2010 Women's College World Series
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The 2010 Women's College World Series
was held from June 3 through June 8, 2010 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
. Eight NCAA Division I college softball
teams met after having advanced through a 64-team bracket to play in the World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium
. The official host for the event is the University of Oklahoma
. Beth Mowins
, Jessica Mendoza
, Michele Mary Smith
, and Holly Rowe
served as announcers for the Tournament. UCLA defeated Arizona 15-9 to win the school's 106th NCAA championship and the program's 11th championship.
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s for an OBP of .782 with four walks and two hit by pitch
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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 from June 3 through June 8, 2010 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...
. Beth Mowins
Beth Mowins
Beth Mowins is a play-by-play announcer and reporter for ESPN and CBS. She mostly calls women's college sports but became only the second woman to call nationally televised football games for ESPN in 2005...
, Jessica Mendoza
Jessica Mendoza
Jessica Mendoza , is an American softball player of Mexican descent, who played for the United States women's national softball team from 2004-2010 and a four-time first team All-American at Stanford University from 1999-2002. Mendoza wears number two and plays outfield...
, Michele Mary Smith
Michele Mary Smith
Michele Mary Smith went to Oklahoma State University. Michele Smith is a Two-Time Olympic Softball Gold Medalist with the U.S. National Team, having played in the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. In 2006, she was inducted into the ASA Softball Hall of Fame...
, and Holly Rowe
Holly Rowe
Holly Rowe is a sports telecaster currently working for the sports television network, ESPN. Rowe is best known as a sideline reporter for college football games which are telecast on ESPN.- History with ESPN :...
served as announcers for the Tournament. UCLA defeated Arizona 15-9 to win the school's 106th NCAA championship and the program's 11th championship.
Field dimensions
Whereas in previous years, the outfield fence was set at 190 feet from home plate and standing four feet in height, the fence was moved back to 200 feet and raised to a height of six feet for this year's tournament. Despite the change, the 2010 Series saw a record-breaking number of home runs resulting from "some of the power brought into the game by composite-barreled batsComposite baseball bat
Composite baseball bats incorporate a recent advancement in the technology of aluminum baseball bats for high school and collegiate players. In general, composite bats are constructed with the same aluminum exterior as standard aluminum baseball bats, but have a "woven" graphite wall on the inside...
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Illegal pitching
The 2010 WCWS was marked by a proliferation of illegal pitch calls, following a memo by NCAA Softball Secretary Rules Editor Dee Abrahamson outlining an increased emphasis on legal pitching. Arizona Wildcats pitcher Kenzie Fowler, in particular, was cited for eight illegal pitches in Arizona's first-round 9-0 loss to Tennessee, and a further eight illegal pitches in Arizona's second-round 4-3 win over Washington; Fowler was cited for 16 of the 22 illegal pitches called in the first eight games of the tournament. Wildcats coach Mike Candrea reacted by saying that "the officials were way too involved in [the Tennessee] game," and that the citation of illegal pitches was "sporadic."Participants
| School | Conference | Record (Conference) | Head Coach | WCWS Appearances (including 2010 WCWS) | WCWS Best Finish | WCWS W-L Record (excluding 2010 WCWS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 48-11 (13-8) | Mike Candrea | 22 (last: 2009 2009 Women's College World Series The 2009 Women's College World Series was held May 28 through June 3, 2009 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Eight NCAA Division I college softball teams met after having advanced through a 64-team bracket to play in the World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium. The official host for the event is the... ) |
1st (1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2006 2006 Women's College World Series The 2006 Women's College World Series was held June 1 through June 7, 2006 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Eight NCAA Division I college softball teams met after having advanced through a 64-team bracket to play in the World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium. The official host for the event is the... , 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... ) |
57-29 |
| 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... |
48-8 (20-4) | 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... |
3 (last: 2009 2009 Women's College World Series The 2009 Women's College World Series was held May 28 through June 3, 2009 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Eight NCAA Division I college softball teams met after having advanced through a 64-team bracket to play in the World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium. The official host for the event is the... ) |
2nd (2009 2009 Women's College World Series The 2009 Women's College World Series was held May 28 through June 3, 2009 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Eight NCAA Division I college softball teams met after having advanced through a 64-team bracket to play in the World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium. The official host for the event is the... ) |
6-4 |
| 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... |
48-11 (18-8) | Lu Harris-Champer | 2 (last: 2009 2009 Women's College World Series The 2009 Women's College World Series was held May 28 through June 3, 2009 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Eight NCAA Division I college softball teams met after having advanced through a 64-team bracket to play in the World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium. The official host for the event is the... ) |
3rd (2009 2009 Women's College World Series The 2009 Women's College World Series was held May 28 through June 3, 2009 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Eight NCAA Division I college softball teams met after having advanced through a 64-team bracket to play in the World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium. The official host for the event is the... ) |
3-2 |
| Hawaii | WAC Western Athletic Conference The Western Athletic Conference is an American collegiate athletic conference, which was formed on July 27, 1962, making it the sixth oldest of the 11 college athletic conferences currently participating in the NCAA's Division I FBS... |
49-15 (19-1) | Bob Coolen | 1 | - | - |
| 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... |
56-11 (11-7) | Ehren Earleywine | 5 (last: 2009 2009 Women's College World Series The 2009 Women's College World Series was held May 28 through June 3, 2009 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Eight NCAA Division I college softball teams met after having advanced through a 64-team bracket to play in the World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium. The official host for the event is the... ) |
5th (1991) |
1-8 |
| Tennessee | 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... |
47-13 (17-8) | Ralph Weekly Karen Weekly |
4 (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... ) |
2nd (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... ) |
10-6 |
| UCLA UCLA Bruins The UCLA Bruins are the sports teams for University of California, Los Angeles . The Bruin men's and women's teams participate in NCAA Division I as part of the Pacific-12 Conference and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation . For football, they are in the Football Bowl Subdivision of Division I... |
Pacific-10 | 45-11 (14-7) | Kelly Inouye-Perez | 25 (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 (1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1999, 2003, 2004) |
89-29 |
| 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 | 50-7 (17-4) | Heather Tarr | 9 (last: 2009 2009 Women's College World Series The 2009 Women's College World Series was held May 28 through June 3, 2009 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Eight NCAA Division I college softball teams met after having advanced through a 64-team bracket to play in the World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium. The official host for the event is the... ) |
1st (2009 2009 Women's College World Series The 2009 Women's College World Series was held May 28 through June 3, 2009 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Eight NCAA Division I college softball teams met after having advanced through a 64-team bracket to play in the World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium. The official host for the event is the... ) |
20-15 |
2010 Women's College World Series bracket - Double Elimination
Game Results
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
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| June 3, 2010 | Game 1 | Hawai'i | 3-2 | Missouri | Alexandra Aguirre and Traci Yoshikawa homered for HI Rhea Taylor homered for MO |
| Game 2 | UCLA | 16-3 (6 inn) |
Florida | Andrea Harrison homered twice and Megan Langenfeld homered for UCLA |
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| Game 3 | Tennessee | 9-0 (5 inn) |
Arizona | Kenzie Fowler called for eight illegal pitches; Ivy Renfroe pitched a 3-hit shutout |
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| Game 4 | Georgia | 6-3 | Washington | Kristyn Sandberg and Megan Wiggins homered for GA | |
| June 4, 2010 | Game 5 | UCLA | 5-2 | Hawai'i | Samantha Camusa, Julie Burney, and Andrea Harrison hit home runs for UCLA; Alexandra Aguirre homered for HI |
| Game 6 | Tennessee | 7-5 | Georgia | Erinn Webb hit a grand slam for TN; Ashley Razey homered for GA |
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| June 5, 2010 | Game 7 | Florida | 5-0 | Missouri | Brittany Schutte homered twice and Kelsey Bruder homered for FL |
| Game 8 | Arizona | 4-3 | Washington | Kenzie Fowler called for eight illegal pitches; 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... 's final collegiate performance |
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| Game 9 | Georgia | 3-2 | Florida | Alisa Goler homered for GA; Brittany Schutte homered for FL; Kristyn Sandberg left with knee sprain |
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| Game 10 | Arizona | 5-1 | Hawaii | Kenzie Fowler called for five illegal pitches; Traci Yoshikawa homered for HI |
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| June 6, 2010 | Game 11 | UCLA | 5-2 | Georgia | B. B. Bates and Samantha Camuso homered for UCLA |
| Game 12 | Arizona | 8-0 (5 inn) |
Tennessee | Game ended by run-ahead rule | |
| Game 13 | Arizona | 5-2 | Tennessee | Stacie Chambers and K'Lee Arredondo homered for AZ | |
| June 7, 2010 | Finals Game 1 | UCLA | 6-5 (8 inn) |
Arizona | Seventh World Series between UCLA and Arizona Megan Langenfeld homered twice for UCLA; K'Lee Arredondo and Stacie Chambers homered for AZ |
| June 8, 2010 | Finals Game 2 | UCLA | 15-9 | Arizona | Andrea Harrison hit a grand slam and Megan Langenfeld, Julie Burney and Samantha Camuso homered for UCLA; Stacie Chambers homered twice and Lini Koria homered for AZ |
Championship Game
| School | Top Batter | Stats. |
|---|---|---|
| UCLA | Megan Langenfeld (P) | |
| Arizona | Stacie Chambers (C) | 2-3 4RBIs 2HRs BB K |
| School | Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | AB | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | Aleah Macon | 4.1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 23 |
| UCLA | Donna Kerr | 2.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 |
| Arizona | Kenzie Fowler | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| Arizona | Sarah Akamine | 4.0 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 31 |
| Arizona | Ashley Ralston | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
Final standings
| Place | School | WCWS Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | UCLA | 5-0 |
| 2nd | Arizona | 4-3 |
| 3rd | Tennessee | 2-2 |
| Georgia | 2-2 | |
| 5th | Florida | 1-2 |
| Hawai'i | 1-2 | |
| 7th | Washington | 0-2 |
| Missouri | 0-2 |
WCWS Records
- Home runHome runIn baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process...
s, game (individual), 2 - tied with Yvonne Gutierrez (UCLA, 1992), Lindsey Collins (Arizona, 1999), & Francesca Enea (Florida, 20082008 Women's College World SeriesThe 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...
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- In Game 2, Andrea Harrison hit two home runs in UCLA's 16-3 win over Florida.
- In Game 7, Brittany Schutte hit two home runs in Florida's 5-0 win over Missouri.
- In Game 14, Megan Langenfeld hit two home runs in UCLA's 8-inning 6-5 win over Arizona.
- In Game 15, Stacie Chambers hit two home runs in Arizona's game against UCLA.
- Home runs, Series (individual), 4 - new record, surpassing former record of 3 (Gutierrez in 1992; Toni Mascarenas in 2001; Tairia Mims in 2003)
- Megan Langenfeld hit one home run in Game 2, two home runs in Game 14, and one home run in Game 15.
- Andrea Harrison hit two home runs in Game 2, one home run in Game 5, and a grand slam in Game 15.
- Stacie Chambers hit one home run in Game 13, one home run in Game 14, and two home runes in Game 15.
- Multi-home run games, Series (total), 4 - new record, surpassing former record of one (Gutierrez in 1992, Collins in 1999, & Enea in 2008)
- Multi-home run games, Series (team), 2 by UCLA - new record, surpassing former record of one (UCLA in 1992, Arizona in 1999, Florida in 2008)
- Home runs, Series (team), 14 by UCLA - new record
- Samantha Camuso hit UCLA's 14th home run of the Series in Game 15.
- Home runs, Series (total), 35 - new record, surpassing former record of 24 (20092009 Women's College World SeriesThe 2009 Women's College World Series was held May 28 through June 3, 2009 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Eight NCAA Division I college softball teams met after having advanced through a 64-team bracket to play in the World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium. The official host for the event is the...
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- Home runs, Series (total), 35 - new record, surpassing former record of 24 (2009
- K'Lee Arredondo hit the 24th home run of the Series in Game 13
- Megan Langenfeld hit the 25th home run of the Series in Game 14.
- Stacie Chambers hit the 35th home run of the Series in Game 15.
- RBIRun batted inRuns batted in or RBIs is a statistic used in baseball and softball to credit a batter when the outcome of his at-bat results in a run being scored, except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play. The first team to track RBI was the Buffalo Bisons.Common nicknames for an RBI...
, Series (individual), 11 - new record, surpassing former record of 7 (Niki Williams in 20092009 Women's College World SeriesThe 2009 Women's College World Series was held May 28 through June 3, 2009 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Eight NCAA Division I college softball teams met after having advanced through a 64-team bracket to play in the World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium. The official host for the event is the...
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- RBI
- In Game 15, Andrea Harrison hit a grand slam to collect her 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th RBI
- Runs, Series (total), 141 - new record, surpassing former record of 120 (20102009 Women's College World SeriesThe 2009 Women's College World Series was held May 28 through June 3, 2009 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Eight NCAA Division I college softball teams met after having advanced through a 64-team bracket to play in the World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium. The official host for the event is the...
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- Runs, Series (total), 141 - new record, surpassing former record of 120 (2010
- In Game 15, UCLA scored the Tournament's 120th, 121st, 122nd and 123rd runs in a 4-run second inning, while Arizona scored the Tournament's 141st run in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Championship Game records
- Home runs (total), 7 by UCLA and Arizona (4 and 3 in Game 2) - new record, surpassing former record of 3
- Grand slamsGrand slam (baseball)In the sport of baseball, a grand slam is a home run hit with all three bases occupied by baserunners , thereby scoring four runs—the most possible in one play. According to The Dickson Baseball Dictionary, the term originated in the card game of contract bridge, in which a grand slam involves...
(individual), 1 (Andrea Harrison in Game 2) - new record - Grand slams (team), 1 (UCLA in Game 2) - new record
- RunsRun (baseball)In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances around first, second and third base and returns safely to home plate, touching the bases in that order, before three outs are recorded and all obligations to reach base safely on batted balls are met or assured...
(team), 15 by UCLA (Game 2) - new record, surpassing former record of 11 (ASU, 2008 Game 22008 Women's College World SeriesThe 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...
) - Runs (total), 24 by UCLA and Arizona (15 and 9 in Game 2) - new record, surpassing former record of 19
- HitsHit (baseball)In baseball statistics, a hit , also called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielder's choice....
(team), 19 by UCLA (Game 2) - new record, surpassing former record of 17 (IowaIowa HawkeyesThe Iowa Hawkeyes are the athletics teams that represent the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. The Hawkeyes have varsity teams in 24 sports, 11 for men and 13 for women. The teams participate in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and are members of the...
, 27 May 1995) - RBI (team), 15 by UCLA (Game 2) - new record, surpassing former record of 11 (ASU, 2008 Game 22008 Women's College World SeriesThe 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...
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Post-Series Notes
Megan Langenfeld was unanimously voted the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. She batted .705, going 12-for-17 with four home runs and nine RBIs, as well as reaching base in 18 of 23 plate appearancePlate appearance
In baseball statistics, a player is credited with a plate appearance each time he completes a turn batting. A player completes a turn batting when: He strikes out or is declared out before reaching first base; or He reaches first base safely or is awarded first base ; or He hits a fair ball which...
s for an OBP of .782 with four walks and two hit by pitch
Hit by pitch
In baseball, hit by pitch , or hit batsman , is a batter or his equipment being hit in some part of his body by a pitch from the pitcher.-Official rule:...
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