# 2002 NCAA Division I softball season

The 2002 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 2002. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2002 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2002 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 27, 2002.

## Conference standings

2002 Big 12 Conference softball standings :
| 2002 Big 12 Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 16 Texas ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 17–1 .94450–13 .794 No. 8 Oklahoma ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–2 .87549–16 .754 No. 6 Nebraska ‍‍‍$^y$ 11–5 .68850–14 .781 Baylor ‍‍‍ 10–8 .55646–18 .719 No. 21 Texas A&M ‍‍‍$^y$ 9–9 .50040–18 .690 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 8–10 .44429–22 .569 Kansas ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38933–25 .569 Iowa State ‍‍‍ 6–12 .33319–25 .432 Missouri ‍‍‍ 4–14 .22229–33 .468 Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 2–16 .11113–40 .245 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from NFCA | 2002 Big Ten Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 7 Michigan ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 15–3–0 .83350–11–0 .820 No. 13 Ohio State ‍‍‍$^y$ 16–4–0 .80055–14–0 .797 Iowa ‍‍‍$^y$ 12–4–0 .75036–20–0 .643 Wisconsin ‍‍‍ 11–6–0 .64731–22–0 .585 Penn State ‍‍‍$^y$ 10–9–0 .52634–26–0 .567 Illinois ‍‍‍ 10–9–0 .52634–24–0 .586 Northwestern ‍‍‍ 10–9–0 .52624–18–1 .570 Minnesota ‍‍‍$^y$ 7–8–0 .46738–21–0 .644 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 4–15–0 .21124–35–0 .407 Purdue ‍‍‍ 3–14–0 .17633–26–0 .559 Indiana ‍‍‍ 0–17–0 .00013–31–1 .300 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 2002 Rankings from NFCA | 2002 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT UCLA ‍†‍‍$^y$ 18–3 .85755–9 .859 Arizona ‍‍‍$^y$ 15–6 .71455–12 .821 Washington ‍‍‍$^y$ 13–8 .61946–18 .719 California ‍‍‍$^y$ 12–9 .57156–19 .747 Arizona State ‍‍‍$^y$ 10–11 .47646–20 .697 Stanford ‍‍‍$^y$ 7–14 .33344–20 .688 Oregon State ‍‍‍$^y$ 7–14 .33340–25 .615 Oregon ‍‍‍ 2–19 .09524–30 .444 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2002 Rankings from Coaches' Poll |
| 2002 Southland Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Southwest Texas State ‍†‍‍ 23–4–0 .85237–22–0 .627 Northwestern State ‍‍‍$^y$ 22–5–0 .81545–25–0 .643 Texas–San Antonio ‍‍‍ 19–8–0 .70433–29–0 .532 McNeese State ‍‍‍ 17–10–0 .63023–28–0 .451 Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍ 13–14–0 .48130–27–0 .526 Louisiana–Monroe ‍‍‍ 12–15–0 .44420–32–0 .385 Texas–Arlington ‍‍‍ 9–17–0 .34616–30–1 .351 Sam Houston State ‍‍‍ 9–18–0 .33311–31–0 .262 Nicholls State ‍‍‍ 7–20–0 .25915–42–0 .263 Stephen F. Austin ‍‍‍ 3–23–0 .1159–51–0 .150 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2002 Rankings from Coaches' Poll |

## Women's College World Series

The 2002 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 23 to May 27, 2002 in Oklahoma City.
| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | UCLA | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Florida State | 2$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Florida State | 2$^9$ | 8 | Florida State | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | California | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | California | 4 | 4 | California | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 2 | | | | 4 | California | 3 | – | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Arizona State | 0 | – | | | | | |
| 1 | UCLA | 2 | | | | | | | | 3 | Arizona State | 0 | – | | | | |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 0 | 1 | UCLA | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Arizona State | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | California | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Arizona | 0 |
| 3 | Arizona State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Arizona | 0 |
| 6 | Michigan | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Michigan | 1 | 3 | Arizona State | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Arizona | 1$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Nebraska | 0 | 2 | Arizona | 1$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Arizona | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Arizona | 1 | | | | 2 | Arizona | 6$^{11}$ | – | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | Florida State | 2 | – | | | | | |
| 6 | Michigan | 0 | | | | | | | | 8 | Florida State | 2 | – | | | | |
| 7 | Nebraska | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Nebraska | 1 | 7 | Nebraska | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Florida State | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

## Season leaders

Batting
* Batting average: .528 – Stacey Nuveman, UCLA Bruins
* RBIs: 75 – Jaime Clark, Washington Huskies
* Home runs: 21 – Leneah Manuma, Arizona Wildcats
Pitching
* Wins: 36-7 & 36-8 – Nicole Myers, Florida Atlantic Owls & Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns
* ERA: 0.44 (22 ER/351.2 IP) – Jamie Southern, Fresno State Bulldogs
* Strikeouts: 554 – Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns

## Records

NCAA Division I season walks: 108 – Veronica Nelson, California Golden Bears
NCAA Division I single game home runs: 4 – Jill Iacono, Saint Francis Red Flash; April 5, 2002
Sophomore class stolen bases: 73 – Nicole Barber, Georgia Bulldogs
Junior class doubles: 28 – Barbara Moody, Pacific Tigers
Senior class saves: 14 – Kellie Wilkerson, Mississippi State Bulldogs
Team season of stolen bases: 101-101 – DePaul Blue Demons

## Awards

* USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year:
Stacey Nuveman, UCLA Bruins
| YEAR | G | AB | R | H | BA | RBI | HR | 3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB | SBA |
| 2002 | 64 | 157 | 42 | 83 | .528 | 64 | 20 | 3 | 15 | 164 | 1.044% | 69 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
* Honda Sports Award Softball:
Jennie Finch, Arizona Wildcats
| Year | W | L | GP | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP |
| 2002 | 34 | 6 | 43 | 39 | 36 | 21 | 1 | 273.1 | 136 | 46 | 38 | 82 | 366 | 0.97 | 0.80 |
| YEAR | G | AB | R | H | BA | RBI | HR | 3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB | SBA |
| 2002 | 67 | 190 | 43 | 59 | .310 | 56 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 115 | .605% | 37 | 36 | 1 | 1 |

## All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.
First Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Jennie Finch | SR. | Arizona Wildcats |
| P | Keira Goerl | SO. | UCLA Bruins |
| P | Jamie Southern | FR. | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| C | Stacey Nuveman | SR. | UCLA Bruins |
| 1B | Leneah Manuma | SO. | Arizona Wildcats |
| 2B | Brandi Stuart | SR. | FSU Seminoles |
| 3B | Lindsay Wood | SR. | UNI Panthers |
| SS | Natasha Watley | JR. | UCLA Bruins |
| OF | Jessica Mendoza | SR. | Stanford Cardinal |
| OF | Oli Keohohou | SO. | BYU Cougars |
| OF | Anna Smith | SR. | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| DP | Ashley Courtney | FR. | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| UT | Gina Oaks | JR. | Cal State Fullerton Titans |
| UT | Jaime Clark | JR. | Washington Huskies |
| AT-L | Britni Sneed | SR. | LSU Tigers |
| AT-L | Amanda Freed | SR. | UCLA Bruins |
| AT-L | Phelan Wright | SO. | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| AT-L | Jenny Topping | JR. | Cal State Fullerton Titans |
Second Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Lindsay Chouinard | JR. | DePaul Blue Demons |
| P | Cat Osterman | FR. | Texas Longhorns |
| P | Nicole Myers | SR. | FAU Owls |
| C | Kristen Rivera | FR. | Washington Huskies |
| 1B | Jackie McClain | SO. | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 2B | Liz Bouck | JR. | DePaul Blue Demons |
| 3B | Stafanie Volpe | SR. | Michigan Wolverines |
| SS | Cara Blumfield | JR. | Boston College Eagles |
| OF | Nicole Barber | SO. | Georgia Bulldogs |
| OF | Trena Peel | SR. | LSU Tigers |
| OF | Tiffany Tolleson | JR. | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| DP | Geney Orris | SR. | UNLV Rebels |
| UT | Kristen Dennis | SR. | Virginia Cavaliers |
| AT-L | Wendy Allen | SO. | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| AT-L | Sarah Beeson | SR. | Stanford Cardinal |
| AT-L | Jocelyn Forest | SR. | California Golden Bears |
| AT-L | Becky McMurtry | JR. | ULL Ragin' Cajuns |
| AT-L | Kellie Wilkerson | SR. | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
Third Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Cindy Ball | SR. | Pacific Tigers |
| P | Jennifer Hadley | SR. | UMass Minutewomen |
| P | Marissa Young | JR. | Michigan Wolverines |
| C | Stacy Roth | SR. | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 1B | Kim Wendland | FR. | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 2B | Jennifer Link | JR. | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 3B | Andrea Loman | JR. | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| SS | Tara Knudsen | SO. | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| OF | Yasmin Mossadeghi | SR. | Cal State Fullerton Titans |
| OF | Christi Musser | SO. | Kansas Jayhawks |
| OF | Kim Ogee | JR. | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| DP | Claire Sua | SO. | UCLA Bruins |
| UT | Christina Enea | FR. | Oklahoma Sooners |
| AT-L | Selena Collins | JR. | Texas A&M Aggies |
| AT-L | Candace Harper | SR. | California Golden Bears |
| AT-L | Kristin Johnson | JR. | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| AT-L | Edel Leyden | SR. | UIC Flames |
| AT-L | Jarrah Myers | SR. | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| AT-L | Nichole Thompson | SR. | Arizona State Sun Devils |