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2009 NCAA Division I softball season

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Defending ChampionsArizona State
ChampionsWashington (1st title)
Runners-upFlorida (2nd WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachHeather Tarr (1st title)
2009 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsArizona State
Tournament
Women's College World Series
ChampionsWashington (1st title)
Runners-upFlorida (2nd WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachHeather Tarr (1st title)
WCWS MOPDanielle Lawrie (Washington)
Seasons
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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.

2009 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
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 [1]
2009 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
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[2]
Rankings from NFCA
2009 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
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[3][4]
Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches
2009 Sun Belt Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
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[5]
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.[6]

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
1 Florida 3
9 Arizona 0
1 Florida 1
5 Michigan 0
4 Alabama 1
5 Michigan 6
1 Florida 6 —
4 Alabama 5 —
9 Arizona 0
4 Alabama 14
10 Arizona State 2
4 Alabama 6
1 Florida 0 2 —
3 Washington 8 3 —
3 Washington 3
6 Georgia 1
3 Washington 1
10 Arizona State 0
10 Arizona State 7
Missouri 3
3 Washington 8 9
6 Georgia 9 3
6 Georgia 5
Missouri 2
5 Michigan 5
6 Georgia 7

Season leaders

Records

Team single game double plays: 5 – Alabama Crimson Tide; May 17, 2009[7]

Awards

Danielle Lawrie Washington Huskies[8]

Danielle Lawrie Washington Huskies[9]

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

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