2021 Southern Conference Softball Tournament

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2021 Southern Conference Softball Tournament
Classification Division I
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Site
Champions UNC Greensboro  (2nd title)
Winning coachJanelle Breneman (2nd title)

The 2021 Southern Conference Softball tournament was held at the UNCG Softball Stadium on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in Greensboro, North Carolina from May 13 through May 15, 2021. The tournament was won by the UNC Greensboro Spartans, who earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament [1]

Contents

Tournament

Bracket

Thursday, May 13 Friday, May 14 Saturday, May 15
          
1 UNC Greensboro 3
4 Mercer 2
1 UNC Greensboro3
Winner's bracket
3 Western Carolina 1
2 Western Carolina 5
3 Chattanooga 0
1 UNC Greensboro9
3 Western Carolina 4
4 Mercer6
3 Chattanooga 2
3 Western Carolina4
Loser's bracket
2 Mercer 1

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References

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