Horizon League - Softball

Horizon League Softball is the NCAA Division I conference competition administered by the Horizon League. The official conference website publishes schedules, standings, results, statistics and championship coverage. The 2026 regular-season standings were led by Youngstown State at 14-4, followed by Northern Kentucky and Robert Morris at 11-7, Oakland at 9-9, Green Bay at 8-10, Detroit Mercy at 6-12 and IU Indy at 4-14. The 2026 Horizon League Softball Championship was held in Youngstown, Ohio. Northern Kentucky won the championship by defeating Robert Morris 4-3 in the final, earning its second Horizon League title and the conference's automatic place in the NCAA Softball Tournament. Jena Rhoads was named championship MVP after going 3-for-3 in the final and delivering the fifth-inning double that gave the Norse the lead. Northern Kentucky then competed at the Knoxville Regional of the NCAA Tournament against host Tennessee. Horizon League statistics record Robert Morris as the 2026 batting leader at .373, while Northern Kentucky completed 51 games in its championship season.