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.

2011 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsUCLA
Tournament
Women's College World Series
ChampionsArizona State (2nd title)
Runners-upFlorida (4th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachClint Myers (2nd title)
WCWS MOPDallas Escobedo & Michelle Moultrie (Arizona State & Florida)
Seasons

Conference standings
2011 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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[3][4]; Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches
2011 Sun Belt Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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[5]; 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.[6]

  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, ULL 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

[7]

FRESHMAN CLASS CONSECUTIVE GAMES HIT STREAK: 36 - Stephanie Tofft, Northern Illinois Huskies; March 4-May 1, 2011

JUNIOR CLASS RBIs: 101 - Christi Orgeron, ULL Ragin' Cajuns

Awards

Ashley Hansen, Stanford Cardinal[8]

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

Kelsey Bruder, Florida Gators[9]

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.[10]

FIRST TEAM

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PDallas EscobedoFR.Arizona State Sun Devils
Jolene HendersonJR.California Golden Bears
Chelsea ThomasSO.Missouri Tigers
CKaylyn CastilloSR.Arizona State Sun Devils
1BMegan BushSR.Florida Gators
2BLauren GibsonSO.Tennessee Lady Vols
3BAmanda ChidesterJR.Michigan Wolverines
SSAshley HansenJR.Stanford Cardinal
OFKayla BraudSO.Alabama Crimson Tide
Brittany LastrapesSR.Arizona Wildcats
Kelsey BruderSR.Florida Gators
UTJaclyn TrainaFR.Alabama Crimson Tide
Andrea HarrisonJR.UCLA Bruins
AT-LKatelyn BoydJR.Arizona State Sun Devils
Kelsi DunneSR.Alabama Crimson Tide
Adrienne MonkaJR.Northwestern Wildcats
Keilani RickettsSO.Oklahoma Sooners
Brittany SchutteSO.Florida Gators

SECOND TEAM

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PBlaire LunaSO.Texas Longhorns
Kenzie FowlerSO.Arizona Wildcats
Hannah RogersFR.Florida Gators
CJessica ShultsSO.Oklahoma Sooners
1BHoku NoharaSR.New Mexico State Aggies
2BAshley LaneSO.Michigan Wolverines
3BBrigette Del PonteSO.Arizona Wildcats
SSKelsi WesemanJR.Georgia Tech Yellowjackets
OFRaven ChavanneSO.Tennessee Lady Vols
Ashley FlemingJR.Missouri Tigers
Megan WigginsSR.Georgia Bulldogs
UTMelissa DumezichFR.Texas A&M Aggies
Nikia WilliamsJR.Washington Huskies
AT-LWhitney CanionSO.Baylor Bears
Alisa GolerSR.Georgia Bulldogs
Whitney LarsenSR.Alabama Crimson Tide
Jenn SallingSR.Washington Huskies
Jordan TaylorSR.Michigan Wolverines

THIRD TEAM

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PJen MineauJR.Fordham Rams
Ellen RenfroeFR.Tennessee Lady Vols
Sara PlourdeJR.UMass Minutewomen
CTaylor EdwardsFR.Nebraska Cornhuskers
1BGabriele BridgesSR.ULL Ragin' Cajuns
2BAja PaculbaSR.Florida Gators
3BHeather JohnsonSR.Notre Dame Fighting Irish
SSDani LealSR.Baylor Bears
OFBree EvansJR.Michigan Wolverines
Jamia ReidJR.California Golden Bears
Rhea TaylorSR.Missouri Tigers
UTAimee CregerFR.Tulsa Hurricanes
Dani MillerJR.Notre Dame Fighting Irish
AT-LLindsey HansenSR.Michigan State Spartans
Brittany MackJR.LSU Tigers
Michelle MoultrieJR.Florida Gators
Christi OrgeronJR.ULL Ragin' Cajuns
Danielle ZymkowitzSR.Illinois Fighting Illini

References
  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. "Game Results". Southland Conference. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  4. "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  5. "Sun Belt Conference All-Sports Record Book" (PDF). Sun Belt Conference. p. 373. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
  6. "2011 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
  7. "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
  8. "Player of The Year". Teamusa.org. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
  9. "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
  10. "2011 NFCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2020-08-05.

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