2016 Southern Conference softball tournament

2016 Southern Conference
softball tournament
Teams7
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsSamford University (1st title)
Winning coachMandy Buford (1st title)
MVPMollie Hanson (Samford University)

The 2016 Southern Conference softball tournament was held at UNCG Softball Stadium on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in Greensboro, North Carolina, from May 6 through May 14, 2016. 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][2][3]

Format

The 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.

Tournament

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Samford University3
4UNC Greensboro0
4UNC Greensboro3
5East Tennessee State2
1Samford2
7Mercer0
2Furman2
7Mercer5 9
7Mercer7
6Chattanooga4
3Western Carolina3
6Chattanooga11
1Samford4—
2Furman3—
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
4UNC Greensboro0
2Furman72Furman37Mercer1
3Western Carolina42Furman92Furman8
6Chattanooga6
6Chattanooga6
5East Tennessee State2

References

  1. ^ "Samford earns first SoCon softball championship". Southern Conference. May 14, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 Softball Championship". Southern Conference. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
  3. ^ Sheldon Haygood (May 14, 2016). "Samford softball makes history with first SoCon title". Charlotte, North Carolina: WBTV. Retrieved May 15, 2016.