Английская Википедия:2015 NCAA Division I softball tournament
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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.
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1. Florida (50–6)
2. Шаблон:Csb link (46–6)
3. Michigan (51–6)
4. Auburn (49–9)
5. Шаблон:Csb link (44–11)
6. Alabama (42–12)
7. Шаблон:Csb link (45–10)
8. Шаблон:Csb link (42–14)
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9. Шаблон:Csb link (45–12)
10. Шаблон:Csb link (39–14)
11. Шаблон:Csb link (45–7)
12. Шаблон:Csb link (38–17)
13. Louisiana–Lafayette (39–9)
14. Шаблон:Csb link (40–14)
15. Шаблон:Csb link (47–8)
16. Шаблон:Csb link (40–13)
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Regionals and super regionals
The Regionals took place May 14–17. The Eugene Region was held from May 14 through 16. All other regionals were held from May 15 through 17. The super regionals took place from May 21 through 24.
Gainesville Super Regional
Knoxville Super Regional
Baton Rouge Super Regional
Auburn Super Regional
Ann Arbor Super Regional
Tuscaloosa Super Regional
Los Angeles Super Regional
Eugene Super Regional
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) |
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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 |
Шаблон:Csb link | 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 |
Шаблон:Csb link | Pac-12 | 51–6 (21–3) | Mike White | 4 (last: 2014) |
3rd (2014) |
5–6 |
Шаблон:Csb link | SEC | 47–15 (15–9) | Ralph and Karen Weekly | 7 (last: 2013) |
2nd (2007, 2013) |
15–12 |
Шаблон:Csb link | 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
Championship game
School | Top Batter | Stats. |
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Florida | Taylor Schwarz (1B) | 1–4 2RBI 2Ks |
Michigan | Sierra Romero (2B) | 1–3 RBIs BB |
School | Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | AB | BF |
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Florida | Lauren Haeger (W) | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 30 |
Michigan | Haylie Wagner (L) | 2.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 |
Michigan | Megan Betsa | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 21 |
Record by conference
Conference | # of Bids | Record | Win % | Шаблон:Abbr | Шаблон:Abbr | Шаблон:Abbr | Шаблон:Abbr | Шаблон:Abbr | Шаблон:Abbr |
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Southeastern | 11 | 50–25 | Шаблон:Winpct | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Big Ten | 4 | 13–8 | Шаблон:Winpct | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Шаблон:Sort |
Pac-12 | 7 | 21–15 | Шаблон:Winpct | 6 | 3 | 2 | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort |
Atlantic Coast | 7 | 12–14 | Шаблон:Winpct | 4 | 2 | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort |
Big 12 | 4 | 10–8 | Шаблон:Winpct | 3 | 1 | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort |
Sun Belt | 2 | 5–5 | Шаблон:Winpct | 2 | 1 | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort |
Colonial | 2 | 2–4 | Шаблон:Winpct | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort |
Conference USA | 2 | 4–4 | Шаблон:Winpct | 2 | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort |
Mountain West | 2 | 2–4 | Шаблон:Winpct | 1 | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort |
Other | 23 | 14–46 | Шаблон:Winpct | 3 | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort |
The columns RF, SR, WS, NS, CS, and NC respectively stand for the regional finals, super regionals, College World Series teams, national semifinals, 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 provided the call for Westwood One.[15]
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.[16]
Broadcast assignments
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- Ann Arbor: Adam Amin & Amanda Scarborough
- Athens: Kaleb Frady & Maya Branch
- Auburn: Jennie Ritter & Melissa Lee
- Baton Rouge: Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, & Michele Smith
- Columbia: Ben Arnet & Ashley Moore
- Gainesville: Jonathan Yardley & Jenny Dalton-Hill
- Knoxville: Sam Gore & Amanda Freed
- Lafayette: Pam Ward & Cheri Kempf
- Los Angeles: Holly Rowe & Danielle Lawrie
- Norman: Thad Anderson & Carol Bruggeman
- Tallahassee: Jonathan Schillace, Karleigh Rafter or Robin Ahrberg
- Tuscaloosa: Cara Capuano & Leah Amico
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- 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
External links
- Women's College World Series 2015 official home page
- Women's College World Series 2015 official bracket
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