2023 AAC Softball Tournament
The tournament begins Wednesday, April 26, and runs through Saturday, April 29. The five-day event is being held at the Brickyard Ball Fields in Kingsport, Tenn.
Tickets are available and can be purchased by clicking here.
If unable to attend in person, all games will be streamed live online. To watch, click here.
Reinhardt won the regular season with a 26-2 conference record. This year, the AAC has two automatic berths to the NAIA National Championship Tournament, and Reinhardt receives one as the regular-season champion. The final automatic berth will be awarded to the tournament champion.
This year, 8 teams advance to the double-elimination tournament.
Here are the seeds for the tournament:
- Reinhardt (31-9, 26-2 AAC)
- Truett McConnell (33-11, 23-5 AAC)*
- Brenau (24-10, 20-8 AAC)
- Tennessee Wesleyan (23-15, 19-9 AAC)
- Point (27-21, 18-10 AAC)
- Johnson (22-12, 17-11 AAC)*
- Kentucky Christian (26-22, 17-11 AAC)
- Milligan (20-12, 16-12 AAC)
*-Johnson and Kentucky Christian tied for the No. 6 seed. The teams split the regular-season series, but Johnson allowed fewer runs in the doubleheader to earn the No. 6 seed.
Here's the complete tournament schedule:
Tournament Schedule
Wednesday, April 26
Game 1 - No. 4 Tennessee Wesleyan (24-15) def. No. 5 Point (27-22), 8-0 (box)
Game 2 - No. 1 Reinhardt (32-9) def. No. 8 Milligan (20-13), 2-0 (box)
Game 3 - No. 2 Truett McConnell (34-11) def. No. 7 Kentucky Christian (26-23), 5-1 (box)
Game 4 - No. 3 Brenau (25-10) def. No. 6 Johnson (22-13), 5-4 (box)
Thursday, April 27
Game 5 - No. 8 Milligan (21-13) def. No. 5 Point (27-23), 14-4 (box) Point eliminated
Game 6 - No. 7 Kentucky Christian (27-23) vs. No. 6 Johnson (22-14), 10-5 (box) Johnson eliminated
Friday, April 28
Game 7 - No. 4 Tennessee Wesleyan (25-15) vs. No. 1 Reinhardt (32-10), 4-1 (box)
Game 8 - No. 3 Brenau (26-10) def. No. 2 Truett McConnell (34-12), 6-2 (box)
Game 9 - No. 1 Reinhardt (33-10) def. No. 7 Kentucky Christian (27-24), 12-5 (box) Kentucky Christian eliminated
Saturday, April 29
Game 10 - No. 2 Truett McConnell (35-12) def. No. 8 Milligan (21-14), 5-2 (box) Milligan eliminated
Game 11 - No. 4 Tennessee Wesleyan (26-15) vs. No. 3 Brenau (26-11), 3-2 (box)
Game 12 - No. 1 Reinhardt (34-10) vs. No. 2 Truett McConnell (35-13), 10-4 (box) Truett McConnell eliminated
Game 13 - No. 1 Reinhardt (35-10) def. No. 3 Brenau (26-11) vs. No. 1 Reinhardt (34-10), 9-0 (box) Brenau eliminated
Game 14 - Championship Game 1 - No. 4 Tennessee Wesleyan (26-15) def. No. 1 Reinhardt (35-10), 5-4 (box) Tennessee Wesleyan wins the championship