2015 NCAA Division I softball season

2015 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsFlorida
Tournament
DurationMay 14–June 3, 2015
Women's College World Series
DurationMay 28–June 3, 2015
ChampionsFlorida (2nd title)
Runners-upMichigan (12th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachTim Walton (2nd title)
WCWS MOPLauren Haeger (Florida)
Seasons
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The 2015 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 2015. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2015 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2015 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held annually in Oklahoma City at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended in June 2015.

Florida won their second title in a row, defeating Michigan in the championship series 2 games to one.

Conference standings

2015 American Athletic Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 UCF  ‍†‍‡‍y 16 – 2   .889 50 – 9   .847
Tulsa  ‍‍‍ 12 – 6   .667 36 – 18   .667
Houston  ‍‍‍ 10 – 7   .588 28 – 27   .509
East Carolina  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389 16 – 37   .302
South Florida  ‍‍‍ 6 – 10   .375 36 – 20   .643
Memphis  ‍‍‍ 6 – 12   .333 19 – 34   .358
UConn  ‍‍‍ 4 – 13   .235 18 – 35   .340
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 17, 2015[1]
Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches
2015 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Oklahoma ‍†‍‍y 14 – 2   .875 49 – 9   .845
No. 18 Baylor ‍‍‍y 12 – 6   .667 41 – 17   .707
Texas ‍‍‍y 12 – 6   .667 38 – 17   .691
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 9 – 9   .500 25 – 26   .490
Kansas ‍‍‍y 8 – 10   .444 40 – 15   .727
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 3 – 13   .188 21 – 30   .412
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 3 – 15   .167 26 – 28   .481
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA [2]
2015 Big East Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
St. John's  ‍†‍‡‍y 16 – 2   .889 28 – 19   .596
DePaul  ‍‍‍ 13 – 4   .765 22 – 24   .478
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 10 – 10   .500 25 – 28   .472
Butler  ‍‍‍ 9 – 12   .429 24 – 27   .471
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 9 – 12   .429 24 – 30   .444
Providence  ‍‍‍ 8 – 11   .421 16 – 23   .410
Creighton  ‍‍‍ 7 – 12   .368 22 – 31   .415
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 5 – 14   .263 15 – 32   .319
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2015[3]
Rankings from NFCA
2015 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Michigan  ‍†‍‡‍y 21 – 2   .913 60 – 8   .882
No. 15 Minnesota  ‍‍‍y 20 – 3   .870 49 – 11   .817
Nebraska  ‍‍‍y 17 – 6   .739 35 – 23   .603
Northwestern  ‍‍‍y 14 – 8   .636 28 – 23   .549
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 14 – 9   .609 26 – 27   .491
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 11   .522 30 – 22   .577
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 11 – 12   .478 29 – 20   .592
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 14   .391 29 – 28   .509
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 9 – 14   .391 27 – 27   .500
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 8 – 15   .348 19 – 40   .322
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 7 – 14   .333 31 – 25   .554
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 7 – 14   .333 17 – 39   .304
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 5 – 17   .227 21 – 31   .404
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 19   .174 19 – 36   .345
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 5, 2015[4]
Rankings from NFCA
2015 Colonial Athletic Association softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
#17 James Madison†y  ‍‍‍ 19 – 0 – 0   1.000 48 – 10 – 0   .828
Hofstra  ‍‍‡‍y 17 – 3 – 0   .850 38 – 14 – 1   .726
Elon  ‍‍‍ 11 – 10 – 0   .524 31 – 22 – 0   .585
Towson  ‍‍‍ 10 – 11 – 0   .476 35 – 22 – 0   .614
College of Charleston  ‍‍‍ 7 – 14 – 0   .333 24 – 29 – 0   .453
Drexel  ‍‍‍ 6 – 13 – 0   .316 19 – 23 – 0   .452
Delaware  ‍‍‍ 6 – 14 – 0   .300 30 – 23 – 0   .566
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍ 5 – 16 – 0   .238 19 – 27 – 0   .413
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of May 24, 2015[5]
Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches
2015 Ohio Valley Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
SIU Edwardsville  ‍‍‍ 20 – 6   .769 43 – 16   .729
Jacksonville State  ‍‍‍ 18 – 6   .750 38 – 17   .691
Murray State  ‍‍‍ 20 – 7   .741 38 – 19   .667
Tennessee Tech ‡  ‍‍‍ 15 – 11   .577 32 – 25   .561
Eastern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 13 – 10   .565 24 – 28   .462
Eastern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 14 – 11   .560 21 – 27   .438
Southeast Missouri St.  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 19 – 27   .413
Morehead State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 11   .500 22 – 24   .478
Tennessee–Martin  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 24 – 26   .480
Belmont  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 13 – 32   .289
Austin Peay  ‍‍‍ 5 – 22   .185 9 – 37   .196
Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 22   .154 11 – 37   .229
‡ – OVC Tournament champion
As of May 9, 2015[6]
Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches
2015 Southeastern Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Florida ‍†‍‍y 18 – 5   .783 50 – 6   .893
No. 4 Auburn ‍‍‡‍y 18 – 6   .750 49 – 9   .845
No. 5 Alabama  ‍‍‍y 17 – 7   .708 42 – 12   .778
No. 8 LSU  ‍‍‍y 15 – 9   .625 44 – 11   .800
No. 10 Tennessee  ‍‍‍y 15 – 9   .625 42 – 14   .750
No. 14 Georgia  ‍‍‍y 14 – 9   .609 40 – 14   .741
No. 12 Missouri  ‍‍‍y 14 – 10   .583 39 – 14   .736
No. 24 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 12 – 12   .500 38 – 18   .679
South Carolina  ‍‍‍y 10 – 14   .417 37 – 20   .649
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 10 – 14   .417 35 – 18   .660
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18   .250 30 – 25   .545
Kentucky  ‍‍‍y 5 – 19   .208 29 – 24   .547
Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 1 – 23   .042 16 – 37   .302
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 12, 2015[7]
Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches
2015 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East Division
Northwestern State ** x  ‍‍‍ 22 – 3 – 0   .880 36 – 18 – 0   .667
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 21 – 5 – 0   .808 36 – 20 – 0   .643
Central Arkansas ‡  ‍‍‍ 16 – 8 – 0   .667 35 – 21 – 0   .625
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 15 – 10 – 0   .600 22 – 30 – 0   .423
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10 – 0   .583 26 – 28 – 0   .481
Nicholls  ‍‍‍ 12 – 14 – 0   .462 26 – 22 – 0   .542
West Division
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi x  ‍‍‍ 15 – 11 – 0   .577 20 – 28 – 1   .418
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 11 – 15 – 0   .423 19 – 32 – 0   .373
Sam Houston  ‍‍‍ 10 – 15 – 0   .400 19 – 28 – 0   .404
Abilene Christian *  ‍‍‍ 8 – 19 – 0   .296 14 – 33 – 0   .298
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍ 5 – 20 – 0   .200 13 – 32 – 0   .289
Incarnate Word *  ‍‍‍ 4 – 23 – 0   .148 12 – 39 – 0   .235
‡ – SLC Tournament Champion
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
**Southland Tournament #1 seed
x Division Champions champion
As of May 22, 2015[8]
Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches
2015 Sun Belt Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Louisiana–Lafayette†y ‍‍‍ 20 – 3   .870 42 – 12   .778
No. 22 South Alabama  ‍‍‡‍y 16 – 4   .800 40 – 13   .755
Texas State  ‍‍‍ 14 – 6   .700 32 – 21   .604
Troy  ‍‍‍ 14 – 9   .609 32 – 23   .582
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 38 – 22   .633
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 10 – 12   .455 30 – 22   .577
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 8 – 15   .348 27 – 28   .491
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 4 – 20   .167 12 – 39   .235
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 22   .043 14 – 35   .286
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 24, 2015[9]
Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches
2015 West Coast Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
BYU ‍†‍‍y 13 – 2   .867 39 – 12   .765
San Diego  ‍‍‍ 8 – 7   .533 29 – 23   .558
Loyola Marymount  ‍‍‍ 8 – 7   .533 26 – 28   .481
Pacific  ‍‍‍ 7 – 8   .467 19 – 36   .345
Saint Mary's  ‍‍‍ 5 – 10   .333 21 – 32   .396
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 4 – 11   .267 15 – 35   .300
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 10, 2015[10]
Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches

Women's College World Series

Main article: 2015 Women's College World Series

The 2015 Women's College World Series began on May 28 in Oklahoma City.[11]

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
1 Florida 7
8 Tennessee 2
1 Florida 4
5 LSU 0
5 LSU 6
4 Auburn 1
1 Florida 3(9) —
4 Auburn 2 —
8 Tennessee 2
4 Auburn 4
7 UCLA 10
4 Auburn 11(10)
1 Florida 3 0 4
3 Michigan 2 1 1
3 Michigan 5
6 Alabama 0
3 Michigan 10
7 UCLA 4
7 UCLA 7
2 Oregon 1
3 Michigan 6 —
5 LSU 3 —
6 Alabama 2
2 Oregon 1
5 LSU 5
6 Alabama 3

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

Freshman class consecutive wins streak: 27 – Megan Good, James Madison Dukes; February 14-May 6, 2015[12]

Freshman class perfect games: 4 – Paige Parker, Oklahoma Sooners

Junior class home runs: 32 – Lexie Elkins, Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

Junior class slugging percentage: 1.229% – Torrian Wright, Savannah State Lady Tigers

Awards

Lauren Haeger, Florida Gators[13]

Lauren Haeger, Florida Gators[14]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
2015 32 2 41 35 25 12 0 222.1 145 41 39 43 214 1.23 0.84
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
2015 67 187 50 65 .347 71 19 0 9 131 .700% 49 23 2 3
  • espnW National Player of The Year:

Sierra Romero, Michigan Wolverines[15]

YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
2015 68 176 85 79 .449 83 22 2 11 160 .909% 58 8 21 25

Paige Parker, Oklahoma Sooners[16]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
2015 28 7 42 31 23 9 3 217.0 129 56 51 57 224 1.64 0.85

Lexie Elkins, Louisiana[17]

Morgan Zerkle, Marshall[18]

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[19]

First Team

Position Player Class School
P Cheridan Hawkins JR. Oregon Ducks
Miranda Kramer SR. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Shelby Turnier JR. UCF Knights
C Lexie Elkins JR. ULL Ragin' Cajuns
1B Lauren Chamberlain SR. Oklahoma Sooners
2B Emily Carosone JR. Auburn Tigers
3B Kasey Cooper SO. Auburn Tigers
SS Bianka Bell JR. LSU Tigers
OF Haylie McCleney JR. Alabama Crimson Tide
Allexis Bennett JR. UCLA Bruins
Kelly Christner JR. Michigan Wolverines
UT Lauren Haeger SR. Florida Gators
Amber Freeman SR. Arizona State Sun Devils
AT-L Sierra Romero JR. Michigan Wolverines
Kelsey Stewart JR. Florida Gators
Ally Carda SR. UCLA Bruins
Shelby Pendley SR. Oklahoma Sooners
Alaynie Page JR. South Carolina Gamecocks

Second Team

Position Player Class School
P Paige Parker FR. Oklahoma Sooners
Megan Good FR. James Madison Dukes
Alexis Osorio FR. Alabama Crimson Tide
C Ivie Drake FR. Georgia State Panthers
1B Kayla Bonstrom JR. Stanford Cardinal
2B Alex Hugo JR. Georgia Bulldogs
3B Jenna Lilley FR. Oregon Ducks
SS Delaney Spaulding SO. UCLA Bruins
OF Bailey Landry SO. LSU Tigers
Cheyenne Cordes SR. California Golden Bears
Janie Takeda SR. Oregon Ducks
UT Sara Groenewegen SO. Minnesota Golden Gophers
Sahvanna Jaquish SO. LSU Tigers
AT-L Megan Betsa SO. Michigan Wolverines
Rainey Gaffin JR. Tennessee Lady Vols
Shellie Landry JR. ULL Ragin' Cajuns
Chelsea Goodacre SR. Arizona Wildcats
Stephany LaRosa SR. UCLA Bruins

Third Team

Position Player Class School
P Carly Hoover SO. LSU Tigers
Lacey Waldrop SR. FSU Seminoles
Allie Walljasper FR. LSU Tigers
C Erika Piancastelli FR. McNeese State Cowgirls
1B Shelby Friudenberg FR. Baylor Bears
2B Demi Turner FR. Alabama Crimson Tide
3B Marisa Runyon JR. Alabama Crimson Tide
SS Kellie Fox SR. Arizona Wildcats
OF Tiffany Howard JR. Auburn Tigers
Sierra Lawrence JR. Michigan Wolverines
Katiyana Mauga SO. Arizona Wildcats
UT Cortni Emanuel FR. Georgia Bulldogs
Jailyn Ford JR. James Madison Dukes
AT-L Emilee Koerner SR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Haylie Wagner SR. Michigan Wolverines
Kristen Brown JR. North Carolina Tar Heels
Missy Taukeiaho JR. Cal State Fullerton Titans
Aleshia Ocasio JR. Florida Gators
Kiki Stokes JR. Nebraska Cornhuskers

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