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2009 NCAA Division I softball season

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2009 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsArizona State
Tournament
Women's College World Series
ChampionsWashington (1st title)
Runners-upFlorida (2nd WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachHeather Tarr (1st title)
WCWS MOPDanielle 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.

Conference standings

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2009 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Oklahoma ‍y 14 4   .778 41 16   .719
No. 8 Missouri ‍‍‍y 12 6   .667 50 12   .806
No. 15 Baylor ‍‍‍y 11 7   .611 40 22   .645
Texas ‍‍‍y 11 7   .611 40 20   .667
Nebraska ‍‍‍y 9 9   .500 35 19   .648
Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 8 9   .471 32 22   .593
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 8 10   .444 36 22   .621
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 7 11   .389 26 29   .473
Kansas ‍‍‍ 6 11   .353 21 31   .404
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 3 15   .167 15 42   .263
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA [1]
2009 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Michigan  ‍‍‍y 17 3   .850 47 12   .797
No. 12 Ohio State  ‍‍‍y 16 4   .800 47 11   .810
No. 18 Northwestern  ‍‍‍y 14 6   .700 31 15   .674
Iowa  ‍‍‍y 13 7   .650 42 16   .724
Illinois  ‍‍‍y 12 7   .632 29 17   .630
Purdue  ‍‍‍y 12 8   .600 31 20   .608
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 7 13   .350 19 27   .413
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 6 14   .300 23 32   .418
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 5 14   .263 21 28   .429
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 4 16   .200 10 39   .204
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 3 17   .150 15 40   .273
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 30, 2009[2]
Rankings from NFCA
2009 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas State **‡  ‍‍‍ 23 6 0   .793 40 18 0   .690
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 20 10 0   .667 31 28 0   .525
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍ 18 11 0   .621 29 29 0   .500
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 17 12 0   .586 29 27 0   .518
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 17 13 0   .567 23 24 0   .489
Sam Houston  ‍‍‍ 15 14 0   .517 28 26 0   .519
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 14 15 0   .483 24 31 0   .436
Nicholls  ‍‍‍ 14 16 0   .467 30 25 0   .545
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 12 16 0   .429 23 31 0   .426
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 8 22 0   .267 20 33 0   .377
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 3 26 0   .103 5 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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 25 Louisiana–Lafayette  ‍y 18 5   .783 45 13   .776
Troy  ‍‍‍ 15 8   .652 38 19   .667
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 14 9   .609 35 19   .648
FIU ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 31 29   .517
North Texas  ‍‍‍ 11 12   .478 26 28   .481
South Alabama  ‍‍‍ 10 12   .455 27 28   .491
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍ 10 13   .435 30 30   .500
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 7 15   .318 17 35   .327
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 5 18   .217 14 34   .292
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 2009[5]
Rankings from [1]

Women's College World Series

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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 Florida 1
5 Michigan 0
4 Alabama 1
5 Michigan 6
1 Florida 6
4 Alabama 5
9 Arizona 0
4 Alabama 14
10 Arizona State 2
4 Alabama 6
1 Florida 0 2
3 Washington 8 3
3 Washington 3
6 Georgia 1
3 Washington 1
10 Arizona State 0
10 Arizona State 7
Missouri 3
3 Washington 8 9
6 Georgia 9 3
6 Georgia 5
Missouri 2
5 Michigan 5
6 Georgia 7

Season leaders

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Batting

Pitching

Records

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

Awards

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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
2009 42 8 52 50 46 21 0 352.2 165 60 49 76 521 0.97 0.68
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
2009 56 112 16 30 .268 30 7 0 3 54 .482% 17 21 0 0

All America Teams

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

First Team

Position Player Class School
P Stacey Nelson SR. Florida Gators
Danielle Lawrie JR. Washington Huskies
Kelsi Dunne SO. Alabama Crimson Tide
C Chelsea Bramlett JR. Mississippi State Bulldogs
1B Adrienne Monka FR. Northwestern Wildcats
2B Ashley Charters SR. Washington Huskies
3B Alisa Goler SO. Georgia Bulldogs
SS Tammy Williams SR. Northwestern Wildcats
OF Brittany Lastrapes SO. Arizona Wildcats
Katie Schroeder SO. UCLA Bruins
Kaitlin Cochran SR. Arizona State Sun Devils
UT Megan Langenfeld JR. UCLA Bruins
Amber Flores JR. Oklahoma Sooners
AT-L Nikki Nemitz JR. Michigan Wolverines
Missy Penna SR. Stanford Cardinal
Alissa Haber JR. Stanford Cardinal
Taylor Schlopy SO. Georgia Bulldogs
Charlotte Morgan JR. Alabama Crimson Tide

Second Team

Position Player Class School
P Brandice Balschmiter SR. UMass Minutewomen
Stephanie Brombacher SO. Florida Gators
Brittany Weil SR. Iowa Hawkeyes
C Melissa Roth JR. Louisville Cardinals
1B Tiffany Huff JR. Tennessee Lady Vols
2B Aja Paculba SO. Florida Gators
3B Lindsey Ubrun SR. Missouri Tigers
SS Molly Johnson JR. Kentucky Wildcats
OF Kelsey Bruder SO. Florida Gators
Francesca Enea JR. Florida Gators
Brittany Rogers SR. Alabama Crimson Tide
UT Becca Heteniak JR. DePaul Blue Demons
Amanda Chidester FR. Michigan Wolverines
AT-L Ashley Hansen FR. Stanford Cardinal
Samantha Marder JR. Ohio State Buckeyes
Samantha Ricketts SR. Oklahoma Sooners
Maria Schweisberger SO. Missouri Tigers
Amber Patton SR. DePaul Blue Demons

Third Team

Position Player Class School
P Sarah Hamilton SO. FSU Seminoles
Kim Reeder SR. Ohio State Buckeyes
Kristen Wadwell JR. Louisville Cardinals
C Stacie Chambers SO. Arizona Wildcats
1B Christine Lux JR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2B Danielle Zymkowitz SO. Illinois Fighting Illini
3B Cheyenne Jenks SR. FGCU Eagles
Jenae Leles SR. Arizona Wildcats
SS Bianca Mejia JR. Long Island Sharks
OF Karli Hubbard SR. ULL Ragin' Cajuns
Kristen Shortridge JR. LSU Tigers
Carly Normandin JR. UMass Minutewomen
UT Danielle Spaulding JR. North Carolina Tar Heels
Jessica Mapes SR. Arizona State Sun Devils
AT-L Valerie Arioto SO. California Golden Bears
Amanda Kamekona SR. UCLA Bruins
Tara Oltman JR. Creighton Bluejays
Jessica Purcell-Fitu SO. BYU Cougars
Jenna Rhodes SR. Virginia Tech Hokies

References

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  1. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "2009 Softball Standings". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  3. ^ "Game Results". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  4. ^ "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 16. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  5. ^ "Sun Belt Conference All-Sports Record Book" (PDF). Sun Belt Conference. p. 372. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  6. ^ "2009 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  7. ^ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  8. ^ "Player of The Year". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  9. ^ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  10. ^ "2009 NFCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
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