2015 Southern Conference Softball Tournament
| Softball Tournament | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Classification | Division I | ||
| Teams | 7 | ||
| Format | Double-elimination tournament | ||
| Site | Jim Frost Stadium Chattanooga, Tennessee | ||
| Champions | Chattanooga (13th title) | ||
| Winning coach | Frank Reed (8th title) | ||
| MVP | Anyssa Robles (Chattanooga) | ||
| Southern Conference Softball Tournament
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The 2015 Southern Conference softball tournament was held at Jim Frost Stadium on the campus of Chattanooga University in Chattanooga, Tennessee from May 6 through May 9, 2015. 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]
Format
The SoSon 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. Jason Patterson and Phil Cox will call all the games for the SoCon Digital Network. Darren Goldwater and Stephanie Cushing will call the championship for ESPN3.[2][3]
Tournament
| First Round | Second Round | Third Round | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Winner's Bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Chattanooga | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Western Carolina | 4(10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Furman | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Western Carolina | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Chattanooga | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Mercer | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Samford | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | East Tennessee State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Samford | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Mercer | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Mercer | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | UNC Greensboro | 0(6) | 1 | Chattanooga | 3 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Mercer | 1 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Loser's Bracket | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | UNC Greensboro | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | East Tennessee State | 2 | 5 | Western Carolina | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | UNC Greensboro | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Western Carolina | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Furman | 6 | 3 | Mercer | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Samford | 3 | 4 | Furman | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Furman | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "2015 NCAA Softball Conference Championship Week Premier". Eye on Sky and Air Sports. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
- ↑ "2015 SoCon Softball Championship Bracket" (PDF). soconsports.com. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
- ↑ "SoCon Softball bracket announced". WMAZ. Retrieved 2015-05-04.