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Collegiate softball tournament
Horizon League Softball Championship
SportSoftball
ConferenceHorizon League
Number of teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Current stadiumFlames Field
Current locationYoungstown, Ohio
Last contest2021
Current championUIC
Most championshipsUIC (10)

The Horizon League Softball Championship is the conference softball tournament of the NCAA Division I Horizon League in college softball. The four team double-elimination tournament is held at the home field of the regular season winner. In 2021, UIC won the title for the 10th time, most in conference history.

The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I softball championship.

Champions

By year

Year Champion Site Most Valuable Player
1987 Detroit Mercy Indianapolis, IN N/A
1988 Detroit Mercy Indianapolis, IN
1989 Detroit Mercy Indianapolis, IN
1990 Notre Dame Dayton, OH
1991 Notre Dame Indianapolis, IN
1992 Detroit Mercy Indianapolis, IN Denice Tackett, Detroit Mercy
1993 Notre Dame Indianapolis, IN Terri Kobata, Notre Dame
1994 Notre Dame Indianapolis, IN Terri Kobata, Notre Dame
1995 Notre Dame Cleveland, OH Sara Hayes, Notre Dame
1996 Northern Illinois DeKalb, IL Missy Kaczor, Northern Illinois
1997 Cleveland State Detroit, MI Amy Kyler, Cleveland State
1998 UIC Green Bay, WI Samantha Iuli, UIC
1999 UIC Chicago, IL Samantha Iuli, UIC
2000 UIC Indianapolis, IN Samantha Iuli, UIC
2001 UIC Chicago, IL Stefanie Christoferson, UIC
2002 UIC Dayton, OH Amanda Rivera, UIC
2003 Wright State Cleveland, OH Stephanie Salas, Wright State
2004 UIC Chicago, IL Amanda Rivera, UIC
2005 Green Bay Green Bay, WI Stephanie Hansen, Green Bay
2006 Youngstown State Canfield, OH McKenzie Bedra, Youngstown State
2007 Wright State Cleveland, OH Jamie Perkins, Wright State
2008 Wright State Chicago, IL Sharon Palma, Wright State
2009 Cleveland State Pendleton, IN
2010 Wright State Cleveland, OH
2011 UIC Chicago, IL Ashley Hewitt, UIC
2012 Valparaiso Valparaiso, IN Angie Doerffler, Valparaiso
2013 Valparaiso Chicago, IL Janelle Bouchard, Valparaiso
2014 Green Bay Dayton, OH Ashley Nannemann, Green Bay
2015 Oakland Oakland Softball Stadium • Rochester, MI Sara Cupp, Oakland
2016 Valparaiso Chicago, IL Sam Stewart, Valparaiso
2017 UIC Chicago, IL Tianna Mack-Miller, UIC
2018 UIC Chicago, IL Tianna Mack-Miller, UIC
2019 Detroit Mercy Chicago, IL Liz Murphy, Detroit Mercy
2020 Championship canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 UIC YSU Softball Complex • Youngstown, OH Marley Hanlon, UIC
2022 Oakland YSU Softball Complex Madison Jones, Oakland
2023 Northern Kentucky Green Bay, WI Lauryn Hicks, Northern Kentucky

By school

School Championships Years
UIC 10 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2021
Detroit Mercy 5 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 2019
Notre Dame 5 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995
Wright State 4 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010
Valparaiso 3 2012, 2013, 2016
Oakland 2 2015, 2022
Cleveland State 2 1997, 2009
Green Bay 2 2005, 2014
Northern Illinois 1 1996
Youngstown State 1 2006
Northern Kentucky 1 2023

Italics indicates school no longer sponsors softball in the Horizon League.

References

  1. 2021 Softball Record Book (PDF). Horizon League. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
Horizon League championships
NCAA Division I softball conference tournaments
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