The 2026 Frontier Conference Softball Championship is being hosted by Dickinson State (N.D.) on Bravera Field at Sanford Sports Complex in Dickinson, N.D.
The eight-team double elimination postseason tournament opens on Thursday, April 30 and runs through Sunday, May 3 with the championship game. Monday, May 4 has been designated as a rain date. The tournament champion will receive the Frontier Conference's automatic bid to the NAIA Softball National Tournament Opening Round on campus sties on May 11-13.
Game Schedule (times in Mountain Time Zone)
Pairings will be announced after the conclusion of the Frontier Conference softball season finale on last weekend of April)
Thursday, April 30 - Opening Round
Higher seed will be the home team in winner's bracket
- Game 1 - 10 a.m. - No. 4 seed vs. No. 5 seed
- Game 2 - 12:30 p.m. - No. 1 seed vs. No. 8 seed
- Game 3 - 3 p.m. - No. 2 seed vs. No. 7 seed
- Gane 4 - 5:30 p.m. - No. 3 seed vs. No. 6 seed
Friday, May 1 - Winner's and Loser's Brackets
- Game 5 (Loser's Out Game) - Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 - 9 a.m.
- Game 6 (Loser's Out Game) - Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 - 11 a.m.
- Game 7 (Winner's Bracket) Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 - 1 p.m.
- Game 8 (Winner's Bracket) Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 - 3 p.m.
- Game 9 (Loser's Out Game) - Winner Game 6 vs Loser Game 7 - 5 p.m.
- Game 10 (Loser's Out Game) - Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 8 - 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 2 - Winner's and Loser's Brackets
- Game 11 (Winner's Bracket) - Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 - 11 a.m.
- Game 12 (Loser's Bracket) - Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10 - 1 p.m.
- Game 13 (Loser's Bracket) - Winner Game 12 vs. Loser Game 11 - 3 p.m.
Sunday, May 3 - Championship
- Game 14 (Championship Game) Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 13 - 12 p.m.
- Game 15 (If necessary if Winner Game 11 suffers first defeat in the tournament in Game 14) - 2 p.m.
- Winner receives Frontier Conference's automatic bid to NAIA Softball National Tournament Opening Round on May 11-13
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