LATHAM, N.Y. - The United East Softball Championship field is all set as the 2026 regular season came to a close on Sunday afternoon. Ten teams will compete for a chance to raise the conference trophy, as Penn State Brandywine looks to defend their conference title after going 16-0 in conference play this season.

Brandywine captured the top overall seed behind a potent offense that averaged 9.56 runs per game in conference play. The Lions’ pitching staff also holds a team ERA of 1.86 against conference foes.

Find all the information about this year’s Championship here: SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP PAGE

Opening round action will begin on Wednesday afternoon with First Round games. No. 7 Penn State Berks will host No. 10 Cairn University while No. 8 Notre Dame of Maryland will play host to No. 9 Cedar Crest College.

The winners of the First-Round games move to a three-game series, beginning on Friday, May 1 on the campus of the higher-seed. The hosts of those four games will be No. 1 Penn State Brandywine, No. 2 Wilson College, No. 3 Penn College and No. 4 Lancaster Bible College.

The four victors of the best-of-3 round will advance to a four-team double elimination tournament that will begin on Friday, May 8 to determine the United East Champion.

The team that wins the tournament will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Softball Championship.

Check out full tournament seedings below:
#1: Penn State Brandywine (16-0)
#2: Wilson College (15-1)
#3: Penn College (14-2)
#4: Lancaster Bible College (13-3)
#5: Penn State Harrisburg (10-6)
#6: Penn State Abington (7-9)**
#7: Penn State Berks (7-9) **
#8: Notre Dame of Maryland (7-9) **
#9: Cedar Crest College (6-10)
#10: Cairn University (4-12)

** Tiebreaker- Penn State Abington earns the No. 6 seed due to a better record against common conference opponents than Penn State Berks and Notre Dame of Maryland. Penn State Berks earns the No. 7 seed due to a better run differential than Notre Dame of Maryland. To view the full tiebreaker breakdown, CLICK HERE.
 

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