The 2007 Women's College World Series was held May 31st through June 6th, 2007 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Eight NCAA Division I college softball teams met after having advanced through a 64-team bracket to play at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium. The official host for the event was the University of Oklahoma.
After successfully advancing through the regional and super regional rounds of the 2007 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament, eight teams advanced to Oklahoma City. Arizona, Baylor, Tennessee, Texas A&M, DePaul, Washington, Arizona State, and Northwestern all won their super-regionals and made the trip to the 2007 Women's College World Series. Oklahoma was the lone seed of the predetermined top eight not to advance, as they fell to DePaul in super regional action.
The first pitch of the 2007 Women's College World Series was Thursday, June 16, at 12:00 PM CDT. The 2007 tournament was only the second time in its NCAA era in which 16 WCWS games were played (the other being the 2005 Women's College World Series).
The best-of-three championship series featured Arizona and Tennessee. After facing elimination three times, the Arizona Wildcats advanced to the championship series by beating DePaul in an elimination game and winning the next two against Washington. Tennessee advanced to the championship series by beating Texas A&M, Arizona, and finally Northwestern. Monica Abbott of Tennessee had a no-hitter on the first night of the WCWS and also did not allow a run before entering the championship series.
Tennessee won the first game of the series, 3-0. Arizona won the second game, 1-0, in ten innings; it was the first run allowed by Tennessee throughout WCWS action. Arizona won the deciding game, 5-0, winning the school's eighth national title in softball and its second consecutive. All games were televised on ESPN and ESPN2.
Arizona pitcher Taryne Mowatt was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
See also: Women's College World Series for series history and past champions.
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