D3 Softball Team Batting Average

2026 Season • 396 Qualifying Programs
ERA AVG R/G RA/G
What is a good team batting average in D3 softball?

Across 396 qualifying D3 programs in 2026, the median team batting average is 0.301. The best mark in the division is 0.405 (Virginia Wesleyan). Every NCAA Division III program ranked by team batting average across the full season.

D3 Median 0.301 Best 0.405 Worst 0.138 Higher is better
All qualifying programs • 2026 season • Updated every 6 hours
# Program Conference GP AVG
1 Virginia Wesleyan Marlins ODAC 53 0.405
2 Texas Lutheran Bulldogs SCAC 47 0.388
3 Redlands Bulldogs SCIAC 52 0.377
4 Nazareth Empire 8 38 0.372
5 Westfield State Owls MASCAC 17 0.372
6 Benedictine (IL) Eagles NACC 45 0.371
7 Mount St. Joseph Lions HCAC 41 0.370
8 Trine Thunder MIAA 49 0.370
9 St. Thomas (TX) Celts SCAC 42 0.369
10 Rochester Yellowjackets UAA 47 0.365
11 Marywood Pacers Atlantic East 34 0.365
12 Pfeiffer Falcons USA South 48 0.364
13 Wilson Phoenix United East 39 0.363
14 Linfield Wildcats NWC 51 0.360
15 MIT Engineers NEWMAC 46 0.360
16 Penn State Brandywine Lions United East 36 0.360
17 SUNY Old Westbury Panthers Skyline 35 0.359
18 Greenville Panthers SLIAC 40 0.357
19 Manhattanville Valiants Skyline 45 0.357
20 UW-Eau Claire Blugolds WIAC 40 0.357
21 Saint Mary's Cardinals MIAC 83 0.356
22 Haverford Fords Centennial 41 0.354
23 WPI Engineers NEWMAC 49 0.353
24 Northwestern (MN) Eagles UMAC 47 0.353
25 Aurora Spartans NACC 41 0.352
26 St. Elizabeth Eagles Atlantic East 34 0.351
27 Washington (Mo.) Bears UAA 32 0.351
28 Penn College Wildcats United East 39 0.351
29 SUNY New Paltz Hawks SUNYAC 40 0.349
30 Westminster (PA) Titans PAC 35 0.349
31 Delaware Valley Aggies MAC Freedom 37 0.348
32 Messiah Falcons MAC Commonwealth 45 0.347
33 Alfred Saxons Empire 8 44 0.347
34 Saint Vincent Bearcats PAC 35 0.347
35 Kenyon Lords NCAC 42 0.347
36 Skidmore Thoroughbreds Liberty League 37 0.347
37 Adrian Bulldogs MIAA 40 0.346
38 Christopher Newport Captains C2C 44 0.345
39 Spalding Golden Eagles SLIAC 44 0.344
40 Simpson Storm ARC 48 0.344
41 Salisbury Sea Gulls C2C 39 0.344
42 Pacific Lutheran Lutes NWC 46 0.344
43 Macalester Scots MIAC 40 0.344
44 Stockton Ospreys NJAC 39 0.344
45 Franklin Grizzlies HCAC 42 0.344
46 Transylvania Pioneers HCAC 51 0.343
47 Mount Union Purple Raiders OAC 44 0.343
48 Crown (MN) Storm UMAC 39 0.342
49 Belhaven Blazers CCS 55 0.342
50 Earlham Quakers HCAC 45 0.342
51 Muhlenberg Mules Centennial 49 0.342
52 UMass Dartmouth Corsairs Little East 46 0.342
53 UW-Superior Yellowjackets WIAC 41 0.342
54 Tufts Jumbos NESCAC 43 0.341
55 Piedmont Lions CCS 42 0.340
56 Concordia (TX) Tornados SCAC 43 0.340
57 Heidelberg Student Princes OAC 43 0.340
58 Lake Forest MWC 38 0.340
59 Cornell College Rams MWC 41 0.340
60 Pitt-Bradford Panthers AMCC 23 0.340
61 Husson Eagles NAC 40 0.340
62 Grove City Wolverines PAC 32 0.339
63 Rose-Hulman Fightin' Engineers HCAC 38 0.339
64 Bethany (WV) Bison PAC 44 0.339
65 LeTourneau YellowJackets SCAC 39 0.339
66 Rhodes Lynx SAA 40 0.339
67 Rhode Island College Anchormen Little East 41 0.339
68 East Texas Baptist Tigers ASC 45 0.338
69 Alma Scots MIAA 38 0.336
70 Huntingdon Hawks CCS 41 0.336
71 UW-Platteville Pioneers WIAC 37 0.336
72 Wartburg Knights ARC 45 0.335
73 Shenandoah Hornets ODAC 41 0.335
74 Lancaster Bible Chargers United East 31 0.335
75 Carthage Firebirds CCIW 41 0.335
76 Carnegie Mellon UAA 31 0.335
77 Hardin-Simmons Cowboys ASC 27 0.335
78 St. John Fisher Cardinals Empire 8 41 0.335
79 St. Olaf Oles MIAC 40 0.334
80 DePauw (Ind.) Tigers NCAC 41 0.334
81 Whittier Poets SCIAC 44 0.333
82 Brandeis Judges UAA 40 0.333
83 Middlebury Panthers NESCAC 45 0.333
84 William Paterson Pioneers NJAC 38 0.333
85 Bowdoin Polar Bears NESCAC 38 0.331
86 Muskingum Fighting Muskies OAC 38 0.331
87 Cairn Highlanders United East 28 0.331
88 Dominican (Ill.) Stars NACC 47 0.330
89 Penn State Harrisburg Lions United East 39 0.330
90 St. Catherine MIAC 41 0.330
91 Stevenson Mustangs MAC Commonwealth 34 0.330
92 Marymount (VA) Saints Atlantic East 42 0.330
93 Marietta Pioneers OAC 40 0.329
94 Southern Maine Huskies Little East 35 0.329
95 SUNY Cortland Red Dragons SUNYAC 43 0.328
96 Norwich Cadets GNAC 31 0.328
97 Buffalo State SUNYAC 41 0.326
98 SUNY Oswego Lakers SUNYAC 27 0.326
99 Calvin Knights MIAA 47 0.326
100 Eastern (PA) Eagles MAC Commonwealth 35 0.326
101 SUNY Geneseo SUNYAC 41 0.325
102 Mount St. Mary (NY) Knights Skyline 36 0.324
103 Moravian Greyhounds Landmark 44 0.324
104 Emory Eagles UAA 42 0.323
105 Misericordia Cougars MAC Freedom 40 0.323
106 Colby Mules NESCAC 44 0.323
107 Ramapo Roadrunners NJAC 40 0.322
108 Ripon Red Hawks MWC 38 0.322
109 Geneva Golden Tornadoes PAC 42 0.321
110 Elizabethtown Blue Jays Landmark 40 0.320
111 Millikin Big Blue CCIW 37 0.320
112 Hope Flying Dutchmen MIAA 41 0.320
113 Baruch Bearcats CUNYAC 42 0.320
114 Brevard Tornados USA South 36 0.320
115 Stevens Ducks MAC Freedom 40 0.319
116 Springfield Pride NEWMAC 41 0.319
117 Ithaca Bombers Liberty League 34 0.319
118 UMass Boston Beacons Little East 39 0.319
119 Trinity (TX) Tigers SCAC 50 0.318
120 Swarthmore Garnet Centennial 45 0.318
121 Farmingdale State Rams Skyline 43 0.318
122 Saint Benedict MIAC 47 0.318
123 Rockford Regents NACC 40 0.318
124 La Roche Redhawks AMCC 22 0.317
125 Averett Cougars ODAC 44 0.317
126 Johnson and Wales Wildcats CNE 58 0.316
127 Bay Path NECC 6 0.316
128 St. Joseph's (Brooklyn) Bears Skyline 33 0.316
129 Concordia Wisconsin Falcons NACC 46 0.315
130 Gettysburg Bullets Centennial 41 0.315
131 Loras Duhawks ARC 47 0.315
132 Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen MAC Freedom 43 0.315
133 Augustana (Ill.) Vikings CCIW 44 0.314
134 Maine-Presque Isle Owls NAC 34 0.314
135 Rowan Profs NJAC 54 0.314
136 Valley Forge Patriots United East 20 0.314
137 Lakeland Muskies NACC 43 0.314
138 Bethel (MN) Royals MIAC 41 0.313
139 Guilford Quakers ODAC 41 0.313
140 Catholic Cardinals Landmark 45 0.312
141 Bluffton HCAC 36 0.312
142 Manchester Spartans HCAC 39 0.312
143 Concordia-Chicago Cougars NACC 41 0.312
144 St. Joseph's (LI) Golden Eagles Skyline 31 0.312
145 New England College Pilgrims GNAC 37 0.312
146 Waynesburg Yellow Jackets PAC 44 0.312
147 Luther College Norse ARC 38 0.312
148 Chapman Panthers SCIAC 43 0.312
149 Mount Aloysius Mounties AMCC 40 0.312
150 Hartford Hawks CNE 41 0.312
151 Lynchburg Hornets ODAC 43 0.312
152 Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets ODAC 41 0.311
153 St. Norbert College Green Knights NACC 40 0.311
154 Illinois Wesleyan Titans CCIW 45 0.311
155 Thomas (ME) Terriers NAC 41 0.310
156 Pitt-Greensburg Bobcats AMCC 40 0.310
157 Coe Kohawks ARC 41 0.310
158 McDaniel Green Terror Centennial 35 0.310
159 John Jay Bloodhounds CUNYAC 41 0.310
160 Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets OAC 33 0.310
161 Penn State Altoona Lions AMCC 22 0.310
162 TCNJ Lions NJAC 42 0.309
163 Maryville (TN) Scots CCS 48 0.309
164 Trinity College (CT) Bantams NESCAC 35 0.309
165 Brooklyn CUNYAC 42 0.308
166 Hendrix Warriors SCAC 38 0.308
167 Marian (Wis.) Sabres NACC 40 0.308
168 Wilmington (OH) Quakers OAC 41 0.308
169 Cedar Crest United East 36 0.307
170 Albertus Magnus Falcons GNAC 36 0.307
171 Notre Dame (Md.) Gators United East 32 0.307
172 Berry Vikings SAA 43 0.307
173 Hood Blazers MAC Commonwealth 37 0.307
174 UW-Whitewater Warhawks WIAC 37 0.306
175 Emmanuel (Mass.) CCC 40 0.306
176 Edgewood Eagles NACC 39 0.306
177 Saint Joseph's (ME) Monks GNAC 41 0.306
178 Roger Williams Hawks CNE 41 0.306
179 Simmons GNAC 44 0.306
180 St. Lawrence Saints Liberty League 34 0.305
181 Grinnell Pioneers MWC 40 0.304
182 Centre Colonels SAA 34 0.304
183 Mitchell Mariners GNAC 19 0.304
184 Montclair State Red Hawks NJAC 41 0.304
185 North Central (Ill.) Cardinals CCIW 43 0.304
186 SUNY Purchase Panthers Skyline 34 0.303
187 Rivier Raiders GNAC 40 0.303
188 Massachusetts Maritime Buccaneers MASCAC 11 0.303
189 Alfred State Pioneers AMCC 34 0.302
190 Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens SCIAC 40 0.302
191 St. Joseph (CT) Blue Jays GNAC 24 0.302
192 Blackburn SLIAC 36 0.302
193 SUNY Oneonta Red Dragons SUNYAC 40 0.301
194 Amherst Mammoths NESCAC 36 0.301
195 UW-Stout Blue Devils WIAC 37 0.301
196 Hiram Terriers NCAC 40 0.301
197 Meredith USA South 43 0.301
198 Oberlin Yeomen NCAC 36 0.301
199 Wisconsin Lutheran Warriors NACC 40 0.301
200 Illinois College Blueboys MWC 46 0.301
201 Gordon Fighting Scots CNE 37 0.301
202 SUNY Delhi NAC 32 0.301
203 Case Western Reserve Spartans UAA 45 0.300
204 Penn State Abington Nittany Lions United East 41 0.300
205 Endicott Gulls CNE 33 0.300
206 Carleton Knights MIAC 40 0.300
207 Wellesley NEWMAC 35 0.300
208 Keene State Owls Little East 36 0.300
209 Wilkes Colonels Landmark 42 0.300
210 Clarkson Golden Knights Liberty League 34 0.299
211 VTSU Johnson NAC 21 0.299
212 Minnesota Morris Cougars UMAC 32 0.299
213 MUW Owls SLIAC 32 0.299
214 Neumann Knights Atlantic East 41 0.299
215 SUNY Cobleskill Fighting Tigers NAC 43 0.299
216 Bridgewater (VA) Eagles ODAC 45 0.298
217 Regis (Mass.) GNAC 18 0.298
218 Arcadia Knights MAC Freedom 36 0.298
219 Lasell Lasers GNAC 20 0.298
220 Southwestern (TX) Pirates SCAC 41 0.298
221 Southern Virginia Knights USA South 39 0.298
222 Worcester State Lancers MASCAC 20 0.298
223 NC Wesleyan Battling Bishops USA South 45 0.297
224 Smith NEWMAC 37 0.297
225 North Park Vikings CCIW 41 0.297
226 Penn State Behrend Lions AMCC 29 0.297
227 Ozarks (Ark.) Eagles SCAC 44 0.296
228 Webster Gorloks SLIAC 37 0.296
229 FDU-Florham Devils MAC Freedom 37 0.296
230 Gustavus Gusties MIAC 39 0.296
231 Susquehanna River Hawks Landmark 39 0.296
232 Bethany Lutheran Vikings UMAC 44 0.296
233 Sage Gators Empire 8 42 0.295
234 Washington & Jefferson Presidents PAC 36 0.295
235 John Carroll Blue Streaks OAC 31 0.294
236 RPI Engineers Liberty League 37 0.294
237 Wooster Fighting Scots NCAC 36 0.294
238 Denison University Big Red NCAC 41 0.293
239 Sweet Briar ODAC 40 0.293
240 Ohio Northern Polar Bears OAC 34 0.292
241 Roanoke Maroons ODAC 42 0.292
242 Westminster (Mo.) Blue Jays SLIAC 47 0.292
243 York (PA) Spartans MAC Commonwealth 41 0.291
244 Capital Comets OAC 39 0.291
245 Albright Lions MAC Commonwealth 38 0.291
246 Kean Cougars NJAC 40 0.291
247 Mary Washington Eagles C2C 42 0.290
248 Greensboro Pride USA South 40 0.290
249 MCLA Trailblazers MASCAC 14 0.290
250 Wentworth Leopards CNE 31 0.290
251 Concordia-Moorhead Cobbers MIAC 31 0.290
252 Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops NCAC 36 0.290
253 Utica Pioneers Empire 8 37 0.290
254 Asbury Eagles CCS 33 0.289
255 McMurry War Hawks SCAC 41 0.288
256 Hamilton Continentals NESCAC 39 0.288
257 Albion Britons MIAA 36 0.288
258 Cal Lutheran Kingsmen SCIAC 35 0.287
259 Lewis & Clark Pioneers NWC 42 0.287
260 Central Dutch ARC 43 0.287
261 VTSU Castleton Spartans Little East 34 0.287
262 Covenant Scots CCS 40 0.287
263 Alverno NACC 36 0.287
264 Drew Rangers Landmark 43 0.287
265 Babson Beavers NEWMAC 45 0.286
266 Salem College USA South 36 0.286
267 Eastern Connecticut Warriors Little East 41 0.286
268 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags SCIAC 37 0.286
269 Hilbert Hawks AMCC 28 0.286
270 UW-Stevens Point Pointers WIAC 43 0.286
271 Monmouth (Ill.) Fighting Scots MWC 37 0.286
272 Keuka Storm Wolves Empire 8 33 0.286
273 Framingham State Rams MASCAC 19 0.285
274 Wittenberg NCAC 39 0.285
275 Chicago Maroons UAA 39 0.284
276 Dubuque Spartans ARC 37 0.284
277 Mount St. Vincent Dolphins Skyline 39 0.284
278 Wheaton (Ill.) Thunder CCIW 41 0.284
279 Elmhurst Bluejays CCIW 38 0.284
280 Schreiner SCAC 34 0.284
281 Allegheny Gators NCAC 34 0.283
282 Immaculata Mighty Macs Atlantic East 35 0.283
283 Eureka SLIAC 30 0.283
284 Gwynedd Mercy Griffins Atlantic East 33 0.282
285 Otterbein Cardinals OAC 38 0.282
286 Lycoming Warriors Landmark 30 0.281
287 UW-Oshkosh Titans WIAC 41 0.281
288 SUNY Potsdam SUNYAC 40 0.281
289 NYU Violets UAA 38 0.281
290 Wheaton (Mass.) Lyons NEWMAC 37 0.279
291 Carroll (WI) Pioneers CCIW 37 0.279
292 Millsaps Majors SAA 38 0.279
293 Hunter CUNYAC 40 0.279
294 DeSales Bulldogs MAC Freedom 36 0.278
295 Hanover Panthers HCAC 38 0.277
296 Anderson (IN) HCAC 37 0.277
297 Washington College Shoremen Centennial 38 0.276
298 Sewanee Tigers SAA 36 0.276
299 Salve Regina Seahawks CNE 39 0.276
300 Lawrence Vikings MWC 40 0.275
301 Dickinson Red Devils Centennial 34 0.275
302 Nichols Bison CNE 38 0.275
303 Mary Hardin-Baylor Crusaders ASC 42 0.275
304 Williams Ephs NESCAC 41 0.275
305 SUNY Poly Wildcats Empire 8 36 0.275
306 MSOE Raiders NACC 38 0.274
307 La Verne Leopards SCIAC 40 0.273
308 Western New England Golden Bears CNE 39 0.273
309 Pacific (Ore.) Boxers NWC 34 0.273
310 Coast Guard Bears NEWMAC 34 0.273
311 Thiel Tomcats PAC 35 0.272
312 William Peace Pacers USA South 40 0.272
313 Alvernia Golden Wolves MAC Commonwealth 38 0.272
314 George Fox Bruins NWC 42 0.271
315 Salem State Vikings MASCAC 17 0.271
316 Juniata Eagles Landmark 33 0.271
317 RIT Tigers Liberty League 38 0.270
318 New England (Maine) CCC 36 0.270
319 SUNY Brockport Golden Eagles Empire 8 37 0.270
320 Clark Cougars NEWMAC 37 0.270
321 Maine-Farmington Beavers NAC 31 0.270
322 Chatham Cougars PAC 36 0.270
323 Wesleyan (Ga.) CCS 19 0.270
324 Union (N.Y.) Dutchmen Liberty League 38 0.269
325 Beloit Buccaneers MWC 38 0.269
326 Anna Maria AmCats MASCAC 16 0.269
327 Plymouth State Panthers Little East 38 0.269
328 Occidental Tigers SCIAC 36 0.268
329 SUNY Plattsburgh Cardinals SUNYAC 32 0.268
330 Lyon Scots SLIAC 31 0.267
331 Austin College SCAC 27 0.267
332 Fitchburg State Falcons MASCAC 12 0.267
333 Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves ARC 31 0.267
334 St. Scholastica Saints MIAC 41 0.267
335 King's (PA) Monarchs MAC Freedom 35 0.266
336 Western Connecticut Wolves Little East 38 0.266
337 Keystone Giants United East 24 0.265
338 Whitworth Pirates NWC 34 0.265
339 SUNY Morrisville NAC 34 0.264
340 Ursinus Bears Centennial 38 0.263
341 Curry Colonels CNE 26 0.263
342 Wesleyan (CT) Cardinals NESCAC 47 0.263
343 Hamline Pipers MIAC 37 0.263
344 Augsburg Auggies MIAC 37 0.263
345 Martin Luther Knights UMAC 32 0.263
346 Franklin & Marshall Diplomats Centennial 37 0.262
347 Emerson Lions NEWMAC 30 0.262
348 UW-La Crosse Eagles WIAC 40 0.262
349 Eastern Mennonite Royals ODAC 34 0.262
350 Bridgewater State Bears MASCAC 16 0.261
351 Suffolk Rams CNE 27 0.261
352 Knox Prairie Fire MWC 38 0.260
353 Agnes Scott CCS 16 0.256
354 North Central (MN) Rams UMAC 31 0.256
355 LaGrange Panthers CCS 36 0.256
356 Elmira Soaring Eagles Empire 8 36 0.255
357 Howard Payne Yellow Jackets ASC 25 0.254
358 Franciscan Barons PAC 33 0.254
359 Scranton Royals Landmark 38 0.254
360 Centenary (NJ) Cyclones Atlantic East 38 0.254
361 New Jersey City Gothic Knights NJAC 35 0.253
362 SUNY Fredonia Blue Devils SUNYAC 38 0.253
363 Puget Sound Loggers NWC 30 0.253
364 Dean College Bulldogs GNAC 32 0.253
365 Mary Baldwin Squirrels USA South 40 0.251
366 UW-River Falls Falcons WIAC 37 0.251
367 Rutgers-Newark Scarlet Raiders NJAC 40 0.251
368 Bates Bobcats NESCAC 38 0.250
369 Rutgers-Camden Scarlet Raptors NJAC 32 0.249
370 Principia Panthers SLIAC 24 0.248
371 Centenary (La.) SCAC 34 0.248
372 Widener Pride MAC Commonwealth 37 0.247
373 Penn State Berks Lions United East 31 0.247
374 Willamette NWC 36 0.247
375 Berea Mountaineers HCAC 30 0.240
376 Buena Vista Beavers ARC 38 0.239
377 Carlow AMCC 23 0.238
378 Kalamazoo Hornets MIAA 34 0.237
379 Hartwick Empire 8 37 0.236
380 Fisher College GNAC 7 0.234
381 Randolph ODAC 34 0.231
382 Gallaudet Bison United East 28 0.230
383 University of Dallas Crusaders SCAC 34 0.229
384 Colby-Sawyer Chargers GNAC 22 0.228
385 Methodist Monarchs USA South 43 0.226
386 VTSU Lyndon Hornets NAC 22 0.224
387 Lehman Lightning CUNYAC 27 0.217
388 SUNY Canton Kangaroos SUNYAC 25 0.213
389 Olivet MIAA 30 0.198
390 Houghton Highlanders Empire 8 30 0.194
391 Lesley NAC 15 0.190
392 Maranatha Baptist NACC 24 0.184
393 York (NY) CUNYAC 24 0.181
394 Sarah Lawrence Skyline 31 0.180
395 Elms College Blazers GNAC 12 0.180
396 Yeshiva Maccabees Skyline 25 0.138
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