America East Conference softball tournament

America East Conference
softball tournament
Conference softball championship
SportSoftball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Number of teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Current stadiumUniversity Field
Current locationStony Brook, New York
Played1992–present
Last contest2021
Current championUMBC
Official websiteamericaeast.com/softball

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]

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

  1. ^ "2021 #AESB Championship". America East Conference. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "2021-22 America East Conference Championship Calendar" (PDF). America East Conference. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  3. ^ 2020 Softball Record Book (PDF). America East Conference. Retrieved February 20, 2022.