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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.

Defending ChampionsFlorida
DurationMay 14–June 3, 2015
DurationMay 28–June 3, 2015
ChampionsFlorida (2nd title)
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2015 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsFlorida
Tournament
DurationMay 14–June 3, 2015
Women's College World Series
DurationMay 28–June 3, 2015
ChampionsFlorida (2nd title)
Runners-upMichigan (12th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachTim Walton (2nd title)
WCWS MOPLauren Haeger (Florida)
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Florida won their second title in a row, defeating Michigan in the championship series 2 games to one.

Conference standings

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2015 American Athletic Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
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[1]
Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches
2015 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
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 [2]
2015 Big East Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
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[3]
Rankings from NFCA
2015 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
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[4]
Rankings from NFCA
2015 Colonial Athletic Association softball standings
Conf.Overall
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[5]
Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches
2015 Ohio Valley Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
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[6]
Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches
2015 Pac-12 Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Oregon ‍†‍‍y 21–3 .87551–8 .864
No. 5 UCLA ‍‍‍y 19–5 .79251–12 .810
No. 13 Arizona ‍‍‍y 13–11 .54241–20 .672
Utah ‍‍‍y 12–11 .52236–19 .655
No. 20 Arizona State ‍‍‍y 12–11 .52236–22 .621
No. 21 Washington ‍‍‍y 11–11 .50042–17 .712
No. 23 California ‍‍‍y 10–14 .41739–18 .684
Oregon State ‍‍‍ 6–18 .25026–26 .500
Stanford ‍‍‍ 2–22 .08317–37 .315
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2015[7]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today[8]
2015 Southeastern Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
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[9]
Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches
2015 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
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[10]
Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches
2015 Sun Belt Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
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[11]
Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches
2015 West Coast Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
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[12]
Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches
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Women's College World Series

Main article: 2015 Women's College World Series

The 2015 Women's College World Series began on May 28 in Oklahoma City.[13]

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

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

Freshman class consecutive wins streak: 27 – Megan Good, James Madison Dukes; February 14-May 6, 2015[14]

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[15]

Lauren Haeger, Florida Gators[16]

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
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Sierra Romero, Michigan Wolverines[17]

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

Paige Parker, Oklahoma Sooners[18]

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

Lexie Elkins, Louisiana[19]

Morgan Zerkle, Marshall[20]

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[21]

First Team

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PositionPlayerClassSchool
PCheridan HawkinsJR.Oregon Ducks
Miranda KramerSR.Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Shelby TurnierJR.UCF Knights
CLexie ElkinsJR.ULL Ragin' Cajuns
1BLauren ChamberlainSR.Oklahoma Sooners
2BEmily CarosoneJR.Auburn Tigers
3BKasey CooperSO.Auburn Tigers
SSBianka BellJR.LSU Tigers
OFHaylie McCleneyJR.Alabama Crimson Tide
Allexis BennettJR.UCLA Bruins
Kelly ChristnerJR.Michigan Wolverines
UTLauren HaegerSR.Florida Gators
Amber FreemanSR.Arizona State Sun Devils
AT-LSierra RomeroJR.Michigan Wolverines
Kelsey StewartJR.Florida Gators
Ally CardaSR.UCLA Bruins
Shelby PendleySR.Oklahoma Sooners
Alaynie PageJR.South Carolina Gamecocks
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Second Team

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PositionPlayerClassSchool
PPaige ParkerFR.Oklahoma Sooners
Megan GoodFR.James Madison Dukes
Alexis OsorioFR.Alabama Crimson Tide
CIvie DrakeFR.Georgia State Panthers
1BKayla BonstromJR.Stanford Cardinal
2BAlex HugoJR.Georgia Bulldogs
3BJenna LilleyFR.Oregon Ducks
SSDelaney SpauldingSO.UCLA Bruins
OFBailey LandrySO.LSU Tigers
Cheyenne CordesSR.California Golden Bears
Janie TakedaSR.Oregon Ducks
UTSara GroenewegenSO.Minnesota Golden Gophers
Sahvanna JaquishSO.LSU Tigers
AT-LMegan BetsaSO.Michigan Wolverines
Rainey GaffinJR.Tennessee Lady Vols
Shellie LandryJR.ULL Ragin' Cajuns
Chelsea GoodacreSR.Arizona Wildcats
Stephany LaRosaSR.UCLA Bruins
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Third Team

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PositionPlayerClassSchool
PCarly HooverSO.LSU Tigers
Lacey WaldropSR.FSU Seminoles
Allie WalljasperFR.LSU Tigers
CErika PiancastelliFR.McNeese State Cowgirls
1BShelby FriudenbergFR.Baylor Bears
2BDemi TurnerFR.Alabama Crimson Tide
3BMarisa RunyonJR.Alabama Crimson Tide
SSKellie FoxSR.Arizona Wildcats
OFTiffany HowardJR.Auburn Tigers
Sierra LawrenceJR.Michigan Wolverines
Katiyana MaugaSO.Arizona Wildcats
UTCortni EmanuelFR.Georgia Bulldogs
Jailyn FordJR.James Madison Dukes
AT-LEmilee KoernerSR.Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Haylie WagnerSR.Michigan Wolverines
Kristen BrownJR.North Carolina Tar Heels
Missy TaukeiahoJR.Cal State Fullerton Titans
Aleshia OcasioJR.Florida Gators
Kiki StokesJR.Nebraska Cornhuskers
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