UCLA wins Women’s College World Series
June 9, 2010 by jane
Filed under College Softball, Softball
Living in LA, I was naturally rooting for UCLA in the Women’s College World Series – just as I have for the last five years. But this year, they didn’t disappoint.
The tournament began with a series of upsets leaving everyone to wonder who would emerge as the dominant force. A number of higher seeded teams were ousted by lower seeded teams in the first round. No. 16 Hawaii beat No. 9 Missouri, No. 5 UCLA beat No. 4 Florida, No. 6 Georgia upset the defending champions No. 3 Washington, and No. 15 Tennessee downed No. 10 Arizona.
But in the final game, UCLA hit four more home runs en route to a 15-9 victory over Arizona at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, a win that gave the Bruins their 11th national title and their first since 2004.
Pitcher Megan Langenfeld, Andrea Harrison, Julie Burney and Samantha Camuso hit homeruns as UCLA completed its sweep through a series that included victories over Florida, Hawaii and Georgia and two against Pacific 10 Conference rival Arizona in the best-of-three final.
Langenfeld, a senior from Bakersfield, was selected as the series’ most outstanding player after hitting four home runs, driving in nine runs and going 3-0 as a pitcher.
Kelly Inouye-Perez, a former Bruins player and assistant, won the national title in her fourth season as UCLA’s head coach.
The 2010 Women’s College World Series also goes into the record books with the highest attendance record ever.
At the conclusion of the Championship, the final attendance number was 62,562, eclipsing the previous total of 62,463, which was set in 2007 with a three-game Championship Series.
Congrats to the Bruins and the Wildcats!
