2021 NCAA Division I softball season

2021 NCAA Division I softball season
Duration	February 11 – June 10, 2021
Number of teams	286
Preseason No. 1	UCLA
Defending Champions	UCLA
TV partner/s	ESPN & ESPN+
NCAA Tournament
Duration	May 21 – June 10, 2021
Most conference bids	SEC (12)
Women's College World Series
Duration	June 3–10, 2021
Champions	Oklahoma (5th title)
Runners-up	Florida State (11th WCWS Appearance)
Winning Coach	Patty Gasso (5th title)
WCWS MOP	Giselle Juarez (Oklahoma)
Seasons
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The 2021 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 2021. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2021 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2021 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisted of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament was held in Oklahoma City at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium, and ended on June 10, 2021.

Realignment

For 2021 season

• Four schools began transitions from NCAA Division II to Division I on July 1, 2020.
  • Bellarmine joined D-I for softball and all other sports as a new member of the ASUN Conference. ^[1]
  • Dixie State ^[2] and Tarleton State ^[3] joined the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).
  • UC San Diego, already a de facto D-I member in women's water polo and men's volleyball (which do not have D-II championship events) as an associate member of the Big West Conference, moved the rest of its athletic program to the Big West. ^[4]
• La Salle dropped softball after this season. ^[5]
• Cal State Bakersfield moved from the WAC to the Big West.

Future moves

The following conference moves for the 2022 season were announced:

• Five schools left the Southland Conference. Abilene Christian, Lamar, Sam Houston, and Stephen F. Austin moved to the WAC, ^[6] and Central Arkansas left for the ASUN. ^[7]
• The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference lost three members. Bethune–Cookman ^[8] and Florida A&M ^[9] joined the Southwestern Athletic Conference, and North Carolina A&T went to the Big South Conference. ^[10]
• The Ohio Valley Conference saw Eastern Kentucky and Jacksonville State also join the ASUN. ^[7]
• The Summit League gained St. Thomas from NCAA Division III's Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference after the reception of a waiver for a direct transition to D-I. ^[11]

Season outlook

Further information: 2021 NCAA Division I softball rankings

USA Today / NFCA DI Coaches Poll [12] Ranking Team 1 UCLA 2 Washington 3 Arizona 4 Oklahoma 5 LSU 6 Texas 7 Florida 8 Alabama 9 Louisiana 10 Oregon 11 Oklahoma State 12 Florida State 13 Kentucky 14 Georgia 15 Virginia Tech 16 Arizona State 17 Michigan 18 Arkansas 19 South Carolina 20 Mississippi State 21 UCF 22 Baylor 23 Missouri 24 Minnesota 25 Duke

ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Poll [13] Ranking Team 1 UCLA 2 Washington 3 Arizona 4 Oklahoma 5 LSU 6 Florida 7 Texas 8 Alabama 9 Louisiana 10 Oklahoma State 11 Oregon 12 Florida State 13 Kentucky 14 Georgia 15 Arizona State 16 Virginia Tech 17 Michigan 18 Baylor 19 South Carolina 20 Minnesota 21 Arkansas 22 Mississippi State 23 Tennessee 24 Missouri 25 UCF

D1Softball [14] Ranking Team 1 UCLA 2 Oklahoma 3 Washington 4 Arizona 5 LSU 6 Florida 7 Louisiana 8 Alabama 9 Texas 10 Oklahoma State 11 Florida State 12 Oregon 13 Georgia 14 Virginia Tech 15 Mississippi State 16 Arkansas 17 Arizona State 18 Michigan 19 Baylor 20 Minnesota 21 Tennessee 22 UCF 23 Missouri 24 Kentucky 25 South Carolina

Softball America [15] Ranking Team 1 UCLA 2 Arizona 3 Washington 4 LSU 5 Oklahoma 6 Florida 7 Texas 8 Louisiana 9 Alabama 10 Arizona State 11 Oklahoma State 12 Florida State 13 Virginia Tech 14 Oregon 15 Georgia 16 Arkansas 17 Missouri 18 South Carolina 19 Mississippi State 20 Michigan 21 Kentucky 22 Minnesota 23 Baylor 24 Tennessee 25 UCF

Conference standings

2021 American Athletic Conference softball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT No. 23 Wichita State  ‍†‍‡‍y 18 – 5 – 1   .771 41 – 13 – 1   .755 South Florida  ‍‍‍y 16 – 7 – 0   .696 31 – 19 – 0   .620 UCF  ‍‍‍y 16 – 7 – 1   .688 41 – 19 – 1   .680 Tulsa  ‍‍‍ 15 – 8 – 0   .652 25 – 16 – 0   .610 Houston  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16 – 0   .333 17 – 33 – 0   .340 East Carolina  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17 – 0   .292 16 – 33 – 0   .327 Memphis  ‍‍‍ 2 – 22 – 0   .083 9 – 41 – 0   .180 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 23, 2021 [16] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2021 Atlantic Coast Conference softball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT No. 18 Clemson  ‍†‍‍y 29 – 5 – 0   .853 44 – 8 – 0   .846 No. 2 Florida State  ‍‍‍y 26 – 5 – 1   .828 49 – 12 – 1   .798 No. 20 Duke  ‍‍‡‍y 26 – 10 – 0   .722 44 – 12 – 0   .786 No. 14 Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍y 23 – 11 – 0   .676 37 – 15 – 0   .712 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 20 – 10 – 0   .667 33 – 15 – 0   .688 Louisville  ‍‍‍ 15 – 21 – 1   .419 21 – 28 – 1   .430 NC State  ‍‍‍ 15 – 22 – 0   .405 26 – 25 – 0   .510 Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 12 – 20 – 0   .375 20 – 24 – 0   .455 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19 – 0   .367 20 – 26 – 0   .435 North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 10 – 19 – 0   .345 14 – 26 – 0   .350 Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 12 – 24 – 0   .333 17 – 29 – 0   .370 Virginia  ‍‍‍ 10 – 27 – 0   .270 15 – 33 – 0   .313 Boston College  ‍‍‍ 8 – 24 – 0   .250 13 – 32 – 0   .289 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 15, 2021 [17] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2021 Big 12 Conference softball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 1 Oklahoma  ‍†‍‡‍y 16 – 1   .941 56 – 4   .933 No. 7 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍y 15 – 3   .833 48 – 12   .800 No. 11 Texas  ‍‍‍y 12 – 6   .667 43 – 14   .754 Baylor  ‍‍‍y 8 – 9   .471 27 – 23   .540 Iowa State  ‍‍‍y 6 – 12   .333 34 – 23   .596 Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 3 – 15   .167 21 – 26   .447 Kansas  ‍‍‍ 2 – 16   .111 22 – 26   .458 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 10, 2021 [18] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2021 Big Sky Conference softball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Weber State  ‍†‍‍ 15 – 3   .833 25 – 19   .568 Southern Utah  ‍‍‍ 10 – 8   .556 20 – 30   .400 Montana  ‍‍‍ 8 – 10   .444 19 – 30   .388 Portland State  ‍‍‡‍y 8 – 10   .444 15 – 26   .366 Sacramento State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 10   .444 15 – 27   .357 Northern Colorado  ‍‍‍ 8 – 10   .444 12 – 27   .308 Idaho State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 12   .333 12 – 27   .308 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of October 20, 2024 [19] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2021 Big East Conference softball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT DePaul  ‍†‍‍ 13 – 1 – 0   .929 22 – 11 – 0   .667 Villanova  ‍‍‡‍y 15 – 2 – 0   .882 36 – 14 – 0   .720 UConn  ‍‍‍ 12 – 9 – 0   .571 22 – 20 – 0   .524 Creighton  ‍‍‍ 8 – 7 – 0   .533 14 – 14 – 0   .500 Butler  ‍‍‍ 6 – 11 – 1   .361 17 – 21 – 1   .449 St. John's  ‍‍‍ 7 – 14 – 0   .333 10 – 20 – 0   .333 Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 5 – 13 – 0   .278 9 – 23 – 0   .281 Providence  ‍‍‍ 4 – 13 – 1   .250 5 – 16 – 1   .250 Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0 – 0   – ‡ – Tournament champion As of May 21, 2021 [20] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2021 Big Ten Conference softball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 18 Michigan  ‍†‍‍y 36 – 6   .857 38 – 8   .826 No. 23 Minnesota  ‍‍‍y 29 – 11   .725 31 – 13   .705 Northwestern  ‍‍‍y 29 – 15   .659 30 – 17   .638 Iowa  ‍‍‍ 26 – 18   .591 26 – 18   .591 Indiana  ‍‍‍ 25 – 19   .568 25 – 19   .568 Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 24 – 19   .558 24 – 19   .558 Illinois  ‍‍‍ 24 – 20   .545 24 – 20   .545 Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 22 – 22   .500 22 – 22   .500 Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 18 – 22   .450 18 – 22   .450 Maryland  ‍‍‍ 19 – 25   .432 19 – 25   .432 Purdue  ‍‍‍ 18 – 26   .409 18 – 26   .409 Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 14 – 26   .350 14 – 26   .350 Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 8 – 36   .182 8 – 36   .182 Penn State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 34   .171 7 – 34   .171 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 23, 2021 [21] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2021 Conference USA softball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East Charlotte  x‍‍‍ 14 – 6   .700 31 – 19   .620 Western Kentucky  ‍‍‡‍y 10 – 6   .625 32 – 15   .681 Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 11 – 8   .579 26 – 22   .542 Marshall  ‍‍‍ 8 – 8   .500 20 – 12   .625 FIU  ‍‍‍ 6 – 13   .316 14 – 26   .350 Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍ 6 – 14   .300 12 – 35   .255 West North Texas  x‍†‍‍ 18 – 2   .900 38 – 12   .760 UAB  ‍‍‍ 15 – 5   .750 31 – 19   .620 Louisiana Tech  ‍‍‍ 10 – 10   .500 22 – 30   .423 UTSA  ‍‍‍ 8 – 12   .400 15 – 30   .333 UTEP  ‍‍‍ 5 – 15   .250 11 – 26   .297 Southern Miss  ‍‍‍ 4 – 16   .200 22 – 31   .415 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 22, 2021 [22] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2021 Pac-12 Conference softball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 2 UCLA  ‍†‍‍y 19 – 2   .905 48 – 8   .857 No. 6 Washington  ‍‍‍y 18 – 5   .783 45 – 14   .763 No. 10 Oregon  ‍‍‍y 14 – 10   .583 40 – 17   .702 No. 12 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 12 – 9   .571 33 – 16   .673 No. 9 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 12 – 10   .545 41 – 15   .732 Stanford  ‍‍‍y 9 – 12   .429 33 – 22   .600 Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 20 – 26   .435 California  ‍‍‍ 3 – 11   .214 17 – 20   .459 Utah  ‍‍‍ 3 – 21   .125 22 – 33   .400 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 9, 2021 [23] Rankings from NFCA	2021 Southeastern Conference softball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 9 Florida  ‍†‍‍y 19 – 5   .792 45 – 11   .804 No. 11 Arkansas  ‍†‍‍y 19 – 5   .792 43 – 11   .796 No. 3 Alabama  ‍‍‡‍y 18 – 6   .750 52 – 9   .852 No. 13 Missouri  ‍‍‍y 15 – 9   .625 42 – 17   .712 No. 16 Kentucky  ‍‍‍y 13 – 11   .542 43 – 16   .729 No. 15 LSU  ‍‍‍y 13 – 11   .542 35 – 22   .614 No. 22 Tennessee  ‍‍‍y 12 – 11   .522 42 – 15   .737 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 12 – 12   .500 36 – 22   .621 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 8 – 15   .348 35 – 25   .583 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 8 – 16   .333 32 – 23   .582 No. 8 Georgia  ‍‍‍y 7 – 17   .292 34 – 23   .596 Auburn  ‍‍‍y 7 – 17   .292 27 – 24   .529 South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 4 – 20   .167 26 – 26   .500 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 7, 2021 [24] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today [25]
2021 Southern Conference softball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT UNC Greensboro  ‍†‍‡‍y 14 – 4   .778 34 – 17   .667 Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 12 – 5   .706 27 – 26   .509 Chattanooga  ‍‍‍ 8 – 8   .500 13 – 25   .342 Mercer  ‍‍‍ 8 – 9   .471 24 – 23   .511 Furman  ‍‍‍ 8 – 9   .471 20 – 28   .417 Samford  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389 18 – 27   .400 East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 14   .176 15 – 22   .405 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 22, 2021 [26] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today	2021 Sun Belt Conference softball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 15 Louisiana  ‍†‍‡‍y 21 – 3   .875 47 – 12   .797 Texas State  ‍‍‍y 17 – 6   .739 39 – 14   .736 Troy  ‍‍‍y 17 – 6   .739 37 – 17   .685 South Alabama  ‍‍‍y 13 – 9   .591 31 – 21   .596 Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 12   .400 27 – 19   .587 Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 9 – 14   .391 17 – 26   .395 UT Arlington  ‍‍‍ 9 – 14   .391 17 – 34   .333 Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 21 – 24   .467 Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 6 – 15   .286 17 – 32   .347 Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 18   .143 16 – 30   .348 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 23, 2021 [27] Rankings from NFCA	2021 West Coast Conference softball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT BYU  ‍†‍‍y 11 – 1 – 0   .917 38 – 17 – 0   .691 Loyola Marymount  ‍‍‍ 10 – 5 – 0   .667 22 – 21 – 0   .512 Pacific  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5 – 0   .444 14 – 14 – 1   .500 Saint Mary's  ‍‍‍ 4 – 8 – 0   .333 13 – 24 – 0   .351 San Diego  ‍‍‍ 5 – 10 – 0   .333 13 – 29 – 0   .310 Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 5 – 10 – 0   .333 8 – 20 – 0   .286 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Pacific suspended their season on May 5, 2021 As of May 21, 2021 [28] Rankings from NFCA
2021 Summit League softball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT South Dakota State  ‍†‍‡‍y 21 – 1   .955 43 – 8   .843 Omaha  ‍‍‍ 12 – 11   .522 20 – 28   .417 North Dakota State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 12   .478 16 – 29   .356 Kansas City  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 29 – 26   .527 South Dakota  ‍‍‍ 8 – 12   .400 13 – 38   .255 North Dakota  ‍‍‍ 8 – 14   .364 17 – 33   .340 Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 6 – 14   .300 16 – 29   .356 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of December 7, 2022 [29] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

Conference winners and tournaments

Of the 31 Division I athletic conferences that participated in the 2021 season, all of which sponsor softball, 27 normally end their regular seasons with a single-elimination tournament or a double-elimination tournament. The teams in each conference that win their regular-season title are given the number one seed in each tournament. The Ivy League canceled its softball season due to COVID-19 concerns. Four conferences do not normally hold a postseason tournament: the Big West, Mountain West, Pac-12, and West Coast Conference. Two conferences that normally hold tournaments, the Big Ten and Mid-American Conference, did not do so in 2021. The winners of these tournaments, plus the Big Ten, Big West, MAC, Mountain West, Pac-12, and WCC regular-season champions, received automatic invitations to the 2021 NCAA Division I softball tournament.

Conference	Regular Season Winner	Conference Player of the Year	Conference Pitcher of the Year	Conference Coach of the Year	Conference Tournament	Tournament Venue • City	Tournament Winner
America East Conference	UMBC	Courtney Cashman, UMass Lowell [30]	Courtney Coppersmith, UMBC [30]	Chris Kuhlmeyer, UMBC [30]	2021 America East Conference softball tournament	The Diamond at UMBC • Arbutus, MD	UMBC
American Athletic Conference	Wichita State	Sydney McKinney, Wichita State [31]	Georgina Corrick, South Florida [31]	Wichita State [31] [a]	2021 American Athletic Conference softball tournament	Collins Family Softball Complex • Tulsa, OK	Wichita State
ASUN Conference	North & overall: Liberty South: Florida Gulf Coast	Amber Bishop-Riley, Liberty [32]	Emily Kirby, Liberty [32]	Dot Richardson, Liberty [32]	2021 ASUN softball tournament	Quarterfinals: Campus sites Remainder: Bailey Park • Kennesaw, GA	Liberty
Atlantic 10 Conference	Central & overall: George Washington North: Saint Joseph's	Jenna Cone, George Washington [33]	Sierra Lange, George Washington [33]	Shane Winkler, George Washington [33]	2021 Atlantic 10 Conference softball tournament	SJU Softball Field • Merion Station, PA	George Washington
Atlantic Coast Conference	Clemson	Valerie Cagle, Clemson [34]	Keely Rochard, Virginia Tech [34]	John Rittman, Clemson [34]	2021 Atlantic Coast Conference softball tournament	Ulmer Stadium • Louisville, KY	Duke
Big 12 Conference	Oklahoma	Jocelyn Alo, Oklahoma [35]	Carrie Eberle, Oklahoma State [35]	Patty Gasso, Oklahoma [35]	2021 Big 12 Conference softball tournament	USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	Oklahoma
Big East Conference	DePaul				2021 Big East Conference softball tournament	Burrill Family Field • Storrs, CT	Villanova
Big Sky Conference	Weber State	Lauren Hoe, Weber State [36]	Mariah Ramirez, Weber State [36]	Mary Kay Amicone, Weber State [36]	2021 Big Sky Conference softball tournament	Wildcat Softball Field • Ogden, UT	Portland State
Big South Conference	Campbell				2021 Big South Conference softball tournament	Brinkley Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC	Campbell
Big Ten Conference	Michigan	Lexie Blair, Michigan [37]	Alex Storako, Michigan [37]	Carol Hutchins, Michigan [37]	No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid
Big West Conference	Long Beach State				No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid
Colonial Athletic Association	North: Drexel South & overall: James Madison	Linda Rush, Drexel [38]	Odicci Alexander, James Madison [38]	Loren LaPorte, James Madison [38]	2021 Colonial Athletic Association softball tournament	Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park • Harrisonburg, VA	James Madison
Conference USA	Charlotte				2021 Conference USA softball tournament	WKU Softball Complex • Bowling Green, KY	Western Kentucky
Horizon League	Youngstown State				2021 Horizon League softball tournament	YSU Softball Field • Youngstown, OH	UIC
Ivy League	Did not play in 2021
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Monmouth				2021 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference softball tournament	Quarterfinals: Campus sites Remainder: Demske Sports Complex • Buffalo, NY	Manhattan
Mid-American Conference	Miami (OH)				No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	Northern & overall: Morgan State Southern: North Carolina A&T				2021 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference softball tournament	NSU Softball Field • Norfolk, VA	Morgan State
Missouri Valley Conference	Illinois State				2021 Missouri Valley Conference softball tournament	Cooper Stadium • Evansville, IN	Southern Illinois
Mountain West Conference	Fresno State				No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid
Northeast Conference	Saint Francis (PA)				2021 Northeast Conference softball tournament	SFU Softball Field • Loretto, PA	Saint Francis (PA)
Ohio Valley Conference	Southeast Missouri				2021 Ohio Valley Conference softball tournament	Choccolocco Park • Oxford, AL	Eastern Kentucky
Pac–12 Conference	UCLA				No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid
Patriot League	Boston University				2021 Patriot League softball tournament	BU Softball Field • Boston, MA	Boston University
Southeastern Conference	Arkansas & Florida [b]	Bailey Hemphill, Alabama [39]	Montana Fouts, Alabama & Mary Haff, Arkansas [39]	Courtney Deifel, Arkansas [39]	2021 Southeastern Conference softball tournament	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	Alabama
Southern Conference	UNC Greensboro				2021 Southern Conference softball tournament	UNCG Softball Stadium • Greensboro, NC	UNC Greensboro
Southland Conference	Stephen F. Austin				2021 Southland Conference softball tournament	North Oak Park • Hammond, LA	McNeese State
Southwestern Athletic Conference	Eastern: Jackson State Western & overall: Texas Southern				2021 Southwestern Athletic Conference softball tournament	Gulfport Sportsplex • Gulfport, MS	Alabama State
Summit League	South Dakota State				2021 Summit League softball tournament	Tharaldson Park at the Ellig Sports Complex • Fargo, ND	South Dakota State
Sun Belt Conference	Louisiana				2021 Sun Belt Conference softball tournament	Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL	Louisiana
West Coast Conference	BYU				No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid
Western Athletic Conference	New Mexico State				2021 Western Athletic Conference softball tournament	Francis F. Logan Field at SU Park • Seattle, WA	Seattle

1. The American's annual coaching award is presented to a coaching staff instead of a head coach, and is styled as the "Coaching Staff of the Year" award.
2. Top seed in conference tournament.

Women's College World Series

Main article: 2021 Women's College World Series

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Oklahoma	3
		James Madison	4(8)
							James Madison	2
						5	Oklahoma State	1
	5	Oklahoma State	3
		Georgia	2
												James Madison	3	1
											1	Oklahoma	6	7
	1	Oklahoma	8(6)
		Georgia	0
						2	UCLA	3
						1	Oklahoma	10
																	1	Oklahoma	4	6	5
																	10	Florida State	8	2	1
	3	Alabama	5
	11	Arizona	1
						3	Alabama	6
						2	UCLA	0
	10	Florida State	0
	2	UCLA	4
											3	Alabama	0	5
											10	Florida State	2	8
	11	Arizona	3
	10	Florida State	4
						5	Oklahoma State	2
						10	Florida State	4

Season leaders

Batting :

• Batting average:.495 – Kayla Kowalik, Kentucky Wildcats
• RBIs:92 – Tiare Jennings, Oklahoma Sooners
• Home runs:34 – Jocelyn Alo, Oklahoma

Pitching :

• Wins:32-5 – Gabbie Plain, Washington Huskies
• ERA:0.92 (20 ER/151.0 IP) – Courtney Coppersmith, UMBC Retrievers
• Strikeouts:349 – Montana Fouts, Alabama Crimson Tide

Records

Freshman class RBIs:92 – Tiare Jennings, Oklahoma Sooners ^[40]

Freshman class slugging percentage:1.000% – Tiare Jennings, Oklahoma Sooners

Team home runs : 161 – Oklahoma Sooners

Team slugging percentage:.777% – Oklahoma Sooners

Team runs scored:638 – Oklahoma Sooners

Team total bases:1,279 – Oklahoma Sooners

Awards

• USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year : Jocelyn Alo, Oklahoma Sooners ^[41]
• Softball America Player of the Year : Jocelyn Alo, Oklahoma Sooners ^[42]

YEAR	G	AB	R	H	BA	RBI	HR	3B	2B	TB	SLG	BB	SO	SB	SBA
2021	60	183	71	87	.475	89	34	1	12	203	1.109%	38	16	3	3

• Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year Honda Sports Award Softball: Rachel Garcia, UCLA Bruins ^[43]
• Honda Sports Award Softball: Rachel Garcia, UCLA Bruins ^[44]
• NFCA National Player of the Year: Rachel Garcia, UCLA Bruins ^[45]

YEAR	G	AB	R	H	BA	RBI	HR	3B	2B	TB	SLG	BB	SO	SB	SBA
2021	45	120	23	41	.341	35	13	0	5	85	.708%	30	20	0	0

YEAR	W	L	GP	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
2021	18	3	29	18	12	7	2	136.1	91	35	27	29	183	1.39	0.88

• NFCA National Pitcher of the Year: Montana Fouts, Alabama Crimson Tide

YEAR	W	L	GP	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
2021	27	4	36	32	24	10	3	213.1	143	59	49	49	349	1.61	0.90

• Softball America Pitcher of the Year : Odicci Alexander, James Madion Dukes ^[46]

YEAR	W	L	GP	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
2021	18	3	23	22	16	6	1	143.2	80	46	35	45	204	1.71	0.87

YEAR	G	AB	R	H	BA	RBI	HR	3B	2B	TB	SLG	BB	SO	SB	SBA
2021	29	82	13	26	.317	12	2	0	4	36	.439%	17	11	0	0

• NFCA National Freshman of the Year : Tiare Jennings, Oklahoma Sooners ^[47]
• Softball America Freshman of the Year : Tiare Jennings, Oklahoma Sooners ^[48]

YEAR	G	AB	R	H	BA	RBI	HR	3B	2B	TB	SLG	BB	SO	SB	SBA
2021	60	197	81	91	.462	92	27	0	25	197	1.000%	26	17	2	2

• Softball America Defensive Player of the Year: Sis Bates, Washington ^[49]
• NFCA Catcher of the Year : Dejah Mulipola, Arizona
• NFCA Golden Shoe Award : Jenna Wildeman, Central Arkansas

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams. ^[50]

First Team

Position	Player	Class	School
P	Megan Faraimo	SO.	UCLA Bruins
	Montana Fouts	JR.	Alabama Crimson Tide
	Keely Rochard	JR.	Virginia Tech Hokies
C	Dejah Mulipola	SR.	Arizona Wildcats
1B	Alysen Febrey	SR.	Oklahoma State Cowgirls
2B	Tiare Jennings	FR.	Oklahoma Sooners
3B	Charla Echols	JR.	Florida Gators
SS	Sami Williams	SR.	Iowa State Cyclones
OF	Jocelyn Alo	SR.	Oklahoma Sooners
	Jayda Coleman	FR.	Oklahoma Sooners
	Maya Brady	FR.	UCLA Bruins
UT	Rachel Garcia	SR.	UCLA Bruins
	Aaliyah Jordan	SR.	UCLA Bruins
AT-L	Bailey Hemphill	SR.	Alabama Crimson Tide
	Mary Haff	JR.	Arkansas Razorbacks
	Braxton Burnside	SR.	Arkansas Razorbacks
	Gabbie Plain	SR.	Washington Huskies
	Kayla Kowalik	JR.	Kentucky Wildcats

Second Team

Position	Player	Class	School
P	Ashley Rogers	JR.	Tennessee Lady Vols
	Carrie Eberle	SR.	Oklahoma State Cowgirls
	Kathryn Sandercock	FR.	FSU Seminoles
C	Kinzie Hansen	SO.	Oklahoma Sooners
1B	Danielle Gibson	JR.	Arkansas Razorbacks
2B	Baylee Klingler	JR.	Washington Huskies
3B	Jenna Cone	SR.	George Washington Colonials
SS	Grace Lyons	JR.	Oklahoma Sooners
OF	Aliyah Andrews	SR.	LSU Tigers
	Kiki Milloy	SO.	Tennessee Lady Vols
	Abby Sweet	SR.	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
UT	Valerie Cagle	FR.	Clemson Tigers
	Deja Davis	JR.	Duke Blue Devils
AT-L	Odicci Alexander	SR.	James Madison Dukes
	Sis Bates	SR.	Washington Huskies
	Alex Storako	SO.	Michigan Wolverines
	Taylor Pleasants	FR.	LSU Tigers
	Maddi Hackbarth	SR.	Arizona State Sun Devils

Third Team

Position	Player	Class	School
P	Brooke Yanez	JR.	Oregon Ducks
	Elizabeth Hightower	JR.	Florida Gators
	Alyssa Denham	SR.	Arizona Wildcats
C	Haley Lee	JR.	Texas A&M Aggies
1B	Kaylee Tow	SR.	Alabama Crimson Tide
2B	Hannah Adams	SR.	Florida Gators
3B	Hannah Becerra	FR.	Cal State Fullerton Titans
SS	Briana Perez	JR.	UCLA Bruins
OF	Brooke Wilmes	JR.	Missouri Tigers
	Haley Cruse	SR.	Oregon Ducks
	Janelle Meono	FR.	Arizona Wildcats
UT	Paige Rauch	JR.	Villanova Wildcats
	Hayley Busby	SR.	Oklahoma State Cowgirls
AT-L	Georgina Corrick	JR.	USF Bulls
	Mackenzie Boesel	SR.	South Carolina Gamecocks
	Jessie Harper	SR.	Arizona Wildcats
	Sydney McKinney	SO.	Wichita State Shockers
	Janae Jefferson	JR.	Texas Longhorns

See also

• 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season

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