Southern Conference softball tournament

College softball conference championship

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

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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

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### Year-by-year

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Year  | School  | Venue  | MVP

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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

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School  | Championships  | Years

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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

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

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