2016 Southern Conference Softball Tournament

2016 Southern Conference Softball Tournament
Classification Division I
Teams 7
Format Double-elimination tournament
Site
Champions Samford University (1st title)
Winning coach Mandy Buford (1st title)
MVP Mollie Hanson (Samford University)

The 2016 Southern Conference softball tournament was held at UNCG Softball Stadium on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in Greensboro, North Carolina from May 6 through May 14, 2016. Chattanooga won their eight tournament championship and earned the SoCon's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. The Championship game was broadcast on ESPN3 while all other games weree broadcast on the SoCon Digital Network.[1][2][3]

Format

The SoCon Tournament takes the top 7 teams and places them in a double elimination tournament, up until the championship. Seed 1 gets a bye to the 2nd Round. The championship game is played with a winner-take-all single game format.

Tournament

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round     Semifinals     Finals
                                                 
  Winner's Bracket
    1 Samford University 3  
      4 UNC Greensboro 0    
  4 UNC Greensboro 3          
  5 East Tennessee State 2        
      1 Samford 2            
      7 Mercer 0              
  2 Furman 2              
  7 Mercer 5 9                
      7 Mercer 7          
      6 Chattanooga 4        
  3 Western Carolina 3          
  6 Chattanooga 11         1 Samford 4 —
      2 Furman 3 —
  Loser's Bracket      
  2 Furman 7        
  3 Western Carolina 4     4 UNC Greensboro 0        
    2 Furman 3          
      2 Furman 9        
      6 Chattanooga 6     7 Mercer 1    
  6 Chattanooga 6         2 Furman 8  
  5 East Tennessee State 2  

References

  1. ↑ "Samford earns first SoCon softball championship". Southern Conference. May 14, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2016 Softball Championship". Southern Conference. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
  3. ↑ Sheldon Haygood (May 14, 2016). "Samford softball makes history with first SoCon title". Charlotte, North Carolina: WBTV. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
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