2001 NCAA Division I softball season

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2001 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending Champions Oklahoma
Tournament
Women's College World Series
Champions Arizona (6th title)
Runners-up UCLA (18th WCWS Appearance)
Winning Coach Mike Candrea (6th title)
WCWS MOP Jennie Finch (Arizona)
Seasons
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2002  →

The 2001 NCAA Division I softball season, play of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in February 2001. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2001 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2001 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in held in Oklahoma City at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended on May 28, 2001.

Contents

Conference standings

2001 Big 12 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 Nebraska  ‍†‍‍y16–2 .88951–15 .773
No. 5 Oklahoma  ‍‍‡‍y14–2 .87550–9 .847
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍y10–8 .55637–24 .607
Kansas  ‍‍‍10–8 .55632–27 .542
Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍8–8 .50028–23 .549
Baylor  ‍‍‍7–9 .43838–22 .633
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍7–11 .38932–19 .627
Missouri  ‍‍‍5–11 .31331–28 .525
Texas  ‍‍‍5–13 .27824–29 .453
Iowa State  ‍‍‍2–12 .14314–27 .341
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA [1]
2001 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 8 Michigan  ‍†‍‍y17–3–0 .85043–17–1 .713
No. 7 Iowa  ‍‍‡‍y16–4–0 .80049–14–0 .778
Ohio State  ‍‍‍14–6–0 .70046–18–0 .719
Illinois  ‍‍‍12–8–0 .60049–23–0 .681
Penn State  ‍‍‍y9–11–0 .45036–26–0 .581
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍y9–11–0 .45033–27–0 .550
Purdue  ‍‍‍9–11–0 .45034–24–1 .585
Northwestern  ‍‍‍8–12–0 .40013–18–0 .419
Minnesota  ‍‍‍7–13–0 .35036–22–1 .619
Michigan State  ‍‍‍5–15–0 .25021–39–0 .350
Indiana  ‍‍‍4–16–0 .20016–36–0 .308
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
As of June 2001 [13]
Rankings from NFCA

2001 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Arizona  ‍†‍‍y19–2–0 .90565–4–0 .942
UCLA  ‍‍‍y16–5–0 .76262–6–0 .912
Stanford  ‍‍‍y11–10–0 .52454–16–1 .768
Washington  ‍‍‍y11–10–0 .52440–23–0 .635
Oregon State  ‍‍‍y10–10–0 .50044–24–1 .645
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y9–12–0 .42936–22–0 .621
California  ‍‍‍y6–14–0 .30054–18–0 .750
Oregon  ‍‍‍1–20–0 .04828–40–0 .412
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 31, 2001 [14]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll
2001 Southland Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Southwest Texas State  ‍†‍‍y26–1–0 .96354–12–0 .818
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍17–10–0 .63031–22–0 .585
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍15–10–0 .60025–22–1 .531
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍16–11–0 .59331–22–0 .585
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍15–11–0 .57730–20–0 .600
McNeese State  ‍‍‍13–13–0 .50021–32–0 .396
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍12–15–0 .44429–31–0 .483
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍12–15–0 .44424–29–0 .453
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍5–22–0 .18521–34–0 .382
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍2–25–0 .07420–34–0 .370
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 2001 [15]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Women's College World Series

The 2001 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 24 to May 28, 2001 in Oklahoma City. [16]

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 Arizona 3
8 California 2
1 Arizona58
5 Oklahoma 4
4 Michigan 0
5 Oklahoma 2
1 Arizona1—
6 Stanford 0 —
8 California5
4 Michigan 2
6 Stanford1
8 California 0
1 Arizona1
2 UCLA 0
3 LSU 1
6 Stanford 28
2 UCLA5
6 Stanford 0
2 UCLA 2
7 Iowa 0
2 UCLA6—
3 LSU 0 —
3 LSU2
7 Iowa 1
5 Oklahoma 1
3 LSU213

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

NCAA Division I season winning percentage:32-0 (100%) – Jennie Finch, Arizona Wildcats [17]

Freshman class winning percentage:27-2 (93%) – Keira Goerl, UCLA Bruins

Sophomore class walks:93 – Veronica Nelson, California Golden Bears

Junior class consecutive wins streak:32 – Jennie Finch, Arizona Wildcats; February 2-May 28, 2001

Awards

Jennie Finch, Arizona Wildcats [18] [19]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
2001320322927190207.01021916452790.540.71
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
2001671983762.3135711211110.555%242500

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams. [20]

First Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Jennie Finch JR. Arizona Wildcats
Britni SneedJR. LSU Tigers
Dana SorensonSO. Stanford Cardinal
C Stacey Nuveman JR. UCLA Bruins
1B Sarah BeesonJR. Stanford Cardinal
2B Kelsey KollenJR. Michigan Wolverines
3B Toni MascarenasSR. Arizona Wildcats
SS Natasha Watley SO. UCLA Bruins
OF Lauren BauerSR. Arizona Wildcats
Oli KeohohouFR. BYU Cougars
Kelly Kretschman SR. Alabama Crimson Tide
DP Leneah ManumaFR. Arizona Wildcats
UT Kellie WilkersonJR. Mississippi State Bulldogs
AT-LKelli BraitschSO. Oklahoma Sooners
Kristi HanksJR. Iowa Hawkeyes
Jessica Mendoza JR. Stanford Cardinal
Veronica NelsonSO. California Golden Bears
Jenny Topping SO. Cal State Fullerton Titans

Second Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Jocelyn ForestJR. California Golden Bears
Shelley LairdJR. Alabama Crimson Tide
Nicole Myers JR. FAU Owls
C Ashli BarrettSR. Oklahoma Sooners
1B Lisa CareySR. Oklahoma Sooners
2B Keisha SheppersonSR. East Carolina Pirates
3B Tairia Flowers SO. UCLA Bruins
SS Alana AddisonJR. ULL Rajin' Cajuns
OF Sara CarlsonSO. Villanova Wildcats
Jackie McClainFR. Alabama Crimson Tide
Melissa TaylorSR. Michigan Wolverines
DP Kristen DennisJR. Virginia Cavaliers
UT Sarah MartzFR. DePaul Blue Demons
AT-L Amanda Freed JR. UCLA Bruins
Ashley MooreJR. Auburn Tigers
Amanda RenfroeSR. Texas Tech Red Raiders
Kristin SchmidtFR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Karen WilliamsSR. Missouri Tigers

Third Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Tia BollingerSO. Washington Huskies
Jessica ChaseJR. Texas State Bobcats
Leslie Malerich JR. FSU Seminoles
C Stefanie ChristofersonSR. UIC Flames
1B Alicia GerlachJR. Iowa Hawkeyes
2B Suzanne OlcottJR. Alabama Crimson Tide
3B Becky McMurtrySO. Illinois State Redbirds
SS Jaime ClarkSO. Washington Huskies
OF Deanna DovakJR. Rider Broncs
Kelly HauxhurstSR. Washington Huskies
Jenny KriechJR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
DP Melanie FisherSO. Missouri Tigers
UT Erin StremsterferSR. Southern Illinois Salukis
AT-LCindy BallJR. Pacific Tigers
Nicole GiordanoSR. Arizona Wildcats
Jarrah MyersJR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Marci RidenbaughFR. Kent State Golden Flashes
Jennifer SharronSR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Jennifer StewartJR. Oklahoma Sooners

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References

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  2. ↑ 2001 Illinois Season
  3. ↑ 2001 Indiana Season
  4. ↑ 2001 Iowa Season
  5. ↑ 2001 Michigan Season
  6. ↑ 2001 Michigan State Season
  7. ↑ 2001 Minnesota Season
  8. ↑ 2001 Northwestern Season
  9. ↑ 2001 Ohio State Season
  10. ↑ 2001 Penn State Season
  11. ↑ 2001 Purdue Season
  12. ↑ 2001 Wisconsin Season
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  14. ↑ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 14. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
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