# 2014 NCAA Division I softball season

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.

## Conference standings

2014 American Athletic Conference softball standings :
| 2014 American Athletic Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT UCF ‍†‍‍$^y$ 15–3 .83343–18 .705 South Florida ‍‍‍$^y$ 13–5 .72243–17 .717 Louisville ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 14–7 .66736–22 .621 Houston ‍‍‍$^y$ 13–8 .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 Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches | 2014 Big 12 Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 5 Oklahoma ‍†‍‍$^y$ 16–2–0 .88951–13–0 .797 No. 4 Baylor ‍‍‍$^y$ 13–5–0 .72249–16–0 .754 Texas ‍‍‍$^y$ 12–6–0 .66735–23–0 .603 Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 8–10–0 .44435–19–0 .648 Kansas ‍‍‍$^y$ 7–11–0 .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 | 2014 Big Ten Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 10 Michigan ‍†‍‍$^y$ 18–5 .78347–15 .758 No. 16 Nebraska ‍‍‍$^y$ 18–5 .78344–18 .710 No. 15 Minnesota ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 16–6 .72744–12 .786 Wisconsin ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–7 .66736–20 .643 Northwestern ‍‍‍ 14–9 .60935–18 .660 Ohio State ‍‍‍$^y$ 13–10 .56530–25 .545 Purdue ‍‍‍ 13–10 .56527–28 .491 Iowa ‍‍‍$^y$ 9–14 .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 Rankings from NFCA |
| 2014 Ohio Valley Conference softball standings vteConfOverall 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 Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches; + = Also 1 non=conf. tie | 2014 Southeastern Conference softball standings vteConfOverall 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 Rankings from Coaches' Poll | 2014 Southland Conference softball standings vteConfOverall 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 Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches |
| 2014 Sun Belt Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 8 Louisiana–Lafayette ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 19–1–0 .95049–10–1 .825 No. 23 South Alabama ‍‍‍$^y$ 15–6–0 .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 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.
| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | |
| 1 | Oregon | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Florida State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Florida State | 0 | 1 | Oregon | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Florida | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Florida | 11 | 5 | Florida | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Baylor | 0 $^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Baylor | 0 $^5$ | | | | 5 | Florida | 6 | — | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13 | Baylor | 3 | — | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Florida State | 2 | | | | | | | | 13 | Baylor | 3 | — | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Baylor | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Baylor | 7 | 14 | Kentucky | 7 $^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 13 | Baylor | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Florida | 5 | 6 | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Alabama | 0 | 3 | — | |
| 14 | Kentucky | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Alabama | 0 | 3 | — |
| 6 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 1 | 14 | Kentucky | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Alabama | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 2 | 2 | Alabama | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Alabama | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Alabama | 6 | | | | 2 | Alabama | 2 | — | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Oregon | 0 | — | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | Oregon | 0 | — | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 3 | 1 | Oregon | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Oklahoma | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Season leaders

Batting
* Batting average: .493 – Courtney Ceo, Oregon Ducks
* RBIs: 83 – Maddie O'Brien, Florida State Seminoles
* Home runs: 25 – Alex Hugo, Georgia Bulldogs
Pitching
* Wins: 38-7 – Lacey Waldrop, Florida State Seminoles
* ERA: 0.94 (26 ER/192.1 IP) – Hannah Campbell, South Alabama Jaguars
* Strikeouts: 354 – Aimee Creger, Tulsa Golden Hurricane

## Records

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

## Awards

* USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year:
Lacey Waldrop, FSU Seminoles
| YEAR | W | L | GP | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP |
| 2014 | 38 | 7 | 48 | 42 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 266.1 | 190 | 70 | 43 | 80 | 287 | 1.13 | 1.01 |
* Honda Sports Award Softball:
Madison Shipman, Tennessee Lady Vols
| YEAR | G | AB | R | H | BA | RBI | HR | 3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB | SBA |
| 2014 | 58 | 168 | 56 | 70 | .416 | 54 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 140 | .833% | 46 | 8 | 13 | 17 |
* NFCA National Freshman of the Year:
Annie Aldrete, Tennessee Lady Vols
| YEAR | G | AB | R | H | BA | RBI | HR | 3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB | SBA |
| 2014 | 58 | 166 | 37 | 60 | .361 | 65 | 19 | 2 | 14 | 135 | .813% | 29 | 37 | 1 | 1 |
Kasey Cooper, Auburn Tigers
| YEAR | G | AB | R | H | BA | RBI | HR | 3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB | SBA |
| 2014 | 62 | 177 | 70 | 74 | .418 | 77 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 138 | .779% | 43 | 7 | 2 | 3 |

## All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.
First Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Lacey Waldrop | JR. | FSU Seminoles |
| P | Cheridan Hawkins | SO. | Oregon Ducks |
| P | Jaclyn Traina | SR. | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| C | Taylor Edwards | SR. | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| 1B | Hallie Wilson | JR. | Arizona Wildcats |
| 2B | Alex Hugo | SO. | Georgia Bulldogs |
| 3B | Courtney Ceo | SR. | Oregon Ducks |
| SS | Sierra Romero | SO. | Michigan Wolverines |
| OF | Haylie McCleney | SO. | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| OF | Branndi Melero | JR. | Auburn Tigers |
| OF | Victoria Hayward | SR. | Washington Huskies |
| UT | Ally Carda | JR. | UCLA Bruins |
| UT | Stephany LaRosa | JR. | UCLA Bruins |
| AT-L | Maddie O'Brien | JR. | FSU Seminoles |
| AT-L | Madison Shipman | SR. | Tennessee Lady Vols |
| AT-L | Kelsey Stewart | SO. | Florida Gators |
| AT-L | Whitney Canion | SR. | Baylor Bears |
| AT-L | Shelby Pendley | JR. | Oklahoma Sooners |
Second Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Chelsea Wilkinson | SO. | Georgia Bulldogs |
| P | Dallas Escobedo | SR. | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| P | Sara Moulton | SR. | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| P | Christina Hamilton | JR. | ULL Ragin' Cajuns |
| C | Amber Freeman | JR. | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| 1B | Micaela Arizmendi | SO. | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| 2B | Hannah Flippen | FR. | Utah Utes |
| 3B | Kaitlyn Richardson | JR. | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| SS | Jill Barrett | SR. | Tulsa Hurricanes |
| OF | Janie Takeda | JR. | Oregon Ducks |
| OF | Jennifer Gilbert | SR. | Ball State Cardinals |
| OF | Karley Wester | FR. | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| UT | Jailyn Ford | SO. | James Madison Dukes |
| UT | Sahvanna Jaquish | FR. | LSU Tigers |
| AT-L | Kirsten Verdun | SR. | DePaul Blue Demons |
| AT-L | Kasey Cooper | FR. | Auburn Tigers |
| AT-L | Annie Aldrete | FR. | Tennessee Lady Vols |
| AT-L | Haylie Wagner | JR. | Michigan Wolverines |
Third Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Sara Nevins | SR. | USF Bulls |
| P | Aimee Creger | SR. | Tulsa Hurricanes |
| P | Hannah Campbell | SR. | South Alabama Jaguars |
| C | Lexie Elkins | SO. | ULL Ragin' Cajuns |
| 1B | Melanie Fagaly | SR. | Washington Huskies |
| 2B | Emily Carosone | SO. | Auburn Tigers |
| 3B | Missy Taukeiaho | SO. | Cal State Fullerton Titans |
| SS | Kellie Fox | JR. | Arizona Wildcats |
| OF | Emilee Koerner | JR. | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| OF | Taylor Gadbois | SO. | Missouri Tigers |
| OF | Lindsey Stephens | SO. | Texas Longhorns |
| UT | Tatum Edwards | SR. | Nebraska Cornhuskers |
| UT | Kylee Lahners | JR. | Washington Huskies |
| AT-L | Lauren Chamberlain | JR. | Oklahoma Sooners |
| AT-L | Shellie Robinson | JR. | USC Upstate Spartans |
| AT-L | Cassie Tysarczyk | JR. | Texas A&M Aggies |
| AT-L | Meredith Owen | SR. | Stetson Hatters |