Pac-12 Conference softball tournament

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Pac-12 Conference softball tournament
SportSoftball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Number of teams9
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Current stadiumRita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium
Current locationTucson, Arizona
Played2023–present
Last contest2023
Current championUtah
Most championshipsUtah (1)

The Pac-12 Conference softball tournament is the conference tournament in softball for the Pac-12 Conference. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I softball tournament. After several years of consideration, the tournament began in 2023.[1]

History[edit]

The Pac-12 was one of the few conferences to not host a conference tournament at the end of the regular season. The inaugural tournament was held in 2023 at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium in Tucson, Arizona. The Pac-12 softball tournament is a single-elimination tournament and all nine of the Pac-12 schools which field softball teams qualify for the tournament. The winner earns the Pac-12's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[1]

Champions[edit]

Year School Site MVP
2023 Utah Rita Hillenbrand Memorial StadiumTucson, Arizona Mariah Lopez
2024 Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium • Stanford, California
2025 TBD

By school[edit]

School Championships Years
Utah 1 2023
Arizona 0
Arizona State 0
California 0
Oregon 0
Oregon State 0
Stanford 0
UCLA 0
Washington 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Arizona to host inaugural Pac-12 Softball Tournament in 2023". pac-12.com. June 13, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2023.