| Year: | 2011 |
| Teams: | 64 |
| Wcwsballpark: | ASA Hall of Fame Stadium |
| City: | Oklahoma City |
| Champions: | Arizona State |
| Titlecount: | 2nd NCAA (4th overall) |
| Runner-Up: | Florida |
| Wcwscount: | 4th |
| Coach: | Clint Myers |
| Coachcount: | 2nd |
| Mop: | Dallas Escobedo and Michelle Moultrie |
| Mopteam: | Arizona State and Florida |
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.
| Conference | School | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Arizona State | |
| Pacific Coast | ||
| Patriot | ||
| SEC | ||
| 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.
| School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | WCWS appearances† (including 2011 WCWS) | WCWS best finish† | WCWS W–L record† (excluding 2011 WCWS) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51–9 (19–6) | 7 (last: 2009) | 3rd (2008, 2009) | 6–12 | ||||
| 55–6 (17–4) | 9 (last: 2009) | 1st (2008) | 11–14 | ||||
| 45–13 (11–7) | 2 (last: 2007) | 5th (2007) | 1–2 | ||||
| 44–11 (15–6) | 11 (last: 2005) | 1st (2002) | 18–17 | ||||
| 52–10 (21–7) | 4 (last: 2010) | 2nd (2009) | 7–6 | ||||
| 51–8 (15–3) | 6 (last: 2010) | 5th (1991) | 1–10 | ||||
| 43–17 (10–8) | 6 (last: 2004) | 1st (2000) | 7–8 | ||||
| 42–17 (8–10) | 7 (last: 1998) | 3rd (1989, 1990, 1993, 1994) | 11–12 |
All times are Central Time Zone
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Attendance | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2, 2011 | Game 1 | 1 – 0 | 7,280 | Alabama's first WCWS opening round win; Kelsi Dunne struck out 11 Bear batters | |||
| Game 2 | 1 – 0 (8 inn) | Kelsi Kettler hit a walk-off HR for Baylor; Whitney Canion struck out ten Cowgirl batters | |||||
| Game 3 | 3 – 1 | 8,152 | Katelyn Boyd hit a HR for Arizona State | ||||
| Game 4 | 6 – 2 | Michelle Moultrie and Megan Bush hit HRs for Florida | |||||
| June 3, 2011 | Game 5 | 3 – 0 | 8,672 | Alabama has held opponents scoreless for 30 1/3 straight innings | |||
| Game 6 | 6 – 5 | Mandy 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, 2011 | Game 7 | 6 – 2 | 8,161 | Elia Reid hit HR and Ashley Decker hit 3-RBI triple for California | |||
| Game 8 | 4 – 1 | Catherine 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 9 | 5 – 2 | 8,477 | Aja Paculba singled to score Megan Bush in the third inning to collect the game-winning RBI | ||||
| Game 10 | 1 – 0 (13 inn) | Holly 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, 2011 | Game 11 | 16 – 2 (5 inn) | Jazlyn 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 12 | 4 – 0 | Urfer hit a HR for Arizona State | |||||
| Game 13 | 9 – 2 | Kelsey Bruder, Paculba, and Schutte hit HRs for Florida | |||||
| June 6, 2011 | Finals game 1 | 14 – 4 | 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, 2011 | Finals game 2 | 7 – 2 | Lockwood hit a HR for Arizona State |
| School | Top Batter | Stats. |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona State Sun Devils | Katelyn Boyd (SS) | 2-4 3RBIs |
| Florida Gators | Tiffany DeFelice (C) | 2-3 RBI |
| School | Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | AB | BF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State Sun Devils | Dallas Escobedo (W) | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 30 | |
| Florida Gators | Stephanie Brombacher (L) | 3.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 19 | |
| Florida Gators | Hannah Rogers | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 17 |
| Place | School | WCWS record |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Arizona State | 5-0 |
| 2nd | Florida | 4-3 |
| 3rd | Alabama | 2-2 |
| 2-2 | ||
| 5th | 1-2 | |
| 1-2 | ||
| 7th | 0-2 | |
| 0-2 |
In Game 11, Florida scored 16 runs against Alabama
In Game 11, Florida scored 11 runs in the first inning of a 16-2 victory over Alabama
In Game 11, Florida scored its 32nd run of the Series in a 16-2 victory over Alabama
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
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
Michelle Moultrie hit home runs in Game 4, Game 6, Game 11, and Game 14
In Game 14, Michelle Moultrie hit Florida's 14th home run of the Series
In Game 14, Arizona State hit four home runs and Florida hit three
In Game 14, Krista Donnenwirth went 2-for-4 with two home runs
In Game 14, Arizona State collected eight singles, a double, and four home runs
In Game 14, Florida collected one single, one double, and three home runs in addition to Arizona State's 26 total bases
In Game 15, Michelle Moultrie collected her 13th hit with a leadoff double
In Game 15, Michelle Moultrie collected her 25th and 26th bases with a leadoff double
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.
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.