2001 NCAA Division I softball season

2001 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsOklahoma
Tournament
Women's College World Series
ChampionsArizona (6th title)
Runners-upUCLA (18th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachMike Candrea (6th title)
WCWS MOPJennie Finch (Arizona)
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →

The 2001 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 2001. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2001 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2001 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 May 28, 2001.

Conference standings

2001 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Nebraska ‍†‍‍y 16 – 2   .889 51 – 15   .773
No. 5 Oklahoma ‍‍‡‍y 14 – 2   .875 50 – 9   .847
Texas Tech ‍‍‍y 10 – 8   .556 37 – 24   .607
Kansas ‍‍‍ 10 – 8   .556 32 – 27   .542
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 8 – 8   .500 28 – 23   .549
Baylor ‍‍‍ 7 – 9   .438 38 – 22   .633
Texas A&M ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389 32 – 19   .627
Missouri ‍‍‍ 5 – 11   .313 31 – 28   .525
Texas ‍‍‍ 5 – 13   .278 24 – 29   .453
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 2 – 12   .143 14 – 27   .341
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA [1]
2001 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 8 Michigan  ‍†‍‍y 17 – 3 – 0   .850 43 – 17 – 1   .713
No. 7 Iowa  ‍‍‡‍y 16 – 4 – 0   .800 49 – 14 – 0   .778
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 14 – 6 – 0   .700 46 – 18 – 0   .719
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 12 – 8 – 0   .600 49 – 23 – 0   .681
Penn State  ‍‍‍y 9 – 11 – 0   .450 36 – 26 – 0   .581
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍y 9 – 11 – 0   .450 33 – 27 – 0   .550
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 9 – 11 – 0   .450 34 – 24 – 1   .585
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 8 – 12 – 0   .400 13 – 18 – 0   .419
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 7 – 13 – 0   .350 36 – 22 – 1   .619
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 15 – 0   .250 21 – 39 – 0   .350
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 4 – 16 – 0   .200 16 – 36 – 0   .308
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

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As of June 2001[13]
Rankings from NFCA


2001 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Arizona  ‍†‍‍y 19 – 2 – 0   .905 65 – 4 – 0   .942
UCLA  ‍‍‍y 16 – 5 – 0   .762 62 – 6 – 0   .912
Stanford  ‍‍‍y 11 – 10 – 0   .524 54 – 16 – 1   .768
Washington  ‍‍‍y 11 – 10 – 0   .524 40 – 23 – 0   .635
Oregon State  ‍‍‍y 10 – 10 – 0   .500 44 – 24 – 1   .645
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 9 – 12 – 0   .429 36 – 22 – 0   .621
California  ‍‍‍y 6 – 14 – 0   .300 54 – 18 – 0   .750
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 1 – 20 – 0   .048 28 – 40 – 0   .412
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 31, 2001[14]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll
2001 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Southwest Texas State  ‍†‍‍y 26 – 1 – 0   .963 54 – 12 – 0   .818
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 17 – 10 – 0   .630 31 – 22 – 0   .585
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 15 – 10 – 0   .600 25 – 22 – 1   .531
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 16 – 11 – 0   .593 31 – 22 – 0   .585
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 15 – 11 – 0   .577 30 – 20 – 0   .600
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 13 – 13 – 0   .500 21 – 32 – 0   .396
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15 – 0   .444 29 – 31 – 0   .483
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15 – 0   .444 24 – 29 – 0   .453
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 22 – 0   .185 21 – 34 – 0   .382
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 25 – 0   .074 20 – 34 – 0   .370
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 2001[15]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll


Women's College World Series

The 2001 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 24 to May 28, 2001 in Oklahoma City.[16]

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 Arizona 3
8 California 2
1 Arizona 58
5 Oklahoma 4
4 Michigan 0
5 Oklahoma 2
1 Arizona 1 —
6 Stanford 0 —
8 California 5
4 Michigan 2
6 Stanford 1
8 California 0
1 Arizona 1
2 UCLA 0
3 LSU 1
6 Stanford 28
2 UCLA 5
6 Stanford 0
2 UCLA 2
7 Iowa 0
2 UCLA 6 —
3 LSU 0 —
3 LSU 2
7 Iowa 1
5 Oklahoma 1
3 LSU 213

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

NCAA Division I season winning percentage: 32-0 (100%) – Jennie Finch, Arizona Wildcats[17]

Freshman class winning percentage: 27-2 (93%) – Keira Goerl, UCLA Bruins

Sophomore class walks: 93 – Veronica Nelson, California Golden Bears

Junior class consecutive wins streak: 32 – Jennie Finch, Arizona Wildcats; February 2-May 28, 2001

Awards

Jennie Finch, Arizona Wildcats[18][19]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
2001 32 0 32 29 27 19 0 207.0 102 19 16 45 279 0.54 0.71
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
2001 67 198 37 62 .313 57 11 2 11 110 .555% 24 25 0 0

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[20]

First Team

Position Player Class School
P Jennie Finch JR. Arizona Wildcats
Britni Sneed JR. LSU Tigers
Dana Sorenson SO. Stanford Cardinal
C Stacey Nuveman JR. UCLA Bruins
1B Sarah Beeson JR. Stanford Cardinal
2B Kelsey Kollen JR. Michigan Wolverines
3B Toni Mascarenas SR. Arizona Wildcats
SS Natasha Watley SO. UCLA Bruins
OF Lauren Bauer SR. Arizona Wildcats
Oli Keohohou FR. BYU Cougars
Kelly Kretschman SR. Alabama Crimson Tide
DP Leneah Manuma FR. Arizona Wildcats
UT Kellie Wilkerson JR. Mississippi State Bulldogs
AT-L Kelli Braitsch SO. Oklahoma Sooners
Kristi Hanks JR. Iowa Hawkeyes
Jessica Mendoza JR. Stanford Cardinal
Veronica Nelson SO. California Golden Bears
Jenny Topping SO. Cal State Fullerton Titans

Second Team

Position Player Class School
P Jocelyn Forest JR. California Golden Bears
Shelley Laird JR. Alabama Crimson Tide
Nicole Myers JR. FAU Owls
C Ashli Barrett SR. Oklahoma Sooners
1B Lisa Carey SR. Oklahoma Sooners
2B Keisha Shepperson SR. East Carolina Pirates
3B Tairia Flowers SO. UCLA Bruins
SS Alana Addison JR. ULL Rajin' Cajuns
OF Sara Carlson SO. Villanova Wildcats
Jackie McClain FR. Alabama Crimson Tide
Melissa Taylor SR. Michigan Wolverines
DP Kristen Dennis JR. Virginia Cavaliers
UT Sarah Martz FR. DePaul Blue Demons
AT-L Amanda Freed JR. UCLA Bruins
Ashley Moore JR. Auburn Tigers
Amanda Renfroe SR. Texas Tech Red Raiders
Kristin Schmidt FR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Karen Williams SR. Missouri Tigers

Third Team

Position Player Class School
P Tia Bollinger SO. Washington Huskies
Jessica Chase JR. Texas State Bobcats
Leslie Malerich JR. FSU Seminoles
C Stefanie Christoferson SR. UIC Flames
1B Alicia Gerlach JR. Iowa Hawkeyes
2B Suzanne Olcott JR. Alabama Crimson Tide
3B Becky McMurtry SO. Illinois State Redbirds
SS Jaime Clark SO. Washington Huskies
OF Deanna Dovak JR. Rider Broncs
Kelly Hauxhurst SR. Washington Huskies
Jenny Kriech JR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
DP Melanie Fisher SO. Missouri Tigers
UT Erin Stremsterfer SR. Southern Illinois Salukis
AT-L Cindy Ball JR. Pacific Tigers
Nicole Giordano SR. Arizona Wildcats
Jarrah Myers JR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Marci Ridenbaugh FR. Kent State Golden Flashes
Jennifer Sharron SR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Jennifer Stewart JR. Oklahoma Sooners

References

  1. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. ^ 2001 Illinois Season
  3. ^ 2001 Indiana Season
  4. ^ 2001 Iowa Season
  5. ^ 2001 Michigan Season
  6. ^ 2001 Michigan State Season
  7. ^ 2001 Minnesota Season
  8. ^ 2001 Northwestern Season
  9. ^ 2001 Ohio State Season
  10. ^ 2001 Penn State Season
  11. ^ 2001 Purdue Season
  12. ^ 2001 Wisconsin Season
  13. ^ "Big Ten Softball Standings" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  14. ^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  15. ^ "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 14. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  16. ^ "2001 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  17. ^ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  18. ^ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  19. ^ "Final 2001 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  20. ^ "2001 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved July 26, 2020.