2010 NCAA Division I softball tournament

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2010 NCAA Division I
softball tournament
Teams64
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Champions UCLA  (12th NCAA (13th overall) title)
Runner-up Arizona (22nd WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach Kelly Inouye-Perez  (1st title)
MOP Megan Langenfeld (UCLA)

The 2010 NCAA Division 1 softball tournament was held from May 20 through June 8, 2010 and is part of the 2010 NCAA Division 1 softball season. The 64 NCAA Division 1 college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 284 teams on May 16, 2010. 30 teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and 34 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division 1 Softball Selection Committee. The tournament culminated with eight teams playing in the 2010 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. UCLA won their record 11th championship, defeating Arizona in the final.

Contents

Automatic bids

ConferenceChampion
ACC Georgia Tech
America East Boston University
Atlantic 10 UMass
Atlantic Sun Lipscomb
Big 10 Michigan
Big 12 Oklahoma
Big East Syracuse
Big South Radford
Big West UC Davis
Colonial Hofstra
Conference-USA East Carolina
Horizon Wright State
Ivy Cornell
Mid-American Ball State
Metro Atlantic Iona
Mid-Eastern Bethune–Cookman
Missouri Valley Creighton
Mountain West BYU
Northeast Long Island
Ohio Valley Jacksonville State
Pac-10 Washington
Pacific Coast Saint Mary's
Patriot Bucknell
SEC Alabama
Southern Elon
Southland McNeese State
SWAC Alcorn State
Summit North Dakota State
Sun Belt Louisiana–Lafayette
WAC Hawaii

National seeds

Teams in "italics" advanced to super regionals. Teams in "bold" advanced to Women's College World Series.

  1. Alabama
  2. Michigan
  3. Washington
  4. Florida
  5. UCLA
  6. Georgia
  7. Texas
  8. Georgia Tech
  9. Missouri
  10. Arizona
  11. California
  12. LSU
  13. Arizona State
  14. Oklahoma
  15. Tennessee
  16. Hawaii

Regionals and super regionals

Tuscaloosa Super Regional

First round Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals
               
1 Alabama 9
Alcorn State 0
1 Alabama5
Lipscomb 2
Lipscomb 4
UAB 1
1 Alabama6
Tuscaloosa Regional
Lipscomb 0
Alcorn State 1
UAB10
Lipscomb7
UAB 6
1 Alabama 87 4
16 Hawaii0 85
16 Hawaii 10
UC Davis 2
16 Hawaii6
Stanford 3
Stanford 5
Texas Tech 4
16 Hawaii7
Stanford Regional
Texas Tech 1
UC Davis 0
Texas Tech1
Stanford 3
Texas Tech6

Columbia Super Regional

First round Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals
               
8 Georgia Tech 5
Jacksonville State 3
8 Georgia Tech 2
Oregon11
Oregon 1
Auburn 0
Oregon4
Atlanta Regional
8 Georgia Tech 3
Jacksonville State 1
Auburn15
8 Georgia Tech4
Auburn 1
Oregon 0 2
9 Missouri17
9 Missouri 3
Creighton 2
9 Missouri3
Illinois 1
DePaul 2
Illinois 4
9 Missouri4
Columbia Regional
Illinois 2
Creighton 2
DePaul3
Illinois9
DePaul 1

Los Angeles Super Regional

Round 1 Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals
               
5 UCLA 11
Saint Mary's 4
5 UCLA4
San Diego State 3
Fresno State 2
San Diego State 3
5 UCLA7
Los Angeles Regional
Fresno State 2
Saint Mary's 0
Fresno State6
San Diego State 3
Fresno State4
5 UCLA1010
Louisiana–Lafayette 2 1
12 LSU 6
McNeese State 0
12 LSU 0
Louisiana–Lafayette1
Texas A&M 0
Louisiana–Lafayette 5
Louisiana–Lafayette6
Baton Rouge Regional
Texas A&M 1
McNeese State 0
Texas A&M2
12 LSU 0
Texas A&M1

Gainesville Super Regional

Round 1 Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals
               
4 Florida 6
Bethune–Cookman 0
4 Florida6
UCF 0
UCF 7
FIU 1
4 Florida13
Gainesville Regional
FIU 3
Bethune–Cookman 0
FIU2
UCF 0
FIU7
4 Florida85
13 Arizona State 0 2
13 Arizona State 6
Boston University 1
13 Arizona State3
Long Island 2
Long Island 3
UMass 1
13 Arizona State9
Amherst Regional
Long Island 1
Boston University10
UMass 4
Long Island5
Boston University 4

Seattle Super Regional

Round 1 Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals
               
3 Washington 3
North Dakota State 0
3 Washington1
North Carolina 0
Nebraska 0
North Carolina 1
3 Washington2
Seattle Regional
North Carolina 1
North Dakota State 1
Nebraska5
North Carolina1
Nebraska 0
3 Washington1 34
14 Oklahoma 60 0
14 Oklahoma 10
Syracuse 0
14 Oklahoma1
Fordham 0
Fordham 2
Maryland 1
14 Oklahoma2
College Park Regional
Fordham 0
Syracuse 1
Maryland4
Fordham5
Maryland 2

Athens Super Regional

Round 1 Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals
               
6 Georgia 10
Elon 4
6 Georgia5
Florida State 2
Florida State 10
Radford 1
6 Georgia8
Athens Regional
Radford 1
Elon 0
Radford8
Florida State 2
Radford3
6 Georgia710
11 California 0 1
11 California 10
Bucknell 0
11 California1
Kentucky 0
Kentucky 6
Ohio State 5
11 California7
Columbus Regional
Ohio State 0
Bucknell 0
Ohio State6
Kentucky 3
Ohio State5

Tucson Super Regional

Round 1 Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals
               
7 Texas 6
Iona 0
7 Texas 8
BYU9
East Carolina 0
BYU 1
BYU8
Austin Regional
East Carolina 3
Iona 0
East Carolina3
7 Texas 0
East Carolina1
BYU 1 2
10 Arizona210
10 Arizona 9
Cornell 0
10 Arizona6
Hofstra 0
Oklahoma State 6
Hofstra 8
10 Arizona10
Tucson Regional
Hofstra 6
Cornell 0
Oklahoma State7
Hofstra5
Oklahoma State 2

Ann Arbor Super Regional

Round 1 Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals
               
2 Michigan 11
Wright State 2
2 Michigan8
Notre Dame 0
Notre Dame 1
Illinois State 0
2 Michigan12
Ann Arbor Regional
Notre Dame 2
Wright State10
Illinois State 8
Notre Dame6
Wright State 5
2 Michigan 0 3
15 Tennessee54
15 Tennessee 5
Ball State 0
15 Tennessee11
Virginia 2
Virginia 1
Louisville 0
15 Tennessee3
Knoxville Regional
Louisville 1
Ball State 1
Louisville5
Virginia 4
Louisville7

Women's College World Series

Rule changes

Field dimensions

Whereas in previous years, the outfield fence was set at 190 feet from home plate and standing four feet in height, the fence was moved back to 200 feet and raised to a height of six feet for this year's tournament. Despite the change, the 2010 Series saw a record-breaking number of home runs resulting from "some of the power brought into the game by composite-barreled bats." [1]

Illegal pitching

The 2010 WCWS was marked by a proliferation of illegal pitch calls, following a memo by NCAA Softball Secretary Rules Editor Dee Abrahamson outlining an increased emphasis on legal pitching. [2] Arizona Wildcats pitcher Kenzie Fowler, in particular, was cited for eight illegal pitches in Arizona's first-round 9-0 loss to Tennessee, and a further eight illegal pitches in Arizona's second-round 4-3 win over Washington; Fowler was cited for 16 of the 22 illegal pitches called in the first eight games of the tournament. Wildcats coach Mike Candrea reacted by saying that "the officials were way too involved in [the Tennessee] game," and that the citation of illegal pitches was "sporadic." [3]

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (conference)Head coachWCWS appearances†
(including 2010 WCWS)
WCWS best finish†WCWS W–L record†
(excluding 2010 WCWS)
Arizona Pacific-10 48–11 (13–8) Mike Candrea 22
(last: 2009)
1st
(1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2006, 2007)
57–29
Florida Southeastern 48–8 (20–4) Tim Walton 3
(last: 2009)
2nd
(2009)
6–4
Georgia Southeastern 48–11 (18–8) Lu Harris-Champer 2
(last: 2009)
3rd
(2009)
3–2
Hawaii WAC 49–15 (19–1) Bob Coolen 1--
Missouri Big 12 56–11 (11–7) Ehren Earleywine 5
(last: 2009)
5th
(1991)
1–8
Tennessee Southeastern 47–13 (17–8) Ralph Weekly
Karen Weekly
4
(last: 2007)
2nd
(2007)
10–6
UCLA Pacific-10 45–11 (14–7) Kelly Inouye-Perez 25
(last: 2008)
1st
(1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1999, 2003, 2004)
89–29
Washington Pacific-10 50–7 (17–4) Heather Tarr 9
(last: 2009)
1st
(2009)
20–15

† Excludes results of the pre-NCAA Women's College World Series of 1969 through 1981.

Results

Bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
16 Hawaii 3
9 Missouri 2
16 Hawaii 2
5 UCLA5
4 Florida 3
5 UCLA 16
5 UCLA5
6 Georgia 2
9 Missouri 0
4 Florida5
6 Georgia3
4 Florida 2
5 UCLA615
10 Arizona 5 9
3 Washington 3
6 Georgia 6
6 Georgia 5
15 Tennessee7
10 Arizona 0
15 Tennessee 9
15 Tennessee 0 2
10 Arizona85
10 Arizona4
3 Washington 3
16 Hawaii 1
10 Arizona5

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 3, 2010Game 1 Hawaii 3–2 Missouri Alexandra Aguirre and Traci Yoshikawa homered for HI
Rhea Taylor homered for MO
Game 2 UCLA 16–3
(6 inn)
Florida Andrea Harrison homered twice and
Megan Langenfeld homered for UCLA
Game 3 Tennessee 9–0
(5 inn)
Arizona Kenzie Fowler called for eight illegal pitches;
Ivy Renfroe pitched a 3-hit shutout
Game 4 Georgia 6–3 Washington Kristyn Sandberg and Megan Wiggins homered for GA
June 4, 2010Game 5 UCLA 5–2 Hawaii Samantha Camuso, Julie Burney, and Andrea Harrison hit
home runs for UCLA; Alexandra Aguirre homered for HI
Game 6 Tennessee 7–5 Georgia Erinn Webb hit a grand slam for TN;
Ashley Razey homered for GA
June 5, 2010Game 7 Florida 5–0 Missouri Brittany Schutte homered twice and
Kelsey Bruder homered for FL
Game 8 Arizona 4–3 Washington Kenzie Fowler called for eight illegal pitches;
Danielle Lawrie's final collegiate performance
Game 9 Georgia 3–2 Florida Alisa Goler homered for GA;
Brittany Schutte homered for FL;
Kristyn Sandberg left with knee sprain
Game 10 Arizona 5–1 Hawaii Kenzie Fowler called for five illegal pitches;
Traci Yoshikawa homered for HI
June 6, 2010Game 11 UCLA 5–2 Georgia B. B. Bates and Samantha Camuso homered for UCLA
Game 12 Arizona 8–0
(5 inn)
Tennessee Game ended by run-ahead rule
Game 13 Arizona 5–2 Tennessee Stacie Chambers and K'Lee Arredondo homered for AZ
June 7, 2010Finals game 1 UCLA 6–5
(8 inn)
Arizona Seventh World Series between UCLA and Arizona
Megan Langenfeld homered twice for UCLA;
K'Lee Arredondo and Stacie Chambers homered for AZ
June 8, 2010Finals game 2 UCLA 15–9 Arizona Andrea Harrison hit a grand slam and Megan Langenfeld,
Julie Burney and Samantha Camuso homered for UCLA;
Stacie Chambers homered twice and Lini Koria homered for AZ

Championship game

[4]

SchoolTop BatterStats.
UCLA Julie Burney (3B)3-5 3RBIs HR K
Arizona Stacie Chambers (C)2-3 4RBIs 2HRs BB K
SchoolPitcherIPHRERBBSOABBF
UCLA Aleah Macon (W)4.1666371823
UCLA Donna Kerr2.2433241215
Arizona Kenzie Fowler (L)1.02333059
Arizona Sarah Akamine4.0151111332731
Arizona Ashley Ralston2.02111289

Final standings

PlaceSchoolWCWS record
1stUCLA5–0
2ndArizona4–3
3rdTennessee2–2
Georgia2–2
5thFlorida1–2
Hawaii1–2
7thWashington0–2
Missouri0–2

WCWS records

In Game 2, Andrea Harrison hit two home runs in UCLA's 16-3 win over Florida.
In Game 7, Brittany Schutte hit two home runs in Florida's 5-0 win over Missouri.
In Game 14, Megan Langenfeld hit two home runs in UCLA's 8-inning 6-5 win over Arizona.
In Game 15, Stacie Chambers hit two home runs in Arizona's game against UCLA.
Megan Langenfeld hit one home run in Game 2, two home runs in Game 14, and one home run in Game 15.
Andrea Harrison hit two home runs in Game 2, one home run in Game 5, and a grand slam in Game 15.
Stacie Chambers hit one home run in Game 13, one home run in Game 14, and two home runes in Game 15.
Samantha Camuso hit UCLA's 14th home run of the Series in Game 15.
K'Lee Arredondo hit the 24th home run of the Series in Game 13
Megan Langenfeld hit the 25th home run of the Series in Game 14.
Stacie Chambers hit the 35th home run of the Series in Game 15.
In Game 15, Andrea Harrison hit a grand slam to collect her 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th RBI
In Game 15, UCLA scored the Tournament's 120th, 121st, 122nd and 123rd runs in a 4-run second inning, while Arizona scored the Tournament's 141st run in the bottom of the ninth inning.

Championship game records

  • Home runs (total), 7 by UCLA and Arizona (4 and 3 in Game 2) - new record, surpassing former record of 3
  • Grand slams (individual), 1 (Andrea Harrison in Game 2) - new record
  • Grand slams (team), 1 (UCLA in Game 2) - new record
  • Runs (team), 15 by UCLA (Game 2) - new record, surpassing former record of 11 (ASU, 2008 Game 2)
  • Runs (total), 24 by UCLA and Arizona (15 and 9 in Game 2) - new record, surpassing former record of 19
  • Hits (team), 19 by UCLA (Game 2) - new record, surpassing former record of 17 (Iowa, May 27, 1995)
  • RBI (team), 15 by UCLA (Game 2) - new record, surpassing former record of 11 (ASU, 2008 Game 2)

Note: The above records exclude those of the pre-NCAA Women's College World Series of 1969 through 1981.

Most Outstanding Player

Megan Langenfeld was unanimously voted the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. She batted .705, going 12-for-17 with four home runs and nine RBIs, as well as reaching base in 18 of 23 plate appearances for an OBP of .782 with four walks and two hit by pitch. [5]

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