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.
Tournament The top six regular season finishers compete in the double-elimination tournament. History 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
Year-by-year Year School Venue Most Outstanding Player Most Outstanding Pitcher 1983 Nittany Lion Field • State College, PA andRutgers Softball Complex • Piscataway, NJ None 1984 Rutgers Softball Complex • Piscataway, NJ None 1985 Nittany Lion Field • State College, PA Geri Saya, Penn State Kim Gogol, Penn State 1986 Rutgers Softball Complex • Piscataway, NJ Carol Frattaroli, UMass Lynn Stockley, UMass 1987 Nittany Lion Field • State College, PA Carol Frattaroli, UMass Lisa Rever, UMass 1988 URI Softball Complex • Kingston, RI Nan Sichler, Penn State Cathy Kaminski, Penn State 1989 Rutgers Softball Complex • Piscataway, NJ Barbara Meehan, UMass Holly Aprile, UMass 1990 / Amherst, MA Holly Aprile, UMass Kelly McCarthy, Temple 1991 Patriots Park • Allentown, PA Sherri Kuchinskas, UMass Darlene Claffey, UMass 1992 Patriots Park • Allentown, PA Sherri Kuchinskas, UMass Holly Aprile, UMass 1993 Patriots Park • Allentown, PA Sherri Kuchinskas, UMass Darlene Claffey, UMass 1994 Patriots Park • Allentown, PA Michelle Nikolayew, Rutgers Meg Knudsen, Rutgers 1995 Amherst, MA Sam Cardenas, UMass Kelly Daut, UMass 1996 Amherst, MA Danielle Henderson, UMass None 1997 URI Softball Complex • Kingston, RI Danielle Henderson, UMass 1998 URI Softball Complex • Kingston, RI Danielle Henderson, UMass 1999 Tech Softball Park • Blacksburg, VA Danielle Henderson, UMass 2000 UMass Softball Complex • Amherst, MA Teri Rooney, UMass 2001 Dayton, OH Gwen Rack, Rhode Island 2002 URI Softball Complex • Kingston, RI Kaila Holtz, UMass 2003 UMass Softball Complex • Amherst, MA Emily Robustelli, UMass 2004 UMass Softball Complex • Amherst, MA Richelle Villescas, Temple 2005 Bahoshy Softball Complex • Bronx, NY Jenna Busa, UMass 2006 Philadelphia, PA Brandice Balschmiter, UMass 2007 UMass Softball Complex • Amherst, MA Brandice Balschmiter, UMass 2008 Sue M. Daughtridge Stadium • Charlotte, NC Brandice Balschmiter, UMass 2009 Bahoshy Softball Complex • Bronx, NY Brandice Balschmiter, UMass 2010 UMass Softball Complex • Amherst, MA Sarah Reeves, UMass 2011 Sue M. Daughtridge Stadium • Charlotte, NC Jen Mineau, Fordham 2012 Billiken Sports Center • St. Louis, MO Sara Plourde, UMass 2013 Sortino Field • Amherst, MA Paige Ortiz, UMass 2014 Bahoshy Softball Complex • Bronx, NY Michele Daubman, Fordham 2015 Sortino Field • Amherst, MA Rachel Gillen, Fordham 2016 Sortino Field • Amherst, MA Rachel Gillen, Fordham 2017 George Mason Softball Complex • Fairfax, VA Meg Colleran, Fordham 2018 Bahoshy Softball Complex • Bronx, NY Madie Aughinbaugh, Fordham 2019 / Sortino Field • Amherst, MA Madie Aughinbaugh, Fordham 2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 George Washington SJU Softball Field • Merion Station, PA Sierra Lange, George Washington 2022 Fordham 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 2025 Saint Louis Mount Vernon Softball Field • Washington, D.C. Abby Mallo, Saint Louis 2026 Fordham Billiken Sports Center • St. Louis, MO Victoria Klimaszewski, Fordham
By school 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 10 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2026 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 Saint Louis 1 2025
Italics indicate that the school no longer competes in Atlantic 10 Conference softball.
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