May 13, 2026
2026 NAIA Softball Opening Round Schedule | Results
GENERIC FOUR-TEAM BRACKET | GENERIC FIVE-TEAM BRACKET
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Opening Round Sites: Ashland, Ore. | Chickasha, Okla. | Lakeland, Fla. | Columbia, Ky. | Hattiesburg, Miss. | Klamath Falls, Ore. | Mobile, Ala. | Fayette, Mo. | Oklahoma City | Williamsburg, Ky
Daily Recaps: Day One | Day Two | Day Three | Day Four
#1 Southern Oregon (3-0) NAIA WORLD SERIES BOUND
#2 Texas A&M-Texarkana (1-2)
#3 Saint Francis (Ind.) (1-2)
#4 Dordt (Iowa) (3-1)
#5 OUAZ (Ariz.) (0-2)
| Game Time | Game Information |
| May 11 Game 1 - 11 a.m. |
#4 Dordt (Iowa) def. #5 OUAZ (Ariz.), 2-0 |
| Game 2 - 1:30 p.m. | #2 Texas A&M-Texarkana def. #3 Saint Francis (Ind.), 5-4 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 3 - 4 p.m. | #1 Southern Oregon def. #4 Dordt (Iowa), 3-1 Live Video | Box Score |
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May 12 |
#3 Saint Francis (Ind.) def. #5 OUAZ (Ariz.), 7-1 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 5 - 1:30 p.m. | #1 Southern Oregon def. #2 Texas A&M-Texarkana, 5-2 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 6 - 4 p.m. | #4 Dordt (Iowa) def. #3 Saint Francis (Ind.), 7-5 Live Video | Box Score |
| May 13 Game 7 - 11 a.m. |
#4 Dordt (Iowa) def. #2 Texas A&M-Texarkana, 7-2 Live Video | Live Stats/Box Score |
| Game 8 - 1:30 p.m. | #1 Southern Oregon def. #4 Dordt (Iowa), 10-2 (6 innings) Live Video | Live Stats/Box Score |
| *Schedules will be updated as they are finalized by each host site* |
#1 USAO (Okla.) (1-2)
#2 LSU Alexandria (La. (2-2)
#3 College of Idaho (3-0) NAIA WORLD SERIES BOUND
#4 Morningside (Iowa) (1-2)
#5 Friends (Kan.) (0-2)
| Game Time | Game Information |
| May 11 Game 1 - 12 p.m. |
#4 Morningside (Iowa) def. #5 Friends (Kan.), 1-0 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 2 - 3 p.m. | #3 College of Idaho def. #2 LSU Alexandria (La.), 7-4 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 3 - 6 p.m. | #1 USAO (Okla.) def. #4 Morningside (Iowa), 9-1 (6 innings) Live Video | Box Score |
| May 12 Game 4 - 12 p.m. |
#2 LSU Alexandria (La.) def. #5 Friends (Kan.), 10-1 (5 innings) Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 5 - 3 p.m. | #3 College of Idaho def. #1 USAO (Okla.), 6-3 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 6 - 6 p.m. | #2 LSU Alexandria (La.) def. #4 Morningside (Iowa), 11-3 (6 innings) Live Video | Box Score |
| May 13 Game 7 - 1 p.m. |
#2 LSU Alexandria (La.) def. #1 USAO (Okla.), 9-2 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 8 - 4 p.m. | #3 College of Idaho def. #2 LSU Alexandria, 10-6 Live Video | Box Score |
| *Schedules will be updated as they are finalized by each host site* |
#1 Southeastern (Fla.) (4-1) NAIA WORLD SERIES BOUND
#2 Evangel (Mo.) (1-2)
#3 Faulkner (Ala.) (2-2)
#4 Dillard (La.) (0-2)
| Game Time | Game Information |
| May 11 Game 1 - 11 a.m. |
#1 Southeastern (Fla.) def. #4 Dillard (La.), 1-0 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 2 - 2 p.m. | #3 Faulkner (Ala.) def. #2 Evangel (Mo.), 5-0 Live Video | Box Score |
| May 12 Game 3 - 10 a.m. |
#3 Faulkner (Ala.) def. #1 Southeastern (Fla.), 3-2 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 4 - 12 p.m. | #2 Evangel (Mo.) def. #4 Dillard (La.), 7-3 Live Video | Box Score |
| May 13 Game 5 - 12 p.m. |
#1 Southeastern (Fla.) def. #2 Evangel (Mo.), 5-1 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 6 - 2:30 p.m. | #1 Southeastern (Fla.) def. #3 Faulkner (Ala.), 5-3 Live Video | Box Score |
| May 14 Game 7 - 12 p.m. (If Necessary) |
#1 Southeastern (Fla.) def. #3 Faulkner (Ala.), 1-0 Live Video | Box Score |
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Schedules will be updated as they are finalized by each host site |
#1 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) (1-2)
#2 Missouri Baptist (0-2)
#3 Indiana Wesleyan (3-0) NAIA WORLD SERIES BOUND
#4 Tennessee Southern (1-2)
#5 Johnson (Tenn.) (3-2)
| Game Time | Game Information |
| May 11 Game 1 - 12 p.m. |
#5 Johnson (Tenn.) def. #4 Tennessee Southern, 3-2 |
| Game 2 - 2:30 p.m. | #3 Indiana Wesleyan def. #2 Missouri Baptist, 6-4 (9 innings) Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 3 - 5 p.m. | #1 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) def. #5 Johnson (Tenn.), 4-0 Live Video | Box Score |
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May 12 |
#4 Tennessee Southern def. #2 Missouri Baptist, 8-3 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 5 - 2:30 p.m. | #3 Indiana Wesleyan def #1 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), 11-3 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 6 - 5 p.m. | #5 Johnson (Tenn.) def. #4 Tennessee Southern, 8-6 Live Video | Box Score |
| May 13 Game 7 - 12 p.m. |
#5 Johnson (Tenn.) def. #1 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), 3-1 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 8 - 2:30 p.m. | #3 Indiana Wesleyan def. #5 Johnson (Tenn.), 10-2 (6 innings) Live Video | Box Score |
| *Schedules will be updated as they are finalized by each host site* |
#1 William Carey (Miss.) (2-2)
#2 Coastal Georgia (1-2)
#3 Georgia Gwinnett (1-2)
#4 Marian (Ind.) (4-0) NAIA WORLD SERIES BOUND
#5 Columbia (Mo.) (0-2)
| Game Time | Game Information |
| May 11 Game 1 - 12 p.m. |
#4 Marian (Ind.) def. #5 Columbia (Mo.), 3-1 |
| Game 2 - 3 p.m. | #3 Georgia Gwinnett def. #2 Coastal Georgia. 3-2 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 3 - 6 p.m. | #4 Marian (Ind.) def. #1 William Carey (Miss.), 1-0 (11 innings) Live Video | Box Score |
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May 12 |
#2 Coastal Georgia def. #5 Columbia (Mo.), 3-2 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 5 - 3 p.m. | #4 Marian (Ind.) def. #3 Georgia Gwinnett, 3-0 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 6 - 6 p.m. | #1 William Carey (Miss.) def. #2 Coastal Georgia, 7-2 Live Video | Box Score |
| May 13 Game 7 - 12 p.m. |
#1 William Carey (Miss.) def. #3 Georgia Gwinnett, 11-3 (5 innings) Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 8 - 3 p.m. | #4 Marian (Ind.) def. #1 William Carey (Miss.), 1-0 Live Video | Box Score |
| *Schedules will be updated as they are finalized by each host site* |
#1 Oregon Tech (2-2)
#2 Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) (4-1) NAIA WORLD SERIES BOUND
#3 St. Thomas (Fla.) (0-2)
#4 Arizona Christian (1-2)
#5 Dickinson State (N.D.) (2-2)
| Game Time | Game Information |
| May 11 Game 1 - 11 a.m. |
#5 Dickinson State (N.D.) def. #4 Arizona Christian, 8-4 |
| Game 2 - 1:30 p.m. | #2 Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) def. #3 St. Thomas (Fla.), 13-7 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 3 - 4 p.m. | #1 Oregon Tech def. #5 Dickinson State (N.D.), 4-0 Live Video | Box Score |
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May 12 |
#4 Arizona Christian def. #3 St. Thomas (Fla.), 5-4 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 5 - 1:30 p.m. | #1 Oregon Tech def. #2 Our Lady of the Lake (Texas), 2-1 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 6 - 4 p.m. | #5 Dickinson State (N.D.) def. #4 Arizona Christian, 7-3 Live Video | Live Stats/Box Score |
| May 13 Game 7 - 1 p.m. |
#2 Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) def. #5 Dickinson State (N.D.), 9-8 (13 innings) Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 8 - 4 p.m. | #2 Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) def. #1 Oregon Tech, 8-5 Live Video | Box Score |
| May 14 Game 9 - 1 p.m. (If Necessary) |
#2 Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) def. #1 Oregon Tech, 5-3 Live Video | Box Score |
| *Schedules will be updated as they are finalized by each host site* |
#1 Mobile (Ala.) (4-1) NAIA WORLD SERIES BOUND
#2 Eastern Oregon (2-2)
#3 Campbellsville (Ky.) (1-2)
#4 Indiana Tech (2-2)
#5 Truett McConnell (Ga.) (0-2)
| Game Time | Game Information |
| May 11 Game 1 - 12 p.m. |
#4 Indiana Tech def. #5 Truett McConnell (Ga.), 5-0 |
| Game 2 - 2:30 p.m. | #2 Eastern Oregon def. #3 Campbellsville (Ky.), 9-8 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 3 - 5 p.m. |
#1 Mobile (Ala.) def. #4 Indiana Tech, 8-0 (6 innings) |
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May 13 |
#3 Campbellsville (Ky.) def. #5 Truett McConnell (Ga.), 3-2 (8 innings) Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 5 - 2 p.m. | #2 Eastern Oregon def. #1 Mobile (Ala.), 4-2 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 6 - 4 p.m. | #4 Indiana Tech vs. #3 Campbellsville (Ky.), 3-1 Live Video | Box Score |
| May 14 Game 7 - 12 p.m. |
#1 Mobile (Ala.) def. #4 Indiana Tech, 2-0 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 8 - 2 p.m. | #1 Mobile (Ala.) def. #2 Eastern Oregon, 7-1 Live Video |Box Score |
| May 15 Game 9 - 10 a.m. (If Necessary) |
#1 Mobile (Ala.) def. #2 Eastern Oregon, 5-4 Live Video | Box Score |
| *Schedules will be updated as they are finalized by each host site* |
#1 Madonna (Mich.) (3-0) NAIA WORLD SERIES BOUND
#2 Midland (Neb.) (1-2)
#3 Central Methodist (Mo.) (2-2)
#4 IU Southeast (Ind.) (0-2)
| Game Time | Game Information |
| May 11 Game 1 - 12 p.m. |
#1 Madonna (Mich.) def. #4 IU Southeast (Ind.), 6-0 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 2 - 2:30 p.m. | #2 Midland (Neb.) def. #3 Central Methodist (Mo.), 5-4 Live Video | Box Score |
| May 12 Game 3 - 12 p.m. |
#1 Madonna (Mich.) def. #2 Midland (Neb.), 4-1 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 4 - 2:30 p.m. | #3 Central Methodist (Mo.) def. #4 IU Southeast (Ind.), 8-7 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 5 - 5 p.m. | #3 Central Methodist (Mo.) def. #2 Midland (Neb.), 8-0 (5 innings) Live Video | Box Score |
| May 13 Game 6 - 12 p.m. |
#1 Madonna (Mich.) def. #3 Central Methodist (Mo.), 1-0 Live Video | Box Score |
| *Schedules will be updated as they are finalized by each host site* |
#1 Oklahoma City (3-2)
#2 Grand View (Iowa) (1-2)
#3 Blue Mountain Christian (Miss.) (1-2)
#4 British Columbia (3-1) NAIA WORLD SERIES BOUND
#5 Williams Baptist (Ark.) (0-2)
| Game Time | Game Information |
| May 11 Game 1 - 1 p.m. |
#4 British Columbia def. #5 Williams Baptist (Ark.), 6-0 |
| Game 2 - 4 p.m. | #2 Grand View (Iowa) def. #3 Blue Mountain Christian (Miss.), 2-1 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 3 - 7 p.m. | #4 British Columbia def. #1 Oklahoma City, 2-1 Live Video | Box Score |
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May 12 |
#3 Blue Mountain Christian (Miss.) def. #5 Williams Baptist (Ark.), 4-3 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 5 - 4 p.m. | #4 British Columbia def. #2 Grand View (Iowa), 5-3 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 6 - 7 p.m. | #1 Oklahoma City def. #3 Blue Mountain Christian (Miss.), 1-0 Live Video | Box Score |
| May 13 Game 7 - 1 p.m. |
#1 Oklahoma City def. #2 Grand View (Iowa), 8-2 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 8 - 4 p.m. | #1 Oklahoma City def. #4 British Columbia, 16-3 (7 innings) Live Video | Box Score |
| May 14 Game 9 - 1 p.m. (If Necessary) |
#4 British Columbia def. #1 Oklahoma City, 2-1 Live Video | Box Score |
| *Schedules will be updated as they are finalized by each host site* |
#1 Keiser (Fla.) (2-2)
#2 Saint Xavier (Ill.) (2-2)
#3 Cumberlands (Ky.) (4-1) NAIA WORLD SERIES BOUND
#4 Benedictine (Kan.) (1-2)
#5 Oakland City (Ind.) (0-2)
| Game Time | Game Information |
| May 11 Game 1 - 12 p.m. |
#4 Benedictine (Kan.) def. #5 Oakland City (Ind.), 9-1 (6 innings) |
| Game 2 - 2:30 p.m. | #3 Cumberlands (Ky.) def. #2 Saint Xavier (Ill.), 5-4 (9 innings) Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 3 - 5 p.m. | #1 Keiser (Fla.) def. #4 Benedictine (Kan.), 4-3 (8 innings) Live Video | Box Score |
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May 12 |
#2 Saint Xavier (Ill.) def. #5 Oakland City (Ind.), 4-1 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 5 - 2:30 p.m. | #1 Keiser (Fla.) def. #3 Cumberlands (Ky.), 2-1 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 6 - 5 p.m. | #2 Saint Xavier (Ill.) def. #4 Benedictine (Kan.), 7-3 Live Video | Box Score |
| May 13 Game 7 - 12 p.m. |
#3 Cumberlands (Ky.) def. #2 Saint Xavier (Ill.), 3-2 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 8 - 2:30 p.m. | #3 Cumberlands (Ky.) def. #1 Keiser (Fla.), 6-3 Live Video | Box Score |
| May 14 Game 9 - 12 p.m. (If Necessary) |
#3 Cumberlands (Ky.) def. #1 Keiser (Fla.), 6-3 Live Video | Box Score |
| *Schedules will be updated as they are finalized by each host site* |
Day One Highlights From Around the Nation
- The No. 1 seeds went 8-2 on the day.
- Johnson (Tenn.) and Dickinson State (N.D.) are the only No. 5 seeds to earn wins. Both teams went 1-1 on the day.
- Johnson and Dordt (Iowa) recorded their programs’ first-ever NAIA Opening Round victories.
- Marian (Ind.) and British Columbia, both No. 4 seeds, went 2-0 on the day. Marian won an 11-inning battle with No. 1 seed William Carey (Miss.), scoring the game’s only run on a Mati Hughes groundout. British Columbia held off No. 1 seed Oklahoma City in a 2-1 tilt.
- Macy Coan went the distance in getting the 11-inning win for Marian, striking out two and allowing nine hits and no walks. On the day, she went 2-0 and surrendered 1 earned run on 14 hits and no walks with 7 strikeouts in 18 innings pitched.
- Carleen Murray went 2-0 in the circle for British Columbia. She struck out 20 on the day, including 15 in the 6-0 win over Williams Baptist (Ark.). Murray gave up one unearned run on five hits and two walks in 14 innings of work.
- There were four extra-inning games. One ended in eight innings, two in nine innings, and one in 11.
- Eleven shutouts were recorded on day one, with both of the games in the Lakeland Bracket resulting in white-washings. The Williamsburg Bracket was the only one without a shutout.
- In the Klamath Falls Bracket, Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) and St. Thomas (Fla.) combined for the most runs in a single game as OLLU won 13-7. Marisa Rosales and Lilly Rocha each homered and drove in 3 runs.
Day Two Highlights From Around the Nation
- A five-run third helped Evangel (Mo.) stave off elimination against Dillard (La.). Audrey Carlton blasted a three-run home run during the rally.
- Kilee Moody had a homer and four RBI, and Lainee Bailey added two home runs and three RBI in LSU Alexandria’s (La.) win over Friends (Kan.).
- A four-run fifth kept Madonna (Mich.) undefeated in the Fayette (Mo.) Bracket. Camille Oyer improved to 19-0 on the season, allowing one earned run on three hits and no walks with five strikeouts.
- Nita Cook scored the game’s first run and drove in the eventual game-winner as Oregon Tech advanced to the championship round in Klamath Falls, Ore.) Bracket.
- Brynlee Alsip tossed a one-hit, complete-game shutout to keep Oklahoma City’s season alive as the Stars eliminated Blue Mountain Christian (Miss.) in a 1-0 tilt.
- Seventh teams have been eliminated. All No. 1 seeds are still alive, while three No. 2 and No. 3 seeds have been sent home, as well as six No. 4 seeds and five No. 5 seeds.
- No games were played in the Mobile (Ala.) Bracket due to unplayable conditions. Three games are on the slate for Wednesday in Mobile, beginning at 12 p.m. CT.
- Johnson belted four home runs in its comeback win in eliminating Tennessee Southern in the Columbia (Ky.) Bracket. Megan Armstrong proved two four-baggers, while Autum Caywood launched a two-run shot to put Johnson up 8-5 en route to the two-run win.
- Teams that are one win away from advancing to the NAIA World Series include Southern Oregon, College of Idaho, Faulkner, Indiana Wesleyan, Marian, Oregon Tech, Madonna, British Columbia, and Keiser.
Day Three Highlights From Around the Nation
- Five teams punched their tickets to the NAIA World Series, including defending national champion Southern Oregon, who won the Ashland (Ore.) Bracket with a 10-2 victory over Dordt (Iowa). The other advancing teams are College of Idaho, Indiana Wesleyan, Marian (Ind.), and Madonna (Mich.)
- Madonna won a pitchers’ duel to advance to the NAIA World Series, defeating Central Methodist (Mo.) 1-0 to win the Fayette (Mo.) Bracket. A Carson Kulhmann RBI single in the sixth was all the offense the Crusaders needed to punch their ticket to Columbus.
- Macy Coan tossed a 1-hit, complete-game shutout to lead Marian to a 1-0 win over William Carey (Miss.) to win the Hattiesburg (Miss.) Bracket and advance to the NAIA World Series. Lily Wendt drove in the game-winning run in the sixth inning.
- Three teams are still alive in the Mobile (Ala.) Bracket, with Eastern Oregon being the only undefeated team left. EOU will play the winner of the Mobile- Indiana Tech game in the championship round.
- Oklahoma City forced an additional game in the Oklahoma City Bracket with British Columbia by exploding for eight runs in the seventh inning, posting a 16-3 result. Three players had three RBI in the win.
- An additional game is also needed in the Williamsburg (Ky.) and Lakeland (Fla.) brackets. Cumberlands (Ky.) used a four-run third to propel itself past Keiser (Fla.) for a 6-3 decision in the Williamsburg Bracket. Southeastern (Fla.) overcame an early 2-0 deficit to defeat Faulkner (Ala.) 5-3 to force the ‘if necessary’ game in Lakeland.
- Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) put in a lot of work to stay alive in the Klamath Falls (Ore.) Bracket. First, OLLU needed 13 innings to move past Dickinson State (N.D.) in an elimination game. Then, OLLU used a five-run fourth to grab an 8-4 lead over Oregon Tech in the championship round. OLLU held on for a three-run win to force the ‘if necessary’ game.
Day Four Highlights From Around the Nation
- Four more teams punched their tickets to Columbus. Southeastern (Fla.), Cumberlands (Ky.), British Columbia, and Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) all won their respective Opening Rounds to advance to the NAIA World Series.
- One more Opening Round is still to be decided. Mobile (Ala.) defeated Eastern Oregon 7-1 in the Mobile Bracket to force the ‘if necessary’ game, which is set for 10 a.m. on Friday.
- Mobile won twice today. First, Mobile eliminated Indiana Tech 2-0. Kaitlynn Robertson belted a two-run home run in the bottom of the first, and Avery Harrell allowed no runs on three hits and two walks with five strikeouts.
- There were two walk-off wins in today’s championship rounds. First, Southeastern pushed the game’s lone run across on a Nicole Wasserstrom sac bunt, edging Faulkner (Ala.) 1-0 in the Lakeland (Fla.) Bracket. The Fire were limited to two hits, both by Raylei McKinney, who also scored the winning run. Jessica Heutink doubled in Tegan Harnett in the bottom of the seventh to send British Columbia past Oklahoma City 2-1 to win the Oklahoma City Bracket. Heutink had both RBI for UBC.
- Edan Playa recorded a five-hit, complete-game shutout in Southeastern’s win. She walked none and struck out three.
- Cumberlands used a five-run second to propel itself to the 6-3 win over Keiser (Fla.), claiming the Williamsburg Bracket. Grace Ross punctuated the rally with a two-run home run.
- After falling behind 1-0 in the top of the first, OLLU scored twice in the bottom of the inning, added a run in the second, and never looked back en route to winning the Klamath Falls (Ore.) Bracket. Tania Rodriguez led OLLU at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run and an RBI.
- Of the nine teams that have already advanced, only three were No. 1 seeds in their Opening Round (Southern Oregon, Southeastern, and Madonna). Marian (Ind.) and British Columbia are the lowest-seeded teams to advance as both were No. 4 seeds.
- Marian, OLLU, Southeastern, and Cumberlands all won four games during the Opening Round. However, Marian was the only one of the four to go undefeated, posting a 4-0 mark. The other three went 4-1.