| 2002 NCAA Division I softball season | |
| Defendingchampions: | Arizona |
| Tournament Link: | 2002 NCAA Division I softball tournament |
| Tournament: | Tournament |
| Wcws Link: | 2002 Women's College World Series |
| Wcws: | Women's College World Series |
| Wcwschamp: | California |
| Wcwstitlecount: | 1st |
| Wcwsrunnerup: | Arizona |
| Wcwscount: | 15th |
| Wcwscoach: | Diane Ninemire |
| Wcwscoachcount: | 1st |
| Wcwsmop: | Jocelyn Forest |
| Mopteam: | California |
| Prevseason Year: | 2001 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2003 |
The 2002 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 2002. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2002 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2002 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 27, 2002.
The 2002 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 23 to May 27, 2002 in Oklahoma City.[1]
.528 – Stacey Nuveman, UCLA Bruins
75 – Jaime Clark, Washington Huskies
36-7 & 36-8 – Nicole Myers, Florida Atlantic Owls & Cat Osterman, Texas Longhorns
0.44 (22 ER/351.2 IP) – Jamie Southern, Fresno State Bulldogs
NCAA Division I season walks:108 – Veronica Nelson, California Golden Bears[2]
NCAA Division I single game home runs:4 – Jill Iacono, Saint Francis Red Flash; April 5, 2002
Sophomore class stolen bases:73 – Nicole Barber, Georgia Bulldogs
Junior class doubles:28 – Barbara Moody, Pacific Tigers
Senior class saves:14 – Kellie Wilkerson, Mississippi State Bulldogs
Team season of stolen bases:101-101 – DePaul Blue Demons
Stacey Nuveman, UCLA Bruins[3]
| YEAR | G | AB | R | H | BA | RBI | HR | 3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB | SBA | |
| 2002 | 64 | 157 | 42 | 83 | .528 | 64 | 20 | 3 | 15 | 164 | 1.044% | 69 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
Jennie Finch, Arizona Wildcats[4] [5]
| Year | W | L | GP | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP | |
| 2002 | 34 | 6 | 43 | 39 | 36 | 21 | 1 | 273.1 | 136 | 46 | 38 | 82 | 366 | 0.97 | 0.80 |
| YEAR | G | AB | R | H | BA | RBI | HR | 3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB | SBA | |
| 2002 | 67 | 190 | 43 | 59 | .310 | 56 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 115 | .605% | 37 | 36 | 1 | 1 |
The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[6]
First Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| SR. | Arizona Wildcats | ||
| Keira Goerl | SO. | UCLA Bruins | |
| Jamie Southern | FR. | Fresno State Bulldogs | |
| C | SR. | UCLA Bruins | |
| 1B | Leneah Manuma | SO. | Arizona Wildcats |
| 2B | Brandi Stuart | SR. | FSU Seminoles |
| 3B | Lindsay Wood | SR. | UNI Panthers |
| SS | JR. | UCLA Bruins | |
| OF | SR. | Stanford Cardinal | |
| Oli Keohohou | SO. | BYU Cougars | |
| Anna Smith | SR. | Ohio State Buckeyes | |
| DP | Ashley Courtney | FR. | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| UT | Gina Oaks | JR. | Cal State Fullerton Titans |
| Jaime Clark | JR. | Washington Huskies | |
| AT-L | Britni Sneed | SR. | LSU Tigers |
| SR. | UCLA Bruins | ||
| Phelan Wright | SO. | Arizona State Sun Devils | |
| JR. | Cal State Fullerton Titans |
Second Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay Chouinard | JR. | DePaul Blue Demons | |
| FR. | Texas Longhorns | ||
| SR. | FAU Owls | ||
| C | Kristen Rivera | FR. | Washington Huskies |
| 1B | Jackie McClain | SO. | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| 2B | Liz Bouck | JR. | DePaul Blue Demons |
| 3B | Stafanie Volpe | SR. | Michigan Wolverines |
| SS | Cara Blumfield | JR. | Boston College Eagles |
| OF | Nicole Barber | SO. | Georgia Bulldogs |
| Trena Peel | SR. | LSU Tigers | |
| Tiffany Tolleson | JR. | North Carolina Tar Heels | |
| DP | Geney Orris | SR. | UNLV Rebels |
| UT | Kristen Dennis | SR. | Virginia Cavaliers |
| AT-L | SO. | Ohio State Buckeyes | |
| Sarah Beeson | SR. | Stanford Cardinal | |
| Jocelyn Forest | SR. | California Golden Bears | |
| Becky McMurtry | JR. | ULL Ragin' Cajuns | |
| Kellie Wilkerson | SR. | Mississippi State Bulldogs |
Third Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cindy Ball | SR. | Pacific Tigers | |
| Jennifer Hadley | SR. | UMass Minutewomen | |
| JR. | Michigan Wolverines | ||
| C | Stacy Roth | SR. | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 1B | Kim Wendland | FR. | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 2B | Jennifer Link | JR. | Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 3B | Andrea Loman | JR. | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| SS | Tara Knudsen | SO. | Georgia Tech Yellowjackets |
| OF | Yasmin Mossadeghi | SR. | Cal State Fullerton Titans |
| Christi Musser | SO. | Kansas Jayhawks | |
| Kim Ogee | JR. | Nebraska Cornhuskers | |
| DP | Claire Sua | SO. | UCLA Bruins |
| UT | Christina Enea | FR. | Oklahoma Sooners |
| AT-L | Selena Collins | JR. | Texas A&M Aggies |
| Candace Harper | SR. | California Golden Bears | |
| Kristin Johnson | JR. | Iowa Hawkeyes | |
| Edel Leyden | SR. | UIC Flames | |
| Jarrah Myers | SR. | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | |
| Nichole Thompson | SR. | Arizona State Sun Devils |