Summit League softball tournament

Summit League softball tournament
Conference softball championship
SportSoftball
ConferenceSummit League
Number of teams6
FormatModified Double-elimination
Current stadiumJackrabbit Softball Stadium
Current locationBrookings, South Dakota
Played1993–present
Last contest2024
Current championOmaha (2)
Most championshipsNorth Dakota State (10)
TV partner(s)MidcoSN, Summit League Network
Host stadiums
Jackrabbit Softball Stadium (2022–25)
Tharaldson Park/Ellig Sports Complex (2010, 2013–19, 2021)
Missouri 3&2 Field (2012)
Mary Ellen McKee Stadium (2000–01, 2003–04, 2009, 2011)
Kathryn Berg Field (2006, 2008)
Cacciatore Stadium (1995, 1997, 1999)
Host locations
Brookings, South Dakota (2022–25)
Fargo, North Dakota (2010, 2013–19, 2021)
Kansas City, Missouri (2012)
Macomb, Illinois (1993, 1996, 1998, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2009, 2011)
Cedar City, Utah (2006, 2008)
Shreveport, Louisiana (2007)
Independence, Missouri (2002, 2005)
Chicago, Illinois (1995, 1997, 1999)
DeKalb, Illinois (1994)

The Summit League softball tournament is the conference softball championship of the NCAA Division I's Summit League. The top six finishers in the regular season of the conference's eight teams advance to the modified double-elimination tournament, which in 2023 was held at Jackrabbit Softball Stadium in Brookings, South Dakota. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I softball championship.

The league changed its name from the Mid-Continent Conference prior to the 2008 season. North Dakota State has won the most championships with 10. Omaha (2) is the most recent champion.

Champions

By year

The following is a list of conference champions and sites listed by year.[1]

Year Program Site Most Valuable Player
1993 Western Illinois Macomb, IL Veronica Wilson, Western Illinois
1994 Illinois-Chicago DeKalb, IL Missy Porzel, Eastern Illinois
1995 DePaul Cacciatore Stadium • Chicago, IL Missy Nowak, DePaul
1996 Troy Macomb, IL Shawn Starling, Troy
1997 DePaul Cacciatore Stadium • Chicago, IL Erin Hickey, DePaul
1998 DePaul Macomb, IL Liza Brown, DePaul
1999 DePaul Cacciatore Stadium • Chicago, IL Nicole Terpstra, DePaul
2000 Western Illinois Mary Ellen McKee Stadium • Macomb, IL Holly Killion, Western Illinois
2001 Western Illinois Mary Ellen McKee Stadium • Macomb, IL Bridget Maxwell, Western Illinois
2002 Oakland Independence, MO Ericka Burns, Oakland
2003 Oakland Mary Ellen McKee Stadium • Macomb, IL Ericka Burns, Oakland
2004 Centenary Mary Ellen McKee Stadium • Macomb, IL Cheyenne Daries, Centenary
2005 Centenary Independence, MO Lindsey Jones, Centenary
2006 Southern Utah Kathryn Berg Field • Cedar City, UT Tiffany Burt, Southern Utah
2007 Southern Utah Shreveport, LA Bobbi Jo Merrill, Southern Utah
2008 Western Illinois Kathryn Berg Field • Cedar City, UT Nikki Marinec, Western Illinois
Samantha Valentine, Western Illinois
2009 North Dakota State Mary Ellen McKee Stadium • Macomb, IL Andi Padilla, North Dakota State
2010 North Dakota State Ellig Sports Complex • Fargo, ND Whitney Johnson, North Dakota State
2011 North Dakota State Mary Ellen McKee Stadium • Macomb, IL Whitney Johnson, North Dakota State
2012 North Dakota State Missouri 3&2 Field • Kansas City, MO Brea Konz, North Dakota State
2013 Purdue Fort Wayne Ellig Sports Complex • Fargo, ND Ashleigh Bousquet, Purdue Fort Wayne
2014 North Dakota State Ellig Sports Complex • Fargo, ND Krista Menke, North Dakota State
2015 North Dakota State Ellig Sports Complex • Fargo, ND Krista Menke, North Dakota State
2016 North Dakota State Ellig Sports Complex • Fargo, ND Kaitlyn Leddy, North Dakota State
2017 North Dakota State Ellig Sports Complex • Fargo, ND Bre Beatty, North Dakota State
2018 North Dakota State Ellig Sports Complex • Fargo, ND Jacquelyn Sertic, North Dakota State
2019 North Dakota State Tharaldson Park • Fargo, ND Paige Vargas, North Dakota State
2020 Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021 South Dakota State Tharaldson Park • Fargo, ND Jocelyn Carrillo, South Dakota State
2022 South Dakota State Jackrabbit Softball Stadium • Brookings, SD
Nygaard Field • Vermillion, SD		 Tori Kniesche, South Dakota State
2023 Omaha Jackrabbit Softball Stadium • Brookings, SD Kamryn Meyer, Omaha
2024 Omaha Jackrabbit Softball Stadium • Brookings, SD Kamryn Meyer, Omaha
2025 Jackrabbit Softball Stadium • Brookings, SD

By school

The following is a list of tournament performance listed by school.

School W L PCT Finals Championships Title Years
Centenary 6 8 .429 2 2 2004, 2005
DePaul 20 8 .714 5 4 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999
Illinois–Chicago 7 3 .700 1 1 1994
Kansas City 13 21 .382 3 0 —
North Dakota 1 6 .143 0 0 —
North Dakota State 40 12 .769 11 10 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012,
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017,
2018, 2019
Oakland 12 7 .632 3 2 2002, 2003
Omaha 15 10 .600 4 2 2023, 2024
Purdue Fort Wayne 13 16 .448 4 1 2013
St. Thomas 0 0 – 0 0 —
South Dakota 12 20 .355 2 0 —
South Dakota State 15 17 .469 5 2 2021, 2022
Southern Utah 16 22 .421 4 2 2006, 2007
Troy 4 3 .571 1 1 1996
Western Illinois 38 38 .500 12 4 1993, 2000, 2001, 2008
  • Italics indicate that the program is no longer a member of The Summit League.

References

  1. ^ "2021 Softball Record Book" (PDF). The Summit League. Retrieved May 27, 2022.