2011 NCAA Division I
softball tournament
Teams64
Finals site
ChampionsArizona State (2nd NCAA (4th overall) title)
Runner-upFlorida (4th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coachClint Myers (2nd title)
MOPDallas Escobedo and Michelle Moultrie (Arizona State)

The 2011 NCAA Division 1 softball tournament was held from May 19 through June 8, 2011 as part of the 2011 NCAA Division 1 softball season. The 64 NCAA Division 1 college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 284 teams on May 15, 2011. 30 teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and 34 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division 1 Softball Selection Committee. The tournament culminated with eight teams playing in the 2011 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Automatic bids

ConferenceSchool
ACCFlorida State
America EastAlbany
Atlantic 10Fordham
Atlantic SunJacksonville
Big 10Michigan
Big 12Missouri
Big EastSyracuse
Big SouthLiberty
Big WestPacific
ColonialGeorgia State
Conference USAEast Carolina
HorizonUIC
IvyHarvard
Mid-AmericanWestern Michigan
Metro AtlanticIona
Mid-EasternBethune–Cookman
Missouri ValleyMissouri State
Mountain WestBYU
NortheastSacred Heart
Ohio ValleyJacksonville State
Pac-10Arizona State
Pacific CoastPortland State
PatriotLehigh
SECTennessee
SouthernChattanooga
SouthlandTexas State
SWACJackson State
SummitNorth Dakota State
Sun BeltLouisiana–Lafayette
WACNew Mexico State

National seeds

Teams in "italics" advanced to super regionals. Teams in "bold" advanced to Women's College World Series.

Regionals and super regionals

Tempe Super Regional

First round Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals
               
1 Arizona State 10
North Dakota State 0
1 Arizona State 8
Long Beach State 0
San Diego State 2
Long Beach State 6
1 Arizona State 6
Tempe Regional
San Diego State 1
North Dakota State 4
San Diego State 5
Long Beach State 4
San Diego State 6
1 Arizona State 3 4
16 Texas A&M 2 2
16 Texas A&M 10
Sacred Heart 2
16 Texas A&M 13
Syracuse 5
LSU 0
Syracuse 3
16 Texas A&M 3
College Station Regional
LSU 1
Sacred Heart 0
LSU 10
Syracuse 0
LSU 5

Tucson Super Regional

First round Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals
               
8 Arizona 10
Harvard 0
8 Arizona 8
New Mexico State 0
Texas Tech 0
New Mexico State 9
8 Arizona 10
Tucson Regional
Texas Tech 2
Harvard 0
Texas Tech 7
New Mexico State 4
Texas Tech 6
8 Arizona 0 2
9 Oklahoma 6 5
9 Oklahoma 7
Iona 1
9 Oklahoma 6
Tulsa 0
Missouri State 7
Tulsa 9
9 Oklahoma 3 5
Norman Regional
Tulsa 4 0
Iona 2
Missouri State 4
Tulsa 11
Missouri State 0

Columbia Super Regional

Round 1 Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals
               
5 Missouri 12
Illinois State 3
5 Missouri 1
DePaul 2
DePaul 2
Indiana 1
DePaul 3 0
Columbia Regional
5 Missouri 7 8
Illinois State 3
Indiana 1
5 Missouri 8
Illinois State 4
5 Missouri 4 6
12 Washington 0 3
12 Washington 6
Portland State 2
12 Washington 4
BYU 1
Auburn 1
BYU 2
12 Washington 7
Seattle Regional
BYU 5
Portland State 1
Auburn 2
Auburn 3
BYU 4

Gainesville Super Regional

Round 1 Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals
               
4 Florida 8
Bethune–Cookman 0
4 Florida 4
UCLA 2
UCLA 2
Jacksonville 0
4 Florida 2 11
Gainesville Regional
UCLA 3 3
Bethune–Cookman 0
Jacksonville 8
UCLA 12
Jacksonville 4
4 Florida 9 7
13 Oregon 1 0
13 Oregon 3
Albany 1
13 Oregon 2
Fordham 0
Fordham 2
Penn State 0
13 Oregon 3
University Park Regional
Penn State 1
Albany 1
Penn State 6
Fordham 2
Penn State 5

Stillwater Super Regional

Round 1 Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals
               
3 Texas 2
Texas State 0
3 Texas 0
Houston 1
Houston 7
Louisiana–Lafayette 2
Houston 4
Austin Regional
Louisiana–Lafayette 1
Texas State 2
Louisiana–Lafayette 11
Louisiana–Lafayette 5
3 Texas 3
Houston 0 1 5
Oklahoma State 3 0 6
14 Tennessee 8
Liberty 0
14 Tennessee 1
Oklahoma State 6
Oklahoma State 2
Georgia Tech 1
Oklahoma State 6
Knoxville Regional
14 Tennessee 5
Liberty 3
Georgia Tech 4
Georgia Tech 0
14 Tennessee 7

Athens Super Regional

Round 1 Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals
               
6 Georgia 8
Georgia State 0
6 Georgia 9
UAB 2
Florida State 0
UAB 2
6 Georgia 10
Athens Regional
Florida State 2
Georgia State 1
Florida State 6
UAB 1
Florida State 13
6 Georgia 1 14 2
11 Baylor 5 2 9
11 Baylor 4
Lehigh 0
11 Baylor 2
East Carolina 0
East Carolina 5
Maryland 2
11 Baylor 1
College Park Regional
East Carolina 0
Lehigh 0
Maryland 11
East Carolina 2
Maryland 0

Berkeley Super Regional

Round 1 Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals
               
7 California 6
Jacksonville State 3
7 California 4
Louisville 0
UIC 2
Louisville 5
7 California 3
Louisville Regional
Louisville 0
Jacksonville State 1
UIC 0
Louisville 12
Jacksonville State 0
7 California 1 0 9
Kentucky 0 8 0
10 Michigan 5
Western Michigan 0
10 Michigan 6
Kentucky 7
Notre Dame 0
Kentucky 8
Kentucky 2
Ann Arbor Regional
10 Michigan 1
Western Michigan 0
Notre Dame 4
10 Michigan 9
Notre Dame 8

Tuscaloosa Super Regional

Round 1 Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals
               
2 Alabama 8
Jackson State 0
2 Alabama 7
Memphis 1
Chattanooga 1
Memphis 4
2 Alabama 11
Tuscaloosa Regional
Chattanooga 1
Jackson State 1
Chattanooga 8
Memphis 1
Chattanooga 2
2 Alabama 2 10 1
15 Stanford 5 0 0
15 Stanford 3
Pacific 0
15 Stanford 3
Fresno State 1
Fresno State 1
Nebraska 0
15 Stanford 4
Stanford Regional
Nebraska 1
Pacific 1
Nebraska 11
Fresno State 0
Nebraska 5

Women's College World Series

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (conference)Head coachWCWS appearances†
(including 2011 WCWS)
WCWS best finish†WCWS W–L record†
(excluding 2011 WCWS)
AlabamaSoutheastern51–9 (19–6)Patrick Murphy7
(last: 2009)
3rd
(2008, 2009)
6–12
Arizona StatePacific-1055–6 (17–4)Clint Myers9
(last: 2009)
1st
(2008)
11–14
BaylorBig 1245–13 (11–7)Glenn Moore2
(last: 2007)
5th
(2007)
1–2
CaliforniaPacific-1044–11 (15–6)Diane Ninemire11
(last: 2005)
1st
(2002)
18–17
FloridaSoutheastern52–10 (21–7)Tim Walton4
(last: 2010)
2nd
(2009)
7–6
MissouriBig 1251–8 (15–3)Ehren Earleywine6
(last: 2010)
5th
(1991)
1–10
OklahomaBig 1243–17 (10–8)Patty Gasso6
(last: 2004)
1st
(2000)
7–8
Oklahoma StateBig 1242–17 (8–10)Rich Wieligman7
(last: 1998)
3rd
(1989, 1990, 1993, 1994)
11–12

† Excludes results of the pre-NCAA Women's College World Series of 1969 through 1981.

Notes

  • Oklahoma and Oklahoma State both advanced to the Women's College World Series, held in Oklahoma, for the first time ever.

Bracket and results

Bracket

All times are Central Time Zone

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
1 Arizona State 3
9 Oklahoma 1
1 Arizona State 6
4 Florida 5
4 Florida 6
5 Missouri 2
1 Arizona State 4
11 Baylor 0
9 Oklahoma 1
5 Missouri 4
11 Baylor 1
5 Missouri 0
1 Arizona State 14 7
4 Florida 4 2
11 Baylor 1
Oklahoma State 0
11 Baylor 0
2 Alabama 3
2 Alabama 1
7 California 0
2 Alabama 2 2
4 Florida 16 9
Oklahoma State 2
7 California 6
4 Florida 5
7 California 2

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserAttendanceNotes
June 2, 2011Game 1Alabama1 – 0California7,280Alabama's first WCWS opening round win;
Kelsi Dunne struck out 11 Bear batters
Game 2Baylor1 – 0
(8 inn)
Oklahoma StateKelsi Kettler hit a walk-off HR for Baylor;
Whitney Canion struck out ten Cowgirl batters
Game 3Arizona State3 – 1Oklahoma8,152Katelyn Boyd hit a HR for Arizona State
Game 4Florida6 – 2MissouriMichelle Moultrie and Megan Bush hit HRs for Florida
June 3, 2011Game 5Alabama3 – 0Baylor8,672Alabama has held opponents scoreless for 30 1/3 straight innings
Game 6Arizona State6 – 5FloridaMandy Urfer and Annie Lockwood hit HRs for Arizona State;
Tiffany Defelice and Moultrie hit HRs for Florida;
Lockwood hit walk-off bases loaded infield single;
Dallas Escobedo struck out 12 Gator batters
June 4, 2011Game 7California6 – 2Oklahoma State8,161Elia Reid hit HR and Ashley Decker hit 3-RBI triple for California
Game 8Missouri4 – 1OklahomaCatherine Lee and Nicole Hudson had two hits each for Mizzou
Three of Missouri's four runs were unearned
Dani Dobbs hit 7th-inning HR for Oklahoma's lone run
Game 9Florida5 – 2California8,477Aja Paculba singled to score Megan Bush in the
third inning to collect the game-winning RBI
Game 10Baylor1 – 0
(13 inn)
MissouriHolly Holl hit a walk-off HR for Baylor;
Chelsea Thomas struck out 19 Bears batters, second most in WCWS history;
pitchers combined to throw 367 total pitches
June 5, 2011Game 11Florida16 – 2
(5 inn)
AlabamaJazlyn Lunceford and Whitney Larsen hit a HR for Alabama; Ensley
Gammel, Cheyenne Coyle, and Moultrie hit HRs,
and Brittany Schutte hit GS for Florida;
Florida scored inning-record 11 runs in first;
Florida collected single-game record 15 RBI
Game 12Arizona State4 – 0BaylorUrfer hit a HR for Arizona State
Game 13Florida9 – 2AlabamaKelsey Bruder, Paculba, and Schutte hit HRs for Florida
June 6, 2011Finals game 1Arizona State14 – 4Florida Sam Parlich and Lockwood hit HRs and Krista Donnenwirth hit 2 HRs for Arizona State; Bruder, Coyle,
and Moultrie hit HRs for Florida; first Series
Championship game with two freshmen starting
pitchers (Dallas Escobedo v. Hannah Rogers)
June 7, 2011Finals game 2Arizona State7 – 2Florida Lockwood hit a HR for Arizona State

Championship game

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School Top Batter Stats.
Arizona State Sun Devils Katelyn Boyd (SS) 2-4 3RBIs
Florida Gators Tiffany DeFelice (C) 2-3 RBI
School Pitcher IPHRERBBSOABBF
Arizona State Sun Devils Dallas Escobedo (W) 7.0422552330
Florida Gators Stephanie Brombacher (L) 3.0655221619
Florida Gators Hannah Rogers 4.0322311317

Final standings

Place School WCWS record
1st Arizona State 5-0
2nd Florida 4-3
3rd Alabama 2-2
Baylor 2-2
5th Missouri 1-2
California 1-2
7th Oklahoma 0-2
Oklahoma State 0-2

All-Tournament Team

  • Whitney Larsen, Alabama
  • Holly Holl, Baylor
  • Whitney Canion, Baylor
  • Chelsea Thomas, Missouri
  • Cheyenne Coyle, Florida
  • Kelsey Bruder, Florida
  • Brittany Schutte, Florida
  • Krista Donnenwirth, Arizona State
  • Annie Lockwood, Arizona State
  • Mandy Urfer, Arizona State

WCWS records

In Game 11, Florida scored 16 runs against Alabama
  • Runs, inning (team), 11 - new record, surpassing former record of 9 (UCLA, 24 May 1992)
In Game 11, Florida scored 11 runs in the first inning of a 16-2 victory over Alabama
  • Runs, Series (team), 45 - new record, surpassing former record of 31 (UCLA in 1992)
In Game 11, Florida scored its 32nd run of the Series in a 16-2 victory over Alabama
  • RBI, game (team), 15 - new record, surpassing former record of 11 (Arizona, 25 May 1989; Arizona State, 3 June 2008)
In Game 11, Florida batted in 15 runs in 16-2 victory over Alabama
In Game 11, Florida defeated Alabama 16-2
In Game 11, Michelle Moultrie, Brittany Schutte, Ensley Gammel, and Cheyenne Coyle hit home runs for the Florida Gators
In Game 14, Sam Parlich and Annie Lockwood hit home runs and Krista Donnenwirth hit two home runs for the Arizona State Sun Devils
  • Runs, Series (individual), 10 - new record, surpassing former record of 8 (Caitlin Lowe in 2006)
In Game 13, Kelsey Bruder scored her 7th, 8th, and 9th runs of the Series in Florida's 9-2 victory over Alabama
In Game 14, Krista Donnenwirth hit two home runs in Arizona State's 14-4 win over Florida
  • Home runs, Series (individual), 4 - tied with Megan Langenfeld, Andrea Harrison, and Stacie Chambers (2010)
Michelle Moultrie hit home runs in Game 4, Game 6, Game 11, and Game 14
  • Home runs, Series (team), 14 by Florida - tied with UCLA (2010)
In Game 14, Michelle Moultrie hit Florida's 14th home run of the Series
  • Home runs (total), 7 - tied with UCLA & Arizona (8 June 2010)
In Game 14, Arizona State hit four home runs and Florida hit three
  • Total bases, game (individual), 8 - tied
In Game 14, Krista Donnenwirth went 2-for-4 with two home runs
  • Total bases, game (team), 26 - new record, surpassing former record of 20 (UCLA, 24 May 1992; Arizona, 26 May 1996; Northwestern, 1 June 2006)
In Game 14, Arizona State collected eight singles, a double, and four home runs
  • Total bases, game (both teams), 41 - new record
In Game 14, Florida collected one single, one double, and three home runs in addition to Arizona State's 26 total bases
  • Hits, Series (individual), 13 - tied
In Game 15, Michelle Moultrie collected her 13th hit with a leadoff double
  • Total bases, Series (individual), 26 - new record
In Game 15, Michelle Moultrie collected her 25th and 26th bases with a leadoff double
  • Fewest errors, Tournament (team), 0 - tied with UCLA (1988 and 1982)
The Arizona State Sun Devils completed the Tournament without making an error in the field

Note: The above records exclude those of the pre-NCAA Women's College World Series of 1969 through 1981.

Post-series notes

Dallas Escobedo and Michelle Moultrie won co-MVP honors. Moultrie batted .542, going 13-for-24 with four home runs and seven RBI; Escobedo pitched 35 innings, surrendering 12 earned runs on 27 hits and 19 walks while striking out 38 to become the fourth freshman to win the WCWS in the NCAA era and the first since 1990.

References

  1. "National Championships: Arizona State Defeats Florida 7-2". Thesundevils.com. June 7, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
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