2014 NCAA Division I
softball tournament
Teams64
Finals site
ChampionsFlorida (1st title)
Runner-upAlabama (9th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coachTim Walton (1st title)
MOPHannah Rogers (Florida)

The 2014 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held from May 15 through June 5, 2014 as the final part of the 2014 NCAA Division I softball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 293 teams on May 11, 2014. 32 teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and 32 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Softball Selection Committee. The tournament culminated with eight teams playing in the 2014 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.[1]

New to the tournament

This season the number of automatic bids increased from 31 to 32. The change occurred after the original Big East Conference split along football lines into a new non-football Big East Conference and the football-sponsoring American Athletic Conference. Also new this season was the WCC, which began sponsoring softball after the Pacific Tigers returned to the conference.[2] The WCC replaced the Pacific Coast Softball Conference, which dissolved after all its members joined either the WCC or the WAC.

Automatic bids

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

Conference School
American Louisville[3]
ACC Florida State[4]
America East Albany
Atlantic 10 Fordham
Atlantic Sun Stetson[5]
Big 12 Oklahoma[6]
Big East DePaul[7]
Big Sky Southern Utah[8]
Big South Charleston Southern
Big Ten Minnesota[9]
Big West Long Beach State[10]
Colonial James Madison[11]
Conference USA Tulsa[12]
Horizon Green Bay[13]
Ivy Dartmouth[14]
Mid-American Ohio[15]
Metro Atlantic Iona
Mid-Eastern Florida A&M[16]
Missouri Valley Bradley[17]
Mountain West San Diego State[18]
Northeast Bryant[19]
Ohio Valley SIU Edwardsville[20]
Pac–12 Oregon[21]
Patriot Boston University[22]
SEC Georgia[23]
Southern Chattanooga[24]
Southland Northwestern State
SWAC Texas Southern
Summit North Dakota State
Sun Belt Louisiana–Lafayette[25]
WAC Utah Valley[26]
WCC BYU[27]

National seeds

Teams in italics advanced to super regionals. Teams in bold advanced to Women's College World Series.

  1. Oregon
  2. Alabama
  3. UCLA
  4. Georgia
  5. Florida
  6. Louisiana–Lafayette
  7. Oklahoma
  8. Florida State
  9. Arizona State
  10. Tennessee
  11. Arizona
  12. Washington
  13. Baylor
  14. Kentucky
  15. Missouri
  16. Minnesota

Regionals and super regionals

The Regionals took place May 15–18 with Seattle being May 15–17 and all other regionals May 16–18. The super regionals took place from May 22–25.

Eugene Super Regional

First round Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals
               
1 Oregon 12
Utah Valley 1 5
1 Oregon 6
Wisconsin 1
Albany 0
Wisconsin 1
1 Oregon 6 —
Eugene Regional
Wisconsin 0 —
Utah Valley 3
Albany 4
Albany 4
Wisconsin 8
1 Oregon 10 6 —
16 Minnesota 26 2 —
16 Minnesota 10
Green Bay 1 5
16 Minnesota 4
North Dakota State 1 10
North Dakota State 5
Auburn 2
16 Minnesota 3 8
Minneapolis Regional
Auburn 4 8 6
Green Bay 1
Auburn 9 5
Auburn 1
North Dakota State 0

Tallahassee Super Regional

First round Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals
               
9 Arizona State 8
Dartmouth 0 5
9 Arizona State 4
Michigan 1
San Diego State 7
Michigan 8 9
9 Arizona State 3 4
Tempe Regional
Michigan 4 5
Dartmouth 0
San Diego State 8 6
San Diego State 1
Michigan 9 6
Michigan 17 0 2
8 Florida State 3 6 6 4
8 Florida State 6
Fordham 1
8 Florida State 2
South Florida 0 11
South Florida 6
South Carolina 0
8 Florida State 2 —
Tallahassee Regional
South Florida 1 —
Fordham 4
South Carolina 5
South Carolina 2
South Florida 3

Gainesville Super Regional

Round 1 Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals
               
5 Florida 8
Florida A&M 0 5
5 Florida 14
Stetson 0 6
Stetson 6
UCF 4
5 Florida 7 —
Gainesville Regional
UCF 0 —
Florida A&M 1
UCF 2
UCF 6
Stetson 4
5 Florida 9 3 8
12 Washington 0 5 4 0 5
12 Washington 8
Iona 0 6
12 Washington 9
BYU 0 5
BYU 7
Northwestern 2
12 Washington 9 —
Seattle Regional
Northwestern 0 5 —
Iona 4
Northwestern 14 6
Northwestern 8
BYU 3

Athens Super Regional

Round 1 Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals
               
13 Baylor 6
Northwestern State 1
13 Baylor 2
Tulsa 1
Houston 1
Tulsa 2
13 Baylor 0 3
Waco Regional
Tulsa 1 11 1
Northwestern State 6
Houston 7
Houston 6
Tulsa 10
13 Baylor 9 6 —
4 Georgia 1 6 3 —
4 Georgia 9
Chattanooga 0 5
4 Georgia 4
NC State 5
UAB 0
NC State 4
NC State 1 0
Athens Regional
4 Georgia 9 8 5
Chattanooga 2
UAB 9
UAB 0
4 Georgia 3

Los Angeles Super Regional

Round 1 Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals
               
3 UCLA 8
Southern Utah 0 6
3 UCLA 7
Notre Dame 0
Long Beach State 0
Notre Dame 8 6
3 UCLA 1 —
Los Angeles Regional
Notre Dame 0 —
Southern Utah 6
Long Beach State 9
Long Beach State 1
Notre Dame 10
3 UCLA 6 3 1
14 Kentucky 4 7 7
14 Kentucky 6
Ohio 1
14 Kentucky 2
James Madison 1
DePaul 1
James Madison 6
14 Kentucky 1 10
Lexington Regional
DePaul 2 10 1 5
Ohio 1
DePaul 5
DePaul 4
James Madison 3

Lafayette Super Regional

Round 1 Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals
               
11 Arizona 9
Boston University 6
11 Arizona 9
LSU 8
Louisville 9
LSU 13
11 Arizona 13 —
Tucson Regional
LSU 5 5 —
Boston University 8
Louisville 3
Boston University 3
LSU 8
11 Arizona 3 1 —
6 Louisiana–Lafayette 5 7 —
6 Louisiana–Lafayette 7
Texas Southern 4
6 Louisiana–Lafayette 3
Texas 2
Mississippi State 0
Texas 1
6 Louisiana–Lafayette 10 —
Lafayette Regional
Texas 2 —
Texas Southern 3
Mississippi State 5
Mississippi State 3
Texas 4

Norman Super Regional

Round 1 Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals
               
7 Oklahoma 14
Bryant 4 5
7 Oklahoma 9
Texas A&M 8
Hofstra 6
Texas A&M 7
7 Oklahoma 11 —
Norman Regional
Texas A&M 6 —
Bryant 6
Hofstra 10
Hofstra 0
Texas A&M 7
7 Oklahoma 8 0 8
10 Tennessee 1 4 2
10 Tennessee 12
Charleston Southern 3 5
10 Tennessee 12
Virginia Tech 0 5
Virginia Tech 4
Lipscomb 3
10 Tennessee 2 —
Knoxville Regional
Lipscomb 0 —
Charleston Southern 2
Lipscomb 4
Lipscomb 12
Virginia Tech 3

Tuscaloosa Super Regional

Round 1 Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals
               
15 Missouri 6
Bradley 5 8
15 Missouri 6
Kansas 3
Kansas 3
Nebraska 1
15 Missouri 4 1
Columbia Regional
Nebraska 11 8
Bradley 0
Nebraska 9 5
Nebraska 2
Kansas 1
Nebraska 5 1 —
2 Alabama 6 12 2 —
2 Alabama 13
SIU Edwardsville 3 5
2 Alabama 7
USC Upstate 1
USC Upstate 5
South Alabama 3
2 Alabama 3 —
Tuscaloosa Regional
South Alabama 0 —
SIU Edwardsville 1
South Alabama 5
South Alabama 5
USC Upstate 0

Women's College World Series

The Women's College World Series was held May 29 through June 4, 2014 in Oklahoma City.

Participants

School Conference Record (conference) Head coach WCWS appearances†
(including 2014 WCWS) 		WCWS best finish† WCWS W–L record†
(excluding 2014 WCWS)
Alabama SEC 50–11 (19–5) Patrick Murphy 9
(last: 2012)		 1st
(2012)		 13–15
Baylor Big 12 47–14 (13–5) Glenn Moore 3
(last 2011)		 3rd
(2011)		 3–4
Florida SEC 49–12 (15–9) Tim Walton 6
(last 2013)		 2nd
(2009, 2011)		 12–11
Florida State ACC 54–7 (24–3) Lonni Alameda 8
(last 2004)		 3rd
(2002)		 6–14
Kentucky SEC 47–18 (13–11) Rachel Lawson 1 — —
Louisiana–Lafayette Sun Belt 49–8–1 (19–1) Michael Lotief 6
(last 2008)		 3rd
(1993)		 6–10
Oklahoma Big 12 50-11 (16-2) Patty Gasso 9
(last 2013)		 1st
(2000, 2013)		 16–12
Oregon Pac-12 54–7–1 (20–3–1) Mike White 3
(last 2012)		 5th
(1989, 2012)		 2–4

Bracket

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

Championship game

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School Top Batter Stats.
Florida Kristi Merritt (CF) 1-4 3RBIs HR
Alabama Kaila Hunt (2B) 2-4 2RBIs HR 3B K
School Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
Florida Lauren Haeger 3.0 5 2 2 0 1 15 15
Florida Delanie Gourley (W) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 7 8
Florida Hannah Rogers (SV) 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 8 8
Alabama Jackie Traina (L) 1.1 6 5 5 1 0 10 11
Alabama Sydney Littlejohn 4.2 6 1 0 1 1 20 21

Media coverage

Radio

Westwood One provided nationwide radio coverage of the championship series, which was streamed online at westwoodsports.com and through TuneIn. Kevin Kugler and Leah Amico provided the call for Westwood One.[30]

Television

ESPN carried every game from the Women's College World Series across the ESPN Networks (ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU). The ESPN Networks also carried select regional matches and every super regional match utilizing ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3. Outside of the ESPN Networks Regional matches, Pac-12 Network picked up all Oregon matches in the Eugene region and BTN picked up the Sunday championship games in the Minneapolis Region.

Broadcast assignments

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