DiamondIQ

2026 · 6 teams · D1

NEC Softball

The NEC had 6 NCAA Division I softball teams in 2026. Central Conn. St. had its best overall record at 28-19, and Long Island its highest final DiamondIQ Rating (No. 251 nationally). One team made the NCAA tournament.

Final 2026 season · games through

Teams by Overall Record

NEC 2026 softball teams by overall record
#TeamW-LDIQ
1central conn st logoCentral Conn. St.28-19#267
2wagner logoWagner22-28#274
3long island logoLong Island24-32#251
4fdu logoFDU20-32#283
5stonehill logoStonehill13-37#291
6st francis pa logoSt. Francis (PA)5-42-1#301

Overall records are the NCAA's official 2026 W-L, all opponents. Conference-only records aren't shown: no feed we read publishes them, and the NCAA scoreboard misses games. DIQ = rank of 304 in the final DiamondIQ Rating. NCAA = furthest NCAA tournament round.

NEC Stat Leaders

Home Runs

D1 board →
  1. 1Grace Lawton · Central Conn. St.13
  2. 2Sofia Zielinski · Saint Francis12
  3. 3Morgan Pasternak · Saint Francis11
  4. 4Annabelle Farmer · Saint Francis9
  5. 5Ashlyn Desaulniers · Central Conn. St.7
  6. 5Kaylee Clarkson · LIU7

Batting Average

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  1. 1Sofia Zielinski · Saint Francis.452
  2. 2Lily Hinkle · LIU.400
  3. 3Sydnie Trujillo · Wagner.392
  4. 4Grace Lawton · Central Conn. St..385
  5. 5Ava Cino · Central Conn. St..375

RBI

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  1. 1Grace Lawton · Central Conn. St.45
  2. 2Morgan Pasternak · Saint Francis42
  3. 3Sydnie Trujillo · Wagner41
  4. 4Sofia Zielinski · Saint Francis40
  5. 5Ayden Stone · FDU36

ERA

D1 board →
  1. 1Jamie Sencion · FDU3.44
  2. 2Samantha Lotus · Wagner3.52
  3. 3Liz Hamilton · Central Conn. St.3.59
  4. 4Karson Zavala · Wagner3.71
  5. 5Hailey Strunk · Central Conn. St.3.85

Strikeouts

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  1. 1Karson Zavala · Wagner118
  2. 2Liz Hamilton · Central Conn. St.111
  3. 3Sarah Wall · LIU93
  4. 4Ava Fairbanks · LIU87
  5. 5Samantha Lotus · Wagner85

Pitching Wins

D1 board →
  1. 1Liz Hamilton · Central Conn. St.16
  2. 2Jamie Sencion · FDU11
  3. 2Karson Zavala · Wagner11
  4. 4Ava Fairbanks · LIU10
  5. 4Hailey Strunk · Central Conn. St.10
  6. 4Samantha Lotus · Wagner10
  7. 4Sarah Wall · LIU10

Rate stats (AVG, ERA) among qualified players: 2.0 PA or 1.0 IP per team game.