NORFOLK, Va., January 29, 2026 All awards were voted on by the conference's head coaches and sports information directors.   
    

The 2026 MEAC Softball Championship will be held on the campus of Norfolk State University May 6–9. 
    

The predicted order of finish and the complete All-MEAC preseason teams are listed below. (as voted on by the league's head coaches and sports information directors)  

2026 MEAC Softball Predicted Order of Finish   
School (First-place votes), Points 

1. Howard (12)- 116 
2. Delaware State (2)- 94 
3. Norfolk State-80 
4. North Carolina Central- 64 
5. South Carolina State (1)- 57 
6. Coppin State- 55 
7. Morgan State- 50 
8. Maryland Eastern Shore- 24 

First Team 

Name	Pos	Year	School	Hometown
Kristin White	P	Jr.	Delaware State	Crofton, Md.
Destiny Calloway	P	Sr.	Howard	Evington, Va.
Merci Hart	C	Jr.	Howard	Los Angeles, Calif.
Maya Johnson	1B	Sr.	Norfolk State	Salt Lake City, Utah
Taylor Ames-Alexander	2B	Gr.	Howard	Lancaster, S.C.
Julianna Mejia	3B	Jr.	Howard	Lincoln Heights, Calif.
Tonya Marks	SS	So.	Morgan State	Whitehall, Md.
Lauryn Jones	OF	So.	Howard	Denton, Texas
Aniyah Haley	OF	Sr.	Coppin State	Indianapolis, Ind.
Angel Riggins	OF	Jr.	Howard	San Diego, Calif.
Clarke Calvin	UTL/DP	So.	Md. Eastern Shore	Woodbury, Minn.
Julia Holt	RP	Sr.	Howard	Tucson, Ariz.

 
Second Team 

Name	Pos	Year	School	Hometown
Serena Rodriguez	P	Jr.	Morgan State	Simi Valley, Calif.
Kailey Bryant	P	Jr.	Norfolk State	Moyock, N.C.
Paige Perkins	C	Sr.	Md. Eastern Shore	Waterford, Conn.
Kylie Nelson	1B	Sr.	South Carolina State	Sacramento, Calif.
Clarke Calvin	2B	So.	Md. Eastern Shore	Woodbury, Minn.
Karly Cain	3B	Sr.	Delaware State	Felton, Del.
Alyssa Stanford	SS	So.	South Carolina State	Ellenwood, Ga.
Giselle Ulloa	OF	Jr.	Coppin State	Norco, Calif.
Maryn Jordan	OF	Sr.	Howard	San Diego, Calif.
Jamaria Charley	OF	R-Jr.	South Carolina State	St. Matthews, S.C.
Madison Morris	UTL/DP	Jr.	Norfolk State	Hampton, Va.
Simone Mack	RP	So.	North Carolina Central	Cornelius, N.C.

 
About the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference   
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) is in its 55th year of intercollegiate competition with the 2025-26 academic school year. Located in Norfolk, Va., the MEAC is made up of eight outstanding historically Black institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina Central University and South Carolina State University.