The 2009 Women's College World Series

Women's College World Series

The Women's College World Series is the final portion of the NCAA Division I Softball Championship for college softball in the United States. The tournament format consists of two four-team double-elimination brackets. The winners of each bracket then compete in a best-of-three title game series...

was held May 28 through June 3, 2009 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Oklahoma City is the capital and the largest city in the state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city ranks 31st among United States cities in population. The city's population, from the 2010 census, was 579,999, with a metro-area population of 1,252,987 . In 2010, the Oklahoma...

. Eight NCAA Division I college softball

College softball

College softball is softball as played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education, predominantly in the United States. College softball is normally played by women at the intercollegiate level, whereas college baseball is normally played by men.As with other intercollegiate...

 teams met after having advanced through a 64-team bracket to play in the World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium

ASA Hall of Fame Stadium

ASA Hall of Fame Stadium is a 7,300-seat multi-purpose stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma United States. It is located next to and operated by the Amateur Softball Association....

. The official host for the event is the University of Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma

The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...

. The tournament was won by the Washington Huskies

Washington Huskies softball

The Washington Huskies softball team is a NCAA Division I college softball team and part of the Pac-10 Conference. They play their home games at Husky Softball Stadium in Seattle, Washington. They won the national championship in 2009.-History:...

 of the Pac-10. It was their first softball national championship.

Participants

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	WCWS Appearances (including 2009 WCWS)	WCWS Best Finish	WCWS W-L Record (excluding 2009 WCWS)
Alabama Alabama Crimson Tide softball The Alabama Crimson Tide softball team represents the University of Alabama in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference. It is currently led by head coach Patrick Murphy and assistant coaches Alyson Habetz and Stephanie VanBrakle...	Southeastern Southeastern Conference The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...	52-9 (21-6)	Patrick Murphy Patrick Murphy (softball coach) Patrick Murphy is an American softball coach and the current head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide Softball team...	6 (last: 2008 2008 Women's College World Series The 2008 Women's College World Series was held May 29 through June 4, 2008 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Eight NCAA Division I college softball teams met after having advanced through a 64-team bracket to play at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium... )	3rd (2008 2008 Women's College World Series The 2008 Women's College World Series was held May 29 through June 4, 2008 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Eight NCAA Division I college softball teams met after having advanced through a 64-team bracket to play at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium... )	4-10
Arizona Arizona Wildcats softball The Arizona Wildcats softball team represents the University of Arizona in NCAA Division I Softball. Having claimed eight national championships , the Arizona Softball program is one of the most successful in the history of the sport. The Wildcats play their home games at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial...	Pacific-10	46-15 (13-7)	Mike Candrea Mike Candrea Mike Candrea is the head softball coach at The University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. He was also the head coach of the United States women's national softball team.-Collegiate Coaching Record:...	21 (last: 2008 2008 Women's College World Series The 2008 Women's College World Series was held May 29 through June 4, 2008 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Eight NCAA Division I college softball teams met after having advanced through a 64-team bracket to play at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium... )	1st (1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2006, 2007 2007 Women's College World Series The 2007 Women's College World Series was held May 31st through June 6th, 2007 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Eight NCAA Division I college softball teams met after having advanced through a 64-team bracket to play at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium... )	57-27
Arizona St.	Pacific-10	46-17 (10-11)	Clint Myers	8 (last: 2008 2008 Women's College World Series The 2008 Women's College World Series was held May 29 through June 4, 2008 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Eight NCAA Division I college softball teams met after having advanced through a 64-team bracket to play at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium... )	1st (2008 2008 Women's College World Series The 2008 Women's College World Series was held May 29 through June 4, 2008 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Eight NCAA Division I college softball teams met after having advanced through a 64-team bracket to play at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium... )	10-12
Florida Florida Gators softball The Florida Gators softball team represents the University of Florida in the sport of softball. The Florida Gators compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletics Association and the Southeastern Conference...	Southeastern Southeastern Conference The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...	60-3 (26-1)	Tim Walton Tim Walton Tim Walton is an American college softball coach and a former college and professional baseball player. Walton is currently the head coach of the Florida Gators softball team of the University of Florida...	2 (last: 2008 2008 Women's College World Series The 2008 Women's College World Series was held May 29 through June 4, 2008 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Eight NCAA Division I college softball teams met after having advanced through a 64-team bracket to play at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium... )	3rd (2008 2008 Women's College World Series The 2008 Women's College World Series was held May 29 through June 4, 2008 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Eight NCAA Division I college softball teams met after having advanced through a 64-team bracket to play at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium... )	3-2
Georgia Georgia Bulldogs The Georgia Bulldogs are the athletic teams of the University of Georgia. The Bulldogs compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I and are members of the Southeastern Conference...	Southeastern Southeastern Conference The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...	44-10 (18-7)	Lu Harris-Champer	1	-	-
Michigan Michigan Wolverines The Michigan Wolverines comprise 27 varsity sports teams at the University of Michigan. These teams compete in the NCAA's Division I and in the Big Ten Conference in all sports except men's ice hockey which competes in the NCAA D1 Central Collegiate Hockey Association, and women's water polo, which...	Big Ten Big Ten Conference The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...	46-10 (17-3)	Carol Hutchins Carol Hutchins Carol "Hutch" Hutchins is an American softball coach. In 27 years as the head coach of Michigan Wolverines softball , she has more than 1,200 career wins, more than any other coach in University of Michigan history in any sport, male or female...	9 (last: 2005)	1st (2005)	7-16
Missouri Missouri Tigers The Missouri Tigers athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports teams of the University of Missouri, located in Columbia, Missouri, United States...	Big 12 Big 12 Conference The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...	50-10 (12-6)	Ehren Earleywine	4 (last: 1994)	5th (1991)	1-6
Washington Washington Huskies softball The Washington Huskies softball team is a NCAA Division I college softball team and part of the Pac-10 Conference. They play their home games at Husky Softball Stadium in Seattle, Washington. They won the national championship in 2009.-History:...	Pacific-10	46-11 (14-7)	Heather Tarr	9 (last: 2007 2007 Women's College World Series The 2007 Women's College World Series was held May 31st through June 6th, 2007 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Eight NCAA Division I college softball teams met after having advanced through a 64-team bracket to play at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium... )	1st (2009)	15-14

Tournament notes

• Alabama advanced to the Women's College World Series after sophomore
  Sophomore
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   pitcher
  Pitcher
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   Kelsi Dunne, threw back-to-back no-hitter
  No-hitter
  A no-hitter is a baseball game in which one team has no hits. In Major League Baseball, the team must be without hits during the entire game, and the game must be at least nine innings. A pitcher who prevents the opposing team from achieving a hit is said to have "thrown a no-hitter"...
  
  s in the Tuscaloosa Super Regional, an NCAA record.
• 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.

2009 Women's College World Series bracket

Game Results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 28, 2009	Game 1	Washington	3-1	Georgia	Niki Williams hit a 2-run HR; Danielle Lawrie allowed 6 hits in a complete game victory.
	Game 2	Arizona State	7-3	Missouri
	Game 3	Michigan	6-1	Alabama	Including this game, Alabama has gone 0-6 on opening day of the WCWS.
	Game 4	Florida	3-0	Arizona	Against the top home-run-hitting team in the history of college softball, Florida pitcher Stacey Nelson Stacey Nelson Stacey Nelson is an American former All-American pitcher for the Florida Gators softball team. Nelson is considered one of the best pitchers in NCAA softball history, earning 2008-2009 First-Team NFCA/Louisville Slugger All-American honors, 2008-2009 Southeastern Conference Player of the Year...  gave up only two singles.
May 29, 2009	Game 5	Washington	1-0	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	Michigan	Florida pitcher Stacey Nelson Stacey Nelson Stacey Nelson is an American former All-American pitcher for the Florida Gators softball team. Nelson is considered one of the best pitchers in NCAA softball history, earning 2008-2009 First-Team NFCA/Louisville Slugger All-American honors, 2008-2009 Southeastern Conference Player of the Year...  threw 71 pitches, only 14 of which were balls, in a complete game.
May 30, 2009	Game 7	Georgia	5-2	Missouri
	Game 8	Alabama	14-0	Arizona	Alabama broke the record for largest margin of victory in WCWS history.
	Game 9	Georgia	7-5	Michigan	Georgia broke the record for home runs in a game at the World Series with four.
	Game 10	Alabama	6-2	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	Georgia	9-8	Washington	After 4h15m, the game ended in the bottom of the 9th inning when UW's Danielle Lawrie Danielle Lawrie Danielle Elaine Lawrie is a Canadian 5'7" former right-handed pitcher and right-batting cleanup hitter for the University of Washington softball team. She was also a member of the Canada women's national softball team during the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She was named the 2009 U.S.A...  walked a batter with bases loaded.
	Game 12	Florida	6-5	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	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

School	Top Batter	Stats.
Washington	Danielle Lawrie Danielle Lawrie Danielle Elaine Lawrie is a Canadian 5'7" former right-handed pitcher and right-batting cleanup hitter for the University of Washington softball team. She was also a member of the Canada women's national softball team during the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She was named the 2009 U.S.A...  (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 Danielle Lawrie Danielle Elaine Lawrie is a Canadian 5'7" former right-handed pitcher and right-batting cleanup hitter for the University of Washington softball team. She was also a member of the Canada women's national softball team during the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She was named the 2009 U.S.A...	7.0	7	2	1	3	8	27	33
Florida	Stacey Nelson Stacey Nelson Stacey Nelson is an American former All-American pitcher for the Florida Gators softball team. Nelson is considered one of the best pitchers in NCAA softball history, earning 2008-2009 First-Team NFCA/Louisville Slugger All-American honors, 2008-2009 Southeastern Conference Player of the Year...	6.0	6	3	2	1	5	24	26

Final standings

Place	School	WCWS Record
1st	Washington	5-1
2nd	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:

Kelley Montalvo, Alabama

Charlotte Morgan, Alabama

Brittany Rogers, Alabama

Alisa Goler, Georgia

Taylor Schlopy, Georgia

Megan Bush, Florida

Stacey Nelson

Stacey Nelson

Stacey Nelson is an American former All-American pitcher for the Florida Gators softball team. Nelson is considered one of the best pitchers in NCAA softball history, earning 2008-2009 First-Team NFCA/Louisville Slugger All-American honors, 2008-2009 Southeastern Conference Player of the Year...

, Florida

Ashley Charters, Washington

Kimi Pohlman, Washington

Morgan Stuart, Washington

Niki Williams, Washington

Danielle Lawrie

Danielle Lawrie

Danielle Elaine Lawrie is a Canadian 5'7" former right-handed pitcher and right-batting cleanup hitter for the University of Washington softball team. She was also a member of the Canada women's national softball team during the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She was named the 2009 U.S.A...

, 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 a WCWS game by defeating Arizona 14-0. Ironically, the record was previously set by Arizona's 12-0 victory over Fresno State
  Fresno State Bulldogs
  The Fresno State Bulldogs represent California State University, Fresno in 19 NCAA Division I sports. The teams have been members of the Western Athletic Conference since 1992. Before that, it had been a member of the Big West Conference since 1969...
  
   in the 1989 WCWS.
• In Game 9, Georgia broke the 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 WCWS history to hit two home runs in one game.
• In game 11, Washington's Niki Williams broke the 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
  Southeastern Conference
  The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
  
   failed to win its first ever WCWS, and Washington continued the West Coast's dominance in college softball. As of 2009, only one team east of the Mississippi River
  Mississippi River
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  has won the WCWS (Michigan in 2005).

External links

• Official Women's College World Series web site
• Official NCAA Softball web site at NCAA.com