2009 NCAA Division I softball season

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.

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

Conference standings
2009 Big 12 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 16 Oklahoma ‍†‍‡‍y 14–4 .77841–16 .719
No. 8 Missouri ‍‍‍y 12–6 .66750–12 .806
No. 15 Baylor ‍‍‍y 11–7 .61140–22 .645
Texas ‍‍‍y 11–7 .61140–20 .667
Nebraska ‍‍‍y 9–9 .50035–19 .648
Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 8–9 .47132–22 .593
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 8–10 .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  ‍†‍‍y 17–3 .85047–12 .797
No. 12 Ohio State  ‍‍‍y 16–4 .80047–11 .810
No. 18 Northwestern  ‍‍‍y 14–6 .70031–15 .674
Iowa  ‍‍‍y 13–7 .65042–16 .724
Illinois  ‍‍‍y 12–7 .63229–17 .630
Purdue  ‍‍‍y 12–8 .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  ‍†‍‡‍y 18–5 .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 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

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
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

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

First Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PStacey NelsonSR.Florida Gators
Danielle LawrieJR.Washington Huskies
Kelsi DunneSO.Alabama Crimson Tide
CChelsea BramlettJR.Mississippi State Bulldogs
1BAdrienne MonkaFR.Northwestern Wildcats
2BAshley ChartersSR.Washington Huskies
3BAlisa GolerSO.Georgia Bulldogs
SSTammy WilliamsSR.Northwestern Wildcats
OFBrittany LastrapesSO.Arizona Wildcats
Katie SchroederSO.UCLA Bruins
Kaitlin CochranSR.Arizona State Sun Devils
UTMegan LangenfeldJR.UCLA Bruins
Amber FloresJR.Oklahoma Sooners
AT-LNikki NemitzJR.Michigan Wolverines
Missy PennaSR.Stanford Cardinal
Alissa HaberJR.Stanford Cardinal
Taylor SchlopySO.Georgia Bulldogs
Charlotte MorganJR.Alabama Crimson Tide

Second Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PBrandice BalschmiterSR.UMass Minutewomen
Stephanie BrombacherSO.Florida Gators
Brittany WeilSR.Iowa Hawkeyes
CMelissa RothJR.Louisville Cardinals
1BTiffany HuffJR.Tennessee Lady Vols
2BAja PaculbaSO.Florida Gators
3BLindsey UbrunSR.Missouri Tigers
SSMolly JohnsonJR.Kentucky Wildcats
OFKelsey BruderSO.Florida Gators
Francesca EneaJR.Florida Gators
Brittany RogersSR.Alabama Crimson Tide
UTBecca HeteniakJR.DePaul Blue Demons
Amanda ChidesterFR.Michigan Wolverines
AT-LAshley HansenFR.Stanford Cardinal
Samantha MarderJR.Ohio State Buckeyes
Samantha RickettsSR.Oklahoma Sooners
Maria SchweisbergerSO.Missouri Tigers
Amber PattonSR.DePaul Blue Demons

Third Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PSarah HamiltonSO.FSU Seminoles
Kim ReederSR.Ohio State Buckeyes
Kristen WadwellJR.Louisville Cardinals
CStacie ChambersSO.Arizona Wildcats
1BChristine LuxJR.Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2BDanielle ZymkowitzSO.Illinois Fighting Illini
3BCheyenne JenksSR.FGCU Eagles
Jenae LelesSR.Arizona Wildcats
SSBianca MejiaJR.Long Island Sharks
OFKarli HubbardSR.ULL Ragin' Cajuns
Kristen ShortridgeJR.LSU Tigers
Carly NormandinJR.UMass Minutewomen
UTDanielle SpauldingJR.North Carolina Tar Heels
Jessica MapesSR.Arizona State Sun Devils
AT-LValerie AriotoSO.California Golden Bears
Amanda KamekonaSR.UCLA Bruins
Tara OltmanJR.Creighton Bluejays
Jessica Purcell-FituSO.BYU Cougars
Jenna RhodesSR.Virginia Tech Hokies

References
  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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