Big South Conference softball tournament

Big South Conference softball tournament
Conference softball championship
SportSoftball
ConferenceBig South Conference
Number of teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Current stadiumCyrill Softball Stadium
Current locationSpartanburg, South Carolina
Played1987–present
Last contest2025
Current championUSC Upstate (3)
Most championshipsWinthrop (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
1987WinthropN/A
1988Charleston SouthernWinthrop Softball Complex • Rock Hill, SCDori Beach, Charleston Southern
1989WinthropCoastal Carolina Softball Complex • Conway, SCLisa Kemme, Winthrop
1990WinthropCoastal Carolina Softball Complex • Conway, SCLisa Kemme, P, Winthrop
1991WinthropWinthrop Softball Complex • Rock Hill, SCLisa Kemme, P, Winthrop
1992Coastal CarolinaCSU Softball Complex • North Charleston, SCMichelle Hall, P, Coastal Carolina
1993CampbellCampbell Softball Field • Buies Creek, NCAndrea Nardolillo, P, Campbell
1994UNC GreensboroWinthrop Softball Complex • Rock Hill, SCWinn Hazelgrove, P, UNC Greensboro
1995UNC GreensboroWinthrop Softball Complex • Rock Hill, SCChristine Yon, 2B, Winthrop
1996UNC GreensboroUNCG Softball Field • Greensboro, NCErin Chandler, P, UNC Greensboro
1997UNC GreensboroWinthrop Softball Complex • Rock Hill, SCChristine Hornak, P, UNC Greensboro
1998Coastal CarolinaWinthrop Softball Complex • Rock Hill, SCKacee Crumpacker, SS, Coastal Carolina
Katie Phillips, P, Liberty
1999East CarolinaWinthrop Softball Complex • Rock Hill, SCDenise Reagan, P, East Carolina
2000Coastal CarolinaCoastal Carolina Softball Complex • Conway, SCLauren Yates, P, Coastal Carolina
2001Coastal CarolinaJames I. Moyer Sports Complex • Salem, VASarah Lockett, 3B, Coastal Carolina
2002LibertyTerry Field • Rock Hill, SCAli Thompson, P, Liberty
2003Texas A&M–Corpus ChristiTerry Field • Rock Hill, SCSarah Pauly, P, Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
2004Texas A&M–Corpus ChristiBSC Softball Park • Birmingham, SCSarah Pauly, P, Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
2005Texas A&M–Corpus ChristiTerry Field • Rock Hill, SCSarah Pauly, P, Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
2006Coastal CarolinaRadford Softball Stadium • Radford, VAChristine Doyle, P, Coastal Carolina
2007WinthropCoastal Carolina Softball Complex • Conway, SCCari Wooldridge, P, Winthrop
2008WinthropTerry Field • Rock Hill, SCCari Wooldridge, P, Winthrop
2009RadfordRadford Softball Stadium • Radford, VAKristen Shifflett, SS, Radford
2010RadfordCoastal Carolina Softball Complex • Conway, SCKristen Shifflett, SS, Radford
2011LibertyTerry Field • Rock Hill, SCTiffani Smith, P, Liberty
2012Coastal CarolinaRadford Softball Stadium • Radford, VASarah Maples, UTIL, Coastal Carolina
2013LongwoodTerry Field • Rock Hill, SCLibby Morris, P, Longwood
2014Charleston SouthernCoastal Carolina Softball Complex • Conway, SCCheyenne Gandara, P, Charleston Southern
2015LongwoodAmanda Littlejohn Stadium • Buies Creek, NCLibby Morris, P, Longwood
2016LongwoodTerry Field • Rock Hill, SCSydney Gay, P, Longwood
2017LongwoodLancer Field • Farmville, VAElizabeth McCarthy, P, Longwood
2018LibertyRadford Softball Stadium • Radford, VAAutumn Bishop, 1B, Liberty
2019LongwoodAmanda Littlejohn Stadium • Buies Creek, NCKarleigh Donovan, 1B, Longwood
2020Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021CampbellBrinkley Softball Stadium • Boiling Springs, NCClaire Blount, UTIL, Campbell
2022CampbellLancer Field • Farmville, VAGeorgeanna Barefoot, P, Campbell
2023CampbellRadford Softball Stadium • Radford, VAClaudia Ware, OF, Campbell
2024USC UpstateTerry Field • Rock Hill, SCAlyssa Kelly, P, USC Upstate
2025USC UpstatePC Softball Complex • Clinton, SCMaddie Drerup, P, USC Upstate
2026USC UpstateCyrill Softball Stadium • Spartanburg, SCMaddie Drerup, P, USC Upstate

By school

School Championships Years
Winthrop61987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2007, 2008
Coastal Carolina51992, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006
Longwood52013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
Campbell41993, 2021, 2022, 2023
UNC Greensboro41994, 1995, 1996, 1997
Liberty32002, 2011, 2018
USC Upstate32024, 2025, 2026
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi32003, 2004, 2005
Charleston Southern21988, 2014
Radford22009, 2010
East Carolina11999

Italics indicates the school currently does not sponsor softball in the Big South.

References

  1. ↑ 2025 Softball Record Book (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
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