# 2011 NCAA Division I softball season

The 2011 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 2011. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2011 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2011 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, 2011.

## Conference standings

2011 Big 12 Conference softball standings :
| 2011 Big 12 Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 6 Missouri ‍†‍‍$^y$ 15–3 .83353–10 .841 No. 20 Texas ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–4 .77846–10 .821 No. 14 Texas A&M ‍‍‍$^y$ 13–5 .72244–15 .746 No. 4 Baylor ‍‍‍$^y$ 11–7 .61147–15 .758 No. 7 Oklahoma ‍‍‍$^y$ 10–8 .55643–19 .694 No. 21 Nebraska ‍‍‍$^y$ 9–9 .50041–14 .745 No. 8 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍$^y$ 8–10 .44442–20 .677 Texas Tech ‍‍‍$^y$ 5–13 .27842–16 .724 Iowa State ‍‍‍ 3–15 .16721–28 .429 Kansas ‍‍‍ 2–16 .11131–22 .585 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from NFCA | 2011 Big Ten Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 17 Michigan ‍†‍‍$^y$ 18–2 .90053–6 .898 Indiana ‍‍‍$^y$ 17–3 .85037–18 .673 Illinois ‍‍‍ 12–8 .60027–22 .551 Penn State ‍‍‍$^y$ 11–8 .57931–24 .564 Purdue ‍‍‍ 8–9 .47130–18 .625 Wisconsin ‍‍‍ 9–11 .45030–23 .566 Minnesota ‍‍‍ 9–11 .45031–24 .564 Iowa ‍‍‍ 9–11 .45027–24 .529 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 6–14 .30027–27 .500 Northwestern ‍‍‍ 5–13 .27823–20 .535 Ohio State ‍‍‍ 3–17 .15014–37 .275 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 22, 2011 Rankings from NFCA | 2011 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Arizona State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 17–4 .81060–6 .909 California ‍‍‍$^y$ 15–6 .71445–13 .776 Oregon ‍‍‍$^y$ 11–10 .52442–16 .724 Arizona ‍‍‍$^y$ 11–10 .52443–18 .705 Stanford ‍‍‍$^y$ 10–11 .47642–17 .712 Washington ‍‍‍$^y$ 9–12 .42937–16 .698 UCLA ‍‍‍$^y$ 9–12 .42936–19 .655 Oregon State ‍‍‍ 2–19 .09519–27 .413 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of July 30, 2011 Rankings from Coaches' Poll |
| 2011 Southland Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Texas A&M–Corpus Christi ** ‍‍‍ 21–9–0 .70041–19–0 .683 Texas–Arlington ‍‍‍ 20–10–0 .66733–25–0 .569 Texas State ‡ ‍‍‍ 20–10–0 .66733–25–0 .569 McNeese State ‍‍‍ 18–12–0 .60031–29–0 .517 Texas–San Antonio ‍‍‍ 17–13–0 .56728–27–0 .509 Northwestern State ‍‍‍ 15–15–0 .50032–25–0 .561 Sam Houston ‍‍‍ 14–15–0 .48322–32–0 .407 Central Arkansas ‍‍‍ 12–18–0 .40026–30–0 .464 Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍ 11–19–0 .36722–30–0 .423 Stephen F. Austin ‍‍‍ 9–21–0 .30014–36–0 .280 Nicholls ‍‍‍ 7–22–0 .24115–37–0 .288 ‡ – SLC Tournament Champion **Southland Tournament #1 seed champion As of May 22, 2011 Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches | 2011 Sun Belt Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 23 Louisiana-Lafayette ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 19–5 .79251–11 .823 Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍ 15–9 .62534–25 .576 South Alabama ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58337–17 .685 FIU ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58331–27 .534 Troy ‍‍‍ 11–12 .47832–27 .542 Louisiana-Monroe ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41727–28 .491 Western Kentucky ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37530–29 .508 Middle Tennessee ‍‍‍ 8–16 .33318–33 .353 North Texas ‍‍‍ 7–16 .30422–30 .423 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of July 4, 2019 Rankings from |

## Women's College World Series

The 2010 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from June 2 to June 7, 2011, in Oklahoma City.
| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | |
| 1 | Arizona State | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | Arizona State | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Florida | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Florida | 6 | 4 | Florida | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Missouri | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Missouri | 2 | | | | 1 | Arizona State | 4 | — | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11 | Baylor | 0 | — | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 1 | | | | | | | | 11 | Baylor | 0 | — | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Missouri | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Missouri | 4 | 11 | Baylor | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Missouri | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Arizona State | 14 | 7 | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Florida | 4 | 2 | — | |
| 11 | Baylor | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Florida | 4 | 2 | — |
| | Oklahoma State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Oklahoma State | 0 | 11 | Baylor | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Alabama | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Alabama | 1 | 2 | Alabama | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | California | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | California | 0 | | | | 2 | Alabama | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Florida | 16 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | Oklahoma State | 2 | | | | | | | | 4 | Florida | 16 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | California | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | California | 6 | 4 | Florida | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | California | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Season leaders

Batting
* Batting average: .504 – Stephanie Thompson, Brown Bears
* RBIs: 101 – Christi Orgeron, Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
* Home runs: 24 – Hoku Nohara, New Mexico State Aggies
Pitching
* Wins: 40-10 – Jolene Henderson, California Golden Bears
* ERA: 0.95 (37 ER/271.1 IP) – Chelsea Thomas, Missouri Tigers
* Strikeouts: 498 – Sara Plourde, UMass Minutewomen

## Records

Freshman class consecutive games hit streak: 36 – Stephanie Tofft, Northern Illinois Huskies; March 4-May 1, 2011
Junior class RBIs: 101 – Christi Orgeron, Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

## Awards

* USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year:
Ashley Hansen, Stanford Cardinal
| YEAR | G | AB | R | H | BA | RBI | HR | 3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB | SBA |
| 2011 | 59 | 192 | 51 | 95 | .495 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 153 | .797% | 26 | 5 | 11 | 13 |
* Honda Sports Award Softball:
Kelsey Bruder, Florida Gators
| YEAR | G | AB | R | H | BA | RBI | HR | 3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB | SBA |
| 2011 | 69 | 199 | 79 | 77 | .387 | 71 | 19 | 2 | 14 | 152 | .764% | 48 | 28 | 9 | 9 |

## All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.
First Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Dallas Escobedo | FR. | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| P | Jolene Henderson | JR. | California Golden Bears |
| P | Chelsea Thomas | SO. | Missouri Tigers |
| C | Kaylyn Castillo | SR. | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 1B | Megan Bush | SR. | Florida Gators |
| 2B | Lauren Gibson | SO. | Tennessee Lady Vols |
| 3B | Amanda Chidester | JR. | Michigan Wolverines |
| SS | Ashley Hansen | JR. | Stanford Cardinal |
| OF | Kayla Braud | SO. | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| OF | Brittany Lastrapes | SR. | Arizona Wildcats |
| OF | Kelsey Bruder | SR. | Florida Gators |
| UT | Jaclyn Traina | FR. | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| UT | Andrea Harrison | JR. | UCLA Bruins |
| AT-L | Katelyn Boyd | JR. | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| AT-L | Kelsi Dunne | SR. | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| AT-L | Adrienne Monka | JR. | Northwestern Wildcats |
| AT-L | Keilani Ricketts | SO. | Oklahoma Sooners |
| AT-L | Brittany Schutte | SO. | Florida Gators |
Second Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Blaire Luna | SO. | Texas Longhorns |
| P | Kenzie Fowler | SO. | Arizona Wildcats |
| P | Hannah Rogers | FR. | Florida Gators |
| C | Jessica Shults | SO. | Oklahoma Sooners |
| 1B | Hoku Nohara | SR. | New Mexico State Aggies |
| 2B | Ashley Lane | SO. | Michigan Wolverines |
| 3B | Brigette Del Ponte | SO. | Arizona Wildcats |
| SS | Kelsi Weseman | JR. | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| OF | Raven Chavanne | SO. | Tennessee Lady Vols |
| OF | Ashley Fleming | JR. | Missouri Tigers |
| OF | Megan Wiggins | SR. | Georgia Bulldogs |
| UT | Melissa Dumezich | FR. | Texas A&M Aggies |
| UT | Nikia Williams | JR. | Washington Huskies |
| AT-L | Whitney Canion | SO. | Baylor Bears |
| AT-L | Alisa Goler | SR. | Georgia Bulldogs |
| AT-L | Whitney Larsen | SR. | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| AT-L | Jenn Salling | SR. | Washington Huskies |
| AT-L | Jordan Taylor | SR. | Michigan Wolverines |
Third Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Jen Mineau | JR. | Fordham Rams |
| P | Ellen Renfroe | FR. | Tennessee Lady Vols |
| P | Sara Plourde | JR. | UMass Minutewomen |
| C | Taylor Edwards | FR. | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 1B | Gabriele Bridges | SR. | ULL Ragin' Cajuns |
| 2B | Aja Paculba | SR. | Florida Gators |
| 3B | Heather Johnson | SR. | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| SS | Dani Leal | SR. | Baylor Bears |
| OF | Bree Evans | JR. | Michigan Wolverines |
| OF | Jamia Reid | JR. | California Golden Bears |
| OF | Rhea Taylor | SR. | Missouri Tigers |
| UT | Aimee Creger | FR. | Tulsa Hurricanes |
| UT | Dani Miller | JR. | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| AT-L | Lindsey Hansen | SR. | Michigan State Spartans |
| AT-L | Brittany Mack | JR. | LSU Tigers |
| AT-L | Michelle Moultrie | JR. | Florida Gators |
| AT-L | Christi Orgeron | JR. | ULL Ragin' Cajuns |
| AT-L | Danielle Zymkowitz | SR. | Illinois Fighting Illini |