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.

2014 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsOklahoma
Tournament
Women's College World Series
ChampionsFlorida (1st title)
Runners-upAlabama (9th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachTim Walton (1st title)
WCWS MOPHannah Rogers (Florida)
Seasons

Conference standings
2014 American Athletic Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UCF  ‍†‍‍y 15–3 .833  43–18 .705
South Florida  ‍‍‍y 13–5 .722  43–17 .717
Louisville  ‍‍‡‍y 14–7 .667  36–22 .621
Houston  ‍‍‍y 13–8 .619  33–23 .589
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 9–9 .500  28–19 .596
Temple  ‍‍‍ 5–13 .278  15–30 .333
Memphis  ‍‍‍ 5–15 .250  23–33 .411
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 3–17 .150  13–38 .255
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 18, 2014[1]; Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches
2014 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 5 Oklahoma ‍†‍‍y 16–2–0 .889  51–13–0 .797
No. 4 Baylor ‍‍‍y 13–5–0 .722  49–16–0 .754
Texas ‍‍‍y 12–6–0 .667  35–23–0 .603
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 8–10–0 .444  35–19–0 .648
Kansas ‍‍‍y 7–11–0 .389  34–23–0 .596
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 5–13–0 .278  26–28–0 .481
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 2–16–0 .111  23–31–1 .427
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from NFCA [2]
2014 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 10 Michigan  ‍†‍‍y 18–5 .783  47–15 .758
No. 16 Nebraska  ‍‍‍y 18–5 .783  44–18 .710
No. 15 Minnesota  ‍‍‡‍y 16–6 .727  44–12 .786
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍y 14–7 .667  36–20 .643
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 14–9 .609  35–18 .660
Ohio State  ‍‍‍y 13–10 .565  30–25 .545
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 13–10 .565  27–28 .491
Iowa  ‍‍‍y 9–14 .391  16–30 .348
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 7–16 .304  24–26 .480
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 5–18 .217  17–39 .304
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 5–18 .217  14–35 .286
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 4–19 .174  12–37 .245
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 25, 2014[3]; Rankings from NFCA
2014 Ohio Valley Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Jacksonville State  ‍‍‍ 22–5 .815  40–15 .727
Eastern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 15–10 .600  29–22 .569
Tennessee Tech  ‍‍‍ 15–15 .500  25–24 .510
Morehead State +  ‍‍‍ 9–16 .360  15–36 .294
Belmont  ‍‍‍ 7–19 .269  13–36 .265
Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 6–20 .231  18–38 .321
West
SIU Edwardsville ‡  ‍‍‍ 19–5 .792  30–23 .566
Eastern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 17–7 .708  38–17 .691
Murray State  ‍‍‍ 16–9 .640  32–23 .582
Tennessee–Martin +  ‍‍‍ 14–10 .583  27–27 .500
Austin Peay  ‍‍‍ 8–18 .308  20–32 .385
Southeast Missouri St.  ‍‍‍ 3–20 .130  11–34 .244
‡ – OVC Tournament champion
As of May 17, 2014[4]; Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches; + = Also 1 non=conf. tie
2014 Southeastern Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Alabama ‍†‍‍ 19–5 .792  53–13 .803
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 17–7 .708  46–12 .793
Florida  ‍‍‍ 15–9 .625  55–12 .821
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 15–9 .625  49–15 .766
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 15–9 .625  43–18 .705
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 13–11 .542  50–19 .725
LSU  ‍‍‍ 13–11 .542  38–24 .613
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 11–13 .458  42–19 .689
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 11–13 .458  36–22 .621
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 10–14 .417  39–21 .650
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 9–15 .375  37–22 .627
Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 5–19 .208  27–28 .491
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 3–21 .125  22–31 .415
As of Oct 01, 2014[5]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll
2014 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
McNeese State **  ‍‍‍ 20–6–0 .769  40–17–0 .702
Northwestern State ‡  ‍‍‍ 15–10–0 .600  30–22–0 .577
Sam Houston  ‍‍‍ 15–11–0 .577  27–27–0 .500
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 14–11–0 .560  26–27–0 .491
Houston Baptist  ‍‍‍ 14–13–0 .519  22–28–0 .440
Central Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 13–13–0 .500  25–34–0 .424
Abilene Christian*  ‍‍‍ 10–10–0 .500  21–28–0 .429
Lamar  ‍‍‍ 12–14–0 .462  20–30–0 .400
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍ 11–15–0 .423  16–36–0 .308
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 10–17–0 .370  19–29–0 .396
Nicholls  ‍‍‍ 9–16–0 .360  19–34–0 .358
Incarnate Word*  ‍‍‍ 7–14–0 .333  21–31–0 .404
‡ – SLC Tournament Champion
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
**Southland Tournament #1 seed champion
As of May 4, 2014[6]; Rankings from USA Today/NFCA Coaches
2014 Sun Belt Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 8 Louisiana–Lafayette  ‍†‍‡‍y 19–1–0 .950  49–10–1 .825
No. 23 South Alabama ‍‍‍y 15–6–0 .714  42–14–0 .750
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 12–9–0 .571  30–26–0 .536
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 11–10–0 .524  33–24–1 .578
Texas State  ‍‍‍ 9–12–0 .429  26–30–0 .464
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 6–14–0 .300  25–27–0 .481
Troy  ‍‍‍ 5–13–0 .278  22–30–2 .426
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍ 4–16–0 .200  21–33–0 .389
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of March 4, 2019[7]; 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.[8]

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                           
1 Oregon 3  
8 Florida State 0  
  1 Oregon 0  
  5 Florida 4  
5 Florida 11
13 Baylor 0 5  
  5 Florida 6 —  
  13 Baylor 3 —  
8 Florida State 2  
13 Baylor 7  
  14 Kentucky 7 8
  13 Baylor 8  
  5 Florida 5 6 —
  2 Alabama 0 3 —
14 Kentucky 4  
6 Louisiana–Lafayette 1  
  14 Kentucky 0
  2 Alabama 2  
7 Oklahoma 2
2 Alabama 6  
  2 Alabama 2 —
  1 Oregon 0 —  
6 Louisiana–Lafayette 1  
7 Oklahoma 3  
  1 Oregon 4
  7 Oklahoma 2  

Season Leaders

BATTING

BATTING AVERAGE: .493 - Courtney Ceo, Oregon Ducks

RBIs: 83 - Maddie O'Brien, FSU Seminoles

HOME RUNS: 25 - Alex Hugo, Georgia Bulldogs

PITCHING

WINS: 38-7 - Lacey Waldrop, FSU Seminoles

ERA: 0.94 (26 ER/192.1 IP) Hannah Campbell, South Alabama Jaguars

STRIKEOUTS: 354, Aimee Creger, Tulsa Hurricanes

Records

[9]

JUNIOR CLASS DOUBLES: 28 - Emilee Koerner, Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Awards

Lacey Waldrop, FSU Seminoles[10]

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

Madison Shipman, Tennessee Lady Vols[11]

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

All America Teams

The following players were members of the All-American Teams.[12]

FIRST TEAM

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PLacey WaldropJR.FSU Seminoles
Cheridan HawkinsSO.Oregon Ducks
Jaclyn TrainaSR.Alabama Crimson Tide
CTaylor EdwardsSR.Nebraska Cornhuskers
1BHallie WilsonJR.Arizona Wildcats
2BAlex HugoSO.Georgia Bulldogs
3BCourtney CeoSR.Oregon Ducks
SSSierra RomeroSO.Michigan Wolverines
OFHaylie McCleneySO.Alabama Crimson Tide
Branndi MeleroJR.Auburn Tigers
Victoria HaywardSR.Washington Huskies
UTAlly CardaJR.UCLA Bruins
Stephany LaRosaJR.UCLA Bruins
AT-LMaddie O'BrienJR.FSU Seminoles
Madison ShipmanSR.Tennessee Lady Vols
Kelsey StewartSO.Florida Gators
Whitney CanionSR.Baylor Bears
Shelby PendleyJR.Oklahoma Sooners

SECOND TEAM

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PChelsea WilkinsonSO.Georgia Bulldogs
Dallas EscobedoSR.Arizona State Sun Devils
Sara MoultonSR.Minnesota Golden Gophers
Christina HamiltonJR.ULL Ragin' Cajuns
CAmber FreemanJR.Arizona State Sun Devils
1BMicaela ArizmendiSO.Notre Dame Fighting Irish
2BHannah FlippenFR.Utah Utes
3BKaitlyn RichardsonJR.Minnesota Golden Gophers
SSJill BarrettSR.Tulsa Hurricanes
OFJanie TakedaJR.Oregon Ducks
Jennifer GilbertSR.Ball State Cardinals
Karley WesterFR.Notre Dame Fighting Irish
UTJailyn FordSO.James Madison Dukes
Sahvanna JaquishFR.LSU Tigers
AT-LKirsten VerdunSR.DePaul Blue Demons
Kasey CooperFR.Auburn Tigers
Annie AldreteFR.Tennessee Lady Vols
Haylie WagnerJR.Michigan Wolverines

THIRD TEAM

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PSara NevinsSR.USF Bulls
Aimee CregerSR.Tulsa Hurricanes
Hannah CampbellSR.South Alabama Jaguars
CLexie ElkinsSO.ULL Ragin' Cajuns
1BMelanie FagalySR.Washington Huskies
2BEmily CarosoneSO.Auburn Tigers
3BMissy TaukeiahoSO.Cal State Fullerton Titans
SSKellie FoxJR.Arizona Wildcats
OFEmilee KoernerJR.Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Taylor GadboisSO.Missouri Tigers
Lindsey StephensSO.Texas Longhorns
UTTatum EdwardsSR.Nebraska Cornhuskers
Kylee LahnersJR.Washington Huskies
AT-LLauren ChamberlainJR.Oklahoma Sooners
Shellie RobinsonJR.USC Upstate Spartans
Cassie TysarczykJR.Texas A&M Aggies
Meredith OwenSR.Stetson Hatters

References
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  2. "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 196–197. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  3. "Big Ten Softball Standings". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  4. "Softball" (PDF). Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
  5. "Softball". ESPN. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  6. "Southland Softball" (PDF). Southland Conference. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  7. "Softball". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  8. "2014 Women's College World Series". Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  9. "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
  10. "Player of The Year". Teamusa.org. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  11. "PAST HONDA SPORTS AWARD WINNERS FOR SOFTBALL". Collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
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