| Summit League softball tournament | |
| Optional Subheader: | Conference softball championship |
| Sport: | Softball |
| Conference: | Summit League |
| Number Of Teams: | 6 |
| Format: | Modified Double-elimination |
| Current Stadium: | Jackrabbit Softball Stadium |
| Current Location: | Brookings, South Dakota |
| Years: | 1993–present |
| Most Recent: | 2024 |
| Current Champion: | Omaha (2) |
| Most Championships: | North Dakota State (10) |
| Television: | MidcoSN, Summit League Network |
| All Stadiums: | Jackrabbit Softball Stadium (2022–25) Tharaldson Park/Ellig Sports Complex (2010, 2013–19, 2021) Missouri 3&2 Field (2012) Mary Ellen McKee Stadium (2000–01, 2003–04, 2009, 2011) Kathryn Berg Field (2006, 2008) Cacciatore Stadium (1995, 1997, 1999) |
| All Locations: | Brookings, South Dakota (2022–25) Fargo, North Dakota (2010, 2013–19, 2021) Kansas City, Missouri (2012) Macomb, Illinois (1993, 1996, 1998, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2009, 2011) Cedar City, Utah (2006, 2008) Shreveport, Louisiana (2007) Independence, Missouri (2002, 2005) Chicago, Illinois (1995, 1997, 1999) DeKalb, Illinois (1994) |
The Summit League softball tournament is the conference softball championship of the NCAA Division I's Summit League. The top six finishers in the regular season of the conference's eight teams advance to the modified double-elimination tournament, which in 2023 was held at Jackrabbit Softball Stadium in Brookings, South Dakota. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I softball championship.
The league changed its name from the Mid-Continent Conference prior to the 2008 season. North Dakota State has won the most championships with 10. Omaha (2) is the most recent champion.
The following is a list of conference champions and sites listed by year.[1]
| Year | Program | Site | Most Valuable Player | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Veronica Wilson, Western Illinois | |||
| 1994 | Illinois-Chicago | Missy Porzel, Eastern Illinois | ||
| 1995 | Missy Nowak, DePaul | |||
| 1996 | Shawn Starling, Troy | |||
| 1997 | Erin Hickey, DePaul | |||
| 1998 | Liza Brown, DePaul | |||
| 1999 | Nicole Terpstra, DePaul | |||
| 2000 | Holly Killion, Western Illinois | |||
| 2001 | Bridget Maxwell, Western Illinois | |||
| 2002 | Oakland | Ericka Burns, Oakland | ||
| 2003 | Oakland | Ericka Burns, Oakland | ||
| 2004 | Centenary | Cheyenne Daries, Centenary | ||
| 2005 | Centenary | Lindsey Jones, Centenary | ||
| 2006 | Tiffany Burt, Southern Utah | |||
| 2007 | Bobbi Jo Merrill, Southern Utah | |||
| 2008 | Nikki Marinec, Western Illinois Samantha Valentine, Western Illinois | |||
| 2009 | Andi Padilla, North Dakota State | |||
| 2010 | Whitney Johnson, North Dakota State | |||
| 2011 | Whitney Johnson, North Dakota State | |||
| 2012 | Brea Konz, North Dakota State | |||
| 2013 | Ashleigh Bousquet, Purdue Fort Wayne | |||
| 2014 | Krista Menke, North Dakota State | |||
| 2015 | Krista Menke, North Dakota State | |||
| 2016 | Kaitlyn Leddy, North Dakota State | |||
| 2017 | Bre Beatty, North Dakota State | |||
| 2018 | Jacquelyn Sertic, North Dakota State | |||
| Paige Vargas, North Dakota State | ||||
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | |||
| Jocelyn Carrillo, South Dakota State | ||||
| Tori Kniesche, South Dakota State | ||||
| Kamryn Meyer, Omaha | ||||
| Kamryn Meyer, Omaha | ||||
| 2025 |
The following is a list of tournament performance listed by school.
| School | W | L | PCT | Finals | Championships | Title Years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centenary | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2004, 2005 | ||
| DePaul | 20 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999 | ||
| Illinois–Chicago | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1994 | ||
| Kansas City | 13 | 21 | 3 | 0 | — | ||
| North Dakota | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | ||
| North Dakota State | 40 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 | ||
| Oakland | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2002, 2003 | ||
| Omaha | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2023, 2024 | ||
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 13 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2013 | ||
| St. Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ||
| South Dakota | 12 | 20 | 2 | 0 | — | ||
| South Dakota State | 15 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2021, 2022 | ||
| Southern Utah | 16 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 2006, 2007 | ||
| Troy | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1996 | ||
| Western Illinois | 38 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 1993, 2000, 2001, 2008 |