Pac-12 Conference softball tournament
Pac-12 Conference softball tournament | |
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Sport | Softball |
Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
Number of teams | 9 |
Format | Single-elimination tournament |
Current stadium | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium |
Current location | Tucson, Arizona |
Played | 2023–present |
Last contest | 2023 |
Current champion | Utah |
Most championships | Utah (1) |
The Pac-12 Conference softball tournament is the conference tournament in softball for the Pac-12 Conference. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I softball tournament. After several years of consideration, the tournament began in 2023.[1]
History[edit]
The Pac-12 was one of the few conferences to not host a conference tournament at the end of the regular season. The inaugural tournament was held in 2023 at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium in Tucson, Arizona. The Pac-12 softball tournament is a single-elimination tournament and all nine of the Pac-12 schools which field softball teams qualify for the tournament. The winner earns the Pac-12's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[1]
Champions[edit]
Year | School | Site | MVP |
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2023 | Utah | Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium • Tucson, Arizona | Mariah Lopez |
2024 | Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, California | ||
2025 | TBD |
By school[edit]
School | Championships | Years |
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Utah | 1 | 2023 |
Arizona | 0 | |
Arizona State | 0 | |
California | 0 | |
Oregon | 0 | |
Oregon State | 0 | |
Stanford | 0 | |
UCLA | 0 | |
Washington | 0 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Arizona to host inaugural Pac-12 Softball Tournament in 2023". pac-12.com. June 13, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2023.