| Year: | 2010 |
| Teams: | 64 |
| Wcwsballpark: | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium |
| City: | Oklahoma City |
| Champions: | UCLA |
| Titlecount: | 12th NCAA (13th overall) |
| Runner-Up: | Arizona |
| Wcwscount: | 22nd |
| Coach: | Kelly Inouye-Perez |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mop: | Megan Langenfeld |
| Mopteam: | UCLA |
The 2010 NCAA Division 1 softball tournament was held from May 20 through June 8, 2010 and is part of the 2010 NCAA Division 1 softball season. The 64 NCAA Division 1 college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 284 teams on May 16, 2010. 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 2010 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. UCLA won their record 11th championship, defeating Arizona in the final.
| Conference | Champion | |
|---|---|---|
| ACC | ||
| America East | ||
| Atlantic 10 | ||
| Atlantic Sun | ||
| Big 10 | ||
| Big 12 | ||
| Big East | ||
| Big South | ||
| Big West | ||
| Colonial | ||
| Conference-USA | ||
| Horizon | ||
| Ivy | ||
| Mid-American | ||
| Metro Atlantic | ||
| Mid-Eastern | ||
| Missouri Valley | ||
| Mountain West | ||
| Northeast | ||
| Ohio Valley | ||
| Pac-10 | ||
| Pacific Coast | ||
| Patriot | ||
| SEC | Alabama | |
| Southern | ||
| Southland | ||
| SWAC | ||
| Summit | ||
| Sun Belt | Louisiana–Lafayette | |
| WAC |
Teams in "italics" advanced to super regionals.Teams in "bold" advanced to Women's College World Series.
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 bats."[1]
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.[2] 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."[3]
| School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | WCWS appearances† (including 2010 WCWS) | WCWS best finish† | WCWS W–L record† (excluding 2010 WCWS) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48–11 (13–8) | 22 (last: 2009) | 1st (1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2006, 2007) | 57–29 | ||||
| 48–8 (20–4) | 3 (last: 2009) | 2nd (2009) | 6–4 | ||||
| 48–11 (18–8) | 2 (last: 2009) | 3rd (2009) | 3–2 | ||||
| 49–15 (19–1) | 1 | - | - | ||||
| 56–11 (11–7) | 5 (last: 2009) | 5th (1991) | 1–8 | ||||
| 47–13 (17–8) | 4 (last: 2007) | 2nd (2007) | 10–6 | ||||
| 45–11 (14–7) | 25 (last: 2008) | 1st (1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1999, 2003, 2004) | 89–29 | ||||
| 50–7 (17–4) | 9 (last: 2009) | 1st (2009) | 20–15 |
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 3, 2010 | Game 1 | 3–2 | Alexandra Aguirre and Traci Yoshikawa homered for HI Rhea Taylor homered for MO | |||
| Game 2 | 16–3 (6 inn) | Andrea Harrison homered twice and Megan Langenfeld homered for UCLA | ||||
| Game 3 | 9–0 (5 inn) | Kenzie Fowler called for eight illegal pitches; Ivy Renfroe pitched a 3-hit shutout | ||||
| Game 4 | 6–3 | Kristyn Sandberg and Megan Wiggins homered for GA | ||||
| June 4, 2010 | Game 5 | 5–2 | Samantha Camuso, Julie Burney, and Andrea Harrison hit home runs for UCLA; Alexandra Aguirre homered for HI | |||
| Game 6 | 7–5 | Erinn Webb hit a grand slam for TN; Ashley Razey homered for GA | ||||
| June 5, 2010 | Game 7 | 5–0 | Brittany Schutte homered twice and Kelsey Bruder homered for FL | |||
| Game 8 | 4–3 | Kenzie Fowler called for eight illegal pitches; Danielle Lawrie's final collegiate performance | ||||
| Game 9 | 3–2 | Alisa Goler homered for GA; Brittany Schutte homered for FL; Kristyn Sandberg left with knee sprain | ||||
| Game 10 | 5–1 | Kenzie Fowler called for five illegal pitches; Traci Yoshikawa homered for HI | ||||
| June 6, 2010 | Game 11 | 5–2 | B. B. Bates and Samantha Camuso homered for UCLA | |||
| Game 12 | 8–0 (5 inn) | Game ended by run-ahead rule | ||||
| Game 13 | 5–2 | Stacie Chambers and K'Lee Arredondo homered for AZ | ||||
| June 7, 2010 | Finals game 1 | 6–5 (8 inn) | 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 | 15–9 | 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 |
| School | Top Batter | Stats. |
|---|---|---|
| UCLA | Julie Burney (3B) | 3-5 3RBIs HR K |
| Arizona | Stacie Chambers (C) | 2-3 4RBIs 2HRs BB K |
| School | Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | AB | BF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | Aleah Macon (W) | 4.1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 23 | |
| UCLA | Donna Kerr | 2.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | |
| Arizona | Kenzie Fowler (L) | 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 |
| Place | School | WCWS record |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | UCLA | 5–0 |
| 2nd | Arizona | 4–3 |
| 3rd | Tennessee | 2–2 |
| Georgia | 2–2 | |
| 5th | Florida | 1–2 |
| Hawaii | 1–2 | |
| 7th | Washington | 0–2 |
| Missouri | 0–2 |
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.
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.
Samantha Camuso hit UCLA's 14th home run of the Series in Game 15.
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.
In Game 15, Andrea Harrison hit a grand slam to collect her 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th RBI
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.
Note: The above records exclude those of the pre-NCAA Women's College World Series of 1969 through 1981.
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 appearances for an OBP of .782 with four walks and two hit by pitch.[5]