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
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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

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

BATTING AVERAGE: .500 - Re'Quincia Mack, Alabama A&M Bulldogs

RBIs: 96 - Stacie Chambers, Arizona Wildcats

HOME RUNS: 31 - Stacie Chambers, Arizona Wildcats

PITCHING

WINS: 42-8 - Danielle Lawrie Washington Huskies

ERA: 0.61 (25 ER/285.1 IP) - Stacey Nelson, Florida Gators

STRIKEOUTS: 521, Danielle Lawrie Washington Huskies

Records

[7]

TEAM SINGLE GAME DOUBLE PLAYS: 5 - Alabama Crimson Tide; May 17, 2009

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 2020-08-04.
  7. "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  8. "Player of The Year". Teamusa.org. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  9. "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  10. "2009 NFCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
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