2026 Big West Conference softball tournament

2026 Big West Conference
softball tournament
Teams6
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsCal State Fullerton (1st title)
Winning coachGina Oaks Garcia (1st title)
MVPLeanna Garcia (Cal State Fullerton)
TelevisionESPN+
2026 Big West Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Cal State Fullerton ‍†‍‡‍y 24–3 .88941–15 .732
Hawaii  ‍‍‍ 21–6 .77830–20 .600
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 18–9 .66731–26 .544
UC Davis  ‍‍‍ 17–10 .63029–25 .537
Long Beach State  ‍‍‍ 17–10 .63031–23 .574
UC San Diego  ‍‍‍ 12–15 .44423–28 .451
Cal State Northridge  ‍‍‍ 9–18 .33314–32 .304
Cal State Bakersfield  ‍‍‍ 8–19 .29610–40 .200
Cal Poly  ‍‍‍ 5–22 .18511–35 .239
UC Riverside  ‍‍‍ 4–23 .1486–38 .136
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 17, 2026[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today

The 2026 Big West Conference softball tournament was held at Anderson Family Field on the campus of the California State University, Fullerton in Fullerton, California from May 6 through May 9, 2026.[2] The tournament was won by the Cal State Fullerton Titans, who earned the Big West Conference's automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Division I softball tournament.[3][4]

Format and seeding

The top six finishers of the league's ten teams from the regular season qualified for the tournament. The top two seeds received a single bye, with the remaining teams playing opening round games.[5]

Tournament

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
1Cal State Fullerton4
4UC Davis54UC Davis0
5Long Beach State31Cal State Fullerton6
2Hawaii4
2Hawaii2
3UC Santa Barbara10(9)3UC Santa Barbara0
6UC San Diego9
1Cal State Fullerton1—
3UC Santa Barbara0—
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
2Hawaii6
3UC Santa Barbara133UC Santa Barbara8
4UC Davis15Long Beach State10
5Long Beach State55Long Beach State6
6UC San Diego4

All Tournament Team

PlayerTeam
Arce Ava Cal State Fullerton
Leanna Garcia
Eva Hurtado
Trisha McCleskey
Colby McClinton
Sarah Perez
Kate Barnett Long Beach State
Priscilla Iniguez
Brooklyn Lee
Nina Sepulveda
Giselle Mejia UC Santa Barbara
Ainsley Waddell
Carys Murakami Hawaii

MVP in bold
Source:[6]

References

  1. ↑ "2026 Softball Standings". bigwest.org. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
  2. ↑ "2026 Big West Softball Championship Bracket Revealed on Regular Season Finale". bigwest.org. May 2, 2026. Retrieved May 8, 2026.
  3. ↑ "2026 Big West Softball Championship - The Big West". bigwest.org. Retrieved May 8, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Titans Shut Out Gauchos, Claim 2026 Big West Title in Undefeated Postseason Run". Cal State Fullerton. May 9, 2026. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
  5. ↑ "2026 Big West Softball Championship". bigwest.org. Retrieved May 8, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Top Seed CSF Clinches 2026 Championship With Shutout 1-0 Victory Versus No. 3 seed UCSB". bigwest.org. May 9, 2026. Retrieved May 11, 2026.