2015 Big South Conference softball tournament

The 2015 Big South Conference softball tournament was held at Amanda Littlejohn Stadium in Buies Creek, North Carolina, from May 7 through May 10, 2015.[1] The tournament winner, Longwood, earned the Big South Conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I softball tournament, where they defeated Virginia Tech but were eliminated by Tennessee and Utah.

2015 Big South Conference
softball tournament
Teams9
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsLongwood (2nd title)
Winning coachKathy Riley (2nd title)
MVPLibby Morris (Longwood)
TelevisionBig South Network, ESPN3
  • 2014
  • Big South Softball Tournament
  • 2016

Format

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The Big South has two single elimination games. An 8 vs. 9 play-in game is held as single elimination. The championship is also single elimination. All other games are double elimination.

Tournament

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8/9 Elimination Game

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Elimination Game
May 7th
Big South Network
   
8 Radford 6
9 Gardner-Webb 8(9)

Double Elimination Tournament

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1st Round
May 7 & 8th
Big South Network
2nd Round
May 8th
Big South Network
Semifinals
May 9th
ESPN3
Championship
May 10th
ESPN3
1Longwood15
9Gardner-Webb2(5)
1Longwood3
5Charleston Southern2(8)
4Liberty3
5Charleston Southern4
1Longwood5
2Coastal Carolina2
4Liberty9
9Gardner-Webb42Coastal Carolina7
4Liberty5
1Longwood4
2Coastal Carolina4
6Presbyterian0
7Campbell3
2Coastal Carolina3
6Presbyterian5
3Winthrop1
6Presbyterian6
6Presbyterian5
5Charleston Southern1
3Winthrop3
7Campbell25Charleston Southern9
3Winthrop1(5)
  • All times listed are Eastern Daylight Time.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "2015 NCAA Softball Conference Championship Week Premier". Eye on Sky and Air Sports. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  2. ^ "2015 Big South Softball Championship" (PDF). bigsouthsports.com. Retrieved May 5, 2015.