The 2000 NCAA Division II softball tournament was the 19th annual postseason

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hosted by the

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to determine the national champion of

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among its Division II members in the

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, held at the end of the 2000 NCAA Division II softball season. The final, eight-team

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tournament, also known as the Division II Women's College World Series, was played at the South Commons Softball Complex in

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. Emerging from the winner's bracket, North Dakota State defeated Kennesaw State in a single game championship series, 3–1, to capture the Bison's first Division II national title.

Bracket

College World Series

All-tournament team

* Liza Pepper, 1B, Bloomsburg * Tanya Heath, 2B, Bloomsburg * Nikki Flynn-Gregg, SS, North Dakota State * Christine Hochdorfer, 3B, Kennesaw State * Michelle Wiest, OF, North Dakota State * Sheryl Marshall, OF, Merrimack * Shyamala White, OF, UC Davis * Julie Fromm, P, North Dakota State * Lacey Gardner, P, Kennesaw State * Melanie Anderson, C, Bloomsburg * Gerice Olson, DP, North Dakota State * Audra Thomas, AL, Kennesaw State * Seeley Bair, AL, UC Davis

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Bracket

College World Series

All-tournament team

See also

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