Big South Conference softball tournament
| Big South Conference softball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference softball championship | |
| Sport | Softball |
| Conference | Big South Conference |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | Cyrill Softball Stadium |
| Current location | Spartanburg, South Carolina |
| Played | 1987–present |
| Last contest | 2025 |
| Current champion | USC Upstate (2) |
| Most championships | Winthrop (6) |
The Big South Conference softball tournament (also referred to as the Big South Tournament) is the conference championship tournament in college softball for the Big South Conference. It is a double-elimination 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]
Format
The top six teams from the regular season compete in the double-elimination tournament.
Champions
Year-by-year
| Year | Champion | Location | MVP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Winthrop | N/A | |
| 1988 | Charleston Southern | Winthrop Softball Complex • Rock Hill, SC | Dori Beach, Charleston Southern |
| 1989 | Winthrop | Coastal Carolina Softball Complex • Conway, SC | Lisa Kemme, Winthrop |
| 1990 | Winthrop | Coastal Carolina Softball Complex • Conway, SC | Lisa Kemme, P, Winthrop |
| 1991 | Winthrop | Winthrop Softball Complex • Rock Hill, SC | Lisa Kemme, P, Winthrop |
| 1992 | Coastal Carolina | CSU Softball Complex • North Charleston, SC | Michelle Hall, P, Coastal Carolina |
| 1993 | Campbell | Campbell Softball Field • Buies Creek, NC | Andrea Nardolillo, P, Campbell |
| 1994 | UNC Greensboro | Winthrop Softball Complex • Rock Hill, SC | Winn Hazelgrove, P, UNC Greensboro |
| 1995 | UNC Greensboro | Winthrop Softball Complex • Rock Hill, SC | Christine Yon, 2B, Winthrop |
| 1996 | UNC Greensboro | UNCG Softball Field • Greensboro, NC | Erin Chandler, P, UNC Greensboro |
| 1997 | UNC Greensboro | Winthrop Softball Complex • Rock Hill, SC | Christine Hornak, P, UNC Greensboro |
| 1998 | Coastal Carolina | Winthrop Softball Complex • Rock Hill, SC | Kacee Crumpacker, SS, Coastal Carolina Katie Phillips, P, Liberty |
| 1999 | East Carolina | Winthrop Softball Complex • Rock Hill, SC | Denise Reagan, P, East Carolina |
| 2000 | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina Softball Complex • Conway, SC | Lauren Yates, P, Coastal Carolina |
| 2001 | Coastal Carolina | James I. Moyer Sports Complex • Salem, VA | Sarah Lockett, 3B, Coastal Carolina |
| 2002 | Liberty | Terry Field • Rock Hill, SC | Ali Thompson, P, Liberty |
| 2003 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Terry Field • Rock Hill, SC | Sarah Pauly, P, Texas A&M–Corpus Christi |
| 2004 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | BSC Softball Park • Birmingham, SC | Sarah Pauly, P, Texas A&M–Corpus Christi |
| 2005 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Terry Field • Rock Hill, SC | Sarah Pauly, P, Texas A&M–Corpus Christi |
| 2006 | Coastal Carolina | Radford Softball Stadium • Radford, VA | Christine Doyle, P, Coastal Carolina |
| 2007 | Winthrop | Coastal Carolina Softball Complex • Conway, SC | Cari Wooldridge, P, Winthrop |
| 2008 | Winthrop | Terry Field • Rock Hill, SC | Cari Wooldridge, P, Winthrop |
| 2009 | Radford | Radford Softball Stadium • Radford, VA | Kristen Shifflett, SS, Radford |
| 2010 | Radford | Coastal Carolina Softball Complex • Conway, SC | Kristen Shifflett, SS, Radford |
| 2011 | Liberty | Terry Field • Rock Hill, SC | Tiffani Smith, P, Liberty |
| 2012 | Coastal Carolina | Radford Softball Stadium • Radford, VA | Sarah Maples, UTIL, Coastal Carolina |
| 2013 | Longwood | Terry Field • Rock Hill, SC | Libby Morris, P, Longwood |
| 2014 | Charleston Southern | Coastal Carolina Softball Complex • Conway, SC | Cheyenne Gandara, P, Charleston Southern |
| 2015 | Longwood | Amanda Littlejohn Stadium • Buies Creek, NC | Libby Morris, P, Longwood |
| 2016 | Longwood | Terry Field • Rock Hill, SC | Sydney Gay, P, Longwood |
| 2017 | Longwood | Lancer Field • Farmville, VA | Elizabeth McCarthy, P, Longwood |
| 2018 | Liberty | Radford Softball Stadium • Radford, VA | Autumn Bishop, 1B, Liberty |
| 2019 | Longwood | Amanda Littlejohn Stadium • Buies Creek, NC | Karleigh Donovan, 1B, Longwood |
| 2020 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||
| 2021 | Campbell | Brinkley Softball Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC | Claire Blount, UTIL, Campbell |
| 2022 | Campbell | Lancer Field • Farmville, VA | Georgeanna Barefoot, P, Campbell |
| 2023 | Campbell | Radford Softball Stadium • Radford, VA | Claudia Ware, OF, Campbell |
| 2024 | USC Upstate | Terry Field • Rock Hill, SC | Alyssa Kelly, P, USC Upstate |
| 2025 | USC Upstate | PC Softball Complex • Clinton, SC | Maddie Drerup, P, USC Upstate |
| 2026 | Cyrill Softball Stadium • Spartanburg, SC | ||
By school
| School | Championships | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Winthrop | 6 | 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2007, 2008 |
| Coastal Carolina | 5 | 1992, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006 |
| Longwood | 5 | 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 |
| Campbell | 4 | 1993, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| UNC Greensboro | 4 | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 |
| Liberty | 3 | 2002, 2011, 2018 |
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 3 | 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Charleston Southern | 2 | 1988, 2014 |
| Radford | 2 | 2009, 2010 |
| USC Upstate | 2 | 2024, 2025 |
| East Carolina | 1 | 1999 |
Italics indicates the school currently does not sponsor softball in the Big South.
References
- ^ 2025 Softball Record Book (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved January 29, 2026.