ASUN Conference softball tournament

ASUN Conference softball tournament
Conference softball championship
Sport	Softball
Conference	ASUN Conference
Number of teams	8
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Played	1986–present
Last contest	2024
Current champion	Florida Gulf Coast

The ASUN Conference softball tournament (sometimes known simply as the ASUN Tournament) is the conference championship tournament in college softball for the ASUN Conference. It is a single-elimination (since 2006) tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I softball tournament.[1]

Format

The top eight teams from the regular season compete in the double-elimination tournament.

Champions

Year-by-year

Year	Champion	Location	MVP	Ref.
1986	Stetson	Atlanta, GA
1987	Stetson	DeLand, FL
1988	Stetson	Statesboro, GA
1989	Georgia State	Lady Rattler Softball Complex • Tallahassee, FL
1990	Georgia State	Atlanta, GA
1991	Samford	DeLand, FL
1992	Georgia State	Macon, GA
1993	Georgia State	Shreveport, LA
1994	Georgia State	DeLand, FL	Kaci Clark, Georgia State
1995	Campbell	Atlanta, GA	Christine Hornak, Campbell
1996	Jacksonville State	Buies Creek, NC	Ann Shelton, Jacksonville State
1997	Florida Atlantic	University Field • Jacksonville, AL	Chris Sutcliffe, Florida Atlantic
1998	Florida Atlantic	FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL	Liz Niada, Florida Atlantic
1999	Florida Atlantic	Lady Trojan Softball Field • Dothan, AL	Nicole Myers, Florida Atlantic
2000	Florida Atlantic	FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL	Nicole Myers, Florida Atlantic
2001	Florida Atlantic	FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL	Nicole Myers, Florida Atlantic
2002	Florida Atlantic	Troy Softball Complex • Dothan, AL	Nicole Myers, Florida Atlantic
2003	Florida Atlantic	Troy Softball Complex • Dothan, AL	Jenn Piazza, Florida Atlantic
2004	Florida Atlantic	FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL	Candace Freel, Florida Atlantic
2005	UCF	FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL	Lindsay Enders, UCF
2006	Florida Atlantic	FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL	Andrea Migliori, Stetson
2007	Stetson	Patricia Wilson Field • DeLand, FL	Nicole Forbes, Stetson
2008	Campbell	Patricia Wilson Field • DeLand, FL	Brittany Stanley, Campbell
2009	Campbell	Patricia Wilson Field • DeLand, FL	Brittany Stanley, Campbell
2010	Lipscomb	Patricia Wilson Field • DeLand, FL	Kellie Sirus, Lipscomb
2011	Jacksonville	Cyrill Softball Stadium • Spartanburg, SC	Sarah Sigrest, Jacksonville
2012	Florida Gulf Coast	Cyrill Softball Stadium • Spartanburg, SC	Shelby Morgan, Florida Gulf Coast
2013	USC Upstate	Draper Diamond • Nashville, TN	Cheyenne Griffin, USC Upstate
2014	Stetson	Draper Diamond • Nashville, TN	Meredith Owen, Stetson
2015	USC Upstate	FGCU Softball Complex • Fort Myers, FL	Lexi Shubert, USC Upstate
2016	USC Upstate	FGCU Softball Complex • Fort Myers, FL	Amy Szymanowski, USC Upstate
2017	USC Upstate	Draper Diamond • Nashville, TN	Ansley Gilstrap, USC Upstate
2018	Kennesaw State	Patricia Wilson Field • DeLand, FL	Maddie Roth, Kennesaw State
2019	Lipscomb	FGCU Softball Complex • Fort Myers, FL	Mandy Jordan, Lipscomb
2020	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021	Liberty	Bailey Park • Kennesaw, GA	Amber Bishop-Riley, Liberty
2022	Liberty	JU Softball Complex/UNF Softball Complex • Jacksonville, FL	Kara Canetto, Liberty
2023	Central Arkansas	Patricia Wilson Field • DeLand, FL	Kayla Beaver, Central Arkansas	[2]
2024	Florida Gulf Coast	Choccolocco Park • Oxford, AL	Neely Peterson, Florida Gulf Coast	[3]

By school

School	Championships	Years
Florida Atlantic	9	1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
Stetson	5	1986, 1987, 1988, 2007, 2014
Georgia State	5	1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994
USC Upstate	4	2013, 2015, 2016, 2017
Campbell	3	1995, 2008, 2009
Florida Gulf Coast	2	2012, 2024
Liberty	2	2021, 2022
Lipscomb	2	2010, 2019
Central Arkansas	1	2023
Jacksonville	1	2011
Jacksonville State	1	1996
Kennesaw State	1	2018
Samford	1	1991
UCF	1	2005

Italics indicates the school does currently not sponsor softball in the ASUN.

References

1. 2022 Softball Record Book (PDF). ASUN Conference. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
2. "Softball Wins First ASUN Championship After Downing UNA Twice". University of Central Arkansas Athletics. May 13, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
3. "Softball wins 2024 ASUN Championship on walk off". FGCU Athletics. May 11, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.