The 2013 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held from May 16 through June 4, 2013 as the final part of the 2013 NCAA Division I softball season. The 64

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teams were selected out of an eligible 284 teams on May 12, 2012. 31 teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and 33 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Softball Selection Committee. The tournament culminated with eight teams playing in the

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at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in

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Automatic bids

National seeds

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Regionals and super regionals

Norman Super Regional

Ann Arbor Super Regional

Tempe Super Regional

Austin Super Regional

Eugene Super Regional

Columbia Super Regional

Knoxville Super Regional

Gainesville Super Regional

Women's College World Series

The Women's College World Series was held 30 May through June 4 in Oklahoma City.

Participants

Bracket

Finals

Game 1

Game 2

Media Coverage

Radio

Dial Global Sports provided nationwide radio coverage of the championship series, which was also streamed online at dialglobalsports.com. Kevin Kugler and

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provided the call for Dial Global.

Television

ESPN carried every game from the Women's College World Series across the ESPN Networks (

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, and

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). The ESPN Networks also carried select regional matches and every super regional match utilizing ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and

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. Austin hosted a regional, and the

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games aired on

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while the other matches will air on ESPN3. This was the second consecutive year Longhorn Network carried regional matches.

Broadcast Assignments

''Regionals'' *

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& Michele Mary Smith – College Station, TX * Beth Mowins & Jessica Mendoza – Tempe, AZ * Sam Gore & Garland Cooper – Ann Arbor, MI *

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– Lexington, KY *

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– Columbia, SC * Carter Blackburn &

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– Austin, TX *

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– Norman, OK ''Women's College World Series'' *Pam Ward or Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza or Michele Mary Smith & Holly Rowe ''Super regionals'' *Pam Ward & Michele Mary Smith – Norman, OK *Mark Neely & Amanda Freed – Columbia, SC *

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& Garland Cooper – Ann Arbor, MI *Beth Mowins & Jessica Mendoza – Knoxville, TN *

Holly Rowe Holly Rowe (born June 16, 1966) is an American sports telecaster currently working for the sports television network ESPN. Rowe is best known as a sideline reporter for college football games which are telecast on ESPN. Rowe made Utah Jazz team ...

& Amanda Scarborough – Austin, TX *Jeanne Zelasko &

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– Gainesville, FL *

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& Jennie Finch – Eugene, OR *Cara Capuano & Leah Amico – Tempe, AZ ''Women's College World Series championship series'' *Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Mary Smith & Holly Rowe

References

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