Galloway, N.J. – Stockton University added to its season of firsts by earning the program's first-ever NCAA Tournament berth in softball. The NCAA bid is yet another milestone for a team that entered the national rankings for the first time and won its first NJAC regular season title this season.
 
Stockton will play in a four-team pod at 12th-ranked Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Mass.). In their first game, the Ospreys will face UMass Dartmouth on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. The regional, which also includes host WPI and Albertus Magnus (Conn.), follows a double-elimination format and continues through Saturday.
 
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Stockton qualified for an at-large berth in the NCAA Tournament with a #17 ranking in the NCAA Power Index on the strength of a 30-7 record that marks the team's highest win total since 2016 (32 wins). The Ospreys began the 2026 campaign with 10 straight victories on the way to a 17-1 record in the first half of the season.
 
Stockton won the NJAC regular season title for the first time with a 16-2 league record and entered the National Fastpitch Coaches Association poll for the first time in school history as well. The Ospreys are currently ranked 18th in NFCA national poll.
 
Pitching and defense have been keys to Stockton's success this season. The Ospreys rank fourth in NCAA Division III in fielding percentage (.977) and 31st in ERA (2.36). Offensively, Stockton is 40th out of 393 teams in on-base percentage (.420) and 41st in batting average (.348).
 
UMass Dartmouth (30-11) earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament by winning the Little East Conference championship. The Corsairs are #58 in the NPI rankings. WPI (42-3) won the NEWMAC title and sits at #4 in the NPI while Albertus Magnus (27-18), the Great Northeast Athletic Conference champion, stands 178th in the NPI.