The 2019 Summit League softball tournament took place from May 8–11, 2019. The top six regular-season finishers of the league's seven teams met in the double-elimination tournament at the Ellig Sports Complex on the campus of North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota.
North Dakota State was the defending champion, and successfully defended their title following their defeat of second-seeded South Dakota in the final round. This was the tenth Summit League title for the Bison, who earned the Summit League's automatic berth to the 2019 NCAA Division I softball tournament with the tournament title.[2]
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| Teams | 6 |
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| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site |
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| Champions | North Dakota State (10th title) |
| Runner-up | South Dakota |
| Winning coach | Darren Mueller (10th title) |
| MVP | Paige Vargas (North Dakota State) |
| Television | MidcoSN |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State †‡y | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 42 | – | 16 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 33 | – | 28 | .541 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 20 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 37 | – | 19 | .661 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 22 | – | 34 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 10 | – | 39 | .204 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Omaha | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 4 | – | 43 | .085 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 14, 2019[1] Rankings from NFCA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format and Seeding
editThe top six teams from the regular season were seeded one through six based on conference record during the league regular season. The tournament played out as a modified double-elimination tournament, with the bottom four seeds playing each other in the single-elimination first round. The remaining rounds of the tournament were double-elimination.
Schedule
edit| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | Location | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round – Wednesday, May 8 | ||||||
| 1 | 3:00 PM | #4 South Dakota State 4 vs. #5 North Dakota 2 | MidcoSN | Tharaldson Park | ||
| 2 | 5:30 PM | #3 Western Illinois 5 vs.(8) #6 Purdue Fort Wayne 7 | MidcoSN | Tharaldson Park | ||
| Quarterfinals - Thursday, May 9 | ||||||
| 3 | 12:00 PM | #1 North Dakota State 6 vs. #4 South Dakota State 3 | MidcoSN | Tharaldson Park | ||
| 4 | 2:30 PM | #2 South Dakota 5 vs. #6 Purdue Fort Wayne 1 | MidcoSN | Tharaldson Park | ||
| 5 | 5:00 PM | #4 South Dakota State 7 vs. #6 Purdue Fort Wayne 6 | MidcoSN | Tharaldson Park | ||
| Semifinals - Friday, May 10 | ||||||
| 6 | 12:00 PM | #1 North Dakota State 1 vs. #2 South Dakota 10 | MidcoSN | Tharaldson Park | ||
| 7 | 2:30 PM | #1 North Dakota State 6 vs. #4 South Dakota State 3 | MidcoSN | Tharaldson Park | ||
| Finals - Saturday, May 11 | ||||||
| 8 | 1:00 PM | #1 North Dakota State 6 vs. #2 South Dakota 0 | MidcoSN | Tharaldson Park | ||
| 9 | 3:30 PM | #1 North Dakota State 3 vs. #2 South Dakota 1 | MidcoSN | Tharaldson Park | ||
| *Game times in CDT. # - Rankings denote tournament seed. Reference:[3][4] | ||||||
All-Tournament Team
editThe following players were named to the All-Tournament Team:[5]
| Player | School |
|---|---|
| Paige Vargas (MVP) | North Dakota State |
| Madyson Camacho | |
| Maddie Hansen | |
| Katie Shoultz | |
| Vanessa Anderson | |
| Jessica Rogers | South Dakota |
| Alyssa Rogers | |
| Dustie Durham | |
| Alexis Devers | |
| Mallory McQuistan | South Dakota State |
| Kendra Conard | |
| Julia Andersen | |
| Lauren Watson | Purdue Fort Wayne |
| Abby Baez | |
| Jailene Carpio | North Dakota |
| Payton Abbott | Western Illinois |
References
edit- ^ "The Summit League Softball Standings". TheSummitLeague.org. The Summit League. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- ^ "Division I softball website picks NDSU 29th best program". inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. September 8, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ "Summit League Softball Championship Bracket Announced". The Summit League. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ "2019 Softball Schedule". North Dakota State Bison (Host). Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ "North Dakota State Takes Two on Saturday, Wins Sixth Straight Tournament Title". The Summit League. May 11, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2023.