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2016 Southern Conference softball tournament
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| Teams | 7 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site |
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| Champions | Samford University (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Mandy Buford (1st title) |
| MVP | Mollie 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
[edit]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
[edit]| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Samford University | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UNC Greensboro | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UNC Greensboro | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | East Tennessee State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Samford | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Mercer | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Furman | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Mercer | 5 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Mercer | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Chattanooga | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Western Carolina | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Chattanooga | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Samford | 4 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Furman | 3 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UNC Greensboro | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Furman | 7 | 2 | Furman | 3 | 7 | Mercer | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Western Carolina | 4 | 2 | Furman | 9 | 2 | Furman | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Chattanooga | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Chattanooga | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | East Tennessee State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Samford earns first SoCon softball championship". Southern Conference. May 14, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ^ "2016 Softball Championship". Southern Conference. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ^ Sheldon Haygood (May 14, 2016). "Samford softball makes history with first SoCon title". Charlotte, North Carolina: WBTV. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
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