The Southern Conference softball tournament (sometimes known simply as the SoCon Tournament) is the conference championship tournament in college softball for the Southern Conference (SoCon). The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I softball tournament.
Tournament All SoCon schools that sponsor softball (as of the 2025 season, eight of the 10 full members) participate in the double-elimination tournament. Chattanooga has won 16 championships, the most in the league's history. Of schools currently sponsoring softball in the conference, Chattanooga, UNC Greensboro, Furman, Samford, and ETSU have won a tournament championship.
Champions
Year-by-year
Year School Venue MVP 1994 Furman Field • Greenville, SC Kim Currier, Furman 1995 Furman Field • Greenville, SC Cristy Waring, Marshall 1996 Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA April Miller, Chattanooga 1997 Dot Hicks Stadium • Huntington, WV J. D. Staton, Chattanooga 1998 Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN Amy Robertson, Chattanooga 1999 Jones Recreation Center • Mount Pleasant, SC Aimee Littlejohn, Georgia Southern 2000 UNCG Softball Field • Greensboro, NC Connie Ness, Chattanooga 2001 Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN Angela Brewer, Chattanooga 2002 Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN Awbrey Winckler, Chattanooga 2003 Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN Melissa Ramirez, Chattanooga 2004 Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN Melissa Ramirez, Chattanooga 2005 CofC Softball Stadium at Patriot's Point • Mount Pleasant, SC Rachel Stern, College of Charleston 2006 Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN Shanita Black, Georgia Southern 2007 UNCG Softball Stadium • Greensboro, NC Amber Kiser, Furman 2008 CofC Softball Stadium at Patriot's Point • Mount Pleasant, SC Brooke Loudermilk, Chattanooga 2009 Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN Breanna Streetmon, Chattanooga 2010 Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN Amber Harrell, UNC Greensboro 2011 Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA Sara Poteat, Chattanooga 2012 Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC Sarah Purvis, Georgia Southern 2013 UNCG Softball Stadium • Greensboro, NC Raeanne Hanks, UNC Greensboro 2014 UNCG Softball Stadium • Greensboro, NC Katie Henderson, Chattanooga 2015 Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN Anyssa Robles, Chattanooga 2016 UNCG Softball Stadium • Greensboro, NC Mollie Hanson, Samford 2017 Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN Lindsey Fadnek, ETSU 2018 UNCG Softball Stadium • Greensboro, NC Alicia Bazonski, UNC Greensboro 2019 Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN Stephanie Bryden, UNC Greensboro 2020Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic 2021 UNCG Softball Stadium • Greensboro, NC Maycin Brown, UNC Greensboro 2022 UNCG Softball Stadium • Greensboro, NC Brooke Parrott, Chattanooga 2023 Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN Maddie Spell, UNC Greensboro 2024 UNCG Softball Stadium • Greensboro, NC Peja Goold, Chattanooga 2025 Hope Field • Spartanburg, SC Grace Taylor, Mercer 2026 Jim Frost Stadium • Chattanooga, TN Brooklyn Shroyer, UNC Greensboro
By school
School Championships Years Chattanooga 16 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2022, 2024 Georgia Southern 4 1999, 2006, 2012, 2013 UNC Greensboro 4 2018, 2021, 2023, 2026 Furman 2 1994, 2007 Marshall 1 1995 College of Charleston 1 2005 Elon 1 2010 Samford 1 2016 ETSU 1 2017 Mercer 1 2025 Italics indicate school no longer sponsors softball in the Southern Conference.
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