Booneville, MS – Following a 3-1 week with a win over #17 Northwest and a doubleheader sweep over Mississippi Gulf Coast, Northeast softball found themselves once again in the NJCAA national rankings at #20 for the second straight week.
Northeast started the past week with an upset win at home against #17 Northwest on Tuesday with Tatum Berry grabbing the win in the circle after pitching a complete game. A two-run homer from Chloe Skelton helped push the Tigers in front and claim a 4-2 win in game one before falling short in game two of their doubleheader 7-5. On Saturday Northeast bounced back strong with a 12-0 run rule win in five innings against Mississippi Gulf Coast with Sophie Gant recording her 14th win of the season and allowing only two hits while Kendall Bragg hammered out a three-run dinger to clinch the early win. Game two against the Bulldogs was much closer with the Tigers never able to remain out of reach for long. Gant and Skelton were each able to send one out of the park to push ahead while a double play from the Northeast defense and a final strikeout from Emma Abrams helped complete the sweep over Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Region 23 once again filled up the NJCAA rankings with #4 Copiah-Lincoln being in front for the first time this season after Pearl River fell to #5. #6 Jones and #8 Louisiana State Eunice remained in the top ten while #14 Itawamba, #17 Hinds, #19 Northwest, and #20 Northeast all completed the list of representatives in the poll.
Overall on the 2026 season the Tigers are 34-10 with an 11-9 record in MACCC action. They will return to action on Wednesday April 15thagainst #14 Itawamba on the road in a rivalry doubleheader with first pitch scheduled for 2:00 PM before returning home on Saturday to take on #6 Jones.