# 2009 NCAA Division I softball season

The 2009 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 2009. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2009 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2009 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 June 2, 2009.

## Conference standings

2009 Big 12 Conference softball standings :
| 2009 Big 12 Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 16 Oklahoma ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 14–4 .77841–16 .719 No. 8 Missouri ‍‍‍$^y$ 12–6 .66750–12 .806 No. 15 Baylor ‍‍‍$^y$ 11–7 .61140–22 .645 Texas ‍‍‍$^y$ 11–7 .61140–20 .667 Nebraska ‍‍‍$^y$ 9–9 .50035–19 .648 Texas A&M ‍‍‍$^y$ 8–9 .47132–22 .593 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍$^y$ 8–10 .44436–22 .621 Iowa State ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38926–29 .473 Kansas ‍‍‍ 6–11 .35321–31 .404 Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 3–15 .16715–42 .263 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from NFCA | 2009 Big Ten Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 6 Michigan ‍†‍‍$^y$ 17–3 .85047–12 .797 No. 12 Ohio State ‍‍‍$^y$ 16–4 .80047–11 .810 No. 18 Northwestern ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–6 .70031–15 .674 Iowa ‍‍‍$^y$ 13–7 .65042–16 .724 Illinois ‍‍‍$^y$ 12–7 .63229–17 .630 Purdue ‍‍‍$^y$ 12–8 .60031–20 .608 Penn State ‍‍‍ 7–13 .35019–27 .413 Minnesota ‍‍‍ 6–14 .30023–32 .418 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 5–14 .26321–28 .429 Indiana ‍‍‍ 4–16 .20010–39 .204 Wisconsin ‍‍‍ 3–17 .15015–40 .273 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 30, 2009 Rankings from NFCA |
| 2009 Southland Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Texas State **‡ ‍‍‍ 23–6–0 .79340–18–0 .690 McNeese State ‍‍‍ 20–10–0 .66731–28–0 .525 Texas–San Antonio ‍‍‍ 18–11–0 .62129–29–0 .500 Stephen F. Austin ‍‍‍ 17–12–0 .58629–27–0 .518 Texas–Arlington ‍‍‍ 17–13–0 .56723–24–0 .489 Sam Houston ‍‍‍ 15–14–0 .51728–26–0 .519 Central Arkansas ‍‍‍ 14–15–0 .48324–31–0 .436 Nicholls ‍‍‍ 14–16–0 .46730–25–0 .545 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi ‍‍‍ 12–16–0 .42923–31–0 .426 Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍ 8–22–0 .26720–33–0 .377 Northwestern State ‍‍‍ 3–26–0 .1035–45–0 .100 ‡ – SLC Tournament Champion **Southland Tournament #1 seed champion As of May 22, 2009 Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches | 2009 Sun Belt Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 25 Louisiana–Lafayette ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 18–5 .78345–13 .776 Troy ‍‍‍ 15–8 .65238–19 .667 Western Kentucky ‍‍‍ 14–9 .60935–19 .648 FIU ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54231–29 .517 North Texas ‍‍‍ 11–12 .47826–28 .481 South Alabama ‍‍‍ 10–12 .45527–28 .491 Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍ 10–13 .43530–30 .500 Louisiana–Monroe ‍‍‍ 7–15 .31817–35 .327 Middle Tennessee ‍‍‍ 5–18 .21714–34 .292 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 2009 Rankings from |

## Women's College World Series

The 2009 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 28 to June 2, 2009 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 | Florida | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Arizona | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Arizona | 0 | 1 | Florida | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Michigan | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Alabama | 1 | 5 | Michigan | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Michigan | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Michigan | 6 | | | | 1 | Florida | 6 | — | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Alabama | 5 | — | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Arizona | 0 | | | | | | | | 4 | Alabama | 5 | — | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Alabama | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Alabama | 14 | 10 | Arizona State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Alabama | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Florida | 0 | 2 | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Washington | 8 | 3 | — | |
| 3 | Washington | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Washington | 8 | 3 | — |
| 6 | Georgia | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Georgia | 1 | 3 | Washington | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Arizona State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Arizona State | 7 | 10 | Arizona State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Missouri | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Missouri | 3 | | | | 3 | Washington | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Georgia | 9 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Georgia | 5 | | | | | | | | 6 | Georgia | 9 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Missouri | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Missouri | 2 | 5 | Michigan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Georgia | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Season leaders

Batting
* Batting average: .500 – Re'Quincia Mack, Alabama A&M Lady Bulldogs
* RBIs: 96 – Stacie Chambers, Arizona Wildcats
* Home runs: 31 – Stacie Chambers, Arizona Wildcats
Pitching
* Wins: 42-8 – Danielle Lawrie Washington Huskies
* ERA: 0.61 (25 ER/285.1 IP) – Stacey Nelson, Florida Gators
* Strikeouts: 521 – Danielle Lawrie Washington Huskies

## Records

Team single game double plays: 5 – Alabama Crimson Tide; May 17, 2009

## Awards

* USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year:
Danielle Lawrie Washington Huskies
* Honda Sports Award Softball:
Danielle Lawrie Washington Huskies
| YEAR | W | L | GP | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP |
| 2009 | 42 | 8 | 52 | 50 | 46 | 21 | 0 | 352.2 | 165 | 60 | 49 | 76 | 521 | 0.97 | 0.68 |
| YEAR | G | AB | R | H | BA | RBI | HR | 3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB | SBA |
| 2009 | 56 | 112 | 16 | 30 | .268 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 54 | .482% | 17 | 21 | 0 | 0 |

## All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.
First Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Stacey Nelson | SR. | Florida Gators |
| P | Danielle Lawrie | JR. | Washington Huskies |
| P | Kelsi Dunne | SO. | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| C | Chelsea Bramlett | JR. | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| 1B | Adrienne Monka | FR. | Northwestern Wildcats |
| 2B | Ashley Charters | SR. | Washington Huskies |
| 3B | Alisa Goler | SO. | Georgia Bulldogs |
| SS | Tammy Williams | SR. | Northwestern Wildcats |
| OF | Brittany Lastrapes | SO. | Arizona Wildcats |
| OF | Katie Schroeder | SO. | UCLA Bruins |
| OF | Kaitlin Cochran | SR. | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| UT | Megan Langenfeld | JR. | UCLA Bruins |
| UT | Amber Flores | JR. | Oklahoma Sooners |
| AT-L | Nikki Nemitz | JR. | Michigan Wolverines |
| AT-L | Missy Penna | SR. | Stanford Cardinal |
| AT-L | Alissa Haber | JR. | Stanford Cardinal |
| AT-L | Taylor Schlopy | SO. | Georgia Bulldogs |
| AT-L | Charlotte Morgan | JR. | Alabama Crimson Tide |
Second Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Brandice Balschmiter | SR. | UMass Minutewomen |
| P | Stephanie Brombacher | SO. | Florida Gators |
| P | Brittany Weil | SR. | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| C | Melissa Roth | JR. | Louisville Cardinals |
| 1B | Tiffany Huff | JR. | Tennessee Lady Vols |
| 2B | Aja Paculba | SO. | Florida Gators |
| 3B | Lindsey Ubrun | SR. | Missouri Tigers |
| SS | Molly Johnson | JR. | Kentucky Wildcats |
| OF | Kelsey Bruder | SO. | Florida Gators |
| OF | Francesca Enea | JR. | Florida Gators |
| OF | Brittany Rogers | SR. | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| UT | Becca Heteniak | JR. | DePaul Blue Demons |
| UT | Amanda Chidester | FR. | Michigan Wolverines |
| AT-L | Ashley Hansen | FR. | Stanford Cardinal |
| AT-L | Samantha Marder | JR. | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| AT-L | Samantha Ricketts | SR. | Oklahoma Sooners |
| AT-L | Maria Schweisberger | SO. | Missouri Tigers |
| AT-L | Amber Patton | SR. | DePaul Blue Demons |
Third Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Sarah Hamilton | SO. | FSU Seminoles |
| P | Kim Reeder | SR. | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| P | Kristen Wadwell | JR. | Louisville Cardinals |
| C | Stacie Chambers | SO. | Arizona Wildcats |
| 1B | Christine Lux | JR. | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 2B | Danielle Zymkowitz | SO. | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| 3B | Cheyenne Jenks | SR. | FGCU Eagles |
| 3B | Jenae Leles | SR. | Arizona Wildcats |
| SS | Bianca Mejia | JR. | Long Island Sharks |
| OF | Karli Hubbard | SR. | ULL Ragin' Cajuns |
| OF | Kristen Shortridge | JR. | LSU Tigers |
| OF | Carly Normandin | JR. | UMass Minutewomen |
| UT | Danielle Spaulding | JR. | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| UT | Jessica Mapes | SR. | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| AT-L | Valerie Arioto | SO. | California Golden Bears |
| AT-L | Amanda Kamekona | SR. | UCLA Bruins |
| AT-L | Tara Oltman | JR. | Creighton Bluejays |
| AT-L | Jessica Purcell-Fitu | SO. | BYU Cougars |
| AT-L | Jenna Rhodes | SR. | Virginia Tech Hokies |