2009 Washington Huskies softball team

2009 Washington Huskies softball
2009 Washington Huskies softball
National Champion; NCAA Atlanta Super Regional champion; NCAA Amherst Regional champion
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	51–12 (14–7 Pac-10)
Head coach	Heather Tarr (5th season);
Home stadium	Husky Softball Stadium

2009 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UCLA ‍†‍‍^y	16	–	5	.762	42	–	11	.792
‍‍‍^y	14	–	7	.667	51	–	12	.810
Arizona ‍‍‍^y	13	–	7	.650	46	–	17	.730
Stanford ‍‍‍^y	13	–	8	.619	48	–	11	.814
California ‍‍‍^y	10	–	10	.500	38	–	20	.655
Arizona State ‍‍‍^y	10	–	11	.476	47	–	19	.712
Oregon State ‍‍‍	4	–	17	.190	25	–	30	.455
Oregon ‍‍‍	3	–	18	.143	16	–	34	.320

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2009^[1] Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 2009 Washington Huskies softball team represented the University of Washington in the 2009 NCAA Division I softball season. The Huskies were coached by Heather Tarr, who led her fifth season. The Huskies finished with a record of 51–12. They played their home games at Husky Softball Stadium and competed in the Pacific-10 Conference, where they finished second with a 14–7 record.

The Huskies were invited to the 2009 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they won the Amherst Regional, swept the Atlanta Super Regional, and then completed a run through the Women's College World Series to claim their first NCAA Women's College World Series Championship.^[2]

Roster

2009 Washington Huskies roster^[2]

Pitchers

15 – Danielle Lawrie - Junior

Catchers

6 – Taylor Smith – freshman
12 – Alicia Blake – senior
44 – Felecia Harris – freshman

Infielders

1 – Dani Stuart – senior
3 – Niki Williams – freshman
7 – Jenn Salling - Sophomore
10 – Jessica Ventoza – senior
11 – Ashley Charters - Senior
18 – Morgan Stuart – sophomore
22 – Ashlyn Watson – senior

Outfielders

2 – Marnie Koziol – senior
4 – Kimi Pohlman – freshman
19 – Ashley Tuiasosopo – sophomore
21 – Lauren Greer - Senior
22 – Alyson McWherter – junior

Utility

5 – Amanda Fleischman – junior
14 – Jenna Clifton – freshman
20 – Bailey Stenson – junior

Schedule

Legend
	Washington win
	Washington loss
*	Non-Conference game

2009 Washington Huskies Softball Game Log^[2]^[3]

Regular season

February
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Feb 6	vs No. 12 Tennessee*	St. George, UT	W 2–1	1–0
Feb 6	vs BYU*	St. George, UT	W 7–3	2–0
Feb 7	at Southern Utah*	St. George, UT	W 9–0⁵	3–0
Feb 7	vs Loyola Marymount*	St. George, UT	W 4–2	4–0
Feb 8	vs Utah*	St. George, UT	W 4–0	5–0
Feb 13	vs UC Santa Barbara*	SDSU Softball Stadium • San Diego, CA	W 3–0	6–0
Feb 13	vs Utah State*	SDSU Softball Stadium • San Diego, CA	W 16–3⁵	7–0
Feb 14	at San Diego State*	SDSU Softball Stadium • San Diego, CA	W 5–0	8–0
Feb 15	vs No. 25 Long Beach State*	SDSU Softball Stadium • San Diego, CA	W 14–1⁵	9–0
Feb 20	vs LIU Brooklyn*	Palm Springs, CA	W 7–3	10–0
Feb 20	vs No. 2 Florida*	Palm Springs, CA	W 1–0⁹	11–0
Feb 21	vs Ole Miss*	Palm Springs, CA	W 8–2	12–0
Feb 22	vs Nebraska*	Palm Springs, CA	W 6–0	13–0
Feb 22	vs No. 23 Ohio State*	Palm Springs, CA	W 1–0⁸	14–0
Feb 27	Seattle*	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 8–0⁶	15–0
Feb 28	Portland State*	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 11–1⁵	16–0

March
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Mar 1	Portland State*	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 8–2⁵	17–0
Mar 6	vs No. 24 Baylor*	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 1–0⁸	18–0
Mar 6	at No. 1 Alabama*	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	L 0–6	18–1
Mar 7	vs No. 11 Georgia*	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 2–0	19–1
Mar 7	at No. 1 Alabama*	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 6–0	20–1
Mar 8	vs No. 11 Georgia*	Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	L 0–2	20–2
Mar 12	vs No. 24 Florida State*	Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA	W 4–1	21–2
Mar 13	vs Penn State*	Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA	W 14–13	22–2
Mar 13	vs No. 10 Michigan*	Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA	W 1–0	23–2
Mar 14	vs No. 21 Fresno State*	Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA	W 3–0¹¹	24–2
Mar 15	at Cal State Fullerton*	Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA	L 2–3	24–3
Mar 21	New Mexico*	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 14–3⁵	25–3
Mar 21	New Mexico*	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 4–3⁸	26–3
Mar 22	New Mexico*	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 9–2	27–3
Mar 27	at California	Levine-Fricke Field • Berkeley, CA	W 9–1⁵	28–3	1–0
Mar 28	at No. 1 Stanford	Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 0–1¹¹	28–4	1–1
Mar 29	at No. 1 Stanford	Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 0–2	28–5	1–2

April
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
Apr 3	No. 1 Arizona	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 6–0	29–5	2–2
Apr 4	No. 1 Arizona State	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 11–3⁵	30–5	3–2
Apr 5	No. 1 Arizona State	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 3–2	31–5	4–2
Apr 10	at No. 7 UCLA	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 0–2¹¹	31–6	4–3
Apr 11	at UCLA	Easton Stadium • Los Angeles, CA	L 0–10⁵	31–7	4–4
Apr 17	at Oregon	Jane Sanders Stadium • Eugene, OR	W 2–0	32–7	5–4
Apr 18	at Oregon State	Oregon State Softball Complex • Corvallis, OR	W 1–0⁹	33–7	6–4
Apr 19	at Oregon State	Oregon State Softball Complex • Corvallis, OR	W 7–1	34–7	7–4
Apr 24	at No. 4 Arizona State	Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ	L 2–9	34–8	7–5
Apr 25	at No. 7 Arizona	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	W 4–1	35–8	8–5
Apr 26	at No. 7 Arizona	Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, AZ	L 0–11¹¹	35–9	8–6
Apr 29	No. 2 UCLA	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 3–0	36–9	9–6

May
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	Pac-10 record
May 1	Oregon State	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 5–2	37–9	10–6
May 2	Oregon	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 11–0⁵	38–9	11–6
May 3	Oregon	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 8–2	39–9	12–6
May 7	No. 2 Stanford	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 7–0	40–9	13–6
May 8	No. 12 California	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 0–1	40–10	13–7
May 9	No. 12 California	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	W 11–3⁵	41–10	14–7

Post-season

NCAA Amherst Regional
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	NCAAT record
May 15	Sacred Heart	UMass Softball Complex • Amherst, MA	W 9–1⁵	42–10	1–0
May 16	No. 21 UMass	UMass Softball Complex • Amherst, MA	W 3–1	43–10	2–0
May 17	No. 21 UMass	UMass Softball Complex • Amherst, MA	L 1–5	43–11	2–1
May 17	No. 21 UMass	UMass Softball Complex • Amherst, MA	W 6–1¹⁵	44–11	3–1

NCAA Atlanta Super Regional
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SR Record
May 23	No. 14 Georgia Tech	Shirley Clements Mewborn Field • Atlanta, GA	W 7–1	45–11	1–0
May 24	No. 14 Georgia Tech	Shirley Clements Mewborn Field • Atlanta, GA	W 7–0	46–11	2–0

NCAA Women's College World Series
Date	Opponent	Rank (Seed)	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	WCWS Record
May 28	No. 6 Georgia	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 3–1	47–11	1–0
May 29	No. 10 Arizona State	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 1–0⁸	48–11	2–0
May 31	No. 6 Georgia	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	L 8–9⁹	48–12	2–1
May 31	No. 6 Georgia	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 9–3	49–12	3–1
June 1	No. 1 Florida	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 8–0	50–12	4–1
June 2	No. 1 Florida	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	W 3–2	51–12	5–1

References

^ 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 53. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c 2021 Softball Media Guide (PDF). Washington Huskies. p. 8. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
^ "2009 Softball Schedule". Washington Huskies. Retrieved October 25, 2021.

[1] 2018 Softball Media Guide. Pac-12 Conference. p. 53. Retrieved October 25, 2021.

[media-2] 2021 Softball Media Guide (PDF). Washington Huskies. p. 8. Retrieved October 25, 2021.

[3] "2009 Softball Schedule". Washington Huskies. Retrieved October 25, 2021.

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Washington Huskies softball
Venues	Hidden Valley Park (1993) Husky Softball Stadium (1994–present)
Head coaches	Teresa Wilson (1993–2003) Scott Centala & Steve Dailey (2004) Heather Tarr (2005–present)
Seasons	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

Washington Huskies 2009 Women's College World Series Champions
4 Kimi Pohlman 7 Jenn Salling 11 Ashley Charters 15 Danielle Lawrie 18 Morgan Stuart
Head coach Heather Tarr
NCAA tournament Women's College World Series