America East Conference - Softball

America East Conference is an NCAA Division I athletics conference founded in 1979 and made up of member institutions in the northeastern United States. Its softball programme runs regular-season competition, publishes standings and statistics, presents all-conference awards and stages the America East Softball Championship. The championship uses a multi-day double-elimination format among the qualifying teams, with the conference champion receiving the automatic berth in the NCAA Division I Softball Championship. America East supports more than 3,500 student-athletes across 18 sponsored sports and provides competition, championship administration and academic-athletic opportunities for its member institutions.