2009 Washington Huskies softball team

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.

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 →

2009 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UCLA  ‍†‍‍y	16	–	5		.762			42	–	11		.792
Washington  ‍‍‍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 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