2026 Western Athletic Conference softball tournament
| Teams | 6 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | California Baptist (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Brandon Telesco (1st title) |
| MVP | Makayla Medellin (California Baptist) |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California Baptist †‡y | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 43 | – | 19 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tarleton State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 38 | – | 23 | .623 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Arlington | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 24 | – | 23 | .511 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 31 | – | 23 | .574 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 21 | – | 30 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Tech | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 19 | – | 34 | .358 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 7 | – | 41 | .146 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 17, 2026[1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2026 Western Athletic Conference Softball tournament was held at Tarleton Softball Complex on the campus of Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas from May 6 through May 9, 2026.[2] The tournament was won by the California Baptist Lancers, who earned the Western Athletic Conference's automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Division I softball tournament[3][4]
This was the last tournament held under the WAC name. On July 1, 2026, the WAC rebranded as the United Athletic Conference.
Format and seeding
The top six finishers from the conference's round-robin regular season qualified for the tournament. The top two seeds received a single bye, with the remaining teams playing opening round games.
Bracket
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | California Baptist | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Utah Valley | 3 | 4 | Utah Valley | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Southern Utah | 2 | 1 | California Baptist | 12 (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tarleton State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tarleton State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UT Arlington | 4 | 6 | Utah Tech | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Utah Tech | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | California Baptist | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tarleton State | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | UT Arlington | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tarleton State | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Utah Valley | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Utah Valley | 2 | 4 | Utah Valley | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Southern Utah | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Southern Utah | 14(5) | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Utah Tech | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
All Tournament Team
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Ashlee Annett | California Baptist |
| Miranda De Nava | |
| Kenzie Farrier-Pilon | |
| Makayla Medellin | |
| Sydney Peterson | |
| Braylin Pannill | Tarleton State |
| MadCasey Schultz | |
| Shelby Schultz | |
| Macie Vickers | |
| Lily Riley | Utah Valley |
| Michaella Salvatierra | Southern Utah |
MVP in bold
Source:[5]
References
- ↑ "2026 Softball Standings". wacsports.com. Retrieved May 17, 2026.
- ↑ "2025–26 Championships". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 3, 2026.
- ↑ "2026 University Credit Union WAC Softball Tournament". Retrieved May 3, 2026.
- ↑ Horrocks, Matt (25 April 2026). "Lancers Win WAC Tournament and Punch Their Ticket to the NCAA Tournament". CBU Athletics. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ "California Baptist Captures the 2026 University Credit Union WAC Softball Tournament Title". wacsports.com. 10 May 2026. Retrieved 11 May 2026.