The Horizon League Softball Championship is the conference softball tournament of the NCAA Division I Horizon League in college softball. The four team double-elimination tournament is held at the home field of the regular season winner. In 2021, UIC won the title for the 10th time, most in conference history.
The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I softball championship.
Champions
By year Year Champion Site Most Valuable Player 1987 Indianapolis, IN N/A 1988 Indianapolis, IN 1989 Indianapolis, IN 1990 Dayton, OH 1991 Indianapolis, IN 1992 Indianapolis, IN Denice Tackett, Detroit Mercy 1993 Indianapolis, IN Terri Kobata, Notre Dame 1994 Indianapolis, IN Terri Kobata, Notre Dame 1995 Cleveland, OH Sara Hayes, Notre Dame 1996 DeKalb, IL Missy Kaczor, Northern Illinois 1997 Detroit, MI Amy Kyler, Cleveland State 1998 Green Bay, WI Samantha Iuli, UIC 1999 Chicago, IL Samantha Iuli, UIC 2000 Indianapolis, IN Samantha Iuli, UIC 2001 Chicago, IL Stefanie Christoferson, UIC 2002 Dayton, OH Amanda Rivera, UIC 2003 Cleveland, OH Stephanie Salas, Wright State 2004 Chicago, IL Amanda Rivera, UIC 2005 Green Bay, WI Stephanie Hansen, Green Bay 2006 Canfield, OH McKenzie Bedra, Youngstown State 2007 Cleveland, OH Jamie Perkins, Wright State 2008 Chicago, IL Sharon Palma, Wright State 2009 Pendleton, IN Natalie DeMatteis, Cleveland State 2010 Cleveland, OH Kristen Bradshaw, Wright State 2011 Chicago, IL Ashley Hewitt, UIC 2012 Valparaiso, IN Angie Doerffler, Valparaiso 2013 Chicago, IL Janelle Bouchard, Valparaiso 2014 Dayton, OH Ashley Nannemann, Green Bay 2015 Oakland Softball Stadium • Rochester, MI Sara Cupp, Oakland 2016 Chicago, IL Sam Stewart, Valparaiso 2017 Chicago, IL Tiana Mack-Miller, UIC 2018 Chicago, IL Tiana Mack-Miller, UIC 2019 Chicago, IL Liz Murphy, Detroit Mercy 2020 Championship canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic 2021 YSU Softball Complex • Youngstown, OH Marley Hanlon, UIC 2022 Oakland YSU Softball Complex Madison Jones, Oakland2023Northern KentuckyGreen Bay, WILauryn Hicks, Northern Kentucky2024Cleveland StateYSU Softball ComplexMelissa Holzopfel, Cleveland State2025Robert MorrisCleveland, OHCourtney Poulich, Robert Morris2026Northern KentuckyYoungstown, OHJena Rhoads, Northern Kentucky
By school School Championships Years UIC 10 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2021 Detroit Mercy 5 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 2019 Notre Dame 5 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995 Wright State 4 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010 Cleveland State 3 1997, 2009, 2024 Valparaiso 3 2012, 2013, 2016 Green Bay 2 2005, 2014 Northern Kentucky 2 2023, 2026 Oakland 2 2015, 2022 Northern Illinois 1 1996 Robert Morris 1 2025 Youngstown State 1 2006 Italics indicates school no longer sponsors softball in the Horizon League.
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