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.
Florida won their second title in a row, defeating Michigan in the championship series 2 games to one.
Conference standings [ ]
2015 Big East Conference softball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
St. John's † ‡ y
16
–
2
.889
28
–
19
.596
DePaul
13
–
4
.765
22
–
24
.478
Seton Hall
10
–
10
.500
25
–
28
.472
Butler
9
–
12
.429
24
–
27
.471
Villanova
9
–
12
.429
24
–
30
.444
Providence
8
–
11
.421
16
–
23
.410
Creighton
7
–
12
.368
22
–
31
.415
Georgetown
5
–
14
.263
15
–
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
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[4] ; 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[5] ; 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[6] ; 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[7] ; 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[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
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 [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]
Honda Sports Award Softball:
Lauren Haeger , Florida Gators [14]
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
espnW National Player of The Year:
Sierra Romero , Michigan Wolverines [15]
Paige Parker , Oklahoma Sooners [16]
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 [17]
Morgan Zerkle, Marshall [18]
All America Teams [ ]
The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[19]
First Team
Second Team
Third Team
References [ ]
^ "Standings & Leaders" . American Athletic Conference. Retrieved 26 September 2015 .
^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF) . Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020 .
^ "2015 Big East Softball Standings and Leaders" . Big East Conference. Retrieved May 4, 2021 .
^ "Big Ten Softball Standings" . BigTen.org . Big Ten Conference. Retrieved May 11, 2019 .
^ "2015 Softball Standings" . Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved May 24, 2015 .
^ "Softball" . Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved May 9, 2015 .
^ "Softball" . Southeastern Conference. Retrieved May 12, 2015 .
^ "2015 Softball Standings" . Southland Conference. Retrieved May 22, 2015 .
^ "Softball" . Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved May 24, 2015 .
^ "Softball" . West Coast Conference. Retrieved May 10, 2015 .
^ "2015 Women's College World Series" . Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-23 .
^ "Division I Softball Records" (PDF) . Ncaa.org . Retrieved 2020-07-18 .
^ "Player of The Year" . Teamusa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-23 .
^ "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL" . Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved 2020-07-21 .
^ "Romero Named espnW National Player of the Year" . Mgoblue.com. Retrieved 2020-07-23 .
^ "Oklahoma's Parker Tabbed 2015 NFCA National Freshman of the Year" . nfca.org . May 26, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2021 .
^ "NFCA Announces 2015 Diamond Sports Catchers of the Year" . nfca.org . July 23, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2021 .
^ "NFCA Announces 2015 Golden Shoe Award Winners" . nfca.org . July 10, 2015. Retrieved May 23, 2021 .
^ "2015 NFCA Division I All-America Teams" . Nfca.org. Retrieved 2020-07-28 .