D3 Softball Runs Per Game

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

Across 396 qualifying D3 programs in 2026, the median runs per game is 5.08. The best mark in the division is 9.60 (Virginia Wesleyan). Every NCAA Division III program ranked by offensive output per game — the cleanest single measure of an offense.

D3 Median 5.08 Best 9.60 Worst 1.17 Higher is better
All qualifying programs • 2026 season • Updated every 6 hours
# Program Conference GP R/G
1 Virginia Wesleyan Marlins ODAC 53 9.60
2 Trine Thunder MIAA 49 8.90
3 Linfield Wildcats NWC 51 8.35
4 Texas Lutheran Bulldogs SCAC 47 8.32
5 Westfield State Owls MASCAC 17 8.18
6 Rochester Yellowjackets UAA 47 8.09
7 Nazareth Empire 8 38 8.03
8 Crown (MN) Storm UMAC 39 7.87
9 UW-Eau Claire Blugolds WIAC 40 7.85
10 Christopher Newport Captains C2C 44 7.64
11 Husson Eagles NAC 40 7.62
12 Penn State Brandywine Lions United East 36 7.58
13 Greenville Panthers SLIAC 40 7.58
14 Wartburg Knights ARC 45 7.53
15 Benedictine (IL) Eagles NACC 45 7.47
16 WPI Engineers NEWMAC 49 7.45
17 Northwestern (MN) Eagles UMAC 47 7.38
18 Manhattanville Valiants Skyline 45 7.38
19 Skidmore Thoroughbreds Liberty League 37 7.30
20 Wilson Phoenix United East 39 7.23
21 Franklin Grizzlies HCAC 42 7.19
22 Redlands Bulldogs SCIAC 52 7.15
23 Bowdoin Polar Bears NESCAC 38 7.13
24 Simpson Storm ARC 48 7.12
25 Marywood Pacers Atlantic East 34 7.09
26 Saint Benedict MIAC 47 7.09
27 Salisbury Sea Gulls C2C 39 7.00
28 Baruch Bearcats CUNYAC 42 6.98
29 Mount St. Joseph Lions HCAC 41 6.98
30 John Jay Bloodhounds CUNYAC 41 6.98
31 Lancaster Bible Chargers United East 31 6.97
32 Alfred Saxons Empire 8 44 6.95
33 MIT Engineers NEWMAC 46 6.89
34 Belhaven Blazers CCS 55 6.89
35 Messiah Falcons MAC Commonwealth 45 6.87
36 SUNY Old Westbury Panthers Skyline 35 6.86
37 Penn State Harrisburg Lions United East 39 6.82
38 St. Thomas (TX) Celts SCAC 42 6.81
39 Rhode Island College Anchormen Little East 41 6.80
40 Adrian Bulldogs MIAA 40 6.80
41 Pfeiffer Falcons USA South 48 6.79
42 Maryville (TN) Scots CCS 48 6.77
43 Spalding Golden Eagles SLIAC 44 6.73
44 Rockford Regents NACC 40 6.72
45 UW-Superior Yellowjackets WIAC 41 6.71
46 Bluffton HCAC 36 6.64
47 Shenandoah Hornets ODAC 41 6.61
48 St. John Fisher Cardinals Empire 8 41 6.61
49 Misericordia Cougars MAC Freedom 40 6.60
50 Kenyon Lords NCAC 42 6.60
51 Tufts Jumbos NESCAC 43 6.58
52 Saint Mary's Cardinals MIAC 83 6.58
53 Buffalo State SUNYAC 41 6.56
54 Heidelberg Student Princes OAC 43 6.56
55 Earlham Quakers HCAC 45 6.56
56 Lake Forest MWC 38 6.55
57 Haverford Fords Centennial 41 6.51
58 Pacific Lutheran Lutes NWC 46 6.50
59 SUNY Oswego Lakers SUNYAC 27 6.48
60 Brooklyn CUNYAC 42 6.48
61 Muskingum Fighting Muskies OAC 38 6.45
62 Stockton Ospreys NJAC 39 6.38
63 Delaware Valley Aggies MAC Freedom 37 6.38
64 Brandeis Judges UAA 40 6.38
65 Mount Union Purple Raiders OAC 44 6.36
66 Washington (Mo.) Bears UAA 32 6.34
67 Hope Flying Dutchmen MIAA 41 6.34
68 Penn College Wildcats United East 39 6.33
69 SUNY Cobleskill Fighting Tigers NAC 43 6.33
70 SUNY Geneseo SUNYAC 41 6.32
71 St. Joseph (CT) Blue Jays GNAC 24 6.29
72 Middlebury Panthers NESCAC 45 6.29
73 Carnegie Mellon UAA 31 6.26
74 Albertus Magnus Falcons GNAC 36 6.25
75 Aurora Spartans NACC 41 6.24
76 SUNY New Paltz Hawks SUNYAC 40 6.22
77 DePauw (Ind.) Tigers NCAC 41 6.22
78 St. Catherine MIAC 41 6.22
79 Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets OAC 33 6.21
80 Whittier Poets SCIAC 44 6.20
81 Concordia (TX) Tornados SCAC 43 6.19
82 Alma Scots MIAA 38 6.18
83 Huntingdon Hawks CCS 41 6.17
84 Blackburn SLIAC 36 6.17
85 Trinity (TX) Tigers SCAC 50 6.16
86 East Texas Baptist Tigers ASC 45 6.16
87 Concordia Wisconsin Falcons NACC 46 6.15
88 Marietta Pioneers OAC 40 6.15
89 Maine-Presque Isle Owls NAC 34 6.15
90 Rose-Hulman Fightin' Engineers HCAC 38 6.13
91 Pitt-Bradford Panthers AMCC 23 6.13
92 Calvin Knights MIAA 47 6.11
93 William Paterson Pioneers NJAC 38 6.11
94 Transylvania Pioneers HCAC 51 6.10
95 Mount St. Mary (NY) Knights Skyline 36 6.08
96 UW-Platteville Pioneers WIAC 37 6.08
97 SUNY Cortland Red Dragons SUNYAC 43 6.07
98 Luther College Norse ARC 38 6.05
99 Moravian Greyhounds Landmark 44 6.05
100 UMass Dartmouth Corsairs Little East 46 6.04
101 Eastern (PA) Eagles MAC Commonwealth 35 6.03
102 UMass Boston Beacons Little East 39 6.03
103 Ramapo Roadrunners NJAC 40 6.03
104 Bethany Lutheran Vikings UMAC 44 6.02
105 Bethany (WV) Bison PAC 44 6.02
106 Illinois College Blueboys MWC 46 6.00
107 Norwich Cadets GNAC 31 6.00
108 Saint Vincent Bearcats PAC 35 6.00
109 Marymount (VA) Saints Atlantic East 42 5.98
110 Lynchburg Hornets ODAC 43 5.95
111 Thomas (ME) Terriers NAC 41 5.95
112 Stevens Ducks MAC Freedom 40 5.95
113 Coe Kohawks ARC 41 5.93
114 Westminster (PA) Titans PAC 35 5.91
115 Endicott Gulls CNE 33 5.88
116 Rhodes Lynx SAA 40 5.88
117 Notre Dame (Md.) Gators United East 32 5.88
118 St. Olaf Oles MIAC 40 5.88
119 Rowan Profs NJAC 54 5.87
120 Penn State Altoona Lions AMCC 22 5.82
121 Carthage Firebirds CCIW 41 5.80
122 Emmanuel (Mass.) CCC 40 5.78
123 La Roche Redhawks AMCC 22 5.77
124 Geneva Golden Tornadoes PAC 42 5.76
125 York (PA) Spartans MAC Commonwealth 41 5.73
126 Cornell College Rams MWC 41 5.73
127 Gettysburg Bullets Centennial 41 5.73
128 RPI Engineers Liberty League 37 5.73
129 Dominican (Ill.) Stars NACC 47 5.72
130 VTSU Johnson NAC 21 5.71
131 Swarthmore Garnet Centennial 45 5.71
132 SUNY Purchase Panthers Skyline 34 5.71
133 UW-Whitewater Warhawks WIAC 37 5.70
134 Cedar Crest United East 36 5.69
135 Emory Eagles UAA 42 5.67
136 Lakeland Muskies NACC 43 5.65
137 North Central (MN) Rams UMAC 31 5.65
138 Keene State Owls Little East 36 5.64
139 Colby Mules NESCAC 44 5.64
140 Macalester Scots MIAC 40 5.62
141 Stevenson Mustangs MAC Commonwealth 34 5.62
142 Piedmont Lions CCS 42 5.57
143 Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets ODAC 41 5.56
144 Wilmington (OH) Quakers OAC 41 5.56
145 Alfred State Pioneers AMCC 34 5.56
146 Farmingdale State Rams Skyline 43 5.53
147 Grove City Wolverines PAC 32 5.53
148 Salem State Vikings MASCAC 17 5.53
149 Ripon Red Hawks MWC 38 5.53
150 Cairn Highlanders United East 28 5.50
151 Berry Vikings SAA 43 5.49
152 Bethel (MN) Royals MIAC 41 5.49
153 Trinity College (CT) Bantams NESCAC 35 5.49
154 St. Joseph's (Brooklyn) Bears Skyline 33 5.48
155 Catholic Cardinals Landmark 45 5.47
156 Case Western Reserve Spartans UAA 45 5.44
157 St. Norbert College Green Knights NACC 40 5.42
158 Muhlenberg Mules Centennial 49 5.41
159 Southern Maine Huskies Little East 35 5.40
160 St. Joseph's (LI) Golden Eagles Skyline 31 5.39
161 Ithaca Bombers Liberty League 34 5.38
162 UW-Stevens Point Pointers WIAC 43 5.37
163 Hardin-Simmons Cowboys ASC 27 5.37
164 Simmons GNAC 44 5.36
165 Johnson and Wales Wildcats CNE 58 5.36
166 St. Lawrence Saints Liberty League 34 5.35
167 Pitt-Greensburg Bobcats AMCC 40 5.35
168 Saint Joseph's (ME) Monks GNAC 41 5.32
169 Penn State Abington Nittany Lions United East 41 5.29
170 Lawrence Vikings MWC 40 5.28
171 VTSU Lyndon Hornets NAC 22 5.27
172 Hiram Terriers NCAC 40 5.25
173 Carleton Knights MIAC 40 5.25
174 UW-Stout Blue Devils WIAC 37 5.24
175 Gwynedd Mercy Griffins Atlantic East 33 5.24
176 George Fox Bruins NWC 42 5.24
177 Westminster (Mo.) Blue Jays SLIAC 47 5.23
178 Illinois Wesleyan Titans CCIW 45 5.22
179 Millikin Big Blue CCIW 37 5.22
180 Central Dutch ARC 43 5.21
181 Waynesburg Yellow Jackets PAC 44 5.20
182 Loras Duhawks ARC 47 5.19
183 Roanoke Maroons ODAC 42 5.19
184 Utica Pioneers Empire 8 37 5.19
185 New England College Pilgrims GNAC 37 5.19
186 MUW Owls SLIAC 32 5.19
187 Mitchell Mariners GNAC 19 5.16
188 Wittenberg NCAC 39 5.15
189 Neumann Knights Atlantic East 41 5.15
190 Elizabethtown Blue Jays Landmark 40 5.12
191 Anna Maria AmCats MASCAC 16 5.12
192 St. Elizabeth Eagles Atlantic East 34 5.12
193 Brevard Tornados USA South 36 5.11
194 NC Wesleyan Battling Bishops USA South 45 5.11
195 Mount St. Vincent Dolphins Skyline 39 5.10
196 Edgewood Eagles NACC 39 5.10
197 Worcester State Lancers MASCAC 20 5.10
198 Hood Blazers MAC Commonwealth 37 5.08
199 Greensboro Pride USA South 40 5.08
200 Hartford Hawks CNE 41 5.07
201 Southwestern (TX) Pirates SCAC 41 5.07
202 Concordia-Chicago Cougars NACC 41 5.05
203 Averett Cougars ODAC 44 5.05
204 Penn State Behrend Lions AMCC 29 5.03
205 Concordia-Moorhead Cobbers MIAC 31 5.03
206 Minnesota Morris Cougars UMAC 32 5.00
207 McDaniel Green Terror Centennial 35 5.00
208 Augustana (Ill.) Vikings CCIW 44 4.98
209 Capital Comets OAC 39 4.97
210 Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen MAC Freedom 43 4.95
211 LeTourneau YellowJackets SCAC 39 4.95
212 Regis (Mass.) GNAC 18 4.94
213 Wheaton (Ill.) Thunder CCIW 41 4.93
214 Oberlin Yeomen NCAC 36 4.92
215 Centre Colonels SAA 34 4.91
216 Meredith USA South 43 4.91
217 North Park Vikings CCIW 41 4.88
218 Webster Gorloks SLIAC 37 4.86
219 Arcadia Knights MAC Freedom 36 4.86
220 SUNY Poly Wildcats Empire 8 36 4.86
221 MCLA Trailblazers MASCAC 14 4.86
222 Gordon Fighting Scots CNE 37 4.84
223 Chapman Panthers SCIAC 43 4.84
224 VTSU Castleton Spartans Little East 34 4.79
225 Mary Washington Eagles C2C 42 4.79
226 Immaculata Mighty Macs Atlantic East 35 4.77
227 Sage Gators Empire 8 42 4.76
228 Smith NEWMAC 37 4.76
229 Eastern Connecticut Warriors Little East 41 4.76
230 SUNY Delhi NAC 32 4.75
231 John Carroll Blue Streaks OAC 31 4.74
232 Rivier Raiders GNAC 40 4.72
233 Gustavus Gusties MIAC 39 4.72
234 Lewis & Clark Pioneers NWC 42 4.71
235 Montclair State Red Hawks NJAC 41 4.68
236 Springfield Pride NEWMAC 41 4.68
237 Grinnell Pioneers MWC 40 4.67
238 Chicago Maroons UAA 39 4.67
239 TCNJ Lions NJAC 42 4.67
240 Roger Williams Hawks CNE 41 4.66
241 Sweet Briar ODAC 40 4.65
242 Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens SCIAC 40 4.65
243 FDU-Florham Devils MAC Freedom 37 4.65
244 Wisconsin Lutheran Warriors NACC 40 4.62
245 Ozarks (Ark.) Eagles SCAC 44 4.61
246 Monmouth (Ill.) Fighting Scots MWC 37 4.59
247 Franklin & Marshall Diplomats Centennial 37 4.59
248 SUNY Plattsburgh Cardinals SUNYAC 32 4.59
249 Southern Virginia Knights USA South 39 4.59
250 Asbury Eagles CCS 33 4.58
251 Hendrix Warriors SCAC 38 4.55
252 Valley Forge Patriots United East 20 4.55
253 Hunter CUNYAC 40 4.55
254 Denison University Big Red NCAC 41 4.54
255 Wilkes Colonels Landmark 42 4.52
256 Pacific (Ore.) Boxers NWC 34 4.50
257 SUNY Oneonta Red Dragons SUNYAC 40 4.50
258 Mount Aloysius Mounties AMCC 40 4.50
259 NYU Violets UAA 38 4.50
260 Kean Cougars NJAC 40 4.50
261 SUNY Brockport Golden Eagles Empire 8 37 4.49
262 Dubuque Spartans ARC 37 4.46
263 Alverno NACC 36 4.44
264 Clarkson Golden Knights Liberty League 34 4.44
265 Drew Rangers Landmark 43 4.42
266 Western New England Golden Bears CNE 39 4.41
267 Suffolk Rams CNE 27 4.41
268 William Peace Pacers USA South 40 4.40
269 Cal Lutheran Kingsmen SCIAC 35 4.40
270 Eureka SLIAC 30 4.40
271 Scranton Royals Landmark 38 4.39
272 Western Connecticut Wolves Little East 38 4.39
273 Wooster Fighting Scots NCAC 36 4.39
274 Mary Hardin-Baylor Crusaders ASC 42 4.36
275 Bridgewater (VA) Eagles ODAC 45 4.36
276 Marian (Wis.) Sabres NACC 40 4.35
277 Guilford Quakers ODAC 41 4.34
278 Babson Beavers NEWMAC 45 4.33
279 Wentworth Leopards CNE 31 4.32
280 Framingham State Rams MASCAC 19 4.32
281 Union (N.Y.) Dutchmen Liberty League 38 4.32
282 Manchester Spartans HCAC 39 4.31
283 Susquehanna River Hawks Landmark 39 4.31
284 DeSales Bulldogs MAC Freedom 36 4.31
285 Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves ARC 31 4.29
286 Thiel Tomcats PAC 35 4.29
287 Amherst Mammoths NESCAC 36 4.28
288 Massachusetts Maritime Buccaneers MASCAC 11 4.27
289 Wheaton (Mass.) Lyons NEWMAC 37 4.27
290 Millsaps Majors SAA 38 4.26
291 Albright Lions MAC Commonwealth 38 4.26
292 Maine-Farmington Beavers NAC 31 4.26
293 UW-River Falls Falcons WIAC 37 4.24
294 Wellesley NEWMAC 35 4.23
295 UW-La Crosse Eagles WIAC 40 4.22
296 Allegheny Gators NCAC 34 4.21
297 Hamilton Continentals NESCAC 39 4.21
298 Lasell Lasers GNAC 20 4.20
299 Salem College USA South 36 4.19
300 Albion Britons MIAA 36 4.19
301 Elmira Soaring Eagles Empire 8 36 4.19
302 Bay Path NECC 6 4.17
303 RIT Tigers Liberty League 38 4.16
304 Beloit Buccaneers MWC 38 4.13
305 Principia Panthers SLIAC 24 4.12
306 New England (Maine) CCC 36 4.11
307 Clark Cougars NEWMAC 37 4.11
308 UW-Oshkosh Titans WIAC 41 4.10
309 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags SCIAC 37 4.08
310 Washington College Shoremen Centennial 38 4.08
311 McMurry War Hawks SCAC 41 4.07
312 Dean College Bulldogs GNAC 32 4.03
313 King's (PA) Monarchs MAC Freedom 35 4.03
314 Hanover Panthers HCAC 38 4.03
315 La Verne Leopards SCIAC 40 4.03
316 Otterbein Cardinals OAC 38 4.00
317 Keuka Storm Wolves Empire 8 33 4.00
318 North Central (Ill.) Cardinals CCIW 43 3.98
319 Nichols Bison CNE 38 3.97
320 Alvernia Golden Wolves MAC Commonwealth 38 3.97
321 Emerson Lions NEWMAC 30 3.97
322 SUNY Potsdam SUNYAC 40 3.95
323 Carroll (WI) Pioneers CCIW 37 3.95
324 Hilbert Hawks AMCC 28 3.93
325 Ursinus Bears Centennial 38 3.89
326 Williams Ephs NESCAC 41 3.88
327 Washington & Jefferson Presidents PAC 36 3.86
328 Lehman Lightning CUNYAC 27 3.85
329 Centenary (NJ) Cyclones Atlantic East 38 3.84
330 Knox Prairie Fire MWC 38 3.82
331 SUNY Fredonia Blue Devils SUNYAC 38 3.79
332 Hamline Pipers MIAC 37 3.78
333 Sewanee Tigers SAA 36 3.78
334 Coast Guard Bears NEWMAC 34 3.76
335 Wesleyan (CT) Cardinals NESCAC 47 3.72
336 Lyon Scots SLIAC 31 3.71
337 Colby-Sawyer Chargers GNAC 22 3.68
338 Ohio Northern Polar Bears OAC 34 3.68
339 Schreiner SCAC 34 3.68
340 Dickinson Red Devils Centennial 34 3.68
341 Plymouth State Panthers Little East 38 3.66
342 Elmhurst Bluejays CCIW 38 3.63
343 Martin Luther Knights UMAC 32 3.62
344 Gallaudet Bison United East 28 3.61
345 Mary Baldwin Squirrels USA South 40 3.60
346 Anderson (IN) HCAC 37 3.59
347 Keystone Giants United East 24 3.58
348 Chatham Cougars PAC 36 3.58
349 Juniata Eagles Landmark 33 3.58
350 Widener Pride MAC Commonwealth 37 3.54
351 SUNY Morrisville NAC 34 3.53
352 Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops NCAC 36 3.50
353 Covenant Scots CCS 40 3.48
354 Augsburg Auggies MIAC 37 3.43
355 MSOE Raiders NACC 38 3.42
356 Penn State Berks Lions United East 31 3.42
357 Fitchburg State Falcons MASCAC 12 3.42
358 Austin College SCAC 27 3.41
359 Bridgewater State Bears MASCAC 16 3.38
360 Methodist Monarchs USA South 43 3.37
361 Lycoming Warriors Landmark 30 3.33
362 Curry Colonels CNE 26 3.31
363 Rutgers-Newark Scarlet Raiders NJAC 40 3.30
364 Fisher College GNAC 7 3.29
365 Wesleyan (Ga.) CCS 19 3.26
366 York (NY) CUNYAC 24 3.25
367 Bates Bobcats NESCAC 38 3.24
368 New Jersey City Gothic Knights NJAC 35 3.23
369 Occidental Tigers SCIAC 36 3.22
370 Whitworth Pirates NWC 34 3.21
371 Hartwick Empire 8 37 3.08
372 Eastern Mennonite Royals ODAC 34 3.06
373 St. Scholastica Saints MIAC 41 3.05
374 Centenary (La.) SCAC 34 3.00
375 LaGrange Panthers CCS 36 2.97
376 Buena Vista Beavers ARC 38 2.92
377 Salve Regina Seahawks CNE 39 2.87
378 Carlow AMCC 23 2.87
379 Puget Sound Loggers NWC 30 2.77
380 Lesley NAC 15 2.73
381 Agnes Scott CCS 16 2.69
382 Sarah Lawrence Skyline 31 2.68
383 Kalamazoo Hornets MIAA 34 2.68
384 Rutgers-Camden Scarlet Raptors NJAC 32 2.62
385 Berea Mountaineers HCAC 30 2.57
386 SUNY Canton Kangaroos SUNYAC 25 2.56
387 Willamette NWC 36 2.53
388 Franciscan Barons PAC 33 2.48
389 Howard Payne Yellow Jackets ASC 25 2.48
390 Houghton Highlanders Empire 8 30 2.47
391 Olivet MIAA 30 2.37
392 Randolph ODAC 34 2.26
393 Yeshiva Maccabees Skyline 25 2.04
394 University of Dallas Crusaders SCAC 34 2.00
395 Maranatha Baptist NACC 24 1.71
396 Elms College Blazers GNAC 12 1.17
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