The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference softball tournament (also referred to as the MEAC Tournament) is the conference championship tournament in college softball for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. It is a double-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I softball tournament. The first year of the event was in 1993. Florida A&M has won the most championships, with 13. The conference gained an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament beginning in 1995.
Format The top six teams from the regular season compete in the double-elimination tournament. The top two finishers earn a single bye, while the remaining four play opening round games. Winners advance to play the top two seeds while losers play elimination games.
Champions
Year-by-year Year Champion Location MVP 1993 Psaunita Andrews, Florida A&M 1994 Psaunita Andrews, Florida A&M 1995 Sherine Merchan, Florida A&M 1996 Janell Staton, Florida A&M 1997 Kim Browning, Florida A&M 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Amber Jackson, Bethune–Cookman 2004 Krista Schile, Bethune–Cookman 2005 Danielle Brown, Florida A&M 2006 Danielle Brown, Florida A&M 2007 2008 Aisha Holloman, Delaware State 2009 Amanda Reyes, Florida A&M 2010 Allison Garcia, Bethune–Cookman 2011 Allison Garcia, Bethune–Cookman 2012 Shanel Tolbert, Bethune–Cookman 2013 Taylor McCoy, Hampton 2014 Kenya Pereira, Florida A&M 2015 Kenya Pereira, Florida A&M 2016 Veronica Burse, Florida A&M 2017 Kenya Pereira, Florida A&M 2018 Ormond Beach Sports Complex • Ormond Beach, Florida Alexis Bermudez, Bethune–Cookman 2019 Ormond Beach Sports Complex • Ormond Beach, Florida Sasha Killings, Bethune–Cookman 2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2021 NSU Softball Field • Norfolk, Virginia Stephanie Rundlett, Morgan State 2022 NSU Softball Field • Norfolk, Virginia Analise De La Roca, Howard 2023 NSU Softball Field • Norfolk, Virginia Jaden Davis, North Carolina Central 2024 NSU Softball Field • Norfolk, Virginia Victoria Fletcher, Morgan State 2025 NSU Softball Field • Norfolk, Virginia Ameenah Ballenger, Howard 2026 TowneBank Field • Norfolk, Virginia Maryn Jordan, Howard
By school School Championships Years Florida A&M 13 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Bethune–Cookman 10 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019 Howard 4 2007, 2022, 2025, 2026 Hampton 2 1996, 2013 Morgan State 2 2021, 2024 Delaware State 1 2008 North Carolina Central 1 2023 Italics indicates the school currently does not sponsor softball in the MEAC.
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