NORFOLK, Va. - The 2023 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Softball Championship Tournament begins this week running May 10-13 on the campus of Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Va. The host Spartans enter the tournament as the No. 2 seed behind top seeded Morgan State at No. 1.

The top-six teams in the MEAC softball standings advanced to the double-elimination conference tournament this week at the NSU Softball Field. The winner of the tournament earns the MEAC's automatic bid to the NCAA  Division I Softball Championship Tournament.

The top two seeds receive a first round bye while the three through six seeds play in the first two games of the tournament on Wednesday. The No. 2 Spartans will face the winner of the No. 3/No. 6 game featuring the Eagles of N.C. Central as the No. 3 seed and Maryland Eastern Shore at No. 6. 

Norfolk State enters the tournament as the No. 2 seed after going 24-21 overall and 14-6 in the MEAC this season. The Spartans swept Coppin State, South Carolina State, Delaware State, and Maryland Eastern Shore for 11 of the 14 MEAC wins.

The Spartans are looking for their MEAC Conference title since joining the league in 1997. Leading the charge is first year head coach Carrie Hoeft with a staff of Spartan alum in Shannon Buffington '19, Shelby DesChamps '21, and Tuli Iosefa '22. 

Tickets are $10 per day or $35 for a tournament pass, which covers all games over the four days. All tickets must be purchased at NSUSpartansTickets.com.

For more information on the 2023 MEAC Softball Championship, please visit the Championship Central page.

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2023 MEAC SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 2023
Game 1: No. 4 Howard vs. No. 5 Coppin State, 9 a.m.
Game 2: No. 3 North Carolina Central vs. No. 6 Maryland Eastern Shore, 12 p.m.
Game 3: No. 1 Morgan State vs. Winner Game 1, 3 p.m.
Game 4: No. 2 Norfolk State vs. Winner Game 2, 6 p.m.

THURSDAY, MAY 11, 2023
Game 5: Loser Game 2 vs. Loser Game 3, 12 p.m.
Game 6: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 4, 3 p.m.
Game 7: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 6 p.m.

FRIDAY, MAY 12, 2023
Game 8: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 12 p.m.
Game 9: Loser Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 3 p.m.

SATURDAY, MAY 13, 2023
Game 10 (Championship Game): Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9, 12 p.m. | Watch Live (ESPN+)
Game 11 (if necessary): Loser Game 10 vs. Winner Game 10, 3 p.m. | Watch Live ESPN+)