Softball | 4/26/2026 4:15:00 PM
TRAFFORD, Pa. (pacathletics.org) - Two-time defending champion Westminster College went 19-3 in conference regular season action to earn the top seed and will host the 2026 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Softball Tournament.
Every game of the 2026 PAC Softball Tournament will once again be live streamed by our friends at the PAC Sports Network. The link to access all the free-to-view broadcasts is above.
This is the fourth time in the last five years the Titans have earned the No. 1 seed and hosting rights for the PAC Tournament. This year's Tournament will run Thursday-Saturday, April 30th-May 2nd.
The six-team double elimination tournament is slated to begin Thursday when No. 4 Hiram College plays No. 5 Waynesburg University at 10 am. The teams split their doubleheader back on April 19th at Hiram. Waynesburg took the opener 5-3, while the Terriers bounced back to win the nightcap 11-3 in six innings.
Game B on Thursday will have No. 3 Bethany College taking on sixth-seeded Saint Vincent College in a match-up schedule for a noon start. They also split their regular season twinbill, with SVC scoring a 7-3 triumph in the first game before the Bison shutout the Bearcats 5-0 in game two.
The 2 pm game will be the first time the host Titans take the field when Westminster faces the winner of Hiram/Waynesburg in Game C. Thursday's last game is scheduled for 4 pm and pits No. 2 seed Geneva College versus the winner of Bethany/Saint Vincent in Game D.
A pair of elimination games will begin Friday's round of action, followed by the winners of Game C and Game D at 2 pm. That game's winner moves on to Saturday and awaits whoever comes out of the Loser's Bracket. The PAC Championship Game is slated for 1 pm on Saturday and if both teams have one loss following that game, the "if necessary" contest will be played at 3 p.m.
Westminster earned its second consecutive PAC crown and third in program history with a 7-0 victory over Grove City College in last year's title game. It was the third shutout of the Tournament for the Titan starting pitcher Cheyenne Piper, who was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Tournament. She went 3-0 at PACs and didn't allow a run in 19 innings pitched while giving up just seven hits and striking out 13.
The winner of this year's championship tournament title will secure the PAC's automatic qualifying bid to the Division III Softball Championship, with teams and regional site selections announced on Monday, May 11. Regional round play is scheduled for Thursday-Saturday, May 14-16 and the Super Regionals will be played Thursday-Friday, May 21-22.
2026 PAC Softball Championship Tournament
(Double elimination - all games at Westminster College - New Wilmington, Pa.)
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Game A – 10:00 am – No. 4 Hiram (14-18, 13-9 PAC) vs. No. 5 Waynesburg (26-14, 13-9 PAC)
Game B – 12:00 pm – No. 3 Bethany (27-10, 15-7 PAC) vs. No. 6 Saint Vincent (20-16, 12-10 PAC)
Game C – 2:00 pm – Winner Game A vs. No. 1 Westminster (27-9, 19-3 PAC)
Game D – 4:00 pm – Winner Game B vs. No. 2 Geneva (31-7, 18-4 PAC)
Friday, May 1, 2026
Game E – 10:00 am – Loser Game B vs. Loser Game C
Game F – 12:00 pm – Loser Game A vs. Loser Game D
Game G – 2:00 pm – Winner Game C vs. Winner Game D
Game H – 4:00 pm – Winner Game E vs. Winner Game F
Saturday, May 2, 2026
Game I – 11:00 am – Winner Game H vs. Loser Game G
Game J – 1:00 pm – Championship Game
Game K – 3:00 pm – If Necessary Game
*Dates/times can be adjusted depending on weather