America East Conference softball tournament
The America East Conference softball tournament is the conference championship tournament in college softball for the America East Conference. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I softball tournament.[1][2]
| America East Conference softball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference softball championship | |
| Sport | Softball |
| Conference | America East Conference |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | University Field |
| Current location | Stony Brook, New York |
| Played | 1992–present |
| Last contest | 2021 |
| Current champion | UMBC |
Tournament
The top 6 teams compete in the double-elimination tournament, with the top two seeds receiving a single bye.[3]
Champions
Year-by-year
| Year | School | Venue | MVP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Boston University | Philadelphia, PA | Shannon Downey, Boston University |
| 1993 | Boston University | Newark, DE | Deb Smith, Maine |
| 1994 | Maine | Newark, DE | Erin Phillips, Hofstra |
| 1995 | Hofstra | Newark, DE | |
| 1996 | Boston University | Burlington, VT | Audrey West, Boston University |
| 1997 | Boston University | Hempstead, NY | Niclana Tolmasoff, Boston University |
| 1998 | Hofstra | Newark, DE | Jen Smith, Hofstra |
| 1999 | Hofstra | Burlington, VT | Alicia Smith, Hofstra |
| 2000 | Hofstra | Hofstra Softball Stadium • Hempstead, NY | Alicia Smith, Hofstra |
| 2001 | Hofstra | Newark, DE | Shannon Luther, Hofstra |
| 2002 | Boston University | Burlington, VT | Robyn Horrick, Boston University |
| 2003 | Boston University | University Field • Stony Brook, NY | Julie Henneke, Boston University |
| 2004 | Maine | Mike Kessock Field • Orono, ME | Lauren Dulkis, Maine |
| 2005 | Albany | University Field • Stony Brook, NY | Amanda Morin, Albany |
| 2006 | Albany | Mike Kessock Field • Orono, ME | Casey Halloran, Albany |
| 2007 | Albany | Boston University Softball Field • Boston, MA | Casey Halloran, Albany |
| 2008 | Stony Brook | Albany Field • Albany, NY | Alyssa Struzenberg, Stony Brook |
| 2009 | Boston University | University Field • Stony Brook, NY | Cassidi Hardy, Boston University |
| 2010 | Boston University | Mike Kessock Field • Orono, ME | Cassidi Hardy, Boston University |
| 2011 | Albany | Boston University Softball Field • Boston, MA | Brittany MacFawn, Albany |
| 2012 | Boston University | Boston University Softball Field • Boston, MA | Holli Floetker, Boston University |
| 2013 | Stony Brook | Varsity Field • Vestal, NY | Allison Cukrov, Stony Brook |
| 2014 | Albany | University Field • Stony Brook, NY | Brittany MacFawn, Albany |
| 2015 | Binghamton | University Field • Stony Brook, NY | Sarah Miller, Binghamton |
| 2016 | Maine | Varsity Field • Vestal, NY | Erin Boganovich, Maine |
| 2017 | Albany | Varsity Field • Vestal, NY | Devin Durando, Albany |
| 2018 | Albany | Varsity Field • Vestal, NY | Celeste Verdolivo, Albany |
| 2019 | UMBC | Hartford Softball Field • West Hartford, CT | Courtney Coppersmith, UMBC |
| 2020 | Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2021 | UMBC | UMBC Softball Stadium • Baltimore, MD | Sierra Pierce, UMBC |
| 2022 | University Field • Stony Brook, NY | ||
By school
| School | Championships | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Boston University | 9 | 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012 |
| Albany | 7 | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2018 |
| Hofstra | 5 | 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 |
| Maine | 3 | 1994, 2004, 2016 |
| Stony Brook | 2 | 2008, 2013 |
| UMBC | 2 | 2019, 2021 |
| Binghamton | 1 | 2015 |
Italics indicates no longer sponsors softball in the America East Conference.
References
- "2021 #AESB Championship". America East Conference. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
- "2021‐22 America East Conference Championship Calendar" (PDF). America East Conference. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
- 2020 Softball Record Book (PDF). America East Conference. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
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