The 2024 Empire 8 Conference Softball Tournament will feature the conference's top five teams from regular season play. The No. 4 seed will host the No. 5 seed in a single game on Tuesday, May 7. The winner of that game advances to the double elimination four-team tournament, which will begin on Thursday, May 9 at the home of the top seed. The Empire 8 Champion earns an automatic berth into the 2024 NCAA Division III Softball Championship.
No. 1 – St. John Fisher University (30-4, 14-0 E8)
No. 2 – Alfred University (26-12, 12-2 E8)
No. 3 – Utica University (20-13, 8-6 E8)
No. 4 – Russell Sage College (12-22, 6-8 E8)
No. 5 – Keuka College (13-20, 6-8 E8)
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2024 Empire 8 Softball Championship ScheduleÂ
Tuesday, May 7 (First Round at Russell Sage)
No. 5 Keuka at No. 4 Russell Sage – 3 pm – Sage 5 - Keuka 0
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All Games at St. John Fisher
Thursday, May 9
Game 1 – No. 3 Utica vs. No. 2 Alfred – 1:30 pm – Utica 9 - Alfred 7
Game 2 – Winner of No. 4 Russell Sage at No. 1 St. John Fisher - 4 pm – Fisher 7 - Sage 2
Friday, May 10
Game 3 – No. 1 St. John Fisher vs. No. 3 Utica (Home team) – 10 am – Utica 7 - Fisher 2
Game 4 – No. 2 Alfred vs. No. 4 Russell Sage (Home team) – 12:30 pm – Alfred 14 - Russell Sage 4
Game 5 – No. 1 St. John Fisher vs. No. 2 Alfred – (elimination game) – 3:15 pm – Fisher 8 - Alfred 7 / 9 inn
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Saturday, May 11
Game 6 – No. 1 St. John Fisher vs. No. 3 Utica (Home team) – 11 am – VIDEO / LIVE STATS / TICKETS
Game 7 – If Necessary – No. 1 St. John Fisher (Home team) vs. No. 3 Utica – 1:30 pm  VIDEO / LIVE STATS / TICKETS
All Ticket sales are online only! There will be no cash sales on site.
