Hawks Fall To Belhaven In CCS Tournament Championship Round

OXFORD, Ala.- After claiming a run-rule victory over Maryville a day ago to advance to the championship round of the Collegiate Conference of the South Tournament, Huntingdon Softball fell in each of the two games to the top-seeded Blazers of Belhaven University, 10-4 and 5-2, finishing as the league's runner-up.

Game One

In game one, Huntingdon collected 12 hits and used a four-run fifth inning to cut into an early deficit. Kylie Stephens paced the offense with a double, triple, and two RBIs, while Kate Dinkel added two hits and an RBI. Kinley Hutto also finished with two hits and drove in a run for the Hawks.

Addison Gaines took the loss in the circle for the Hawks, pitching 4.2 innings and allowing 4 runs on as many hits with 8 strikeouts.

Game Two

In the championship game, Huntingdon jumped out to a 2-1 lead through two innings on RBI singles from Stephens and Maddie Grace Hubbard. Belhaven answered with three runs in the fourth and added another in the sixth to pull away. Hubbard went 2-for-3 with an RBI, while Kamryn Miller scored and added a hit.

Allie Roberts took her 5th loss of the season in the circle, pitching a complete game and striking out 6 Blazers. 

The 2026 CCS Softball All-Tournament Team is as follows:

Macy Funderburk, Belhaven, MVP

Maryanna Guy, Belhaven

Maddie Bruner, Belhaven

Madeline Bullock, Belhaven

Grace Langston, Belhaven

Maddie Grace Hubbard, Huntingdon

Riley Rudick, Huntingdon

Kate Dinkel, Huntingdon

Allie Roberts, Huntingdon

Ellie Lenz, Piedmont

Mandi Peretti, Piedmont

Sydney Dickinson, Maryville

Catie Zani, Maryville

The nationally-ranked Hawks now await news of a potential at-large berth to the 2026 NCAA Tournament. More information about the NCAA Division III Softball Championship can be found at www.ncaa.com.