The Southern Conference softball tournament (sometimes known simply as the SoCon Tournament) is the conference championship tournament in college softball for the Southern Conference (SoCon). The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I softball tournament.[1]
| Southern Conference softball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference softball championship | |
| Sport | Softball |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Number of teams | 8 (as of 2024 season) |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament (2006-present) Double-elimination tournament (1997–2006, 2021) |
| Current stadium | Jim Frost Stadium |
| Current location | Chattanooga, TN |
| Played | 1994–present |
| Last contest | 2023 |
| Current champion | UNC Greensboro |
| Most championships | Chattanooga (15) |
| Host stadiums | |
| UNCG Softball Stadium (2007, 2013–2014, 2016, 2018, 2021–2022) Jim Frost Stadium (1998, 2001–2004, 2006, 2009–2010, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023) Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium (2012) Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex (1996, 2011) CofC Softball Stadium at Patriot's Point (2005, 2008) UNCG Softball Field (2000) Jones Recreation Center (1999) Dot Hicks Stadium (1997) Furman Field (1994–1995) | |
| Host locations | |
| Greensboro, NC (2007, 2013–2014, 2016, 2018, 2021-2022) Chattanooga, TN (1998, 2001–2004, 2006, 2009–2010, 2015, 2017, 2019) Boone, NC (2012) Statesboro, GA (1996, 2011) Mount Pleasant, SC (1999, 2005, 2008) Huntington, WV (1997) Greenville, SC (1994–1995) | |
Tournament
editAll SoCon schools that sponsor softball (as of the upcoming 2024 season, eight of the 10 full members) participate in the double-elimination tournament. Chattanooga has won 15 championships, the most in the league's history. Of schools currently sponsoring softball in the conference, Chattanooga, UNC Greensboro, Furman, Samford, and ETSU have won a tournament championship.
Champions
editYear-by-year
edit| Year | School | Venue | MVP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Furman | Furman Field • Greenville, SC | Kim Currier, Furman |
| 1995 | Marshall | Furman Field • Greenville, SC | Cristy Waring, Marshall |
| 1996 | Chattanooga | Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA | April Miller, Chattanooga |
| 1997 | Chattanooga | Dot Hicks Stadium • Huntington, WV | J. D. Staton, Chattanooga |
| 1998 | Chattanooga | Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN | Amy Robertson, Chattanooga |
| 1999 | Georgia Southern | Jones Recreation Center • Mount Pleasant, SC | Aimee Littlejohn, Georgia Southern |
| 2000 | Chattanooga | UNCG Softball Field • Greensboro, NC | Connie Ness, Chattanooga |
| 2001 | Chattanooga | Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN | Angela Brewer, Chattanooga |
| 2002 | Chattanooga | Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN | Awbrey Winckler, Chattanooga |
| 2003 | Chattanooga | Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN | Melissa Ramirez, Chattanooga |
| 2004 | Chattanooga | Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN | Melissa Ramirez, Chattanooga |
| 2005 | College of Charleston | CofC Softball Stadium at Patriot's Point • Mount Pleasant, SC | Rachel Stern, College of Charleston |
| 2006 | Georgia Southern | Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN | Shanita Black, Georgia Southern |
| 2007 | Furman | UNCG Softball Stadium • Greensboro, NC | Amber Kiser, Furman |
| 2008 | Chattanooga | CofC Softball Stadium at Patriot's Point • Mount Pleasant, SC | Brooke Loudermilk, Chattanooga |
| 2009 | Chattanooga | Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN | Breanna Streetmon, Chattanooga |
| 2010 | Elon | Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN | Amber Harrell, UNC Greensboro |
| 2011 | Chattanooga | Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA | Sara Poteat, Chattanooga |
| 2012 | Georgia Southern | Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC | Sarah Purvis, Georgia Southern |
| 2013 | Georgia Southern | UNCG Softball Stadium • Greensboro, NC | Raeanne Hanks, UNC Greensboro |
| 2014 | Chattanooga | UNCG Softball Stadium • Greensboro, NC | Katie Henderson, Chattanooga |
| 2015 | Chattanooga | Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN | Anyssa Robles, Chattanooga |
| 2016 | Samford | UNCG Softball Stadium • Greensboro, NC | Mollie Hanson, Samford |
| 2017 | ETSU | Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN | Lindsey Fadnek, ETSU |
| 2018 | UNC Greensboro | UNCG Softball Stadium • Greensboro, NC | Alicia Bazonski, UNC Greensboro |
| 2019 | Chattanooga | Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN | Stephanie Bryden, UNC Greensboro |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | ||
| 2021 | UNC Greensboro | UNCG Softball Stadium • Greensboro, NC | Maycin Brown, UNC Greensboro |
| 2022 | Chattanooga | UNCG Softball Stadium • Greensboro, NC | Brooke Parrott, Chattanooga |
| 2023 | UNC Greensboro | Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN | Maddie Spell, UNC Greensboro |
By school
edit| School | Championships | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga | 15 | 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2022 |
| Georgia Southern | 4 | 1999, 2006, 2012, 2013 |
| UNC Greensboro | 3 | 2018, 2021, 2023 |
| Furman | 2 | 1994, 2007 |
| Marshall | 1 | 1995 |
| College of Charleston | 1 | 2005 |
| Elon | 1 | 2010 |
| Samford | 1 | 2016 |
| ETSU | 1 | 2017 |
Italics indicate school no longer sponsors softball in the Southern Conference.
References
edit- ^ 2014 Softball Record Book (PDF). Southern Conference. Retrieved May 9, 2015.