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Atlantic 10 Conference softball tournament
Conference softball championship
SportSoftball
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Number of teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Current stadiumBahoshy Softball Complex
Current locationBronx, NY
Played1983–present
Last contest2024
Current championDayton
Most championshipsUMass (23)
Host stadiums
Sortino Field (2000, 2003–2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2015–2016, 2019)
URI Softball Complex (1988, 1997–1998, 2002)
Tech Softball Park (1999)
Patriots Park (1991–1994)
Rutgers Softball Complex (1983–1984, 1986, 1989)
Nittany Lion Field (1983, 1985, 1987)
Host locations
Amherst, MA (1990, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2003–2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2015–2016, 2019)
Kingston, RI (1988, 1997–1998, 2002)
Blacksburg, VA(1999)
Allentown, PA (1991–1994)
Piscataway, NJ (1983–1984, 1986, 1989)
State College, PA (1983, 1985, 1987)

The Atlantic 10 Conference softball tournament (sometimes known simply as the Atlantic 10 Tournament) is the conference championship tournament in college softball for the Atlantic 10 Conference. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I softball tournament.[1]

Tournament

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The top six regular season finishers compete in the double-elimination tournament.

History

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In its initial format in 1983, the six team tournament included a single bye for the top two seeds. For the second year and lasting through 2006, only four teams qualified, and they played a true double-elimination tournament. With the addition of a tenth team to the league in 2007, the field was expanded again to six, and the original format reinstated. After the 2020 season was canceled, the 2021 Tournament used a four-team field and bracket and the six team format returned in 2022.

Champions

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Year-by-year

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Year School Venue Most Outstanding Player Most Outstanding Pitcher
1983 Penn State Nittany Lion Field • State College, PA and
Rutgers Softball Complex • Piscataway, NJ 		None
1984 Rutgers Rutgers Softball Complex • Piscataway, NJ None
1985 Penn State Nittany Lion Field • State College, PA Geri Saya, Penn State Kim Gogol, Penn State
1986 UMass Rutgers Softball Complex • Piscataway, NJ Carol Frattaroli, UMass Lynn Stockley, UMass
1987 UMass Nittany Lion Field • State College, PA Carol Frattaroli, UMass Lisa Rever, UMass
1988 Penn State URI Softball Complex • Kingston, RI Nan Sichler, Penn State Cathy Kaminski, Penn State
1989 UMass Rutgers Softball Complex • Piscataway, NJ Barbara Meehan, UMass Holly Aprile, UMass
1990[a] UMass/Temple Amherst, MA Holly Aprile, UMass Kelly McCarthy, Temple
1991 UMass Patriots Park • Allentown, PA Sherri Kuchinskas, UMass Darlene Claffey, UMass
1992 UMass Patriots Park • Allentown, PA Sherri Kuchinskas, UMass Holly Aprile, UMass
1993 UMass Patriots Park • Allentown, PA Sherri Kuchinskas, UMass Darlene Claffey, UMass
1994 Rutgers Patriots Park • Allentown, PA Michelle Nikolayew, Rutgers Meg Knudsen, Rutgers
1995 UMass Amherst, MA Sam Cardenas, UMass Kelly Daut, UMass
1996 UMass Amherst, MA Danielle Henderson, UMass None
1997 UMass URI Softball Complex • Kingston, RI Danielle Henderson, UMass
1998 UMass URI Softball Complex • Kingston, RI Danielle Henderson, UMass
1999 UMass Tech Softball Park • Blacksburg, VA Danielle Henderson, UMass
2000 UMass UMass Softball Complex • Amherst, MA Teri Rooney, UMass
2001 UMass Dayton, OH Gwen Rack, Rhode Island
2002 UMass URI Softball Complex • Kingston, RI Kaila Holtz, UMass
2003 UMass UMass Softball Complex • Amherst, MA Emily Robustelli, UMass
2004 Temple UMass Softball Complex • Amherst, MA Richelle Villescas, Temple
2005 UMass Bahoshy Softball Complex • Bronx, NY Jenna Busa, UMass
2006 UMass Philadelphia, PA Brandice Balschmiter, UMass
2007 UMass UMass Softball Complex • Amherst, MA Brandice Balschmiter, UMass
2008 UMass Sue M. Daughtridge Stadium • Charlotte, NC Brandice Balschmiter, UMass
2009 UMass Bahoshy Softball Complex • Bronx, NY Brandice Balschmiter, UMass
2010 UMass UMass Softball Complex • Amherst, MA Sarah Reeves, UMass
2011 Fordam Sue M. Daughtridge Stadium • Charlotte, NC Jen Mineau, Fordham
2012 UMass Billiken Sports Center • St. Louis, MO Sara Plourde, UMass
2013 Fordam Sortino Field • Amherst, MA Paige Ortiz, UMass
2014 Fordam Bahoshy Softball Complex • Bronx, NY Michele Daubman, Fordham
2015 Fordam Sortino Field • Amherst, MA Rachel Gillen, Fordham
2016 Fordam Sortino Field • Amherst, MA Rachel Gillen, Fordham
2017 Fordam George Mason Softball Complex • Fairfax, VA Meg Colleran, Fordham
2018 Fordam Bahoshy Softball Complex • Bronx, NY Madie Aughinbaugh, Fordham
2019[b] Fordham/George Washington Sortino Field • Amherst, MA Madie Aughinbaugh, Fordham
2020 Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021 George Washington SJU Softball Field • Merion Station, PA Sierra Lange, George Washington
2022 Fordam George Mason Softball Complex • Fairfax, VA Bailey Enoch, Fordham
2023 George Mason Bahoshy Softball Complex • Bronx, NY Aly Rayle, George Mason
2024 Dayton Bahoshy Softball Complex • Bronx, NY Chloe Wong, Dayton

By school

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School Championships Years
UMass 23 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012
Fordham 9 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
Penn State 3 1983, 1985, 1988
George Washington 2 2019, 2021
Rutgers 2 1984, 1994
Temple 2 1990, 2004
Dayton 1 2024
George Mason 1 2023

Italics indicate that the school no longer competes in Atlantic 10 Conference softball.

Notes

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  1. ^ The 1990 tournament was suspended due to weather prior to the championship round. UMass was awarded the automatic bid.
  2. ^ The 2019 championship game was canceled due to weather. Fordham was awarded the automatic bid.

References

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  1. ^ Softball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
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