The 2005 Women's College World Series

Women's College World Series

The Women's College World Series is the final portion of the NCAA Division I Softball Championship for college softball in the United States. The tournament format consists of two four-team double-elimination brackets. The winners of each bracket then compete in a best-of-three title game series...

was held June 2 through June 8, 2005 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Oklahoma City is the capital and the largest city in the state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city ranks 31st among United States cities in population. The city's population, from the 2010 census, was 579,999, with a metro-area population of 1,252,987 . In 2010, the Oklahoma...

. Eight NCAA Division I college softball

College softball

College softball is softball as played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education, predominantly in the United States. College softball is normally played by women at the intercollegiate level, whereas college baseball is normally played by men.As with other intercollegiate...

 teams met after having advanced through a 64-team bracket to play in the World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium

ASA Hall of Fame Stadium

ASA Hall of Fame Stadium is a 7,300-seat multi-purpose stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma United States. It is located next to and operated by the Amateur Softball Association....

. The official host for the event is the University of Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma

The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...

. The tournament was won by the Michigan Wolverines

Michigan Wolverines softball

The Michigan Wolverines softball team represents the University of Michigan in National Collegiate Athletics Association Division I competition. College softball became a varsity sport at the University of Michigan in 1978. Carol Hutchins has been the head coach since 1985...

 of the Big Ten Conference

Big Ten Conference

The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...

. The series was an historical one in that it was the first with a championship best of three game series, rather than a single championship game. Michigan came back to win the last two games after falling in the first contest against UCLA. Michigan also became the first team east of the Mississippi River

Mississippi River

The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...

 to win the NCAA Division I Softball championship.

2005 Women's College World Series bracket

Championship Game

School	Top Batter	Stats.
Michigan	Samantha Findlay (1B)	3-for-5, 1 R, 4 RBI (2B & HR)
UCLA	Andrea Duran (3B)	2-for-3, BB

School	Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	AB	BF
Michigan	Jennie Ritter	10.0	5	1	1	5	4	34	42
UCLA	Anjelica Selden	10.0	9	4	1	2	10	39	41

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

• Monica Abbott
  Monica Abbott
  Monica Cecilia Abbott is an American athlete who pitched for the University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers softball team from 2004-2007. In 2008, Abbott participated in the Beijing Olympics with Team USA...
  
  , P, Tennessee
• Stephanie Bercaw, RF, Michigan
• Tonya Callahan, 1B, Tennessee
• Katherine Card, LF, Tennessee
• Krista Colburn, RF, UCLA
• Samantha Findlay, 1B, Michigan
• Jodie Legaspi, SS, UCLA
• Jessica Merchant, SS, Michigan
• Cat Osterman
  Cat Osterman
  Catherine Leigh "Cat" Osterman , is an American athlete and was one of the pitchers on the USA Women's Softball Team which won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the silver medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics....
  
  , P, Texas
• Jennie Ritter
  Jennie Ritter
  Jennie Ritter is an American former All-American right-handed softball pitcher from Dexter, Michigan. She is a Women's College World Series National Champion with the Michigan Wolverines, whom she played for from 2003-2006...
  
  , P, Michigan
• Anjelica Selden
  Anjelica Selden
  Anjelica "Jelly" Selden is an African-American, former All-American right-handed softball pitcher from Vacaville, California. She attended Vanden High School from 2001 to 2004...
  
  , P, UCLA
• Emily Zaplatosch, C, UCLA