The 2019 Summit League softball tournament took place from May 8–11, 2019. The top six regular-season finishers of the league's seven teams met in the double-elimination tournament at the Ellig Sports Complex on the campus of North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota. North Dakota State was the defending champion, and successfully defended their title following their defeat of second-seeded South Dakota in the final round. This was the tenth Summit League title for the Bison, who earned the Summit League's automatic berth to the 2019 NCAA Division I softball tournament with the tournament title.
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. The remaining rounds of the tournament were double-elimination.
Schedule GameTime*Matchup#TelevisionLocation Attendance First Round – Wednesday, May 8 1 3:00 PM #4 South Dakota State 4 vs. #5 North Dakota 2 MidcoSN Tharaldson Park 2 5:30 PM #3 Western Illinois 5 vs.(8) #6 Purdue Fort Wayne 7 MidcoSN Tharaldson Park Quarterfinals - Thursday, May 9 3 12:00 PM #1 North Dakota State 6 vs. #4 South Dakota State 3 MidcoSN Tharaldson Park 4 2:30 PM #2 South Dakota 5 vs. #6 Purdue Fort Wayne 1 MidcoSN Tharaldson Park 5 5:00 PM #4 South Dakota State 7 vs. #6 Purdue Fort Wayne 6 MidcoSN Tharaldson Park Semifinals - Friday, May 10 6 12:00 PM #1 North Dakota State 1 vs. #2 South Dakota 10 MidcoSN Tharaldson Park 7 2:30 PM #1 North Dakota State 6 vs. #4 South Dakota State 3 MidcoSN Tharaldson Park Finals - Saturday, May 11 8 1:00 PM #1 North Dakota State 6 vs. #2 South Dakota 0 MidcoSN Tharaldson Park 9 3:30 PM #1 North Dakota State 3 vs. #2 South Dakota 1 MidcoSN Tharaldson Park*Game times in CDT. # - Rankings denote tournament seed. Reference:
All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team: Player School Paige Vargas (MVP)North Dakota State Madyson Camacho Maddie Hansen Katie Shoultz Vanessa Anderson Jessica RogersSouth Dakota Alyssa Rogers Dustie Durham Alexis Devers Mallory McQuistanSouth Dakota State Kendra Conard Julia Andersen Lauren WatsonPurdue Fort Wayne Abby Baez Jailene Carpio North Dakota Payton Abbott Western Illinois
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