America East Conference Softball Tournament

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America East Conference Softball Tournament
Conference Softball Championship
Sport Softball
Conference America East Conference
Number of teams6
Format Double-elimination tournament
Current stadium University Field
Current location Stony Brook, New York
Played1992–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]

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Tournament

The top 6 teams compete in the double-elimination tournament, with the top two seeds receiving a single bye. [3]

Champions

Year-by-year

YearSchoolVenueMVP
1992 Boston University Philadelphia, PA Shannon Downey, Boston University
1993 Boston University Newark, DE Deb Smith, Maine
1994 Maine Newark, DEErin 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, DEJen Smith, Hofstra
1999 Hofstra Burlington, VTAlicia Smith, Hofstra
2000 Hofstra Hofstra Softball Stadium • Hempstead, NYAlicia Smith, Hofstra
2001 Hofstra Newark, DEShannon Luther, Hofstra
2002 Boston University Burlington, VTRobyn Horrick, Boston University
2003 Boston University University FieldStony Brook, NY Julie Henneke, Boston University
2004 Maine Mike Kessock FieldOrono, ME Lauren Dulkis, Maine
2005 Albany University Field • Stony Brook, NYAmanda Morin, Albany
2006 Albany Mike Kessock Field • Orono, MECasey Halloran, Albany
2007 Albany Boston University Softball FieldBoston, MA Casey Halloran, Albany
2008 Stony Brook Albany FieldAlbany, NY Alyssa Struzenberg, Stony Brook
2009 Boston University University Field • Stony Brook, NYCassidi Hardy, Boston University
2010 Boston University Mike Kessock Field • Orono, MECassidi Hardy, Boston University
2011 Albany Boston University Softball Field • Boston, MABrittany MacFawn, Albany
2012 Boston University Boston University Softball Field • Boston, MAHolli Floetker, Boston University
2013 Stony Brook Varsity FieldVestal, NY Allison Cukrov, Stony Brook
2014 Albany University Field • Stony Brook, NYBrittany MacFawn, Albany
2015 Binghamton University Field • Stony Brook, NYSarah Miller, Binghamton
2016 Maine Varsity Field • Vestal, NYErin Boganovich, Maine
2017 Albany Varsity Field • Vestal, NYDevin Durando, Albany
2018 Albany Varsity Field • Vestal, NYCeleste Verdolivo, Albany
2019 UMBC Hartford Softball FieldWest Hartford, CT Courtney Coppersmith, UMBC
2020Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 UMBC UMBC Softball StadiumBaltimore, MD Sierra Pierce, UMBC
2022 University Field • Stony Brook, NY

By school

SchoolChampionshipsYears
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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References

  1. "2021 #AESB Championship". America East Conference. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  2. "2021‐22 America East Conference Championship Calendar" (PDF). America East Conference. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  3. 2020 Softball Record Book (PDF). America East Conference. Retrieved February 20, 2022.