NEW ALBANY, Ind. - The River States Conference released the schedule for the upcoming 2026 RSC Softball Tournament. It will take place in South Charleston, W.Va., from April 30th-May 2nd.  

IU Southeast finished the season with a record of 25-20 (19-17 RSC) and will be the No. 4 seed in the tournament. Coach Courtney Holm's team will take on No. 5 seed Brescia Bearcats in round one of the tournament. The full seedings of the tournament can be found below. 

Seeding:
#1 Oakland City 
#2 Shawnee State 
#3 Rio Grande 
#4 IU Southeast 
#5 Brescia 
#6 IU Columbus 

The format of the tournament is double elimination. The winner of IU Southeast and Brescia will move on to play No. 1 Oakland City in game three, while the losing team will move to the loser's bracket and play in game four. The full schedule for the upcoming tournament can be found below. 

Thursday, May 1 
Game 1 (Field A): #4 IU Southeast vs. #5 Brescia - 3:00 PM  
Game 2 (Field B): #3 Rio Grande vs. #6 IU Columbus - 3:00 PM  
 
Friday, May 2 
Game 3 (Field A): #1 Oakland City vs. Winner Game 1 - 12:00 PM  
Game 4 (Field B): #2 Shawnee State vs. Winner Game 2 - 12:00 PM   
Game 5 (Field A): Loser Game 2 vs. Loser Game 3 - 2:00 PM  
Game 6 (Field B): Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 4 - 2:00 PM   
Game 7 (Field A): Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 - 4:00 PM   
Game 8 (Field B): Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 - 6:00 PM  
 
Saturday, May 3 
Game 9 (Field A): Winner Game 8 vs. Loser Game 7 - 10:00 AM  
Game 10 (Field A): Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9 (RSC Championship) - 1:00 PM  
Game 11 (Field A): If Necessary Game