2026 Big Sky Conference softball tournament
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site |
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| Champions | Idaho State (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Andrew Rich (1st title) |
| MVP | Ava Brown (Idaho State) |
| Television | ESPN+ |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State †‡y | 10 | – | 5 | .667 | 37 | – | 20 | .649 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 9 | – | 6 | .600 | 24 | – | 27 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 9 | – | 6 | .600 | 33 | – | 20 | .623 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 9 | – | 6 | .600 | 22 | – | 32 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 4 | – | 11 | .267 | 14 | – | 32 | .304 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 4 | – | 11 | .267 | 14 | – | 42 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 17, 2026[1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2026 Big Sky Conference softball tournament was held at Miller Ranch Stadium on the campus of the Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho from May 4 through May 7, 2026.[2] The tournament was won by the Idaho State Bengals, who earned the Big Sky Conference's automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Division I softball tournament.[3][4]
Format and seeding
All six Big Sky softball teams participated in the tournament and were seeded based on conference record. The top two seeds received a single bye, with the remaining teams playing opening round games.[5]
Tournament
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Idaho State | 10(5) | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Montana | 8 | 4 | Montana | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Weber State | 3 | 1 | Idaho State | 15(6) | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Sacramento State | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Northern Colorado | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sacramento State | 11(5) | 3 | Sacramento State | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Portland State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Idaho State | 16(5) | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sacramento State | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower final | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Portland State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Sacramento State | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Montana | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Montana | 11 | 4 | Montana | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Northern Colorado | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Weber State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Northern Colorado | 12(5) | ||||||||||||||||
All Tournament Team
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Ava Brown | Idaho State |
| Camryn McDonald | |
| Kira Day | |
| Jenna Kearns | |
| Jaden Moore | |
| Marley Goluskin | |
| Madison Evers-Lyles | Sacramento State |
| Saskia Raab | |
| Madi Mendoza | |
| Anna Cockhill | Montana |
| Grace Lopez |
MVP in bold
Source:[6]
References
- ↑ "2026 Softball Standings". bigskyconf.com. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "2026 #BigSkySoftball Weekly Notebook: Big Sky Tournament". bigskyconf.com. 29 April 2026. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ↑ "2026 Big Sky Softball Championship - Big Sky Conference". bigskyconf.com. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ↑ "The Bengals are Dancing, Idaho State Wins the 2026 Big Sky Softball Championship". Idaho State University Athletics. 7 May 2026. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ↑ @BigSkyConf (26 April 2026). "See ya in Pocatello 🏆" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ↑ "Idaho State Wins Program's First Big Sky Softball Tournament Title". bigskyconf.com. 7 May 2026. Retrieved 8 May 2026.