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OKLAHOMA CITY -- Arizona's Jennie Finch finished her 32-0 season on the mound with a 1-0 win over UCLA in the Women's College World Series championship game May 28.
The championship match-up was a familiar one for Finch and the Wildcats, who faced their Pacific-10 Conference rival for the fourth time this year. Arizona had won two of the first three. The two teams have now met six times in championship-game history. Arizona owns six NCAA titles, second only to UCLA's eight.
Home runs had been the difference for Arizona's advancing to the championship game, including a home run in each of the Wildcats' three games of the WCWS from senior Toni Mascarenas. A home run proved to be the difference in the championship game, too.
While UCLA pitcher Amanda Freed held Arizona to just three hits in the final, one a homer from senior catcher Lindsey Collins in the fourth inning.
"I told our team that this was the team and now was the time to get back here and play well," said Arizona head coach Mike Candrea. "I thought we struggled offensively, but when we needed a key hit, we got it."
Finch allowed only four hits in the game to gain the shutout. The junior pitcher was named the most outstanding player for the tournament after setting an NCAA record for wins in a season without a loss, which had been held by UCLA assistant coach Lisa Fernandez (29-0 in 1992).
"I think that (Finch) has done a tremendous job developing," Candrea said. "She's a mentally tough pitcher. I've always felt she could throw the pitch when we need her to. I think what separates the great pitchers from the average pitchers is being able to perform in crunch time."
Arizona's advance to the championship game included handing LSU its second loss of the series, but the Wildcats had their toughest game in the winner's bracket against Oklahoma. The defending national champion Sooners had Finch down, 4-0, before Mascarenas connected on a three-run homer to help Arizona to a comeback victory. UCLA defeated Stanford, which was appearing in its first WCWS, to advance to the championship game.
Arizona's Collins, Mascarenas and Nicole Giordano joined Finch on the all-tournament team, while UCLA placed Tairia Mims, Freed and Claire Sua. Stanford's Jessica Mendoza, LSU's Britni Sneed and Julie Wiese, and Oklahoma's Jennifer Stewart and Christy Ring also were honored.
The total attendance for the series -- 33,967 -- was the second-largest in history. In 2000, the total attendance record was set at 38,102. Three of the largest single-session crowds in history witnessed games during this year's series.
CHAMPIONSHIP SUMMARY
Regionals
Regional No. 1 -- Arizona 4, St. Peter's 2; Cal St. Fullerton 1, Texas Tech 0; Southwest Tex. St. 2, Hawaii 1; Texas Tech 3, St. Peter's 2; Texas Tech 4, Hawaii 2; Cal St. Fullerton 10, Southwest Tex. St. 1 (5 inn.); Arizona 8, Texas Tech 0 (6 inn.); Arizona 5, Cal St. Fullerton 4; Southwest Tex. St. 4, Cal St. Fullerton 3; Arizona 6, Southwest Tex. St. 2. (Arizona advances.)
Regional No. 2 -- UCLA 8, Coastal Caro. 0 (5 inn.); Wisconsin 3, Fresno St. 1 (9 inn.); San Diego St. 2, Cal St. Northridge 0; Fresno St. 6, Coastal Caro. 4; Cal St. Northridge 3, Fresno St. 1; San Diego St. 1, Wisconsin 0; UCLA 9, Cal St. Northridge 0; UCLA 3, San Diego St. 1; San Diego St. 6, Wisconsin 1; UCLA 11, San Diego St. 0 (6 inn.). (UCLA advances.)
Regional No. 3 -- LSU 8, Cornell 0 (6 inn.); Arizona St. 4, Penn St. 1; La.-Lafayette 5, Southern Miss. 1; Penn St. 4, Cornell 0; Penn St. 1, Southern Miss. 0; Arizona St. 2. La.-Lafayette 1; LSU 2, Penn St. 1; LSU 3, Arizona 2; La.-Lafayette 5, Arizona St. 0; LSU 2, La.-Lafayette 1. (LSU advances.)
Regional No. 4 -- Alabama 8, Ill.-Chicago 2; Michigan 1, Chattanooga 0; South Fla. 2, Oregon St. 1; Chattanooga 5, Ill.-Chicago 2; Oregon St. 13, Chattanooga 0 (5 inn.); Michigan 6, South Fla. 2 (13 inn.); Alabama 1, Oregon St. 0; Michigan 3, Alabama 2; South Fla. 3, Alabama 2; Michigan 12, South Fla. 5. (Michigan advances.)
Regional No. 5 -- Oklahoma 9, Lehigh 2; Washington 6, Seton Hall 0; Massachusetts 3, North Carolina 2; Lehigh 2, Seton Hall 0; North Carolina 4, Lehigh 0; Washington 8, Massachusetts 0 (5 inn.); Oklahoma 13, North Carolina 0 (5 inn.); Oklahoma 3, Washington 2; Washington 7, Massachusetts 1; Oklahoma 10, Washington 2. (Oklahoma advances.)
Regional No. 6 -- Stanford 4, Hofstra 0; Nebraska 3, Brigham Young 1; Pacific (Cal.) 8, Central Mich. 0 (6 inn.); Hofstra 4, BYU 2; Central Mich. 10, Hofstra 0 (5 inn.); Nebraska 2, Pacific (Cal.) 1 (8 inn.); Stanford 6, Central Mich. 0; Stanford 5, Nebraska 1; Pacific (Cal.) 3, Nebraska 1; Pacific (Cal.) 2, Stanford 0; Stanford 9, Pacific (Cal.) 1 (5 inn.). (Stanford advances.)
Regional No. 7 -- Notre Dame 8, Western Ill. 0 (5 inn.); Iowa 2, Illinois St. 1; DePaul 3, South Carolina 2 (9 inn.); Illinois St. 4, Western Ill. 0; Illinois St. 1, South Carolina 0; Iowa 7, DePaul 4; Notre Dame 2, Illinois St. 1; Iowa 6, Notre Dame 0; Notre Dame 8, DePaul 1; Iowa 6, Notre Dame 2. (Iowa advances.)
Regional No. 8 -- Florida St. 6, Bethune-Cookman 2; California 2, Connecticut 0; Fla. Atlantic 3, Florida 0; Connecticut 2, Bethune-Cookman 1; Florida 8, Connecticut 0 (5 inn.); California 2, Fla. Atlantic 0; Florida St. 6, Florida 2; California 1, Florida St. 0; Florida St. 2, Fla. Atlantic 0; Florida St. 2, California 1; California 3, Florida St. 2. (California advances.)
Women's College World Series
Game No. 1
| California | 000 | 000 | 2 -- 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Arizona | 000 | 003 | x -- 3 | 3 | 0 |
Jocelyn Forest and Courtney Scott; Jennie Finch and Lindsey Collins. W -- Finch. L -- Forest. LOB -- California 3, Arizona 2. HR -- Veronica Nelson, Toni Mascarenas. SH -- Lindsey Collins. HBP -- by Forest (Manuma).
Game No. 2
| Oklahoma | 000 | 101 | 0 -- 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Michigan | 000 | 000 | 0 -- 0 | 3 | 1 |
Jennifer Stewart and Ashli Barrett; Marie Barda and Kim Bugel. W -- Stewart. L -- Barda. E -- Leah Gulla, Stefanie Volpe. LOB -- Oklahoma 6, Michigan 5. 2B -- Marissa Young. SB -- LaKisha Washington. CS -- Lisa Carey. Erin Evans. SF -- Jennifer Stump. PB -- Kim Bugel.
Game No. 3
| Stanford | 000 | 100 | 01 -- 2 | 6 | 0 |
| LSU | 000 | 100 | 00 -- 1 | 7 | 2 |
Dana Sorensen and Jessica Allister; Britni Sneed and Jennifer Schuelke. W -- Sorensen. L -- Sneed. E -- Christy Connor. DP -- Stanford 1, LSU 2. LOB -- Stanford 6, LSU 4. 2B -- Jessica Mendoza, Jessica Draemel, Cassi Brangham. CS -- Dee Douglas. SH -- Robin Walker, Stephanie Hastings. SF -- Connor.
Game No. 4
| Iowa | 000 | 000 | 0 -- 0 | 4 | 0 |
| UCLA | 000 | 002 | x -- 2 | 5 | 0 |
Kristi Hanks and Katy Jendrzejewski; Amanda Freed and Stacey Nuveman. W -- Freed. L -- Hanks. LOB -- Iowa 4, UCLA 6. 2B -- Christina Schmaltz, Stephanie Ramos, Tairia Mims. CS--Claire Sua, Amanda Freed. SH -- Lisa Rasche.
Game No. 5
| Arizona | 000 | 003 | 11 -- 5 | 7 | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 000 | 310 | 00 -- 4 | 10 | 1 |
Jennie Finch and Lindsey Collins; Jennifer Stewart and Ashli Barrett. W -- Finch. L -- Stewart. E -- Toni Mascarenas, Kelli Braitsch. LOB -- Arizona 4, Oklahoma 8. HR --< Mascarenas, Mackenzie Vandergeest, Jennifer Stump, LaKisha Washington. SB -- Stump. CS -- Washington. SH -- Mascarenas.
Game No. 6
| UCLA | 000 | 500 | 0 -- 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Stanford | 000 | 000 | 0 -- 0 | 3 | 0 |
Keira Goerl, Courtney Dale (6) and Stacey Nuveman; Dana Sorensen, Tori Nyberg (4) and Jessica Allister. W -- Goerl. L -- Sorensen. LOB -- UCLA 6, Stanford 5. 2B -- Natasha Watley, Tairia Mims. HR -- Claire Sua, Toria Auelua. PB -- Jessica Allister 2.
Game No. 7
| Michigan | 000 | 200 | 0 -- 2 | 6 | 4 |
| California | 000 | 122 | x -- 5 | 6 | 0 |
Marie Barda, Marissa Young (5) and Kim Bugel; Jocelyn Forest, Nicole DiSalvio (5) and Courtney Scott. W -- DiSalvio. L -- Young. E -- Melissa Taylor, Stefanie Volpe, Kim Bugel, Chrissy Garza. LOB -- Michigan 4, California 10. HR -- Volpe. CS -- Kelsey Kollen, Kristen Morley. SH -- Volpe, Bugel, Garza, Pauline Duenas. SF -- Candace Harper. PB -- Scott. HBP -- by Young (Amber Phillips).
Game No. 8
| LSU | 000 | 020 | 0 -- 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Iowa | 000 | 000 | 1 -- 1 | 8 | 0 |
Ashley Lewis and Jennie Reeves; Kristi Hanks and Katy Jendrzejewski. W -- Lewis. L -- Hanks. E -- Christy Connor. DP -- Iowa 1. LOB -- LSU 2, Iowa 8. 2B -- Kristin Johnson, Jennie Reeves. HR -- Julie Wiese. SB -- Johnson. CS -- Laura Chipman. WP -- Hanks. PB -- Reeves.
Game No. 9
| California | 000 | 000 | 0 -- 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Stanford | 010 | 000 | x -- 1 | 1 | 0 |
Nicole DiSalvio, Jocelyn Forest (3) and Courtney Scott; Dana Sorensen, Jaime Forman -- Lau (6) and Jessica Allister. W -- Sorensen. L -- DiSalvio. S -- Forman -- Lau. E -- Paige Bowie. DP -- Stanford 1. LOB -- California 6, Stanford 2. HBP -- by Forman -- Lau (Deering). SH -- Jenni Shideler.
Game No. 10
| Oklahoma | 100 | 000 | 000 | 000 | 0 -- 1 | 8 | 1 | |
| LSU | 000 | 010 | 000 | 000 | 1 -- 2 | 8 | 1 | |
Jennifer Stewart and Ashli Barrett; Britni Sneed and Jennifer Schuelke. W -- Sneed. L -- Stewart. E -- Kelli Braitsch, Julie Wiese. DP -- LSU 1. LOB -- Oklahoma 10, LSU 6. 2B -- Christy Ring, Jennifer Schuelke. HR -- Braitsch. SB -- Ring. CS -- Jennifer Stump, Erin Evans. SH -- Braitsch, Lisa Carey, Aleshia Perry. HBP -- by Stewart (Wiese).
Game No. 11
| Stanford | 000 | 000 | 0 -- 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Arizona | 100 | 000 | x -- 1 | 2 | 1 |
Tori Nyberg, Jaime Forman -- Lau (3), Dana Sorensen (6) and Jessica Allister; Becky Lemke and Lindsey Collins. W -- Lemke. L -- Nyberg. E -- Sarah Beeson, Allison Andrade. LOB -- Stanford 2, Arizona 2. HR -- Toni Mascarenas. CS -- Ramona Shelburne. SH -- Robin Walker.
Game No. 12
| LSU | 000 | 000 | 0 -- 0 | 2 | 1 |
| UCLA | 105 | 000 | x -- 6 | 10 | 0 |
Ashley Lewis, Britni Sneed (3) and Jennifer Schuelke; Amanda Freed, Courtney Dale (6) and Stacey Nuveman. W -- Freed. L -- Lewis. E -- Christy Connor. DP -- UCLA 1. LOB -- LSU 2, UCLA 9. 2B -- Freed, Toria Auelua. HBP -- Claire Sua. SH -- Tairia Mims. CS -- Trena Peel.
Championship game
| Arizona | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | PO | A |
| Lauren Bauer, cf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicole Giordano, lf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Toni Mascarenas, 3b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Leneah Manuma, 1b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jennie Finch, p | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Lindsey Collins, c | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
Mackenzie
| Vandergeest, rf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Allison Andrade, ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Erika Hanson, dp | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lisha Ribellia, 2b | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 4 |
| UCLA | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | PO | A |
| Natasha Watley, ss | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Stephanie Ramos, cf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Tairia Mims, 1b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Erin Rahn, pr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stacey Nuveman, c | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Julie Hoshizaki, pr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claire Sua, dp | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Courtney Dale, rf/ph | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcel Torres, rf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amanda Freed, p | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Toria Auelua, 3b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Amanda Simpson, pr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monique Mejia, 2b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Lupe Brambila, lf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 6 |
| Arizona | 000 | 100 | 0 -- 1 | 3 | 1 |
| UCLA | 000 | 000 | 0 -- 0 | 4 | 1 |
E -- Finch, Auelua. LOB -- Arizona 7, UCLA 5. HR -- Collins. SB -- Bauer, Watley.
| Arizona | IP | H | R | ER | BB | S | AB | BF |
| Finch | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 26 |
| UCLA | IP | H | R | ER | BB | S | AB | BF |
| Freed | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 29 |
W -- Finch. L -- Freed. U -- Lisa Harvey, Marty Makar, James Welford. T -- 2:26. A -- 4,459.
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