West San Diego State Regionals
(2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
2015
Northeast Saint Francis (PA) Regionals
(2017, 2018, 2019, 2021)
2021
OVC Murray State First appearance First appearance
Pac-12 Arizona State National Champion
(1972, 1973, 2008, 2011)
2019
Patriot Lehigh Regionals
(2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017)
2017
SEC Arkansas Super Regionals
(2018, 2021)
2021
SoCon Chattanooga Regionals
(2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2019)
2019
Southland McNeese State Regionals
(1994, 2005, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021)
2021
SWAC Prairie View A&M Regionals
(2018)
2018
Summit League South Dakota State Regionals
(2021)
2021
Sun Belt Louisiana Third Place
(1993)
2021
WAC Grand Canyon First appearance First appearance
WCC Loyola Marymount Regionals
(2005, 2007)
2007

At-large

TeamConference
AlabamaSEC
ArizonaPac-12
AuburnSEC
ClemsonACC
DukeACC
FloridaSEC
GeorgiaSEC
Georgia TechACC
IllinoisBig Ten
KentuckySEC
LSUSEC
MichiganBig Ten
MinnesotaBig Ten
Mississippi StateSEC
MissouriSEC
NorthwesternBig Ten
Notre DameACC
Ohio StateBig Ten
OklahomaBig 12
Ole MissSEC
OregonPac-12
Oregon StatePac-12
South FloridaAmerican
StanfordPac-12
TennesseeSEC
TexasBig 12
Texas A&MSEC
UCLAPac-12
Virginia TechACC
WashingtonPac-12
Wichita StateAmerican
WisconsinBig Ten

By conference

Conference Total Schools
SEC 12 Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Texas A&M
Big Ten 7 Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Wisconsin
Pac-12 7 Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA, Washington
ACC 6 Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech
American 3 South Florida, UCF, Wichita State
Big 12 3 Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas
ASUN 1 Liberty
America East 1 UMBC
Atlantic 10 1 Fordham
Big East 1 Villanova
Big Sky 1 Weber State
Big South 1 Campbell
Big West 1 Cal State Fullerton
Colonial 1 UNC Wilmington
Conference USA 1 North Texas
Horizon 1 Oakland
Ivy League 1 Princeton
MAAC 1 Canisius
Mid-American 1 Miami (OH)
Mid-Eastern 1 Howard
Missouri Valley 1 Missouri State
Mountain West 1 San Diego State
Northeast 1 Saint Francis (PA)
Ohio Valley 1 Murray State
Patriot 1 Lehigh
SoCon 1 Chattanooga
Southland 1 McNeese State
Southwestern 1 Prairie View A&M
Summit 1 South Dakota State
Sun Belt 1 Louisiana
WAC 1 Grand Canyon
West Coast 1 Loyola Marymount

National seeds

16 National Seeds were announced on the Selection Show, on Sunday, May 15 at 7 p.m. EDT on ESPN2. Teams in italics advanced to Super Regionals. Teams in bold advanced to the Women's College World Series.[4]

Regionals and Super Regionals

The Regionals took place May 20–22. The Super Regionals took place May 26–29.

Norman Super Regional

Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
1 Oklahoma 14(5)
Prairie View A&M 0
1 Oklahoma 3
Texas A&M 2
Minnesota 1
Texas A&M 5
1 Oklahoma 20(5)
Norman Regional – OU Softball Complex
Texas A&M 0
Prairie View A&M 1
Minnesota 13(5)
Texas A&M 10
Minnesota 7
1 Oklahoma 8(5) 7
16 UCF 0 1
16 UCF 6
Villanova 0
16 UCF 3(11)
Michigan 2
South Dakota State 1
Michigan 2
16 UCF 9
Orlando Regional – UCF Softball Complex
Michigan 4
Villanova 4
South Dakota State 5(9)
Michigan 4
South Dakota State 1

Tempe Super Regional

Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
8 Arizona State 5
Cal State Fullerton 2
8 Arizona State 11
San Diego State 8
San Diego State 10
LSU 5
8 Arizona State 8
Tempe Regional – Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium
San Diego State 4
Cal State Fullerton 3
LSU 2
San Diego State 8
Cal State Fullerton 5
8 Arizona State 3 7(8) 6
9 Northwestern 4(11) 4 8
9 Northwestern 9
Oakland 2
9 Northwestern 17(5)
McNeese State 3
McNeese State 11(5)
Notre Dame 1
9 Northwestern 10(5)
Evanston Regional – Sharon J. Drysdale Field
McNeese State 2
Notre Dame 16(5)
Oakland 1
McNeese State 3
Notre Dame 1

Los Angeles Super Regional

Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
5 UCLA 12(5)
Grand Canyon 1
5 UCLA 7
Loyola Marymount 1
Loyola Marymount 4
Ole Miss 2
5 UCLA 9(5)
Los Angeles Regional – Easton Stadium
Ole Miss 1
Grand Canyon 5
Ole Miss 9
Loyola Marymount 2
Ole Miss 4
5 UCLA 3 8
12 Duke 2 2
12 Duke 4
UMBC 0
12 Duke 5
Liberty 0
Liberty 2
Georgia 0
12 Duke 3 13(6)
Durham Regional – Duke Softball Stadium
Georgia 5 5
UMBC 3
Georgia 6
Liberty 2
Georgia 7

Fayetteville Super Regional

Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
4 Arkansas 11(5)
Princeton 0
4 Arkansas 6
Oregon 2
Wichita State 2
Oregon 10(5)
4 Arkansas 9
Fayetteville Regional – Bogle Park
Oregon 3
Princeton 4
Wichita State 5
Oregon 8
Wichita State 1
4 Arkansas 7 1 0
Texas 1 3 3
13 Washington 9
Lehigh 2
13 Washington 2
Texas 8
Weber State 0
Texas 6
Texas 1 3
Seattle Regional – Husky Softball Stadium
13 Washington 2 2
Lehigh 5
Weber State 4
13 Washington 6
Lehigh 1

Blacksburg Super Regional

Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
3 Virginia Tech 4
Saint Francis (PA) 0
3 Virginia Tech 4
Kentucky 5
Miami (OH) 1
Kentucky 15
Kentucky 2 4
Blacksburg Regional – Tech Softball Park
3 Virginia Tech 9 5
Miami (OH) 4
Saint Francis (PA) 0
3 Virginia Tech 5
Miami (OH) 4
3 Virginia Tech 6 2 0
14 Florida 0 7 12
14 Florida 10(5)
Canisius 1
14 Florida 7
Georgia Tech 1
Wisconsin 1
Georgia Tech 2
14 Florida 11(5)
Gainesville Regional – Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
Wisconsin 0
Canisius 0
Wisconsin 3
Georgia Tech 6
Wisconsin 7

Stanford Super Regional

Played at Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium in Stanford, California

Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
6 Alabama 3
Chattanooga 0
6 Alabama 0
Stanford 6
Murray State 1
Stanford 3
Stanford 0 6
Tuscaloosa Regional – Rhoads Stadium
6 Alabama 4 0
Chattanooga 1(8)
Murray State 0
6 Alabama 6
Chattanooga 2
Stanford 1 0
Oregon State 3 2
11 Tennessee 9(6)
Campbell 1
11 Tennessee 3
Oregon State 0
Oregon State 4
Ohio State 3
11 Tennessee 3 1
Knoxville Regional – Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
Oregon State 8 3
Campbell 0
Ohio State 10(6)
Oregon State 5
Ohio State 1

Stillwater Super Regional

Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
7 Oklahoma State 12(5)
Fordham 0
7 Oklahoma State 7
Nebraska 4
North Texas 0
Nebraska 3
7 Oklahoma State 2
Stillwater Regional – Cowgirl Stadium
North Texas 0
Fordham 3
North Texas 5
Nebraska 0
North Texas 3
7 Oklahoma State 2 5
10 Clemson 0 1
10 Clemson 9(5)
UNC Wilmington 0
10 Clemson 1
Auburn 0
Louisiana 3
Auburn 4
10 Clemson 8
Clemson Regional – McWhorter Stadium
Louisiana 0
UNC Wilmington 1
Louisiana 3(11)
Auburn 3
Louisiana 4

Starkville Super Regional

Played at Nusz Park in Starkville, Mississippi

Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
2 Florida State 8(5)
Howard 0
2 Florida State 8(5)
South Florida 0
South Florida 4
Mississippi State 0
2 Florida State 0 3
Tallahassee Regional – JoAnne Graf Field
Mississippi State 5 4
Howard 3
Mississippi State 6
South Florida 0
Mississippi State 6
Mississippi State 2 1
Arizona 3(8) 7
15 Missouri 3
Missouri State 1
15 Missouri 0
Arizona 2
Arizona 8
Illinois 3
Arizona 1
Columbia Regional – Mizzou Softball Stadium
15 Missouri 0
Missouri State 2
Illinois 0
15 Missouri 2
Missouri State 0

Women's College World Series

The Women's College World Series was held June 2 through June 9 in Oklahoma City.

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (conference)Head coachWCWS appearances†
(including 2022 WCWS)
WCWS best finish†*WCWS W–L record†
(excluding 2022 WCWS)
ArizonaPac-1238–20 (8–16)Caitlin Lowe25
(last: 2021)
1st
(1991, 1993, 1994, 1996
1997, 2001, 2006, 2007)
62–36
FloridaSEC48–17 (13–11)Tim Walton11
(last: 2019)
1st
(2014, 2015)
26–18
NorthwesternBig Ten45–11 (19–4)Kate Drohan6
(last: 2007)
2nd
(2006)
14–11
OklahomaBig 1257–3 (17–1)Patty Gasso15
(last: 2021)
1st
(2000, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021)
38–22
Oklahoma StateBig 1246–12 (14–4)Kenny Gajewski10
(last: 2021)
3rd
(1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2022)
13–18
Oregon StatePac-1239–20 (9–15)Laura Berg2
(last: 2006)
8th
(2006)
0–2
TexasBig 1243–19–1 (12–6)Mike White6
(last: 2013)
3rd
(2003, 2005, 2013)
7–10
UCLAPac-1248–8 (19–5)Kelly Inouye-Perez31
(last: 2021)
1st
(1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990,
1992, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2019)
104–38

Bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
1 Oklahoma 13(5)
9 Northwestern 2
1 Oklahoma 7
Texas 2
5 UCLA 2
Texas 7
1 Oklahoma 3 15(5)
5 UCLA 7 0
9 Northwestern 1
5 UCLA 6
14 Florida 0
5 UCLA 8(6)
1 Oklahoma 16 10
Texas 1 5
14 Florida 7
Oregon State 1
14 Florida 0
7 Oklahoma State 2
7 Oklahoma State 4
Arizona 2
7 Oklahoma State 0 5
Texas 5 6
Oregon State 1
Arizona 3
Texas 5
Arizona 2

Game results

Date[5] Game Winning team Score Losing team Winning pitcher Losing pitcher Save Notes
June 2 Game 1 Texas7–2UCLAHailey Dolcini (23–10)Megan Faraimo (22–5)
Game 2 Oklahoma13–2 (5)NorthwesternHope Trautwein (19–1)Danielle Williams (31–5)
Game 3 Florida7–1Oregon StateNatalie Lugo (12–5)Sarah Haendiges (13–7)
Game 4 Oklahoma State4–2ArizonaKelly Maxwell (19–4)Hanah Bowen (13–11)
June 3 Game 5 UCLA6–1NorthwesternMegan Faraimo (23–5)Danielle Williams (31–6)Northwestern eliminated
Game 6 Arizona3–1Oregon StateHanah Bowen (14–11)Mariah Mazon (17–12)Oregon State eliminated
June 4 Game 7 Oklahoma7–2TexasHope Trautwein (20–1)Hailey Dolcini (23–11)
Game 8 Oklahoma State2–0FloridaKelly Maxwell (20–4)Lexie Delbrey (15–4)
June 5 Game 9 UCLA8–0 (6)FloridaHolly Azevedo (21–2)Elizabeth Hightower (17–9)Florida eliminated
Game 10 Texas5–2ArizonaEstelle Czech (12–1)Hanah Bowen (14–12)Arizona eliminated
June 6 Game 11 UCLA7–3OklahomaMegan Faraimo (24–5)Nicole May (15–1)Holly Azevedo (2)
Game 12 Oklahoma15–0 (5)UCLAHope Trautwein (21–1)Holly Azevedo (21–3)UCLA eliminated
Game 13 Texas5–0Oklahoma StateEstelle Czech (13–1)Morgan Day (13–5)
Game 14 Texas6–5Oklahoma StateHailey Dolcini (24–11)Kelly Maxwell (20–5)Oklahoma State eliminated
Texas: First unseeded team in WCWS history to advance to the finals[6]
Finals
June 8 Game 1 Oklahoma16–1TexasHope Trautwein (22–1)Hailey Dolcini (24–12)Oklahoma 1–0
June 9 Game 2 Oklahoma10–5TexasJordy Bahl (22–1)Estelle Czech (13–2)Oklahoma wins WCWS

Finals

June 8, 2022 – 7:30 p.m. (CDT) at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Texas1000000134
Oklahoma514222x16161
WP: Hope Trautwein (22–1)   LP: Hailey Dolcini (24–12)
Home runs:
TEX: None
OKLA: Jocelyn Alo, Tiare Jennings, Taylon Snow, Jana Johns
Attendance: 12,234
Boxscore
June 9, 2022 – 6:30 p.m. (CDT) at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Texas2000003562
WP: Jordy Bahl (22–1)   LP: Estelle Czech (13–2)
Home runs:
OKLA: Grace Lyons, Kinzie Hansen
TEX: Mia Scott
Attendance: 12,257
Boxscore

All-tournament Team

The following players were members of the Women's College World Series All-Tournament Team.

PositionPlayerSchool
PEstelle CzechTexas
Megan FaraimoUCLA
Kelly MaxwellOklahoma State
Hope TrautweinOklahoma
1BCourtney DayTexas
2BTiare JenningsOklahoma
OFRylie BooneOklahoma
Bella DaytonTexas
CDelanie WiszUCLA
UJocelyn Alo (MOP)Oklahoma
Maya BradyUCLA
Jayda ColemanOklahoma

Record by conference

Conference # of Bids Record Win % RF SR WS NS F NC
Big 12 3 26–8 .765 3 3 3 3 2 1
Pac-12 7 32–16 .667 7 5 3 1
SEC 12 31–26 .544 10 3 1
Big Ten 7 11–13 .458 3 1 1
ACC 6 11–13 .458 4 3
American 3 5–6 .455 1 1
Conference USA 1 2–2 .500 1
Mountain West 1 2–2 .500 1
Sun Belt 1 2–2 .500 1
Southland 1 2–2 .500 1
ASUN 1 1–2 .333
Big West 1 1–2 .333
MAC 1 1–2 .333
Missouri Valley 1 1–2 .333
Patriot 1 1–2 .333
Southern 1 1–2 .333
Summit 1 1–2 .333
West Coast 1 1–2 .333
America East 1 0–2 .000
Atlantic 10 1 0–2 .000
Big East 1 0–2 .000
Big Sky 1 0–2 .000
Big South 1 0–2 .000
Colonial 1 0–2 .000
Horizon 1 0–2 .000
Ivy League 1 0–2 .000
Metro Atlantic 1 0–2 .000
Mid-Eastern 1 0–2 .000
Northeast 1 0–2 .000
Ohio Valley 1 0–2 .000
SWAC 1 0–2 .000
WAC 1 0–2 .000

Media coverage

Radio

For the second consecutive year Westwood One provided nationwide radio coverage of every game in the Women's College World Series. Ryan Radtke and Leah Amico returned as two of the broadcasters. Chris Plank and Destinee Martinez worked select games, while Radtke and Amico called the Championship Series.[7]

Television

ESPN held exclusive rights to the tournament. The network aired games across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+, SEC Network, Longhorn Network, and ACC Network. For just the fifth time in the history of the women's softball tournament, ESPN covered every regional.[8]

Broadcast assignments

References

  1. "Softball Division I Championship". NCAA.com. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  2. "2022 Women's College World Series schedule". NCAA.com. May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  3. "2022 college softball: TV schedule, results, auto-bids for conference tournaments". NCAA.com. May 15, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  4. "2022 NCAA softball bracket: WCWS schedule, bracket for Oklahoma City". NCAA.com. May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  5. "2022 NCAA softball bracket: Scores, schedule, TV times for college softball championship". NCAA.com. May 28, 2022. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  6. Scarborough, Alex (June 7, 2022). "Texas Longhorns first unseeded team to reach Women's College World Series finals". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  7. "Westwood One expands audio coverage of NCAA women's championships". NCAA.com. April 7, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  8. 1 2 3 Brooks, Amanda (May 18, 2022). "The Road to Oklahoma City Continues: Every Second of NCAA DI Softball Super Regionals Live Across ESPN Networks". espnpressroom.com. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  9. 1 2 Brooks, Amanda (May 25, 2022). "The Road to Oklahoma City Continues: Every Second of NCAA DI Softball Super Regionals Live Across ESPN Networks". espnpressroom.com. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  10. 1 2 Elchlepp, Kimberly (June 1, 2022). "All Eyes on OKC: ESPN to Showcase Every Pitch of NCAA Softball Women's College World Series". espnpressroom.com. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
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