Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference softball tournament

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference softball tournament
Conference softball championship
SportSoftball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Number of teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Current stadiumTowneBank Field
Current locationNorfolk, Virginia
Played1993–present
Last contest2026
Current championHoward (4)
Most championshipsFlorida A&M (13)

The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference softball tournament (also referred to as the MEAC Tournament) is the conference championship tournament in college softball for the Mid-Eastern Athletic 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. The first year of the event was in 1993. Florida A&M has won the most championships, with 13.[1] The conference gained an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament beginning in 1995.[2][3]

Format

The top six teams from the regular season compete in the double-elimination tournament. The top two finishers earn a single bye, while the remaining four play opening round games. Winners advance to play the top two seeds while losers play elimination games.

Champions

Year-by-year

Year Champion Location MVP
1993Florida A&MPsaunita Andrews, Florida A&M
1994Florida A&MPsaunita Andrews, Florida A&M
1995Florida A&MSherine Merchan, Florida A&M
1996HamptonJanell Staton, Florida A&M
1997Florida A&MKim Browning, Florida A&M
1998Florida A&M
1999Florida A&M
2000Bethune–Cookman
2001Bethune–Cookman
2002Bethune–Cookman
2003Bethune–CookmanAmber Jackson, Bethune–Cookman
2004Bethune–CookmanKrista Schile, Bethune–Cookman
2005Florida A&MDanielle Brown, Florida A&M
2006Florida A&MDanielle Brown, Florida A&M
2007Howard
2008Delaware StateAisha Holloman, Delaware State
2009Florida A&MAmanda Reyes, Florida A&M
2010Bethune–CookmanAllison Garcia, Bethune–Cookman
2011Bethune–CookmanAllison Garcia, Bethune–Cookman
2012Bethune–CookmanShanel Tolbert, Bethune–Cookman
2013HamptonTaylor McCoy, Hampton
2014Florida A&MKenya Pereira, Florida A&M
2015Florida A&MKenya Pereira, Florida A&M
2016Florida A&MVeronica Burse, Florida A&M
2017Florida A&MKenya Pereira, Florida A&M
2018Bethune–CookmanOrmond Beach Sports Complex • Ormond Beach, FloridaAlexis Bermudez, Bethune–Cookman
2019Bethune–CookmanOrmond Beach Sports Complex • Ormond Beach, FloridaSasha Killings, Bethune–Cookman
2020Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021Morgan StateNSU Softball Field • Norfolk, VirginiaStephanie Rundlett, Morgan State
2022HowardNSU Softball Field • Norfolk, VirginiaAnalise De La Roca, Howard
2023North Carolina CentralNSU Softball Field • Norfolk, VirginiaJaden Davis, North Carolina Central
2024Morgan StateNSU Softball Field • Norfolk, VirginiaVictoria Fletcher, Morgan State
2025HowardNSU Softball Field • Norfolk, VirginiaAmeenah Ballenger, Howard
2026HowardTowneBank Field • Norfolk, VirginiaMaryn Jordan, Howard

By school

School Championships Years
Florida A&M131993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Bethune–Cookman102000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019
Howard42007, 2022, 2025, 2026
Hampton21996, 2013
Morgan State22021, 2024
Delaware State12008
North Carolina Central12023

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

References

  1. ↑ "All-Time MEAC Softball Champions". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
  2. ↑ "MEAC History". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. September 28, 2008. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
  3. ↑ MEAC Softball Record Book (PDF). Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
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