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2026 Mid-Major Tournament Central

by: Softball America Staff05/09/26

For all score updates for the American, Sun Belt, Conference USA and other top 2026 Mid-Major Conference Tournaments, stay tuned to Softball America.

Editor’s Note: Bold Team has to win two games to earn an automatic bid

America East Championship

Saturday, May 9, 2026 

GM 8: No. 2 Binghamton 10, No. 4 UMass Lowell 8
GM 9: No. 2 Binghamton 4, No. 4 UMass Lowell 2 (Binghamton wins America East)

American Athletic Conference Tournament

The American Athletic Conference Tournament is being hosted by East Carolina at Joyner Family Softball Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina

Wednesday, May 6th (First and Second Round)

  • Game 1: No. 8 Tulsa 2, No. 9 UAB 1 (UAB eliminated)
  • Game 2: No. 7 UTSA 8, No. 10 Memphis 6 (Memphis eliminated)
  • Game 3: No. 5 Charlotte 2, No. 8 Tulsa 0 (Tulsa eliminated)
  • Game 4: No. 6 North Texas 7, No. 7 UTSA 6 (UTSA eliminated)

Thursday, May 7th (Quarterfinals)

  • Game 5: No. 4 FAU 5, No. 5 Charlotte 4 (Charlotte eliminated)
  • Game 6: No. 3 ECU 4, No. 6 North Texas 2 (North Texas eliminated)

Friday, May 8th (Semifinals)

  • Game 7: No. 1 USF 3, No. 4 FAU 0 (FAU eliminated)
    • Anne Long (USF) 7 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 6 K
  • Game 8: No. 3 ECU 3, No. 2 Wichita State 2 (Wichita State eliminated)

Saturday, May 9th (Championship)

  • Game 9: No. 1 USF 5, No. 3 ECU 1 (USF wins American)

Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament

The Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament is being hosted by the University of North Florida at the UNF Softball Complex in Jacksonville, Florida.

Tuesday, May 5th (First Round)

  • Game 1: No. 5 FGCU 2 No. 8 Austin Peay 1 (Austin Peay eliminated)
  • Game 2: No. 7 North Florida 8, No. 6 EKU 5 (EKU eliminated)

Wednesday, May 6th (Quarterfinals)

  • Game 3: No. 4 Jacksonville 6, No. 5 FGCU 2
  • Game 4: No. 7 North Florida 4, No. 3 North Alabama 1
  • Game 5: No. 3 North Alabama 10, No. 5 FGCU 2 (FGCU eliminated)

Thursday, May 7th (Semifinals)

  • Game 6: No. 1 Central Arkansas 8, No. 4 Jacksonville 0
  • Game 7: No. 2 Stetson 4, No. 7 North Florida 2
  • Game 8: No. 7 North Florida 1, No. 3 North Alabama 0 (North Alabama eliminated)

Friday, May 8th (Winners Bracket Finals)

  • Game 9: No. 2 Stetson 8, No. 1 Central Arkansas 2
  • Game 10: No. 4 Jacksonville 9, No. 7 North Florida 2 (North Florida eliminated)
  • Game 11: No. 1 Central Arkansas 6, No. 4 Jacksonville 1 (Jacksonville eliminated)

Saturday, May 9th (Championship)

  • Game 12: No. 2 Stetson 4, No. 1 Central Arkansas 0 (Stetson wins ASUN)

A-10 Conference Tournament

Saturday, May 9th (Championship)

  • No. 4 Fordham 7, No. 1 Loyola Chicago 4 (Fordham wins A-10)

Big East Conference Tournament

Saturday, May 9th (Championship)

Game 6: No. 3 Creighton 5, No. 2 UConn 2
Game 7: No. 2 UConn 8, No. 3 Creighton 3 (UConn wins the Big East)

Big South Conference Tournament

Saturday, May 9th (Championship)

Game 8: No. 2 USC Upstate 12 vs. No. 1 Winthrop 2 (USC Upstate wins Big South)

Big West Conference Tournament

The Big West Conference Tournament is being hosted by Cal State Fullerton at the Anderson Family Field in Fullerton, California.

Wednesday, May 6th (First Round)

  • Game 1: No. 4 UC Davis 5, No. 5 Long Beach State 3
  • Game 2: No. 3 UC Santa Barbara 10, No. 6 UC San Diego 9
  • Game 3: No. 5 Long Beach State 5, No. 6 UC San Diego 4 (UC San Diego eliminated)

Thursday, May 7th (Quarterfinals)

  • Game 4: No. 1 Cal State Fullerton 4, No. 4 UC Davis 0
  • Game 5: No. 2 Hawaii 2, No. 3 UC Santa Barbara 0
  • Game 6: No. 5 Long Beach State 6, No. 4 UC Davis 1 (UC Davis eliminated)

Friday, May 8th (Winners Bracket Finals)

  • Game 7: No. 1 Cal State Fullerton 6, No. 2 Hawaii 4
  • Game 8: No. 3 UC Santa Barbara 13, No. 5 Long Beach State 10 (Long Beach State eliminated)
  • Game 9: No. 3 UC Santa Barbara 8, No. 2 Hawaii 6 (Hawaii eliminated)

Saturday, May 9th (Championship)

  • Game 10: No. 1 Cal State Fullerton 1, No. 3 UC Santa Barbara 0 (Fullerton wins Big West)

CAA Tournament

Saturday, May 9th (Championship)
Game 10: No. 5 Charleston 5, No. 1 Hofstra 0 (Charleston wins the CAA)

Conference USA Tournament

The Conference USA Tournament is being hosted by Delaware at the Delaware Softball Diamond in Newark, Delaware.

Wednesday, May 6th

  • Game 1: No. 5 New Mexico State 3, No. 8 Sam Houston 0 (Sam Houston eliminated)
  • Game 2: No. 7 Louisiana Tech 2, No. 6 FIU 1 (FIU eliminated)
  • Game 3: No. 4 Delaware 11, No. 5 New Mexico State 7
  • Game 4: No. 3 Liberty 9, No. 7 Louisiana Tech 0

Thursday, May 7th

  • Game 5: No. 1 Jacksonville State 7 No. 4 Delaware 0
  • Game 6: No. 3 Liberty 3, No. 2 Western Kentucky 0
  • Game 7: No. 7 Louisiana Tech 3, No. 5 New Mexico State 1 (New Mexico State eliminated)
  • Game 8: No. 2 Western Kentucky 4, No. 4 Delaware 3 (Delaware eliminated)

Friday, May 8th

  • Game 9: No. 3 Liberty 7, No. 1 Jacksonville State 2
  • Game 10: No. 2 Western Kentucky 5, No. 7 Louisiana Tech 2 (Louisiana Tech eliminated)
  • Game 11: No. 1 Jacksonville State 4, No. 2 Western Kentucky 1 (Western Kentucky eliminated)

Saturday, May 9th

  • Game 12: No. 1 Jacksonville State 7, No. 3 Liberty 4 (Jax State eliminated)

Horizon League Conference Tournament

Saturday, May 9th (Championship)

  • Game 9 No. 3 Robert Morris 6, No. 5 Green Bay 5 (Green Bay eliminated)
  • Game 10: No. 2 Northern Kentucky vs. No. 3 Robert Morris | 1:00 PM ET | ESPN+

Sunday, May 10th (Championship)

  • Game 11: No. 2 Northern Kentucky vs. No. 3 Robert Morris | TBD | ESPN+ (If Necessary)

Ivy League Conference Tournament

Saturday, May 9th (Championship)

  • Game 9: No. 1 Princeton 8, No. 3 Columbia (Princeton wins Ivy League)

MAAC Tournament

Sunday, May 10th (Championship)

  • Game 10: No. 1 Marist vs. No. 3 Iona | 9:00 AM ET | ESPN+
  • Game 11: No. 1 Marist vs. No. 3 Iona | 12:00 PM ET | ESPN+ (If Necessary)

MAC Tournament

Saturday, May 9th (Championship)

  • Game 10: No. 6 Western Michigan 7, No. 4 Ohio 6 (Ohio eliminated)
  • Game 11: No. 1 Akron vs. No. 6 Western Michigan | 2:00 PM ET | ESPN+

Sunday, May 10th (Championship)

  • Game 11: No. 1 Akron vs. No. 6 Western Michigan | TBD | ESPN+ (If Necessary)

MEAC Tournament

Saturday, May 9th (Championship)

  • Game 9: No. 3 South Carolina State 3, No. 2 Delaware State 1 (Delaware State eliminated)
  • Game 10: No. 1 Howard vs. No. 3 South Carolina State | 2:00 PM ET | ESPN+

Sunday, May 10th (Championship)

  • Game 11: No. 1 Howard 11, No. 3 South Carolina State 2 (Howard wins MEAC)

Missouri Valley Conference Tournament

The Missouri Valley Conference Tournament is being hosted by Southern Illinois at Charlotte West Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Wednesday, May 6th (Quarterfinals)

  • Game 1: No. 5 Illinois State 7, No. 4 UNI 6
  • Game 2: No. 3 Murray State 9, No. 6 Evansville 1
  • Game 3: No. 4 UNI 11, No. 6 Evansville 7 (Evansville eliminated)

Thursday, May 7th (Semifinals)

  • Game 4: No. 1 Belmont vs No. 5 Illinois State 0
    • Maya Johnson (Belmont) 7 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 17 K
  • Game 5: No. 3 Murray State 6, No. 2 SIU
    • Allie Waldron (MSU) 3-4, 2 HR, 5 RBI
  • Game 6: No. 5 Illinois State 7, No. 4 UNI 6 (UNI eliminated)

Friday, May 8th (Winners Bracket Finals)

  • Game 7: No. 1 Belmont 4, No. 3 Murray State 0
  • Game 8: No. 2 SIU 1, No. 5 Illinois State 0 (Illinois State eliminated)
  • Game 9: No. 3 Murray State 6, No. 2 SIU 1 (SIU eliminated)

Saturday, May 9th (Championship)

  • Game 10: No. 1 Belmont 8, No. 3 Murray State 1 (Belmont eliminated)

Mountain West Conference Tournament

The Mountain West Conference Tournament is being hosted by Nevada.

Wednesday, May 6th (Quarterfinals)

  • Game 1: No. 4 New Mexico 7, No. 5 Fresno State 2 (Fresno State eliminated)
  • Game 2: No. 3 Nevada 10, No. 6 Colorado State 1 (Colorado State eliminated)

Thursday, May 7th (Semifinals)

  • Game 3: No. 1 Grand Canyon 7, No. 4 New Mexico 6
    • GCU scored five runs in the bottom of the seventh
  • Game 4: No. 3 Nevada 13, No. 2 UNLV 6

Friday, May 8th (Winners Bracket Finals)

  • Game 5: No. 3 Nevada 14, No. 1 Grand Canyon 10
  • Game 6: No. 4 New Mexico 5, No. 2 UNLV 0 (UNLV eliminated)
  • Game 7: No. 1 Grand Canyon 11, No. 4 New Mexico 7 (New Mexico eliminated)

Saturday, May 9th (Championship)

  • Game 8: No. 1 Grand Canyon 3, No. 3 Nevada 0
  • Game 9: No. 1 Grand Canyon 11, No. 3 Nevada 10 (GCU wins Mountain West)

NEC Tournament

Saturday, May 9th (Championship)

  • Game 6: No. 3 Wagner 5, No. 2 CCSU 4 (Wagner wins)

Ohio Valley Conference Tournament

Saturday, May 9th (Championship)

  • Game 6: No. 4 Lindenwood 5, No. 1 Eastern Illinois 0
  • Game 7: No. 1 Eastern Illinois 5, No. 4 Lindenwood 2 (EIU wins OVC)

Patriot League Tournament

Saturday, May 9th (Championship)

  • Game 6: No. 1 Boston U. 12, No. 2 Colgate 1 (Boston U. wins Patriot League)

Southern Conference Tournament

Saturday, May 9th (Day 3)

  • Game 9: No. 1 UNC Greensboro 5, vs. No. 2 Samford 0
  • Game 10: No. 5 Chattanooga 7, No. 4 Wofford 0 (Wofford eliminated)
  • Game 11: No. 2 Samford 8, No. 5 Chattanooga 6 (Chattanooga eliminated)

Sunday, May 10th (Championship)

  • Game 12: No. 2 Samford vs. No. 1 UNC Greensboro | 10 a.m. ET | ESPN+
  • Game 13 (if necessary): No. 2 Samford vs. No. 1 UNC Greensboro | 1 p.m. ET | ESPN+

Southland Conference Tournament

Saturday, May 9th (Championship)

  • Game 3: McNeese 10, Lamar 2 (McNeese wins Southland)

Summit League Tournament

Saturday, May 9th (Championship)

  • Game 8: No. 1 Omaha 10, No. 4 South Dakota 1
  • Game 9: No. 4 South Dakota 2, No. 1 Omaha 1 (South Dakota wins Summit League)

Sun Belt Conference Tournament

The Sun Belt Conference Tournament is being hosted by Louisiana at Lamson Park in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Wednesday, May 6th (First Round)

  • Game 1: No. 10 Coastal Carolina 6, No. 7 Georgia Southern 2 (Georgia Southern eliminated)
  • Game 2: No. 8 Louisiana 5, No. 9 Troy 0 (Troy eliminated)

Thursday, May 7th (Quarterfinals)

  • Game 3: No. 3 Texas State 5, No. 6 James Madison 2 (James Madison eliminated)
  • Game 4: No. 10 Coastal Carolina 6, No. 2 Marshall 0 (Marshall eliminated)
  • Game 5: No. 1 ULM 3, No. 8 Louisiana 0 (Louisiana eliminated)
  • Game 6: No. 5 South Alabama 13, No. 4 Southern Miss 0 (Southern Miss eliminated)

Friday, May 8th (Semifinals)

  • Game 7: No. 3 Texas State 10, No. 10 Coastal Carolina 2 (Coastal Carolina eliminated)
  • Game 8: No. 5 South Alabama 3, No. 1 ULM (ULM eliminated)

Saturday, May 9th (Championship)

  • Game 9: No. 5 South Alabama 3, No. 3 Texas State 2 (South Alabama wins Sun Belt)

SWAC Tournament

Saturday, May 9th (Championship)

  • Game 15 – No. 1 Florida A&M 2, No. 2 Southern 1 (Florida A&M wins SWAC)

WAC Tournament

Saturday, May 9th (Championship)

  • Game 10: No. 2 Tarleton State 6, No. 1 Cal Baptist 4
  • Game 11: No. 1 Cal Baptist 8, No. 2 Tarleton State 2 (Cal Baptist wins the WAC)

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