The 2026 Missouri Valley Conference Softball Championship, hosted by Southern Illinois, was held May 6-9, in Carbondale, Illinois.   Belmont earned its second-straight MVC Softball Tournament Championship crown.   

MVC Tournament MVP: Maya Johnson, Belmont
Elite 18 Award Winner: Raylee Roby, Murray State

MVC Softball All-Tournament Team
Niki Bode, Evansville
Katelyn Callahan, UNI
Emily Delgado, Southern Illinois
Madison Dolecki, Belmont
Karlye Graber, Murray State
Adison Hicks, Murray State
Nicole Hughes, Belmont
Maya Johnson, Belmont (MVP)
Paige McLeod, Illinois State
Hannah Meshnick, Illinois State
Rylee Spindler, Belmont
Allie Waldron, Murray State
Emily Williams, Southern Illinois

 

Wednesday, May 6
Game 1 | 12:00 PM CT	No. 5 Illinois State def. No. 4 UNI, 7-6	Live Stats | Watch (ESPN+) | Box Score | Recap
Game 2 | 3:00 PM CT	No. 3 Murray State def. No. 6 Evansville, 9-1	Live Stats | Watch (ESPN+) | Box Score | Recap
Game 3* | 6:00 PM CT	No. 4 UNI def. No. 6 Evansville, 11-7	Live Stats | Watch (ESPN+) | Box Score | Recap

Thursday, May 7
Game 4 | 12:00 PM CT	No. 1 Belmont def. No. 5 Illinois State, 4-0	Live Stats | Watch (ESPN+) | Box Score | Recap
Game 5 | 3:00 PM CT	No. 3 Murray St. def. No. 2 S. Illinois, 6-5 (9)	Live Stats | Watch (ESPN+) | Box Score | Recap
Game 6* | 6:00 PM CT	No. 5 Illinois State def. No. 4 UNI, 7-6	Live Stats | Watch (ESPN+) | Box Score | Recap

Friday, May 8
Game 7 | 12:00 PM CT	No. 1 Belmont def. No. 3 Murray State, 4-0	Live Stats | Watch (ESPN+) | Box Score | Recap
Game 8* | 3:00 PM CT	No. 2 So. Illinois def. No. 5 Illinois St., 1-0 (8)	Live Stats | Watch (ESPN+) | Box Score | Recap
Game 9* | 6:00 PM CT	No. 3 Murray State def. No. 2 S. Illinois, 6-1	Live Stats | Watch (ESPN+) | Box Score | Recap

Saturday, May 9
Game 10 | 1:00 PM CT	No. 1 Belmont def. No. 3 Murray State, 8-1	Live Stats | Watch (ESPN+) | Box Score | Recap

* elimination game 
 

Info/Links
Bracket (PDF)
Charlotte West Stadium
Merchandise
Weather
MVC Softball Homepage
MVC Softball Record Book

 

Participants
Belmont
Evansville
Illinois State
Murray State
Northern Iowa
Southern Illinois