The 2015 Southern Conference softball tournament was held at Jim Frost Stadium on the campus of Chattanooga University in Chattanooga, Tennessee, from May 6 through May 9, 2015. Chattanooga won their eight tournament championship and earned the SoCon's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I softball tournament. The Championship game was broadcast on ESPN3 while all other games were broadcast on the SoCon Digital Network.[1]
| Teams | 7 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site |
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| Champions | Chattanooga (13th title) |
| Winning coach | Frank Reed (8th title) |
| MVP | Anyssa Robles (Chattanooga) |
Format
editThe SoCon Tournament takes the top 7 teams and places them in a double elimination tournament, up until the championship. Seed 1 gets a bye to the 2nd Round. The championship game is played with a winner-take-all single game format. Jason Patterson and Phil Cox will call all the games for the SoCon Digital Network. Darren Goldwater and Stephanie Cushing will call the championship for ESPN3.[2][3]
Tournament
edit| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Chattanooga | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Western Carolina | 4(10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Furman | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Western Carolina | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Chattanooga | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Mercer | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Samford | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | East Tennessee State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Samford | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Mercer | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Mercer | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | UNC Greensboro | 0(6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Chattanooga | 3 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Mercer | 1 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Western Carolina | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | UNC Greensboro | 5 | 6 | UNC Greensboro | 1 | 3 | Mercer | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | East Tennessee State | 2 | 5 | Western Carolina | 2 | 4 | Furman | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Furman | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Samford | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Furman | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "2015 NCAA Softball Conference Championship Week Premier". Eye on Sky and Air Sports. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- ^ "2015 SoCon Softball Championship Bracket" (PDF). soconsports.com. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- ^ "SoCon Softball bracket announced". WMAZ. Retrieved May 4, 2015.[permanent dead link]