2009 Washington Huskies softball team

2009 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
	† – Conference champion ; y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament ; As of June 30, 2009; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

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
	Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

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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v t e Washington Huskies softball
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Head coaches	Teresa Wilson (1993–2003) Scott Centala & Steve Dailey (2004) Heather Tarr (2005–present)
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National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

v t e Washington Huskies 2009 Women's College World Series Champions
4 Kimi Pohlman 11 Ashley Charters 15 Danielle Lawrie 18 Morgan Stuart
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