2021 NCAA Division I softball season

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2021 NCAA Division I softball season
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DurationFebruary 11 – June 10, 2021
Number of teams286
Preseason No. 1UCLA
Defending ChampionsUCLA
TV partner/sESPN & ESPN+
NCAA Tournament
DurationMay 21 – June 10, 2021
Most conference bidsSEC (12)
Women's College World Series
DurationJune 3 - June 10, 2021
ChampionsOklahoma (5th title)
Runners-upFlorida State (11th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachPatty Gasso (5th title)
WCWS MOPGiselle Juarez (Oklahoma)
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →

The 2021 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 2021. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2021 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament and 2021 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisted of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament was held in Oklahoma City at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium, and ended on June 10, 2021.

Realignment[]

For 2021 season[]

  • Four schools began transitions from NCAA Division II to Division I on July 1, 2020.
    • Bellarmine joined D-I for softball and all other sports as a new member of the ASUN Conference.[1]
    • Dixie State[2] and Tarleton State[3] joined the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).
    • UC San Diego, already a de facto D-I member in women's water polo and men's volleyball (which do not have D-II championship events) as an associate member of the Big West Conference, moved the rest of its athletic program to the Big West.[4]
  • La Salle will drop softball after this season.[5]
  • Cal State Bakersfield moved from the WAC to the Big West.

Future moves[]

The following conference moves for the 2022 season have been announced:

Season outlook[]

Further information: 2021 NCAA Division I softball rankings
USA Today / NFCA DI Coaches Poll[12]
Ranking Team
1 UCLA
2 Washington
3 Arizona
4 Oklahoma
5 LSU
6 Texas
7 Florida
8 Alabama
9 Louisiana
10 Oregon
11 Oklahoma State
12 Florida State
13 Kentucky
14 Georgia
15 Virginia Tech
16 Arizona State
17 Michigan
18 Arkansas
19 South Carolina
20 Mississippi State
21 UCF
22 Baylor
23 Missouri
24 Minnesota
25 Duke
ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Poll[13]
Ranking Team
1 UCLA
2 Washington
3 Arizona
4 Oklahoma
5 LSU
6 Florida
7 Texas
8 Alabama
9 Louisiana
10 Oklahoma State
11 Oregon
12 Florida State
13 Kentucky
14 Georgia
15 Arizona State
16 Virginia Tech
17 Michigan
18 Baylor
19 South Carolina
20 Minnesota
21 Arkansas
22 Mississippi State
23 Tennessee
24 Missouri
25 UCF
D1Softball[14]
Ranking Team
1 UCLA
2 Oklahoma
3 Washington
4 Arizona
5 LSU
6 Florida
7 Louisiana
8 Alabama
9 Texas
10 Oklahoma State
11 Florida State
12 Oregon
13 Georgia
14 Virginia Tech
15 Mississippi State
16 Arkansas
17 Arizona State
18 Michigan
19 Baylor
20 Minnesota
21 Tennessee
22 UCF
23 Missouri
24 Kentucky
25 South Carolina
Softball America[15]
Ranking Team
1 UCLA
2 Arizona
3 Washington
4 LSU
5 Oklahoma
6 Florida
7 Texas
8 Louisiana
9 Alabama
10 Arizona State
11 Oklahoma State
12 Florida State
13 Virginia Tech
14 Oregon
15 Georgia
16 Arkansas
17 Missouri
18 South Carolina
19 Mississippi State
20 Michigan
21 Kentucky
22 Minnesota
23 Baylor
24 Tennessee
25 UCF

Conference standings[]

2021 American Athletic Conference softball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 23 Wichita State  ‍†‍‡‍y 18 – 5 – 1   .771 41 – 13 – 1   .755
South Florida  ‍‍‍y 16 – 7 – 0   .696 31 – 19 – 0   .620
UCF  ‍‍‍y 16 – 7 – 1   .688 41 – 19 – 1   .680
Tulsa  ‍‍‍ 15 – 8 – 0   .652 25 – 16 – 0   .610
Houston  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16 – 0   .333 17 – 33 – 0   .340
East Carolina  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17 – 0   .292 16 – 33 – 0   .327
Memphis  ‍‍‍ 2 – 22 – 0   .083 9 – 41 – 0   .180
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 23, 2021[16]; Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2021 Atlantic Coast Conference softball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 18 Clemson  ‍†‍‍y 29 – 5 – 0   .853 44 – 8 – 0   .846
No. 2 Florida State  ‍‍‍y 26 – 5 – 1   .828 49 – 12 – 1   .798
No. 20 Duke  ‍‍‡‍y 26 – 10 – 0   .722 44 – 12 – 0   .786
No. 14 Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍y 23 – 11 – 0   .676 37 – 15 – 0   .712
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 20 – 10 – 0   .667 33 – 15 – 0   .688
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 15 – 21 – 1   .419 21 – 28 – 1   .430
NC State  ‍‍‍ 15 – 22 – 0   .405 26 – 25 – 0   .510
Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 12 – 20 – 0   .375 20 – 24 – 0   .455
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19 – 0   .367 20 – 26 – 0   .435
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 10 – 19 – 0   .345 14 – 26 – 0   .350
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 12 – 24 – 0   .333 17 – 29 – 0   .370
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 10 – 27 – 0   .270 15 – 33 – 0   .313
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 8 – 24 – 0   .250 13 – 32 – 0   .289
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 15, 2021[17]; Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2021 Big 12 Conference softball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Oklahoma  ‍†‍‡‍y 16 – 1   .941 56 – 4   .933
No. 7 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍y 15 – 3   .833 48 – 12   .800
No. 11 Texas  ‍‍‍y 12 – 6   .667 43 – 14   .754
Baylor  ‍‍‍y 8 – 9   .471 27 – 23   .540
Iowa State  ‍‍‍y 6 – 12   .333 34 – 23   .596
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 3 – 15   .167 21 – 26   .447
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 2 – 16   .111 22 – 26   .458
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 10, 2021[18]; Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2021 Big East Conference softball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
DePaul  ‍†‍‍ 13 – 1 – 0   .929 22 – 11 – 0   .667
Villanova  ‍‍‡‍y 15 – 2 – 0   .882 36 – 14 – 0   .720
UConn  ‍‍‍ 12 – 9 – 0   .571 22 – 20 – 0   .524
Creighton  ‍‍‍ 8 – 7 – 0   .533 14 – 14 – 0   .500
Butler  ‍‍‍ 6 – 11 – 1   .361 17 – 21 – 1   .449
St. John's  ‍‍‍ 7 – 14 – 0   .333 10 – 20 – 0   .333
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 5 – 13 – 0   .278 9 – 23 – 0   .281
Providence  ‍‍‍ 4 – 13 – 1   .250 5 – 16 – 1   .250
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 0 – 0 – 0   –
‡ – Tournament champion
As of May 21, 2021[19]; Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2021 Big Ten Conference softball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 Michigan  ‍†‍‍y 36 – 6   .857 38 – 8   .826
No. 23 Minnesota  ‍‍‍y 29 – 11   .725 31 – 13   .705
Northwestern  ‍‍‍y 29 – 15   .659 30 – 17   .638
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 26 – 18   .591 26 – 18   .591
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 25 – 19   .568 25 – 19   .568
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 24 – 19   .558 24 – 19   .558
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 24 – 20   .545 24 – 20   .545
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 22 – 22   .500 22 – 22   .500
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 18 – 22   .450 18 – 22   .450
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 19 – 25   .432 19 – 25   .432
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 18 – 26   .409 18 – 26   .409
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 14 – 26   .350 14 – 26   .350
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 8 – 36   .182 8 – 36   .182
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 34   .171 7 – 34   .171
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 23, 2021[20]; Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2021 Conference USA softball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Charlotte  x‍‍‍ 14 – 6   .700 31 – 19   .620
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‡‍y 10 – 6   .625 32 – 15   .681
Middle Tennessee ‍‍‍ 11 – 8   .579 26 – 22   .542
Marshall ‍‍‍ 8 – 8   .500 20 – 12   .625
FIU ‍‍‍ 6 – 13   .316 14 – 26   .350
Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍ 6 – 14   .300 12 – 35   .255
West
North Texas  x‍†‍‍ 18 – 2   .900 38 – 12   .760
UAB ‍‍‍ 15 – 5   .750 31 – 19   .620
Louisiana Tech ‍‍‍ 10 – 10   .500 22 – 30   .423
UTSA ‍‍‍ 8 – 12   .400 15 – 30   .333
UTEP ‍‍‍ 5 – 15   .250 11 – 26   .297
Southern Miss ‍‍‍ 4 – 16   .200 22 – 31   .415
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 22, 2021[21]; Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2021 Pac-12 Conference softball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 UCLA  ‍†‍‍y 19 – 2   .905 48 – 8   .857
No. 6 Washington  ‍‍‍y 18 – 5   .783 45 – 14   .763
No. 10 Oregon  ‍‍‍y 14 – 10   .583 40 – 17   .702
No. 12 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 12 – 9   .571 33 – 16   .673
No. 9 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 12 – 10   .545 41 – 15   .732
Stanford  ‍‍‍y 9 – 12   .429 33 – 22   .600
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 20 – 26   .435
California  ‍‍‍ 3 – 11   .214 17 – 20   .459
Utah  ‍‍‍ 3 – 21   .125 22 – 33   .400
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 9, 2021[22]; Rankings from NFCA
2021 Southeastern Conference softball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Florida  ‍†‍‍y 19 – 5   .792 45 – 11   .804
No. 5 Arkansas  ‍†‍‍y 19 – 5   .792 43 – 11   .796
No. 3 Alabama  ‍‍‡‍y 18 – 6   .750 52 – 9   .852
No. 14 Missouri  ‍‍‍y 15 – 9   .625 42 – 17   .712
No. 19 Kentucky  ‍‍‍y 13 – 11   .542 43 – 16   .729
No. 16 LSU  ‍‍‍y 13 – 11   .542 35 – 22   .614
No. 18 Tennessee  ‍‍‍y 12 – 11   .522 42 – 15   .737
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 12 – 12   .500 36 – 22   .621
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 8 – 15   .348 35 – 25   .583
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 8 – 16   .333 32 – 23   .582
Georgia  ‍‍‍y 7 – 17   .292 34 – 22   .607
Auburn  ‍‍‍y 7 – 17   .292 27 – 24   .529
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 4 – 20   .167 26 – 26   .500
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 7, 2021[23]; Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2021 Southern Conference softball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Greensboro  ‍†‍‡‍y 14 – 4   .778 34 – 17   .667
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 12 – 5   .706 27 – 26   .509
Chattanooga  ‍‍‍ 8 – 8   .500 13 – 25   .342
Mercer  ‍‍‍ 8 – 9   .471 24 – 23   .511
Furman  ‍‍‍ 8 – 9   .471 20 – 28   .417
Samford  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389 18 – 27   .400
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 14   .176 15 – 22   .405
† – Conference champion
‡ – champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 22, 2021[24]; Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
2021 Sun Belt Conference softball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Louisiana  ‍†‍‡‍y 21 – 3   .875 47 – 12   .797
Texas State  ‍‍‍y 17 – 6   .739 39 – 14   .736
Troy  ‍‍‍y 17 – 6   .739 37 – 17   .685
South Alabama  ‍‍‍y 13 – 9   .591 31 – 21   .596
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 12   .400 27 – 19   .587
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 9 – 14   .391 17 – 26   .395
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍ 9 – 14   .391 17 – 34   .333
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 21 – 24   .467
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 6 – 15   .286 17 – 32   .347
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 18   .143 16 – 30   .348
† – Conference champion
‡ – champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 23, 2021[25]; Rankings from NFCA
2021 West Coast Conference softball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
BYU  ‍†‍‍y 11 – 1 – 0   .917 38 – 17 – 0   .691
Loyola Marymount  ‍‍‍ 10 – 5 – 0   .667 22 – 21 – 0   .512
Pacific  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5 – 0   .444 14 – 14 – 1   .500
Saint Mary's  ‍‍‍ 4 – 8 – 0   .333 13 – 24 – 0   .351
San Diego  ‍‍‍ 5 – 10 – 0   .333 13 – 29 – 0   .310
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 5 – 10 – 0   .333 8 – 20 – 0   .286
Pacific suspended their season on May 5, 2021
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 21, 2021[26]; Rankings from NFCA

Conference winners and tournaments[]

Of the 31 Division I athletic conferences that participated in the 2021 season, all of which sponsor softball, 27 normally end their regular seasons with a single-elimination tournament or a double-elimination tournament. The teams in each conference that win their regular-season title are given the number one seed in each tournament. The Ivy League canceled its softball season due to COVID-19 concerns. Four conferences do not normally hold a postseason tournament: the Big West, Mountain West, Pac-12, and West Coast Conference. Two conferences that normally hold tournaments, the Big Ten and Mid-American Conference, did not do so in 2021. The winners of these tournaments, plus the Big Ten, Big West, MAC, Mountain West, Pac-12, and WCC regular-season champions, received automatic invitations to the 2021 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament.

Conference Regular
Season Winner 		Conference
Player of the Year 		Conference
Pitcher of the Year 		Conference
Coach of the Year 		Conference
Tournament 		Tournament
Venue • City 		Tournament
Winner
America East Conference UMBC Courtney Cashman, UMass Lowell[27] Courtney Coppersmith, UMBC[27] Chris Kuhlmeyer, UMBC[27] The Diamond at UMBC • Arbutus, MD UMBC
American Athletic Conference Wichita State Sydney McKinney, Wichita State[28] Georgina Corrick, South Florida[28] Wichita State[28][a] 2021 American Athletic Conference Softball Tournament Collins Family Softball Complex • Tulsa, OK Wichita State
ASUN Conference North & overall: Liberty
South: Florida Gulf Coast		 Amber Bishop-Riley, Liberty[29] Emily Kirby, Liberty[29] Dot Richardson, Liberty[29] Quarterfinals: Campus sites
Remainder: Bailey Park • Kennesaw, GA		 Liberty
Atlantic 10 Conference Central & overall: George Washington
North: Saint Joseph's		 Jenna Cone, George Washington[30] Sierra Lange, George Washington[30] Shane Winkler, George Washington[30] 2021 Atlantic 10 Conference Softball Tournament SJU Softball Field • Merion Station, PA George Washington
Atlantic Coast Conference Clemson Valerie Cagle, Clemson[31] Keely Rochard, Virginia Tech[31] John Rittman, Clemson[31] 2021 Atlantic Coast Conference Softball Tournament Ulmer Stadium • Louisville, KY Duke
Big 12 Conference Oklahoma Jocelyn Alo, Oklahoma[32] Carrie Eberle, Oklahoma State[32] Patty Gasso, Oklahoma[32] 2021 Big 12 Conference Softball Tournament USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma
Big East Conference DePaul 2021 Big East Conference Softball Tournament Burrill Family Field • Storrs, CT Villanova
Big Sky Conference Weber State Wildcat Softball Field • Ogden, UT Portland State
Big South Conference Campbell Brinkley Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC Campbell
Big Ten Conference Michigan Lexie Blair, Michigan[33] Alex Storako, Michigan[33] Carol Hutchins, Michigan[33] No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid
Big West Conference Long Beach State No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid
Colonial Athletic Association North: Drexel
South & overall: James Madison		 Linda Rush, Drexel[34] Odicci Alexander, James Madison[34] Loren LaPorte, James Madison[34] Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park • Harrisonburg, VA James Madison
Conference USA Charlotte • Bowling Green, KY Western Kentucky
Horizon League Youngstown State 2021 Horizon League Softball Tournament • Youngstown, OH UIC
Ivy League Did not play in 2021
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Monmouth Quarterfinals: Campus sites
Remainder: Demske Sports Complex • Buffalo, NY		 Manhattan
Mid-American Conference Miami (OH) No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Northern & overall: Morgan State
Southern: North Carolina A&T		 NSU Softball Field • Norfolk, VA Morgan State
Missouri Valley Conference Illinois State Cooper Stadium • Evansville, IN Southern Illinois
Mountain West Conference Fresno State No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid
Northeast Conference Saint Francis (PA) SFU Softball Field • Loretto, PA Saint Francis (PA)
Ohio Valley Conference Southeast Missouri 2021 Ohio Valley Conference Softball Tournament Choccolocco Park • Oxford, AL Eastern Kentucky
Pac–12 Conference UCLA No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid
Patriot League Boston University 2021 Patriot League Softball Tournament BU Softball Field • Boston, MA Boston University
Southeastern Conference Arkansas & Florida[b] Bailey Hemphill, Alabama[35] Montana Fouts, Alabama &
Mary Haff, Arkansas[35]		 Courtney Deifel, Arkansas[35] 2021 Southeastern Conference Softball Tournament Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL Alabama
Southern Conference UNC Greensboro • Greensboro, NC UNC Greensboro
Southland Conference Stephen F. Austin North Oak Park • Hammond, LA McNeese State
Southwestern Athletic Conference Eastern: Jackson State
Western & overall: Texas Southern		 2021 Southwestern Athletic Conference Softball Tournament • Gulfport, MS Alabama State
Summit League South Dakota State • Fargo, ND South Dakota State
Sun Belt Conference Louisiana Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL Louisiana
West Coast Conference BYU No tournament, regular season champion earns auto bid
Western Athletic Conference New Mexico State Francis F. Logan Field at SU Park • Seattle, WA Seattle
  1. ^ The American's annual coaching award is presented to a coaching staff instead of a head coach, and is styled as the "Coaching Staff of the Year" award.
  2. ^ Top seed in conference tournament.

Women's College World Series[]

Main article: 2021 Women's College World Series
First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
1 Oklahoma 3
James Madison 4(8)
James Madison 2
5 Oklahoma State 1
5 Oklahoma State 3
Georgia 2
James Madison 3 1
1 Oklahoma 6 7
1 Oklahoma 8(6)
Georgia 0
2 UCLA 3
1 Oklahoma 10
1 Oklahoma 4 6 5
10 Florida State 8 2 1
3 Alabama 5
11 Arizona 1
3 Alabama 6
2 UCLA 0
10 Florida State 0
2 UCLA 4
3 Alabama 0 5
10 Florida State 2 8
11 Arizona 3
10 Florida State 4
5 Oklahoma State 2
10 Florida State 4

Season leaders[]

Batting:

Pitching:

Records[]

Freshman class RBIs: 92 – Tiare Jennings, Oklahoma Sooners[36]

Freshman class slugging percentage: 1.000% – Tiare Jennings, Oklahoma Sooners

Team home runs: 161 – Oklahoma Sooners

Team slugging percentage: .777% – Oklahoma Sooners

Team runs scored: 638 – Oklahoma Sooners

Team total bases: 1,279 – Oklahoma Sooners

Awards[]

YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
2021 60 183 71 87 .475 89 34 1 12 203 1.109% 38 16 3 3
  • Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year Honda Sports Award Softball: Rachel Garcia, UCLA Bruins[39]
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
2021 45 120 23 41 .341 35 13 0 5 85 .708% 30 20 0 0
YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
2021 18 3 29 18 12 7 2 136.1 91 35 27 29 183 1.39 0.88
  • NFCA National Pitcher of the Year: Montana Fouts, Alabama Crimson Tide
YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
2021 27 4 36 32 24 10 3 213.1 143 59 49 49 349 1.61 0.90
YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
2021 18 3 23 22 16 6 1 143.2 80 46 35 45 204 1.71 0.87
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
2021 29 82 13 26 .317 12 2 0 4 36 .439% 17 11 0 0
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
2021 60 197 81 91 .462 92 27 0 25 197 1.000% 26 17 2 2

All America Teams[]

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[45]

First Team

Position Player Class School
P Megan Faraimo SO. UCLA Bruins
Montana Fouts JR. Alabama Crimson Tide
Keely Rochard JR. Virginia Tech Hokies
C Dejah Mulipola SR. Arizona Wildcats
1B Alysen Febrey SR. Oklahoma State Cowgirls
2B Tiare Jennings FR. Oklahoma Sooners
3B Charla Echols JR. Florida Gators
SS Sami Williams SR. Iowa State Cyclones
OF Jocelyn Alo SR. Oklahoma Sooners
Jayda Coleman FR. Oklahoma Sooners
Maya Brady FR. UCLA Bruins
UT Rachel Garcia SR. UCLA Bruins
Aaliyah Jordan SR. UCLA Bruins
AT-L Bailey Hemphill SR. Alabama Crimson Tide
Mary Haff JR. Arkansas Razorbacks
Braxton Burnside SR. Arkansas Razorbacks
Gabbie Plain SR. Washington Huskies
Kayla Kowalik JR. Kentucky Wildcats

Second Team

Position Player Class School
P Ashley Rogers JR. Tennessee Lady Vols
Carrie Eberle SR. Oklahoma State Cowgirls
Kathryn Sandercock FR. FSU Seminoles
C Kinzie Hansen SO. Oklahoma Sooners
1B Danielle Gibson JR. Arkansas Razorbacks
2B Baylee Klingler JR. Washington Huskies
3B Jenna Cone SR. George Washington Colonials
SS Grace Lyons JR. Oklahoma Sooners
OF Aliyah Andrews SR. LSU Tigers
Kiki Milloy SO. Tennessee Lady Vols
Abby Sweet SR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
UT Valerie Cagle FR. Clemson Tigers
Deja Davis JR. Duke Blue Devils
AT-L Odicci Alexander SR. James Madison Dukes
Sis Bates SR. Washington Huskies
Alex Storako SO. Michigan Wolverines
Taylor Pleasants FR. LSU Tigers
Maddi Hackbarth SR. Arizona State Sun Devils

Third Team

Position Player Class School
P Brooke Yanez JR. Oregon Ducks
Elizabeth Hightower JR. Florida Gators
Alyssa Denham SR. Arizona Wildcats
C Haley Lee JR. Texas A&M Aggies
1B Kaylee Tow SR. Alabama Crimson Tide
2B Hannah Adams SR. Florida Gators
3B Hannah Becerra FR. Cal State Fullerton Titans
SS Briana Perez JR. UCLA Bruins
OF Brooke Wilmes JR. Missouri Tigers
Haley Cruse SR. Oregon Ducks
Janelle Meono FR. Arizona Wildcats
UT Paige Rauch JR. Villanova Wildcats
Hayley Busby SR. Oklahoma State Cowgirls
AT-L Georgina Corrick JR. USF Bulls
Mackenzie Boesel SR. South Carolina Gamecocks
Jessie Harper SR. Arizona Wildcats
Sydney McKinney SO. Wichita State Shockers
Janae Jefferson JR. Texas Longhorns

See also[]

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