America East Conference Softball Tournament | |
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Conference Softball Championship | |
Sport | Softball |
Conference | America East Conference |
Number of teams | 6 |
Format | Double-elimination tournament |
Current stadium | University Field |
Current location | Stony Brook, New York |
Played | 1992–present |
Last contest | 2021 |
Current champion | UMBC |
The America East Conference Softball Tournament is the conference championship tournament in college softball for the America East Conference. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. [1] [2]
The top 6 teams compete in the double-elimination tournament, with the top two seeds receiving a single bye. [3]
Year | School | Venue | MVP |
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1992 | Boston University | Philadelphia, PA | Shannon Downey, Boston University |
1993 | Boston University | Newark, DE | Deb Smith, Maine |
1994 | Maine | Newark, DE | Erin Phillips, Hofstra |
1995 | Hofstra | Newark, DE | |
1996 | Boston University | Burlington, VT | Audrey West, Boston University |
1997 | Boston University | Hempstead, NY | Niclana Tolmasoff, Boston University |
1998 | Hofstra | Newark, DE | Jen Smith, Hofstra |
1999 | Hofstra | Burlington, VT | Alicia Smith, Hofstra |
2000 | Hofstra | Hofstra Softball Stadium • Hempstead, NY | Alicia Smith, Hofstra |
2001 | Hofstra | Newark, DE | Shannon Luther, Hofstra |
2002 | Boston University | Burlington, VT | Robyn Horrick, Boston University |
2003 | Boston University | University Field • Stony Brook, NY | Julie Henneke, Boston University |
2004 | Maine | Mike Kessock Field • Orono, ME | Lauren Dulkis, Maine |
2005 | Albany | University Field • Stony Brook, NY | Amanda Morin, Albany |
2006 | Albany | Mike Kessock Field • Orono, ME | Casey Halloran, Albany |
2007 | Albany | Boston University Softball Field • Boston, MA | Casey Halloran, Albany |
2008 | Stony Brook | Albany Field • Albany, NY | Alyssa Struzenberg, Stony Brook |
2009 | Boston University | University Field • Stony Brook, NY | Cassidi Hardy, Boston University |
2010 | Boston University | Mike Kessock Field • Orono, ME | Cassidi Hardy, Boston University |
2011 | Albany | Boston University Softball Field • Boston, MA | Brittany MacFawn, Albany |
2012 | Boston University | Boston University Softball Field • Boston, MA | Holli Floetker, Boston University |
2013 | Stony Brook | Varsity Field • Vestal, NY | Allison Cukrov, Stony Brook |
2014 | Albany | University Field • Stony Brook, NY | Brittany MacFawn, Albany |
2015 | Binghamton | University Field • Stony Brook, NY | Sarah Miller, Binghamton |
2016 | Maine | Varsity Field • Vestal, NY | Erin Boganovich, Maine |
2017 | Albany | Varsity Field • Vestal, NY | Devin Durando, Albany |
2018 | Albany | Varsity Field • Vestal, NY | Celeste Verdolivo, Albany |
2019 | UMBC | Hartford Softball Field • West Hartford, CT | Courtney Coppersmith, UMBC |
2020 | Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
2021 | UMBC | UMBC Softball Stadium • Baltimore, MD | Sierra Pierce, UMBC |
2022 | University Field • Stony Brook, NY |
School | Championships | Years |
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Boston University | 9 | 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012 |
Albany | 7 | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2018 |
Hofstra | 5 | 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 |
Maine | 3 | 1994, 2004, 2016 |
Stony Brook | 2 | 2008, 2013 |
UMBC | 2 | 2019, 2021 |
Binghamton | 1 | 2015 |
Italics indicates no longer sponsors softball in the America East Conference.
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