2018 Summit League Softball Tournament
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| 2018 Summit League Softball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Teams | 6 |
| Format | Modified Double-elimination |
| Site |
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| Champions | North Dakota State (9th title) |
| Winning coach | Darren Mueller (9th title) |
| Runner-up | South Dakota State |
| MVP | Jacquelyn Sertic (North Dakota State) |
| Television | MidcoSN, ESPN+ |
The 2018 Summit League Softball Tournament took place from May 9-12, 2018. All six teams make the tournament make the double-elimination tournament at Ellig Sports Complex on the campus of North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota. The winner of the tournament, North Dakota State, earned the Summit League's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. The championship runner-up also received an invitation to the National Invitational Softball Championship.
Standings[edit]
| Place | Seed | Team | Conference | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | % | W | L | % | |||
| 1 | 1 | North Dakota State | 10 | 3 | .769 | 30 | 17 | .638 |
| 2 | 2 | South Dakota State | 10 | 4 | .714 | 32 | 14 | .696 |
| 3 | 3 | Western Illinois | 9 | 6 | .600 | 17 | 30 | .362 |
| 4 | 4 | South Dakota | 5 | 9 | .357 | 17 | 37 | .315 |
| 5 | 5 | Omaha | 5 | 9 | .357 | 18 | 29 | .383 |
| 6 | 6 | Purdue Fort Wayne | 3 | 11 | .214 | 18 | 33 | .353 |
Reference:
Format and Seeding[edit]
The top six teams from the regular season were seeded one through six based on conference winning percentage during the league'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[edit]
| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | Location | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round - Wednesday, May 9 | ||||||
| 1 | 3:00 PM | #4 South Dakota 5, #5 Omaha 8 | MidcoSN | Ellig Sports Complex | ||
| 2 | 5:30 PM | #3 Western Illinois 3, #6 Purdue Fort Wayne 9 | MidcoSN | Ellig Sports Complex | ||
| Second Round - Thursday, May 10 | ||||||
| 3 | 12:00 PM | #1 North Dakota State 9, #5 Omaha 0(5) | MidcoSN, ESPN3 | Ellig Sports Complex | 271 | |
| 4 | 2:30 PM | #2 South Dakota State 8, #6 Purdue Fort Wayne 0(6) | MidcoSN | Ellig Sports Complex | ||
| 5 | 5:00 PM | #5 Omaha 11, #6 Purdue Fort Wayne 1(5) | MidcoSN | Ellig Sports Complex | ||
| Semi-Finals - Friday, May 11 | ||||||
| 6 | 1:00 PM | #1 North Dakota State 4, #2 South Dakota State 0 | Ellig Sports Complex | 284 | ||
| 7 | 3:30 PM | #2 South Dakota State 4, #5 Omaha 3 | Ellig Sports Complex | |||
| Finals - Saturday, May 12 | ||||||
| 8 | 1:00 PM | #1 North Dakota State 6, #2 South Dakota State 1 | MidcoSN, ESPN+ | Ellig Sports Complex | 507 | |
| *Game times in CDT. # - Rankings denote tournament seed. Reference:[1][2] | ||||||
All-Tournament Team[edit]
The following players were named to the all-tournament team:
| Player | School |
|---|---|
| Jacquelyn Sertic (MVP) | North Dakota State |
| Dani Renner | North Dakota State |
| Tabby Heinz | North Dakota State |
| Vanessa Anderson | North Dakota State |
| Zoe Stavrou | North Dakota State |
| Abbey Murphy | South Dakota State |
| Julia Andersen | South Dakota State |
| Madison Hope | South Dakota State |
| Ali Herdliska | South Dakota State |
| Aubrey Hacke | Omaha |
| Jessica Nelson | Omaha |
| Emma Dargy | Omaha |
| Maria Palmegiani | Purdue Fort Wayne |
| Bailey Benefiel | Purdue Fort Wayne |
| Jasmine Lara | Western Illinois |
| Christy Warnock | South Dakota |
References[edit]
- ↑ "North Dakota State Claims Top Seed in SummitSB Championship". The Summit League. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ↑ "2018 Softball Schedule". North Dakota State Bison. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
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