2011 NCAA Division I softball season

2011 NCAA Division I softball season
2011 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending Champions	UCLA
Tournament
Women's College World Series
Champions	Arizona State (2nd title)
Runners-up	Florida (4th WCWS Appearance)
Winning Coach	Clint Myers (2nd title)
WCWS MOP	Dallas Escobedo & Michelle Moultrie (Arizona State & Florida)
Seasons
	← 2010 2012 →

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
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Missouri ‍†‍‍^y	15	–	3	.833	53	–	10	.841
No. 20 Texas ‍‍‍^y	14	–	4	.778	46	–	10	.821
No. 14 Texas A&M ‍‍‍^y	13	–	5	.722	44	–	15	.746
No. 4 Baylor ‍‍‍^y	11	–	7	.611	47	–	15	.758
No. 7 Oklahoma ‍‍‍^y	10	–	8	.556	43	–	19	.694
No. 21 Nebraska ‍‍‍^y	9	–	9	.500	41	–	14	.745
No. 8 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍^y	8	–	10	.444	42	–	20	.677
Texas Tech ‍‍‍^y	5	–	13	.278	42	–	16	.724
Iowa State ‍‍‍	3	–	15	.167	21	–	28	.429
Kansas ‍‍‍	2	–	16	.111	31	–	22	.585

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from NFCA ^[1]

2011 Big Ten Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 17 Michigan ‍†‍‍^y	18	–	2	.900	53	–	6	.898
Indiana ‍‍‍^y	17	–	3	.850	37	–	18	.673
Illinois ‍‍‍	12	–	8	.600	27	–	22	.551
Penn State ‍‍‍^y	11	–	8	.579	31	–	24	.564
Purdue ‍‍‍	8	–	9	.471	30	–	18	.625
Wisconsin ‍‍‍	9	–	11	.450	30	–	23	.566
Minnesota ‍‍‍	9	–	11	.450	31	–	24	.564
Iowa ‍‍‍	9	–	11	.450	27	–	24	.529
Michigan State ‍‍‍	6	–	14	.300	27	–	27	.500
Northwestern ‍‍‍	5	–	13	.278	23	–	20	.535
Ohio State ‍‍‍	3	–	17	.150	14	–	37	.275

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 22, 2011^[2] Rankings from NFCA

2011 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Arizona State ‍†‍‍^y	17	–	4	.810	60	–	6	.909
California ‍‍‍^y	15	–	6	.714	45	–	13	.776
Oregon ‍‍‍^y	11	–	10	.524	42	–	16	.724
Arizona ‍‍‍^y	11	–	10	.524	43	–	18	.705
Stanford ‍‍‍^y	10	–	11	.476	42	–	17	.712
Washington ‍‍‍^y	9	–	12	.429	37	–	16	.698
UCLA ‍‍‍^y	9	–	12	.429	36	–	19	.655
Oregon State ‍‍‍	2	–	19	.095	19	–	27	.413

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of July 30, 2011^[3] Rankings from Coaches' Poll

2011 Southland Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		PCT		W	L		PCT
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi ** ‍‍‍	21	–	9	–	0	.700		41	–	19	–	0	.683
Texas–Arlington ‍‍‍	20	–	10	–	0	.667		33	–	25	–	0	.569
Texas State ‡ ‍‍‍	20	–	10	–	0	.667		33	–	25	–	0	.569
McNeese State ‍‍‍	18	–	12	–	0	.600		31	–	29	–	0	.517
Texas–San Antonio ‍‍‍	17	–	13	–	0	.567		28	–	27	–	0	.509
Northwestern State ‍‍‍	15	–	15	–	0	.500		32	–	25	–	0	.561
Sam Houston ‍‍‍	14	–	15	–	0	.483		22	–	32	–	0	.407
Central Arkansas ‍‍‍	12	–	18	–	0	.400		26	–	30	–	0	.464
Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍	11	–	19	–	0	.367		22	–	30	–	0	.423
Stephen F. Austin ‍‍‍	9	–	21	–	0	.300		14	–	36	–	0	.280
Nicholls ‍‍‍	7	–	22	–	0	.241		15	–	37	–	0	.288

‡ – SLC Tournament Champion **Southland Tournament #1 seed champion As of May 22, 2011^[4]^[5] Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches

2011 Sun Belt Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 23 Louisiana-Lafayette ‍†‍‡‍^y	19	–	5	.792	51	–	11	.823
Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍	15	–	9	.625	34	–	25	.576
South Alabama ‍‍‍	14	–	10	.583	37	–	17	.685
FIU ‍‍‍	14	–	10	.583	31	–	27	.534
Troy ‍‍‍	11	–	12	.478	32	–	27	.542
Louisiana-Monroe ‍‍‍	10	–	14	.417	27	–	28	.491
Western Kentucky ‍‍‍	9	–	15	.375	30	–	29	.508
Middle Tennessee ‍‍‍	8	–	16	.333	18	–	33	.353
North Texas ‍‍‍	7	–	16	.304	22	–	30	.423

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of July 4, 2019^[6] Rankings from [1]

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.^[7]

First round			Second round			Semifinals				Finals

1	Arizona State	3

9	Oklahoma	1
			1	Arizona State	6

			4	Florida	5
4	Florida	6

5	Missouri	2
						1	Arizona State	4	—

						11	Baylor	0	—
9	Oklahoma	1

5	Missouri	4
			11	Baylor	1

			5	Missouri	0



										1	Arizona State	14	7	—

										4	Florida	4	2	—
11	Baylor	1

	Oklahoma State	0
			11	Baylor	0

			2	Alabama	3
2	Alabama	1

7	California	0
						2	Alabama	2	2

						4	Florida	16	9
	Oklahoma State	2

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^[8]

Junior class RBIs: 101 – Christi Orgeron, Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

Awards

USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year:

Ashley Hansen, Stanford Cardinal^[9]

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^[10]

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.^[11]

First Team

Position	Player	Class	School
P	Dallas Escobedo	FR.	Arizona State Sun Devils
	Jolene Henderson	JR.	California Golden Bears
	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
	Brittany Lastrapes	SR.	Arizona Wildcats
	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
	Kelsi Dunne	SR.	Alabama Crimson Tide
	Adrienne Monka	JR.	Northwestern Wildcats
	Keilani Ricketts	SO.	Oklahoma Sooners
	Brittany Schutte	SO.	Florida Gators

Second Team

Position	Player	Class	School
P	Blaire Luna	SO.	Texas Longhorns
	Kenzie Fowler	SO.	Arizona Wildcats
	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
	Ashley Fleming	JR.	Missouri Tigers
	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
	Alisa Goler	SR.	Georgia Bulldogs
	Whitney Larsen	SR.	Alabama Crimson Tide
	Jenn Salling	SR.	Washington Huskies
	Jordan Taylor	SR.	Michigan Wolverines

Third Team

Position	Player	Class	School
P	Jen Mineau	JR.	Fordham Rams
	Ellen Renfroe	FR.	Tennessee Lady Vols
	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
	Jamia Reid	JR.	California Golden Bears
	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
	Brittany Mack	JR.	LSU Tigers
	Michelle Moultrie	JR.	Florida Gators
	Christi Orgeron	JR.	ULL Ragin' Cajuns
	Danielle Zymkowitz	SR.	Illinois Fighting Illini

References

^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
^ "2011 Big Ten Softball Standings". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 53. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
^ "Game Results". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
^ "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
^ "Sun Belt Conference All-Sports Record Book" (PDF). Sun Belt Conference. p. 373. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
^ "2011 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
^ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
^ "Player of The Year". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on December 25, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
^ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
^ "2011 NFCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved August 5, 2020.

External links

Arizona State vs. Florida: 2011 Women's College World Series FULL REPLAY on YouTube

[1] "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.

[2] "2011 Big Ten Softball Standings". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved February 1, 2021.

[3] 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 53. Retrieved July 11, 2021.

[4] "Game Results". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 8, 2016.

[5] "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. Retrieved April 8, 2016.

[6] "Sun Belt Conference All-Sports Record Book" (PDF). Sun Belt Conference. p. 373. Retrieved July 4, 2019.

[7] "2011 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved August 5, 2020.

[8] "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved August 5, 2020.

[9] "Player of The Year". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on December 25, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2020.

[10] "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved August 5, 2020.

[11] "2011 NFCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved August 5, 2020.

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