The 2021 Summit League softball tournament took place from May 12-15, 2022. The top six regular-season finishers of the league's seven teams met in the double-elimination tournament at Tharaldson Park on the campus of North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota.
North Dakota State were the defending champions,[2] since the 2020 season was cancelled midway through due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] South Dakota State won the tournament after beating Omaha in the final game. This was the Jacks' first Summit League title,[4] and earned the league's automatic berth to the 2021 NCAA Division I softball tournament.
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site |
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| Champions | South Dakota State (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Omaha |
| Winning coach | Krista Wood (1st title) |
| MVP | Jocelyn Carrillo (South Dakota State) |
| Television | MidcoSN |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State †‡y | 21 | – | 1 | .955 | 43 | – | 8 | .843 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Omaha | 12 | – | 11 | .522 | 20 | – | 28 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 11 | – | 12 | .478 | 16 | – | 29 | .356 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas City | 11 | – | 13 | .458 | 29 | – | 26 | .527 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 13 | – | 38 | .255 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 8 | – | 14 | .364 | 17 | – | 33 | .340 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 16 | – | 29 | .356 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of December 7, 2022[1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 and the rest of the tournament as a double-elimination.
Schedule
edit| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | Location | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round – Wednesday, May 12 | ||||||
| 1 | 3:00 PM | #5 South Dakota 2 vs. #4 Kansas City 10 | MidcoSN | Tharaldson Park | ||
| 2 | 5:30 PM | #3 North Dakota State 5 vs.(10) #6 North Dakota 6[5] | MidcoSN | Tharaldson Park | ||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 13 | ||||||
| 3 | 12:00 PM | #1 South Dakota State 2 vs. #4 Kansas City 4 | MidcoSN | Tharaldson Park | ||
| 4 | 2:30 PM | #2 Omaha 5 vs. #6 North Dakota 0 | MidcoSN | Tharaldson Park | ||
| 5 | 5:00 PM | #1 South Dakota State 1 vs. #6 North Dakota 0[6][7] | MidcoSN | Tharaldson Park | ||
| Semifinals – Friday, May 14 | ||||||
| 6 | 1:00 PM | #2 Omaha 2 vs. #4 Kansas City 0 | MidcoSN | Tharaldson Park | ||
| 7 | 3:30 PM | #1 South Dakota State 7 vs. #4 Kansas City 0 | MidcoSN | Tharaldson Park | ||
| Finals – Saturday, May 15 | ||||||
| 8 | 1:00 PM | #1 South Dakota State 9 vs. #2 Omaha 0 | MidcoSN | Tharaldson Park | ||
| 9 | 3:15 PM | #1 South Dakota State 4 vs. #2 Omaha 2 | MidcoSN | Tharaldson Park | ||
| *Game times in CDT. # - Rankings denote tournament seed. Reference:[8][9][10] | ||||||
All-Tournament Team
editThe following players were named to the All-Tournament Team:[11]
| Player | School |
|---|---|
| Jocelyn Carrillo (MVP) | South Dakota State |
| Kelsey Lenox | |
| Tori Kniesche | |
| Rozelyn Carrillo | |
| Grace Glanzer | |
| Jamie White | Omaha |
| Taylor Johnson | |
| Lynsey Tucker | |
| Kamryn Meyer | |
| Faith Willis | Kansas City |
| Sydney McQuinn | |
| Mia Hoveland | |
| Mariah Peters | North Dakota |
| Jannay Jones | |
| Ciara Jensen | North Dakota State |
| Jadyn DeWitte | South Dakota |
References
edit- ^ "The Summit League Softball Standings". TheSummitLeague.org. The Summit League. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ^ "North Dakota State projected to win 2021 Softball title". The Summit League. February 9, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ "Summit League cancels all spring sports competitions". The Summit League. March 12, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ "Jacked up: After record-setting season, South Dakota State softball confident heading into first NCAA tournament". argusleader.com. Sioux Falls Argus Leader. May 20, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ "College softball:UND knocks NDSU out of Summit League tournament". inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. May 12, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ "SDSU softball knocks UND out of Summit League tournament". inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ "Softball: South Dakota State survives first day of Summit League tournament". argusleader.com. Sioux Falls Argus Leader. May 13, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ "2021 SummitSB Championship Bracket Set". The Summit League. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ "2021 Softball Schedule". North Dakota State Bison (Host). Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ "2021 Softball Schedule". South Dakota State Jackrabbits. January 16, 2023.
- ^ "Top-seeded Jackrabbits claim first #SummitSB Championship trophy". The Summit League. May 15, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2023.