The 2026 season for the Case Western Reserve University softball team ended in the Super Regional Round of the 2026 NCAA Division III Softball Championship when the Spartans lost to top-ranked Virginia Wesleyan 15-0 in five innings on Friday afternoon at Broyles Field in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
The Spartans ended the campaign with a record of 30-14, the team's fifth consecutive season with at least 30 victories. Case Western Reserve reached the postseason in each of the last five years, advancing to the Super Regional Round three times in that span.
The Marlins moved to 50-0 and advanced to the finals of the national championship.
Stats and Standouts
Game Summary
- The Marlins, playing as the visiting team, scored four times in the top of the first inning
- After a scoreless second frame, Virginia Wesleyan added five runs in the third frame and three in the fourth to lead 12-0
- Case Western Reserve threatened in the bottom of the inning with back-to-back singles but were unable to score
- VWU scored three times in the final frame
Spartan Notes
- The Spartans appeared in the Super Regional Round for the fourth time in program history and third time in the last five years
- CWRU moved to 25-18 all-time in seven appearances in the postseason
- In her postseason debut, Meoli recorded her first career hit in the NCAA Tournament
- Senior Devanghi Misra concluded her four years on the team with a 10-5 record in the circle, posting a 3.61 earned run average across 124 innings. She saved three games and tossed a complete game, while striking out 83 batters
- Senior Tara Fritscher ended her career as a Spartan with 80 games played and scored 28 runs in her four seasons on the squad
- Senior Elizabeth Berry finished her career with 176 games played and 175 starts across four seasons, the second-most by any Spartan in program history. Berry collected 166 hits and 107 RBI, hitting .316 with 29 doubles and three home runs
- The senior class went 138-40 (.775) over the last four seasons, reaching the NCAA Championship in 2024 where the team tied for seventh in Division III
