Conference/A.I.I./Unaffiliated Group Tournaments

Conference/A.I.I./Unaffiliated Group Tournaments

American Midwest Conference
April 29 - May 6 | Opening Round - Higher Seed Hosts, Final Four - Central Baptist College | Conway Ark. | Tournament Website
Two automatic berths to national championship Opening Round (regular-season & tournament champion). If this is same team, then second auto is awarded to tournament runner-up.

Friday, April 29
• (Best of 3 Series): No. 1 Park (28-13-1) def. No. 8 Missouri Baptist (28-24), 9-2 (Game 1)
• (Best of 3 Series): No. 1 Park (29-13-1) def. No. 8 Missouri Baptist (28-25), 9-6 (Game 2)
-- Park wins Best of 3 Series

Friday, April 29
• (Best of 3 Series): No. 6 Columbia (26-19) def. No. 3 Lindenwood-Belleville (35-19), 1-0 (Game 1)
• (Best of 3 Series): No. 6 Columbia (27-19) def. No. 3 Lindenwood-Belleville (35-20), 8-4 (Game 2)
-- Columbia wins Best of 3 Series

Sunday, May 1
• (Best of 3 Series): No. 5 Central Baptist (27-28) def. No. 4 Freed-Hardeman (25-18), 5-0
• (Best of 3 Series): No. 4 Freed-Hardeman (26-18) def. No. 5 Central Baptist (27-29), 3-2
• (Best of 3 Series): No. 4 Freed-Hardeman (27-18) def. No. 5 Central Baptist (27-29), 6-4 
-- Freed-Hardeman wins Best of 3 Series

Monday, May 2
• (Best of 3 Series): No. 2 Williams Baptist (30-17) def. No. 7 William Woods (26-26), 1-0
• (Best of 3 Series): No. 2 Williams Baptist (31-17) def. No. 7 William Woods (26-27), 3-1
-- Williams Baptist wins Best of 3 Series

Thursday, May 5
• Game 1: No. 1 Park (30-13-1) def. No. 4 Freed-Hardeman (27-19), 6-2
• Game 2: No. 6 Columbia (28-19) def. No. 2 Williams Baptist (31-18), 4-3
• Game 3: No. 2 Williams Baptist (32-18) def. No. 4 Freed-Hardeman (27-20), 7-5
• Game 4: No. 6 Columbia (29-19) def. No. 1 Park (30-14-1), 7-0

Friday, May 6
• Game 5: No. 2 Williams Baptist (33-18) def. No. 1 Park (30-15-1), 5-1
• Game 6: No. 2 Williams Baptist (34-18) def. No. 6 Columbia (29-20), 5-4
• Game 7: No. 2 Williams Baptist (35-18) def. No. 6 Columbia (29-21), 6-4

Park (Mo.) (regular-season champion) earns auto berth to Softball National Championship Opening Round (May 16-18)
Williams Baptist (Ark.) (tournament champion) earns auto berth to Softball National Championship Opening Round (May 16-18)


Appalachian Athletic Conference
April 26 - 29 | Brickyard Fields | Kingsport, Tenn. | Tournament Website
Two automatic berths to national championship (regular-season & tournament champion). If this is same team, then second auto is awarded to tournament runner-up.

Tuesday, April 26
• Game 1: No. 4 Truett-McConnell (29-20) def. No. 5 Milligan (24-17), 6-2
• Game 2: No. 1 Reinhardt (38-10) def. No. 8 Union (30-26), 13-4
• Game 3: No. 2 Bryan (28-21) def. No. 7 Columbia (22-19), 3-0
• Game 4: No. 6 Point (28-25) def. No. 3 Tennessee Wesleyan (23-17), 3-1

Wednesday, April 27
• Game 5: No. 5 Milligan (25-17) def. No. 8 Union (30-27), 6-3 (8 innings)
• Game 6: No. 3 Tennessee Wesleyan (24-17) def. No. 7 Columbia (22-20), 2-0
• Game 7: No. 1 Reinhardt (39-10) def. No. 4 Truett-McConnell (29-21), 6-2
• Game 8: No. 2 Bryan (29-21) def. No. 6 Point (28-26), 2-0

Thursday, April 28
• Game 9: No. 3 Tennessee Wesleyan (25-17) def. No. 4 Truett-McConnell (29-22), 3-2
• Game 10: No. 5 Milligan (26-17) def. No. 6 Point (28-27), 6-1
• Game 11: No. 1 Reinhardt (40-10) def. No. 2 Bryan (28-22), 6-0
• Game 12: No. 5 Milligan (27-17) def. No. 3 Tennessee Wesleyan (25-17), 8-5

Friday, April 29
• Game 13: No. 5 Milligan (28-17) def. No. 2 Bryan (28-23), 6-5
• Game 14: No. 1 Reinhardt (41-10) def. No. 5 Milligan (28-18), 7-1

Reinhardt (Ga.) (41-10) (regular-season champion) earns auto berth to Softball National Championship Opening Round (May 16-18)
Milligan (Tenn.) (28-18) (tournament runner-up) earns auto berth to Softball National Championship Opening Round (May 16-18)


California Pacific Conference
Regular season champ recieves automatic bid

Simpson (Calif.) (40-4) (regular-season champion) earns auto berth to Softball National Championship Opening Round (May 16-18)


Cascade Collegiate Conference
May 6 - 8 | University Field in Ashland, Ore. | Tournament website
Two automatic berths to national championship (tournament champion & tournament runner-up)

Friday, May 6
• Game 1: No. 2 (East) Eastern Oregon (26-21) def. No. 3 (West) Corban (34-18), 7-1
• Game 2: No. 3 (East) Great Falls (23-16) def. No. 2 (West) Oregon Tech (27-19), 3-2
• Game 3: No. 2(East) Eastern Oregon (27-21) def. No. 1 (West) Southern Oregon (34-15), 12-11
• Game 4: No. 3 (East) Great Falls (24-16) def. No. 1 (East) Carroll (24-21), 5-3

Saturday, May 7
• Game 5: No. 1 (West) Southern Oregon (35-15) def. No. 2 (West) Oregon Tech (27-20), 4-2
• Game 6: No. 3 (West) Corban (35-18) def. No. 1 (East) Carroll (24-22), 10-3
• Game 7: No. 2 (East) Eastern Oregon (28-21) def. No. 3 (East) Great Falls (24-17), 3-0
• Game 8: No. 1 (West) Southern Oregon (36-15) def. No. 3 (West) Corban (35-19), 16-5

Sunday, May 8
• Game 9: No. 3 (East) Great Falls (25-17) def. No. 1 (West) Southern Oregon (36-16), 3-2
• Game 10: No. 2 (East) Eastern Oregon (29-21) def. No. 3 (East) Great Falls (25-18), 3-2 (8 innings)

Eastern Oregon (tournament champion) earns auto berth to Softball National Championship Opening Round (May 16-18)
Great Falls (Mont.) (tournament runner-up) earns auto berth to Softball National Championship Opening Round (May 16-18)


Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
May 5 - 7 | Ballpark at Rosemont | Rosemont, Ill. | Tournament website
Two automatic berths to national championship (regular-season & tournament champion). If this is same team, then second auto is awarded to tournament runner-up.

Thursday, May 5
• Game 1: No. 3 Cardinal Stritch (30-11) def. No. 6 St. Ambrose (35-17), 4-2
• Game 2: No. 2 St. Francis (30-15) def. No. 7 Calumet St. Joseph (26-21), 2-1 (9 innings)
• Game 3: No. 4 Olivet Nazarene (29-14-1) def. No. 5 Judson (30-19), 8-0 (6 innings)
• Game 4: No. 1 Saint Xavier (38-5-1) def. No. 8 Purdue Calumet (22-28), 1-0 (9 innings)
• Game 5: No. 7 Calumbet St. Joseph (27-21) def. No. 6 St. Ambrose (35-18), (11 innings)
• Game 6: No. 5 Judson (31-19) def. No. 8 Purdue Calumet (22-29), 2-0

Friday, May 6
• Game 7: No. 2 St. Francis (31-15) def. No. 3 Cardinal Stritch (30-12), 2-1
• Game 8: No. 1 Saint Xavier (39-5-1) def. No. 4 Olivet Nazarene (29-15-1), 1-0
• Game 9: No. 4 Olivet Nazarene (30-15-1) def. No. 7 Calumbet St. Joseph (27-22), 3-2
• Game 10: No. 5 Judson (32-19) def. No. 3 Cardinal Stritch (30-13), 3-0
• Game 11: No. 1 Saint Xavier (40-5-1) def. No. 2 St. Francis (31-16), 8-0 (5 innings)
• Game 12: No. 4 Olivet Nazarene (31-15-1) def. No. 5 Judson (32-20), 4-3

Saturday, May 7
• Game 13: No. 4 Olivet Nazarene (32-15-1) def. No. 2 St. Francis (31-17), 5-4
• Game 14:  No. 4 Olivet Nazarene (33-15-1) def. No. 1 Saint Xavier (40-6-1), 1-0
• Game 15: No. 4 Olivet Nazarene (34-15-1) def. No. 1 Saint Xavier (40-7-1), 7-3

Saint Xavier (Ill.) (regular-season champion) earns auto berth to Softball National Championship Opening Round (May 16-18)
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) (tournament champion) earns auto berth to Softball National Championship Opening Round (May 16-18)


Crossroads League
May 5 - 7 | Hosted by No. 1 Seed | Tournament website
Two automatic berths to national championship (regular-season & tournament champion). If this is same team, then second auto is awarded to tournament runner-up.

Thursday, May 5 (played at Marian University)
• Game 1: No. 1 Marian def. No. 8 Saint Francis, 7-0
• Game 2: No. 5 Grace def. No. 4 Spring Arbor, 3-0
• Game 5: No. 1 Marian def. No. 5 Grace, 3-2 (9 innings)
• Game 7: No. 8 Saint Francis def. No. 4 Spring Arbor, 2-0

Thursday, May 5 (played at Taylor University)
• Game 3: No. 2 Huntington def. No. 7 Mount Vernon Nazarene, 4-0
• Game 4: No. 6 Taylor def. No. 3 Indiana Wesleyan, 6-5 (9 innings)
• Game 6: No. 2 Huntington def. No. 6 Taylor, 5-4
• Game 8: No. 3 Indiana Wesleyan def. No. 7 Mount Vernon Nazarene, 1-0

Friday, May 6 (played at Marian University)
• Game 9: No. 3 Indiana Wesleyan def. No. 5 Grace, 10-4
• Game 10: No. 8 Saint Francis def. No. 6 Taylor, 3-2
• Game 11: No. 2 Huntington def. No. 1 Marian, 3-2 (8 innings)
• Game 12: No. 3 Indiana Wesleyan def. No. 8 Saint Francis, 9-1

Saturday, May 7 (played at Marian University)
• Game 13: No. 1 Marian def. No. 3 Indiana Wesleyan, 7-1
• Game 14: No. 1 Marian def. No. 2 Huntington, 5-0
• Game 15: No. 1 Marian def. No. 2 Huntington, 6-3

Marian (Ind.) (regular-season champion) earns auto berth to Softball National Championship Opening Round (May 16-18)
Huntington (Ind.) (tournament runner-up) earns auto berth to Softball National Championship Opening Round (May 16-18)


Golden State Athletic Conference
April 28 - 30 | Menlo College | Atherton, Calif. | Tournament website
One automatic berth to national championship (tournament champion)

Thursday, April 28
• Game 1: No. 4 San Diego Christian (31-15) def. No. 5 Hope International (25-27), 8-0 (5 innings)
• Game 2: No. 3 Vanguard (34-20) def. No. 6 William Jessup (15-26), 4-0
• Game 3: No. 6 William Jessup (16-26) def. No. 5 Hope International (25-28), 6-5 (8 innings)
• Game 4: No. 1 Menlo (30-18) def. No. 4 San Diego Christian (31-16), 6-2

Friday, April 29
• Game 5: No. 2 Arizona Christian (35-14-1) def. No. 3 Vanguard (34-21), 3-2
• Game 6:  No. 4 San Diego Christian (32-16) def. No. 6 William Jessup (16-27), 5-0
• Game 7: No. 4 San Diego Christian (33-16) def. No. 3 Vanguard (34-22), 9-1 (6 innings)
• Game 8: No. 2 Arizona Christian (36-14-1) def. No. 1 Menlo (30-19), 3-2

Saturday, April 30
• Game 9: No. 4 San Diego Christian (34-16) def. No. 1 Menlo (30-20), 2-1
• Game 10: No. 2 Arizona Christian (37-14-1) def. No. 4 San Diego Christian (34-17), 7-6

Arizona Christian (37-14-1) (tournament champion) earns auto berth to Softball National Championship Opening Round (May 16-18)


Great Plains Athletic Conference
May 4 - 7 | Hosted by Top Two Seeds | Tournament website
Two automatic berths to national championship (regular-season & tournament champion). If same team wins both, then second auto is awarded to tournament runner-up.

Wednesday, May 4 - Morningside Bracket
• Game 1: No. 4 Hastings (36-19) def. No. 5 Concordia (29-17), 10-9
• Game 2: No. 1 Morningside (40-8) def. No. 8 Midland (22-28), 4-0
• Game 3: No. 1 Morningside (41-8) def. No. 4 Hastings (36-20), 5-4
• Game 4: No. 5 Concordia (30-17) def. No. 8 Midland (22-29), 3-1

Thursday, May 5 - Morningside Bracket
• Game 5: No. 4 Hastings (37-20) def. No. 5 Concordia (30-18), 3-1
• Game 6: No. 1 Morningside (42-8) def. No. 4 Hastings (37-21), 3-1
• Morningside wins Bracket Championship

Wednesday, May 4 - Doane Bracket
• Game 1: No. 3 Dakota Wesleyan (33-20) def. No. 6 Dordt (24-21), 5-0
• Game 2: No. 2 Doane (29-12) def. No. 7 Nebraska Wesleyan (18-18), 15-0 (5)
• Game 3: No. 2 Doane (30-12) def. No. 3 Dakota Wesleyan (33-22), 4-1
• Game 4: No. 7 Nebraska Wesleyan (19-18) def.  No. 6 Dordt (24-22), 11-3

Thursday, May 5 - Doane Bracket
• Game 5: No. 7 Nebraska Wesleyan (20-18) def. No. 3 Dakota Wesleyan (33-23), 5-0
• Game 6: No. 7 Nebraska Wesleyan (21-18) def. No. 2 Doane (30-13), 2-0
• Game 7: No. 2 Doane (31-13) def. No. 7 Nebraska Wesleyan (21-19), 5-1
• Doane wins Bracket Championship

Saturday, May 7 - Championship (Best out of 3 Series - at Morningside College)
• No. 1 Morningside (43-8) vs. No. 2 Doane (31-14), 2-1
• No. 1 Morningside (44-8) vs. No. 2 Doane (31-15), 8-0 (5 innings)

Morningside (Iowa) (regular-season champion) earns auto berth to Softball National Championship Opening Round (May 16-18)
Doane (Neb.) (tournament runner-up) earns auto berth to Softball National Championship Opening Round (May 16-18)


Heart of America Athletic Conference
May 5 - 8 | Blue Valley Recreation Complex | Overland Park, Kan. | Tournament bracket
Two automatic berths to national championship (regular season & tournament champion; if same team wins both, then second auto is awarded to regular-season runner-up)

Thursday, May 5
• Game 1: No. 1 Central Methodist (38-14) def. No. 8 Missouri Valley (14-29), 8-0 (5 innings)
• Game 2: No. 5 Avila (33-18-2) def. No. 4 Culver-Stockton (31-16), 3-0
• Game 3: No. 3 Evangel (30-14) def. No. 6 Benedictine (25-20), 6-4
• Game 4: No. 2 Grand View (40-10) def. No. 7 MidAmerica Nazarene (24-17), 8-0 (6 innings)

Friday, May 6
• Game 5: No. 5 Avila (34-18-2) def. No. 1 Central Methodist (38-15), 4-3 (8 innings)
• Game 6: No. 2 Grand View (41-10) def. No. 3 Evangel (30-15), 9-1 (5 innings)
• Game 7: No. 4 Culver-Stockton (32-16) def. No. 8 Missouri Valley (14-30), 9-5
• Game 8: No. 7 MidAmerica Nazarene (25-17) def. No. 6 Benedictine (25-21), 12-3 (6 innings)
• Game 9: No. 3 Evangel (31-15) def. No. 4 Culver-Stockton (32-17), 3-1 (9 innings)
• Game 10: No. 1 Central Methodist (39-15) def. No. 7 MidAmerica Nazarene (25-18), 2-1 (8 inn.)
• Game 11: No. 2 Grand View (42-10) def. No. 5 Avila (34-19-2), 6-0
• Game 12: No. 1 Central Methodist (40-15) def. No. 3 Evangel (31-16), 15-8

Saturday, May 7
• Game 13: No. 5 Avila (35-19-2) def. No. 1 Central Methodist (40-16), 3-2
• Game 14: No. 2 Grand View (43-10) def. No. 5 Avila (35-20-2), 3-0

Central Methodist (Mo.) (regular-season champion) earns auto berth to Softball National Championship Opening Round (May 16-18)
Grand View (Iowa) (tournament champion) earns auto berth to Softball National Championship Opening Round (May 16-18)


Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
April 29 - 30 | Hosted by Brescia (Ky.) | Owensboro, Ky. | Tournament Bracket
Two automatic berths to national championship (regular-season champion & tournament champion). If same team wins both, then second auto is awarded to tournament runner-up.

Friday, April 29
• Game 1: No. 1 Rio Grande (37-7) def. No. 8 Brescia (9-22), 2-0
• Game 2: No. 5 WVU Tech (21-27) def. No. 4 Carlow (22-11), 6-0
• Game 3: No. 6 Asbury (18-26) def. No. 3 Point Park (21-18), 6-4
• Game 4: No. 2 IU Southeast (31-15) def. No. 7 Cincinnati Christian (10-26), 13-0
• Game 5: No. 4 Carlow (23-11) def. No. 8 Brescia (9-23), 8-4
• Game 6: No. 3 Point Park (22-18) def. No. 7 Cincinnati Christian (10-27), 10-8
• Game 7: No. 1 Rio Grande (38-7) def. No. 5 WVU Tech (21-28), 6-0
• Game 8: No. 2 IU Southeast (32-15) def. No. 6 Asbury (18-27), 4-0
• Game 9: No. 4 Carlow (24-11) def. No. 6 Asbury (18-28), 7-6
• Game 10: No. 3 Point Park (23-18) def. No. 5 WVU Tech (21-29), 10-8

Saturday, April 30 
• Game 11: No. 1 Rio Grande (39-7) def. No. 2 IU Southeast (32-16), 5-2
• Game 12: No. 4 Carlow (25-11) def.  No. 3 Point Park (23-19), 3-2
• Game 13: No. 2 IU Southeast (33-16) def. No. 4 Carlow (25-12), 1-0
• Game 14: No. 1 Rio Grande (40-7) def. No. 2 IU Southeast (33-17), 3-2

Rio Grande (Ohio) (40-7) (tournament champion) earns auto berth to Softball National Championship Opening Round (May 16-18)
IU Southeast (Ind.) (33-17) (tournament runner-up) earns auto berth to Softball National Championship Opening Round (May 16-18)


Mid-South Conference
April 29 - May 1 | Buchanan Park | Bowling Green, Ky. | Tournament website
One automatic berth to national championship (tournament champion)

Friday, April 29
• Game 1: No. 1 Campbellsville (45-8) def. No. 8 Shawnee State (11-34), 8-0 (5 innings)
• Game 2: No. 5 St. Catharine (25-28) def. No. 4 Pikeville (22-28), 6-4
• Game 3: No. 2 Lindsey Wilson (41-10) def. No. 7 Cumberlands (Ky.) (20-32), 3-1
• Game 4: No. 6 Cumberland (Tenn.) (14-31) def. No. 3 Georgetown (27-20), 3-1
• Game 5: No. 1 Campbellsville (46-8) def. No. 5 St. Catharine (25-29), 8-0 (6 innings)
• Game 6: No. 4 Pikeville (23-28) def. No. 8 Shawnee State (11-35), 2-0
• Game 7: No. 6 Cumberlnd (Tenn.) (15-31) def. No. 2 Lindsey Wilson (41-11), 10-5
• Game 8: No. 7 Cumberlands (Ky.) (21-32) def. No. 3 Georgetown (27-21), 4-1

Saturday, April 30
• Game 9: No. 2 Lindsey Wilson (42-11) def. No. 4 Pikeville (23-29), 11-4
• Game 10: No. 5 St. Catharine (25-30) def. No. 7 Cumberlands (Ky.) (21-33), 5-2
• Game 11: No. 1 Campbellsville (47-8) def. No. 6 Cumberland (Tenn.) (15-32), 9-2
• Game 12: No. 2 Lindsey Wilson (43-11) def. No. 5 St. Catharine (25-31), 4-0

Sunday, May 1
• Game 13: No. 2 Lindsey Wilson (44-11) def. No. 6 Cumberland (Tenn.) (15-33), 6-3
• Game 14: No. 1 Campbellsville (48-8) def. No. 2 Lindsey Wilson (44-12), 1-0

Campbellsville (Ky.) (48-8) (tournament champion) earns auto berth to Softball National Championship Opening Round (May 16-18)


North Star Athletic Association
May 6 - 9 | Presentation (S.D.) | Aberdeen, S.D. | Tournament website
One automatic berth to national championship (tournament champion)

Friday, May 6
Bracket A
• Game 1: No. 1 Dickinson State (41-9) def. No. 8 Dakota State (8-29), 1-0
• Game 2: No. 5 Presentation (24-27) def. No. 4 Bellevue (32-19), 1-0
• Game 3: No. 4 Bellevue (33-19) def. No. 8 Dakota State (8-30), 7-0
• Game 4: No. 1 Dickinson State (42-9) def. No. 5 Presentation (24-28), 3-1

Friday, May 6
Bracket B
• Game 1: No. 2 Valley City State (37-11) def. No. 7 Mayville State (13-31), 7-6
• Game 2: No. 3 Jamestown (33-13) def. No. 6 Waldorf (17-28), 9-0 (5 innings)
• Game 3: No. 6 Waldorf (18-28) def. No. 7 Mayville State (13-32), 18-7 (5 innings)
• Game 4: No. 2 Valley City State (38-11) def. No. 3 Jamestown (33-14), 2-1

Saturday, May 7
Loser's Bracket
• Bracket A Game 5:  No. 4 Bellevue (34-19) def. No. 5 Presentation (24-29), 5-2
• Bracket B Game 5:  No. 3 Jamestown (34-14) def. No. 6 Waldorf (18-29), 2-0

Championship Bracket
• Bracket A Game 6 (Bracket A Championship Game):  No. 1 Dickinson State (43-9) def. No. 4 Bellevue (34-20), 1-0
• Bracket B Game 6 (Bracket B Championship Game):  No. 2 Valley City State (39-11) def. No. 3 Jamestown (34-15), 10-2 (5 innings)

Sunday, May 8
Best of 3 Championship Series (Noon & 2:30 p.m.)
• No. 1 Dickinson State (44-9) def. No. 2 Valley City State (39-12), 5-0
No. 2 Valley City State (40-12) def. No. 1 Dickinson State (44-10), 6-3
• No. 1 Dickinson State (45-9) def. No. 2 Valley City State (39-13), 2-1

Dickinson State (N.D.) (tournament champion) earns auto berth to Softball National Championship Opening Round (May 16-18)


Red River Athletic Conference
May 6 - 7 | Oran Good Park | Farmer's Branch, Texas | Tournament website
One automatic berth to national championship (tournament champion)

Friday, May 6
• Game 1: No. 1 Houston-Victoria (36-11) def. No. 4 Southwest (22-25), 11-3 (5 innings)
• Game 2: No. 2 LSU Alexandria (44-10) def. No. 3 Our Lady of the Lake (26-19), 11-2 (5 innings)
• Game 3: No. 3 Our Lady of the Lake (27-19) def. No. 4 Southwest (22-26), 1-0
• Game 4: No. 2 LSU Alexandria (45-10) def No. 1 Houston-Victoria (36-12), 2-1

Saturday, May 7
• Game 5: No. 3 Our Lady of the Lake (28-19) def. No. 1 Houston-Victoria (36-13), 3-2
• Game 6: No. 2 LSU Alexandria (46-10) def. No. 3 Our Lady of the Lake (28-19), 6-0

LSU Alexandria (La.) (tournament champion) earns auto berth to Softball National Championship Opening Round (May 16-18)


Sooner Athletic Conference
May 5 - 7 | Hosted by Oklahoma City & St. Gregory's | Ann Lacy Stadium & Firelake Ball Fields 
Tournament website

One automatic berth to national championship (tournament champion)

Thursday, May 5 (played at Oklahoma City University)
No. 4 Texas Wesleyan def. No. 5 Mid-America Christian, 4-1 (8 innings)
No. 1 Oklahoma City def. No. 8 SAGU, 8-0
No. 8 SAGU def. No. 4 Texas Wesleyan, 4-2
No. 1 Oklahoma City def. No. 5 Mid-America Christian, 10-2

Friday, May 6 (played at Oklahoma City University)
No. 5 Mid-America Christian def. No. 8 SAGU, 7-2
No. 4 Texas Wesleyan def. No. 1 Oklahoma City, 3-2

Thursday, May 5 (played at Saint Gregory's University)
No. 3 Science & Arts def. No. 6 Southwestern Christian, 4-0
No. 2 St. Gregory's def. No. 7 Bacone, 10-0
No. 3 Science & Arts def. No. 7 Bacone, 4-3
No. 2 St. Gregory's def. No. 6 Southwestern Christian, 2-1

Friday, May 6 (played at Saint Gregory's University)
No. 6 Southwestern Christian def. No. 7 Bacone, 8-0
• No. 2 St. Gregory's def. No. 3 Science & Arts, 5-4

Saturday, May 7 (played at Oklahoma City University)
• Championship: No. 2 St. Gregory's def. No. 4 Texas Wesleyan, 4-3

No. 2 St. Gregory's (Okla.) (tournament champion) earns auto berth to Softball National Championship Opening Round (May 16-18)


Southern States Athletic Conference
April 28 - 30 | Fain Park | Montgomery, Ala. | Tournament website
Two automatic berths to national championship (tournament champion & tournament runner-up)

Thursday, April 28
• Game 1: No. 8 Middle Georgia State (22-28) def. No. 9 Blue Mountain (21-30), 10-3
• Game 2: No. 7 Mobile (27-19) def. No. 10 Coastal Georgia (21-22), 9-3
• Game 3: No. 5 Bethel (33-19) def. No. 4 Brenau (28-20), 5-1
• Game 4: No. 3 Martin Methodist (44-12) def.  No. 6 Faulkner (21-22), 7-6
• Game 5: No. 1 William Carey (33-13) def. No. 8 Middle Georgia State (22-29), 4-2
• Game 6: No. 2 Auburn Montgomery (45-5) def. WNo. 7 Mobile (27-20), 4-0

Friday, April 29
• Game 7: No. 4 Brenau (29-20) def. No. 10 Coastal Georgia (21-23), 7-2
• Game 8: No. 9 Blue Mountain (22-30) def.  No. 6 Faulkner (21-23), 3-1
• Game 9: No. 7 Mobile (28-20) def. No. 4 Brenau (29-21), 3-2 (9 innings)
• Game 10: No. 5 Bethel (34-19) def. No. 1 William Carey (33-14), 5-1
• Game 11: No. 8 Middle Georgia State (23-29) def. No. 9 Blue Mountain (22-31), 8-3
• Game 12: No. 2 Auburn Montgomery (46-5) def. No. 3 Martin Methodist (44-13), 4-1
• Game 13: No. 7 Mobile (28-20) vs. No. 1 William Carey (33-14) (rain delay)
• Game 14: No. 3 Martin Metthodist (45-13) def. No. 8 Middle Georgia State (23-30), 6-0

Saturday, April 30
• Game 13 (cont): No. 1 William Carey (34-14) def. No. 7 Mobile (28-21), 4-3 (9 innings)
• Game 15: No. 2 Auburn Montgomery (47-5) def. No. 5 Bethel (34-20), 1-0
• Game 16: No. 1 William Carey (35-14) def. No. 3 Martin Methodist (45-14), 5-4
• Game 17: No. 1 William Carey (36-14) def. No. 5 Bethel (34-21), 9-1 (5 innings)
• Game 18: No. 1 William Carey (37-14) def. No. 2 Auburn Montgomery (47-6), 8-0 (5 innings)
• Game 19: No. 2 Auburn Montgomery (48-6) def. No. 1 William Carey (37-15), 3-0

Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) (48-6) (tournament champion) earns auto berth to Softball National Championship Opening Round (May 16-18)
William Carey (Miss.) (37-15) (tournament runner-up) earns auto berth to Softball National Championship Opening Round (May 16-18)


The Sun Conference
May 5 - 7 | PFX Athletics Center | Clermont, Fla.. | Tournament website
One automatic berth to national championship (tournament champion)

Thursday, May 5
• Game 1: No. 4 Thomas (20-20) def. No. 5 Warner (21-23), 6-1
• Game 2: No. 3 USC Beaufort (30-20) def. No. 6 Ave Maria (19-20), 7-0
• Game 3: No. 1 Southeastern (39-12) def. No. 4 Thomas (20-21), 3-2
• Game 4: No. 2 Webber International (25-14) def. No. 3 USC Beaufort (30-21), 2-0

Friday, May 6
• Game 5: No. 6 Ave Maria (20-20) def. No. 4 Thomas (20-22), 8-5
• Game 6: No. 3 USC Beaufort (31-21) def. No. 5 Warner (21-24), 3-0
• Game 7: No. 2 Webber International (26-14) def.  No. 1 Southeastern (39-13), 2-1
• Game 8: No. 3 USC Beaufort (32-21) def. No. 6 Ave Maria (20-21), 4-3 (12 innings)

Saturday, May 7
• Game 9: No. 3 USC Beaufort (33-21) def. No. 1 Southeastern (39-14), 3-1
• Game 10: No. 2 Webber International (27-14) def. No. 3 USC Beaufort (33-22), 7-6 (12 innings)

No. 2 Webber International (Fla.) (tournament champion) earns auto berth to Softball National Championship Opening Round (May 16-18)


Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
May 5 - 9 | Pacesetter Park | Sylvania, Ohio | Tournament website
Two automatic berths to national championship (regular-season & tournament champion). If this is same team, then second auto is awarded to tournament runner-up.

Thursday, May 5
• Game 1: No. 1 Davenport (36-10) def. No. 8 Lourdes (14-27), 5-0
• Game 2: No. 5 Siena Heights (27-22) def. No. 4 Concordia (31-14), 1-0
• Game 3: No. 7 Cornerstone (14-24) def. No. 2 Madonna (33-11), 7-5
• Game 4: No. 3 Michigan-Dearborn (30-16) def. No. 6 Northwestern Ohio (27-17), 2-1
• Game 5: No. 8 Lourdes (14-27) def. No. 4 Concordia (31-15), 5-0
• Game 6: No. 2 Madonna (34-11) def. No. 6 Northwestern Ohio (27-18), 9-1
• Game 7: No. 1 Davenport (37-10) def. No. 5 Siena Heights (27-23), 6-0
• Game 8: No. 3 Michigan-Dearborn (31-16) def. No. 7 Cornerstone (14-25), 5-3

Friday, May 6
• Game 9: No. 8 Lourdes (15-27) def. No. 7 Cornerstone (14-26), 2-1
• Game 10: No. 5 Siena Heights (28-23) def. No. 2 Madonna (34-12), 9-4
• Game 11: No. 1 Davenport (38-10) def. No. 3 Michigan-Dearborn, (31-17), 6-0
• Game 12: No. 8 Lourdes (16-27) def. No. 5 Siena Heights (28-24), 12-6
• Game 13: No. 8 Lourdes (17-27) def. No. 3 Michigan-Dearborn (31-18), 5-3 

Monday, May 9
• Game 14: No. 1 Davenport (39-10) def. No. 8 Lourdes (17-28), 6-1

Davenport (Mich.) (regular-season champion) earns auto berth to Softball National Championship Opening Round (May 16-18)
Lourdes (Ohio) (tournament runner-up) earns auto berth to Softball National Championship Opening Round (May 16-18)


Unaffiliated Group - Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference/A.I.I.
May 4 - 6 | Great Bend Sports Complex | Great Bend, Kan. | Tournament stats website
Two automatic berths to national championship (regular season champion; tournament champion; if same team wins both, then second auto is awarded to No. 2 seed in tournament).

Wednesday, May 4
• Game 1: No. 3 Ottawa (34-18) def. No. 6 Saint Mary (24-28), 4-3 
• Game 2: No. 4 Bethany (27-23) def. No. 5 Kansas Wesleyan (36-17), 3-2
• Game 3: No. 2 Oklahoma Wesleyan (33-17) def. No. 7 Sterling (23-21), 11-3 (6)
• Game 4: No. 8 York (17-34) def. No. 1 Friends (32-11), 10-1 (6)

Thursday, May 5
• Game 5: No. 6 Saint Mary (25-28) def. No. 7 Sterling (23-22), 6-0
• Game 6: No. 1 Friends (33-11) def. No. 5 Kansas Wesleyan (36-18), 4-0
• Game 7: No. 2 Oklahoma Wesleyan (34-17) def. No. 3 Ottawa (34-19), 2-0
• Game 8: No. 4 Bethany (28-23) def. No. 8 York (17-35), 3-2 (8 innings)
• Game 9: No. 6 Saint Mary (26-28) def. No. 8 York (17-36), 5-4
• Game 10: No. 1 Friends (34-11) def. No. 3 Ottawa (34-20), 2-0
• Game 11: No. 2 Oklahoma Wesleyan (35-17) def. No. 4 Bethany (28-24), 3-1
• Game 12: No. 1 Friends (35-11) def. No. 6 Saint Mary (26-29), 5-2

Friday, May 6
• Game 13: No. 4 Bethany (29-24) def. No. 1 Friends (35-12), 6-4
• Game 14: No. 2 Oklahoma Wesleyan (36-17) def. No. 4 Bethany (29-25), 5-4

Friends (Kan.) (regular-season champion) earns auto berth to Softball National Championship Opening Round (May 16-18)
Oklahoma Wesleyan (tournament champion) earns auto berth to Softball National Championship Opening Round (May 16-18)


Unaffiliated Group - A.I.I./Gulf Coast Athletic Conference
May 5 - 7  | Hosted by Georgia Gwinnett | Lawrenceville Ga. | Tournament website
Two automatic berths to national championship (tournament champion; tournament runner-up)

Thursday, May 5
• Game 1: No. 3 Ashford (27-22) def. No. 6 Talladega (9-32), 4-2
• Game 2: No. 4 Clarke (28-21) def. No. 5 Mount Mercy (19-24), 1-0
• Game 3: No. 3 Ashford (28-22) def. No. 2 Kentucky Christian (28-19), 6-1
• Game 4: No. 1 Georgia Gwinnett (40-15) def. No. 4 Clarke (28-22), 6-3

Friday, May 6
• Game 5: No. 2 Kentucky Christian (29-19) def. No. 5 Mount Mercy (19-25), 2-0
• Game 6: No. 4 Clarke (29-22) def. No. 6 Talladega (9-33), 5-2
• Game 7: No. 3 Ashford (29-22) def. No. 1 Georgia Gwinnett (40-16), 2-0
• Game 8: No. 2 Kentucky Christian (30-19) def. No. 4 Clarke (29-23), 2-0

Saturday, May 7
• Game 9: No. 1 Georgia Gwinnett (41-16) def. No. 2 Kentucky Christian (30-20), 6-2
• Game 10: No. 3 Ashford (30-22) def. No. 1 Georgia Gwinnett (41-17), 7-6

Ashford (Iowa) (tournament champion) earns auto berth to Softball National Championship Opening Round (May 16-18)
Georgia Gwinnett (tournament runner-up) earns auto berth to Softball National Championship Opening Round (May 16-18)

2015 NAIA Softball Conference Tournament Results
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Championship Information

NAIA Softball Championship

43rd ANNUAL
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NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP


WORLD SERIES
May 23-29, 2024
South Commons Complex
Columbus, Ga.

May 13 - 16, 2024
 Opening Round
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