2026 Atlantic Sun Conference softball tournament

2026 ASUN Conference
softball tournament
Teams8
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsStetson (6th title)
Winning coachShellie Cousins (1st title)
MVPHayley Arnold (Stetson)
TelevisionESPN+
2026 ASUN Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Gold
Central Arkansas x‍‍‍ 16–6–1 .71736–20–1 .640
North Alabama  ‍‍‍ 17–7–0 .70836–16–0 .692
Eastern Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 14–8–1 .63027–25–1 .519
Austin Peay  ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50030–24–0 .556
Lipscomb  ‍‍‍ 6–18–0 .25013–38–0 .255
Bellarmine  ‍‍‍ 5–19–0 .20812–38–0 .240
Graphite
Stetson x‍‍‡‍y 18–6–0 .75037–22–0 .627
Jacksonville  ‍‍‍ 16–8–0 .66734–21–0 .618
Florida Gulf Coast  ‍‍‍ 14–10–0 .58321–33–0 .389
North Florida  ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45839–22–0 .639
West Georgia*  ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .33316–39–0 .291
Queens (NC)  ‍‍‍ 5–19–0 .20813–34–0 .277
* ineligible for the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 17, 2026[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2026 ASUN Conference softball tournament was held at UNF Softball Complex on the campus of the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida from May 5 through May 9, 2026.[2] The tournament was won by the Stetson Hatters, who earned the Atlantic Sun Conference's automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Division I softball tournament.[3][4]

Format and seeding

The top eight finishers of the league's twelve teams from the regular season qualified for the tournament. The bottom four seeds played an opening single elimination round, while the top four seeds and winners of the opening played a double-elimination tournament.[5]

Tournament

Opening round

Tuesday, May 5
TeamR
#8 Austin Peay1
#5 Florida Gulf Coast2
Notes: Austin Peay eliminated
Tuesday, May 5
TeamR
#7 North Florida8
#6 Eastern Kentucky5
Notes: Eastern Kentucky eliminated

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Central Arkansas8(5)
4Jacksonville64Jacksonville0
5Florida Gulf Coast21Central Arkansas2
2Stetson8
2Stetson4
3North Alabama17North Florida2
7North Florida4
2Stetson4—
1Central Arkansas0—
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
4Jacksonville1
4Jacksonville91Central Arkansas6
3North Alabama07North Florida2
5Florida Gulf Coast27North Florida1
3North Alabama10(6)

All Tournament Team

PlayerTeam
Hayley Arnold Stetson
Ava Braswell
Nicole Edmiaston
Irianis Garcia
Lucy Crowder Central Arkansas
Trinity Brandon
Grace Molitor
Jaida Thomas Jacksonville
Jacy Harrelson
Taylor Cook North Florida
Katie Simon North Alabama

MVP in bold
Source:[6]

References

  1. ↑ "2026 Softball Standings". ASUN Conference. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "2026 ASUN Softball Championship Bracket Set". asunsports.org. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "2026 ASUN Softball Championship - Atlantic Sun Conference". asunsports.org. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Stetson Softball Captures Sixth ASUN Championship Title". Stetson University Athletics. 9 May 2026. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "2026 Softball Bracket (PDF) - Atlantic Sun Conference" (PDF). asunsports.org. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  6. ↑ @ASUNSports (9 May 2026). "This year's #ASUNSB All-Tournament Team" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).