# 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 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 :
| 2015 American Athletic Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 16 UCF ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 16–2 .88950–9 .847 Tulsa ‍‍‍ 12–6 .66736–18 .667 Houston ‍‍‍ 10–7 .58828–27 .509 East Carolina ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38916–37 .302 South Florida ‍‍‍ 6–10 .37536–20 .643 Memphis ‍‍‍ 6–12 .33319–34 .358 UConn ‍‍‍ 4–13 .23518–35 .340 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 17, 2015 Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches | 2015 Big 12 Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 9 Oklahoma ‍†‍‍$^y$ 14–2 .87549–9 .845 No. 18 Baylor ‍‍‍$^y$ 12–6 .66741–17 .707 Texas ‍‍‍$^y$ 12–6 .66738–17 .691 Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 9–9 .50025–26 .490 Kansas ‍‍‍$^y$ 8–10 .44440–15 .727 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 3–13 .18821–30 .412 Iowa State ‍‍‍ 3–15 .16726–28 .481 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from NFCA | 2015 Big East Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT St. John's ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 16–2 .88928–19 .596 DePaul ‍‍‍ 13–4 .76522–24 .478 Seton Hall ‍‍‍ 10–10 .50025–28 .472 Butler ‍‍‍ 9–12 .42924–27 .471 Villanova ‍‍‍ 9–12 .42924–30 .444 Providence ‍‍‍ 8–11 .42116–23 .410 Creighton ‍‍‍ 7–12 .36822–31 .415 Georgetown ‍‍‍ 5–14 .26315–32 .319 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2015 Rankings from NFCA |
| 2015 Big Ten Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 2 Michigan ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 21–2 .91360–8 .882 No. 15 Minnesota ‍‍‍$^y$ 20–3 .87049–11 .817 Nebraska ‍‍‍$^y$ 17–6 .73935–23 .603 Northwestern ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–8 .63628–23 .549 Illinois ‍‍‍ 14–9 .60926–27 .491 Ohio State ‍‍‍ 12–11 .52230–22 .577 Rutgers ‍‍‍ 11–12 .47829–20 .592 Penn State ‍‍‍ 9–14 .39129–28 .509 Maryland ‍‍‍ 9–14 .39127–27 .500 Iowa ‍‍‍ 8–15 .34819–40 .322 Purdue ‍‍‍ 7–14 .33331–25 .554 Indiana ‍‍‍ 7–14 .33317–39 .304 Wisconsin ‍‍‍ 5–17 .22721–31 .404 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 4–19 .17419–36 .345 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 5, 2015 Rankings from NFCA | 2015 Colonial Athletic Association softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT #17 James Madison†$^y$ ‍‍‍ 19–0–0 1.00048–10–0 .828 Hofstra ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 17–3–0 .85038–14–1 .726 Elon ‍‍‍ 11–10–0 .52431–22–0 .585 Towson ‍‍‍ 10–11–0 .47635–22–0 .614 College of Charleston ‍‍‍ 7–14–0 .33324–29–0 .453 Drexel ‍‍‍ 6–13–0 .31619–23–0 .452 Delaware ‍‍‍ 6–14–0 .30030–23–0 .566 UNC Wilmington ‍‍‍ 5–16–0 .23819–27–0 .413 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion As of May 24, 2015 Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches | 2015 Ohio Valley Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT SIU Edwardsville ‍‍‍ 20–6 .76943–16 .729 Jacksonville State ‍‍‍ 18–6 .75038–17 .691 Murray State ‍‍‍ 20–7 .74138–19 .667 Tennessee Tech ‡ ‍‍‍ 15–11 .57732–25 .561 Eastern Kentucky ‍‍‍ 13–10 .56524–28 .462 Eastern Illinois ‍‍‍ 14–11 .56021–27 .438 Southeast Missouri St. ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50019–27 .413 Morehead State ‍‍‍ 11–11 .50022–24 .478 Tennessee–Martin ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37524–26 .480 Belmont ‍‍‍ 8–16 .33313–32 .289 Austin Peay ‍‍‍ 5–22 .1859–37 .196 Tennessee State ‍‍‍ 4–22 .15411–37 .229 ‡ – OVC Tournament champion As of May 9, 2015 Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches |
| 2015 Southeastern Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 2 Florida ‍†‍‍$^y$ 18–5 .78350–6 .893 No. 4 Auburn ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 18–6 .75049–9 .845 No. 5 Alabama ‍‍‍$^y$ 17–7 .70842–12 .778 No. 8 LSU ‍‍‍$^y$ 15–9 .62544–11 .800 No. 10 Tennessee ‍‍‍$^y$ 15–9 .62542–14 .750 No. 14 Georgia ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–9 .60940–14 .741 No. 12 Missouri ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–10 .58339–14 .736 No. 24 Texas A&M ‍‍‍$^y$ 12–12 .50038–18 .679 South Carolina ‍‍‍$^y$ 10–14 .41737–20 .649 Mississippi State ‍‍‍$^y$ 10–14 .41735–18 .660 Ole Miss ‍‍‍ 6–18 .25030–25 .545 Kentucky ‍‍‍$^y$ 5–19 .20829–24 .547 Arkansas ‍‍‍ 1–23 .04216–37 .302 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 12, 2015 Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches | 2015 Southland Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT East Division Northwestern State ** $^x$ ‍‍‍ 22–3–0 .88036–18–0 .667 McNeese State ‍‍‍ 21–5–0 .80836–20–0 .643 Central Arkansas ‡ ‍‍‍ 16–8–0 .66735–21–0 .625 Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍ 15–10–0 .60022–30–0 .423 Lamar ‍‍‍ 14–10–0 .58326–28–0 .481 Nicholls ‍‍‍ 12–14–0 .46226–22–0 .542 West Division Texas A&M–Corpus Christi $^x$ ‍‍‍ 15–11–0 .57720–28–1 .418 Stephen F. Austin ‍‍‍ 11–15–0 .42319–32–0 .373 Sam Houston ‍‍‍ 10–15–0 .40019–28–0 .404 Abilene Christian * ‍‍‍ 8–19–0 .29614–33–0 .298 Houston Baptist ‍‍‍ 5–20–0 .20013–32–0 .289 Incarnate Word * ‍‍‍ 4–23–0 .14812–39–0 .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 Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches | 2015 Sun Belt Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 11 Louisiana–Lafayette†$^y$ ‍‍‍ 20–3 .87042–12 .778 No. 22 South Alabama ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 16–4 .80040–13 .755 Texas State ‍‍‍ 14–6 .70032–21 .604 Troy ‍‍‍ 14–9 .60932–23 .582 Georgia State ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58338–22 .633 Louisiana–Monroe ‍‍‍ 10–12 .45530–22 .577 Texas–Arlington ‍‍‍ 8–15 .34827–28 .491 Georgia Southern ‍‍‍ 4–20 .16712–39 .235 Appalachian State ‍‍‍ 1–22 .04314–35 .286 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 24, 2015 Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches |
| 2015 West Coast Conference softball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT BYU ‍†‍‍$^y$ 13–2 .86739–12 .765 San Diego ‍‍‍ 8–7 .53329–23 .558 Loyola Marymount ‍‍‍ 8–7 .53326–28 .481 Pacific ‍‍‍ 7–8 .46719–36 .345 Saint Mary's ‍‍‍ 5–10 .33321–32 .396 Santa Clara ‍‍‍ 4–11 .26715–35 .300 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 10, 2015 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.
| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | |
| 1 | Florida | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Tennessee | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Tennessee | 2 | 1 | Florida | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | LSU | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | LSU | 6 | 5 | LSU | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Auburn | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Auburn | 1 | | | | 1 | Florida | 3$^{(9)}$ | — | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Auburn | 2 | — | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Tennessee | 2 | | | | | | | | 4 | Auburn | 2 | — | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Auburn | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Auburn | 4 | 7 | UCLA | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Auburn | 11$^{(10)}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Florida | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Michigan | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Michigan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Michigan | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Alabama | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Alabama | 0 | 3 | Michigan | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | UCLA | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | UCLA | 7 | 7 | UCLA | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Oregon | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Oregon | 1 | | | | 3 | Michigan | 6 | — | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | LSU | 3 | — | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Alabama | 2 | | | | | | | | 5 | LSU | 3 | — | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Oregon | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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, Louisiana Ragin' 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, Western Kentucky Lady Toppers

## Records

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, Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Junior class slugging percentage: 1.229% – Torrian Wright, Savannah State Lady Tigers

## Awards

* USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year:
Lauren Haeger, Florida Gators
* Honda Sports Award Softball:
Lauren Haeger, Florida Gators
| 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
| 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 |
* NFCA National Freshman of the Year:
Paige Parker, Oklahoma Sooners
| 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 |
* NFCA Catcher of the Year:
Lexie Elkins, Louisiana
* NFCA Golden Shoe Award:
Morgan Zerkle, Marshall

## All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.
First Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Cheridan Hawkins | JR. | Oregon Ducks |
| P | Miranda Kramer | SR. | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers |
| P | 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 |
| OF | Allexis Bennett | JR. | UCLA Bruins |
| OF | Kelly Christner | JR. | Michigan Wolverines |
| UT | Lauren Haeger | SR. | Florida Gators |
| UT | Amber Freeman | SR. | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| AT-L | Sierra Romero | JR. | Michigan Wolverines |
| AT-L | Kelsey Stewart | JR. | Florida Gators |
| AT-L | Ally Carda | SR. | UCLA Bruins |
| AT-L | Shelby Pendley | SR. | Oklahoma Sooners |
| AT-L | Alaynie Page | JR. | South Carolina Gamecocks |
Second Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Paige Parker | FR. | Oklahoma Sooners |
| P | Megan Good | FR. | James Madison Dukes |
| P | 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 |
| OF | Cheyenne Cordes | SR. | California Golden Bears |
| OF | Janie Takeda | SR. | Oregon Ducks |
| UT | Sara Groenewegen | SO. | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| UT | Sahvanna Jaquish | SO. | LSU Tigers |
| AT-L | Megan Betsa | SO. | Michigan Wolverines |
| AT-L | Rainey Gaffin | JR. | Tennessee Lady Vols |
| AT-L | Shellie Landry | JR. | ULL Ragin' Cajuns |
| AT-L | Chelsea Goodacre | SR. | Arizona Wildcats |
| AT-L | Stephany LaRosa | SR. | UCLA Bruins |
Third Team
| Position | Player | Class | School |
| P | Carly Hoover | SO. | LSU Tigers |
| P | Lacey Waldrop | SR. | FSU Seminoles |
| P | 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 |
| OF | Sierra Lawrence | JR. | Michigan Wolverines |
| OF | Katiyana Mauga | SO. | Arizona Wildcats |
| UT | Cortni Emanuel | FR. | Georgia Bulldogs |
| UT | Jailyn Ford | JR. | James Madison Dukes |
| AT-L | Emilee Koerner | SR. | Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
| AT-L | Haylie Wagner | SR. | Michigan Wolverines |
| AT-L | Kristen Brown | JR. | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| AT-L | Missy Taukeiaho | JR. | Cal State Fullerton Titans |
| AT-L | Aleshia Ocasio | JR. | Florida Gators |
| AT-L | Kiki Stokes | JR. | Nebraska Cornhuskers |