Atlantic 10 Conference softball tournament

Atlantic 10 Conference softball tournament
Atlantic 10 Conference softball tournament
Conference softball championship
Sport	Softball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Number of teams	6
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Current stadium	Bahoshy Softball Complex
Current location	Bronx, NY
Played	1983–present
Last contest	2024
Current champion	Dayton
Most championships	UMass (23)
Host stadiums
	Sortino Field (2000, 2003–2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2015–2016, 2019); URI Softball Complex (1988, 1997–1998, 2002); Tech Softball Park (1999); Patriots Park (1991–1994); Rutgers Softball Complex (1983–1984, 1986, 1989); Nittany Lion Field (1983, 1985, 1987)
Host locations
	Amherst, MA (1990, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2003–2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2015–2016, 2019); Kingston, RI (1988, 1997–1998, 2002); Blacksburg, VA(1999); Allentown, PA (1991–1994); Piscataway, NJ (1983–1984, 1986, 1989); State College, PA (1983, 1985, 1987)

The Atlantic 10 Conference softball tournament (sometimes known simply as the Atlantic 10 Tournament) is the conference championship tournament in college softball for the Atlantic 10 Conference. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I softball tournament.^[1]

Tournament

The top six regular season finishers compete in the double-elimination tournament.

History

In its initial format in 1983, the six team tournament included a single bye for the top two seeds. For the second year and lasting through 2006, only four teams qualified, and they played a true double-elimination tournament. With the addition of a tenth team to the league in 2007, the field was expanded again to six, and the original format reinstated. After the 2020 season was canceled, the 2021 Tournament used a four-team field and bracket and the six team format returned in 2022.

Champions

Year-by-year

Year	School	Venue	Most Outstanding Player	Most Outstanding Pitcher
1983	Penn State	Nittany Lion Field • State College, PA and Rutgers Softball Complex • Piscataway, NJ	None
1984	Rutgers	Rutgers Softball Complex • Piscataway, NJ	None
1985	Penn State	Nittany Lion Field • State College, PA	Geri Saya, Penn State	Kim Gogol, Penn State
1986	UMass	Rutgers Softball Complex • Piscataway, NJ	Carol Frattaroli, UMass	Lynn Stockley, UMass
1987	UMass	Nittany Lion Field • State College, PA	Carol Frattaroli, UMass	Lisa Rever, UMass
1988	Penn State	URI Softball Complex • Kingston, RI	Nan Sichler, Penn State	Cathy Kaminski, Penn State
1989	UMass	Rutgers Softball Complex • Piscataway, NJ	Barbara Meehan, UMass	Holly Aprile, UMass
1990^[a]	UMass/Temple	Amherst, MA	Holly Aprile, UMass	Kelly McCarthy, Temple
1991	UMass	Patriots Park • Allentown, PA	Sherri Kuchinskas, UMass	Darlene Claffey, UMass
1992	UMass	Patriots Park • Allentown, PA	Sherri Kuchinskas, UMass	Holly Aprile, UMass
1993	UMass	Patriots Park • Allentown, PA	Sherri Kuchinskas, UMass	Darlene Claffey, UMass
1994	Rutgers	Patriots Park • Allentown, PA	Michelle Nikolayew, Rutgers	Meg Knudsen, Rutgers
1995	UMass	Amherst, MA	Sam Cardenas, UMass	Kelly Daut, UMass
1996	UMass	Amherst, MA	Danielle Henderson, UMass	None
1997	UMass	URI Softball Complex • Kingston, RI	Danielle Henderson, UMass
1998	UMass	URI Softball Complex • Kingston, RI	Danielle Henderson, UMass
1999	UMass	Tech Softball Park • Blacksburg, VA	Danielle Henderson, UMass
2000	UMass	UMass Softball Complex • Amherst, MA	Teri Rooney, UMass
2001	UMass	Dayton, OH	Gwen Rack, Rhode Island
2002	UMass	URI Softball Complex • Kingston, RI	Kaila Holtz, UMass
2003	UMass	UMass Softball Complex • Amherst, MA	Emily Robustelli, UMass
2004	Temple	UMass Softball Complex • Amherst, MA	Richelle Villescas, Temple
2005	UMass	Bahoshy Softball Complex • Bronx, NY	Jenna Busa, UMass
2006	UMass	Philadelphia, PA	Brandice Balschmiter, UMass
2007	UMass	UMass Softball Complex • Amherst, MA	Brandice Balschmiter, UMass
2008	UMass	Sue M. Daughtridge Stadium • Charlotte, NC	Brandice Balschmiter, UMass
2009	UMass	Bahoshy Softball Complex • Bronx, NY	Brandice Balschmiter, UMass
2010	UMass	UMass Softball Complex • Amherst, MA	Sarah Reeves, UMass
2011	Fordam	Sue M. Daughtridge Stadium • Charlotte, NC	Jen Mineau, Fordham
2012	UMass	Billiken Sports Center • St. Louis, MO	Sara Plourde, UMass
2013	Fordam	Sortino Field • Amherst, MA	Paige Ortiz, UMass
2014	Fordam	Bahoshy Softball Complex • Bronx, NY	Michele Daubman, Fordham
2015	Fordam	Sortino Field • Amherst, MA	Rachel Gillen, Fordham
2016	Fordam	Sortino Field • Amherst, MA	Rachel Gillen, Fordham
2017	Fordam	George Mason Softball Complex • Fairfax, VA	Meg Colleran, Fordham
2018	Fordam	Bahoshy Softball Complex • Bronx, NY	Madie Aughinbaugh, Fordham
2019^[b]	Fordham/George Washington	Sortino Field • Amherst, MA	Madie Aughinbaugh, Fordham
2020	Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021	George Washington	SJU Softball Field • Merion Station, PA	Sierra Lange, George Washington
2022	Fordam	George Mason Softball Complex • Fairfax, VA	Bailey Enoch, Fordham
2023	George Mason	Bahoshy Softball Complex • Bronx, NY	Aly Rayle, George Mason
2024	Dayton	Bahoshy Softball Complex • Bronx, NY	Chloe Wong, Dayton

By school

School	Championships	Years
UMass	23	1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012
Fordham	9	2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
Penn State	3	1983, 1985, 1988
George Washington	2	2019, 2021
Rutgers	2	1984, 1994
Temple	2	1990, 2004
Dayton	1	2024
George Mason	1	2023

Italics indicate that the school no longer competes in Atlantic 10 Conference softball.

Notes

^ The 1990 tournament was suspended due to weather prior to the championship round. UMass was awarded the automatic bid.
^ The 2019 championship game was canceled due to weather. Fordham was awarded the automatic bid.

References

^ Softball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved May 30, 2024.

[2] The 1990 tournament was suspended due to weather prior to the championship round. UMass was awarded the automatic bid.

[3] The 2019 championship game was canceled due to weather. Fordham was awarded the automatic bid.

[1] Softball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved May 30, 2024.

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