Oregon Tech and Southern Oregon University both earned the Cascade Conference Presidents Cup for Academic Excellence, recognizing strong student-athlete performance in the classroom during the 2025-26 academic year.

Oregon Tech and Southern Oregon University both landed multiple NFCA regional softball honors following the 2026 season. Four Owls earned All-Region IV recognition, while SOU’s coaching staff was named Region III Staff of the Year and four Raiders were named all-region.

Oregon Tech’s softball season came to an emotional end at Stilwell Stadium as Our Lady of the Lake defeated the Lady Owls 5-3 in the NAIA Opening Round title game. The loss closed a 43-10 season and marked the final collegiate game for nine Oregon Tech seniors.

Southern Oregon softball is headed back to the NAIA World Series after winning the Ashland Bracket championship, while Oregon Tech will play a winner-take-all game Thursday after falling to Our Lady of the Lake in Klamath Falls. The Raiders will return to Georgia to defend their national title, and the Owls still have a chance to join them.

Oregon Tech advanced to the Klamath Falls Bracket final Tuesday with a 2-1 win over Our Lady of the Lake at Stilwell Stadium. The Lady Owls scored early, then held off late pressure as Kristine Schmidt escaped a seventh-inning bases-loaded jam.

Oregon Tech and Southern Oregon each opened NAIA Softball Championship Opening Round play with home-field wins Monday. The Lady Owls shut out Dickinson State in Klamath Falls, while the Raiders defeated Dordt in Ashland, moving both teams into Tuesday semifinal matchups.