Southern Conference softball tournament

Southern Conference softball tournament
Southern Conference softball tournament
Conference softball championship
Sport	Softball
Conference	Southern Conference
Number of teams	8 (as of 2024 season)
Format	Single-elimination tournament (2006-present); Double-elimination tournament (1997–2006, 2021)
Current stadium	Jim Frost Stadium
Current location	Chattanooga, TN
Played	1994–present
Last contest	2023
Current champion	UNC Greensboro
Most championships	Chattanooga (15)
Host stadiums
	UNCG Softball Stadium (2007, 2013–2014, 2016, 2018, 2021–2022); Jim Frost Stadium (1998, 2001–2004, 2006, 2009–2010, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023); Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium (2012); Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex (1996, 2011); CofC Softball Stadium at Patriot's Point (2005, 2008); UNCG Softball Field (2000); Jones Recreation Center (1999); Dot Hicks Stadium (1997); Furman Field (1994–1995)
Host locations
	Greensboro, NC (2007, 2013–2014, 2016, 2018, 2021-2022); Chattanooga, TN (1998, 2001–2004, 2006, 2009–2010, 2015, 2017, 2019); Boone, NC (2012); Statesboro, GA (1996, 2011); Mount Pleasant, SC (1999, 2005, 2008); Huntington, WV (1997); Greenville, SC (1994–1995)

The Southern Conference softball tournament (sometimes known simply as the SoCon Tournament) is the conference championship tournament in college softball for the Southern Conference (SoCon). The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I softball tournament.^[1]

Tournament

All SoCon schools that sponsor softball (as of the upcoming 2024 season, eight of the 10 full members) participate in the double-elimination tournament. Chattanooga has won 15 championships, the most in the league's history. Of schools currently sponsoring softball in the conference, Chattanooga, UNC Greensboro, Furman, Samford, and ETSU have won a tournament championship.

Champions

Year-by-year

Year	School	Venue	MVP
1994	Furman	Furman Field • Greenville, SC	Kim Currier, Furman
1995	Marshall	Furman Field • Greenville, SC	Cristy Waring, Marshall
1996	Chattanooga	Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA	April Miller, Chattanooga
1997	Chattanooga	Dot Hicks Stadium • Huntington, WV	J. D. Staton, Chattanooga
1998	Chattanooga	Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN	Amy Robertson, Chattanooga
1999	Georgia Southern	Jones Recreation Center • Mount Pleasant, SC	Aimee Littlejohn, Georgia Southern
2000	Chattanooga	UNCG Softball Field • Greensboro, NC	Connie Ness, Chattanooga
2001	Chattanooga	Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN	Angela Brewer, Chattanooga
2002	Chattanooga	Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN	Awbrey Winckler, Chattanooga
2003	Chattanooga	Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN	Melissa Ramirez, Chattanooga
2004	Chattanooga	Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN	Melissa Ramirez, Chattanooga
2005	College of Charleston	CofC Softball Stadium at Patriot's Point • Mount Pleasant, SC	Rachel Stern, College of Charleston
2006	Georgia Southern	Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN	Shanita Black, Georgia Southern
2007	Furman	UNCG Softball Stadium • Greensboro, NC	Amber Kiser, Furman
2008	Chattanooga	CofC Softball Stadium at Patriot's Point • Mount Pleasant, SC	Brooke Loudermilk, Chattanooga
2009	Chattanooga	Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN	Breanna Streetmon, Chattanooga
2010	Elon	Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN	Amber Harrell, UNC Greensboro
2011	Chattanooga	Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA	Sara Poteat, Chattanooga
2012	Georgia Southern	Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC	Sarah Purvis, Georgia Southern
2013	Georgia Southern	UNCG Softball Stadium • Greensboro, NC	Raeanne Hanks, UNC Greensboro
2014	Chattanooga	UNCG Softball Stadium • Greensboro, NC	Katie Henderson, Chattanooga
2015	Chattanooga	Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN	Anyssa Robles, Chattanooga
2016	Samford	UNCG Softball Stadium • Greensboro, NC	Mollie Hanson, Samford
2017	ETSU	Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN	Lindsey Fadnek, ETSU
2018	UNC Greensboro	UNCG Softball Stadium • Greensboro, NC	Alicia Bazonski, UNC Greensboro
2019	Chattanooga	Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN	Stephanie Bryden, UNC Greensboro
2020	Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021	UNC Greensboro	UNCG Softball Stadium • Greensboro, NC	Maycin Brown, UNC Greensboro
2022	Chattanooga	UNCG Softball Stadium • Greensboro, NC	Brooke Parrott, Chattanooga
2023	UNC Greensboro	Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN	Maddie Spell, UNC Greensboro

By school

School	Championships	Years
Chattanooga	15	1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2022
Georgia Southern	4	1999, 2006, 2012, 2013
UNC Greensboro	3	2018, 2021, 2023
Furman	2	1994, 2007
Marshall	1	1995
College of Charleston	1	2005
Elon	1	2010
Samford	1	2016
ETSU	1	2017

Italics indicate school no longer sponsors softball in the Southern Conference.

References

^ 2014 Softball Record Book (PDF). Southern Conference. Retrieved May 9, 2015.

[1] 2014 Softball Record Book (PDF). Southern Conference. Retrieved May 9, 2015.

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Teams	Chattanooga Mocs East Tennessee State Buccaneers Furman Paladins Mercer Bears Samford Bulldogs UNC Greensboro Spartans Western Carolina Catamounts Wofford Terriers (adding softball in 2024 season)
Championship	Southern Conference softball tournament