The Longwood Lancers are the varsity athletic teams representing Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia in intercollegiate athletics. The university sponsors fourteen teams, which compete in NCAA Division I and became members of the Big South Conference in July 2012 after upgrading from NCAA Division II during the 2004–05 season. In women's field hockey, a sport not sponsored by the Big South, Longwood is an associate member of the Mid-American Conference as of the 2014–15 school year.
The Sam Houston State Bearkats softball team represents Sam Houston State University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Southland Conference. The Bearkats are currently led by head coach Bob Brock. The team plays its home games at the Bearkat Softball Complex located on the university's campus.
The 2014 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament was held from May 15 through June 5, 2014 as the final part of the 2014 NCAA Division I softball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 293 teams on May 11, 2014. 32 teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and 32 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Softball Selection Committee. The tournament culminated with 8 teams playing in the 2014 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.
The 2015 SEC Softball tournament will be held at Tiger Park on the campus of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana from May 6 through May 9, 2015. The tournament will earn the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. The Championship game will be broadcast on ESPN2 and the semifinals will be broadcast on ESPNU, while all other SEC tournament games will be live on the SEC Network.
The 2015 Atlantic 10 Conference Softball tournament will be held at Sortino Field on the campus of the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Massachusetts from May 6 through May 9, 2015. The tournament winner will earn the Atlantic 10 Conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. All games will be streamed online on the A-10 Network.
The 2015 Southern Conference softball tournament was held at Jim Frost Stadium on the campus of Chattanooga University in Chattanooga, Tennessee from May 6 through May 9, 2015. Chattanooga won their eight tournament championship and earned the SoCon's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. The Championship game was broadcast on ESPN3 while all other games weree broadcast on the SoCon Digital Network.
The 2015 Big East Conference softball tournament will be held at The Ballpark at Rosemont in Rosemont, Illinois. The tournament, hosted by DePaul University, runs May 8 through May 9, 2015. The tournament will earn the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. The entire tournament will air on Fox Sports 2. Eric Collins and Brooke Weisbrod will call all the action for Fox.
The 2015 Atlantic Sun Conference Softball tournament will be held at FGCU Softball Complex on the campus of the Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Florida from May 6 through May 9, 2015. The tournament winner will earn the Atlantic Sun Conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. All games will be streamed online on ESPN3.
The 2015 Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Softball tournament was held at Veterans Memorial Park on the campus of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia from May 6 through May 8, 2015. Hofstra won the tournament, beating the top seeded James Madison Dukes and earning the CAA's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. The entire tournament was aired on CAA.TV with the championship being broadcast on TV on American Sports Network.
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.
The 2015 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Softball tournament will be held at Demske Sports Complex Complex on the campus of the Canisius College in Buffalo, New York from May 6 through May 9, 2015. The tournament winner will earn the MAAC's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. All games will be streamed online on MAAC.TV.
The 2015 Mid-American Conference (MAC) Softball tournament will be held at Firestone Stadium in Akron, Ohio, home of Akron University, from May 6 through May 9, 2015. The tournament winner will earn the Mid-American Conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. All games will be streamed via mac-sports.com.
The 2015 Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Softball tournament was held at Cougar Field in Edwardsville, Illinois, home of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, from May 6 through May 9, 2015. The tournament winner earned the OVC's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. All games were streamed courtesy of the OVC Digital Network.
The 2015 America East Conference Softball tournament will be held at University Field on the campus of Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, New York from May 7 through May 9, 2015. The tournament will earn the America East Conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. The tournament will only have the championship series broadcast. The championship will be available on AmericaEast.tv with Andrew Bogush and Scott Greene providing the call.
The 2015 Big South Conference Softball tournament was held at Amanda Littlejohn Stadium in Buies Creek, North Carolina from May 7 through May 10, 2015. The tournament winner, Longwood, earned the Big South Conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament, where they defeated Virginia Tech but were eliminated by Tennessee and Utah.
The 2015 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Softball tournament will be held at Ormond Beach Sports Complex in Ormond Beach, Florida from May 7 through May 9, 2015. The tournament winner will earn the MEAC's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. Stats will be available for all games, but no games will be streamed or televised.
The 2015 Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Softball tournament will be held at Wilkins Stadium on the campus of Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas from May 7 through May 9, 2015. The tournament winner will earn the MVC's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. All games will be televised on ESPN3 with R.C. McBrdie and Laura Leonard calling the action.
The 2015 Patriot League Softball tournament will be held at Leadership Park on the campus of Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania from May 7 through May 9, 2015. The tournament will earn the Patriot League's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. The entire tournament will be available on the Patriot League Network (PLN) run by Campus Insiders.
The 2018 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament is being held from May 18 through June 6, 2018 as the final part of the 2018 NCAA Division I softball season. Thirty-two teams were awarded automatic bids as champions of their conferences, and the remaining 32 were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I softball selection committee. The tournament culminates with eight teams playing in the 2018 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City. This is the first year since the 2010 Women's College World Series that neither the Florida Gators nor the Oklahoma Sooners made the Championship Series. The Florida State Seminoles will play in their first Women's College World Series Championship Series and became the first ACC team to make the Championship Series. The Washington Huskies are making their 4th Appearance in the Championship Series.
