2011 NCAA Division I softball season

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2011 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending Champions UCLA
Tournament
Women's College World Series
Champions Arizona State (2nd title)
Runners-up Florida (4th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachClint Myers (2nd title)
WCWS MOP Dallas Escobedo & Michelle Moultrie (Arizona State & Florida)
Seasons
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2012  →

The 2011 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 2011. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2011 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2011 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, 2011.

Contents

Conference standings

2011 Big 12 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Missouri  ‍†‍‍y15–3 .83353–10 .841
No. 20 Texas  ‍‍‍y14–4 .77846–10 .821
No. 14 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y13–5 .72244–15 .746
No. 4 Baylor  ‍‍‍y11–7 .61147–15 .758
No. 7 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍y10–8 .55643–19 .694
No. 21 Nebraska  ‍‍‍y9–9 .50041–14 .745
No. 8 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍y8–10 .44442–20 .677
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍y5–13 .27842–16 .724
Iowa State  ‍‍‍3–15 .16721–28 .429
Kansas  ‍‍‍2–16 .11131–22 .585
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA [1]
2011 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 17 Michigan  ‍†‍‍y18–2 .90053–6 .898
Indiana  ‍‍‍y17–3 .85037–18 .673
Illinois  ‍‍‍12–8 .60027–22 .551
Penn State  ‍‍‍y11–8 .57931–24 .564
Purdue  ‍‍‍8–9 .47130–18 .625
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍9–11 .45030–23 .566
Minnesota  ‍‍‍9–11 .45031–24 .564
Iowa  ‍‍‍9–11 .45027–24 .529
Michigan State  ‍‍‍6–14 .30027–27 .500
Northwestern  ‍‍‍5–13 .27823–20 .535
Ohio State  ‍‍‍3–17 .15014–37 .275
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 22, 2011 [2]
Rankings from NFCA
2011 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Arizona State  ‍†‍‍y17–4 .81060–6 .909
California  ‍‍‍y15–6 .71445–13 .776
Oregon  ‍‍‍y11–10 .52442–16 .724
Arizona  ‍‍‍y11–10 .52443–18 .705
Stanford  ‍‍‍y10–11 .47642–17 .712
Washington  ‍‍‍y9–12 .42937–16 .698
UCLA  ‍‍‍y9–12 .42936–19 .655
Oregon State  ‍‍‍2–19 .09519–27 .413
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of July 30, 2011 [3]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll
2011 Southland Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi **  ‍‍‍21–9–0 .70041–19–0 .683
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍20–10–0 .66733–25–0 .569
Texas State ‡  ‍‍‍20–10–0 .66733–25–0 .569
McNeese State  ‍‍‍18–12–0 .60031–29–0 .517
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍17–13–0 .56728–27–0 .509
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍15–15–0 .50032–25–0 .561
Sam Houston  ‍‍‍14–15–0 .48322–32–0 .407
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍12–18–0 .40026–30–0 .464
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍11–19–0 .36722–30–0 .423
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍9–21–0 .30014–36–0 .280
Nicholls  ‍‍‍7–22–0 .24115–37–0 .288
‡ – SLC Tournament Champion
**Southland Tournament #1 seed champion
As of May 22, 2011 [4] [5]
Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches
2011 Sun Belt Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 23 Louisiana-Lafayette  ‍†‍‡‍y19–5 .79251–11 .823
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍15–9 .62534–25 .576
South Alabama  ‍‍‍14–10 .58337–17 .685
FIU  ‍‍‍14–10 .58331–27 .534
Troy  ‍‍‍11–12 .47832–27 .542
Louisiana-Monroe  ‍‍‍10–14 .41727–28 .491
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍9–15 .37530–29 .508
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍8–16 .33318–33 .353
North Texas  ‍‍‍7–16 .30422–30 .423
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of July 4, 2019 [6]
Rankings from

Women's College World Series

The 2010 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from June 2 to June 7, 2011, in Oklahoma City. [7]

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
1 Arizona State 3
9 Oklahoma 1
1 Arizona State6
4 Florida 5
4 Florida 6
5 Missouri 2
1 Arizona State4—
11 Baylor 0 —
9 Oklahoma 1
5 Missouri4
11 Baylor1
5 Missouri 0
1 Arizona State147—
4 Florida 4 2 —
11 Baylor 1
Oklahoma State 0
11 Baylor 0
2 Alabama3
2 Alabama 1
7 California 0
2 Alabama 2 2
4 Florida169
Oklahoma State 2
7 California6
4 Florida5
7 California 2

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

Freshman class consecutive games hit streak:36 – Stephanie Tofft, Northern Illinois Huskies; March 4-May 1, 2011 [8]

Junior class RBIs:101 – Christi Orgeron, Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

Awards

Ashley Hansen, Stanford Cardinal [9]

YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
2011591925195.495459325153.797%2651113

Kelsey Bruder, Florida Gators [10]

YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
2011691997977.3877119214152.764%482899

All America Teams

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

First Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Dallas Escobedo FR. Arizona State Sun Devils
Jolene Henderson JR. California Golden Bears
Chelsea Thomas SO. Missouri Tigers
C Kaylyn CastilloSR. Arizona State Sun Devils
1B Megan BushSR. Florida Gators
2B Lauren Gibson SO. Tennessee Lady Vols
3B Amanda Chidester JR. Michigan Wolverines
SS Ashley Hansen JR. Stanford Cardinal
OF Kayla BraudSO. Alabama Crimson Tide
Brittany LastrapesSR. Arizona Wildcats
Kelsey BruderSR. Florida Gators
UT Jaclyn Traina FR. Alabama Crimson Tide
Andrea HarrisonJR. UCLA Bruins
AT-LKatelyn BoydJR. Arizona State Sun Devils
Kelsi DunneSR. Alabama Crimson Tide
Adrienne MonkaJR. Northwestern Wildcats
Keilani Ricketts SO. Oklahoma Sooners
Brittany SchutteSO. Florida Gators

Second Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Blaire Luna SO. Texas Longhorns
Kenzie FowlerSO. Arizona Wildcats
Hannah Rogers FR. Florida Gators
C Jessica ShultsSO. Oklahoma Sooners
1B Hoku NoharaSR. New Mexico State Aggies
2B Ashley LaneSO. Michigan Wolverines
3B Brigette Del PonteSO. Arizona Wildcats
SS Kelsi WesemanJR. Georgia Tech Yellowjackets
OF Raven ChavanneSO. Tennessee Lady Vols
Ashley FlemingJR. Missouri Tigers
Megan WigginsSR. Georgia Bulldogs
UT Melissa DumezichFR. Texas A&M Aggies
Nikia WilliamsJR. Washington Huskies
AT-LWhitney CanionSO. Baylor Bears
Alisa GolerSR. Georgia Bulldogs
Whitney LarsenSR. Alabama Crimson Tide
Jenn SallingSR. Washington Huskies
Jordan Taylor SR. Michigan Wolverines

Third Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Jen MineauJR. Fordham Rams
Ellen Renfroe FR. Tennessee Lady Vols
Sara PlourdeJR. UMass Minutewomen
C Taylor EdwardsFR. Nebraska Cornhuskers
1B Gabriele BridgesSR. ULL Ragin' Cajuns
2B Aja PaculbaSR. Florida Gators
3B Heather JohnsonSR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
SS Dani LealSR. Baylor Bears
OF Bree EvansJR. Michigan Wolverines
Jamia ReidJR. California Golden Bears
Rhea TaylorSR. Missouri Tigers
UT Aimee CregerFR. Tulsa Hurricanes
Dani MillerJR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
AT-LLindsey HansenSR. Michigan State Spartans
Brittany MackJR. LSU Tigers
Michelle Moultrie JR. Florida Gators
Christi OrgeronJR. ULL Ragin' Cajuns
Danielle ZymkowitzSR. Illinois Fighting Illini

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