2002 NCAA Division I softball season

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2002 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending Champions Arizona
Tournament
Women's College World Series
Champions California (1st title)
Runners-up Arizona (15th WCWS Appearance)
Winning Coach Diane Ninemire (1st title)
WCWS MOP Jocelyn Forest (California)
Seasons
←  2001
2003  →

The 2002 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 2002. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2002 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2002 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 27, 2002.

Contents

Conference standings

2002 Big 12 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 16 Texas  ‍†‍‡‍y17–1 .94450–13 .794
No. 8 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍y14–2 .87549–16 .754
No. 6 Nebraska  ‍‍‍y11–5 .68850–14 .781
Baylor  ‍‍‍10–8 .55646–18 .719
No. 21 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y9–9 .50040–18 .690
Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍8–10 .44429–22 .569
Kansas  ‍‍‍7–11 .38933–25 .569
Iowa State  ‍‍‍6–12 .33319–25 .432
Missouri  ‍‍‍4–14 .22229–33 .468
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍2–16 .11113–40 .245
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA [1]
2002 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 7 Michigan  ‍†‍‡‍y15–3–0 .83350–11–0 .820
No. 13 Ohio State  ‍‍‍y16–4–0 .80055–14–0 .797
Iowa  ‍‍‍y12–4–0 .75036–20–0 .643
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍11–6–0 .64731–22–0 .585
Penn State  ‍‍‍y10–9–0 .52634–26–0 .567
Illinois  ‍‍‍10–9–0 .52634–24–0 .586
Northwestern  ‍‍‍10–9–0 .52624–18–1 .570
Minnesota  ‍‍‍y7–8–0 .46738–21–0 .644
Michigan State  ‍‍‍4–15–0 .21124–35–0 .407
Purdue  ‍‍‍3–14–0 .17633–26–0 .559
Indiana  ‍‍‍0–17–0 .00013–31–1 .300
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
As of May 2002 [13]
Rankings from NFCA

2002 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UCLA  ‍†‍‍y18–3 .85755–9 .859
Arizona  ‍‍‍y15–6 .71455–12 .821
Washington  ‍‍‍y13–8 .61946–18 .719
California  ‍‍‍y12–9 .57156–19 .747
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y10–11 .47646–20 .697
Stanford  ‍‍‍y7–14 .33344–20 .688
Oregon State  ‍‍‍y7–14 .33340–25 .615
Oregon  ‍‍‍2–19 .09524–30 .444
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2002 [14]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll
2002 Southland Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Southwest Texas State  ‍†‍‍23–4–0 .85237–22–0 .627
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍y22–5–0 .81545–25–0 .643
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍19–8–0 .70433–29–0 .532
McNeese State  ‍‍‍17–10–0 .63023–28–0 .451
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍13–14–0 .48130–27–0 .526
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍12–15–0 .44420–32–0 .385
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍9–17–0 .34616–30–1 .351
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍9–18–0 .33311–31–0 .262
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍7–20–0 .25915–42–0 .263
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍3–23–0 .1159–51–0 .150
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 2002 [15]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll

Women's College World Series

The 2002 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 23 to May 27, 2002 in Oklahoma City. [16]

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 UCLA 1
8 Florida State 29
8 Florida State 0
4 California1
4 California 4
5 Oklahoma 2
4 California3–
3 Arizona State 0 –
1 UCLA2
5 Oklahoma 0
1 UCLA 1
3 Arizona State2
4 California6
2 Arizona 0
3 Arizona State 2
6 Michigan 1
3 Arizona State 0
2 Arizona18
7 Nebraska 0
2 Arizona 1
2 Arizona611–
8 Florida State 2 –
6 Michigan 0
7 Nebraska1
7 Nebraska 3
8 Florida State4

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

NCAA Division I season walks:108 – Veronica Nelson, California Golden Bears [17]

NCAA Division I single game home runs:4 – Jill Iacono, Saint Francis Red Flash; April 5, 2002

Sophomore class stolen bases:73 – Nicole Barber, Georgia Bulldogs

Junior class doubles:28 – Barbara Moody, Pacific Tigers

Senior class saves:14 – Kellie Wilkerson, Mississippi State Bulldogs

Team season of stolen bases:101-101 – DePaul Blue Demons

Awards

Stacey Nuveman, UCLA Bruins [18]

YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
2002641574283.52864203151641.044%691033

Jennie Finch, Arizona Wildcats [19] [20]

Year W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
2002346433936211273.11364638823660.970.80
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
2002671904359.310561608115.605%373611

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams. [21]

First Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Jennie Finch SR. Arizona Wildcats
Keira GoerlSO. UCLA Bruins
Jamie SouthernFR. Fresno State Bulldogs
C Stacey Nuveman SR. UCLA Bruins
1B Leneah ManumaSO. Arizona Wildcats
2B Brandi StuartSR. FSU Seminoles
3B Lindsay WoodSR. UNI Panthers
SS Natasha Watley JR. UCLA Bruins
OF Jessica Mendoza SR. Stanford Cardinal
Oli KeohohouSO. BYU Cougars
Anna SmithSR. Ohio State Buckeyes
DP Ashley CourtneyFR. Alabama Crimson Tide
UT Gina OaksJR. Cal State Fullerton Titans
Jaime ClarkJR. Washington Huskies
AT-LBritni SneedSR. LSU Tigers
Amanda Freed SR. UCLA Bruins
Phelan WrightSO. Arizona State Sun Devils
Jenny Topping JR. Cal State Fullerton Titans

Second Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Lindsay ChouinardJR. DePaul Blue Demons
Cat Osterman FR. Texas Longhorns
Nicole Myers SR. FAU Owls
C Kristen RiveraFR. Washington Huskies
1B Jackie McClainSO. Alabama Crimson Tide
2B Liz BouckJR. DePaul Blue Demons
3B Stafanie VolpeSR. Michigan Wolverines
SS Cara BlumfieldJR. Boston College Eagles
OF Nicole BarberSO. Georgia Bulldogs
Trena PeelSR. LSU Tigers
Tiffany TollesonJR. North Carolina Tar Heels
DP Geney OrrisSR. UNLV Rebels
UT Kristen DennisSR. Virginia Cavaliers
AT-L Wendy Allen SO. Ohio State Buckeyes
Sarah BeesonSR. Stanford Cardinal
Jocelyn ForestSR. California Golden Bears
Becky McMurtryJR. ULL Ragin' Cajuns
Kellie WilkersonSR. Mississippi State Bulldogs

Third Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Cindy BallSR. Pacific Tigers
Jennifer HadleySR. UMass Minutewomen
Marissa Young JR. Michigan Wolverines
C Stacy RothSR. Ohio State Buckeyes
1B Kim WendlandFR. Georgia Bulldogs
2B Jennifer LinkJR. Ohio State Buckeyes
3B Andrea LomanJR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
SS Tara KnudsenSO. Georgia Tech Yellowjackets
OF Yasmin MossadeghiSR. Cal State Fullerton Titans
Christi MusserSO. Kansas Jayhawks
Kim OgeeJR. Nebraska Cornhuskers
DP Claire SuaSO. UCLA Bruins
UT Christina EneaFR. Oklahoma Sooners
AT-LSelena CollinsJR. Texas A&M Aggies
Candace HarperSR. California Golden Bears
Kristin JohnsonJR. Iowa Hawkeyes
Edel LeydenSR. UIC Flames
Jarrah MyersSR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Nichole ThompsonSR. Arizona State Sun Devils

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  2. ↑ 2002 Illinois Season
  3. ↑ 2002 Indiana Season
  4. ↑ 2002 Iowa Season
  5. ↑ 2002 Michigan Season
  6. ↑ 2002 Michigan State Season
  7. ↑ 2002 Minnesota Season
  8. ↑ 2002 Northwestern Season
  9. ↑ 2002 Ohio State Season
  10. ↑ 2002 Penn State Season
  11. ↑ 2002 Purdue Season
  12. ↑ 2002 Wisconsin Season
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