The 2005 Michigan Wolverines softball team was an American

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team that represented the

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during the 2005 NCAA softball season. The Wolverines, led by head coach Carol Hutchins in her twenty-first season, played their home games at Alumni Field in

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. The Wolverines finished the season with a 65–7 record, setting a program record for wins. They competed in the

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, where the team finished first with a 15–2 conference record. They won the 2005 Big Ten Conference softball tournament and qualified for the

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, reaching the postseason for the eleventh consecutive year. They defeated

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in three games in the finals of the 2005 Women's College World Series to win their first championship in program history. They became the first team in the Big Ten to win the

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, and the first team east of the

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to win the NCAA Division I Softball championship.

Preseason

The Wolverines were ranked No. 8 in the nation according to the USA Today/NFCA and No. 12 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball preseason poll, becoming the top-ranked Big Ten school in both listings. Jessica Merchant and Nicole Motycka were both named to the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year preseason watch list.

Personnel

Roster

Coaches

Schedule

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Las Vegas, NV , , colspan=7, ''Postponed'' , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" , February 11 , , vs. UCF , , , , Stephanie L.C. Park , , colspan=7, ''Postponed'' , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , February 12 , , vs. Baylor , , No. 8 , , Stephanie L.C. Park , , 6–7 , , Ferguson (4–0) , , Motycka (0–1) , , 417 , , 0–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 12 , , vs.

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(1–0) , , Sommer (0–1) , , — , , 1–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 13 , , vs.

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, , No. 8 , , Stephanie L.C. Park , , 7–1 , , Motycka (1–1) , , Nielsen (3–1) , , 87 , , 2–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 13 , , vs.

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, , No. 8 , , Stephanie L.C. Park , , 9–0 (5) , , Ritter (2–0) , , Cook (2–1) , , — , , 3–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 18 , , vs. North Carolina State , , No. 8 , , FAU Field
Boca Raton, FL , , 3–0 , , Wilson (1–0) , , Sims (4–1) , , — , , 4–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 18 , , vs.

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, , No. 8 , , FAU Field , , 3–0 , , Ritter (3–0) , , Belardinelli (0–1) , , — , , 5–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 19 , , vs.

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, , No. 8 , , FAU Field , , 8–0 (5) , , Motycka (2–1) , , Crosby (0–2) , , 120 , , 6–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 19 , , vs. Florida Atlantic , , No. 8 , , FAU Field , , 12–3 (6) , , Ritter (4–0) , , Freel (3–3) , , 128 , , 7–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 20 , , vs. Florida Atlantic , , No. 8 , , FAU Field , , 9–1 (5) , , Wilson (3–0) , , Freel (3–4) , , 119 , , 8–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 25 , , vs.

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, , No. 8 , , South Commons
Columbus, GA , , 9–3 , , Motycka (3–1) , , Pouliot (0–2) , , — , , 9–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 25 , , vs. No. 13

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, , No. 8 , , South Commons , , 4–1 , , Ritter (5–0) , , Sallinger (8–1) , , — , , 10–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 26 , , vs.

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, , No. 8 , , South Commons , , 3–0 , , Wilson (3–0) , , Harre (1–4) , , — , , 11–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , February 26 , , vs. Creighton , , No. 8 , , South Commons , , 7–0 , , Motycka (4–1) , , Nielsen (4–2) , , — , , 12–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" , February 27 , , vs. No. 21

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, , No. 8 , , South Commons , , colspan=7, ''Postponed'' , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" , February 27 , , Championship Game , , No. 8 , , South Commons , , colspan=7, ''Postponed'' , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 1 , , at No. 15

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, , No. 8 , , Florida Softball Stadium
Gainesville, FL , , 4–0 , , Ritter (6–0) , , Stevens (5–4) , , — , , 13–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 1 , , at No. 15 Florida , , No. 8 , , Florida Softball Stadium , , 4–1 , , Wilson (4–0) , , Knowles (3–1) , , — , , 14–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 2 , , at UCF , , No. 8 , , UCF Softball Complex

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, , 4–1 , , Ritter (7–0) , , Enders (6–6) , , 58 , , 15–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 2 , , at UCF , , No. 8 , , UCF Softball Complex , , 7–0 , , Wilson (5–0) , , McIntyre (6–1) , , 78 , , 16–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 4 , , vs. Tennessee Chattanooga , , No. 7 , , USF Softball Field

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, , 2–1 (8) , , Wilson (6–0) , , Swarthout (5–5) , , — , , 17–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 4 , , at

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, , No. 7 , , USF Softball Field , , 9–0 (5) , , Ritter (8–0) , , Urbanik (5–4) , , — , , 18–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 5 , , vs.

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, , No. 7 , , USF Softball Field , , 4–0 , , Wilson (7–0) , , Nacianceno (0–1) , , — , , 19–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 5 , , vs. No. 16 Florida , , No. 7 , , USF Softball Field , , 6–2 , , Ritter (9–0) , , Stevens (6–4) , , — , , 20–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 6 , , vs. Pittsburgh , , No. 7 , , USF Softball Field , , 9–0 (5) , , Wilson (8–0) , , Belardinelli (2–5) , , — , , 21–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 17 , , at Cal State Fullerton , , No. 5 , , Titans Softball Complex
Fullerton, CA , , 3–2 , , Wilson (9–0) , , Weekley (1–1) , , — , , 22–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 17 , , vs. No. 24 Fresno State , , No. 5 , , Titans Softball Complex , , 6–0 , , Ritter (10–0) , , Nesbitt (3–2) , , — , , 23–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 18 , , vs.

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, , No. 5 , , Titans Softball Complex , , 5–0 , , Wilson (10–0) , , Cox (7–8) , , — , , 24–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 19 , , vs. DePaul , , No. 5 , , Titans Softball Complex , , 1–0 , , Ritter (11–0) , , Huitnik (3–7) , , — , , 25–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 20 , , vs. No. 11

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, , No. 4 , , Titans Softball Complex , , 7–0 , , Wilson (11–0) , , Bradford (7–1) , , — , , 26–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 20 , , vs. No. 1

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, , No. 5 , , Titans Softball Complex , , 6–2 , , Ritter (12–0) , , Mowatt (7–1) , , 1,209 , , 27–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 25 , , vs. Western Kentucky , , No. 1 , , Ulmer Stadium

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, , 2–0 , , Ritter (13–0) , , Schwartz (3–5) , , 272 , , 28–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 25 , , vs.

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, , No. 1 , , Ulmer Stadium , , 17–1 (5) , , Motycka (5–1) , , Dorais (0–2) , , 272 , , 29–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 26 , , at

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, , No. 1 , , Ulmer Stadium , , 2–1 , , Wilson (12–0) , , Sherman (6–7) , , — , , 30–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 26 , , at Louisville , , No. 1 , , Ulmer Stadium , , 7–0 , , Ritter (14–0) , , Bishop (10–5) , , — , , 31–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , March 30 , , at

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, , No. 1 , , BGSU Softball Field
Bowling Green, OH , , 6–0 , , Wilson (13–0) , , Vrabel (6–8) , , 427 , , 32–1 , , – , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , April 1 , , No. 24

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, , No. 1 , , Alumni Field

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, , 2–5 , , Birocci (17–4) , , Wilson (13–1) , , 1,237 , , 32–2 , , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 2 , , No. 24 Iowa , , No. 1 , , Alumni Field , , 3–1 , , Ritter (15–0) , , Birocci (17–5) , , 485 , , 33–2 , , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 3 , ,

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, , No. 1 , , Alumni Field , , 8–7 , , Ritter (16–0) , , DeVreese (3–6) , , — , , 34–2 , , 2–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 3 , , , Illinois , , No. 1 , , Alumni Field , , 10–0 (5) , , Wilson (14–1) , , DeVreese (3–7) , , 783 , , 35–2 , , 3–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , April 6 , , at

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, , No. 1 , , CMU Softball Complex
Mount Pleasant, MI , , 4–5 , , DeRoche (3–1) , , Wilson (14–2) , , — , , 35–3 , , 3–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 6 , , at Central Michigan , , No. 1 , , CMU Softball Complex , , 7–3 , , Wilson (15–2) , , DeRoche (3–2) , , — , , 36–3 , , 3–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 8 , , at

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, , No. 1 , , Goodman Diamond

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, , 3–2 (8) , , Wilson (16–2) , , Brock (9–5) , , — , , 37–3 , , 4–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 9 , , at Wisconsin , , No. 1 , , Goodman Diamond , , 8–0 (6) , , Wilson (17–2) , , Layne (2–5) , , — , , 38–3 , , 5–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 10 , , at

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, , No. 1 , , Jane Sage Cowles

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, , 4–0 , , Ritter (17–0) , , Peyer (10–11) , , — , , 39–3 , , 6–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 10 , , at Minnesota , , No. 1 , , Jane Sage Cowles , , 11–0 (5) , , Wilson (18–2) , , Peyer (10–12) , , 356 , , 40–3 , , 7–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 15 , , at

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, , No. 1 , , Varsity SB Complex

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, , 3–0 , , Ritter (18–0) , , Baker (13–10) , , — , , 41–3 , , 8–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 16 , , at Purdue , , No. 1 , , Varsity SB Complex , , 6–2 , , Ritter (19–0) , , LaRiva (9–3) , , — , , 42–3 , , 9–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 17 , , at

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, , No. 1 , , IU Softball Complex

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, , 9–0 (5) , , Ritter (20–0) , , Roark (9–16) , , 275 , , 43–3 , , 10–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 17 , , at Indiana , , No. 1 , , IU Softball Complex , , 10–2 (6) , , Ritter (21–0) , , Bogado (1–7) , , 240 , , 44–3 , , 11–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 19 , ,

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, , No. 1 , , Alumni Field , , 5–1 , , Wilson (19–2) , , Woodrum (6–7) , , — , , 45–3 , , 11–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , April 19 , , Eastern Michigan , , No. 1 , , Alumni Field , , 14–2 (5) , , Ritter (22–0) , , Woodrum (6–8) , , 743 , , 46–3 , , 11–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , April 22 , ,

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, , No. 1 , , Alumni Field , , 1–2 , , Esparza (10–3) , , Ritter (22–1) , , 515 , , 46–4 , , 11–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" , April 23 , , Penn State , , No. 1 , , Alumni Field , , colspan=7, ''Postponed'' , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" , April 24 , ,

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, , No. 1 , , Alumni Field , , colspan=7, ''Postponed'' , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" , April 24 , , Ohio State , , No. 1 , , Alumni Field , , colspan=7, ''Postponed'' , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 1 , ,

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, , No. 1 , , Alumni Field , , 8–0 (5) , , Ritter (23–1) , , Turney (12–14) , , 1,903 , , 47–4 , , 12–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 1 , , Michigan State , , No. 1 , , Alumni Field , , 9–1 (5) , , Ritter (24–1) , , Turney (12–15) , , 1,903 , , 48–4 , , 13–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 4 , ,

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, , No. 1 , , Alumni Field , , 2–0 , , Wilson (20–2) , , VanDerSlik (10–14) , , — , , 49–4 , , 13–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 4 , , Western Michigan , , No. 1 , , Alumni Field , , 5–0 , , Ritter (25–1) , , Shumaker (4–1) , , 503 , , 50–4 , , 13–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 7 , , No. 19 Northwestern , , No. 1 , , Alumni Field , , 3–0 , , Ritter (26–1) , , Canney (18–6) , , 1,858 , , 51–4 , , 14–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 8 , , No. 19 Northwestern , , No. 1 , , Alumni Field , , 8–7 , , Wilson (21–2) , , Canney (18–7) , , 1,657 , , 52–4 , , 15–2 , - , - ! style="" , Postseason , - , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 12 , , Michigan State (8) , , No. 1 (1) , , Alumni Field , , 6–2 , , Ritter (27–1) , , Turney (14–16) , , 1,203 , , 53–4 , , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" , May 13 , , Wisconsin (5) , , No. 1 (1) , , Alumni Field , , colspan=7, ''Postponed'' , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 14 , , Wisconsin (5) , , No. 1 (1) , , Alumni Field , , 10–1 (5) , , Wilson (22–2) , , Brock (20–9) , , — , , 54–4 , , 2–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 14 , , No. 22 Iowa (3) , , No. 1 (1) , , Alumni Field , , 7–2 , , Ritter (28–1) , , Arnold (20–5) , , 1,113 , , 55–4 , , 3–0 , - , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 20 , , Canisius , , No. 1 (1) , , Alumni Field , , 8–1 , , Ritter (29–1) , , Bunten (13–11) , , 1,837 , , 56–4 , , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 21 , ,

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, , No. 1 (1) , , Alumni Field , , 5–0 , , Ritter (30–1) , , Meyer (27–6) , , 1,457 , , 57–4 , , 2–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 22 , ,

, , No. 1 (1) , , Alumni Field , , 6–0 , , Ritter (31–1) , , Cox (22–20) , , 1,046 , , 58–4 , , 3–0 , - , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 27 , , No. 21 Washington (16) , , No. 1 (1) , , Alumni Field , , 4–1 , , Ritter (32–1) , , Boek (20–13) , , 2,311 , , 59–4 , , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , May 28 , , No. 21 Washington (16) , , No. 1 (1) , , Alumni Field , , 2–3 , , Noble (15–8) , , Ritter (32–2) , , 2,426 , , 59–5 , , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , May 28 , , No. 21 Washington (16) , , No. 1 (1) , , Alumni Field , , 11–2 (6) , , Ritter (33–2) , , Boek (20–14) , , 2,426 , , 60–5 , , 2–1 , - , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , June 2 , , vs. No. 23 DePaul , , No. 1 (1) , ,

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Oklahoma City, OK , , 3–0 , , Ritter (34–2) , , Adix (23–9) , , 4,245 , , 61–5 , , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , June 2 , , vs. No. 5

(4) , , No. 1 (1) , , ASA Hall of Fame Stadium , , 4–0 , , Ritter (35–2) , , Osterman (29–7) , , 4,560 , , 62–5 , , 2–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , June 5 , , vs. No. 11 Tennessee (11) , , No. 1 (1) , , ASA Hall of Fame Stadium , , 0–2 (11) , , Abbott (50–8) , , Ritter (35–3) , , 4,236 , , 62–6 , , 2–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , June 5 , , vs. No. 11 Tennessee (11) , , No. 1 (1) , , ASA Hall of Fame Stadium , , 3–2 , , Ritter (36–3) , , Abbott (50–9) , , 2,431 , , 63–6 , , 3–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffdddd" , June 6 , , vs. No. 12

(7) , , No. 1 (1) , , ASA Hall of Fame Stadium , , 0–5 , , Selden (29–12) , , Ritter (36–4) , , 4,161 , , 63–7 , , 3–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , June 7 , , vs. No. 12 UCLA (7) , , No. 1 (1) , , ASA Hall of Fame Stadium , , 5–2 , , Ritter (37–4) , , Selden (29–13) , , 4,161 , , 64–7 , , 4–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd" , June 8 , , vs. No. 12 UCLA (7) , , No. 1 (1) , , ASA Hall of Fame Stadium , , 4–1 (10) , , Ritter (38–4) , , Selden (29–14) , , 4,032 , , 65–7 , , 5–2 , - , - , - style="text-align:center;" ,

Ranking movement

Records and accomplishments

Individual records

Offense

* Most home runs in a season: 21 ( Samantha Findlay and Jessica Merchant) * Most hits in a season: 91 ( Tiffany Haas) * Most runs scored in a season: 67 (Jessica Merchant) * Most RBI in a season: 77 (Samantha Findlay) * Most at bats in a season: 253 (Tiffany Haas) * Most home runs in a game: 3 (Samantha Findlay, April 17, 2005, tied with Nicole Motycka) * Most runs in a game: 4 (Samantha Findlay, April 17, 2005, tied with seven other players)

Pitching

* Most appearances in a season: 48 ( Jennie Ritter, tied with Kelly Holmes) * Most starts in a season: 41 (Jennie Ritter, tied with Kelly Holmes) * Most complete games in a season: 34 (Jennie Ritter) * Most innings pitched in a season: innings (Jennie Ritter) * Most wins in a season: 38 (Jennie Ritter) * Most strikeouts in a season: 417 (Jennie Ritter) * Most no-hitters in a season: 3 (Jennie Ritter, tied with Vicki Morrow)

Team records

* Most wins in a season: 65 * Most consecutive wins: 32 (February 13, 2005 to March 30, 2005)

Accomplishments

* First victory over a top-ranked opponent (6–2 victory over No. 1

on March 20). * First No. 1 national ranking (March 22). * First No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. * Samantha Findlay became the first freshman position player to be named Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player.

Awards and honors

References

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