| 2015 Horizon League Softball Tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Teams | 6 |
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
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| Television | ESPN3 |
The 2015 Horizon League softball tournament was held at Oakland Softball Stadium on the campus of Oakland University in Rochester Hills, Michigan from May 6 through May 9, 2015. The tournament winner earned the Horizon League's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. All games were broadcast on ESPN3. [1]
The Horizon League Tournament takes the top 6 teams and places them in a double elimination tournament. Seeds 1 and 2 get a bye to the 2nd Round.
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Oakland | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Green Bay | 6 | 4 | Green Bay | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Cleveland State | 5 | 1 | Oakland | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UIC | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UIC | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wright State | 1 | 5 | Valparaiso | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Valparaiso | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Oakland | 7 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wright State | 3 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UIC | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wright State | 5 | 3 | Wright State | 6(11) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wright State | 4 | 4 | Green Bay | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wright State | 1 | 5 | Valparaiso | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Cleveland State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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