The Coastal Athletic Association softball tournament (also referred to as the CAA Tournament) is the conference championship tournament in college softball for the Coastal Athletic Association. It is a double-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. The tournament is held at the home stadium of the regular season champion. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I softball tournament.
Format The top six teams from the regular season compete in the double-elimination tournament.
Champions
Year-by-year Year Champion Location MVP 2002 Hofstra Softball Stadium • Hempstead, NY Stefanie Kenney, Hofstra 2003 Hofstra Softball Stadium • Hempstead, NY Amanda Hallaway, Hofstra 2004 Hofstra Softball Stadium • Hempstead, NY Lisa Wambold, Hofstra 2005 Hofstra Softball Stadium • Hempstead, NY Laura Sweeney, Hofstra 2006 Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Panthersville, GA Ashley Lane, Hofstra 2007 Hofstra Softball Stadium • Hempstead, NY Kayleigh Lotti, Hofstra 2008 Hofstra Softball Stadium • Hempstead, NY Kayleigh Lotti, Hofstra 2009 Hofstra Softball Stadium • Hempstead, NY Meredith Felts, James Madison 2010 Hofstra Softball Stadium • Hempstead, NY Olivia Galati, Hofstra 2011 Hofstra Softball Stadium • Hempstead, NY Alana Thomas, Georgia State 2012 Hofstra Softball Stadium • Hempstead, NY Olivia Galati, Hofstra 2013 Hofstra Softball Stadium • Hempstead, NY Olivia Galati, Hofstra 2014 Bank of the James Field at Veterans Memorial Park • Harrisonburg, VA Caitlin Sandy, James Madison 2015 Hofstra Bank of the James Field at Veterans Memorial Park • Harrisonburg, VA Taylor Pirone, Hofstra 2016 Bank of the James Field at Veterans Memorial Park • Harrisonburg, VA Jailyn Ford, James Madison 2017 Bank of the James Field at Veterans Memorial Park • Harrisonburg, VA Megan Good, James Madison 2018 Bank of the James Field at Veterans Memorial Park • Harrisonburg, VA Sophie Dandola, Hofstra 2019 Bank of the James Field at Veterans Memorial Park • Harrisonburg, VA Odicci Alexander, James Madison 2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2021 Bank of the James Field at Veterans Memorial Park • Harrisonburg, VA Kate Gordon, James Madison 2022 Hunt Softball Park • Elon, NC Emily Winstead, UNC Wilmington 2023 Bill Edwards Stadium • Hempstead, NY Meghan Giordano, Hofstra 2024 Boseman Field • Wilmington, NC Kara Hammock, UNC Wilmington 2025 Amanda Littlejohn Stadium • Buies Creek, NC Kaitlyn Wells, Elon 2026 Hunt Softball Park • Elon, NC Mackenzie Mathis, Charleston
By school School Championships Years Hofstra 13 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2023 James Madison 6 2009, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021 UNC Wilmington 2 2022, 2024 Charleston 1 2026 Elon 1 2025 Georgia State 1 2011 Italics indicates the school currently does not sponsor softball in the CAA.
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