2026 NAIA softball tournament

2026 NAIA
softball tournament
Teams	48
Finals site	South Commons Complex; Columbus, Georgia;
Champions	Madonna (MI) (1st title)
Winning coach	Ron Pezzoni
MVP	Ashley Rosiewicz (Madonna)

The 2026 NAIA softball tournament was the 45th edition of the NAIA softball championship. The 48-team tournament began on May 11 with Opening Round games across ten different sites and concluded with the 2026 NAIA Softball World Series in Columbus, Georgia that started on May 21 and ended on May 28.

Madonna (MI) captured their first NAIA softball championship defeating Southeastern (FL) in the championship game 8–4 with Ashley Rosiewicz of Madonna winning the tournament MVP.^[1] Madonna went unbeaten in seven tournament games and finished the season with a 52–4 record.

The 48 participating teams were selected from all eligible NAIA teams. 29 teams were awarded automatic bids as either champions and/or runners-up of their conferences, four teams were selected at-large as Opening Round hosts, and 15 teams were selected at-large by the National Selection Committee. Teams were then placed into one of ten pre-determined Opening Round sites, with eight sites consisting of five teams and two sites consisting of four teams, each of which is conducted via a double-elimination tournament. The winners of each of the Opening Round sites will advance to the NAIA Softball World Series.

Tournament procedure

A total of 48 teams entered the tournament. 29 automatic bids were determined by either winning their conference's regular season championship, conference tournament, and/or conference tournament runner-up. The other 19 bids were at-large, either by hosting an Opening Round or selected by the NAIA Softball National Selection Committee.

Opening round hosts

On May 1, the NAIA announced the ten opening round host sites, which were played from May 11–15.^[2]

2026 NAIA softball tournament is located in the United States

Fayette

Columbia

Lakeland

Hattiesburg

Klamath Falls

Chickasha

Oklahoma City

Mobile

Ashland

Williamsburg

Opening Round hosts

Venue	Location	Host
Cox Softball Complex	Fayette, MO	Central Methodist University
UC Softball Complex	Williamsburg, KY	University of the Cumberlands
Marilyn D. Sparks Park	Columbia, KY	Lindsey Wilson University
UM Softball Field	Mobile, AL	University of Mobile
Ann Lacy Stadium	Oklahoma City, OK	Oklahoma City University
Stilwell Stadium	Klamath Falls, OR	Oregon Tech
Bill Smith Ballpark	Chickasha, OK	University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
Diamond Plex	Winter Haven, FL^[a]	Southeastern University
Laurel Park	Ashland, OR	Southern Oregon University
Joseph & Nancy Fail Field	Hattiesburg, MS	William Carey University

Bids

Source:^[3]

Automatic

School	Conference	Record	Berth	Last NAIA Appearance
Central Methodist (MO)	Heart	38–15	Tournament champion	2025 NAIA Softball World Series
Columbia (MO)	American Midwest	27–13	Tournament champion	2023 (Indianapolis Bracket)
Dickinson State (ND)	Frontier	40–12	Tournament champion	2024 (Fayette Bracket)
Dillard (LA)	HBCU	27–14	Tournament champion	First appearance
Evangel (MO)	Kansas	43–9	Regular season champion	2025 (Lawrenceville Bracket)
Friends (KS)	Kansas	31–20	Tournament runner-up	2025 (Sioux Center Bracket)
Georgia Gwinnett	Continental	29–22	Tournament champion	2025 NAIA Softball World Series
Indiana Tech	Wolverine-Hoosier	33–16	Tournament runner-up	2023 (Lawrenceville Bracket)
Indiana Wesleyan	Crossroads	37–13	Regular season champion	2025 (Marion Bracket)
IU Southeast	River States	29–21	Tournament champion	2024 (Hattiesburg Bracket)
Johnson (TN)	Appalachian	31–18	Regular season champion	2025 (Lawrenceville Bracket)
Keiser (FL)	The Sun	44–8	Tournament champion	2025 (Ashland Bracket)
Lindsey Wilson (KY)	Mid-South	41–6	Tournament champion	2022 (Marion Bracket)
LSU–Alexandria	Red River	34–16	Regular season champion	2025 (Fayette Bracket)
Madonna (MI)	Wolverine-Hoosier	45–4	Regular season champion	2025 (Marion Bracket)
Midland (NE)	Great Plains	42–14	Regular season champion	2025 NAIA Softball World Series
Missouri Baptist	Heart	40–12	Regular season champion	2025 (Oklahoma City Bracket)
Morningside (IA)	Great Plains	30–18	Tournament runner-up	2025 (Oklahoma City Bracket)
Oakland City (IN)	River States	36–16	Regular season champion	First appearance
Oklahoma City (OK)	Sooner	47–7	Tournament champion	2025 NAIA Softball World Series
Ottawa (AZ) (OUAZ)	Great Southwest	33–16	Tournament champion	2021 (Fayette Bracket)
Our Lady of the Lake (TX)	Red River	39–10	Tournament champion	2025 (San Antonio Bracket)
Saint Francis (IN)	Crossroads	41–12	Tournament champion	First appearance
Saint Xavier (IL)	Chicagoland	47–9	Tournament champion	2025 (Ashland Bracket)
Science & Arts (OK)	Sooner	44–7	Regular season champion	2025 (Chickasha Bracket)
Southern Oregon	Cascade	36–11	Tournament champion	2025 NAIA Softball World Series
Truett McConnell (GA)	Appalachian	30–17	Tournament champion	2021 (Hattiesburg Bracket)
William Carey (MS)	Southern States	39–12	Tournament champion	2025 (Oklahoma City Bracket)
Williams Baptist (AR)	American Midwest	41–13	Regular season champion	2016 (LSU–Alexandria Bracket)

At–Large

School	Conference	Record	Last NAIA Appearance
Arizona Christian	Great Southwest	36–13	2025 (Klamath Falls Bracket)
Benedictine (KS)	Heart	33–18	2024 (Williamsburg Bracket)
Blue Mountain Christian (MS)	Southern States	38–15	First appearance
British Columbia	Cascade	27–21	2025 (Fayette Bracket)
Campbellsville (KY)	Mid-South	31–17	2025 (Fayette Bracket)
Coastal Georgia	The Sun	37–12	2025 (Marion Bracket)
College of Idaho	Cascade	34–20	2025 (Ashland Bracket)
Cumberlands (KY)	Mid-South	36–18	2025 NAIA Softball World Series
Dordt (IA)	Great Plains	39–12	First appearance
Eastern Oregon	Cascade	38–11	2025 NAIA Softball World Series
Faulkner (AL)	Southern States	35–14	2018 (Bowling Green Bracket #2)
Grand View (IA)	Heart	37–16	2025 NAIA Softball World Series
Marian (IN)	Crossroads	34–16	2025 NAIA Softball World Series
Mobile (AL)	Southern States	35–15	2025 (Williamsburg Bracket)
Oregon Tech	Cascade	41–8	2025 (Klamath Falls Bracket)
Southeastern (FL)	The Sun	41–13	2025 (Klamath Falls Bracket)
St. Thomas (FL)	The Sun	31–20	2025 (Lawrenceville Bracket)
Tennessee Southern	Southern States	30–17	2025 (Fayette Bracket)
Texas A&M–Texarkana	Red River	37–14	2025 (Williamsburg Bracket)

Opening Round

Source:^[4]

Ashland Bracket

Hosted by Southern Oregon University at Laurel Park^[5]


First Round			Second Round			Semifinal			Championship



			1	Southern Oregon	3

4	Dordt (IA)	2	4	Dordt (IA)	1

5	OUAZ	0				1	Southern Oregon	5

						2	Texas A&M–Texarkana	2

			2	Texas A&M–Texarkana	5

			3	Saint Francis (IN)	4
									1	Southern Oregon	10⁽⁶⁾	–

									4	Dordt (IA)	2	–
First Elimination Game			Second Elimination Game			Third Elimination Game



						2	Texas A&M–Texarkana	2

			4	Dordt (IA)	7	4	Dordt (IA)	7

5	OUAZ	1	3	Saint Francis (IN)	5

3	Saint Francis (IN)	7

Chickasha Bracket

Hosted by the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma at Bill Smith Ballpark


First Round			Second Round			Semifinal			Championship



			1	Science & Arts (OK)	9⁽⁶⁾

4	Morningside (IA)	1	4	Morningside (IA)	1

5	Friends (KS)	0				1	Science & Arts (OK)	3

						3	College of Idaho	6

			2	LSU–Alexandria	4

			3	College of Idaho	7
									3	College of Idaho	10	–

									2	LSU–Alexandria	6	–
First Elimination Game			Second Elimination Game			Third Elimination Game



						1	Science & Arts (OK)	2

			4	Morningside (IA)	3	2	LSU–Alexandria	9

5	Friends (KS)	1	2	LSU–Alexandria	11⁽⁶⁾

2	LSU–Alexandria	10⁽⁵⁾

Columbia Bracket

Hosted by Lindsey Wilson University at Marilyn D. Sparks Park^[6]


First Round			Second Round			Semifinal			Championship



			1	Lindsey Wilson (KY)	4

4	Tennessee Southern	2	5	Johnson (TN)	0

5	Johnson (TN)	3				1	Lindsey Wilson (KY)	3

						3	Indiana Wesleyan	11

			2	Missouri Baptist	4

			3	Indiana Wesleyan	6⁽⁹⁾
									3	Indiana Wesleyan	10⁽⁶⁾	–

									5	Johnson (TN)	2	–
First Elimination Game			Second Elimination Game			Third Elimination Game



						1	Lindsey Wilson (KY)	1

			5	Johnson (TN)	8	5	Johnson (TN)	3

4	Tennessee Southern	8	4	Tennessee Southern	6

2	Missouri Baptist	3

Fayette Bracket

Hosted by Central Methodist University at Cox Softball Complex


First Round			Semifinal			Championship



1	Madonna (MI)	6

4	IU Southeast	0
			1	Madonna (MI)	4

			2	Midland (NE)	1
2	Midland (NE)	5

3	Central Methodist (MO)	4
						1	Madonna (MI)	1	–

						3	Central Methodist (MO)	0	–
First Elimination Game			Second Elimination Game



			2	Midland (NE)	0

4	IU Southeast	7	3	Central Methodist (MO)	8⁽⁵⁾

3	Central Methodist (MO)	8

Hattiesburg Bracket

Hosted by William Carey University at Joseph & Nancy Fail Field


First Round			Second Round			Semifinal			Championship



			1	William Carey (MS)	0

4	Marian (IN)	3	4	Marian (IN)	1⁽¹¹⁾

5	Columbia (MO)	1				4	Marian (IN)	3

						3	Georgia Gwinnett	0

			2	Coastal Georgia	2

			3	Georgia Gwinnett	3
									4	Marian (IN)	1	–

									1	William Carey (MS)	0	–
First Elimination Game			Second Elimination Game			Third Elimination Game



						3	Georgia Gwinnett	3

			1	William Carey (MS)	7	1	William Carey (MS)	11⁽⁵⁾

5	Columbia (MO)	2	2	Coastal Georgia	2

2	Coastal Georgia	3

Klamath Falls Bracket

Hosted by Oregon Tech at Stilwell Stadium^[7]


First Round			Second Round			Semifinal			Championship



			1	Oregon Tech	4

4	Arizona Christian	4	5	Dickinson State (ND)	0

5	Dickinson State (ND)	8				1	Oregon Tech	2

						2	Our Lady of the Lake (TX)	1

			2	Our Lady of the Lake (TX)	13

			3	St. Thomas (FL)	7
									1	Oregon Tech	5	3

									2	Our Lady of the Lake (TX)	8	5
First Elimination Game			Second Elimination Game			Third Elimination Game



						2	Our Lady of the Lake (TX)	9⁽¹³⁾

			5	Dickinson State (ND)	7	5	Dickinson State (ND)	8

4	Arizona Christian	5	4	Arizona Christian	3

3	St. Thomas (FL)	4

Lakeland Bracket

Hosted by Southeastern University at Diamond Plex in Winter Haven, FL^[8]


First Round			Semifinal			Championship



1	Southeastern (FL)	1

4	Dillard (LA)	0
			1	Southeastern (FL)	2

			3	Faulkner (AL)	3
2	Evangel (MO)	0

3	Faulkner (AL)	5
						3	Faulkner (AL)	3	0

						1	Southeastern (FL)	5	1
First Elimination Game			Second Elimination Game



			1	Southeastern (FL)	5

4	Dillard (LA)	3	2	Evangel (MO)	1

2	Evangel (MO)	7

Mobile Bracket

Hosted by University of Mobile at UM Softball Field


First Round			Second Round			Semifinal			Championship



			1	Mobile (AL)	8⁽⁶⁾

4	Indiana Tech	5	4	Indiana Tech	0

5	Truett McConnell (GA)	0				1	Mobile (AL)	2

						2	Eastern Oregon	4

			2	Eastern Oregon	9

			3	Campbellsville (KY)	8
									2	Eastern Oregon	1	4

									1	Mobile (AL)	7	5
First Elimination Game			Second Elimination Game			Third Elimination Game



						1	Mobile (AL)	2

			4	Indiana Tech	3	4	Indiana Tech	0

5	Truett McConnell (GA)	2	3	Campbellsville (KY)	1

3	Campbellsville (KY)	3⁽⁸⁾

Oklahoma City Bracket

Hosted by Oklahoma City University at Ann Lacy Stadium^[9]


First Round			Second Round			Semifinal			Championship



			1	Oklahoma City (OK)	1

4	British Columbia	6	4	British Columbia	2

5	Williams Baptist (AR)	0				4	British Columbia	5

						2	Grand View (IA)	3

			2	Grand View (IA)	2

			3	Blue Mountain Christian (MS)	1
									4	British Columbia	3	2

									1	Oklahoma City (OK)	16	1
First Elimination Game			Second Elimination Game			Third Elimination Game



						2	Grand View (IA)	2

			1	Oklahoma City (OK)	1	1	Oklahoma City (OK)	8

5	Williams Baptist (AR)	3	3	Blue Mountain Christian (MS)	0

3	Blue Mountain Christian (MS)	4

Williamsburg Bracket

Hosted by the University of the Cumberlands at UC Softball Complex^[10]


First Round			Second Round			Semifinal			Championship



			1	Keiser (FL)	4⁽⁸⁾

4	Benedictine (KS)	9⁽⁶⁾	4	Benedictine (KS)	3

5	Oakland City (IN)	1				1	Keiser (FL)	2

						3	Cumberlands (KY)	1

			2	Saint Xavier (IL)	4

			3	Cumberlands (KY)	5⁽⁹⁾
									1	Keiser (FL)	3	3

									3	Cumberlands (KY)	6	6
First Elimination Game			Second Elimination Game			Third Elimination Game



						3	Cumberlands (KY)	3

			4	Benedictine (KS)	3	2	Saint Xavier (IL)	2

5	Oakland City (IN)	1	2	Saint Xavier (IL)	7

2	Saint Xavier (IL)	4

NAIA Softball World Series

The NAIA Softball World Series was held at South Commons Complex in Columbus, Georgia from May 21 to 28.

Participants

School	Conference	Record	Head Coach	Bracket	Previous NAIA WS Appearances	Best NAIA WS Finish	NAIA WS Record
British Columbia	Cascade	31–22	Jennifer McKellar	Oklahoma City	none	none	0–0
College of Idaho	Cascade	37–20	Al Mendiola	Chickasha	4 (last: 2021)	3rd (2021)	7–8
Cumberlands (KY)	Mid-South	40–19	Bruce Leiniton	Williamsburg	3 (last: 2025)	3rd (2023)	4–6
Indiana Wesleyan	Crossroads	40–13	Kelsey Kooistra	Columbia	4 (last: 2022)	T-5th (2022)	3–8
Madonna (MI)	Wolverine-Hoosier	48–4	Ron Pezzoni	Fayette	6 (last: 2024)	T-5th (2021, 2024)	9–10
Marian (IN)	Crossroads	38–16	Scott Fleming	Hattiesburg	7 (last: 2025)	4th (2023)	7–14
Mobile (AL)	Southern States	39–16	Alison Sellers-Cook	Mobile	21 (last: 2022)	1st (2006)	55–42
Our Lady of the Lake (TX)	Red River	43–11	Amanda Davila	Klamath Falls	2 (last: 2024)	1st (2024)	4–2
Southeastern (FL)	The Sun	45–14	Kayla Watkins	Lakeland	2 (last: 2022)	3rd (2016, 2022)	5–4
Southern Oregon	Cascade	39–11	Jessica Pistole	Ashland	15 (last: 2025)	1st (2019, 2021, 2023, 2025)	28–9

Bracket

Source:^[11]


First round Thursday, May 21			First round Thursday, May 21 Second round Saturday, May 23			Third round Monday, May 25			Fourth Round Tuesday, May 26						Championship Thursday, May 28



			1	Madonna (MI)	6

8	Indiana Wesleyan	4⁽⁸⁾	8	Indiana Wesleyan	3
						1	Madonna (MI)	5
9	Marian (IN)	3
						4	Mobile (AL)	2
			4	Mobile (AL)	9⁽⁵⁾

			5	Our Lady of the Lake (TX)	1
									1	Madonna (MI)	8

									2	Southeastern (FL)	2
			2	Southeastern (FL)	3

7	College of Idaho	4	7	College of Idaho	1
						2	Southeastern (FL)	5
10	British Columbia	3
						3	Southern Oregon	2
			3	Southern Oregon	4

			6	Cumberlands (KY)	2										1	Madonna (MI)	8	–

															2	Southeastern (FL)	4	–

First round Friday, May 22 Saturday, May 23 Losers eliminated			Second round Saturday, May 23 Sunday, May 24 Losers eliminated			Third round Monday, May 25 Tuesday, May 26 Losers eliminated			Fourth Round Tuesday, May 26 Wednesday, May 27 Loser eliminated			Semifinal Wednesday, May 27



						4	Mobile (AL)	0

			7	College of Idaho	0	5	Our Lady of the Lake (TX)	1				2	Southeastern (FL)	3

9	Marian (IN)	2	5	Our Lady of the Lake (TX)	6				5	Our Lady of the Lake (TX)	2⁽¹⁰⁾	5	Our Lady of the Lake (TX)	0

5	Our Lady of the Lake (TX)	10⁽⁶⁾							8	Indiana Wesleyan	1

						3	Southern Oregon	1

			8	Indiana Wesleyan	1⁽⁸⁾	8	Indiana Wesleyan	3

6	Cumberlands (KY)	1	10	British Columbia	0

10	British Columbia	2

Game Results

All game times are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−05:00).

Thursday, May 21 10:00 am Game 1	(9) Marian (IN)	3–4 (F/8)	(8) Indiana Wesleyan	South Commons Complex Umpires: HP: Jay Motter, 1B: Brian Soule, 3B: Colene Adams
	LP: Macy Coan (21–5)	Boxscore	WP: Isabelle Beidelschies (16–7)

Thursday, May 21 1:00 pm Game 2	(5) Our Lady of the Lake (TX)	1–9 (F/5)	(4) Mobile (AL)	South Commons Complex Umpires: HP: Steve Meeker, 1B: Lauren Eisenreich, 3B: Michael Brown
	LP: Annika Litterio (26–9)	Boxscore	WP: Avery Harrell (20–8)

Thursday, May 21 4:00 pm Game 3	(6) Cumberlands (KY)	2–4	(3) Southern Oregon	South Commons Complex Umpires: HP: Brian Soule, 1B: Colene Adams, 3B: Jay Motter
	LP: Jessica Cord (24–14)	Boxscore	WP: Ayla Davies (27–7)
	HR: Grace Ross (19)

Thursday, May 21 7:00 pm Game 4	(10) British Columbia	3–4	(7) College of Idaho	South Commons Complex Umpires: HP: Lauren Eisenreich, 1B: Michael Brown, 3B: Steve Meeker
	LP: Carleen Murray (21–13)	Boxscore	WP: Drew Williams (15–9)

Friday, May 22 10:00 am Game 5	(9) Marian (IN)	2–10 (F/6)	(5) Our Lady of the Lake (TX)	South Commons Complex Umpires: HP: Michael Brown, 1B: Jay Motter, 3B: Brian Soule
	LP: Macy Coan (21–6)	Boxscore	WP: Annika Litterio (27–9)
			HR: Marisa Rosales (6)

Friday, May 22^[b] 1:00 pm Game 6	(10) British Columbia	2–1	(6) Cumberlands (KY)	South Commons Complex Umpires: HP: Colene Adams, 1B: Steve Meeker, 3B: Lauren Eisenreich
	WP: Carleen Murray (22–13)	Boxscore	LP: Jessica Cord (24–15)

Saturday, May 23^[c] 11:30 am Game 7	(8) Indiana Wesleyan	3–6	(1) Madonna (MI)	South Commons Complex Umpires: HP: Jay Motter, 1B: Brian Soule, 3B: Michael Brown
	LP: Avery Toole (20–4)	Boxscore	WP: Anna Battagin (7–1)

Saturday, May 23^[c] 3:05 pm Game 8	(7) College of Idaho	1–3	(2) Southeastern (FL)	South Commons Complex Umpires: HP: Lauren Eisenreich, 1B: Steve Meeker, 3B: Colene Adams
	LP: Kina Watts (11–3)	Boxscore	WP: Edan Playa (18–4)

Saturday, May 23^[d] 5:40 pm Game 9	(10) British Columbia	0–1 (F/8)	(8) Indiana Wesleyan	South Commons Complex Umpires: HP: Brian Soule, 1B: Michael Brown, 3B: Jay Motter
	LP: Carleen Murray (22–14)	Boxscore	WP: Avery Toole (21–4)

Sunday, May 24^[e]^[f] 7:10 pm Game 10	(7) College of Idaho	0–6	(5) Our Lady of the Lake (TX)	South Commons Complex Umpires: HP: Colene Adams, 1B: Lauren Eisenreich, 3B: Steve Meeker
	LP: Kina Watts (11–4)	Boxscore	WP: Annika Litterio (28–9)

Monday, May 25^[g] 2:10 pm Game 11	(3) Southern Oregon	2–5	(2) Southeastern (FL)	South Commons Complex Umpires: HP: Michael Brown, 1B: Jay Motter, 3B: Colene Adams
	LP: Ayla Davies (27–8)	Boxscore	WP: Maria Zelenka (18–3)

Monday, May 25^[g] 6:15 pm Game 12	(4) Mobile (AL)	2–5	(1) Madonna (MI)	South Commons Complex Umpires: HP: Steve Meeker, 1B: Brian Soule, 3B: Jay Motter
	LP: Avery Harrell (20–8)	Boxscore	WP: Camille Oyer (23–0) Sv: Anna Battagin (3)
			HR: Ashley Rosiewicz (15)

Monday, May 25 8:15 pm Game 13	(8) Indiana Wesleyan	3–1	(3) Southern Oregon	South Commons Complex Umpires: HP: Lauren Eisenreich, 1B: Colene Adams, 3B: Michael Brown
	WP: Avery Toole (22–4)	Boxscore	LP: Ayla Davies (27–9)

Tuesday, May 26^[h] 10:00 am Game 14	(5) Our Lady of the Lake (TX)	1–0	(4) Mobile (AL)	South Commons Complex Umpires: HP: Jay Motter, 1B: Steve Meeker, 3B: Lauren Eisenreich
	WP: Annika Litterio (29–9)	Boxscore	LP: Avery Harrell (20–10)

Tuesday, May 26^[h] 12:00 pm Game 15	(2) Southeastern (FL)	2–8	(1) Madonna (MI)	South Commons Complex Umpires: HP: Brian Soule, 1B: Lauren Eisenreich, 2B: Colene Adams, 3B: Steve Meeker
	LP: Edan Playa (18–5)	Boxscore	WP: Camille Oyer (24–0)
			HR: Jessica Dunkel (2)

Tuesday, May 26^[i] 2:50 pm Game 16	(8) Indiana Wesleyan	1–2 (F/10)	(5) Our Lady of the Lake (TX)	South Commons Complex Umpires: HP: Michael Brown, 1B: Colene Adams, 2B: Jay Motter, 3B: Brian Soule
	LP: Avery Toole (22–5)	Boxscore	WP: Annika Litterio (30–9)

Wednesday, May 27^[j] 12:40 pm Game 17	(5) Our Lady of the Lake (TX)	0–3	(2) Southeastern (FL)	South Commons Complex Umpires: HP: Steve Meeker, 1B: Michael Brown, 2B: Brian Soule, 3B: Colene Adams
	LP: Annika Litterio (30–10)	Boxscore	WP: Maria Zelenka (19–3)

Championship Game

Thursday, May 28, 11:00 am at South Commons Complex, Columbus, GA
Game 18
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Southeastern (FL)	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	4	8	2
Madonna (MI)	0	0	4	3	0	1	X	8	11	1
WP: Anna Battagin (8–1) LP: Edan Playa (18–5) Home runs: SEU: None Madonna: None Umpires: HP: Lauren Eisenreich, 1B: Brian Soule, 2B: Michael Brown, 3B: Jay Motter Boxscore

Notes

↑ Listed as Lakeland Bracket
↑ Game was suspended in the 5th inning on Friday due to severe weather with game being completed on Saturday, May 23.
1 2 Game pushed back from Friday, May 22 to Saturday, May 23 due to severe weather.
↑ Game suspended after two innings on Saturday due to severe weather with game being completed on Sunday, May 24.
↑ Game pushed back from Saturday, May 24 to Sunday, May 25 due to severe weather.
↑ Game suspended in the top of the 1st inning due to heavy rain with game being completed on Monday, May 25.
1 2 Game pushed back from Saturday, May 23 to Monday, May 25 due to severe weather.
1 2 Game pushed back from Monday, May 25 to Tuesday, May 26 due to multiple severe weather delays.
↑ Game suspended in the bottom of the 4th due to heavy rain and was completed on Wednesday, May 27.
↑ Game moved from Tuesday, May 26 to Wednesday, May 27 due to heavy rain.

References

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↑ "The 2026 NAIA Softball National Championship Field Is Set as 48 Teams Begin Play Next Week". NAIA. May 6, 2026. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
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↑ "2026 NAIA Opening Round: Ashland Bracket Guide". Southern Oregon Raiders. SOU Sports Information. May 9, 2026. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
↑ "NAIA Softball Opening Round Hosted in Columbia this Week". Lindsey Wilson Athletics. May 10, 2026. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
↑ "Field for Klamath Falls Softball Opening Round Bracket Set". Oregon Tech Athletics. May 6, 2026. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
↑ "Field Set for NAIA Softball Opening Round at Diamond Plex". Southeastern Fire Athletics. Retrieved May 26, 2026.
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[3] Listed as Lakeland Bracket

[13] Game was suspended in the 5th inning on Friday due to severe weather with game being completed on Saturday, May 23.

[Friday-14] 1 2 Game pushed back from Friday, May 22 to Saturday, May 23 due to severe weather.

[15] Game suspended after two innings on Saturday due to severe weather with game being completed on Sunday, May 24.

[16] Game pushed back from Saturday, May 24 to Sunday, May 25 due to severe weather.

[17] Game suspended in the top of the 1st inning due to heavy rain with game being completed on Monday, May 25.

[Monday-18] 1 2 Game pushed back from Saturday, May 23 to Monday, May 25 due to severe weather.

[Tuesday-19] 1 2 Game pushed back from Monday, May 25 to Tuesday, May 26 due to multiple severe weather delays.

[20] Game suspended in the bottom of the 4th due to heavy rain and was completed on Wednesday, May 27.

[21] Game moved from Tuesday, May 26 to Wednesday, May 27 due to heavy rain.

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