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2022 NCAA Division I softball tournament
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.
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| Texas (6th WCWS Appearance) |
| Patty Gasso (6th title) |
| Jocelyn Alo (Oklahoma) |
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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.
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.
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.
| 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 |
| Team | Conference |
|---|---|
| Alabama | SEC |
| Arizona | Pac-12 |
| Auburn | SEC |
| Clemson | ACC |
| Duke | ACC |
| Florida | SEC |
| Georgia | SEC |
| Georgia Tech | ACC |
| Illinois | Big Ten |
| Kentucky | SEC |
| LSU | SEC |
| Michigan | Big Ten |
| Minnesota | Big Ten |
| Mississippi State | SEC |
| Missouri | SEC |
| Northwestern | Big Ten |
| Notre Dame | ACC |
| Ohio State | Big Ten |
| Oklahoma | Big 12 |
| Ole Miss | SEC |
| Oregon | Pac-12 |
| Oregon State | Pac-12 |
| South Florida | American |
| Stanford | Pac-12 |
| Tennessee | SEC |
| Texas | Big 12 |
| Texas A&M | SEC |
| UCLA | Pac-12 |
| Virginia Tech | ACC |
| Washington | Pac-12 |
| Wichita State | American |
| Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| Conference | Total | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Texas A&M | |
| 7 | Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Wisconsin | |
| 7 | Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA, Washington | |
| 6 | Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech | |
| 3 | South Florida, UCF, Wichita State | |
| 3 | Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas | |
| 1 | Liberty | |
| 1 | UMBC | |
| 1 | Fordham | |
| 1 | Villanova | |
| 1 | Weber State | |
| 1 | Campbell | |
| 1 | Cal State Fullerton | |
| 1 | UNC Wilmington | |
| 1 | North Texas | |
| 1 | Oakland | |
| 1 | Princeton | |
| 1 | Canisius | |
| 1 | Miami (OH) | |
| 1 | Howard | |
| 1 | Missouri State | |
| 1 | San Diego State | |
| 1 | Saint Francis (PA) | |
| 1 | Murray State | |
| 1 | Lehigh | |
| 1 | Chattanooga | |
| 1 | McNeese State | |
| 1 | Prairie View A&M | |
| 1 | South Dakota State | |
| 1 | Louisiana | |
| 1 | Grand Canyon | |
| 1 | Loyola Marymount |
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.
The Regionals took place May 20–22. The Super Regionals took place May 26–29.
Played at Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium in Stanford, California
Played at Nusz Park in Starkville, Mississippi
The Women's College World Series was held June 2 through June 9 in Oklahoma City.
| School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | WCWS appearances† (including 2022 WCWS) | WCWS best finish†* | WCWS W–L record† (excluding 2022 WCWS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | Pac-12 | 38–20 (8–16) | Caitlin Lowe | 25 (last: 2021) | 1st(1991, 1993, 1994, 19961997, 2001, 2006, 2007) | 62–36 |
| Florida | SEC | 48–17 (13–11) | Tim Walton | 11 (last: 2019) | 1st(2014, 2015) | 26–18 |
| Northwestern | Big Ten | 45–11 (19–4) | Kate Drohan | 6 (last: 2007) | 2nd(2006) | 14–11 |
| Oklahoma | Big 12 | 57–3 (17–1) | Patty Gasso | 15(last: 2021) | 1st(2000, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021) | 38–22 |
| Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 46–12 (14–4) | Kenny Gajewski | 10(last: 2021) | 3rd (1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2022) | 13–18 |
| Oregon State | Pac-12 | 39–20 (9–15) | Laura Berg | 2(last: 2006) | 8th (2006) | 0–2 |
| Texas | Big 12 | 43–19–1 (12–6) | Mike White | 6 (last: 2013) | 3rd (2003, 2005, 2013) | 7–10 |
| UCLA | Pac-12 | 48–8 (19–5) | Kelly Inouye-Perez | 31 (last: 2021) | 1st (1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990,1992, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2019) | 104–38 |
| Date | Game | Winning team | Score | Losing team | Winning pitcher | Losing pitcher | Save | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2 | Texas | 7–2 | UCLA | Hailey Dolcini (23–10) | Megan Faraimo (22–5) | – | Boxscore | |
| Oklahoma | 13–2 (5) | Northwestern | Hope Trautwein (19–1) | Danielle Williams (31–5) | – | Boxscore | ||
| Florida | 7–1 | Oregon State | Natalie Lugo (12–5) | Sarah Haendiges (13–7) | – | Boxscore | ||
| Oklahoma State | 4–2 | Arizona | Kelly Maxwell (19–4) | Hanah Bowen (13–11) | – | Boxscore | ||
| June 3 | UCLA | 6–1 | Northwestern | Megan Faraimo (23–5) | Danielle Williams (31–6) | – | Northwestern eliminatedBoxscore | |
| Arizona | 3–1 | Oregon State | Hanah Bowen (14–11) | Mariah Mazon (17–12) | – | Oregon State eliminatedBoxscore | ||
| June 4 | Oklahoma | 7–2 | Texas | Hope Trautwein (20–1) | Hailey Dolcini (23–11) | – | Boxscore | |
| Oklahoma State | 2–0 | Florida | Kelly Maxwell (20–4) | Lexie Delbrey (15–4) | – | Boxscore | ||
| June 5 | UCLA | 8–0 (6) | Florida | Holly Azevedo (21–2) | Elizabeth Hightower (17–9) | – | Florida eliminatedBoxscore | |
| Texas | 5–2 | Arizona | Estelle Czech (12–1) | Hanah Bowen (14–12) | – | Arizona eliminatedBoxscore | ||
| June 6 | UCLA | 7–3 | Oklahoma | Megan Faraimo (24–5) | Nicole May (15–1) | Holly Azevedo (2) | Boxscore | |
| Oklahoma | 15–0 (5) | UCLA | Hope Trautwein (21–1) | Holly Azevedo (21–3) | – | UCLA eliminatedBoxscore | ||
| Texas | 5–0 | Oklahoma State | Estelle Czech (13–1) | Morgan Day (13–5) | – | Boxscore | ||
| Texas | 6–5 | Oklahoma State | Hailey Dolcini (24–11) | Kelly Maxwell (20–5) | – | Oklahoma State eliminatedTexas: First unseeded team in WCWS history to advance to the finalsBoxscore | ||
| June 8 | Oklahoma | 16–1 | Texas | Hope Trautwein (22–1) | Hailey Dolcini (24–12) | – | Oklahoma 1–0 | |
| June 9 | Oklahoma | 10–5 | Texas | Jordy Bahl (22–1) | Estelle Czech (13–2) | – | Oklahoma wins WCWS |
The following players were members of the Women's College World Series All-Tournament Team.
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Estelle Czech | Texas |
| Megan Faraimo | UCLA | |
| Kelly Maxwell | Oklahoma State | |
| Hope Trautwein | Oklahoma | |
| 1B | Courtney Day | Texas |
| 2B | Tiare Jennings | Oklahoma |
| OF | Rylie Boone | Oklahoma |
| Bella Dayton | Texas | |
| C | Delanie Wisz | UCLA |
| U | Jocelyn Alo (MOP) | Oklahoma |
| Maya Brady | UCLA | |
| Jayda Coleman | Oklahoma |
| Conference | # of Bids | Record | Win % | RF | SR | WS | NS | F | NC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 26–8 | .765 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 7 | 32–16 | .667 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | – | – | |
| 12 | 31–26 | .544 | 10 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 7 | 11–13 | .458 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | |
| 6 | 11–13 | .458 | 4 | 3 | – | – | – | – | |
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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.
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.
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