2009 NCAA Division I softball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 2009 64 ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City Washington 1st Florida 2nd Heather Tarr 1st Danielle Lawrie Washington The 2009 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held from May 15 through June 3, 2009 as part of the 2009 NCAA Division I softball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 284 teams on May 10, 2009. 30 teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and 34 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Softball Selection Committee. The tournament culminated with eight teams playing in the 2009 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. National seeds Teams in italics advanced to the Super Regionals. Teams in bold have advanced to the Women's College World Series. 22em Florida 2009 UCLA Bruins UCLA Washington 2009 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama 2009 Michigan Wolverines Michigan 2009 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia 2009 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma 2009 Stanford Cardinal Stanford 2009 Arizona Wildcats Arizona 2009 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State 2009 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State 2009 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern 2009 Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee 2009 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech 2009 DePaul Blue Demons DePaul 2009 Florida State Seminoles Florida State Regionals and Super Regionals Gainesville Super Regional 1/1/2/3 First Round Second Round Regional Finals Super Regionals Gainesville Regional Tallahassee Regional 1 Florida 12 2009 Florida A&M Lady Rattlers Florida A&M 0 2009 Lehigh Mountain Hawks Lehigh 0 2009 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M 1 Florida A&M 0 Lehigh 9 16 2009 Florida State Seminoles Florida State 0 2009 Oklahoma State Cowgirls Oklahoma State 1 2009 California Golden Bears California 8 2009 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State 3 16 Florida State 5 Mississippi State 0 1 Florida 7 Texas A&M 1 Texas A&M 2 Lehigh 3 Oklahoma State 0 California 2 Oklahoma State 1 16 Florida State 0 1 Florida 9 — Lehigh 0 — California 2 — Oklahoma State 1 — 1 Florida 2 2 — California 0 1 — Stanford Super Regional 1/1/2/3 First Round Second Round Regional Finals Super Regionals Stanford Regional Louisville Regional 8 2009 Stanford Cardinal Stanford 10 2009 Portland State Vikings Portland State 3 2009 Cal Poly Mustangs Cal Poly 1 2009 Nevada Wolf Pack Nevada 4 Portland State 0 Cal Poly 5 9 2009 Arizona Wildcats Arizona 9 2009 Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks Tennessee–Martin 3 2009 Purdue Boilermakers Purdue 1 2009 Louisville Cardinals Louisville 4 Tennessee-Martin 2 Purdue 6 8 Stanford 9 Nevada 1 Nevada 1 Cal Poly 6 9 Arizona 18 Louisville 4 Purdue 5 Louisville 4 8 Stanford 4 — Cal Poly 0 — 9 Arizona 4 — Purdue 2 — 8 Stanford 6 3 5 9 Arizona 4 7 6 Ann Arbor Super Regional 1/1/2/3 First Round Second Round Regional Finals Super Regionals Ann Arbor Regional Waco Regional 5 2009 Michigan Wolverines Michigan 11 2009 Miami RedHawks Miami (OH) 3 2009 Cleveland State Vikings Cleveland State 1 2009 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame 3 Miami (OH) 5 Cleveland State 4 12 2009 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern 0 2009 Texas State Bobcats Texas State 8 Louisiana–Lafayette 1 2009 Baylor Lady Bears Baylor 2 12 Northwestern 2 Louisiana–Lafayette 3 5 Michigan 2 Notre Dame 1 Notre Dame 5 Miami (OH) 3 Texas State 4 Baylor 7 Texas State 0 Louisiana–Lafayette 5 5 Michigan 4 — Notre Dame 0 — Baylor 6 — Louisiana–Lafayette 1 — 5 Michigan 8 7 — Baylor 1 1 — Tuscaloosa Super Regional 1/1/2/3 First Round Second Round Regional Finals Super Regionals Tuscaloosa Regional Knoxville Regional 4 2009 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama 12 2009 Mississippi Valley State Devilettes Mississippi Valley State 3 2009 Texas Longhorns Texas 1 2009 Chattanooga Mocs Chattanooga 0 Mississippi Valley State 1 Chattanooga 0 13 2009 Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee 4 2009 James Madison Dukes James Madison 3 2009 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska 4 2009 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Jacksonville State 2 James Madison 0 Jacksonville State 6 4 Alabama 10 Texas 1 Mississippi Valley State 0 Texas 4 Nebraska 2 13 Tennessee 5 Nebraska 1 Jacksonville State 4 4 Alabama 7 — Texas 0 — 13 Tennessee 1 1 Jacksonville State 6 2 4 Alabama 9 9 — Jacksonville State 0 0 — Atlanta Super Regional 1/1/2/3 First Round Second Round Regional Finals Super Regionals Amherst Regional Atlanta Regional 3 Washington 9 2009 Sacred Heart Pioneers Sacred Heart 1 2009 Cornell Big Red Cornell 0 2009 UMass Minutewomen UMass 8 Sacred Heart 3 Cornell 1 14 2009 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech 5 2009 Boston University Terriers Boston University 1 2009 Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa 0 2009 Auburn Tigers Auburn 1 Boston University 3 Iowa 0 3 Washington 3 UMass 1 UMass 8 Sacred Heart 0 14 Georgia Tech 4 Auburn 1 Auburn 0 Boston University 5 3 Washington 1 6 UMass 5 1 14 Georgia Tech 7 — Boston University 2 — 3 Washington 7 7 — 14 Georgia Tech 1 0 — Athens Super Regional 1/1/2/3 First Round Second Round Regional Finals Super Regionals Chapel Hill Regional Columbus Regional 6 2009 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia 3 2009 Radford Highlanders Radford 1 2009 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina 21 2009 Campbell Lady Camels Campbell 2 Campbell 5 Radford 9 11 2009 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State 3 2009 Canisius Golden Griffins Canisius 2 2009 BYU Cougars BYU 6 2009 Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky 2 Canisius 0 Kentucky 7 6 Georgia 6 North Carolina 0 North Carolina 9 Radford 4 11 Ohio State 5 BYU 4 BYU 2 Kentucky 4 6 Georgia 4 — North Carolina 2 — 11 Ohio State 7 — Kentucky 2 — 6 Georgia 6 7 — 11 Ohio State 4 6 — Tempe Super Regional 1/1/2/3 First Round Second Round Regional Finals Super Regionals Norman Regional Tempe Regional 7 2009 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma 0 2009 North Dakota State Bison North Dakota State 1 2009 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa 6 2009 Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas 0 7 Oklahoma 21 Arkansas 2 10 2009 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State 5 2009 San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State 0 2009 LSU Tigers LSU 3 2009 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton 2 San Diego State 2 Cal State Fullerton 8 North Dakota State 3 Tulsa 2 Tulsa 5 7 Oklahoma 3 10 Arizona State 2 LSU 10 10 Arizona State 7 Cal State Fullerton 0 North Dakota State 4 — Tulsa 1 — LSU 4 0 10 Arizona State 6 5 10 Arizona State 3 11 — North Dakota State 0 0 — Los Angeles Super Regional 1/1/2/3 First Round Second Round Regional Finals Super Regionals Los Angeles Regional Columbia Regional 2 2009 UCLA Bruins UCLA 4 2009 Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State 2 2009 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State 2 2009 UNLV Rebels UNLV 1 Long Beach State 3 UNLV 1 15 2009 DePaul Blue Demons DePaul 0 2009 Bradley Braves Bradley 1 2009 Illinois Fighting Illini Illinois 1 2009 Missouri Tigers Missouri 5 15 DePaul 6 Illinois 0 2 UCLA 4 Fresno State 2 Fresno State 12 Long Beach State 2 Missouri 2 Bradley 1 15 DePaul 2 Bradley 1 2 UCLA 9 — Fresno State 5 — Missouri 1 — 15 DePaul 0 — 2 UCLA 1 5 1 Missouri 2 2 9 Automatic bids July 2010 Women's College World Series Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach WCWS appearances† (including 2009 WCWS) WCWS best finish† WCWS W–L record† (excluding 2009 WCWS) 2009 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama Southeastern 52–9 (21–6) Patrick Murphy 6 (last: 2008) 3rd (2008) 4–10 2009 Arizona Wildcats Arizona Pacific-10 46–15 (13–7) Mike Candrea 21 (last: 2008) 1st(1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2006, 2007) 57–27 2009 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State Pacific-10 46–17 (10–11) Clint Myers 8 (last: 2008) 1st (2008) 10–12 Florida Southeastern 60–3 (26–1) Tim Walton 2 (last: 2008) 3rd (2008) 3–2 2009 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia Southeastern 44–10 (18–7) Lu Harris-Champer 1 - - 2009 Michigan Wolverines Michigan Big Ten 46–10 (17–3) Carol Hutchins 9 (last: 2005) 1st (2005) 7–16 2009 Missouri Tigers Missouri Big 12 50–10 (12–6) Ehren Earleywine 4 (last: 1994) 5th (1991) 1–6 Washington Pacific-10 46–11 (14–7) Heather Tarr 9 (last: 2007) 1st (2009) 15–14 † Excludes results of the pre-NCAA Women's College World Series of 1969 through 1981. Tournament notes Alabama advanced to the Women's College World Series after sophomore pitcher Kelsi Dunne, threw back-to-back no-hitters in the Tuscaloosa Super Regional, an NCAA record.http://www.rolltide.com/sports/w-softbl/recaps/052309aaa.html Dunne Keeps Jacksonville State Hitless Again; Alabama Softball Advances to Women's College World Series University of Alabama Athletics Media Relations 2009-05-23 2009-05-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20090708145936/http://www.rolltide.com/sports/w-softbl/recaps/052309aaa.html 2009-07-08 live The SEC advanced three teams to the Women's College World Series for the first time in conference history; it was also the first time a conference outside the Pac-10 had done it.http://www.secsports.com/doc_lib/soft_weekly_release.pdf SEC Advances 3 Teams to WCWS 2009-05-30 AWakefield https://web.archive.org/web/20061230163129/http://www.secsports.com/doc_lib/soft_weekly_release.pdf 2006-12-30 live Bracket and Results 1/1/2/3 1 Florida 3 9 2009 Arizona Wildcats Arizona 0 4 2009 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama 1 5 2009 Michigan Wolverines Michigan 6 9 Arizona 0 4 Alabama 14 3 Washington 3 6 2009 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia 1 10 2009 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State 7 2009 Missouri Tigers Missouri 3 6 Georgia 5 Missouri 2 1 Florida 1 5 Michigan 0 10 Arizona State 2 4 Alabama 6 3 Washington 1 10 Arizona State 0 5 Michigan 5 6 Georgia 7 1 Florida 6 — 4 Alabama 5 — 3 Washington 8 9 6 Georgia 9 3 1 Florida 0 2 — 3 Washington 8 3 — Game results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes May 28, 2009 Game 1 Washington 3-1 2009 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia Niki Williams hit a 2-run HR; Danielle Lawrie allowed 6 hits in a complete game victory. Game 2 2009 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State 7-3 2009 Missouri Tigers Missouri Game 3 2009 Michigan Wolverines Michigan 6-1 2009 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama Including this game, Alabama has gone 0-6 on opening day of the WCWS. Game 4 Florida 3-0 2009 Arizona Wildcats Arizona Against the top home-run-hitting team in the history of college softball, Florida pitcher Stacey Nelson gave up only two singles. May 29, 2009 Game 5 Washington 1-0 2009 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State Washington won on a walk-off single from Morgan Stuart in the bottom of the 8th that scored Kimi Pohlman. Game 6 Florida 1-0 2009 Michigan Wolverines Michigan Florida pitcher Stacey Nelson threw 71 pitches, only 14 of which were balls, in a complete game. May 30, 2009 Game 7 2009 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia 5-2 2009 Missouri Tigers Missouri Game 8 2009 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama 14-0 2009 Arizona Wildcats Arizona Alabama broke the record for largest margin of victory in WCWS history. Game 9 2009 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia 7-5 2009 Michigan Wolverines Michigan Georgia broke the record for home runs in a game at the World Series with four. Game 10 2009 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama 6-2 2009 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State Jazlyn Lunceford hit a pinch-hit grand slam in the bottom of the fourth to propel Alabama to a 6-2 win. May 31, 2009 Game 11 2009 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia 9-8 Washington After 4h15m, the game ended in the bottom of the 9th inning when UW's Danielle Lawrie walked a batter with bases loaded. Game 12 Florida 6-5 2009 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama Ali Gardiner's walk-off grand slam with two outs in the bottom of the 7th inning clinched Florida's spot in the finals. Game 13 Washington 9-3 2009 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia With Washington's victory, the Pac-10 has sent at least one team to the WCWS finals 23 consecutive times. June 1, 2009 Finals Game 1 Washington 8-0 Florida Danielle Lawrie struck out 12 in a 2-hit shutout; Ashley Charters & Jenn Salling both had 2 RBIs and scored 2 runs. June 2, 2009 Finals Game 2 Washington 3-2 Florida Washington won its first softball national title and became the fifth Pac-10 team to win the WCWS. Championship game http://gohuskies.com/news/2009/6/2/208016358.aspx Dawgs Fetch A Championship! Gohuskies.com 2009-06-02 2018-06-09 School Top Batter Stats. Washington Danielle Lawrie (P) 2-3 RBI Florida Francesca Enea (LF) 2-3 2B SB K School Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Washington Danielle Lawrie (W) 7.0 7 2 1 3 8 27 33 Florida Stacey Nelson (L) 6.0 6 3 2 1 5 24 26 Final standings Place School WCWS Record 1st Washington 5-12nd Florida 3-2 3rd Georgia 3-2 Alabama 2-2 5th Michigan 1-2 Arizona State 1-2 7th Missouri 0-2 Arizona 0-2 All-Tournament Team The 2009 Women's College World Series All-Tournament team:http://www.rolltide.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/060309aaa.html Softball has Three Named to WCWS All-Tournament Team University of Alabama Athletics Media Relations - RollTide.com 2009-06-02 2009-06-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20090625163224/http://www.rolltide.com/sports/w-softbl/spec-rel/060309aaa.html 25 June 2009 live Kelley Montalvo, Alabama Charlotte Morgan, Alabama Brittany Rogers, Alabama Alisa Goler, Georgia Taylor Schlopy, Georgia Megan Bush, Florida Stacey Nelson, Florida Ashley Charters, Washington Kimi Pohlman, Washington Morgan Stuart, Washington Niki Williams, Washington Danielle Lawrie, Washington (Most Outstanding Player) Breakdown by school: Washington: 5 Alabama: 3 Florida: 2 Georgia: 2 WCWS records tied or broken In Game 8, Alabama broke the record for largest margin of victory in an NCAA-era WCWS game by defeating Arizona 14-0. The record was previously set by Arizona's 12-0 victory over Fresno State in the 1989 WCWS. In Game 9, Georgia broke the NCAA-era home run record in a single WCWS game with four: two from Taylor Schlopy, one from Brianna Hesson, and one from Ashley Pauly. Schlopy became only the fourth player in NCAA-era WCWS history to hit two home runs in one game. In game 11, Washington's Niki Williams broke the NCAA-era WCWS single-game RBI record with seven RBIs, including a fifth inning grand slam. Post-Series Notes Despite having 3 teams advance to the semifinals, the SEC failed to win its first ever WCWS, and Washington continued the West Coast's dominance in college softball. As of 2009, only two teams east of the Mississippi River have won the WCWS (Michigan in 2005 and Michigan State in 1976, the latter in the pre-NCAA era). 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