2015 NCAA Division I softball season

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 on June 2015.

2015 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending Champions	Florida
Tournament
Duration	May 14–June 3, 2015
Women's College World Series
Duration	May 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

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 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 Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 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 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[3]; 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[4]; 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[5]; 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[6]; Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches
2015 Southland Conference softball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Northwestern State **  ‍‍‍ 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 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 15 – 11 – 0   .577     20 – 28 – 1   .418 Nicholls  ‍‍‍ 12 – 14 – 0   .462     26 – 22 – 0   .542 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 champion As of May 22, 2015[7]; 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[8]; 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[9]; 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.[10]

	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	X
										4	Auburn	2^(9)	X
	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	X
										5	LSU	3	X
	6	Alabama	2
	2	Oregon	1
						5	LSU	5
						6	Alabama	3

Season Leaders

BATTING

BATTING AVERAGE: .566 - Torrian Wright, Savannah State Lady Tigers

RBIs: 86 - Chelsea Goodacre, Arizona Wildcats

HOME RUNS: 32 - Lexie Elkins, ULL Rajin' Cajuns

PITCHING

WINS: 36-17 - Erica Romero, San Diego State Aztecs

ERA: 0.87 (26 ER/208.1 IP) - Shelby Turnier, UCF Knights

STRIKEOUTS: 439, Miranda Kramer, WKU Hilltoppers

Records

[11]

FRESHMAN CLASS CONSECUTIVE WINS STREAK: 27 - Megan Good, James Madison Dukes; February 14-May 6, 2015

FRESHMAN CLASS PERFECT GAMES: 4 - Paige Parker, Oklahoma Sooners

JUNIOR CLASS HOME RUNS: 32 - Lexie Elkins, ULL Rajin' Cajuns

JUNIOR CLASS SLUGGING PERCENTAGE: 1.229% - Torrian Wright, Savannah State Lady Tigers

Awards

• USA Collegiate Player of The Year:

Lauren Haeger, Florida Gators[12]

• Honda Sports Award Softball:

Lauren Haeger, Florida Gators[13]

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[14]

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

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[15]

FIRST TEAM

Position	Player	Class	School
P	Cheridan Hawkins	JR.	Oregon Ducks
	Miranda Kramer	SR.	WKU 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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