D3 Softball Runs Allowed Per Game

2026 Season • 396 Qualifying Programs
ERA AVG R/G RA/G
How many runs allowed per game is good in D3 softball?

Across 396 qualifying D3 programs in 2026, the median runs allowed per game is 5.14. The best mark in the division is 0.91 (Virginia Wesleyan). Every NCAA Division III program ranked by runs allowed per game — pitching and defense combined, as the scoreboard sees it.f

D3 Median 5.14 Best 0.91 Worst 22.62 Lower is better
All qualifying programs • 2026 season • Updated every 6 hours
# Program Conference GP RA/G
1 Virginia Wesleyan Marlins ODAC 53 0.91
2 Husson Eagles NAC 40 1.48
3 East Texas Baptist Tigers ASC 45 1.62
4 Texas Lutheran Bulldogs SCAC 47 1.87
5 UW-Oshkosh Titans WIAC 41 1.98
6 Rowan Profs NJAC 54 2.11
7 SUNY New Paltz Hawks SUNYAC 40 2.12
8 Penn State Brandywine Lions United East 36 2.25
9 Pfeiffer Falcons USA South 48 2.35
10 Montclair State Red Hawks NJAC 41 2.37
11 TCNJ Lions NJAC 42 2.40
12 Mount Union Purple Raiders OAC 44 2.41
13 Geneva Golden Tornadoes PAC 42 2.43
14 Delaware Valley Aggies MAC Freedom 37 2.46
15 Westfield State Owls MASCAC 17 2.47
16 Illinois College Blueboys MWC 46 2.48
17 Westminster (PA) Titans PAC 35 2.49
18 Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets ODAC 41 2.51
19 Manhattanville Valiants Skyline 45 2.60
20 Swarthmore Garnet Centennial 45 2.62
21 UW-Stevens Point Pointers WIAC 43 2.63
22 Catholic Cardinals Landmark 45 2.71
23 Washington (Mo.) Bears UAA 32 2.75
24 Redlands Bulldogs SCIAC 52 2.79
25 Moravian Greyhounds Landmark 44 2.84
26 Muhlenberg Mules Centennial 49 2.88
27 Linfield Wildcats NWC 50 2.88
28 Bridgewater (VA) Eagles ODAC 45 2.89
29 Roger Williams Hawks CNE 41 2.93
30 Southern Maine Huskies Little East 35 2.97
31 Stockton Ospreys NJAC 39 3.00
32 Wheaton (Mass.) Lyons NEWMAC 37 3.03
33 St. Thomas (TX) Celts SCAC 42 3.05
34 Trine Thunder MIAA 49 3.06
35 UMass Dartmouth Corsairs Little East 46 3.07
36 Ramapo Roadrunners NJAC 40 3.10
37 Belhaven Blazers CCS 55 3.11
38 Drew Rangers Landmark 43 3.12
39 UMass Boston Beacons Little East 39 3.13
40 WPI Engineers NEWMAC 49 3.14
41 Loras Duhawks ARC 47 3.15
42 Simpson Storm ARC 48 3.19
43 UW-Whitewater Warhawks WIAC 37 3.19
44 Huntingdon Hawks CCS 41 3.20
45 Illinois Wesleyan Titans CCIW 45 3.20
46 SUNY Old Westbury Panthers Skyline 35 3.20
47 Greensboro Pride USA South 40 3.23
48 Coast Guard Bears NEWMAC 34 3.24
49 Concordia Wisconsin Falcons NACC 46 3.24
50 Bethany Lutheran Vikings UMAC 44 3.30
51 Transylvania Pioneers HCAC 51 3.31
52 Pacific Lutheran Lutes NWC 46 3.33
53 Calvin Knights MIAA 47 3.36
54 Lakeland Muskies NACC 43 3.37
55 Chapman Panthers SCIAC 43 3.37
56 Gustavus Gusties MIAC 39 3.38
57 Penn State Harrisburg Lions United East 39 3.41
58 Colby Mules NESCAC 44 3.43
59 Eastern (PA) Eagles MAC Commonwealth 35 3.46
60 Trinity (TX) Tigers SCAC 50 3.46
61 Shenandoah Hornets ODAC 41 3.49
62 Williams Ephs NESCAC 41 3.49
63 Elizabethtown Blue Jays Landmark 40 3.50
64 Northwestern (MN) Eagles UMAC 47 3.51
65 Buffalo State SUNYAC 41 3.54
66 Berry Vikings SAA 43 3.56
67 Central Dutch ARC 44 3.57
68 Wellesley NEWMAC 35 3.57
69 Saint Benedict MIAC 47 3.57
70 Middlebury Panthers NESCAC 45 3.58
71 Bates Bobcats NESCAC 38 3.58
72 Millsaps Majors SAA 38 3.58
73 Concordia (TX) Tornados SCAC 43 3.58
74 Mount St. Joseph Lions HCAC 41 3.59
75 Wilkes Colonels Landmark 42 3.60
76 Coe Kohawks ARC 41 3.61
77 SUNY Geneseo SUNYAC 41 3.61
78 Springfield Pride NEWMAC 41 3.63
79 Hope Flying Dutchmen MIAA 41 3.63
80 Penn College Wildcats United East 39 3.67
81 UW-Superior Yellowjackets WIAC 41 3.68
82 Ripon Red Hawks MWC 38 3.68
83 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags SCIAC 37 3.73
84 Benedictine (IL) Eagles NACC 45 3.73
85 SUNY Cortland Red Dragons SUNYAC 43 3.74
86 Ithaca Bombers Liberty League 34 3.76
87 Dominican (Ill.) Stars NACC 47 3.77
88 Bethany (WV) Bison PAC 44 3.77
89 Kean Cougars NJAC 40 3.77
90 Meredith USA South 43 3.79
91 Trinity College (CT) Bantams NESCAC 35 3.80
92 Washington & Jefferson Presidents PAC 36 3.81
93 Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen MAC Freedom 43 3.84
94 Farmingdale State Rams Skyline 44 3.84
95 Wilson Phoenix United East 39 3.85
96 Stevens Ducks MAC Freedom 40 3.85
97 Lewis & Clark Pioneers NWC 42 3.86
98 Endicott Gulls CNE 35 3.86
99 Averett Cougars ODAC 44 3.86
100 RPI Engineers Liberty League 37 3.86
101 Luther College Norse ARC 38 3.87
102 Plymouth State Panthers Little East 38 3.87
103 Rochester Yellowjackets UAA 47 3.87
104 Grove City Wolverines PAC 32 3.88
105 Hardin-Simmons Cowboys ASC 27 3.89
106 Nazareth Empire 8 38 3.97
107 UW-La Crosse Eagles WIAC 40 3.98
108 Ozarks (Ark.) Eagles SCAC 44 3.98
109 North Central (Ill.) Cardinals CCIW 43 4.00
110 Eastern Connecticut Warriors Little East 41 4.00
111 Emory Eagles UAA 42 4.07
112 Haverford Fords Centennial 41 4.07
113 Muskingum Fighting Muskies OAC 38 4.08
114 Saint Mary's Cardinals MIAC 83 4.08
115 Lake Forest MWC 38 4.11
116 FDU-Florham Devils MAC Freedom 37 4.11
117 UW-Stout Blue Devils WIAC 37 4.11
118 Western New England Golden Bears CNE 39 4.13
119 MIT Engineers NEWMAC 46 4.13
120 William Paterson Pioneers NJAC 38 4.16
121 Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves ARC 31 4.16
122 Salisbury Sea Gulls C2C 39 4.18
123 Maryville (TN) Scots CCS 47 4.19
124 Wittenberg NCAC 39 4.23
125 Marian (Wis.) Sabres NACC 40 4.25
126 Rhodes Lynx SAA 40 4.28
127 Mary Hardin-Baylor Crusaders ASC 42 4.29
128 Franklin Grizzlies HCAC 42 4.29
129 Alma Scots MIAA 38 4.29
130 Rhode Island College Anchormen Little East 41 4.29
131 Tufts Jumbos NESCAC 43 4.30
132 Clark Cougars NEWMAC 37 4.32
133 Greenville Panthers SLIAC 40 4.33
134 Wooster Fighting Scots NCAC 36 4.33
135 Piedmont Lions CCS 42 4.36
136 SUNY Oswego Lakers SUNYAC 27 4.37
137 Penn State Behrend Lions AMCC 29 4.38
138 Mount St. Mary (NY) Knights Skyline 36 4.39
139 St. Catherine MIAC 41 4.39
140 Covenant Scots CCS 40 4.40
141 Denison University Big Red NCAC 41 4.41
142 Bowdoin Polar Bears NESCAC 38 4.42
143 Southwestern (TX) Pirates SCAC 41 4.44
144 Misericordia Cougars MAC Freedom 40 4.45
145 Augustana (Ill.) Vikings CCIW 44 4.45
146 Aurora Spartans NACC 41 4.46
147 Scranton Royals Landmark 38 4.47
148 John Carroll Blue Streaks OAC 31 4.48
149 MCLA Trailblazers MASCAC 14 4.50
150 Case Western Reserve Spartans UAA 45 4.51
151 Waynesburg Yellow Jackets PAC 44 4.52
152 Roanoke Maroons ODAC 42 4.52
153 George Fox Bruins NWC 42 4.55
154 Bridgewater State Bears MASCAC 16 4.56
155 Penn State Altoona Lions AMCC 22 4.59
156 Wartburg Knights ARC 45 4.60
157 Salem State Vikings MASCAC 17 4.65
158 Millikin Big Blue CCIW 37 4.68
159 MSOE Raiders NACC 38 4.68
160 Juniata Eagles Landmark 33 4.70
161 NC Wesleyan Battling Bishops USA South 45 4.71
162 Babson Beavers NEWMAC 45 4.76
163 St. Lawrence Saints Liberty League 34 4.76
164 SUNY Poly Wildcats Empire 8 36 4.78
165 Cornell College Rams MWC 41 4.78
166 Alvernia Golden Wolves MAC Commonwealth 38 4.79
167 Framingham State Rams MASCAC 19 4.79
168 Anna Maria AmCats MASCAC 16 4.81
169 Wisconsin Lutheran Warriors NACC 40 4.83
170 Blackburn SLIAC 36 4.83
171 Nichols Bison CNE 38 4.84
172 MUW Owls SLIAC 32 4.84
173 Messiah Falcons MAC Commonwealth 45 4.84
174 Carleton Knights MIAC 39 4.85
175 VTSU Castleton Spartans Little East 34 4.85
176 St. John Fisher Cardinals Empire 8 41 4.85
177 Carthage Firebirds CCIW 41 4.85
178 Sage Gators Empire 8 42 4.86
179 Westminster (Mo.) Blue Jays SLIAC 47 4.87
180 Smith NEWMAC 37 4.89
181 Capital Comets OAC 39 4.90
182 William Peace Pacers USA South 40 4.90
183 Rose-Hulman Fightin' Engineers HCAC 38 4.92
184 Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens SCIAC 40 4.92
185 Macalester Scots MIAC 40 4.95
186 Franklin & Marshall Diplomats Centennial 37 4.97
187 La Verne Leopards SCIAC 40 5.00
188 Methodist Monarchs USA South 43 5.02
189 St. Olaf Oles MIAC 40 5.03
190 Lancaster Bible Chargers United East 31 5.03
191 Simmons GNAC 44 5.05
192 SUNY Oneonta Red Dragons SUNYAC 40 5.05
193 Dubuque Spartans ARC 37 5.05
194 SUNY Brockport Golden Eagles Empire 8 37 5.05
195 Mount Aloysius Mounties AMCC 40 5.08
196 Hiram Terriers NCAC 40 5.08
197 Albion Britons MIAA 36 5.08
198 Carnegie Mellon UAA 31 5.13
199 Neumann Knights Atlantic East 41 5.15
200 Albertus Magnus Falcons GNAC 36 5.17
201 Earlham Quakers HCAC 45 5.18
202 Mary Washington Eagles C2C 42 5.19
203 Lycoming Warriors Landmark 30 5.20
204 Lynchburg Hornets ODAC 43 5.21
205 Oberlin Yeomen NCAC 36 5.22
206 UW-Eau Claire Blugolds WIAC 40 5.22
207 Penn State Berks Lions United East 31 5.23
208 Hamilton Continentals NESCAC 39 5.23
209 Baruch Bearcats CUNYAC 42 5.24
210 Bethel (MN) Royals MIAC 40 5.25
211 SUNY Fredonia Blue Devils SUNYAC 38 5.26
212 SUNY Purchase Panthers Skyline 34 5.26
213 LeTourneau YellowJackets SCAC 39 5.28
214 Pacific (Ore.) Boxers NWC 34 5.29
215 Wilmington (OH) Quakers OAC 41 5.32
216 Elmira Soaring Eagles Empire 8 36 5.33
217 UW-Platteville Pioneers WIAC 37 5.35
218 Willamette NWC 36 5.36
219 DeSales Bulldogs MAC Freedom 36 5.36
220 Alfred Saxons Empire 8 44 5.36
221 Brandeis Judges UAA 40 5.38
222 Chicago Maroons UAA 39 5.38
223 DePauw (Ind.) Tigers NCAC 41 5.39
224 Hartford Hawks CNE 41 5.39
225 Carroll (WI) Pioneers CCIW 37 5.41
226 John Jay Bloodhounds CUNYAC 41 5.41
227 Maine-Farmington Beavers NAC 31 5.42
228 Asbury Eagles CCS 33 5.42
229 Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets OAC 33 5.42
230 North Park Vikings CCIW 41 5.44
231 Occidental Tigers SCIAC 36 5.44
232 Wesleyan (CT) Cardinals NESCAC 47 5.45
233 St. Joseph's (Brooklyn) Bears Skyline 33 5.45
234 Pitt-Greensburg Bobcats AMCC 40 5.47
235 McMurry War Hawks SCAC 41 5.49
236 Bay Path NECC 6 5.50
237 Heidelberg Student Princes OAC 43 5.51
238 Saint Vincent Bearcats PAC 35 5.51
239 Marietta Pioneers OAC 40 5.53
240 New England (Maine) CCC 36 5.53
241 Rutgers-Camden Scarlet Raptors NJAC 32 5.53
242 Christopher Newport Captains C2C 44 5.55
243 Concordia-Chicago Cougars NACC 41 5.59
244 Dickinson Red Devils Centennial 34 5.59
245 Southern Virginia Knights USA South 39 5.59
246 Marymount (VA) Saints Atlantic East 42 5.62
247 Dean College Bulldogs GNAC 32 5.62
248 SUNY Cobleskill Fighting Tigers NAC 43 5.63
249 Mitchell Mariners GNAC 19 5.63
250 Centenary (La.) SCAC 34 5.65
251 Allegheny Gators NCAC 34 5.65
252 St. Elizabeth Eagles Atlantic East 34 5.65
253 LaGrange Panthers CCS 36 5.67
254 Wentworth Leopards CNE 31 5.68
255 Edgewood Eagles NACC 39 5.69
256 Sweet Briar ODAC 40 5.70
257 Widener Pride MAC Commonwealth 37 5.70
258 Austin College SCAC 27 5.70
259 Penn State Abington Nittany Lions United East 41 5.71
260 Manchester Spartans HCAC 39 5.72
261 UW-River Falls Falcons WIAC 37 5.73
262 Guilford Quakers ODAC 41 5.73
263 Saint Joseph's (ME) Monks GNAC 41 5.73
264 Ohio Northern Polar Bears OAC 34 5.74
265 Monmouth (Ill.) Fighting Scots MWC 37 5.78
266 St. Joseph (CT) Blue Jays GNAC 24 5.79
267 Anderson (IN) HCAC 37 5.81
268 Spalding Golden Eagles SLIAC 44 5.82
269 Lawrence Vikings MWC 40 5.83
270 King's (PA) Monarchs MAC Freedom 35 5.83
271 Gettysburg Bullets Centennial 41 5.83
272 Cal Lutheran Kingsmen SCIAC 35 5.86
273 Suffolk Rams CNE 27 5.89
274 Webster Gorloks SLIAC 37 5.89
275 Rivier Raiders GNAC 40 5.90
276 Whitworth Pirates NWC 34 5.91
277 Chatham Cougars PAC 36 5.92
278 Wheaton (Ill.) Thunder CCIW 41 5.93
279 Thomas (ME) Terriers NAC 41 5.95
280 Whittier Poets SCIAC 44 5.95
281 Elmhurst Bluejays CCIW 38 5.97
282 RIT Tigers Liberty League 38 6.03
283 Regis (Mass.) GNAC 18 6.06
284 Union (N.Y.) Dutchmen Liberty League 38 6.11
285 Ursinus Bears Centennial 38 6.11
286 Immaculata Mighty Macs Atlantic East 35 6.11
287 SUNY Delhi NAC 32 6.12
288 Brevard Tornados USA South 36 6.14
289 Worcester State Lancers MASCAC 20 6.15
290 New England College Pilgrims GNAC 37 6.19
291 St. Joseph's (LI) Golden Eagles Skyline 31 6.19
292 Amherst Mammoths NESCAC 36 6.19
293 Stevenson Mustangs MAC Commonwealth 34 6.24
294 Otterbein Cardinals OAC 38 6.29
295 Albright Lions MAC Commonwealth 38 6.29
296 Skidmore Thoroughbreds Liberty League 37 6.30
297 Notre Dame (Md.) Gators United East 32 6.31
298 Hood Blazers MAC Commonwealth 37 6.32
299 Pitt-Bradford Panthers AMCC 23 6.39
300 Lasell Lasers GNAC 20 6.40
301 SUNY Plattsburgh Cardinals SUNYAC 32 6.41
302 Keene State Owls Little East 36 6.47
303 Bluffton HCAC 36 6.47
304 Schreiner SCAC 34 6.53
305 Emerson Lions NEWMAC 30 6.53
306 SUNY Potsdam SUNYAC 40 6.58
307 Hendrix Warriors SCAC 38 6.58
308 Maine-Presque Isle Owls NAC 34 6.59
309 Johnson and Wales Wildcats CNE 58 6.64
310 Cedar Crest United East 36 6.64
311 Thiel Tomcats PAC 35 6.66
312 Centre Colonels SAA 34 6.68
313 Concordia-Moorhead Cobbers MIAC 31 6.68
314 McDaniel Green Terror Centennial 35 6.74
315 Utica Pioneers Empire 8 37 6.76
316 Susquehanna River Hawks Landmark 39 6.79
317 Norwich Cadets GNAC 31 6.90
318 Brooklyn CUNYAC 42 6.90
319 Adrian Bulldogs MIAA 40 6.92
320 Kenyon Lords NCAC 42 6.93
321 Gordon Fighting Scots CNE 37 6.97
322 Western Connecticut Wolves Little East 38 6.97
323 Grinnell Pioneers MWC 40 7.00
324 Marywood Pacers Atlantic East 34 7.06
325 York (PA) Spartans MAC Commonwealth 41 7.10
326 Hanover Panthers HCAC 38 7.16
327 Hunter CUNYAC 40 7.17
328 Rockford Regents NACC 40 7.17
329 University of Dallas Crusaders SCAC 34 7.24
330 Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops NCAC 36 7.25
331 Crown (MN) Storm UMAC 39 7.26
332 Howard Payne Yellow Jackets ASC 25 7.28
333 Clarkson Golden Knights Liberty League 34 7.38
334 Kalamazoo Hornets MIAA 34 7.38
335 Sewanee Tigers SAA 36 7.42
336 Emmanuel (Mass.) CCC 40 7.42
337 NYU Violets UAA 38 7.47
338 Mount St. Vincent Dolphins Skyline 39 7.49
339 St. Norbert College Green Knights NACC 40 7.50
340 Puget Sound Loggers NWC 30 7.53
341 Minnesota Morris Cougars UMAC 32 7.56
342 Hamline Pipers MIAC 37 7.59
343 St. Scholastica Saints MIAC 41 7.63
344 Salve Regina Seahawks CNE 39 7.64
345 New Jersey City Gothic Knights NJAC 35 7.66
346 Eastern Mennonite Royals ODAC 34 7.71
347 Arcadia Knights MAC Freedom 36 7.75
348 Mary Baldwin Squirrels USA South 40 7.78
349 Alfred State Pioneers AMCC 34 7.79
350 Hartwick Empire 8 37 7.84
351 Rutgers-Newark Scarlet Raiders NJAC 40 7.85
352 La Roche Redhawks AMCC 22 8.00
353 Gwynedd Mercy Griffins Atlantic East 33 8.03
354 Eureka SLIAC 30 8.03
355 Centenary (NJ) Cyclones Atlantic East 38 8.11
356 Curry Colonels CNE 26 8.19
357 Berea Mountaineers HCAC 30 8.20
358 Keuka Storm Wolves Empire 8 33 8.27
359 Knox Prairie Fire MWC 38 8.29
360 Washington College Shoremen Centennial 38 8.29
361 Keystone Giants United East 24 8.29
362 Buena Vista Beavers ARC 38 8.34
363 Beloit Buccaneers MWC 38 8.50
364 Salem College USA South 36 8.50
365 Colby-Sawyer Chargers GNAC 22 8.68
366 Martin Luther Knights UMAC 32 8.72
367 Wesleyan (Ga.) CCS 19 8.74
368 Hilbert Hawks AMCC 28 8.79
369 Cairn Highlanders United East 28 8.82
370 Lyon Scots SLIAC 31 8.94
371 VTSU Johnson NAC 21 9.00
372 Houghton Highlanders Empire 8 30 9.23
373 Randolph ODAC 34 9.24
374 Agnes Scott CCS 16 9.31
375 Carlow AMCC 23 9.48
376 Massachusetts Maritime Buccaneers MASCAC 11 9.55
377 SUNY Morrisville NAC 34 9.59
378 Fitchburg State Falcons MASCAC 12 9.67
379 Elms College Blazers GNAC 12 9.75
380 Augsburg Auggies MIAC 37 9.92
381 Olivet MIAA 30 10.07
382 North Central (MN) Rams UMAC 31 10.32
383 Sarah Lawrence Skyline 31 10.42
384 Franciscan Barons PAC 33 10.48
385 Gallaudet Bison United East 28 10.96
386 Lehman Lightning CUNYAC 27 11.15
387 Valley Forge Patriots United East 20 11.15
388 SUNY Canton Kangaroos SUNYAC 25 11.64
389 Lesley NAC 15 11.73
390 Alverno NACC 36 12.08
391 Principia Panthers SLIAC 24 14.96
392 VTSU Lyndon Hornets NAC 22 16.18
393 Yeshiva Maccabees Skyline 25 17.36
394 York (NY) CUNYAC 24 18.42
395 Fisher College GNAC 7 20.57
396 Maranatha Baptist NACC 24 22.62
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