2022 Summit League softball tournament explained

Year:2022
Conference:Summit League
Shortconference:Summit League
Division:1
Teams:6
Format:Double-elimination
Ballpark:Jackrabbit Softball Stadium/Nygaard Field
City:Brookings, South Dakota/Vermillion, South Dakota
Champions:South Dakota State
Titlecount:2nd
Coach:Krista Wood
Coachcount:2nd
Runnerup:Omaha
Mvp:Tori Kniesche
Mvpteam:South Dakota State
Television:MidcoSN

The 2022 Summit League softball tournament took place from May 12–15, 2022. It was initially scheduled to begin on May 11 but was postponed due to severe weather. The top six regular-season finishers of the league's eight teams met in the double-elimination tournament at Jackrabbit Softball Stadium on the campus of South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota.[1] The winner of the tournament, South Dakota State, earned the Summit League's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I softball tournament. After weather delays and power outages on South Dakota State's campus on May 13, the remaining games in the tournament were moved to Nygaard Field on the campus of the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, South Dakota.[2] [3]

Standings

PlaceSeedTeamConferenceOverall
WL%WL%
11South Dakota State1823710
22Omaha1742912
33North Dakota State1082821
44South Dakota11102723
55Kansas City9111333
6St. Thomas8131436
76North Dakota4161438
8Western Illinois417837

Reference:[4] [5]

Format and Seeding

The top six finishers from the regular season were seeded one through six based on conference winning percentage during the conference's 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

GameTime*Matchup#TelevisionLocationAttendance
Day 1 – Thursday, May 12
112:00 PM (first round)
  1. 4 South Dakota 4 vs. #5 Kansas City 3
MidcoSNJackrabbit Softball Stadium
22:30 PM (first round)
  1. 3 North Dakota State 5 vs. #6 North Dakota 2
MidcoSNJackrabbit Softball Stadium151
Day 2 – Friday, May 13
35:00 PM (second round)
  1. 2 Omaha 0 vs. #3 North Dakota State 2
Nygaard Field
Vermillion, SD		150
Day 3 – Saturday, May 14
49:00 AM (second round)
  1. 1 South Dakota State 5 vs. #4 South Dakota 2
Nygaard Field
511:30 AM (second round)
  1. 2 Omaha 3 vs. #4 South Dakota 1
Nygaard Field
62:00 PM (semifinals)
  1. 3 North Dakota State 0 vs. #1 South Dakota State 2
Nygaard Field
74:30 PM (semifinals)
  1. 2 Omaha 3 vs. #3 North Dakota State 2
Nygaard Field
Day 4 – Sunday, May 15
810:00 AM (finals)
  1. 1 South Dakota State vs. #2 Omaha 3
MidcoSNNygaard Field
912:30 PM (finals)
  1. 2 Omaha vs. #1 South Dakota State 5
MidcoSNNygaard Field
  • Game times in CDT. # - Rankings denote tournament seed. Reference:[6] [7] [8] [9]

All-Tournament Team

The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team:[10]

PlayerSchool
Tori Kniesche (MVP)South Dakota State[11]
Emma OsmundsonSouth Dakota State
Cylie HalvorsonSouth Dakota State
Grace GlanzerSouth Dakota State
Jocelyn CarrilloSouth Dakota State
Jamie WhiteOmaha[12]
Sydney NuismerOmaha
Lexi BurkhardtOmaha
Kamryn MeyerOmaha
Paige VargasNorth Dakota State[13]
Skylar PadgettNorth Dakota State
Nicole LiceaNorth Dakota State
Gabby MoserSouth Dakota[14]
Lauren EamiguelSouth Dakota
Cassie CastanedaNorth Dakota[15]
Lexi D'AmbrossioKansas City

Notes and References

  1. Web site: South Dakota State Projected to Win 2022 Summit League Softball Title. The Summit League. February 25, 2022.
  2. Web site: SummitSB Championship Update: May 13. The Summit League. May 13, 2022.
  3. Web site: Summit League softball tournament moved Bison baseball learning from Miami sweep. inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. May 13, 2022. January 16, 2023.
  4. Web site: 2022 Softball Standings. The Summit League. May 8, 2022.
  5. Web site: The Summit League 2022. D1Softball.com. May 10, 2022.
  6. Web site: 2022 SummitSB Championship Bracket Set. The Summit League. May 8, 2022.
  7. Web site: 2022 Softball Schedule. South Dakota State Jackrabbits (Host). May 10, 2022.
  8. Web site: 2022 SummitSB Bracket Update. The Summit League. May 11, 2022.
  9. Web site: 2022 SummitSB Bracket Update 2. The Summit League. May 13, 2022.
  10. Web site: Top-seeded South Dakota State earns second straight SummitSB Championship title. The Summit League. May 15, 2022.
  11. Web site: Jackrabbits Win Summit League Title. South Dakota State Athletics. May 18, 2022.
  12. Web site: Mavericks Force Winner Take All - Jackrabbits Prevail as Champs. Omaha Mavericks Athletics. May 18, 2022.
  13. Web site: Three Bison Named to Summit League Championship All-Tournament Team. North Dakota State Bison. May 18, 2022.
  14. Web site: Eamiguel, Moser Named to All-Tournament Team. South Dakota Athletics. May 18, 2022.
  15. Web site: Castaneda Named to Summit League Championship All-Tournament Team. North Dakota Athletics. May 18, 2022.

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