East Coast Conference - Softball

The East Coast Conference is an NCAA Division II collegiate athletics conference that sponsors softball among its championship sports. Rooted in the New York metropolitan area, the conference administers regular-season softball competition, standings and championship play for its member institutions. Its annual championship is a four-team, double-elimination tournament hosted by the top seed. In 2026, St. Thomas Aquinas won the East Coast Conference Softball Championship, defeating D'Youville 10-3, and earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Championships. The conference also recognises student-athlete achievements while promoting scholarship, sportsmanship, teamwork and citizenship.