2010 NCAA Division I softball season

The 2010 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 2010. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2010 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2010 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, 2010.

Defending ChampionsWashington

ChampionsUCLA (12th (14th overall) title)

Runners-upArizona (22nd WCWS Appearance)

Winning CoachKelly Inouye-Perez (1st title)

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2010 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending Champions	Washington
Tournament
Women's College World Series
Champions	UCLA (12th (14th overall) title)
Runners-up	Arizona (22nd WCWS Appearance)
Winning Coach	Kelly Inouye-Perez (1st title)
WCWS MOP	Megan Langenfeld (UCLA)
Seasons
← 2009 2011 →

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Conference standings

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2010 Big 12 Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 18 Texas ‍†‍‍^y	14	–	2	.875	43	–	15	.741
No. 11 Oklahoma ‍‍‡‍^y	13	–	3	.813	47	–	12	.797
No. 20 Texas A&M ‍‍‍^y	12	–	6	.667	44	–	16	.733
No. 23 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍^y	12	–	6	.667	44	–	16	.733
No. 8 Missouri ‍‍‍^y	11	–	7	.611	51	–	13	.797
Nebraska ‍‍‍^y	7	–	11	.389	30	–	29	.508
Texas Tech ‍‍‍^y	7	–	11	.389	38	–	18	.679
Baylor ‍‍‍	6	–	12	.333	28	–	25	.528
Iowa State ‍‍‍	4	–	14	.222	26	–	29	.473
Kansas ‍‍‍	2	–	16	.111	21	–	35	.375

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

2010 Big Ten Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 10 Michigan ‍†‍‍^y	18	–	1	.947	49	–	8	.860
No. 25 Illinois ‍‍‍^y	16	–	2	.889	45	–	8	.849
No. 22 Ohio State ‍‍‍^y	16	–	2	.889	39	–	14	.736
Northwestern ‍‍‍	16	–	3	.842	50	–	15	.769
Iowa ‍‍‍	10	–	9	.526	25	–	23	.521
Purdue ‍‍‍	8	–	10	.444	27	–	27	.500
Penn State ‍‍‍	8	–	11	.421	29	–	22	.569
Wisconsin ‍‍‍	8	–	11	.421	20	–	31	.392
Michigan State ‍‍‍	5	–	15	.250	21	–	31	.404
Indiana ‍‍‍	4	–	14	.222	12	–	36	.250
Minnesota ‍‍‍	2	–	17	.105	16	–	37	.302

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 28, 2010^[2] Rankings from NFCA

2010 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Washington ‍†‍‍^y	17	–	4	.810	50	–	9	.847
UCLA ‍‍‍^y	14	–	7	.667	50	–	11	.820
Arizona ‍‍‍^y	13	–	8	.619	52	–	14	.788
Arizona State ‍‍‍^y	10	–	11	.476	44	–	17	.721
California ‍‍‍^y	10	–	11	.476	44	–	19	.698
Stanford ‍‍‍^y	8	–	13	.381	37	–	19	.661
Oregon ‍‍‍^y	8	–	13	.381	36	–	21	.632
Oregon State ‍‍‍	4	–	17	.190	24	–	31	.436

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2010^[3] Rankings from Coaches' Poll

2010 Southland Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Stephen F. Austin ** ‍‍‍	20	–	10	.667	29	–	20	.592
Texas State ‍‍‍	20	–	10	.667	27	–	26	.509
Texas–Arlington ‍‍‍	16	–	12	.571	29	–	25	.537
McNeese State ‡ ‍‍‍	17	–	13	.567	38	–	27	.585
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi ‍‍‍	16	–	14	.533	35	–	22	.614
Nicholls ‍‍‍	16	–	14	.533	25	–	22	.532
Texas–San Antonio ‍‍‍	15	–	15	.500	23	–	29	.442
Central Arkansas ‍‍‍	13	–	16	.448	25	–	31	.446
Sam Houston ‍‍‍	13	–	16	.448	21	–	28	.429
Northwestern State ‍‍‍	13	–	17	.433	27	–	27	.500
Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍	3	–	25	.107	11	–	37	.229

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

2010 Sun Belt Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 16 Louisiana–Lafayette ‍†‍‡‍^y	19	–	5	.792	45	–	18	.714
FIU ‍‍‍^y	17	–	7	.708	38	–	21	.644
North Texas ‍‍‍	12	–	9	.571	29	–	20	.592
Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍	12	–	10	.545	28	–	26	.519
South Alabama ‍‍‍	8	–	10	.444	21	–	23	.477
Troy ‍‍‍	10	–	13	.435	27	–	29	.482
Louisiana-Monroe ‍‍‍	9	–	14	.391	24	–	26	.480
Middle Tennessee ‍‍‍	7	–	17	.292	22	–	32	.407
Western Kentucky ‍‍‍	6	–	15	.286	27	–	25	.519

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 2010^[6] Rankings from

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Women's College World Series

The 2010 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from June 3 to June 7, 2010 in Oklahoma City.^[7]

First round			Second round			Semifinals				Finals

16	Hawaii	3

9	Missouri	2
			16	Hawaii	2

			5	UCLA	5
4	Florida	3

5	UCLA	16
						5	UCLA	5	—

						6	Georgia	2	—
9	Missouri	0

4	Florida	5
			6	Georgia	3

			4	Florida	2



										5	UCLA	6	15	—

										10	Arizona	5	9	—
3	Washington	3

6	Georgia	6
			6	Georgia	5

			15	Tennessee	7
10	Arizona	0

15	Tennessee	9
						15	Tennessee	0	2

						10	Arizona	8	5
10	Arizona	4

3	Washington	3
			16	Hawaii	1

			10	Arizona	5

Season leaders

Batting

Batting average: .567 – Jen Yee, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
RBIs: 90 – Angeline Quiocho, BYU Cougars
Home runs: 30 – Kelly Majam, Hawaii Rainbow Wahine

Pitching

Wins: 40-5 – Danielle Lawrie, Washington Huskies
ERA: 0.94 (32 ER/237.0 IP) – Whitney Kiihnl, Lipscomb Bisons
Strikeouts: 556 – Sara Plourde, UMass Minutewomen

Records

NCAA Division I season SEASON slugging percentage: 1.270% – Jen Yee, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets^[8]

NCAA Division I season intentional walks: 31 – Jen Yee, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Sophomore class single game home runs: 4 – Rebecca Magett, Hampton Lady Pirates; April 2, 2010

Freshman class home runs: 30 – Kelly Majam, Hawaii Rainbow Wahine

Awards

USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year:

Danielle Lawrie, Washington Huskies^[9]

Honda Sports Award Softball:

Danielle Lawrie, Washington Huskies^[10]

YEAR	W	L	GP	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
2010	40	5	48	44	41	24	2	302.1	169	53	48	46	495	1.11	0.71

YEAR	G	AB	R	H	BA	RBI	HR	3B	2B	TB	SLG	BB	SO	SB	SBA
2010	59	169	33	53	.313	57	15	0	5	103	.609%	28	23	1	1

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.^[11]

First Team

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Position	Player	Class	School
P	Kenzie Fowler	FR.	Arizona Wildcats
	Danielle Lawrie	SR.	Washington Huskies
	Jen Mineau	SO.	Fordham Rams
C	Chelsea Bramlett	SR.	Mississippi State Bulldogs
1B	Meredith Hackett	SO.	Illinois Fighting Illini
2B	Jen Yee	SR.	Georgia Tech Yellowjackets
3B	Melissa Gonzalez	JR.	Hawaii Rainbow Wahine
SS	Katelyn Boyd	SO.	Arizona State Sun Devils
OF	Alissa Haber	SR.	Stanford Cardinal
	Brittany Lastrapes	JR.	Arizona Wildcats
	April Setterlund	JR.	Boston Terriers
UT	Megan Langenfeld	SR.	UCLA Bruins
UT	Nikia Williams	SO.	Washington Huskies
AT-L	Valerie Arioto	JR.	California Golden Bears
	GiOnna DiSalvatore	JR.	UCLA Bruins
	Jenn Salling	JR.	Washington Huskies
	Kristen Shortridge	SR.	LSU Tigers
	Danielle Spaulding	SR.	North Carolina Tar Heels

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Second Team

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Position	Player	Class	School
P	Blaire Luna	FR.	Texas Longhorns
	Keilani Ricketts	FR.	Oklahoma Sooners
	Jordan Taylor	JR.	Michigan Wolverines
C	Stacie Chambers	JR.	Arizona Wildcats
1B	Dorian Shaw	JR.	Michigan Wolverines
2B	Amber Flores	SR.	Oklahoma Sooners
3B	Maggie Viefhaus	SR.	Michigan Wolverines
SS	K'Lee Arredondo	SR.	Arizona Wildcats
OF	Kelly Majam	FR.	Hawaii Rainbow Wahine
	Taylor Schlopy	JR.	Georgia Bulldogs
	Francesca Enea	SR.	Florida Gators
UT	Charlotte Morgan	SR.	Alabama Crimson Tide
UT	Jessica Shults	FR.	Oklahoma Sooners
AT-L	Kayla Braud	FR.	Alabama Crimson Tide
	Alisa Goler	JR.	Georgia Bulldogs
	Meagan May	FR.	Texas A&M Aggies
	Nikki Nemitz	SR.	Michigan Wolverines
	Melissa Roth	SR.	Louisville Cardinals

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Third Team

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Position	Player	Class	School
P	Whitney Kiihnl	SO.	Lipscomb Bisons
	Toni Paisley	JR.	East Carolina Pirates
	Sara Plourde	SO.	UMass Minutewomen
C	Samantha Marder	SR.	Ohio State Buckeyes
1B	Renae Sinkler	SR.	Creighton Bluejays
2B	Kara Nelson	JR.	Illinois State Redbirds
3B	Abby Olson	JR.	Illinois State Redbirds
SS	Lauren Grill	SR.	Mississippi Rebels
OF	Raven Chavanne	FR.	Tennessee Lady Vols
	Lauren Lindsay	SR.	Tulsa Golden Hurricanes
	Rhea Taylor	JR.	Missouri Tigers
DP	Hope Rush	FR.	Georgia Tech Yellowjackets
UT	Miranda Dixon	SR.	Arkansas Razorbacks
AT-L	Samantha Beasley	JR.	San Diego State Aztecs
	Stephanie Brombacher	JR.	Florida Gators
	Kat Dotson	FR.	Tennessee Lady Vols
	Kelsi Dunne	JR.	Alabama Crimson Tide
	Katie Fleury	JR.	Notre Dame Fighting Irish

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2010 NCAA Division I softball season

Conference standings

Women's College World Series

Season leaders

Records

Awards

All America Teams

References

External links

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