SUNDAY MAY 19 D1 SOFTBALL
NCAA Regional Pairings are on www.spysoftball com
NCAA May 13 RPI is on www.spysoftball.com
NCAA individual and team statistics thru May 13 on www.spysoftball.org
All-Conference team lists are on www.spysoftball.com
NFCA regional lists are on nfca.org
ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25
2013 Season – Week 14– May 14, 2013
1. Oklahoma
2. Florida
3.. Oregon
4.. Arizona State
5. Tennessee
6.. Missouri
7. Texas
8. Michigan
9. Washington
T10 LSU
T10 Alabama
12. Louisville (eliminated)
T13 Stanford
T13 UCLA
15 South Alabama
16 Nebraska
17 Kentucky
18 Baylor
19 Florida State
20 Texas A&M
21 Georgia
22 California
23 Hawaii
24 Arkansas
25 South Florida
SUNDAY NCAA REGIONAL GAMES (remember: double elimination)
James Madison vs NC State 1130am
Knoxville Regional: Tennessee vs tbd
Louisville Regional: UAB vs UCLA 1pm
Ann Arbor regional: Michigan vs California 1pm
Lexington Regional: Kentucky vs Virginia Tech 1pm
Gainesville Regional: Florida vs South Florida 1
Austin Regional: Texas vs South Carolina 2pm
Columbia Regional: Missouri vs Hofstra 2pm
Baton Rouge Regional: Louisiana Lafayette vs LSU 2pm
Lincoln Regional: Nebraska vs Stanford 2pm
Norman Regional: Oklahoma vs Arkansas 2pm
Tuscaloosa Regional: Alabama vs Western Kentucky 2pm
College Station Regional: Texas A&M vs Baylor 330pm
Mobile Regional: Florida State vs South Alabama 330pm
Seattle Regional: Washington vs Hawaii 4pm
Tempe Regional: Arizona State vs Georgia 6pm
Seattle Regional: won by Oregon
SUPER REGIONALS
Norman Regional vs College Station Regional
Baton Rouge Regional vs Ann Arbor Regional
Tempe Regional vs Lexington Regional
Mobile Regional vs Austin Regional
Oregon vs Lincoln Regional
Seattle Regional vs Columbia Regional
Knoxville Regional vs Tuscaloosa Regional
Louisville Regional vs Gainesville Regional
SATURDAY NCAA REGIONALS May 18, 2013
NCAA Regional Pairings are on www.spysoftball com
NCAA May 13 RPI is on www.spysoftball.com
NCAA individual and team statistics thru May 13 on www.spysoftball.org
All-Conference team lists are on www.spysoftball.com
NFCA regional individual honors lists are on nfca.org
ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25
2013 Season – Week 14– May 14, 2013
- Oklahoma def #24 Arkansas 10-5
2. Florida def #25 South Florida 11-1
3.. Oregon def Wisconsin 3-0
4.. Arizona State def #21 Georgia 2-0
5. Tennessee def NC State 1-0 (11)
6.. Missouri def Hofstra 1-0
7. Texas def South Carolina 11-2
8. Michigan def #22 California 5-0
9. Washington def #23 Hawaii 2-0
T10 LSU def by Louisiana-Lafayette 3-0/def Central Conn 11-0
T10 Alabama def Western Kentucky 7-6
12. Louisville upset by UAB 7-4/upset by UCLA 19-2
T13 Stanford def by #16 Nebraska 7-1
T13 UCLA def IPFW 8-0/def Louisville 19-2
15 South Alabama def #19 Florida State 2-1/def Mississippi State
16 Nebraska def #13 Stanford 7-1
17 Kentucky def Virginia Tech 6-2
18 Baylor def by #20 Texas A&M 6-5/def Arizona 8-4
19 Florida State def #15 South Alabama 2-1
20 Texas A&M def #18 Baylor 6-5
21 Georgia def by #4 Arizona State 2-0
22 California def by #8 Michigan 5-0/def Valpo 6-0 no hitter
23 Hawaii def by #9 Washington 2-0/def Minnesota 3-0
24 Arkansas def by #1 Oklahoma 10-5/def Fordham 5-2
25 South Florida def by #2 Florida 11-1 (5)/def GA Southern 2-1
TODAYS NCAA TOURNAMENT GAMES
NOTE: Friday’s detailed report disappeared off the web and has been revised
Austin Regional
Texas 11, South Carolina 2 (5)
WP Blaire Luna LP Julie Sarratt. Horns scored every inning. Hoagland HR + 4rbi. SC Page 2 -run HR.
Houston 7, Army 5,
WP Outon LP Lashley. Houston overcame Army 4-3 lead with 4-run 5th. Army eliminated.
South Carolina 5, Houston 1. Houston eliminated.
Ann Arbor Regional
Michigan 5, California 0
WP Sara Driesenga LP Jolene Henderson. Sweet 2 solo homers.
Valparaiso 7, Central Michigan 4. Central Michigan eliminated.
California 6, Valparaiso 0. Jolene Henderson no-hitter. Valparaiso eliminated.
Columbia regional
Missouri 1, Hofstra 0
WP Chelsea Thomas LP Olivia Galati. Hofstra 8H, no score. Mizzou 1 hit, Crane rbi single in 3rd.
Oregon State 6, Stony Brook 0. Stony Brook eliminated
Hofstra 8, Oregon State 4. Oregon State eliminated.
Lexington Regional
Kentucky 6, Virginia Tech 2
WP Kelsey Nunley LP Kelly Heinz. KY hrs: Cumbess, Smith
Marshall 3, Notre Dame 1 Notre Dame eliminated
WP Williamson LP Winter. Webster solo for Marshall.
Virginia Tech 3, Marshall 2. Marshall eliminated.
Gainesville Regional
Florida 11, South Florida 1 (5)
WP Hannah Rogers LP Sara Nevins. Gator HRs: Haeger 3run, Fuller. Haeger 7 rb
Georgia Southern 3, Hampton 0. Hampton eliminated.
South Florida 2, Georgia Southern 1. Georgia Southern eliminated.
Baton Rouge Regional
Louisiana-Lafayette 3, LSU 0
WP Jordan Wallace LP Rachele Fico. Fico had 7K, only 2 ULL hits: Cherry 2-run HR, Corbala solo.
Central Conn State def Northwestern State 9-1. Northwestern State eliminated.
LSU 11, Central Connecticut State 0 (6)
WP Ashley CZechner 2H. Simmons 4 rbi. Wray 3 rbi. Bell 2 rbi.
Knoxville Regional
Tennessee 1, NC State 0 (11)
WP Ellen Renfroe LP Emily Weiman. Vols scored bottom 11th; two out, Tarango singled, Gaffin tripled.
James Madison 5, Longwood 0. Longwood eliminated.
NC State vs James Madison: tied 4-4 after 4 at midnight
Lincoln Regional
Nebraska 7, Stanford 1
WP Tatum Edwards 3H LP Teagan Gerhart. Breault 3rbi, Taylor Edwards 2, Tatum Edwards 1, Armstrong 1.
UNI def Tulsa 2-1. Tulsa eliminated.
Stanford 4, UNI 1. UNI eliminated.
Mobile Regional
Florida State 2, South Alabama 1
WP Lacey Waldrop 10K LP Hannah Campbell. O’Brien HR/rbi single. Campbell rbi single.
Mississippi State def Miss Valley State 2-1. Miss Valley State eliminated.
South Alabama 3, Mississippi State 0. Mississippi State eliminated.
Louisville Regional
Louisville upset by UAB 7-4
WP Lannah Campbell LP Rachel LeCoq. UAB overcame Cards 4-1 lead with 4 runs bottom 5th, and added 2 in 6th. After LeCoq relieved Connell, UAB took lead, highlighted by Fletcher 2-run triple. Cards first lead on Wolny 2-run shot; 3 rbi for game.
UCLA 8, IPFW 0. WP Hall. Bruins scored 6 runs top 7th.
UCLA 19, Louisville 2 (5) Louisville eliminated
WP Ally Carda LP Caralisa Connell. Carda, Sataraka and Bemmett homered; the Bruins scored bottom 1st on Sataraka 3-run HR, then 9 in the 2nd, 6 in the 3rd inc Carda’s 2-run shot. One of the larger UCLA victory margins, and one of the worst Cardinal defeats — a promising season which began with a win over Oklahoma ends in a blowout.
Norman Regional
Oklahoma 10, Arkansas 5
WP Keilani Ricketts LP Hope McLemore S Michelle Gascoigne. OU 2-0 in 1st, Ricketts, Williams rbi; Williams HR in 3rd, Ricketts rbi in 4th after Gelle HR; Chamberlain 2 rbi in 5th. Arkansas knocked Ricketts out with 4-run 6th; Sooners racked 4 in 6th inc Chamberlain 3-run double. Lady Backs has 2 on, no outs, top 7th; double play + lineout.
Fordham 5, Marist 3, Marist eliminated.
Arkansas 5, Fordham 2. Fordham eliminated.
Tuscaloosa Regional
Alabama 7, Western Kentucky 6
WP Jackie Traina LP Emily Rousseau. Tide 6 HRs: Braud, Fichtner, Spencer, Conley, Hays, Hawkins.
SC Upstate 8, Jacksonville St 0. Jacksonville State eliminated.
Western Kentucky 3, USC Upstate 0. USC Upstate eliminated.
College Station Regional
Texas A&M 6, Baylor 5
WP Mel Dumezich LP Whitney Canion. Exciting. Bears led 5-2 bottom 7th; one out, Arbus, Garza singled; Lanphear jacked 3-run homer to tie, Morgam slugged a walkoff game winner. Dumezich accounted for first 2 Aggie runs with a homer. Hosack hit a grand slam for Baylor in the 4th.
Arizona 3, Penn 2 (8). Wildcats win on Rodriguwz sac fly in 8th.
Baylor 8, Arizona 4. Arizona eliminated
Eugene OR Regional Oregon advances to Super Regionals
Oregon 3, Wisconsin 0
WP Cheridan Hawkins LP Cassandra Darrah. Darrah gave up 3 hits: a solo to Pappas in the 2nd, a 2-run shot to Lindvall 7th.
Seattle Regional
Washington 2, Hawaii 0
WP Kaitlin Inglesby 2H, 9K. LP Kaia Parnaby. After Inglesby struck out side top 6th, Huskies scored Lahners rbi double, McNeill rbi single.
Minnesota 5, Portland State 0. Portland State eliminated.
Hawaii 3, Minnesota 0. Minnesota eliminated.
Tempe Regional
Arizona State 2, Georgia 1
WP Dallas Eacobedo 1H, 11K. LP Chelsea Wilkinson. Coyle rbi double in 3rd; Freeman HR in 6th.
San Jose State 2, San Diego State 5. San Jose Styate eliminated.
Georgia vs San Diego State. Georgia leading 3-0 in 4th at midnight
ASU plays winner on Sunday
SUNDAY GAMES (remember: double elimination)
Austin Regional: Texas vs South Carolina
Ann Arbor regional: Michigan vs California
Columbia Regional: Missouri vs Hofstra
Lexington Regional: Kentucky vs Virginia Tech
Gainesville Regional: Florida vs South Florida
Baton Rouge Regional:ouisiana Lafayette vs LSU
Knoxville Regional: Tennessee vs tbd
Lincoln Regional: Nebraska vs Stanford
Mobile Regional: Florida State vs South Alabama
Louisville Regional: UAB vs UCLA
Norman Regional: Oklahoma vs Arkansas
Tuscaloosa Regional: Alabama vs Western Kentucky
College Station Regional: Texas A&M vs Baylor
Seattle Regional: Washington vs Hawaii
Tempe Regional: Arizona State vs tbd
Seattle Regional: won by Oregon
FRIDAY MAY 17 NCAA TOURNAMENT
NCAA Regional Pairings are on www.spysoftball com
NCAA May 13 RPI is on www.spysoftball.com
NCAA individual and team statistics thru May 13 on www.spysoftball.org
All-Conference team lists are on www.spysoftball.com
NFCA regional individual honors lists are on nfca.org
ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25
2013 Season – Week 14– May 14, 2013
1. Oklahoma
2. Florida
3.. Oregon
4.. Arizona State
5. Tennessee
6.. Missouri
7. Texas
8. Michigan
9. Washington
T10 LSU
T10 Alabama
12. Louisville
T13 Stanford
T13 UCLA
15 South Alabama
16 Nebraska
17 Kentucky
18 Baylor
19 Florida State
20 Texas A&M
21 Georgia
22 California
23 Hawaii
24 Arkansas
25 South Florida
TODAYS NCAA TOURNAMENT GAMES
|
DATES/SITES/PAIRINGS |
| Norman Regional – May 17-19 at Norman, Okla. |
| No. 1 seed Oklahoma* (47-4) vs. Marist (30-24)/830pm OU 17-0 (5) Ricketts grand slam |
| Fordham (35-21) vs. Arkansas (34-18)/6pm Arkansas 5-1 |
| College Station Regional – May 17-19 at College Station, Texas |
| Baylor (39-15) vs. Arizona (32-24)/530pm Baylor 7-0 |
| Penn (30-18) vs. No. 16 seed Texas A&M* (39-15)/7pm Texas A&M 12-0 (5) |
| Baton Rouge Regional – May 17-19 at Baton Rouge, La. |
| No. 9 seed LSU* (40-14) vs. Central Connecticut State (35-13)/7pm ULL 3-0 |
| Northwestern State (40-13) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (43-13)/4pm LSU 3-2 |
| Ann Arbor Regional – May 17-19 at Ann Arbor, Mich. |
| California (36-17) vs. Central Michigan (33-18)/430pm California 8-1 |
| Valparaiso (34-25) vs. No. 8 seed Michigan* (45-10)/7pm Michigan 5-0 |
| Tempe Regional – May 17-19 at Tempe, Ariz. |
| No. 5 seed Arizona State* (45-10) vs. San Jose State (42-15)/6pm ASU 5-2 Escobedo no-hitter |
| Georgia (38-19) vs. San Diego State (35-18)/330pm Georgia 9-3 |
| Lexington Regional – May 17-19 at Lexington, Ky. |
| Notre Dame (43-13) vs. Virginia Tech (35-19)/5pm Virginia Tech 4-3 |
| Marshall (35-20) vs. No. 12 seed Kentucky* (38-18)/730pm Kentucky 2-1 (8) |
| Mobile Regional – May 17-19 at Mobile, Ala. |
| No. 13 seed South Alabama* (45-7) vs. Mississippi Valley (24-26)/7pm South Alabama 10-0 Campbell perfect game |
| Mississippi State (32-22) vs. Florida State (41-16)/430pm Florida State 5-2 |
| Austin Regional – May 17-19 at Austin, Texas |
| Houston (40-18) vs. South Carolina (32-23)/4pm South Carolina 6-4 Masters 6 rbi, grand slam |
| Army (35-24) vs. No 4 seed Texas* (44-8)/7pm Texas 5-0 |
| Eugene Regional – May 17-18 at Eugene, Ore. |
| No. 3 seed Oregon* (46-9) vs. North Carolina (39-19)/2pm Oregon 3-0 WP Moore 100W LP Spingola |
| BYU (33-20) vs. Wisconsin (42-11)/5pm Wisconsin 6-2 |
| Lincoln Regional – May 17-19 at Lincoln, Neb. |
| Stanford (37-19) vs. Tulsa (42-14)/5pm Stanford 4-2 |
| UNI (26-24) vs. No. 14 seed Nebraska* (40-13)/8pm Nebraska 4-0 |
| Washington Regional – May 17-19 at Seattle, Wash. |
| No. 11 seed Washington (38-15) vs. Portland State (25-29)/9pm Washington 2-1 |
| Minnesota (35-17) vs. Hawaii (43-11)/630pm Hawaii 3-0 |
| Columbia Regional – May 17-19 at Columbia, Mo. |
| Hofstra (43-11) vs. Oregon State (33-22)/4pm Hofstra 2-0 |
| Stony Brook (35-23) vs. No. 6 seed Missouri* (35-11)/630pm Missouri 3-0 |
| Knoxville Regional – May 17-19 at Knoxville, Tenn. |
| No. 7 seed Tennessee* (44-10) vs. Longwood (35-17)/6pm Tennessee 9-0 |
| James Madison (41-15) vs. North Carolina State (33-18)/330pm NCState 2-0 |
| Tuscaloosa Regional – May 17-19 at Tuscaloosa, Ala. |
| Western Kentucky (41-16) vs. S.C. Upstate (41-10)/430pm Western Kentucky 3-0 |
| Jacksonville State (30-25) vs. No. 10 seed Alabama* (42-13)/7pm Alabana 4-0 |
| Louisville Regional – May 17-19 at Louisville, Ky. |
| No. 15 seed Louisville* (46-11) vs. IPFW (32-14)/730pm Louisville 2-1 |
| UAB (37-16) vs. UCLA (37-18)/5pm UAB 6-3 |
| Gainesville Regional – May 17-19 at Gainesville, Fla. |
| South Florida (43-14) vs. Georgia Southern (32-28)/330pm South Florida 1-0 (8) |
| Hampton (33-24) vs. No. 2 seed Florida* (52-7)/6pm Florida 7-1 |
| * Indicates host institution |
THURSDAY MAY 16 D1 SOFTBALL
NCAA Regional Pairings are on www.spysoftball com
NCAA May 13 RPI is on www.spysoftball.com
NCAA individual and team statistics thru May 13 on www.spysoftball.org
All-Conference team lists are on www.spysoftball.com
NFCA regional lists are on nfca.org
ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25
2013 Season – Week 14– May 14, 2013
1. Oklahoma
2. Florida
3.. Oregon
4.. Arizona State
5. Tennessee
6.. Missouri
7. Texas
8. Michigan
9. Washington
T10 LSU
T10 Alabama
12. Louisville
T13 Stanford
T13 UCLA
15 South Alabama
16 Nebraska
17 Kentucky
18 Baylor
19 Florida State
20 Texas A&M
21 Georgia
22 California
23 Hawaii
24 Arkansas
25 South Florida
TODAYS NCAA TOURNAMENT GAMES
| Eugene Regional – May 16-18 at Eugene, Ore. |
| No. 3 seed Oregon* (46-9) vs. BYU (33-20) |
| North Carolina (39-19) vs. Wisconsin (42-11) |
North Carolina 3, Wisconsin 2 (8)
WP Lori Spingola LP Cassandra Darrah EUGENE, Ore. – North Carolina opened NCAA play Thursday with a 3-2 victory in eight innings over No. 25 Wisconsin, led by Lori Spingola‘s stellar work in the circle and tough defensive play in the field.
Spingola, who tallied her 30th win of the season with today’s victory, fanned eight while giving up just four hits and three walks and only one earned run to help Carolina top the Badgers, who took the win over UNC in an earlier meeting this season.
Wisconsin left runners on second and third in the second, and then Carolina left two on base in the third, but neither team put a run on the board until Wisconsin broke through in the bottom of the third frame.
Maria Van Abel reached base on a Tar Heel fielding error, advancing to third on a double to center by Mary Massei. A sac fly to center by Michelle Mueller scored Van Abel to put the Badgers up 1-0. Shannel Blackshear drew a walk, but a right field fly by Stephanie Peace left two more Badgers stranded and prevented any more runs.
After an hour rain delay in the top of the fourth, Orr returned to the plate and drew a walk. Amy Nece came in to run for Orr, and then Kelly doubled down the left field line, advancing Nece to third before she scored on a Wisconsin error to even the game at 1-1.
The Tar Heel defense had a solid fifth inning, as Spingola tabbed a four-pitch inning and Elisha Elliott added a sliding catch in right field to shut down the Badgers.
Kristen Brown led off the seventh with a double to right center, and a single by Dickey past the Wisconsin third baseman drove Brown in to put Carolina up 2-1.
The Badgers responded in the bottom half of the seventh, as Marissa Mersch hit one out to right on the first pitch, evening the game at 2-2 and forcing extra innings.
In the eighth, Elliott led off with a single up the middle, advancing to second on a sac bunt by Erin Satterfield. Tisha Mahon had a well-placed bunt single, which moved Elliott to third before Mahon advanced to second on the throw. Brown then hit a sac fly to third, scoring Elliott for what would be the winning run, 3-2.
Two Badgers got on in the bottom of the eighth, but Spingola’s final two strikeouts closed out the game.
UNC, now 40-19, will face the winner of Thursday’s second game, No. 3 host Oregon vs. BYU. That game will take place Friday at 5 p.m. ET after Wisconsin plays the loser of game two at 11 a.m.
OREGON 5, BRIGHAM YOUNG 2
WP Jessica Moore 12K. LP Tori Almond. The Ducks took a lead they would not relinquish bottom 1st when Peterson jacked a 3-run homer. BYU came back top 2nd: Shamo singled; one out, Tauali’i walked; two outs, both on strikes, runners adsvanced on a passed ball; Davis hbp loading the bases; Duckworth singled to center, 2 rbi. After BYU stranded two i8n the 4th, Oregon added a runMoore singled, Costa walked, both advanced on an error at 2nd; one out, Ceo brought in a run with a sac fly. Oregon loaded the bases in the 5th; Moore drew an rbi walk. The Ducks stranded three. Moore fanned 2 in the 7th.
OTHER NEWS
INCREASED TELEVISION COVERAGE FOR SOFTBALL
The ESPN family of channels will combine as the coverage home to the 64-team NCAA Division I Softball Championship with up to 97 games Friday, May 17 to Wednesday, June 5. The lineup will include telecasts of every Women’s College World Series (WCWS) contest for the 13th straight event, every game from all eight Super Regional sites for the sixth straight year and more coverage of the Regionals than ever before. Six Olympians will be among those providing commentary: Leah O’Brien-Amico, Amanda Freed, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith, Jennie Finch, and Stacey Nuveman. ESPN International will provide the WCWS in Australia, Africa, Caribbean, Europe, Israel, Latin America, Middle East, Pacific Rim and Brazil.
NFCA Announces the 2013 Division I All-Region Teams
May 16, 2013
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – For their outstanding efforts on the diamond this season, 263 players from 137 different teams across the nation have been selected to the 2013 NFCA Division I All-Region teams. The awards honor softball student-athletes from the Association’s 10 regions with first and second teams selected for each region.
The all-region teams were chosen by NFCA member coaches from each respective region, and all the honorees now become eligible for selection to one of three 2013 NFCA Division I All-American teams. In addition, conference pitchers and players of the year not selected to the regional teams were added for All-America consideration.
Five teams saw all six of their nominated players earn all-region accolades: No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 3 Oregon, No. 4 Arizona State, No. 6 Texas and Hofstra (received votes in the final regular season poll). The Ducks placed a nation-best five of their players on the first team in the Pacific Region, while the fourth-rated Sun Devils, No. 5 Tennessee, the sixth-ranked Longhorns, No. 9 Alabama, Fordham and Hofstra followed closely behind with four first-team nods each.
The 2013 NFCA Division I All-America teams will be announced at 4 p.m. CDT on Wednesday, May 29, via NFCA.org.
To view all of the 2013 NFCA Division I All-Region teams, please click here or copy, cut and paste the following link into your web browser.
https://nfca.org/index.php/awards/nfca-all-americans/5197-2013-d1-all-region-teams
Nashville, TN – National Pro Fastpitch will have a close eye on 18 of its 20 draftees from the 2013 College Draft as the NCAA Tournament begins today. The 64 team tournament will be feature four teams at each of the 16 host sites situated across the nation. The following is a list of each of the draftees, the NPF Team that drafted them, their college, and the regional they will be playing from as the road to the Women’s College World Series kicks off!
|
NPF Draftee |
NPF Team |
College |
Regional – May 17-19, 2013 |
|
Courtney Liddle |
NY/NJ Comets |
Virginia Tech |
Lexington Regional – Lexington, Ky. |
|
Michelle Gascoigne |
Chicago Bandits |
Oklahoma |
Norman Regional – Norman, Okla. |
|
Keilani Ricketts |
USSSA Pride |
Oklahoma |
Norman Regional – Norman, Okla. |
|
Jessica Shults |
USSSA Pride |
Oklahoma |
Norman Regional – Norman, Okla. |
|
Brianna Turang |
Akron Racers |
Oklahoma |
Norman Regional – Norman, Okla. |
|
Olivia Galati |
NY/NJ Comets |
Hofstra |
Columbia Regional – Columbia, Mo. |
|
Bridget Del Ponte |
Akron Racers |
Arizona |
College Station Regional – College Station, Texas |
|
Jolene Henderson |
Chicago Bandits |
California |
Ann Arbor Regional – Ann Arbor, Mich. |
|
Jessica Moore |
NY/NJ Comets |
Oregon |
Eugene Regional – Eugene, Ore. |
|
Tess Sito |
Akron Racers |
Georgia |
Tempe Regional – Tempe, Ariz. |
|
Rachel Fico |
Akron Racers |
LSU |
Baton Rouge Regional – Baton Rouge, La. |
|
Jenna Marston |
Chicago Bandits |
Missouri |
Columbia Regional – Columbia, Mo. |
|
Chelsea Thomas |
USSSA Pride |
Missouri |
Columbia Regional – Columbia, Mo. |
|
Samie Garcia |
NY/NJ Comets |
South Carolina |
Austin Regional – Austin, Texas |
|
Raven Chavanne |
Chicago Bandits |
Tennessee |
Knoxville Regional – Knoxville, Tenn. |
|
Ivy Renfroe |
Akron Racers |
Tennessee |
Knoxville Regional – Knoxville, Tenn. |
|
Mel Dumezich |
Chicago Bandits |
Texas A&M |
College Station Regional – College Station, Texas |
|
Briana Cherry |
Akron Racers |
LA-Lafayette |
Baton Rouge Regional – Baton Rouge, La. |
|
NPF Draftee |
NPF Team |
College |
Regional – May 17-19, 2013 |
|
Courtney Liddle |
NY/NJ Comets |
Virginia Tech |
Lexington Regional – Lexington, Ky. |
|
Michelle Gascoigne |
Chicago Bandits |
Oklahoma |
Norman Regional – Norman, Okla. |
|
Keilani Ricketts |
USSSA Pride |
Oklahoma |
Norman Regional – Norman, Okla. |
|
Jessica Shults |
USSSA Pride |
Oklahoma |
Norman Regional – Norman, Okla. |
|
Brianna Turang |
Akron Racers |
Oklahoma |
Norman Regional – Norman, Okla. |
|
Olivia Galati |
NY/NJ Comets |
Hofstra |
Columbia Regional – Columbia, Mo. |
|
Bridget Del Ponte |
Akron Racers |
Arizona |
College Station Regional – College Station, Texas |
|
Jolene Henderson |
Chicago Bandits |
California |
Ann Arbor Regional – Ann Arbor, Mich. |
|
Jessica Moore |
NY/NJ Comets |
Oregon |
Eugene Regional – Eugene, Ore. |
|
Tess Sito |
Akron Racers |
Georgia |
Tempe Regional – Tempe, Ariz. |
|
Rachel Fico |
Akron Racers |
LSU |
Baton Rouge Regional – Baton Rouge, La. |
|
Jenna Marston |
Chicago Bandits |
Missouri |
Columbia Regional – Columbia, Mo. |
|
Chelsea Thomas |
USSSA Pride |
Missouri |
Columbia Regional – Columbia, Mo. |
|
Samie Garcia |
NY/NJ Comets |
South Carolina |
Austin Regional – Austin, Texas |
|
Raven Chavanne |
Chicago Bandits |
Tennessee |
Knoxville Regional – Knoxville, Tenn. |
|
Ivy Renfroe |
Akron Racers |
Tennessee |
Knoxville Regional – Knoxville, Tenn. |
|
Mel Dumezich |
Chicago Bandits |
Texas A&M |
College Station Regional – College Station, Texas |
|
Briana Cherry |
Akron Racers |
LA-Lafayette |
Baton Rouge Regional – Baton Rouge, La. |
THE RPI FACTOR
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Every year following the NCAA selection the argument is made that the RPI index weighs too heavily on NCAA decisions. No question RPI is a factor but not necessarily the ne plus ultra factor some contend.
Thirty-one of the 64 NCAA tournament berths are automatic selections from the list of 31 conference winners. Using an arbitrary factor of 64, Spy calculated that of the 19 teams with an RPI above 64, 19 were conference winners. NCAA used its discretionary authority to select 33 of the 64 teams. In doing so, NCAA did not select 21 teams with an RPI rating of 64 or lower, but they ranged from an RPI of 33 to 64, clearly what could be defined as a second tier of eligibility. Thus, other factors come into play, notably won-lost record, in and out of conference, as well as the numerous NCAA statistics which Spy published on www.spysoftball.org.
Are there mismatches in the regionals? Certainly in the opinion of the three prognosticators (weisenheimers) on the ESPN show who were projecting (predicting?) who would meet in NCAA Super Regionals. Quite acceptable; they are paid to be commentators with opinions.
There are indeed wide variations in the comparative RPI ratings. But, as we’ve learned over the years (remember Bethune-Cookman), RPI is not an infallible indicator. Spy does not make predictions public, but it shares a private list beforehand with a third party. Spy believes, given comparative depth of pitching in a double-elimination format, the #1 seeds could be upset in half of the regions.
This year, the RPI variance is from Oklahoma at #1 to Mississippi Valley State at #252.
As a guide to reader prognostication, Spy has revised the NCAA pairings list to include RPI.
|
DATES/SITES/PAIRINGS |
| Norman Regional – May 17-19 at Norman, Okla. |
| No. 1 seed Oklahoma* (47-4)(1) vs. Marist (30-24)(213) |
| Fordham (35-21)(90) vs. Arkansas (34-18)(24) |
| College Station Regional – May 17-19 at College Station, Texas |
| Baylor (39-15)(25) vs. Arizona (32-24)(29) |
| Penn (30-18)(107) vs. No. 16 seed Texas A&M* (39-15)(16) |
| Baton Rouge Regional – May 17-19 at Baton Rouge, La. |
| No. 9 seed LSU* (40-14)(5) vs. Central Connecticut State (35-13)(124) |
| Northwestern State (40-13)(73) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (43-13)(20) |
| Ann Arbor Regional – May 17-19 at Ann Arbor, Mich. |
| California (36-17)(17) vs. Central Michigan (33-18)(115) |
| Valparaiso (34-25)195) vs. No. 8 seed Michigan* (45-10)(7) |
| Tempe Regional – May 17-19 at Tempe, Ariz. |
| No. 5 seed Arizona State* (45-10)(12) vs. San Jose State (42-15)(59) |
| Georgia (38-19)(30) vs. San Diego State (35-18)(59) |
| Lexington Regional – May 17-19 at Lexington, Ky. |
| Notre Dame (43-13)(42) vs. Virginia Tech (35-19)(37) |
| Marshall (35-20)(97) vs. No. 12 seed Kentucky* (38-18)(8) |
| Mobile Regional – May 17-19 at Mobile, Ala. |
| No. 13 seed South Alabama* (45-7)(15) vs. Mississippi Valley (24-26)(252) |
| Mississippi State (32-22)(32) vs. Florida State (41-16)(21) |
| Austin Regional – May 17-19 at Austin, Texas |
| Houston (40-18)(34) vs. South Carolina (32-23)(40) |
| Army (35-24)(193) vs. No 4 seed Texas* (44-8)(3) |
| Eugene Regional – May 16-18 at Eugene, Ore. |
| No. 3 seed Oregon* (46-9)(4) vs. BYU (33-20)(117) |
| North Carolina State (39-19)(45) vs. Wisconsin (42-11)(26) |
| Lincoln Regional – May 17-19 at Lincoln, Neb. |
| Stanford (37-19)(18) vs. Tulsa (42-14)(27) |
| UNI (26-24)(141) vs. No. 14 seed Nebraska* (40-13)(11) |
| Washington Regional – May 17-19 at Seattle, Wash. |
| No. 11 seed Washington (38-15)(13) vs. Portland State (25-29)(167) |
| Minnesota (35-17)(31) vs. Hawaii (43-11)(22) |
| Columbia Regional – May 17-19 at Columbia, Mo. |
| Hofstra (43-11)(23) vs. Oregon State (33-22)(35) |
| Stony Brook (35-23)(144) vs. No. 6 seed Missouri* (35-11)(10) |
| Knoxville Regional – May 17-19 at Knoxville, Tenn. |
| No. 7 seed Tennessee* (44-10)(9) vs. Longwood (35-17)(81) |
| James Madison (41-15)(36) vs. North Carolina State (33-18)(45) |
| Tuscaloosa Regional – May 17-19 at Tuscaloosa, Ala. |
| Western Kentucky (41-16)(28) vs. S.C. Upstate (41-10)(47) |
| Jacksonville State (30-25)(163) vs. No. 10 seed Alabama* (42-13)(6) |
| Louisville Regional – May 17-19 at Louisville, Ky. |
| No. 15 seed Louisville* (46-11)(14) vs. IPFW (32-14)(98) |
| UAB (37-16)(38) vs. UCLA (37-18)(18) |
| Gainesville Regional – May 17-19 at Gainesville, Fla. |
| South Florida (43-14)(43) vs. Georgia Southern (32-28)(84) |
| Hampton (33-24)(204) vs. No. 2 seed Florida* (52-7)(2) |
| * Indicates host institution |
