DII-A SOFTBALL
REGULAR SEASON PLAY
• each district divided into two divisions
• 2x vs division, 1x vs other division
• D3 standings are based on all district games
• D4 standings are based on division play with cross division play as tiebreaker for district tournament seeding
DISTRICT 3 & 4 TOURNAMENTS (separate tournaments for 2026!)
FRI, April 24 1v4, 2v3, 1v4, 2v3 play-in game at higher seed
four winners advance to standard 4 team double elimination tournament
MON, April 27
TUE, April 28
WED, April 28
DISTRICT 4 TOURNAMENT
format and dates TBA
MIDDLE REGION TOURNAMENT
• 8 teams - 4 each from D3 and D4 quality
• format TBA
• Top 4 teams qualify for STATE
• 1 Region Runner-Up (2025-26 is EAST #2) receives a bye to the STATE QUARTERFINAL round (3 year rotation cycle)
• Remaining qualifiers play in the single game STATE XII round
• STATE QUARTERFINAL round is a Best-of-3 series
DII-AA SOFTBALL
** STATE TOURNAMENT format TBA **
EAST: No region tournament, top ??? teams qualify for STATE XII
MIDDLE: No region tournament, top ??? qualify for STATE XII
WEST: No region tournament, only one team in region
REGULAR SEASON PLAY
• each district divided into two divisions
• 2x vs division, 1x vs other division
• D3 standings are based on all district games
• D4 standings are based on division play with cross division play as tiebreaker for district tournament seeding
DISTRICT 3 & 4 TOURNAMENTS (separate tournaments for 2026!)
FRI, April 24 1v4, 2v3, 1v4, 2v3 play-in game at higher seed
four winners advance to standard 4 team double elimination tournament
MON, April 27
TUE, April 28
WED, April 28
DISTRICT 4 TOURNAMENT
format and dates TBA
MIDDLE REGION TOURNAMENT
• 8 teams - 4 each from D3 and D4 quality
• format TBA
• Top 4 teams qualify for STATE
• 1 Region Runner-Up (2025-26 is EAST #2) receives a bye to the STATE QUARTERFINAL round (3 year rotation cycle)
• Remaining qualifiers play in the single game STATE XII round
• STATE QUARTERFINAL round is a Best-of-3 series
DII-AA SOFTBALL
** STATE TOURNAMENT format TBA **
EAST: No region tournament, top ??? teams qualify for STATE XII
MIDDLE: No region tournament, top ??? qualify for STATE XII
WEST: No region tournament, only one team in region