| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Finals site |
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| Champions | South Dakota State (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Omaha |
| Winning coach | Krista Wood (1st title) |
| MVP | Jocelyn Carrillo (South Dakota State) |
| Television | MidcoSN |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
Format and seeding
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
| 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
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
- ↑ "The Summit League Softball Standings". TheSummitLeague.org. The Summit League. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ↑ "North Dakota State projected to win 2021 Softball title". The Summit League. February 9, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ↑ "Summit League cancels all spring sports competitions". The Summit League. March 12, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "College softball:UND knocks NDSU out of Summit League tournament". inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. May 12, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ↑ "SDSU softball knocks UND out of Summit League tournament". inforum.com. Forum of Fargo/Moorhead. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ↑ "Softball: South Dakota State survives first day of Summit League tournament". argusleader.com. Sioux Falls Argus Leader. May 13, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ↑ "2021 SummitSB Championship Bracket Set". The Summit League. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ↑ "2021 Softball Schedule". North Dakota State Bison (Host). Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ↑ "2021 Softball Schedule". South Dakota State Jackrabbits. January 16, 2023.
- ↑ "Top-seeded Jackrabbits claim first #SummitSB Championship trophy". The Summit League. May 15, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2023.