College softball tournament Collegiate softball tournament
| Teams | 7 |
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| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site |
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| Champions | Chattanooga (13th title) |
| Winning coach | Frank Reed (8th title) |
| MVP | Anyssa Robles (Chattanooga) |
The 2015 Southern Conference softball tournament was held at Jim Frost Stadium on the campus of Chattanooga University in Chattanooga, Tennessee, from May 6 through May 9, 2015. Chattanooga won their eight tournament championship and earned the SoCon's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I softball tournament. The Championship game was broadcast on ESPN3 while all other games were broadcast on the SoCon Digital Network.
Format
The SoCon Tournament takes the top 7 teams and places them in a double elimination tournament, up until the championship. Seed 1 gets a bye to the 2nd Round. The championship game is played with a winner-take-all single game format. Jason Patterson and Phil Cox will call all the games for the SoCon Digital Network. Darren Goldwater and Stephanie Cushing will call the championship for ESPN3.
Tournament
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Chattanooga | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Western Carolina | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Furman | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Western Carolina | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Chattanooga | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Mercer | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Samford | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | East Tennessee State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Samford | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Mercer | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Mercer | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | UNC Greensboro | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Chattanooga | 3 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Mercer | 1 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Western Carolina | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | UNC Greensboro | 5 | 6 | UNC Greensboro | 1 | 3 | Mercer | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | East Tennessee State | 2 | 5 | Western Carolina | 2 | 4 | Furman | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Furman | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Samford | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Furman | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- "2015 NCAA Softball Conference Championship Week Premier". Eye on Sky and Air Sports. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- "2015 SoCon Softball Championship Bracket" (PDF). soconsports.com. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- "SoCon Softball bracket announced". WMAZ. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
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