The 2025 Big East Conference softball tournament was held at Villanova Softball Complex on the campus of the Villanova University in Villanova, Pennsylvania. The tournament ran May 7 through May 10, 2025 and determined the champion for the Big East Conference for the 2025 NCAA Division I softball season. UConn won the event to earn the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Division I softball tournament. The semifinals and finals were broadcast on Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports 2.
Format and seeding The top six teams from the conference's round-robin regular season will qualify for the tournament, and will be seeded one through six. They will play a double-elimination tournament, with the top two seeds receiving a single bye. Team W L Pct. GB Seed 19 5 .792 — 1 UConn 18 6 .750 1 2 15 9 .625 4 3 15 9 .625 4 4 14 10 .583 5 5 11 13 .458 8 6 11 13 .458 8 — 3 21 .125 16 — 2 22 .083 17 —
Tournament
Game results DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotesMay 7Game 1 (4) 6–3 (5) Game 2 (6) 10–9 (3) Game 3 (5) 13–10 (3) Villanova eliminatedMay 8Game 4 (4) 5–3 (1) Game 5 (2) UConn 5–4 (6) Game 6 (6) 7–0 (5) Butler eliminatedMay 9Game 7 (2) UConn 12–1 (4) Game 8 (6) 10–0 (1) St. John's eliminatedMay 10Game 9 (4) 5–4 (6) Providence eliminatedGame 10 (2) UConn 18–4 (4) UConn wins Big East Championship
All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Player Class Position School Ava Franz Sr. SS Villanova Alyssa Twomey So. P Providence Ella White Sr. U Butler Sydra Seville Sr. OF Creighton Kenzie Schopfer Sr. P Creighton Lexi Hastings Sr. OF UConn Grace Jenkins Jr. C UConn Payton Kinney Gr. P UConn* Cat Petteys Fr. SS UConn
Most Outstanding Player Payton Kinney was named Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Kinney was a pitcher for UConn.
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