2001 NCAA Division I softball season

2001 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
	† – Conference champion ; y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament ; As of May 31, 2001; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

2001 Big 12 Conference softball standings
	† – Conference champion ; ‡ – Tournament champion; y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament ; Rankings from NFCA

2001 NCAA Division I softball season
2001 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending Champions	Oklahoma
Tournament
Women's College World Series
Champions	Arizona (6th title)
Runners-up	UCLA (18th WCWS Appearance)
Winning Coach	Mike Candrea (6th title)
WCWS MOP	Jennie Finch (Arizona)
Seasons
	← 2000 2002 →

The 2001 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 2001. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2001 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament and 2001 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 May 28, 2001.

Conference standings[]

Women's College World Series[]

The 2001 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 24 to May 28, 2001 in Oklahoma City.^[3]

First round			Second round			Semifinals				Finals

1	Arizona	3

8	California	2
			1	Arizona	5⁸

			5	Oklahoma	4
4	Michigan	0

5	Oklahoma	2
						1	Arizona	1	—

						6	Stanford	0	—
8	California	5

4	Michigan	2
			6	Stanford	1

			8	California	0



										1	Arizona	1

										2	UCLA	0
3	LSU	1

6	Stanford	2⁸
			2	UCLA	5

			6	Stanford	0
2	UCLA	2

7	Iowa	0
						2	UCLA	6	—

						3	LSU	0	—
3	LSU	2

7	Iowa	1
			5	Oklahoma	1

			3	LSU	2¹³

Season leaders[]

Batting

Batting average: .455 – Oli Keohohou, BYU Cougars
RBIs: 84 – Toni Mascarenas, Arizona Wildcats
Home runs: 25 – Toni Mascarenas, Arizona Wildcats

Pitching

Wins: 39-8 – Kristi Hanks, Iowa Hawkeyes
ERA: 0.46 (10 ER/152.0 IP) – Amanda Freed, UCLA Bruins
Strikeouts: 421 – Amanda Renfroe, Texas Tech Red Raiders

Records[]

NCAA Division I season winning percentage: 32-0 (100%) – Jennie Finch, Arizona Wildcats^[4]

Freshman class winning percentage: 27-2 (93%) – Keira Goerl, UCLA Bruins

Sophomore class walks: 93 – Veronica Nelson, California Golden Bears

Junior class consecutive wins streak: 32 – Jennie Finch, Arizona Wildcats; February 2-May 28, 2001

Awards[]

Honda Sports Award Softball:

Jennie Finch, Arizona Wildcats^[5]^[6]

YEAR	W	L	GP	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
2001	32	0	32	29	27	19	0	207.0	102	19	16	45	279	0.54	0.71

YEAR	G	AB	R	H	BA	RBI	HR	3B	2B	TB	SLG	BB	SO	SB	SBA
2001	67	198	37	62	.313	57	11	2	11	110	.555%	24	25	0	0

All America Teams[]

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.^[7]

First Team

Position	Player	Class	School
P	Jennie Finch	JR.	Arizona Wildcats
	Britni Sneed	JR.	LSU Tigers
	Dana Sorenson	SO.	Stanford Cardinal
C	Stacey Nuveman	JR.	UCLA Bruins
1B	Sarah Beeson	JR.	Stanford Cardinal
2B	Kelsey Kollen	JR.	Michigan Wolverines
3B	Toni Mascarenas	SR.	Arizona Wildcats
SS	Natasha Watley	SO.	UCLA Bruins
OF	Lauren Bauer	SR.	Arizona Wildcats
	Oli Keohohou	FR.	BYU Cougars
	Kelly Kretschman	SR.	Alabama Crimson Tide
DP	Leneah Manuma	FR.	Arizona Wildcats
UT	Kellie Wilkerson	JR.	Mississippi State Bulldogs
AT-L	Kelli Braitsch	SO.	Oklahoma Sooners
	Kristi Hanks	JR.	Iowa Hawkeyes
	Jessica Mendoza	JR.	Stanford Cardinal
	Veronica Nelson	SO.	California Golden Bears
	Jenny Topping	SO.	Cal State Fullerton Titans

Second Team

Position	Player	Class	School
P	Jocelyn Forest	JR.	California Golden Bears
	Shelley Laird	JR.	Alabama Crimson Tide
	Nicole Myers	JR.	FAU Owls
C	Ashli Barrett	SR.	Oklahoma Sooners
1B	Lisa Carey	SR.	Oklahoma Sooners
2B	Keisha Shepperson	SR.	East Carolina Pirates
3B	Tairia Flowers	SO.	UCLA Bruins
SS	Alana Addison	JR.	ULL Rajin' Cajuns
OF	Sara Carlson	SO.	Villanova Wildcats
	Jackie McClain	FR.	Alabama Crimson Tide
	Melissa Taylor	SR.	Michigan Wolverines
DP	Kristen Dennis	JR.	Virginia Cavaliers
UT	Sarah Martz	FR.	DePaul Blue Demons
AT-L	Amanda Freed	JR.	UCLA Bruins
	Ashley Moore	JR.	Auburn Tigers
	Amanda Renfroe	SR.	Texas Tech Red Raiders
	Kristin Schmidt	FR.	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
	Karen Williams	SR.	Missouri Tigers

Third Team

Position	Player	Class	School
P	Tia Bollinger	SO.	Washington Huskies
	Jessica Chase	JR.	Texas State Bobcats
	Leslie Malerich	JR.	FSU Seminoles
C	Stefanie Christoferson	SR.	UIC Flames
1B	Alicia Gerlach	JR.	Iowa Hawkeyes
2B	Suzanne Olcott	JR.	Alabama Crimson Tide
3B	Becky McMurtry	SO.	Illinois State Redbirds
SS	Jaime Clark	SO.	Washington Huskies
OF	Deanna Dovak	JR.	Rider Broncs
	Kelly Hauxhurst	SR.	Washington Huskies
	Jenny Kriech	JR.	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
DP	Melanie Fisher	SO.	Missouri Tigers
UT	Erin Stremsterfer	SR.	Southern Illinois Salukis
AT-L	Cindy Ball	JR.	Pacific Tigers
	Nicole Giordano	SR.	Arizona Wildcats
	Jarrah Myers	JR.	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
	Marci Ridenbaugh	FR.	Kent State Golden Flashes
	Jennifer Sharron	SR.	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
	Jennifer Stewart	JR.	Oklahoma Sooners

References[]

^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
^ "2001 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
^ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
^ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
^ "Final 2001 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
^ "2001 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2020-07-26.

External links[]

[1] "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.

[2] 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved May 18, 2020.

[3] "2001 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-19.

[4] "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-18.

[5] "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved 2020-07-18.

[6] "Final 2001 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-29.

[7] "2001 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2020-07-26.

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