2018 Big Sky Conference softball tournament

2018 Big Sky Conference
softball tournament

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Wildcat Softball Field Ogden, UT
Champions	Sacramento State  (1st title)
MVP	Suzy Brookshire (Sacramento State)
Television	ELVN, Pluto TV 230
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The 2018 Big Sky Conference softball tournament was held at Wildcat Softball Field on the campus of the Weber State University in Ogden, UT from May 10 through May 12, 2018. The tournament winner earned the Big Sky Conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I softball tournament. This was the third straight year the tournament featured six teams. Thursday and Friday were streamed on Pluto TV with Mike Lageschulte on the call, while Saturday's championship game aired on Eleven Sports. Sacramento State Hornets won the championship for the first time with a 3–0 victory over the Northern Colorado Bears. ^[1]

Rain postponements Friday caused alterations to the remainder of the schedule. Saturday's winner's bracket semifinal was instead made the championship match. The remainder of the consolation bracket was cancelled. The reason for cancelling the remaining matches was 1) Weber State softball doesn't have outdoor lighting, so games must be completed during daylight hours and 2) more rain was in the forecast Sunday which would have postponed the possible Sunday championship. If this had happened, the regular season champion would have gotten the NCAA auto-bid.

Tournament

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final					Final
						1	Sacramento State	7
	4	Portland State	3			5	Montana	3
	5	Montana	6								1	Sacramento State	3
											6	Northern Colorado	0
						2	Weber State	3
	3	North Dakota	4			6	Northern Colorado	6
	6	Northern Colorado	7
																1	Sacramento State	[a]
	Lower round 1					Lower round 2					Lower final
	3	North Dakota	3
	5	Montana	2
						3	North Dakota						[b]
						4	Portland State	[b]
	2	Weber State	3
	4	Portland State	4

1. Sacramento State was crowned the champions after inclement weather forced the cancellation of the elimination bracket games.
2. Elimination bracket games were cancelled due to inclement weather.

• All times listed are Mountain Daylight Time.

References

1. "Sacramento State Claims 2018 #BigSkySB Championship". bigskyconf.com. May 12, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2025.