2015 NCAA Division I softball season

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2015 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending Champions Florida
Tournament
DurationMay 14–June 3, 2015
Women's College World Series
DurationMay 28–June 3, 2015
Champions Florida (2nd title)
Runners-up Michigan (12th WCWS Appearance)
Winning Coach Tim Walton (2nd title)
WCWS MOP Lauren Haeger (Florida)
Seasons
  2014
2016  

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.

Contents

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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 16 UCF  y162 .889509 .847
Tulsa  126 .6673618 .667
Houston  107 .5882827 .509
East Carolina  711 .3891637 .302
South Florida  610 .3753620 .643
Memphis  612 .3331934 .358
UConn  413 .2351835 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 9 Oklahoma  y142 .875499 .845
No. 18 Baylor  y126 .6674117 .707
Texas  y126 .6673817 .691
Texas Tech  99 .5002526 .490
Kansas  y810 .4444015 .727
Oklahoma State  313 .1882130 .412
Iowa State  315 .1672628 .481
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA [2]
2015 Big East Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
St. John's  y162 .8892819 .596
DePaul  134 .7652224 .478
Seton Hall  1010 .5002528 .472
Butler  912 .4292427 .471
Villanova  912 .4292430 .444
Providence  811 .4211623 .410
Creighton  712 .3682231 .415
Georgetown  514 .2631532 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Michigan  y212 .913608 .882
No. 15 Minnesota  y203 .8704911 .817
Nebraska  y176 .7393523 .603
Northwestern  y148 .6362823 .549
Illinois  149 .6092627 .491
Ohio State  1211 .5223022 .577
Rutgers  1112 .4782920 .592
Penn State  914 .3912928 .509
Maryland  914 .3912727 .500
Iowa  815 .3481940 .322
Purdue  714 .3333125 .554
Indiana  714 .3331739 .304
Wisconsin  517 .2272131 .404
Michigan State  419 .1741936 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
#17 James Madisony 1900 1.00048100 .828
Hofstra  y1730 .85038141 .726
Elon  11100 .52431220 .585
Towson  10110 .47635220 .614
College of Charleston  7140 .33324290 .453
Drexel  6130 .31619230 .452
Delaware  6140 .30030230 .566
UNC Wilmington  5160 .23819270 .413
Conference champion
Tournament champion
As of May 24, 2015 [5]
Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches
2015 Ohio Valley Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
SIU Edwardsville  206 .7694316 .729
Jacksonville State  186 .7503817 .691
Murray State  207 .7413819 .667
Tennessee Tech 1511 .5773225 .561
Eastern Kentucky  1310 .5652428 .462
Eastern Illinois  1411 .5602127 .438
Southeast Missouri St.  1212 .5001927 .413
Morehead State  1111 .5002224 .478
Tennessee–Martin  915 .3752426 .480
Belmont  816 .3331332 .289
Austin Peay  522 .185937 .196
Tennessee State  422 .1541137 .229
OVC Tournament champion
As of May 9, 2015 [6]
Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches
2015 Southeastern Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Florida  y185 .783506 .893
No. 4 Auburn  y186 .750499 .845
No. 5 Alabama  y177 .7084212 .778
No. 8 LSU  y159 .6254411 .800
No. 10 Tennessee  y159 .6254214 .750
No. 14 Georgia  y149 .6094014 .741
No. 12 Missouri  y1410 .5833914 .736
No. 24 Texas A&M  y1212 .5003818 .679
South Carolina  y1014 .4173720 .649
Mississippi State  y1014 .4173518 .660
Ole Miss  618 .2503025 .545
Kentucky  y519 .2082924 .547
Arkansas  123 .0421637 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East Division
Northwestern State ** x 2230 .88036180 .667
McNeese State  2150 .80836200 .643
Central Arkansas 1680 .66735210 .625
Southeastern Louisiana  15100 .60022300 .423
Lamar  14100 .58326280 .481
Nicholls  12140 .46226220 .542
West Division
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi x 15110 .57720281 .418
Stephen F. Austin  11150 .42319320 .373
Sam Houston  10150 .40019280 .404
Abilene Christian *  8190 .29614330 .298
Houston Baptist  5200 .20013320 .289
Incarnate Word *  4230 .14812390 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 11 Louisiana–Lafayettey 203 .8704212 .778
No. 22 South Alabama  y164 .8004013 .755
Texas State  146 .7003221 .604
Troy  149 .6093223 .582
Georgia State  1410 .5833822 .633
Louisiana–Monroe  1012 .4553022 .577
Texas–Arlington  815 .3482728 .491
Georgia Southern  420 .1671239 .235
Appalachian State  122 .0431435 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
BYU  y132 .8673912 .765
San Diego  87 .5332923 .558
Loyola Marymount  87 .5332628 .481
Pacific  78 .4671936 .345
Saint Mary's  510 .3332132 .396
Santa Clara  411 .2671535 .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

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
1Florida4
5 LSU 0
5 LSU 6
4 Auburn 1
1Florida3(9)
4 Auburn 2
8 Tennessee 2
4Auburn4
7 UCLA 10
4Auburn11(10)
1 Florida30 4
3 Michigan 2 11
3 Michigan 5
6 Alabama 0
3Michigan10
7 UCLA 4
7 UCLA 7
2 Oregon 1
3Michigan6
5 LSU 3
6Alabama2
2 Oregon 1
5LSU5
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
2015322413525120222.11454139432141.230.84
YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
2015671875065.347711909131.700%492323

Sierra Romero, Michigan Wolverines [15]

YEAR G AB R H BA RBI HR 3B 2B TB SLG BB SO SB SBA
2015681768579.4498322211160.909%5882125

Paige Parker, Oklahoma Sooners [16]

YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP
201528742312393217.01295651572241.640.85

Lexie Elkins, Louisiana [17]

Morgan Zerkle, Marshall [18]

All America Teams

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

First Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Cheridan HawkinsJR. Oregon Ducks
Miranda KramerSR. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Shelby TurnierJR. 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 BellJR. LSU Tigers
OF Haylie McCleney JR. Alabama Crimson Tide
Allexis BennettJR. UCLA Bruins
Kelly ChristnerJR. Michigan Wolverines
UT Lauren Haeger SR. Florida Gators
Amber FreemanSR. Arizona State Sun Devils
AT-L Sierra Romero JR. Michigan Wolverines
Kelsey Stewart JR. Florida Gators
Ally Carda SR. UCLA Bruins
Shelby PendleySR. Oklahoma Sooners
Alaynie PageJR. South Carolina Gamecocks

Second Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Paige Parker FR. Oklahoma Sooners
Megan Good FR. James Madison Dukes
Alexis OsorioFR. Alabama Crimson Tide
C Ivie DrakeFR. Georgia State Panthers
1B Kayla BonstromJR. Stanford Cardinal
2B Alex HugoJR. Georgia Bulldogs
3B Jenna LilleyFR. Oregon Ducks
SS Delaney Spaulding SO. UCLA Bruins
OF Bailey LandrySO. LSU Tigers
Cheyenne CordesSR. California Golden Bears
Janie Takeda SR. Oregon Ducks
UT Sara Groenewegen SO. Minnesota Golden Gophers
Sahvanna JaquishSO. LSU Tigers
AT-L Megan Betsa SO. Michigan Wolverines
Rainey GaffinJR. Tennessee Lady Vols
Shellie LandryJR. ULL Ragin' Cajuns
Chelsea Goodacre SR. Arizona Wildcats
Stephany LaRosaSR. UCLA Bruins

Third Team

PositionPlayerClassSchool
P Carly HooverSO. LSU Tigers
Lacey Waldrop SR. FSU Seminoles
Allie WalljasperFR. LSU Tigers
C Erika Piancastelli FR. McNeese State Cowgirls
1B Shelby FriudenbergFR. Baylor Bears
2B Demi TurnerFR. Alabama Crimson Tide
3B Marisa RunyonJR. Alabama Crimson Tide
SS Kellie FoxSR. Arizona Wildcats
OF Tiffany HowardJR. Auburn Tigers
Sierra LawrenceJR. Michigan Wolverines
Katiyana MaugaSO. Arizona Wildcats
UT Cortni EmanuelFR. Georgia Bulldogs
Jailyn Ford JR. James Madison Dukes
AT-LEmilee KoernerSR. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Haylie Wagner SR. Michigan Wolverines
Kristen BrownJR. North Carolina Tar Heels
Missy TaukeiahoJR. Cal State Fullerton Titans
Aleshia Ocasio JR. Florida Gators
Kiki StokesJR. Nebraska Cornhuskers

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