2010 NCAA Division I softball season

2010 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsWashington
Tournament
Women's College World Series
ChampionsUCLA (12th (14th overall) title)
Runners-upArizona (22nd WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachKelly Inouye-Perez (1st title)
WCWS MOPMegan Langenfeld (UCLA)
Seasons
← 2009
2011 →

The 2010 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 2010. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2010 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2010 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in Oklahoma City at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended on June 7, 2010.

Conference standings

2010 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 Texas ‍†‍‍y 14 – 2   .875 43 – 15   .741
No. 11 Oklahoma ‍‍‡‍y 13 – 3   .813 47 – 12   .797
No. 20 Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 12 – 6   .667 44 – 16   .733
No. 23 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 12 – 6   .667 44 – 16   .733
No. 8 Missouri ‍‍‍y 11 – 7   .611 51 – 13   .797
Nebraska ‍‍‍y 7 – 11   .389 30 – 29   .508
Texas Tech ‍‍‍y 7 – 11   .389 38 – 18   .679
Baylor ‍‍‍ 6 – 12   .333 28 – 25   .528
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 4 – 14   .222 26 – 29   .473
Kansas ‍‍‍ 2 – 16   .111 21 – 35   .375
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA [1]
2010 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10 Michigan  ‍†‍‍y 18 – 1   .947 49 – 8   .860
No. 25 Illinois  ‍‍‍y 16 – 2   .889 45 – 8   .849
No. 22 Ohio State  ‍‍‍y 16 – 2   .889 39 – 14   .736
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 16 – 3   .842 50 – 15   .769
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 10 – 9   .526 25 – 23   .521
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 8 – 10   .444 27 – 27   .500
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 11   .421 29 – 22   .569
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 8 – 11   .421 20 – 31   .392
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 15   .250 21 – 31   .404
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 4 – 14   .222 12 – 36   .250
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 2 – 17   .105 16 – 37   .302
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 28, 2010[2]
Rankings from NFCA
2010 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Washington  ‍†‍‍y 17 – 4   .810 50 – 9   .847
UCLA  ‍‍‍y 14 – 7   .667 50 – 11   .820
Arizona  ‍‍‍y 13 – 8   .619 52 – 14   .788
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 10 – 11   .476 44 – 17   .721
California  ‍‍‍y 10 – 11   .476 44 – 19   .698
Stanford  ‍‍‍y 8 – 13   .381 37 – 19   .661
Oregon  ‍‍‍y 8 – 13   .381 36 – 21   .632
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 17   .190 24 – 31   .436
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2010[3]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll
2010 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stephen F. Austin **  ‍‍‍ 20 – 10   .667 29 – 20   .592
Texas State  ‍‍‍ 20 – 10   .667 27 – 26   .509
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 16 – 12   .571 29 – 25   .537
McNeese State ‡  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13   .567 38 – 27   .585
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 16 – 14   .533 35 – 22   .614
Nicholls  ‍‍‍ 16 – 14   .533 25 – 22   .532
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍ 15 – 15   .500 23 – 29   .442
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 13 – 16   .448 25 – 31   .446
Sam Houston  ‍‍‍ 13 – 16   .448 21 – 28   .429
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 27 – 27   .500
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 3 – 25   .107 11 – 37   .229
‡ – SLC Tournament Champion
**Southland Tournament #1 seed champion
As of May 22, 2011[4][5]
Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches
2010 Sun Belt Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Louisiana–Lafayette  ‍†‍‡‍y 19 – 5   .792 45 – 18   .714
FIU  ‍‍‍y 17 – 7   .708 38 – 21   .644
North Texas  ‍‍‍ 12 – 9   .571 29 – 20   .592
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍ 12 – 10   .545 28 – 26   .519
South Alabama  ‍‍‍ 8 – 10   .444 21 – 23   .477
Troy  ‍‍‍ 10 – 13   .435 27 – 29   .482
Louisiana-Monroe  ‍‍‍ 9 – 14   .391 24 – 26   .480
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 22 – 32   .407
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 6 – 15   .286 27 – 25   .519
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 2010[6]
Rankings from [1]

Women's College World Series

The 2010 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from June 3 to June 7, 2010 in Oklahoma City.[7]

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
16 Hawaii 3
9 Missouri 2
16 Hawaii 2
5 UCLA 5
4 Florida 3
5 UCLA 16
5 UCLA 5 —
6 Georgia 2 —
9 Missouri 0
4 Florida 5
6 Georgia 3
4 Florida 2
5 UCLA 6 15 —
10 Arizona 5 9 —
3 Washington 3
6 Georgia 6
6 Georgia 5
15 Tennessee 7
10 Arizona 0
15 Tennessee 9
15 Tennessee 0 2
10 Arizona 8 5
10 Arizona 4
3 Washington 3
16 Hawaii 1
10 Arizona 5

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

NCAA Division I season SEASON slugging percentage: 1.270% – Jen Yee, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets[8]

NCAA Division I season intentional walks: 31 – Jen Yee, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Sophomore class single game home runs: 4 – Rebecca Magett, Hampton Lady Pirates; April 2, 2010

Freshman class home runs: 30 – Kelly Majam, Hawaii Rainbow Wahine

Awards

Danielle Lawrie, Washington Huskies[9]

Danielle Lawrie, Washington Huskies[10]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
2010 40 5 48 44 41 24 2 302.1 169 53 48 46 495 1.11 0.71
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
2010 59 169 33 53 .313 57 15 0 5 103 .609% 28 23 1 1

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[11]

First Team

Position Player Class School
P Kenzie Fowler FR. Arizona Wildcats
Danielle Lawrie SR. Washington Huskies
Jen Mineau SO. Fordham Rams
C Chelsea Bramlett SR. Mississippi State Bulldogs
1B Meredith Hackett SO. Illinois Fighting Illini
2B Jen Yee SR. Georgia Tech Yellowjackets
3B Melissa Gonzalez JR. Hawaii Rainbow Wahine
SS Katelyn Boyd SO. Arizona State Sun Devils
OF Alissa Haber SR. Stanford Cardinal
Brittany Lastrapes JR. Arizona Wildcats
April Setterlund JR. Boston Terriers
UT Megan Langenfeld SR. UCLA Bruins
Nikia Williams SO. Washington Huskies
AT-L Valerie Arioto JR. California Golden Bears
GiOnna DiSalvatore JR. UCLA Bruins
Jenn Salling JR. Washington Huskies
Kristen Shortridge SR. LSU Tigers
Danielle Spaulding SR. North Carolina Tar Heels

Second Team

Position Player Class School
P Blaire Luna FR. Texas Longhorns
Keilani Ricketts FR. Oklahoma Sooners
Jordan Taylor JR. Michigan Wolverines
C Stacie Chambers JR. Arizona Wildcats
1B Dorian Shaw JR. Michigan Wolverines
2B Amber Flores SR. Oklahoma Sooners
3B Maggie Viefhaus SR. Michigan Wolverines
SS K'Lee Arredondo SR. Arizona Wildcats
OF Kelly Majam FR. Hawaii Rainbow Wahine
Taylor Schlopy JR. Georgia Bulldogs
Francesca Enea SR. Florida Gators
UT Charlotte Morgan SR. Alabama Crimson Tide
Jessica Shults FR. Oklahoma Sooners
AT-L Kayla Braud FR. Alabama Crimson Tide
Alisa Goler JR. Georgia Bulldogs
Meagan May FR. Texas A&M Aggies
Nikki Nemitz SR. Michigan Wolverines
Melissa Roth SR. Louisville Cardinals

Third Team

Position Player Class School
P Whitney Kiihnl SO. Lipscomb Bisons
Toni Paisley JR. East Carolina Pirates
Sara Plourde SO. UMass Minutewomen
C Samantha Marder SR. Ohio State Buckeyes
1B Renae Sinkler SR. Creighton Bluejays
2B Kara Nelson JR. Illinois State Redbirds
3B Abby Olson JR. Illinois State Redbirds
SS Lauren Grill SR. Mississippi Rebels
OF Raven Chavanne FR. Tennessee Lady Vols
Lauren Lindsay SR. Tulsa Golden Hurricanes
Rhea Taylor JR. Missouri Tigers
DP Hope Rush FR. Georgia Tech Yellowjackets
UT Miranda Dixon SR. Arkansas Razorbacks
AT-L Samantha Beasley JR. San Diego State Aztecs
Stephanie Brombacher JR. Florida Gators
Kat Dotson FR. Tennessee Lady Vols
Kelsi Dunne JR. Alabama Crimson Tide
Katie Fleury JR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish

References

  1. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "2010 Big Ten Softball Standings & Leaders Statistics". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  3. ^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  4. ^ "Game Results". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  5. ^ "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  6. ^ "Sun Belt Conference All-Sports Record Book" (PDF). Sun Belt Conference. p. 372. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  7. ^ "2010 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  8. ^ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  9. ^ "Player of The Year". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  10. ^ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  11. ^ "2010 NFCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved July 27, 2020.

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