2014 NCAA Division I softball season

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2014 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending Champions Oklahoma
Tournament
Women's College World Series
Champions Florida (1st title)
Runners-up Alabama (9th WCWS Appearance)
Winning Coach Tim Walton (1st title)
WCWS MOP Hannah Rogers (Florida)
Seasons
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The 2014 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 2014. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2014 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 2014 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in Oklahoma City at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended on June 3, 2014.

Contents

Conference standings

2014 American Athletic Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UCF  ‍†‍‍y15–3 .83343–18 .705
South Florida  ‍‍‍y13–5 .72243–17 .717
Louisville  ‍‍‡‍y14–7 .66736–22 .621
Houston  ‍‍‍y13–8 .61933–23 .589
Rutgers  ‍‍‍9–9 .50028–19 .596
Temple  ‍‍‍5–13 .27815–30 .333
Memphis  ‍‍‍5–15 .25023–33 .411
UConn  ‍‍‍3–17 .15013–38 .255
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 18, 2014 [1]
Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches
2014 Big 12 Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 5 Oklahoma  ‍†‍‍y16–2–0 .88951–13–0 .797
No. 4 Baylor  ‍‍‍y13–5–0 .72249–16–0 .754
Texas  ‍‍‍y12–6–0 .66735–23–0 .603
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍8–10–0 .44435–19–0 .648
Kansas  ‍‍‍y7–11–0 .38934–23–0 .596
Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍5–13–0 .27826–28–0 .481
Iowa State  ‍‍‍2–16–0 .11123–31–1 .427
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA [2]
2014 Big Ten Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 10 Michigan  ‍†‍‍y18–5 .78347–15 .758
No. 16 Nebraska  ‍‍‍y18–5 .78344–18 .710
No. 15 Minnesota  ‍‍‡‍y16–6 .72744–12 .786
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍y14–7 .66736–20 .643
Northwestern  ‍‍‍14–9 .60935–18 .660
Ohio State  ‍‍‍y13–10 .56530–25 .545
Purdue  ‍‍‍13–10 .56527–28 .491
Iowa  ‍‍‍y9–14 .39116–30 .348
Illinois  ‍‍‍7–16 .30424–26 .480
Indiana  ‍‍‍5–18 .21717–39 .304
Penn State  ‍‍‍5–18 .21714–35 .286
Michigan State  ‍‍‍4–19 .17412–37 .245
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 25, 2014 [3]
Rankings from NFCA
2014 Ohio Valley Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Jacksonville State  ‍‍‍22–5 .81540–15 .727
Eastern Kentucky  ‍‍‍15–10 .60029–22 .569
Tennessee Tech  ‍‍‍15–15 .50025–24 .510
Morehead State +  ‍‍‍9–16 .36015–36 .294
Belmont  ‍‍‍7–19 .26913–36 .265
Tennessee State  ‍‍‍6–20 .23118–38 .321
West
SIU Edwardsville ‡  ‍‍‍19–5 .79230–23 .566
Eastern Illinois  ‍‍‍17–7 .70838–17 .691
Murray State  ‍‍‍16–9 .64032–23 .582
Tennessee–Martin +  ‍‍‍14–10 .58327–27 .500
Austin Peay  ‍‍‍8–18 .30820–32 .385
Southeast Missouri St.  ‍‍‍3–20 .13011–34 .244
‡ – OVC Tournament champion
As of May 17, 2014 [4]
Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches; + = Also 1 non=conf. tie
2014 Southeastern Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Alabama  ‍†‍‍19–5 .79253–13 .803
Tennessee  ‍‍‍17–7 .70846–12 .793
Florida  ‍‍‍15–9 .62555–12 .821
Georgia  ‍‍‍15–9 .62549–15 .766
Missouri  ‍‍‍15–9 .62543–18 .705
Kentucky  ‍‍‍13–11 .54250–19 .725
LSU  ‍‍‍13–11 .54238–24 .613
Auburn  ‍‍‍11–13 .45842–19 .689
South Carolina  ‍‍‍11–13 .45836–22 .621
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍10–14 .41739–21 .650
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍9–15 .37537–22 .627
Arkansas  ‍‍‍5–19 .20827–28 .491
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍3–21 .12522–31 .415
As of Oct 01, 2014 [5]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll
2014 Southland Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
McNeese State **  ‍‍‍20–6–0 .76940–17–0 .702
Northwestern State ‡  ‍‍‍15–10–0 .60030–22–0 .577
Sam Houston  ‍‍‍15–11–0 .57727–27–0 .500
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍14–11–0 .56026–27–0 .491
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍14–13–0 .51922–28–0 .440
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍13–13–0 .50025–34–0 .424
Abilene Christian*  ‍‍‍10–10–0 .50021–28–0 .429
Lamar  ‍‍‍12–14–0 .46220–30–0 .400
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍11–15–0 .42316–36–0 .308
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍10–17–0 .37019–29–0 .396
Nicholls  ‍‍‍9–16–0 .36019–34–0 .358
Incarnate Word*  ‍‍‍7–14–0 .33321–31–0 .404
‡ – SLC Tournament Champion
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
**Southland Tournament #1 seed champion
As of May 4, 2014 [6]
Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches
2014 Sun Belt Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 8 Louisiana–Lafayette  ‍†‍‡‍y19–1–0 .95049–10–1 .825
No. 23 South Alabama  ‍‍‍y15–6–0 .71442–14–0 .750
Georgia State  ‍‍‍12–9–0 .57130–26–0 .536
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍11–10–0 .52433–24–1 .578
Texas State  ‍‍‍9–12–0 .42926–30–0 .464
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍6–14–0 .30025–27–0 .481
Troy  ‍‍‍5–13–0 .27822–30–2 .426
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍4–16–0 .20021–33–0 .389
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 4, 2019 [7]
Rankings from NFCA

Women's College World Series

The 2014 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 29 to June 3, 2014 in Oklahoma City. [8]

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
1 Oregon 3
8 Florida State 0
1 Oregon 0
5Florida4
5 Florida 11
13 Baylor 0 5
5Florida6—
13 Baylor 3 —
8 Florida State 2
13Baylor7
14 Kentucky 7 8
13Baylor8
5 Florida56—
2 Alabama 0 3 —
14 Kentucky 4
6 Louisiana–Lafayette 1
14 Kentucky 0
2Alabama2
7 Oklahoma 2
2 Alabama 6
2Alabama2—
1 Oregon 0 —
6 Louisiana–Lafayette 1
7Oklahoma3
1Oregon4
7 Oklahoma 2

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

Junior class doubles:28 – Emilee Koerner, Notre Dame Fighting Irish [9]

Awards

Lacey Waldrop, FSU Seminoles [10]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
201438748422781266.11907043802871.131.01

Madison Shipman, Tennessee Lady Vols [11]

YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
2014581685670.4165418016140.833%4681317

Annie Aldrete, Tennessee Lady Vols
[12]

YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
2014581663760.3616519214135.813%293711

Kasey Cooper, Auburn Tigers

YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
2014621777074.4187718010138.779%43723

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams. [13]

First Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Lacey Waldrop JR. FSU Seminoles
Cheridan HawkinsSO. Oregon Ducks
Jaclyn Traina SR. Alabama Crimson Tide
C Taylor EdwardsSR. Nebraska Cornhuskers
1B Hallie WilsonJR. Arizona Wildcats
2B Alex HugoSO. Georgia Bulldogs
3B Courtney CeoSR. Oregon Ducks
SS Sierra Romero SO. Michigan Wolverines
OF Haylie McCleney SO. Alabama Crimson Tide
Branndi MeleroJR. Auburn Tigers
Victoria Hayward SR. Washington Huskies
UT Ally Carda JR. UCLA Bruins
Stephany LaRosaJR. UCLA Bruins
AT-LMaddie O'BrienJR. FSU Seminoles
Madison Shipman SR. Tennessee Lady Vols
Kelsey Stewart SO. Florida Gators
Whitney CanionSR. Baylor Bears
Shelby PendleyJR. Oklahoma Sooners

Second Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Chelsea WilkinsonSO. Georgia Bulldogs
Dallas Escobedo SR. Arizona State Sun Devils
Sara MoultonSR. Minnesota Golden Gophers
Christina HamiltonJR. ULL Ragin' Cajuns
C Amber FreemanJR. Arizona State Sun Devils
1B Micaela ArizmendiSO. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2B Hannah Flippen FR. Utah Utes
3B Kaitlyn RichardsonJR. Minnesota Golden Gophers
SS Jill BarrettSR. Tulsa Hurricanes
OF Janie Takeda JR. Oregon Ducks
Jennifer GilbertSR. Ball State Cardinals
Karley WesterFR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
UT Jailyn Ford SO. James Madison Dukes
Sahvanna JaquishFR. LSU Tigers
AT-LKirsten VerdunSR. DePaul Blue Demons
Kasey Cooper FR. Auburn Tigers
Annie AldreteFR. Tennessee Lady Vols
Haylie Wagner JR. Michigan Wolverines

Third Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Sara NevinsSR. USF Bulls
Aimee CregerSR. Tulsa Hurricanes
Hannah CampbellSR. South Alabama Jaguars
C Lexie Elkins SO. ULL Ragin' Cajuns
1B Melanie FagalySR. Washington Huskies
2B Emily Carosone SO. Auburn Tigers
3B Missy TaukeiahoSO. Cal State Fullerton Titans
SS Kellie FoxJR. Arizona Wildcats
OF Emilee KoernerJR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Taylor GadboisSO. Missouri Tigers
Lindsey StephensSO. Texas Longhorns
UT Tatum EdwardsSR. Nebraska Cornhuskers
Kylee LahnersJR. Washington Huskies
AT-L Lauren Chamberlain JR. Oklahoma Sooners
Shellie RobinsonJR. USC Upstate Spartans
Cassie TysarczykJR. Texas A&M Aggies
Meredith OwenSR. Stetson Hatters

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