| Mid-American Conference softball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference softball championship | |
| Sport | Softball |
| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Number of teams | 4 |
| Format | Double-elimination |
| Current stadium | Firestone Stadium |
| Current location | Akron, Ohio |
| Played | 1982–1986 1996–2020 2022–present |
| Last contest | 2023 |
| Current champion | Miami (6) |
| Most championships | Central Michigan (10) |
| Official website | getsomemaction |
| Host stadiums | |
| Campus sites (1982–1986; 1996–2001; 2022–2023) Firestone Stadium (2002–2005; 2008–2019; 2024–present) Currie Stadium (2006–2007) | |
The Mid-American Conference softball tournament is the conference softball championship of the Mid-American Conference, a Division I member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The top four finishers participate in the double-elimination tournament, which is held at the home field of the regular-season champion. The winner of the tournament receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division I softball championship.
The tournament began in 1982, but was discontinued after 1986. It resumed in 1996 and was held annually through 2019. It was scheduled to be played in May 2020, but was cancelled in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. As part of several changes announced in May 2020 related to the pandemic, the tournament was eliminated along with the post-season tournaments of seven other sports, for at least four seasons.[1] This was later reversed in May 2021, when the conference announced all previously canceled tournaments would be returning for the 2021–22 season. The softball tournament resumed in 2022 with a new format, reducing the number of participating teams to the top four from the regular season, with the tournament hosted by the top seed.[2] Beginning in 2024, the tournament will return to being hosted at a neutral location. Central Michigan have won the most tournament titles with 10, followed by Miami with 6.