ASUN Conference softball tournament

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ASUN Conference softball tournament
Conference softball championship
Sport Softball
Conference ASUN Conference
Number of teams8
Format Double-elimination tournament
Current location Jacksonville, Florida
Played1986-present
Last contest2022
Current champion Liberty

The ASUN Conference softball tournament (sometimes known simply as the ASUN Tournament) is the conference championship tournament in college softball for the ASUN Conference. It is a single-elimination (since 2006) tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I softball tournament. [1]

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Format

The top eight teams from the regular season compete in the double-elimination tournament.

Champions

Year-by-year

YearSchoolVenueMVP
1986 Stetson Atlanta, GA
1987 Stetson DeLand, FL
1988 Stetson Statesboro, GA
1989 Georgia State Lady Rattler Softball ComplexTallahassee, FL
1990 Georgia State Atlanta, GA
1991 Samford DeLand, FL
1992 Georgia State Macon, GA
1993 Georgia State Shreveport, LA
1994 Georgia State DeLand, FLKaci Clark, Georgia State
1995 Campbell Atlanta, GAChristine Hornak, Campbell
1996 Jacksonville State Buies Creek, NC Ann Shelton, Jacksonville State
1997 Florida Atlantic University FieldJacksonville, AL Chris Sutcliffe, Florida Atlantic
1998 Florida Atlantic FAU Softball StadiumBoca Raton, FL Liz Niada, Florida Atlantic
1999 Florida Atlantic Lady Trojan Softball FieldDothan, AL Nicole Myers, Florida Atlantic
2000 Florida Atlantic FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FLNicole Myers, Florida Atlantic
2001 Florida Atlantic FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FLNicole Myers, Florida Atlantic
2002 Florida Atlantic Troy Softball Complex • Dothan, ALNicole Myers, Florida Atlantic
2003 Florida Atlantic Troy Softball Complex • Dothan, ALJenn Piazza, Florida Atlantic
2004 Florida Atlantic FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FLCandace Freel, Florida Atlantic
2005 UCF FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FLLindsay Enders, UCF
2006 Florida Atlantic FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FLAndrea Migliori, Stetson
2007 Stetson Patricia Wilson Field • DeLand, FLNicole Forbes, Stetson
2008 Campbell Patricia Wilson Field • DeLand, FLBrittany Stanley, Campbell
2009 Campbell Patricia Wilson Field • DeLand, FLBrittany Stanley, Campbell
2010 Lipscomb Patricia Wilson Field • DeLand, FLKellie Sirus, Lipscomb
2011 Jacksonville Cyrill Softball StadiumSpartanburg, SC Sarah Sigrest, Jacksonville
2012 Florida Gulf Coast Cyrill Softball Stadium • Spartanburg, SCShelby Morgan, Florida Gulf Coast
2013 USC Upstate Draper DiamondNashville, TN Cheyenne Griffin, USC Upstate
2014 Stetson Draper Diamond • Nashville, TNMeredith Owen, Stetson
2015 USC Upstate FGCU Softball ComplexFort Myers, FL Lexi Shubert, USC Upstate
2016 USC Upstate FGCU Softball Complex • Fort Myers, FLAmy Szymanowski, USC Upstate
2017 USC Upstate Draper Diamond • Nashville, TNAnsley Gilstrap, USC Upstate
2018 Kennesaw State Patricia Wilson Field • DeLand, FLMaddie Roth, Kennesaw State
2019 Lipscomb FGCU Softball Complex • Fort Myers, FLMandy Jordan, Lipscomb
2020Tournament canceled
2021 Liberty Bailey ParkKennesaw, GA Amber Bishop-Riley, Liberty
2022 Liberty JU Softball Complex/UNF Softball ComplexJacksonville, FL Kara Canetto, Liberty
2023 Patricia Wilson Field • DeLand, FL

By school

SchoolChampionshipsYears
Florida Atlantic 9 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
Stetson 5 1986, 1987, 1988, 2007, 2014
Georgia State 5 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994
USC Upstate 4 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017
Campbell 3 1995, 2008, 2009
Liberty 2 2021, 2022
Lipscomb 2 2010, 2019
Florida Gulf Coast 1 2012
Jacksonville 1 2011
Jacksonville State 1 1996
Kennesaw State 1 2018
Samford 1 1991
UCF 1 2005

Italics indicates the school does currently not sponsor softball in the ASUN.

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References

  1. 2022 Softball Record Book (PDF). ASUN Conference. Retrieved July 4, 2022.