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Horizon League softball tournament Collegiate softball tournament
The Horizon League Softball Championship is the conference softball tournament of the NCAA Division I Horizon League in college softball. The four team double-elimination tournament is held at the home field of the regular season winner. In 2021, UIC won the title for the 10th time, most in conference history.[1]
The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I softball championship.
Champions
By year
| Year |
Champion |
Site |
Most Valuable Player
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| 1987 |
Detroit Mercy |
Indianapolis, IN |
N/A
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| 1988 |
Detroit Mercy |
Indianapolis, IN
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| 1989 |
Detroit Mercy |
Indianapolis, IN
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| 1990 |
Notre Dame |
Dayton, OH
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| 1991 |
Notre Dame |
Indianapolis, IN
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| 1992 |
Detroit Mercy |
Indianapolis, IN |
Denice Tackett, Detroit Mercy
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| 1993 |
Notre Dame |
Indianapolis, IN |
Terri Kobata, Notre Dame
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| 1994 |
Notre Dame |
Indianapolis, IN |
Terri Kobata, Notre Dame
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| 1995 |
Notre Dame |
Cleveland, OH |
Sara Hayes, Notre Dame
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| 1996 |
Northern Illinois |
DeKalb, IL |
Missy Kaczor, Northern Illinois
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| 1997 |
Cleveland State |
Detroit, MI |
Amy Kyler, Cleveland State
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| 1998 |
UIC |
Green Bay, WI |
Samantha Iuli, UIC
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| 1999 |
UIC |
Chicago, IL |
Samantha Iuli, UIC
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| 2000 |
UIC |
Indianapolis, IN |
Samantha Iuli, UIC
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| 2001 |
UIC |
Chicago, IL |
Stefanie Christoferson, UIC
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| 2002 |
UIC |
Dayton, OH |
Amanda Rivera, UIC
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| 2003 |
Wright State |
Cleveland, OH |
Stephanie Salas, Wright State
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| 2004 |
UIC |
Chicago, IL |
Amanda Rivera, UIC
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| 2005 |
Green Bay |
Green Bay, WI |
Stephanie Hansen, Green Bay
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| 2006 |
Youngstown State |
Canfield, OH |
McKenzie Bedra, Youngstown State
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| 2007 |
Wright State |
Cleveland, OH |
Jamie Perkins, Wright State
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| 2008 |
Wright State |
Chicago, IL |
Sharon Palma, Wright State
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| 2009 |
Cleveland State |
Pendleton, IN |
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| 2010 |
Wright State |
Cleveland, OH |
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| 2011 |
UIC |
Chicago, IL |
Ashley Hewitt, UIC
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| 2012 |
Valparaiso |
Valparaiso, IN |
Angie Doerffler, Valparaiso
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| 2013 |
Valparaiso |
Chicago, IL |
Janelle Bouchard, Valparaiso
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| 2014 |
Green Bay |
Dayton, OH |
Ashley Nannemann, Green Bay
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| 2015 |
Oakland |
Oakland Softball Stadium • Rochester, MI |
Sara Cupp, Oakland
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| 2016 |
Valparaiso |
Chicago, IL |
Sam Stewart, Valparaiso
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| 2017 |
UIC |
Chicago, IL |
Tianna Mack-Miller, UIC
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| 2018 |
UIC |
Chicago, IL |
Tianna Mack-Miller, UIC
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| 2019 |
Detroit Mercy |
Chicago, IL |
Liz Murphy, Detroit Mercy
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| 2020 |
Championship canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
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| 2021 |
UIC |
YSU Softball Complex • Youngstown, OH |
Marley Hanlon, UIC
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| 2022 |
Oakland |
YSU Softball Complex |
Madison Jones, Oakland
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| 2023
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Northern Kentucky
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Green Bay, WI
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Lauryn Hicks, Northern Kentucky
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By school
| School |
Championships |
Years
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| UIC |
10 |
1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2021
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| Detroit Mercy |
5 |
1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 2019
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| Notre Dame |
5 |
1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995
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| Wright State |
4 |
2003, 2007, 2008, 2010
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| Valparaiso |
3 |
2012, 2013, 2016
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| Oakland
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2
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2015, 2022
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| Cleveland State |
2 |
1997, 2009
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| Green Bay |
2 |
2005, 2014
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| Northern Illinois |
1 |
1996
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| Youngstown State |
1 |
2006
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| Northern Kentucky |
1 |
2023
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Italics indicates school no longer sponsors softball in the Horizon League.
References
Horizon League championships |
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NCAA Division I softball conference tournaments |
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