2021 Summit League softball tournament

The 2021 Summit League softball tournament took place from May 12-15, 2022. The top six regular-season finishers of the league's seven teams met in the double-elimination tournament at Tharaldson Park on the campus of North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota.
North Dakota State were the defending champions,[2] since the 2020 season was cancelled midway through due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] South Dakota State won the tournament after beating Omaha in the final game. This was the Jacks' first Summit League title,[4] and earned the league's automatic berth to the 2021 NCAA Division I softball tournament.

2021 Summit League
softball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination
Finals site
  • Tharaldson Park
ChampionsSouth Dakota State (1st title)
Runner-upOmaha
Winning coachKrista Wood (1st title)
MVPJocelyn Carrillo (South Dakota State)
TelevisionMidcoSN
2021 Summit League softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota State  ‍y 21 1   .955 43 8   .843
Omaha  ‍‍‍ 12 11   .522 20 28   .417
North Dakota State  ‍‍‍ 11 12   .478 16 29   .356
Kansas City  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 29 26   .527
South Dakota  ‍‍‍ 8 12   .400 13 38   .255
North Dakota  ‍‍‍ 8 14   .364 17 33   .340
Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 6 14   .300 16 29   .356
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of December 7, 2022[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

Format and seeding

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The top six teams from the regular season were seeded one through six based on conference record during the league regular season. The tournament played out as a modified double-elimination tournament, with the bottom four seeds playing each other in the single-elimination first round and the rest of the tournament as a double-elimination.

Schedule

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Game Time* Matchup# Television Location Attendance
First Round – Wednesday, May 12
1 3:00 PM #5 South Dakota 2 vs. #4 Kansas City 10 MidcoSN Tharaldson Park
2 5:30 PM #3 North Dakota State 5 vs.(10) #6 North Dakota 6[5] MidcoSN Tharaldson Park
Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 13
3 12:00 PM #1 South Dakota State 2 vs. #4 Kansas City 4 MidcoSN Tharaldson Park
4 2:30 PM #2 Omaha 5 vs. #6 North Dakota 0 MidcoSN Tharaldson Park
5 5:00 PM #1 South Dakota State 1 vs. #6 North Dakota 0[6][7] MidcoSN Tharaldson Park
Semifinals – Friday, May 14
6 1:00 PM #2 Omaha 2 vs. #4 Kansas City 0 MidcoSN Tharaldson Park
7 3:30 PM #1 South Dakota State 7 vs. #4 Kansas City 0 MidcoSN Tharaldson Park
Finals – Saturday, May 15
8 1:00 PM #1 South Dakota State 9 vs. #2 Omaha 0 MidcoSN Tharaldson Park
9 3:15 PM #1 South Dakota State 4 vs. #2 Omaha 2 MidcoSN Tharaldson Park
*Game times in CDT. # - Rankings denote tournament seed. Reference:[8][9][10]

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team:[11]

Player School
Jocelyn Carrillo (MVP) South Dakota State
Kelsey Lenox
Tori Kniesche
Rozelyn Carrillo
Grace Glanzer
Jamie White Omaha
Taylor Johnson
Lynsey Tucker
Kamryn Meyer
Faith Willis Kansas City
Sydney McQuinn
Mia Hoveland
Mariah Peters North Dakota
Jannay Jones
Ciara Jensen North Dakota State
Jadyn DeWitte South Dakota

References

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  1. ^ "The Summit League Softball Standings". TheSummitLeague.org. The Summit League. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "North Dakota State projected to win 2021 Softball title". The Summit League. February 9, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  3. ^ "Summit League cancels all spring sports competitions". The Summit League. March 12, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "Jacked up: After record-setting season, South Dakota State softball confident heading into first NCAA tournament". argusleader.com. Sioux Falls Argus Leader. May 20, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  5. ^ "College softball:UND knocks NDSU out of Summit League tournament". inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. May 12, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  6. ^ "SDSU softball knocks UND out of Summit League tournament". inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  7. ^ "Softball: South Dakota State survives first day of Summit League tournament". argusleader.com. Sioux Falls Argus Leader. May 13, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  8. ^ "2021 SummitSB Championship Bracket Set". The Summit League. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  9. ^ "2021 Softball Schedule". North Dakota State Bison (Host). Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  10. ^ "2021 Softball Schedule". South Dakota State Jackrabbits. January 16, 2023.
  11. ^ "Top-seeded Jackrabbits claim first #SummitSB Championship trophy". The Summit League. May 15, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2023.