Big East Conference Softball Tournament

Conference Softball Championship
Sport| Softball
Conference| Big East Conference
Number of teams| 4
Format| Single-elimination tournament
Current stadium| Connecticut Softball Stadium
Current location| Storrs, Connecticut
Played| 1990–present
Last contest| 2021
Current champion| Villanova
Most championships| UConn (7)
Host stadiums
Connecticut Softball Stadium (1992–93, 1997, 1999, 2021)
The Ballpark at Rosemont (2014–17)
USF Softball Stadium (2013)
Melissa Cook Stadium (2012)
Ulmer Stadium (2008–11)
Ivy Field (1998, 2005–07)
SU Softball Stadium (2004)
Moyer Field (2002–03)
VU Softball Stadium (2001)
Shea Softball Field (1990–91, 1996, 2000)
Regal Field (1994–95)
Host locations
Storrs, CT (1992–93, 1997, 1999, 2021)
Rosemont, IL (2014–17)
Tampa, FL (2013)
Notre Dame, IN (1998, 2005–07, 2012)
Louisville, KY (2008–11)
Syracuse, NY (2004)
Salem, VA (2002–03)
Villanova, PA (2001)
Chestnut Hill, MA (1990–91, 1996, 2000)
Notre Dame, IN (1998)
Jamaica, NY (1994–95)

The Big East Conference Softball Tournament (sometimes known simply as the Big East Tournament) is the conference championship tournament in college softball for the Big East Conference. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Softball Tournament.[1][2]

## Contents

* 1 Tournament
* 2 Champions
* 2.1 Year-by-year
* 2.2 By school
* 3 Notes
* 4 References

## Tournament[edit]

The top four regular season finishers compete in the single-elimination tournament. Beginning with the tournament's inception in 1990, four teams competed in the tournament. From 2006 through 2013, the top eight teams qualified for the event. Beginning in 2014, after the conference split that resulted in the current alignment, the Big East reverted to the four-team tournament.

## Champions[edit]

### Year-by-year[edit]

Year  | School  | Venue  | MVP

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1990 | Connecticut | Shea Softball Field • Chestnut Hill, MA | Sue Rybczyk, Connecticut
1991 | Connecticut | Shea Softball Field • Chestnut Hill, MA  | Janna Venice, Connecticut
1992 | Connecticut | Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT | Kim Mizesko, Connecticut
1993 | Connecticut | Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT  | Janna Venice, Connecticut
1994 | Providence | Regal Field • Jamaica, NY | Kim Robbins, Providence
1995 | Connecticut | Regal Field • Jamaica, NY  | Bridgett McCaffery, Connecticut
1996 | Connecticut | Shea Softball Field • Chestnut Hill, MA  | Bridgett McCaffery, Connecticut
1997 | Boston College | Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT  | Mary Dietz, Boston College
1998 | Boston College | Ivy Field • Notre Dame, IN | Chris Vicari, Boston College
1999 | Notre Dame | Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT  | Jennifer Sharron, Notre Dame
2000 | Notre Dame | Shea Softball Field • Chestnut Hill, MA  | Melanie Alkire, Notre Dame
2001 | Connecticut | VU Softball Stadium • Villanova, PA | Barb Cook, Connecticut
2002 | Notre Dame | Moyer Field • Salem, VA | Andrea Loman, Notre Dame
2003 | Notre Dame | Moyer Field • Salem, VA  | Andrea Loman, Notre Dame
2004 | Seton Hall | SU Softball Stadium • Syracuse, NY | Megan Meyer, Seton Hall
2005 | Seton Hall | Ivy Field • Notre Dame, IN  | Megan Meyer, Seton Hall
2006 | Notre Dame | Ivy Field • Notre Dame, IN  | Heather Booth, Notre Dame
2007 | Louisville | Ivy Field • Notre Dame, IN  | Kristen Wadwell, Louisville
2008 | DePaul | Ulmer Stadium • Louisville, KY | Becca Heteniak, DePaul
2009 | Notre Dame | Ulmer Stadium • Louisville, KY  | Brittney Bargar, Notre Dame
2010 | Syracuse | Ulmer Stadium • Louisville, KY  | Jenna Caira, Syracuse
2011 | Syracuse | Ulmer Stadium • Louisville, KY  | Jenna Caira, Syracuse
2012 | Louisville | Melissa Cook Stadium • Notre Dame, IN  | Jordan Trimble, Louisville
2013 | South Florida | USF Softball Stadium • Tampa, FL | Sara Nevins, South Florida
2014 | DePaul | The Ballpark at Rosemont • Rosemont, IL | Kristen Verdun, DePaul[3]
2015 | St. John's | The Ballpark at Rosemont • Rosemont, IL  | Krista Puga, St. John's[4]
2016 | Butler | The Ballpark at Rosemont • Rosemont, IL  | Sarah Dixon, Butler[5]
2017 | DePaul | The Ballpark at Rosemont • Rosemont, IL  | Dylan Christensen, DePaul[6]
2018 | DePaul | The Ballpark at Rosemont • Rosemont, IL  |
2019 | DePaul | The Ballpark at Rosemont • Rosemont, IL  | Natalie Halvorson, DePaul
2020  | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021 | Villanova | Connecticut Softball Stadium • Storrs, CT  | Paige Rauch, Villanova

### By school[edit]

School  | Championships  | Years

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UConn[a] | 7 | 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2001
Notre Dame | 6 | 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009
DePaul | 5 | 2008, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019
Boston College | 2 | 1997, 1998
Louisville | 2 | 2007, 2012
Seton Hall | 2 | 2004, 2005
Syracuse | 2 | 2010, 2011
Butler | 1 | 2016
Providence | 1 | 1994
South Florida | 1 | 2013
St. John's | 1 | 2015
Villanova | 1 | 2021

Italics indicate that the school no longer competes in Big East Conference softball.

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ UConn played as part of the American Athletic Conference from 2014–2020.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Big East Softball Championship Central". Big East Conference. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
2. ^ 2013 Softball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 50. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
3. ^ "DePaul Captures BIG EAST Championship Crown". Big East Conference. May 10, 2014. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
4. ^ "Champions At Last: St. John's Earns Program's First Ever Big East Championship Title". St. John's Red Storm. May 10, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
5. ^ "@ButlerSoftball Wins BIG EAST Title with 10-8 Extra-Inning Victory over St. John's". Butler University. May 14, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
6. ^ "Big-Time Clutch Hitting Brings DePaul BIG EAST Title". CBS Interactive. May 13, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2017.

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