2019 National Invitational Softball Championship
Season2019
Teams19
FormatDouble Elimination
Finals siteTC Colorado Field, Fort Collins, Colorado
ChampionsUT Arlington (1st title)
Runner-upIowa State (1st title game)
Winning coachPeejay Brun (1st title)
MVPAileen Garcia (UT Arlington)

The 2019 National Invitational Softball Championship (NISC) began on May 16, 2019 and concluded on May 26.[1]

Tournament play and team selection

The NISC tournament is designed to feature forty-eight teams in eight six-team regional tournaments with the regional champions advancing to a National Finals tournament. The regionals and the Finals are double-elimination competitions.[2]

For the inaugural tournament, only fifteen of the thirty-two NCAA conferences sent an automatic qualifier (AQ). Seven schools having non-losing records and RPIs in the top 100 entered the tournament with "National RPI" bids. Four other teams with non-losing records against challenging schedules were added as "At-large" teams. The twenty-six teams were placed in six regional tournaments of four or five teams. The six regional champions advanced to the national finals at Liberty University, a site that was determined after the regional competitions.[3]

Participants

ConferenceSchoolBest finishReference
Sun BeltAppalachian State1st Appearance[4]
OVCEastern KentuckyChampionship Round
(2018)
Mountain WestFresno State1st Appearance[4]
A-10George Washington1st Appearance[4]
Big 12Iowa State1st Appearance[4]
MACKent State1st Appearance[4]
ASUNLibertyChampions
(2017)
WCCLoyola MarymountChampions
(2018)
Conference USAMarshall1st Appearance[4]
SouthlandMcNeese State1st Appearance[4]
Conference USAMiddle Tennessee1st Appearance[4]
Mountain WestNevadaRegionals
(2017, 2018)
Big TenPurdue1st Appearance[4]
Big TenRutgers1st Appearance[4]
Summit LeagueSouth Dakota1st Appearance[4]
Summit LeagueSouth Dakota StateRegionals
(2018)
SouthlandStephen F. AustinRegionals
(2018)
Big WestUC RiversideChampionship Round
(2018)
Sun BeltUT ArlingtonChampionship Round
(2018)

Regionals

Sources:[5]

Nevada Regional

First roundRegional Semi-FinalsRegional finals
Fresno State18
UC Riverside10
Fresno State3
Nevada8
Nevada4
Loyola Marymount3
Nevada
Loyola Marymount
Lower round 1Lower final
Fresno State5
UC Riverside0Loyola Marymount8
Loyola Marymount10

Stephan F. Austin Regional

First roundRegional Semi-FinalsRegional finals
Stephen F. Austin0
UT Arlington7
UT Arlington5
McNeese State3
Middle Tennessee3
McNeese State7
UT Arlington
McNeese State
Lower round 1Lower final
McNeese State3
Stephen F. Austin4Stephen F. Austin1
Middle Tennessee0

Iowa State Regional

First roundSecond RoundRegional semifinalsRegional finals
Iowa State6
South Dakota3Purdue1
Purdue4Iowa State7
South Dakota State2
South Dakota State8
Eastern Kentucky6
Iowa State5
Purdue3
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower final
South Dakota State1
Eastern Kentucky1Purdue4
South Dakota2Purdue3
Eastern Kentucky7

Liberty Regional

First roundSecond RoundRegional semifinalsRegional finals
Liberty1
Appalachian State1Rutgers0
Rutgers2Liberty4
Kent State0
George Washington2
George Washington4Kent State7
Marshall1
Liberty7
Marshall0
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower final
Appalachian State1
Kent State2
George Washington2
George Washington1Marshall4
Marshall3
Marshall4
Rutgers0

Regional Standings

Source: [6]

The six regional tournaments were played May 16–18, 2019.

The regional and finals competitions were double-elimination tournaments.

NISCRegion († = host)
Place 1
Reno, NV		 2
Nacogdoches, TX		 3
Ames, IA		 4
Lynchburg, VA
1stLoyola Marymount LionsTexas–Arlington MavericksIowa State Cyclones †Liberty Lady Flames †
2ndNevada Wolf Pack †McNeese State CowgirlsPurdue BoilermakersMarshall Thundering Herd
3rdtFresno State BulldogsStephen F. Austin Ladyjacks †South Dakota State JackrabbitsKent State Golden Flashes
4thUC Riverside HighlandersMiddle Tennessee Blue RaidersEastern Kentucky ColonelsGeorge Washington Colonials
5thSouth Dakota CoyotesRutgers Scarlet Knights
6thAppalachian State Mountaineers

Championship Bracket

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (Conference)Head CoachChampionship Round Appearances†
(including 2019) 		Championship Round Best finish†*Championship Round W-L Record†
(excluding 2019)
Iowa StateBig 12 Conference35-23 (7-11)Jamie Pinkerton1
(last: 2019)		0-0
LibertyAtlantic Sun Conference40-20 (16-5)Dot Richardson2nd
(last: 2017)		1st (2017)5-1
Loyola MarymountWest Coast Conference39-19 (11-4)Sami Strinz-Ward2nd
(last: 2018)		1st (2018)5-1
UT ArlingtonSun Belt Conference33-27 (17-10)Peejay Brun2nd
(last: 2018)		4th (2018)0-2

Bracket

The third annual National Invitational Softball Championship finals were played May 24–26, 2018 at TC Colorado Field in Fort Collins, Colorado. Teams were seeded by their RPIs.

Championship Game

School Top Batter Stats.
UTA Mavericks Aileen Garcia (1B) 2-4 2RBIs
Iowa State Cyclones Taylor Nearad (CF) 1-2 RBI
School Pitcher IPHRERBBSOABBF
UTA Mavericks Randi Phillips 4.1332311519
UTA Mavericks Allie Gardiner (W) 2.21000289
Iowa State Cyclones Savannah Sanders 3.1421201418
Iowa State Cyclones Emma Hylen (L) 2.2420211113

References

  1. ↑ "Event Details". Women'sNISC.com. Triple Crown Sports. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Event Details". National Invitational Softball Championship/Triple Crown Sports. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  3. ↑ "2017 Postseason NISC Tournament Bracket Announced". flosoftball.com. May 15, 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Past Participants". WomensNISC.com. Triple Crown Sports. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Tournament Bracket". WomensNISC.com. Triple Crown Sports. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Regional & Championship Brackets". National Invitational Softball Championship/Triple Crown Sports. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
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