2016 Southern Conference softball tournament

August 2023 2016 Southern Conference SoCon 7 Double-elimination tournament UNCG Softball Stadium Greensboro, North Carolina 2016 Samford University Samford University 1st Mandy Buford 1st Mollie Hanson Samford University The 2016 Southern Conference softball tournament was held at UNCG Softball Stadium on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in Greensboro, North Carolina, from May 6 through May 14, 2016. 2015 Chattanooga Lady Mocs Chattanooga won their eight tournament championship and earned the SoCon's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I softball tournament. The Championship game was broadcast on ESPN3 while all other games were broadcast on the SoCon Digital Network.http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4000&ATCLID=210953805 Samford earns first SoCon softball championship Southern Conference May 14, 2016 May 15, 2016http://www.soconsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4000&ATCLID=210312100 Southern Conference 2016 Softball Championship May 15, 2016http://www.wbtv.com/story/31975112/samford-softball-makes-history-with-first-socon-title WBTV Charlotte, North Carolina Samford softball makes history with first SoCon title Sheldon Haygood May 14, 2016 May 15, 2016 Format The SoCon Tournament takes the top 7 teams and places them in a double elimination tournament, up until the championship. Seed 1 gets a bye to the 2nd Round. The championship game is played with a winner-take-all single game format. Tournament 4 2016 UNC Greensboro Spartans UNC Greensboro 3 5 2016 East Tennessee State Lady Buccaneers East Tennessee State 2 2 2016 Furman Paladins Furman 2 7 2015 Mercer Bears Mercer 5 9 3 2016 Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina 3 6 2016 Chattanooga Lady Mocs Chattanooga 11 2 Furman 7 3 Western Carolina 4 1 2016 Samford Bulldogs Samford University 3 4 UNC Greensboro 0 7 Mercer 7 6 Chattanooga 4 4 UNC Greensboro 0 2 Furman 3 6 Chattanooga 6 5 East Tennessee State 2 1 Samford 2 7 Mercer 0 2 Furman 9 6 Chattanooga 6 7 Mercer 1 2 Furman 8 1 Samford 4 — 2 Furman 3 — References Southern Conference Tournament Category:Southern Conference softball tournament