2026 North Coast Athletic Conference Softball Tournament

Wittenberg Captures Share of Fourth NCAC Softball Title, Enters Tourney as Top Seed

CLEVELAND, OH – The 2026 North Coast Athletic Conference Softball Tournament is set for Thursday-Saturday, May 7-9, at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio. The Wittenberg Tigers earned the right to host the four-team event after earning a share of their fourth overall NCAC championship with an 11-3 conference record.

First-seeded Wittenberg will meet fourth-seeded Kenyon in the first round of the double-elimination tournament on Thursday at 12:30 p.m. Second-seeded DePauw opens tournament play on Thursday morning at 10:00 a.m. with a matchup against third-seeded Denison. The tournament continues Thursday afternoon with the winners of the day’s first two games squaring off for a slot in the championship round at 3:00 p.m., while the losers of the opening-round games will meet at 5:30 p.m. in an elimination game. The winner of Thursday’s elimination game will move on to face the loser of Thursday’s 3:00 p.m. game on Friday morning at 11:00 a.m. to determine the final slot in the championship round. The first championship game will be played Friday at 1:30 p.m., with game seven set for Saturday, if necessary.

Thursday, May 7

10:00 AM

No. 3 Denison def. No. 2 DePauw, 10-1 
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12:30 PM

No. 1 Wittenberg def. No. 4 Kenyon, 9-4
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3:00 PM

No. 3 Denison def. No. 1 Wittenberg, 6-3
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5:30 PM

No. 2 DePauw def. No. 4 Kenyon, 7-5
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Friday, May 8

11:00 AM

No. 1 Wittenberg def. No. 2 DePauw, 3-2
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1:30 PM

No. 3 Denison def. No. 1 Wittenberg, 4-3
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All-Tournament Team

  • Maeve McLaughlin, Kenyon
  • Libby Minobe, DePauw
  • Alex Romero-Salas, DePauw
  • Meghan McCans, Wittenberg
  • Kirsten Wright, Wittenberg
  • Julie Hall, Wittenberg
  • Lilly James, Wittenberg
  • Indy Workman, Denison
  • Carley Melton, Denison
  • Riley Smith, Denison
  • Madilyn Moffitt, Denison
  • Brooke Surbaugh, Denison (MVP)