# 2012 NCAA Division I softball season

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 :
| 2012 Big 12 Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 2 Oklahoma ‍†‍‍$^y$ 19–5 .79254–10 .844 No. 11 Missouri ‍‍‍$^y$ 17–7 .70847–17 .734 No. 9 Texas ‍‍‍$^y$ 16–8 .66747–13 .783 No. 19 Texas A&M ‍‍‍$^y$ 16–8 .66741–18 .695 Texas Tech ‍‍‍$^y$ 13–10 .56541–17 .707 Baylor ‍‍‍$^y$ 10–14 .41734–22 .607 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 8–16 .33325–26 .490 Kansas ‍‍‍ 6–17 .26131–20 .608 Iowa State ‍‍‍ 2–22 .08314–39 .264 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from NFCA | 2012 Big Ten Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 15 Michigan ‍†‍‍$^y$ 18–5 .78342–17 .712 Iowa ‍‍‍ 16–8 .66727–26 .509 Nebraska ‍‍‍ 14–9 .60933–22 .600 Indiana ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58330–25 .545 Northwestern ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–10 .58329–29 .500 Wisconsin ‍‍‍ 13–10 .56534–19 .642 Purdue ‍‍‍ 13–10 .56531–22 .585 Ohio State ‍‍‍ 10–13 .43531–23 .574 Minnesota ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41731–22 .585 Illinois ‍‍‍ 11–14 .44027–26 .509 Penn State ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37518–32 .360 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 0–23 .00011–42 .208 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 25, 2012 Rankings from NFCA |
| 2012 Southland Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Texas State **‡ ‍‍‍ 18–2–0 .90039–17–0 .696 Sam Houston ‍‍‍ 14–6–0 .70029–21–0 .580 Central Arkansas ‍‍‍ 12–8–0 .60036–22–0 .621 McNeese State ‍‍‍ 12–8–0 .60034–21–0 .618 Texas–San Antonio ‍‍‍ 12–8–0 .60024–28–0 .462 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi ‍‍‍ 11–9–0 .55018–23–0 .439 Nicholls ‍‍‍ 8–12–0 .40014–31–0 .311 Northwestern State ‍‍‍ 7–13–0 .35019–31–0 .380 Stephen F. Austin ‍‍‍ 6–14–0 .30016–33–0 .327 Texas–Arlington ‍‍‍ 5–15–0 .25015–27–0 .357 Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍ 5–15–0 .25015–34–0 .306 ‡ – SLC Tournament Champion **Southland Tournament #1 seed champion As of May 20, 2012 Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches | 2012 Sun Belt Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 12 Louisiana–Lafayette ‍†‍‍$^y$ 21–3 .87553–6 .898 South Alabama ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 17–7 .70841–17 .707 FIU ‍‍‍ 15–9 .62528–27 .509 North Texas ‍‍‍ 13–10 .56528–26 .519 Western Kentucky ‍‍‍ 11–12 .47833–25 .569 Troy ‍‍‍ 10–14 .41731–24 .564 Louisiana–Monroe ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37525–26 .490 Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍ 5–18 .21715–39 .278 Middle Tennessee ‍‍‍ 5–18 .21716–33 .327 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2019 Rankings from |

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

## Season leaders

Batting
* Batting average: .492 – Samantha Fischer, Loyola Marymount Lions
* RBIs: 94 – Christi Orgeron, Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
* Home run:s 32 – Camilla Carrera, UTEP Miners
Pitching
* WINS: 42-3 – Jaclyn Traina, Alabama Crimson Tide
* ERA: 0.95 (38 ER/280.2 IP) – Olivia Galati, Hofstra Pride
* Strikeouts: 541 – Sara Plourde, UMass Minutewomen

## Records

Junior class single game RBIs: 11 – Dacia Hale, Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters; May 10, 2012
Sophomore class saves: 12 – Chelsea Leonard, Louisville Cardinals
Senior class season of perfect stolen bases: 45-45 – Sammy Marshall, Western Illinois Leathernecks

## Awards

* USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year:
Keilani Ricketts, Oklahoma Sooners
* Honda Sports Award Softball:
Keilani Ricketts, Oklahoma Sooners
| 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.
First Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Keilani Ricketts | JR. | Oklahoma Sooners |
| P | Jolene Henderson | SR. | California Golden Bears |
| P | 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 |
| OF | Michelle Moultrie | SR. | Florida Gators |
| OF | Christi Orgeron | SR. | ULL Ragin' Cajuns |
| UT | Valerie Arioto | SR. | California Golden Bears |
| UT | Camilla Carrera | SR. | UTEP Miners |
| AT-L | Rachele Fico | JR. | LSU Tigers |
| AT-L | Olivia Galati | JR. | Hofstra Pride |
| AT-L | Chelsea Thomas | JR. | Missouri Tigers |
| AT-L | Jaclyn Traina | SO. | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| AT-L | Delaney Willard | SR. | BYU Cougars |
Second Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Sara Nevins | SO. | USF Bulls |
| P | Stephanie Ricketts | SR. | Hawaii Rainbow Wahine |
| P | 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 |
| OF | Jamia Reid | SR. | California Golden Bears |
| OF | Katie Schroeder | SR. | UCLA Bruins |
| UT | Kaitlin Ingelsby | SO. | Washington Huskies |
| UT | Amanda Locke | SR. | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| AT-L | Samantha Fischer | SR. | Loyola Marymount Lions |
| AT-L | Samantha Pappas | JR. | Oregon Ducks |
| AT-L | Kristyn Sandberg | SR. | Georgia Bulldogs |
| AT-L | Madison Shipman | SO. | Tennessee Lady Vols |
| AT-L | Kirsten Verdun | SO. | DePaul Blue Demons |
Third Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Erin Arevalo | SR. | Georgia Bulldogs |
| P | Jenna Caira | SR. | Syracuse Orange |
| P | 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 |
| OF | Tara Glover | FR. | Boise State Broncos |
| OF | Katie Smith | SR. | ULL Ragin' Cajuns |
| UT | Melissa Dumezich | JR. | Texas A&M Aggies |
| UT | Samantha Camuso | SR. | UCLA Bruins |
| AT-L | Nichole Beall | SR. | Radford Highlanders |
| AT-L | Tori Collins | SR. | Louisville Cardinals |
| AT-L | Tanner Fowler | SO. | Louisville Cardinals |
| AT-L | Jessica Garcia | SR. | New Mexico Lobos |
| AT-L | Hayley Miles | SO. | San Diego State Aztecs |