2010 NCAA Division I softball season

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2010 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending Champions Washington
Tournament
Women's College World Series
Champions UCLA (12th (14th overall) title)
Runners-up Arizona (22nd WCWS Appearance)
Winning Coach Kelly Inouye-Perez (1st title)
WCWS MOP Megan Langenfeld (UCLA)
Seasons
←  2009
2011  →

The 2010 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 2010. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2010 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2010 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in Oklahoma City at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended on June 7, 2010.

Contents

Conference standings

2010 Big 12 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 18 Texas  ‍†‍‍y14–2 .87543–15 .741
No. 11 Oklahoma  ‍‍‡‍y13–3 .81347–12 .797
No. 20 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y12–6 .66744–16 .733
No. 23 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍y12–6 .66744–16 .733
No. 8 Missouri  ‍‍‍y11–7 .61151–13 .797
Nebraska  ‍‍‍y7–11 .38930–29 .508
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍y7–11 .38938–18 .679
Baylor  ‍‍‍6–12 .33328–25 .528
Iowa State  ‍‍‍4–14 .22226–29 .473
Kansas  ‍‍‍2–16 .11121–35 .375
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA [1]
2010 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 10 Michigan  ‍†‍‍y18–1 .94749–8 .860
No. 25 Illinois  ‍‍‍y16–2 .88945–8 .849
No. 22 Ohio State  ‍‍‍y16–2 .88939–14 .736
Northwestern  ‍‍‍16–3 .84250–15 .769
Iowa  ‍‍‍10–9 .52625–23 .521
Purdue  ‍‍‍8–10 .44427–27 .500
Penn State  ‍‍‍8–11 .42129–22 .569
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍8–11 .42120–31 .392
Michigan State  ‍‍‍5–15 .25021–31 .404
Indiana  ‍‍‍4–14 .22212–36 .250
Minnesota  ‍‍‍2–17 .10516–37 .302
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 28, 2010 [2]
Rankings from NFCA
2010 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Washington  ‍†‍‍y17–4 .81050–9 .847
UCLA  ‍‍‍y14–7 .66750–11 .820
Arizona  ‍‍‍y13–8 .61952–14 .788
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y10–11 .47644–17 .721
California  ‍‍‍y10–11 .47644–19 .698
Stanford  ‍‍‍y8–13 .38137–19 .661
Oregon  ‍‍‍y8–13 .38136–21 .632
Oregon State  ‍‍‍4–17 .19024–31 .436
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2010 [3]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll
2010 Southland Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Stephen F. Austin **  ‍‍‍20–10 .66729–20 .592
Texas State  ‍‍‍20–10 .66727–26 .509
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍16–12 .57129–25 .537
McNeese State ‡  ‍‍‍17–13 .56738–27 .585
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍16–14 .53335–22 .614
Nicholls  ‍‍‍16–14 .53325–22 .532
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍15–15 .50023–29 .442
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍13–16 .44825–31 .446
Sam Houston  ‍‍‍13–16 .44821–28 .429
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍13–17 .43327–27 .500
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍3–25 .10711–37 .229
‡ – SLC Tournament Champion
**Southland Tournament #1 seed champion
As of May 22, 2011 [4] [5]
Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches
2010 Sun Belt Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 16 Louisiana–Lafayette  ‍†‍‡‍y19–5 .79245–18 .714
FIU  ‍‍‍y17–7 .70838–21 .644
North Texas  ‍‍‍12–9 .57129–20 .592
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍12–10 .54528–26 .519
South Alabama  ‍‍‍8–10 .44421–23 .477
Troy  ‍‍‍10–13 .43527–29 .482
Louisiana-Monroe  ‍‍‍9–14 .39124–26 .480
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍7–17 .29222–32 .407
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍6–15 .28627–25 .519
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 2010 [6]
Rankings from

Women's College World Series

The 2010 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from June 3 to June 7, 2010 in Oklahoma City. [7]

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

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

NCAA Division I season SEASON slugging percentage:1.270% – Jen Yee, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets [8]

NCAA Division I season intentional walks:31 – Jen Yee, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Sophomore class single game home runs:4 – Rebecca Magett, Hampton Lady Pirates; April 2, 2010

Freshman class home runs:30 – Kelly Majam, Hawaii Rainbow Wahine

Awards

Danielle Lawrie, Washington Huskies [9]

Danielle Lawrie, Washington Huskies [10]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
2010405484441242302.11695348464951.110.71
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
2010591693353.313571505103.609%282311

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams. [11]

First Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Kenzie FowlerFR. Arizona Wildcats
Danielle Lawrie SR. Washington Huskies
Jen MineauSO. Fordham Rams
C Chelsea BramlettSR. Mississippi State Bulldogs
1B Meredith HackettSO. Illinois Fighting Illini
2B Jen YeeSR. Georgia Tech Yellowjackets
3B Melissa GonzalezJR. Hawaii Rainbow Wahine
SS Katelyn BoydSO. Arizona State Sun Devils
OF Alissa HaberSR. Stanford Cardinal
Brittany LastrapesJR. Arizona Wildcats
April SetterlundJR. Boston Terriers
UT Megan Langenfeld SR. UCLA Bruins
Nikia WilliamsSO. Washington Huskies
AT-L Valerie Arioto JR. California Golden Bears
GiOnna DiSalvatoreJR. UCLA Bruins
Jenn SallingJR. Washington Huskies
Kristen ShortridgeSR. LSU Tigers
Danielle SpauldingSR. North Carolina Tar Heels

Second Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Blaire Luna FR. Texas Longhorns
Keilani Ricketts FR. Oklahoma Sooners
Jordan Taylor JR. Michigan Wolverines
C Stacie ChambersJR. Arizona Wildcats
1B Dorian ShawJR. Michigan Wolverines
2B Amber FloresSR. Oklahoma Sooners
3B Maggie ViefhausSR. Michigan Wolverines
SS K'Lee ArredondoSR. Arizona Wildcats
OF Kelly MajamFR. Hawaii Rainbow Wahine
Taylor SchlopyJR. Georgia Bulldogs
Francesca EneaSR. Florida Gators
UT Charlotte Morgan SR. Alabama Crimson Tide
Jessica ShultsFR. Oklahoma Sooners
AT-LKayla BraudFR. Alabama Crimson Tide
Alisa GolerJR. Georgia Bulldogs
Meagan May FR. Texas A&M Aggies
Nikki Nemitz SR. Michigan Wolverines
Melissa RothSR. Louisville Cardinals

Third Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Whitney KiihnlSO. Lipscomb Bisons
Toni PaisleyJR. East Carolina Pirates
Sara PlourdeSO. UMass Minutewomen
C Samantha MarderSR. Ohio State Buckeyes
1B Renae SinklerSR. Creighton Bluejays
2B Kara NelsonJR. Illinois State Redbirds
3B Abby OlsonJR. Illinois State Redbirds
SS Lauren GrillSR. Mississippi Rebels
OF Raven ChavanneFR. Tennessee Lady Vols
Lauren LindsaySR. Tulsa Golden Hurricanes
Rhea TaylorJR. Missouri Tigers
DP Hope RushFR. Georgia Tech Yellowjackets
UT Miranda DixonSR. Arkansas Razorbacks
AT-LSamantha BeasleyJR. San Diego State Aztecs
Stephanie Brombacher JR. Florida Gators
Kat DotsonFR. Tennessee Lady Vols
Kelsi DunneJR. Alabama Crimson Tide
Katie FleuryJR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish

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