2023 Summit League softball tournament

The 2023 Summit League softball tournament took place from May 10–14, 2023. The top six regular-season finishers of the league's eight teams met in the modified double-elimination tournament at Jackrabbit Softball Stadium on the campus of South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota.[2] The schedule for the tournament was modified a few times due to rain in the Brookings area during the tournament, with the title games suspended and moved to Sunday, May 14. Omaha won the tournament and earned the Summit League's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I softball tournament. The defending champion, South Dakota State, made the title game of the tournament but was defeated by the Mavericks.

2023 Summit League
softball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
  • Jackrabbit Softball Stadium
ChampionsOmaha (1st title)
Runner-upSouth Dakota State
Winning coachMike Heard (1st title)
MVPKamryn Meyer (Omaha)
Attendance1,723
TelevisionMidcoSN
2023 Summit League softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
South Dakota State  ‍†‍‍ 17–0 1.00037–17 .685
Omaha  ‍‍‡‍y 15–5 .75033–17 .660
North Dakota State  ‍‍‍ 13–8 .61930–21 .588
South Dakota  ‍‍‍ 11–9 .55024–28 .462
North Dakota  ‍‍‍ 9–10 .47412–38 .240
St. Thomas*  ‍‍‍ 6–14 .30018–35 .340
Kansas City  ‍‍‍ 4–17 .1909–43 .173
Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 3–15 .1679–36 .200
* Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 2023[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

Standings
Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L  % W L  %
1 1 South Dakota State 17 0 1.000 35 15 .700
2 2 Omaha 15 5 .750 28 15 .651
3 3 North Dakota State 13 8 .619 29 19 .604
4 4 South Dakota 11 9 .550 22 26 .458
5 5 North Dakota 9 10 .474 12 37 .245
6 St. Thomas 6 14 .300 18 35 .340
7 6 Kansas City 4 17 .190 9 42 .176
8 Western Illinois 3 15 .167 9 36 .200
  • St. Thomas is ineligible for the Summit League and NCAA tournaments through 2026
  • St. Thomas and Western Illinois did not participate in the tournament

Reference:[3][4]

Format and seeding

The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six based on conference winning percentage during the conference's regular season. The tournament will play out as a modified double-elimination tournament, with the bottom four seeds playing each other in the single-elimination first round and the rest of the tournament as a double-elimination.
Due to their transition from Division III to Division I, St. Thomas is ineligible for the Summit League tournament and NCAA tournament until 2026.

Schedule
Game Time* Matchup# Television Location Attendance
First Round – Wednesday, May 10
1 2:00 PM No. 4 South Dakota 2 vs. No. 5 North Dakota 0 MidcoSN Jackrabbit Softball Stadium 160
2 4:30 PM No. 3 North Dakota State 3 vs. No. 6 Kansas City 0
Played across 5/10-5/11		 MidcoSN Jackrabbit Softball Stadium 143
Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 11
3 12:00 PM No. 1 South Dakota State 0 vs. No. 4 South Dakota 2 MidcoSN Jackrabbit Softball Stadium 273
4 2:30 PM No. 2 Omaha 5 vs. No. 3 North Dakota State 1 MidcoSN Jackrabbit Softball Stadium 273
5 5:00 PM No. 1 South Dakota State 10 vs. No. 3 North Dakota State 2 (5) MidcoSN Jackrabbit Softball Stadium 254
Semifinals – Friday, May 12
6 2:00 PM No. 2 Omaha 14 vs. No. 4 South Dakota 2(5) MidcoSN Jackrabbit Softball Stadium 147
7 4:30 PM No. 1 South Dakota State 3 vs. No. 4 South Dakota 0 MidcoSN Jackrabbit Softball Stadium 263
Finals – Sunday, May 13
8 1:00 PM No. 1 South Dakota State 0 vs. No. 2 Omaha 1
Played on 5/13 and 5/14[5]		 MidcoSN Jackrabbit Softball Stadium 210
*Game times in CDT. # - Rankings denote tournament seed. Reference:[6][7][8]

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team:[9]

Player School
Kamryn Meyer (MVP) Omaha
Rachel Weber
Maggie O'Brien
Lynsey Tucker
Olivia Aden
Shannon Lasey South Dakota State
Tori Kniesche
Rozelyn Carrillo
Brooke Dumont
Gabby Moser South Dakota
Courtney Wilson
Clara Edwards
Paige Vargas North Dakota State
Carley Goetschius
Jackie Albrecht North Dakota
Lexy Smith Kansas City

References
  1. "The Summit League Softball Standings". TheSummitLeague.org. The Summit League. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  2. "South Dakota State projected to win 2023 Summit League softball title". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  3. "2023 Softball Standings". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  4. "The Summit League". d1softball.com. D1 Softball. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  5. "#SummitSB title game suspended due to weather". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. May 13, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  6. "2023 #SummitSB Bracket" (PDF). thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. May 6, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  7. "2023 Summit League Softball Championship bracket set". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. May 6, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  8. "Updates made to Summit League Softball Championship schedule". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  9. "Second-seeded Mavericks claim first #SummitSB Championship title". thesummitleague.org. The Summit League. May 14, 2023. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
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