Western Athletic Conference softball tournament

The Western Athletic Conference softball tournament (sometimes known simply as the WAC Tournament) is the conference championship tournament in college softball for the Western Athletic Conference. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I softball tournament.^[1]

Western Athletic Conference softball tournament
Conference softball championship
Sport	Softball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Number of teams	8
Format	Double-elimination tournament
Played	1991–present
Last contest	2024
Current champion	Grand Canyon (3)
Most championships	New Mexico State (4)
Host stadiums
Logan Field at SU Park (2014, 2016, 2021, 2024) GCU Softball Stadium (2019, 2023) Bearkat Softball Stadium (2022) NM State Softball Complex (2010, 2012, 2015, 2017–18) Lady Techster Softball Complex (2013) Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium (2008) Bulldog Diamond (1999, 2006–07, 2009, 2011) Cottonwood Complex (1992) Seymour Smith Stadium (1991)
Host locations
Seattle, WA (2014, 2016, 2021, 2024) Phoenix, AZ (2019, 2023) Huntsville, TX (2022) Las Cruces, NM (2010, 2012, 2015, 2017–18) Ruston, LA (2013) Honlulu, HI (2008) Fresno, CA (1999, 2006–07, 2009, 2011]] Salt Lake City, UT (1992) Omaha, NE (1991)

Format

The top eight teams based on winning percentage from the round-robin regular season compete in the double-elimination tournament. The number of teams in the field has varied throughout the history of the event as the size of the conference has changed.

Champions

Year-by-year

Year	School	Venue	Most Outstanding Player
1991	Utah	Seymour Smith Stadium • Omaha, NE	Kelly Brookhart, Creighton
1992	Utah	Cottonwood Complex • Salt Lake City, UT	Janet Womack, Utah
1999	Fresno State	Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA	Amanda Scott, Fresno State
2006	Nevada	Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA	Jordan McPherson, Nevada
2007	Fresno State	Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA	Robin Mackin, Fresno State
2008	Louisiana Tech	Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium • Honlulu, HI	Krissi Oliver, Louisiana Tech
2009	Fresno State	Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA	Morgan Mellow, Fresno State
2010	Hawaii	NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM	Kelly Majam, Hawaii
2011	New Mexico State	Bulldog Diamond • Fresno, CA	Valerie Swedburg, New Mexico State
2012	BYU	NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM	Stacie Toney, BYU
2013	San Jose State	Lady Techster Softball Complex • Ruston, LA	Amanda Pridmore, San Diego State
2014	Utah Valley	Logan Field at SU Park • Seattle, WA	Josi Summers, Utah Valley
2015	New Mexico State	NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM	Emma Adams, New Mexico State
2016	Cal State Bakersfield	Logan Field at SU Park • Seattle, WA	Sydney Raeber, Cal State Bakersfield
2017	New Mexico State	NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM	Rachel Rodriguez, New Mexico State
2018	New Mexico State	NM State Softball Complex • Las Cruces, NM	Kelsey Horton, New Mexico State
2019	Seattle	GCU Softball Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	Carley Nance, Seattle
2021	Seattle	Logan Field at SU Park • Seattle, WA	Carley Nance, Seattle
2022	Grand Canyon	Bearkat Softball Stadium • Huntsville, TX	Ariel Thompson, Grand Canyon
2023	Grand Canyon	GCU Softball Stadium • Phoenix, AZ	Kayla Rodgers, Grand Canyon
2024	Grand Canyon	Logan Field at SU Park • Seattle, WA[2]	Ashley Trierweiler, Grand Canyon

By school

School	Championships	Years
New Mexico State	4	2011, 2015, 2017, 2018
Fresno State	3	1999, 2007, 2009
Grand Canyon	3	2022, 2023, 2024
Seattle	2	2019, 2021
Utah	2	1991, 1992
BYU	1	2012
Cal State Bakersfield	1	2016
Hawaii	1	2010
Louisiana Tech	1	2008
Nevada	1	2006
San Jose State	1	2013
Utah Valley	1	2014

Italics indicates schools that no longer participate in softball in the WAC.

References

1. 2023 Softball Record Book (PDF). Western Athletic Conference. pp. 55–62.
2. Caleb Stipkovits (May 15, 2024). "WAC Softball Tournament Returns to Seattle U". Seattle Spectator. Retrieved July 20, 2024.