2025 Big East Conference softball tournament

2025 Big East Conference
softball tournament

Teams	6
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Finals site	Villanova Softball Complex Villanova Softball Complex
Champions	UConn  (8th title)
Winning coach	Laura Valentino  (1st title)
MVP	Payton Kinney (UConn)
Television	FS1 and FS2
← 2024 Big East Softball Tournament 2026 →

2025 Big East Conference softball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
St. John's  ‍†‍‍	19	–	5	–	0		.792			39	–	17	–	1		.693
UConn  ‍‍‡‍y	18	–	6	–	0		.750			35	–	17	–	0		.673
Villanova  ‍‍‍	15	–	9	–	0		.625			27	–	26	–	1		.509
Creighton  ‍‍‍	15	–	9	–	0		.625			30	–	25	–	0		.545
Butler  ‍‍‍	14	–	10	–	0		.583			26	–	22	–	0		.542
Providence  ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0		.458			25	–	31	–	0		.446
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍	11	–	13	–	0		.458			29	–	23	–	0		.558
DePaul  ‍‍‍	3	–	21	–	0		.125			16	–	32	–	0		.333
Georgetown  ‍‍‍	2	–	22	–	0		.083			11	–	32	–	0		.256
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 10, 2025 [1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2025 Big East Conference softball tournament was held at Villanova Softball Complex on the campus of the Villanova University in Villanova, Pennsylvania. The tournament ran May 7 through May 10, 2025 and determined the champion for the Big East Conference for the 2025 NCAA Division I softball season. UConn won the event to earn the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Division I softball tournament. The semifinals and finals were broadcast on Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports 2. ^{[2] [3]}

Format and seeding

The top four teams from the conference's round-robin regular season will qualify for the tournament, and will be seeded one through four. They will play a double-elimination tournament.

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Seed
St. John's	19	5	.792	—	1
UConn	18	6	.750	1	2
Villanova	15	9	.625	4	3
Creighton	15	9	.625	4	4
Butler	14	10	.583	5	5
Providence	11	13	.458	8	6
Seton Hall	11	13	.458	8	—
DePaul	3	21	.125	16	—
Georgetown	2	22	.083	17	—

Tournament

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final										Final
						1	St. John's	3
	4	Creighton	6			4	Creighton	5
	5	Butler	3								4	Creighton	1
											2	UConn	12
						2	UConn	5
	3	Villanova	9			6	Providence	4
	6	Providence	108
																					2	UConn	185
																					4	Creighton	4
	Lower round 1					Lower round 2					Lower round 3					Lower final
																4	Creighton	5
											1	St. John's	0			6	Providence	4
						6	Providence	7			6	Providence	105
	5	Butler	13			5	Butler	0
	3	Villanova	10

Game results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 7	Game 1	(4) Creighton	6–3	(5) Butler
	Game 2	(6) Providence	10–9 8	(3) Villanova
	Game 3	(5) Butler	13–10	(3) Villanova	Villanova eliminated
May 8	Game 4	(4) Creighton	5–3	(1) St. John's
	Game 5	(2) UConn	5–4	(6) Providence
	Game 6	(6) Providence	7–0	(5) Butler	Butler eliminated
May 9	Game 7	(2) UConn	12–1	(4) Creighton
	Game 8	(6) Providence	10–0 5	(1) St. John's	St. John's eliminated
May 10	Game 9	(4) Creighton	5–4	(6) Providence	Providence eliminated
	Game 10	(2) UConn	18–4 5	(4) Creighton	UConn wins Big East Championship

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. ^[3]

Player	Class	Position	School
Ava Franz	Sr.	SS	Villanova
Alyssa Twomey	So.	P	Providence
Ella White	Sr.	U	Butler
Sydra Seville	Sr.	OF	Creighton
Kenzie Schopfer	Sr.	P	Creighton
Lexi Hastings	Sr.	OF	UConn
Grace Jenkins	Jr.	C	UConn
Payton Kinney	Gr.	P	UConn*
Cat Petteys	Fr.	SS	UConn

Most Outstanding Player

Payton Kinney was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Kinney was a pitcher for UConn. ^[3]

References

1. "2025 Softball Standings". BigEast.com. Big East Conference. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
2. "2025 BIG EAST Softball Championship". Big East Conference. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
3. "UConn Wins 2025 #BIGEASTsb Championship in Record-Breaking Fashion". Big East Conference. May 10, 2025. Retrieved May 11, 2025.