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| Conference USA softball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference softball championship | |
| Sport | Softball |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | Delaware Softball Diamond |
| Current location | Newark, Delaware |
| Played | 2000-present |
| Last contest | 2026 Conference USA softball tournament |
| Current champion | Jacksonville State |
| Most championships | 3 current members with 2 titles |
The Conference USA softball tournament is the conference championship tournament in college softball for Conference USA. It is a single-elimination (since 2006) tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I softball tournament.[1]
Tournament
[edit]The tournament is a double-elimination tournament, with six teams participating. The teams are seeded based on conference regular season winning percentage. The number of teams and specific format has varied based on the number of teams in the conference each year.
Champions
[edit]Year-by-year
[edit]| Year | School | Venue | MVP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Southern Miss | Oak Grove Optimist Park • Hattiesburg, MS | Courtney Blades, Southern Miss |
| 2001 | Southern Miss | Ulmer Stadium • Louisville, KY | Felicia Gonzales, Southern Miss |
| 2002 | DePaul | USF Softball Complex • Tampa, FL | Lindsay Chouinard, DePaul |
| 2003 | DePaul | Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX | Lindsay Chouinard, DePaul |
| 2004 | DePaul | Ulmer Stadium • Louisville, KY | Sarah Martz, DePaul |
| 2005 | DePaul | USF Softball Complex • Tampa, FL | Megan Huitink, DePaul |
| 2006 | Tulsa | Donna J. Hardesty Sports Complex • Tulsa, OK | Julia Fennell, Tulsa |
| 2007 | Houston | UCF Softball Complex • Orlando, FL | Angel Shamblin, Houston |
| 2008 | UCF | Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX | Tiffany Lane, UCF |
| 2009 | Tulsa | Helen of Troy Softball Complex • El Paso, TX | Lauren Lindsay, Tulsa |
| 2010 | East Carolina | Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX | Toni Paisley, East Carolina |
| 2011 | East Carolina | ECU Softball Stadium • Greenville, NC | Priscilla Velasquez, East Carolina |
| 2012 | Tulsa | UAB Softball Field • Birmingham, AL | Lacey Middlebrooks, Tulsa |
| 2013 | Marshall | Collins Family Softball Complex • Tusla, OK | Andi Williamson, Marshall |
| 2014 | Tulsa | FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | Aimee Creger, Tulsa |
| 2015 | Western Kentucky | Felsburg Field at FIU Stadium • Miami, FL | Miranda Kramer, Western Kentucky |
| 2016 | Florida Atlantic | Loveland Field • Denton, TX | Kylee Hanson, Florida Atlantic |
| 2017 | Louisiana Tech | Southern Miss Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS | Pauline Tufi, Louisiana Tech |
| 2018 | Middle Tennessee | Sue M. Daughtridge Stadium • Charlotte, NC | Cori Jennings, Middle Tennessee |
| 2019 | Louisiana Tech | Mary Bowers Field • Birmingham, AL | Jazlyn Crowder, Louisiana Tech |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | ||
| 2021 | Western Kentucky | WKU Softball Complex • Bowling Green, KY | Kennedy Sullivan, Western Kentucky |
| 2022 | North Texas | Lovelace Stadium • Denton, TX | Molly Rainey, North Texas |
| 2023 | Middle Tennessee | Dr. Billy Bundrick Field • Ruston, LA | Shelby Sargent, Middle Tennessee |
| 2024 | Liberty | NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM | Brooke Roberts, Liberty |
| 2025 | Liberty | WKU Softball Complex • Bowling Green, KY | Elena Escobar, Liberty |
| 2026 | Jacksonville State | Delaware Softball Diamond • Newark, DE | Morgan Nowakowski, Jacksonville State |
By school
[edit]| School | Championships | Years |
|---|---|---|
| DePaul | 4 | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Tulsa | 4 | 2006, 2009, 2012, 2014 |
| East Carolina | 2 | 2010, 2011 |
| Liberty | 2 | 2024, 2025 |
| Louisiana Tech | 2 | 2017, 2019 |
| Middle Tennessee | 2 | 2018, 2023 |
| Southern Miss | 2 | 2000, 2001 |
| Western Kentucky | 2 | 2015, 2021 |
| Houston | 1 | 2007 |
| Florida Atlantic | 1 | 2016 |
| Jacksonville State | 1 | 2026 |
| Marshall | 1 | 2013 |
| North Texas | 1 | 2022 |
| UCF | 1 | 2008 |
Italics indicate school no longer sponsors softball in Conference USA.
References
[edit]- ↑ Softball Record Book (PDF). Conference USA. pp. 10–12, 25–26. Retrieved June 29, 2025.