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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 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.

Automatic bids

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Conference School
ACC Florida State
America East Albany
Atlantic 10 Fordham
Atlantic Sun Jacksonville
Big 10 Michigan
Big 12 Missouri
Big East Syracuse
Big South Liberty
Big West Pacific
Colonial Georgia State
Conference USA East Carolina
Horizon UIC
Ivy Harvard
Mid-American Western Michigan
Metro Atlantic Iona
Mid-Eastern Bethune–Cookman
Missouri Valley Missouri State
Mountain West BYU
Northeast Sacred Heart
Ohio Valley Jacksonville State
Pac-10 Arizona State
Pacific Coast Portland State
Patriot Lehigh
SEC Tennessee
Southern Chattanooga
Southland Texas State
SWAC Jackson State
Summit North Dakota State
Sun Belt Louisiana–Lafayette
WAC New Mexico State

National seeds

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

  1. Arizona State
  2. Alabama
  3. Texas
  4. Florida
  5. Missouri
  6. Georgia
  7. California
  8. Arizona
  9. Oklahoma
  10. Michigan
  11. Baylor
  12. Washington
  13. Oregon
  14. Tennessee
  15. Stanford
  16. Texas A&M

Regionals and super regionals

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Tempe Super Regional

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Participants

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School Conference Record (conference) Head coach WCWS appearances†
(including 2011 WCWS) 		WCWS best finish† WCWS W–L record†
(excluding 2011 WCWS)
Alabama Southeastern 51–9 (19–6) Patrick Murphy 7
(last: 2009)		 3rd
(2008, 2009)		 6–12
Arizona State Pacific-10 55–6 (17–4) Clint Myers 9
(last: 2009)		 1st
(2008)		 11–14
Baylor Big 12 45–13 (11–7) Glenn Moore 2
(last: 2007)		 5th
(2007)		 1–2
California Pacific-10 44–11 (15–6) Diane Ninemire 11
(last: 2005)		 1st
(2002)		 18–17
Florida Southeastern 52–10 (21–7) Tim Walton 4
(last: 2010)		 2nd
(2009)		 7–6
Missouri Big 12 51–8 (15–3) Ehren Earleywine 6
(last: 2010)		 5th
(1991)		 1–10
Oklahoma Big 12 43–17 (10–8) Patty Gasso 6
(last: 2004)		 1st
(2000)		 7–8
Oklahoma State Big 12 42–17 (8–10) Rich Wieligman 7
(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

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

Bracket and results

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Bracket

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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

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Date Game Winner Score Loser Attendance Notes
June 2, 2011 Game 1 Alabama 1 – 0 California 7,280 Alabama's first WCWS opening round win;
Kelsi Dunne struck out 11 Bear batters
Game 2 Baylor 1 – 0
(8 inn)		 Oklahoma State Kelsi Kettler hit a walk-off HR for Baylor;
Whitney Canion struck out ten Cowgirl batters
Game 3 Arizona State 3 – 1 Oklahoma 8,152 Katelyn Boyd hit a HR for Arizona State
Game 4 Florida 6 – 2 Missouri Michelle Moultrie and Megan Bush hit HRs for Florida
June 3, 2011 Game 5 Alabama 3 – 0 Baylor 8,672 Alabama has held opponents scoreless for 30 1/3 straight innings
Game 6 Arizona State 6 – 5 Florida 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 California 6 – 2 Oklahoma State 8,161 Elia Reid hit HR and Ashley Decker hit 3-RBI triple for California
Game 8 Missouri 4 – 1 Oklahoma 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 Florida 5 – 2 California 8,477 Aja Paculba singled to score Megan Bush in the
third inning to collect the game-winning RBI
Game 10 Baylor 1 – 0
(13 inn)		 Missouri 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 Florida 16 – 2
(5 inn)		 Alabama 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 Arizona State 4 – 0 Baylor Urfer hit a HR for Arizona State
Game 13 Florida 9 – 2 Alabama Kelsey Bruder, Paculba, and Schutte hit HRs for Florida
June 6, 2011 Finals game 1 Arizona State 14 – 4 Florida   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 Arizona State 7 – 2 Florida   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 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

Final standings

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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

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  • 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

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In Game 11, Florida scored 16 runs against Alabama
  • Runs, inning (team), 11 - new record, surpassing former record of 9 (UCLA, May 24, 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, May 25, 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, May 24, 1992; Arizona, May 26, 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

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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.

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References

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