2002 NCAA Division I softball season

2002 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsArizona
Tournament
Women's College World Series
ChampionsCalifornia (1st title)
Runners-upArizona (15th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachDiane Ninemire (1st title)
WCWS MOPJocelyn Forest (California)
Seasons
← 2001
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.

Conference standings

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2002 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Texas ‍†‍‡‍y 17 – 1   .944 50 – 13   .794
No. 8 Oklahoma ‍‍‍y 14 – 2   .875 49 – 16   .754
No. 6 Nebraska ‍‍‍y 11 – 5   .688 50 – 14   .781
Baylor ‍‍‍ 10 – 8   .556 46 – 18   .719
No. 21 Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 9 – 9   .500 40 – 18   .690
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 8 – 10   .444 29 – 22   .569
Kansas ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389 33 – 25   .569
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 6 – 12   .333 19 – 25   .432
Missouri ‍‍‍ 4 – 14   .222 29 – 33   .468
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 2 – 16   .111 13 – 40   .245
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA [1]
2002 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 7 Michigan ‍†‍‡‍y 15 – 3 – 0   .833 50 – 11 – 0   .820
No. 13 Ohio State ‍‍‍y 16 – 4 – 0   .800 55 – 14 – 0   .797
Iowa ‍‍‍y 12 – 4 – 0   .750 36 – 20 – 0   .643
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 11 – 6 – 0   .647 31 – 22 – 0   .585
Penn State ‍‍‍y 10 – 9 – 0   .526 34 – 26 – 0   .567
Illinois ‍‍‍ 10 – 9 – 0   .526 34 – 24 – 0   .586
Northwestern ‍‍‍ 10 – 9 – 0   .526 24 – 18 – 1   .570
Minnesota ‍‍‍y 7 – 8 – 0   .467 38 – 21 – 0   .644
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 15 – 0   .211 24 – 35 – 0   .407
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 3 – 14 – 0   .176 33 – 26 – 0   .559
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 0 – 17 – 0   .000 13 – 31 – 1   .300
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

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As of May 2002[13]
Rankings from NFCA

2002 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UCLA  ‍†‍‍y 18 – 3   .857 55 – 9   .859
Arizona  ‍‍‍y 15 – 6   .714 55 – 12   .821
Washington  ‍‍‍y 13 – 8   .619 46 – 18   .719
California  ‍‍‍y 12 – 9   .571 56 – 19   .747
Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 10 – 11   .476 46 – 20   .697
Stanford  ‍‍‍y 7 – 14   .333 44 – 20   .688
Oregon State  ‍‍‍y 7 – 14   .333 40 – 25   .615
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 2 – 19   .095 24 – 30   .444
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2002[14]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll
2002 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Southwest Texas State  ‍†‍‍ 23 – 4 – 0   .852 37 – 22 – 0   .627
Northwestern State  ‍‍‍y 22 – 5 – 0   .815 45 – 25 – 0   .643
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍ 19 – 8 – 0   .704 33 – 29 – 0   .532
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 17 – 10 – 0   .630 23 – 28 – 0   .451
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 13 – 14 – 0   .481 30 – 27 – 0   .526
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15 – 0   .444 20 – 32 – 0   .385
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 9 – 17 – 0   .346 16 – 30 – 1   .351
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 18 – 0   .333 11 – 31 – 0   .262
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 20 – 0   .259 15 – 42 – 0   .263
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 3 – 23 – 0   .115 9 – 51 – 0   .150
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 2002[15]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll


Women's College World Series

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The 2002 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 23 to May 27, 2002 in Oklahoma City.[16]

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 UCLA 1
8 Florida State 29
8 Florida State 0
4 California 1
4 California 4
5 Oklahoma 2
4 California 3 –
3 Arizona State 0 –
1 UCLA 2
5 Oklahoma 0
1 UCLA 1
3 Arizona State 2
4 California 6
2 Arizona 0
3 Arizona State 2
6 Michigan 1
3 Arizona State 0
2 Arizona 18
7 Nebraska 0
2 Arizona 1
2 Arizona 611 –
8 Florida State 2 –
6 Michigan 0
7 Nebraska 1
7 Nebraska 3
8 Florida State 4

Season leaders

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Batting

Pitching

Records

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NCAA Division I season walks: 108 – Veronica Nelson, California Golden Bears[17]

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

Awards

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Stacey Nuveman, UCLA Bruins[18]

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[19][20]

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

All America Teams

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The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[21]

First Team

Position Player Class School
P Jennie Finch SR. Arizona Wildcats
Keira Goerl SO. UCLA Bruins
Jamie Southern FR. Fresno State Bulldogs
C Stacey Nuveman SR. UCLA Bruins
1B Leneah Manuma SO. Arizona Wildcats
2B Brandi Stuart SR. FSU Seminoles
3B Lindsay Wood SR. UNI Panthers
SS Natasha Watley JR. UCLA Bruins
OF Jessica Mendoza 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
Amanda Freed SR. UCLA Bruins
Phelan Wright SO. Arizona State Sun Devils
Jenny Topping JR. Cal State Fullerton Titans

Second Team

Position Player Class School
P Lindsay Chouinard JR. DePaul Blue Demons
Cat Osterman FR. Texas Longhorns
Nicole Myers 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 Wendy Allen 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
P Cindy Ball SR. Pacific Tigers
Jennifer Hadley SR. UMass Minutewomen
Marissa Young 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

References

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  1. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. ^ 2002 Illinois Season
  3. ^ 2002 Indiana Season
  4. ^ 2002 Iowa Season
  5. ^ 2002 Michigan Season
  6. ^ 2002 Michigan State Season
  7. ^ 2002 Minnesota Season
  8. ^ 2002 Northwestern Season
  9. ^ 2002 Ohio State Season
  10. ^ 2002 Penn State Season
  11. ^ 2002 Purdue Season
  12. ^ 2002 Wisconsin Season
  13. ^ "Big Ten Softball Standings" (PDF). BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
  14. ^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 52. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
  15. ^ "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. p. 15. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  16. ^ "2002 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  17. ^ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  18. ^ "Player of The Year". Teamusa.org. Archived from the original on July 21, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  19. ^ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  20. ^ "Final 2001 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  21. ^ "2002 NSCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
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