2015 Big South Conference softball tournament
| Teams | 9 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site |
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| Champions | Longwood (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Kathy Riley (2nd title) |
| MVP | Libby Morris (Longwood) |
| Television | Big South Network, ESPN3 |
The 2015 Big South Conference softball tournament was held at Amanda Littlejohn Stadium in Buies Creek, North Carolina, from May 7 through May 10, 2015.[1] The tournament winner, Longwood, earned the Big South Conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they defeated Virginia Tech but were eliminated by Tennessee and Utah.
Format[edit]
The Big South has two single elimination games. An 8 vs. 9 play-in game is held as single elimination. The championship is also single elimination. All other games are double elimination.
Tournament[edit]
8/9 Elimination Game[edit]
| Elimination Game May 7th Big South Network | ||||
| 8 | Radford | 6 | ||
| 9 | Gardner-Webb | 8(9) | ||
Double Elimination Tournament[edit]
| 1st Round May 7 & 8th Big South Network | 2nd Round May 8th Big South Network | Semifinals May 9th ESPN3 | Championship May 10th ESPN3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Longwood | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Gardner-Webb | 2(5) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Longwood | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Charleston Southern | 2(8) | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Liberty | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Charleston Southern | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Longwood | 5 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Liberty | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Gardner-Webb | 4 | 2 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Liberty | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Longwood | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Presbyterian | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Campbell | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Presbyterian | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Winthrop | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Presbyterian | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Presbyterian | 5 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Charleston Southern | 1 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Winthrop | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Campbell | 2 | 5 | Charleston Southern | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Winthrop | 1(5) | |||||||||||||||||
- All times listed are Eastern Daylight Time.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "2015 NCAA Softball Conference Championship Week Premier". Eye on Sky and Air Sports. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- ^ "2015 Big South Softball Championship" (PDF). bigsouthsports.com. Retrieved May 5, 2015.