2015 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament

2015 NCAA Division I
Softball Tournament
Teams 64
WCWS Site ASA Hall of Fame Stadium
Oklahoma City
Champions Florida (2nd title)
Runner-Up Michigan (12th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach Tim Walton (2nd title)
MOP Lauren Haeger (Florida)
NCAA Softball Tournaments
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The 2015 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament was held from May 14 through June 3, 2015 as the final part of the 2015 NCAA Division I softball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 293 teams on May 10, 2015. Thirty-two teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and thirty-two teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I softball selection committee. The tournament culminated with eight teams playing in the 2015 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.

Automatic bids

The Big 12, Big West, Mountain West, Pac-12, and West Coast Conference bids were awarded to the regular season champion. All other conferences have the automatic bid go to the conference tournament winner.

National seeds

Teams in italics advanced to Super Regionals. Teams in bold advanced to Women's College World Series.

1. Florida
2. Oregon
3. Michigan
4. Auburn
5. LSU
6. Alabama
7. UCLA
8. Tennessee

9. Florida State
10. Missouri
11. Oklahoma
12. Arizona
13. Louisiana-Lafayette
14. Georgia
15. James Madison
16. Notre Dame

Regionals and Super Regionals

The Regionals will take place May 14–17. The Eugene Region is May 14–16. All other regionals are May 15–17. The Super Regionals will take place from May 21–24.

Gainesville Super Regional

  Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
                                           
1  Florida 6  
 Florida A&M 0  
  1  Florida 7  
   Hofstra 0  
 Florida Atlantic 0
 Hofstra 1  
  1  Florida 1 -  
Gainesville Regional
   Florida Atlantic 0(8) -  
 Florida A&M 2  
 Florida Atlantic 7  
   Hofstra 2
   Florida Atlantic 3(9)  
  1  Florida 7 1 -
   Kentucky 0 0 -
16  Notre Dame 3  
 Ball State 6  
   Ball State 0
   Kentucky 5  
 Kentucky 5
 Northwestern 4  
   Kentucky 4 -
South Bend Regional
  16  Notre Dame 3 -  
16  Notre Dame 14  
 Northwestern 5(5)  
   Ball State 4
  16  Notre Dame 15(5)  

Knoxville Super Regional

  Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
                                           
9  Florida State 5  
 Dartmouth 1  
  9  Florida State 2  
   UCF 1  
 South Carolina 1
 UCF 5  
  9  Florida State 5 -  
Tallahassee Regional
   UCF 0 -  
 Dartmouth 1  
 South Carolina 3  
   UCF 5
   South Carolina 2  
  9  Florida State 2 6 1
  8  Tennessee 3 1 2
8  Tennessee 2  
 Longwood 0  
  8  Tennessee 9
   Utah 1(5)  
 Utah 6
 Virginia Tech 1  
  8  Tennessee 3 -
Knoxville Regional
   Utah 1 -  
 Longwood 6  
 Virginia Tech 4(8)  
   Utah 2
   Longwood 0  

Baton Rouge Super Regional

  Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
                                           
5  LSU 15  
 Texas Southern 0(5)  
  5  LSU 0  
   Arizona State 1  
 Nebraska 2
 Arizona State 5  
   Arizona State 0 3  
Baton Rouge Regional
  5  LSU 5 4(9)  
 Texas Southern 0  
 Nebraska 5  
  5  LSU 3
   Nebraska 2(10)  
  5  LSU 8(5) 10 -
  12  Arizona 0 5 -
12  Arizona 4  
 St. John's 2  
  12  Arizona 5
   Minnesota 1  
 Minnesota 10
 New Mexico State 2(6)  
  12  Arizona 2 7
Tucson Regional
   Minnesota 5 6(8)  
 St. John's 6  
 New Mexico State 9  
   Minnesota 2
   New Mexico State 0  

Auburn Super Regional

  Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
                                           
13  Louisiana–Lafayette 11  
 Weber State 0(5)  
  13  Louisiana-Lafayette 3  
   Baylor 1  
 Mississippi State 4
 Baylor 8  
  13  Louisiana-Lafayette 2 9  
Lafayette Regional
   Baylor 6 1(6)  
 Weber State 0  
 Mississippi State 2  
   Baylor 2
   Mississippi State 0  
  13  Louisiana-Lafayette 11 3 -
  4  Auburn 12(8) 6 -
4  Auburn 4  
 Tennessee Tech 1  
  4  Auburn 1
   South Alabama 0  
 South Alabama 11
 Chattanooga 1(5)  
  4  Auburn 7 -
Auburn Regional
   South Alabama 4 -  
 Tennessee Tech 8  
 Chattanooga 2  
   South Alabama 9
   Tennessee Tech 3  

Ann Arbor Super Regional

  Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
                                           
3  Michigan 9  
 Oakland 1(6)  
  3  Michigan 9  
   California 1  
 Pittsburgh 3(5)
 California 11  
  3  Michigan 10 -  
Ann Arbor Regional
   Pittsburgh 3 -  
 Oakland 3  
 Pittsburgh 6  
   California 3
   Pittsburgh 6  
  3  Michigan 10 7 -
  14  Georgia 3 6 -
14  Georgia 6  
 Central Connecticut State 1  
  14  Georgia 1(14)
   Western Kentucky 2  
 North Carolina 1
 Western Kentucky 2  
   Western Kentucky 3 0
Athens Regional
  14  Georgia 12(5) 17(5)  
 Central Connecticut State 0  
 North Carolina 8(5)  
  14  Georgia 6
   North Carolina 5  

Tuscaloosa Super Regional

  Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
                                           
11  Oklahoma 8  
 Central Arkansas 0(5)  
  11  Oklahoma 7  
   Texas A&M 5  
 Lehigh 1
 Texas A&M 2  
  11  Oklahoma 2 -  
Norman Regional
   Texas A&M 0 -  
 Central Arkansas 0  
 Lehigh 3  
   Texas A&M 5
   Lehigh 0  
  11  Oklahoma 5 0 3
  6  Alabama 2 2 5
6  Alabama 8  
 Fairfield 0(6)  
  6  Alabama 9
   Washington 0(5)  
 Washington 4
 USC Upstate 1  
  6  Alabama 11 -
Tuscaloosa Regional
   Washington 1 -  
 Fairfield 0(6)  
 USC Upstate 9  
   Washington 9
   USC Upstate 1(5)  

Los Angeles Super Regional

  Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
                                           
7  UCLA 9(5)  
 Cal State Northridge 1  
  7  UCLA 4  
   Texas 1  
 San Diego State 3
 Texas 8  
  7  UCLA 8(6) -  
Los Angeles Regional
   San Diego State 0 -  
 Cal State Northridge 4  
 San Diego State 5  
   Texas 3
   San Diego State 4(9)  
  7  UCLA 7 10 -
  10  Missouri 4 6 -
10  Missouri 7  
 Indiana State 0  
  10  Missouri 5
   Kansas 3  
 Kansas 1
 Louisville 0  
  10  Missouri 7 -
Columbia Regional
   Kansas 6 -  
 Indiana State 2  
 Louisville 1(8)  
   Kansas 2
   Indiana State 0  

Eugene Super Regional

  Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
                                           
15  James Madison 10  
 Binghamton 1(5)  
  15  James Madison 0  
   NC State 2  
 Fordham 5
 NC State 12  
   NC State 2 -  
Harrisonburg Regional
   Fordham 1 -  
 Binghamton 0  
 Fordham 8(5)  
   Fordham 2
  15  James Madison 1  
   NC State 1 3 -
  2  Oregon 6 9 -
2  Oregon 8  
 BYU 0(6)  
  2  Oregon 4
   North Dakota State 3  
 North Dakota State 4
 Fresno State 0  
  2  Oregon 6 -
Eugene Regional
   North Dakota State 1 -  
 BYU 8  
 Fresno State 7  
   BYU 0
   North Dakota State 7  

Women's College World Series

The Women's College World Series was held May 28 through June 3, 2015, in Oklahoma City.

Participants

School Conference Record (Conference) Head Coach WCWS Appearances†
(including 2015 WCWS) 		WCWS Best Finish†* WCWS W-L Record†
(excluding 2015 WCWS)
Alabama SEC 47-13 (17-7) Patrick Murphy 10
(last: 2014) 		1st
(2012) 		16–17
Auburn SEC 54-9 (18-6) Clint Myers 1 – 0–0
Florida SEC 55-6 (18-5) Tim Walton 7
(last: 2014) 		1st
(2014) 		17–11
LSU SEC 50-12 (15-9) Beth Torina 4
(last: 2012) 		3rd
(2004) 		5–6
Michigan Big Ten 56-6 (21-2) Carol Hutchins 11
(last: 2013) 		1st
(2005) 		9–20
Oregon Pac-12 51-6 (21-3) Mike White 4
(last: 2014) 		3rd
(2014) 		5–6
Tennessee SEC 47-15 (15-9) Ralph and Karen Weekly 7
(last: 2013) 		2nd
(2007, 2013) 		15–12
UCLA Pac-12 50-10 (19-5) Kelly Inouye-Perez 26
(last: 2010) 		1st
(1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995*, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2010) 		94–29

Bracket

  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 -  
  4  Auburn 2(9) -  
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  

Championship Game

School Top Batter Stats.
Florida Gators Taylor Schwarz (1B) 1-4 2RBI 2Ks
Michigan Wolverines Sierra Romero (2B) 1-3 RBIs BB
School Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
Florida Gators Lauren Haeger 7.0 5 1 1 1 5 26 30
Michigan Wolverines Haylie Wagner 2.0 4 4 4 0 0 8 12
Michigan Wolverines Megan Betsa 4.0 1 0 0 3 8 13 21

Record by conference

Conference # of Bids Record Win % RF SR WS NS CS NC
Southeastern 11 50-25 .667 9 8 5 3 1 1
Pac-12 7 21-15 .583 6 3 2 – – –
Atlantic Coast 7 12-14 .462 4 2 – – – –
Big Ten 4 13-8 .619 2 1 1 1 1 –
Big 12 4 10-8 .556 3 1 – – – –
Sun Belt 2 5-5 .500 2 1 – – – –
Colonial 2 2-4 .333 – – – – – –
Conference USA 2 4-4 .500 2 – – – – –
Mountain West 2 2-4 .333 1 – – – – –
Other 23 14-46 .233 3 – – – – –

The columns RF, SR, WS, NS, CS, and NC respectively stand for the Regional Finals, Super Regionals, College World Series Teams, National Semi-Finals, Championship Series, and National Champion.

Media coverage

Radio

Westwood One provided nationwide radio coverage of the championship series. It was streamed online at westwoodsports.com and through TuneIn. Kevin Kugler and Leah Amico were once again scheduled to provide the call for Westwood One.[14]

Television

ESPN held exclusive rights to the tournament, with games airing across ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU. Regional and super-regional games were broadcast additionally using SEC Network, ESPN3, and SEC Network Plus. Longhorn Network simulcast coverage of games involving the Texas Longhorns.

Coverage of the tournament was highly viewed; the LSU/Michigan and UCLA/Auburn games drew the largest viewership of the bracket round games, coverage of game 3 of the championship series was seen by 2.27 million viewers, and all three games in the championship series had an average viewership of 1.85 million. Viewership of the Women's College World Series was 31% higher than that of the 2015 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament held later in the month.[15]

Broadcast assignments

Regionals

Super Regionals

  • Ann Arbor: Adam Amin & Amanda Scarborough
  • Knoxville: Sam Gore & Amanda Freed
  • Auburn: Cara Capuano & Leah Amico
  • Eugene: Melissa Lee & Jennie Ritter
  • Tuscaloosa: Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, & Michele Smith
  • Baton Rouge: Pam Ward & Cheri Kempf
  • Gainesville: Mark Neely & Jenny Dalton-Hill
  • Los Angeles: Holly Rowe & Danielle Lawrie

Women's College World Series

  • Adam Amin, Amanda Scarborough, & Laura Rutledge (afternoons)
  • Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith, & Holly Rowe (evenings & championship series)
  • Curt Schilling (championship series)

References

  1. ↑ "Binghamton Softball wins first-ever 2015 America East Tournament". WICZ-TV. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  2. ↑ "Tulsa Softball Falls 1-0 To UCF In AAC Championship". News on 6. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  3. ↑ "Florida State takes ACC Softball Championship title". Collegiate Times. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
  4. ↑ "USC Upstate Stuns Lipscomb, 9-1 to Win A-Sun Softball Tournament Title". WSPA-TV. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  5. ↑ "Sooners Clinch Fourth Straight Big 12 Championship With Win". WSPA-TV. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
  6. ↑ "Senior Day ends with 40th win and share of Big West Title". The Sundial. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
  7. ↑ "Hostra tops JMU softball, 2-1, for CAA Tournament title". Augusta Free Press. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  8. ↑ "Twice as Nice: Dartmouth Repeats as Ivy Softball Champ". Valley News. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
  9. ↑ "'Dogs win Mountain West, earn NCAA berth (video)". The Fresno Bee. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
  10. ↑ "Auburn wins SEC softball tournament title in walk-off fashion". AL.com. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  11. ↑ "Central Arkansas tops NSU for Southland title". The Shreveport Times. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
  12. ↑ "NMSU beats Bakersfield twice to win WAC Tournament title". Las Cruces Sun-News. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  13. ↑ "Dominant pitching by Bull and Thompson fuel BYU's sweep, clinch WCC title outright". Deseret News. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
  14. ↑ "Upcoming Programming: NCAA Softball Championship on Westwood One". Westwood One. Retrieved 2015-05-02.
  15. ↑ "Women's College World Series beats Men's counterpart in ratings". Awful Announcing. Retrieved 28 June 2015.

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