2012 NCAA Division I softball season

2012 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsArizona State
Tournament
Women's College World Series
ChampionsAlabama (1st title)
Runners-upOklahoma (7th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachPatrick Murphy (1st title)
WCWS MOPJaclyn Traina (Alabama)
Seasons
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2013 →

The 2012 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 2012. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2012 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2012 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 6, 2012.

Conference standings

2012 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Oklahoma ‍†‍‍y 19 – 5   .792 54 – 10   .844
No. 11 Missouri ‍‍‍y 17 – 7   .708 47 – 17   .734
No. 9 Texas ‍‍‍y 16 – 8   .667 47 – 13   .783
No. 19 Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 16 – 8   .667 41 – 18   .695
Texas Tech ‍‍‍y 13 – 10   .565 41 – 17   .707
Baylor ‍‍‍y 10 – 14   .417 34 – 22   .607
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 25 – 26   .490
Kansas ‍‍‍ 6 – 17   .261 31 – 20   .608
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 2 – 22   .083 14 – 39   .264
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA [1]
2012 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Michigan  ‍†‍‍y 18 – 5   .783 42 – 17   .712
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 16 – 8   .667 27 – 26   .509
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 14 – 9   .609 33 – 22   .600
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 30 – 25   .545
Northwestern  ‍‍‍y 14 – 10   .583 29 – 29   .500
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 13 – 10   .565 34 – 19   .642
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 13 – 10   .565 31 – 22   .585
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 13   .435 31 – 23   .574
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 31 – 22   .585
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 11 – 14   .440 27 – 26   .509
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 18 – 32   .360
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 23   .000 11 – 42   .208
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 25, 2012[2]
Rankings from NFCA
2012 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas State **‡  ‍‍‍ 18 – 2 – 0   .900 39 – 17 – 0   .696
Sam Houston  ‍‍‍ 14 – 6 – 0   .700 29 – 21 – 0   .580
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 12 – 8 – 0   .600 36 – 22 – 0   .621
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 8 – 0   .600 34 – 21 – 0   .618
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍ 12 – 8 – 0   .600 24 – 28 – 0   .462
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 11 – 9 – 0   .550 18 – 23 – 0   .439
Nicholls  ‍‍‍ 8 – 12 – 0   .400 14 – 31 – 0   .311
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 13 – 0   .350 19 – 31 – 0   .380
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 6 – 14 – 0   .300 16 – 33 – 0   .327
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 5 – 15 – 0   .250 15 – 27 – 0   .357
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 5 – 15 – 0   .250 15 – 34 – 0   .306
‡ – SLC Tournament Champion
**Southland Tournament #1 seed champion
As of May 20, 2012[3][4]
Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches
2012 Sun Belt Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 Louisiana–Lafayette  ‍†‍‍y 21 – 3   .875 53 – 6   .898
South Alabama  ‍‍‡‍y 17 – 7   .708 41 – 17   .707
FIU  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9   .625 28 – 27   .509
North Texas  ‍‍‍ 13 – 10   .565 28 – 26   .519
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 11 – 12   .478 33 – 25   .569
Troy  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 31 – 24   .564
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 25 – 26   .490
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍ 5 – 18   .217 15 – 39   .278
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 5 – 18   .217 16 – 33   .327
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 2019[5]
Rankings from [1]

Women's College World Series

The 2010 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 31 to June 6, 2012 in Oklahoma City.[6]

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
1 California 5
LSU 3
1 California 0
4 Oklahoma 3
4 Oklahoma 5
South Florida 1
4 Oklahoma 5 —
3 Arizona State 3 —
LSU 1
South Florida 0
LSU 0
3 Arizona State 6
4 Oklahoma 4 6 4
2 Alabama 1 8 5
3 Arizona State 3
11 Oregon 1
3 Arizona State 1
2 Alabama 2
2 Alabama 5
7 Tennessee 3
2 Alabama 5 —
1 California 2 —
11 Oregon 3
7 Tennessee 1
11 Oregon 3
1 California 6

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

Junior class single game RBIs: 11 – Dacia Hale, Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters; May 10, 2012[7]

Sophomore class saves: 12 – Chelsea Leonard, Louisville Cardinals

Senior class season of perfect stolen bases: 45-45 – Sammy Marshall, Western Illinois Leathernecks

Awards

Keilani Ricketts, Oklahoma Sooners[8]

Keilani Ricketts, Oklahoma Sooners[9]

Year W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
2012 37 9 49 43 34 15 2 292.0 163 64 45 51 457 1.08 0.73
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
2012 63 160 42 64 .400 49 17 2 13 132 .825% 53 31 6 7

All America Teams

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

First Team

Position Player Class School
P Keilani Ricketts JR. Oklahoma Sooners
Jolene Henderson SR. California Golden Bears
Ellen Renfroe SO. Tennessee Lady Vols
C Jessica Shults SO. Oklahoma Sooners
1B Lauren Chamberlain FR. Oklahoma Sooners
2B Lauren Gibson JR. Tennessee Lady Vols
3B Stephany LaRosa FR. UCLA Bruins
SS Katelyn Boyd SR. Arizona State Sun Devils
OF Alix Johnson SO. Arizona State Sun Devils
Michelle Moultrie SR. Florida Gators
Christi Orgeron SR. ULL Ragin' Cajuns
UT Valerie Arioto SR. California Golden Bears
Camilla Carrera SR. UTEP Miners
AT-L Rachele Fico JR. LSU Tigers
Olivia Galati JR. Hofstra Pride
Chelsea Thomas JR. Missouri Tigers
Jaclyn Traina SO. Alabama Crimson Tide
Delaney Willard SR. BYU Cougars

Second Team

Position Player Class School
P Sara Nevins SO. USF Bulls
Stephanie Ricketts SR. Hawaii Rainbow Wahine
Hannah Rogers SO. Florida Gators
C Amy Buntin JR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
1B Andrea Harrison SR. UCLA Bruins
2B Lexy Bennett SR. Texas Longhorns
3B Raven Chavanne JR. Tennessee Lady Vols
SS Kaila Hunt SO. Alabama Crimson Tide
OF Ashley Fleming SR. Missouri Tigers
Jamia Reid SR. California Golden Bears
Katie Schroeder SR. UCLA Bruins
UT Kaitlin Ingelsby SO. Washington Huskies
Amanda Locke SR. Alabama Crimson Tide
AT-L Samantha Fischer SR. Loyola Marymount Lions
Samantha Pappas JR. Oregon Ducks
Kristyn Sandberg SR. Georgia Bulldogs
Madison Shipman SO. Tennessee Lady Vols
Kirsten Verdun SO. DePaul Blue Demons

Third Team

Position Player Class School
P Erin Arevalo SR. Georgia Bulldogs
Jenna Caira SR. Syracuse Orange
Jessica Moore JR. Oregon Ducks
C Haley Outon SO. Houston Cougars
1B Nikki Armagost JR. Pacific Tigers
2B Jenna Rich JR. Stanford Cardinal
3B Marisa Bast SO. Northwestern Wildcats
SS Nerissa Myers JR. ULL Ragin' Cajuns
OF Jennifer Fenton SR. Alabama Crimson Tide
Tara Glover FR. Boise State Broncos
Katie Smith SR. ULL Ragin' Cajuns
UT Melissa Dumezich JR. Texas A&M Aggies
Samantha Camuso SR. UCLA Bruins
AT-L Nichole Beall SR. Radford Highlanders
Tori Collins SR. Louisville Cardinals
Tanner Fowler SO. Louisville Cardinals
Jessica Garcia SR. New Mexico Lobos
Hayley Miles SO. San Diego State Aztecs

References

  1. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "2012 Big Ten Softball Standings". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  3. ^ "Game Results". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  4. ^ "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  5. ^ "Sun Belt Conference All-Sports Record Book" (PDF). Sun Belt Conference. p. 373. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  6. ^ "2012 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  7. ^ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  8. ^ "Player of The Year". Teamusa.org. Retrieved August 5, 2020.[dead link‍]
  9. ^ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  10. ^ "2011 NFCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved August 5, 2020.

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