2009 NCAA Division I softball season

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2009 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending Champions Arizona State
Tournament
Women's College World Series
Champions Washington (1st title)
Runners-up Florida (2nd WCWS Appearance)
Winning Coach Heather Tarr (1st title)
WCWS MOP Danielle Lawrie (Washington)
Seasons
←  2008
2010  →

The 2009 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 2009. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2009 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2009 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 June 2, 2009.

Contents

Conference standings

2009 Big 12 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 16 Oklahoma  ‍†‍‡‍y14–4 .77841–16 .719
No. 8 Missouri  ‍‍‍y12–6 .66750–12 .806
No. 15 Baylor  ‍‍‍y11–7 .61140–22 .645
Texas  ‍‍‍y11–7 .61140–20 .667
Nebraska  ‍‍‍y9–9 .50035–19 .648
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y8–9 .47132–22 .593
Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍y8–10 .44436–22 .621
Iowa State  ‍‍‍7–11 .38926–29 .473
Kansas  ‍‍‍6–11 .35321–31 .404
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍3–15 .16715–42 .263
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA [1]
2009 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Michigan  ‍†‍‍y17–3 .85047–12 .797
No. 12 Ohio State  ‍‍‍y16–4 .80047–11 .810
No. 18 Northwestern  ‍‍‍y14–6 .70031–15 .674
Iowa  ‍‍‍y13–7 .65042–16 .724
Illinois  ‍‍‍y12–7 .63229–17 .630
Purdue  ‍‍‍y12–8 .60031–20 .608
Penn State  ‍‍‍7–13 .35019–27 .413
Minnesota  ‍‍‍6–14 .30023–32 .418
Michigan State  ‍‍‍5–14 .26321–28 .429
Indiana  ‍‍‍4–16 .20010–39 .204
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍3–17 .15015–40 .273
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 30, 2009 [2]
Rankings from NFCA
2009 Southland Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Texas State **‡  ‍‍‍23–6–0 .79340–18–0 .690
McNeese State  ‍‍‍20–10–0 .66731–28–0 .525
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍18–11–0 .62129–29–0 .500
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍17–12–0 .58629–27–0 .518
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍17–13–0 .56723–24–0 .489
Sam Houston  ‍‍‍15–14–0 .51728–26–0 .519
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍14–15–0 .48324–31–0 .436
Nicholls  ‍‍‍14–16–0 .46730–25–0 .545
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍12–16–0 .42923–31–0 .426
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍8–22–0 .26720–33–0 .377
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍3–26–0 .1035–45–0 .100
‡ – SLC Tournament Champion
**Southland Tournament #1 seed champion
As of May 22, 2009 [3] [4]
Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches
2009 Sun Belt Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 25 Louisiana–Lafayette  ‍†‍‡‍y18–5 .78345–13 .776
Troy  ‍‍‍15–8 .65238–19 .667
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍14–9 .60935–19 .648
FIU  ‍‍‍13–11 .54231–29 .517
North Texas  ‍‍‍11–12 .47826–28 .481
South Alabama  ‍‍‍10–12 .45527–28 .491
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍10–13 .43530–30 .500
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍7–15 .31817–35 .327
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍5–18 .21714–34 .292
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 2009 [5]
Rankings from

Women's College World Series

The 2009 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 28 to June 2, 2009 in Oklahoma City. [6]

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
1 Florida 3
9 Arizona 0
1 Florida1
5 Michigan 0
4 Alabama 1
5 Michigan 6
1 Florida6—
4 Alabama 5 —
9 Arizona 0
4 Alabama14
10 Arizona State 2
4 Alabama6
1 Florida 0 2 —
3 Washington83—
3 Washington 3
6 Georgia 1
3 Washington1
10 Arizona State 0
10 Arizona State 7
Missouri 3
3 Washington8 9
6 Georgia 93
6 Georgia5
Missouri 2
5 Michigan 5
6 Georgia7

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

Team single game double plays:5 – Alabama Crimson Tide; May 17, 2009 [7]

Awards

Danielle Lawrie Washington Huskies [8]

Danielle Lawrie Washington Huskies [9]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
2009428525046210352.21656049765210.970.68
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
2009561121630.2683070354.482%172100

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams. [10]

First Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Stacey Nelson SR. Florida Gators
Danielle Lawrie JR. Washington Huskies
Kelsi DunneSO. Alabama Crimson Tide
C Chelsea BramlettJR. Mississippi State Bulldogs
1B Adrienne MonkaFR. Northwestern Wildcats
2B Ashley Charters SR. Washington Huskies
3B Alisa GolerSO. Georgia Bulldogs
SS Tammy Williams SR. Northwestern Wildcats
OF Brittany LastrapesSO. Arizona Wildcats
Katie SchroederSO. UCLA Bruins
Kaitlin Cochran SR. Arizona State Sun Devils
UT Megan Langenfeld JR. UCLA Bruins
Amber FloresJR. Oklahoma Sooners
AT-L Nikki Nemitz JR. Michigan Wolverines
Missy PennaSR. Stanford Cardinal
Alissa HaberJR. Stanford Cardinal
Taylor SchlopySO. Georgia Bulldogs
Charlotte Morgan JR. Alabama Crimson Tide

Second Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Brandice BalschmiterSR. UMass Minutewomen
Stephanie Brombacher SO. Florida Gators
Brittany WeilSR. Iowa Hawkeyes
C Melissa RothJR. Louisville Cardinals
1B Tiffany HuffJR. Tennessee Lady Vols
2B Aja PaculbaSO. Florida Gators
3B Lindsey UbrunSR. Missouri Tigers
SS Molly JohnsonJR. Kentucky Wildcats
OF Kelsey BruderSO. Florida Gators
Francesca EneaJR. Florida Gators
Brittany Rogers SR. Alabama Crimson Tide
UT Becca HeteniakJR. DePaul Blue Demons
Amanda Chidester FR. Michigan Wolverines
AT-L Ashley Hansen FR. Stanford Cardinal
Samantha MarderJR. Ohio State Buckeyes
Samantha Ricketts SR. Oklahoma Sooners
Maria SchweisbergerSO. Missouri Tigers
Amber PattonSR. DePaul Blue Demons

Third Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Sarah HamiltonSO. FSU Seminoles
Kim ReederSR. Ohio State Buckeyes
Kristen WadwellJR. Louisville Cardinals
C Stacie ChambersSO. Arizona Wildcats
1B Christine LuxJR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2B Danielle ZymkowitzSO. Illinois Fighting Illini
3B Cheyenne JenksSR. FGCU Eagles
Jenae Leles SR. Arizona Wildcats
SS Bianca MejiaJR. Long Island Sharks
OF Karli HubbardSR. ULL Ragin' Cajuns
Kristen ShortridgeJR. LSU Tigers
Carly NormandinJR. UMass Minutewomen
UT Danielle SpauldingJR. North Carolina Tar Heels
Jessica MapesSR. Arizona State Sun Devils
AT-L Valerie Arioto SO. California Golden Bears
Amanda KamekonaSR. UCLA Bruins
Tara OltmanJR. Creighton Bluejays
Jessica Purcell-FituSO. BYU Cougars
Jenna RhodesSR. Virginia Tech Hokies

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