GRANTHAM, Pa. – The MAC Commonwealth Softball tournament is this week, with action beginning on Apr. 30 and concluding on May 2. The Messiah University Softball team earned the No. 1 seed, locking up hosting duties after a conference sweep over Alvernia University on Apr. 26. The Eastern University Eagles, York College Spartans, and Stevenson University Mustangs will all make the trip to Grantham for the double-elimination style tournament, looking to win this year's MAC Commonwealth title and earn the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Ticket Prices for fans: Adults - $8, Seniors (65+) and Youth (7-17) - $5. MAC Students with their ID and children six and under that are accompanied by an adult can get in for free. Fans should note that at Messiah, only cash is accepted for entry and will be collected on site. Championship merchandise can be purchased
here.
Check out the 2026 MAC Commonwealth tournament preview below.
No. 1 Messiah University Falcons
25-14 Overall Record, 13-1 MAC Commonwealth
Season Recap
Messiah had a slow 1-6 start to the season but won 10 of their next 11 games to move to 11-7. The Falcons then had a big conference sweep over York College during a 9-3 stretch, moving to 20-10. The Falcons went 5-4 over their final nine games, including a win at Eastern and sweep over Alvernia to clinch the tournament's top seed, finishing with a 25-14 record.
Hitters to Watch:
#15
Fallon Feaser: .476 AVG, 59 H, 17 XBH, 48 RBIs, 38 runs scored
#1
Brielle Rosario: .465 AVG, 59 H, 20 XBH, 31 RBIs, 45 runs scored, 15 stolen bases
#3
Allie Book: .410 AVG, 55 H, 17 XBH, 33 RBIs, 27 runs scored
#16
Rebekah Wiley: .407 AVG, 48 H, 19 XBH, 34 RBIs, 26 runs scored
Pitchers to Watch:
#9
Kelli Durbin: 22 appearances, 113.2 IP, 14-5, 3.57 ERA, 76 strikeouts, one save
#15
Fallon Feaser: 20 appearances, 107.2 IP, 10-9, 3.25 ERA, 58 strikeouts, one save
No. 4 Stevenson University Mustangs
16-16 Overall Record, 6-8 MAC Commonwealth
Season Recap
The Mustangs began the season 3-5 heading into conference play. They dropped four of their first six conference games, including getting swept by Messiah. They went 1-3 over their net four games to move to 6-12. The Mustangs then found their form during the second half of season, going on two separate five-game win streaks to finish the year 16-16.
Hitters to Watch
#20 Maria Morsa: .391 AVG, 36 H, three XBH, 16 RBIs, 22 runs scored
#11 Tessa Boswell: .385 AVG, 35 H, three XBH, 13 RBIs, 15 runs scored
#12 Rebecca Maiorano: .350 AVG, 36 H, 5 XBH, 27 RBIs, 19 runs scored
Pitchers to Watch
#30 Ky Vaughn: 14 appearances, 43.2 IP, 3-3, 3.69 ERA, 14 strikeouts
#24 Anna Sexton: 18 appearances, 83.2 IP, 8-6, 5.02 ERA, 44 strikeouts
No. 2 Eastern University Eagles
25-7 Overall Record, 11-3 MAC Commonwealth
Season Recap
The Eagles started the season on a seven-game win streak, going 8-2 through their first ten games. They went 5-3 over their next eight games before going on an eight-game win streak to move to 21-5. They then won their first game against Messiah to extend their win streak to nine games but dropped the second game, before winning three of their last four games to finish 25-7.
Hitters to Watch
#8 Maura Yoos: .472 AVG, 50 H, two XBH, 15 RBIs, 36 runs scored
#7 Mackenzie Laub: .390 AVG, 32 H, nine XBH, 26 RBIs, 18 runs scored
#13 Ainsley O'Donnell: .357 AVG, 35 H, 14 XBH, 26 RBIs, 27 runs scored
Pitchers to Watch
#9 Emily Trzonkowski: 20 appearances, 99.0 IP, 15-0, 1.56 ERA, 112 strikeouts, one save
#6 Bryn Clifford: 19 appearances, 40.0 IP, 5-1, 2.28 ERA, 19 strikeouts, four saves
No. 3 York College Spartans
20-15 Overall Record, 7-7 MAC Commonwealth
Season Recap
The Spartans started the year hot, going 9-1 through their first ten games. They won five of their next seven games to move to 14-3, but they then went 4-6 over their next ten games. The Spartans went 2-7 over their final nine games to end the regular season 20-15.
Hitters to Watch
#28 Noelle Smith: .486 AVG, 35 H, 21 XBH, 34 RBIs, 17 runs scored
#16 Danella Silagy: .383 AVG, 41 H, 12 XBH, 24 RBIs, 32 runs scored
#23 Gretchen Barstad: .342 AVG, 27 H, eight XBH, 15 RBIs, 30 runs scored, 15 stolen bases
Pitchers to Watch
#11 Natalie Rietema: 18 appearances, 94.1 IP, 10-5, 4.08 ERA, 75 strikeouts, one save
