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2026 Connecticut Little League softball state tournaments

Pairings and results for the 2026 Little League softball state tournaments.


Major Division (ages 10-12)

FINAL FOUR
At Waterford
Wednesday, July 8
Bristol 11, Madison 1
East Lyme-Salem 7, Fairfield 2
Thursday, July 9
Bristol 5, East Lyme-Salem 4
Fairfield 9, Madison 0
Friday, July 10
Fairfield 3, East Lyme-Salem 2
Saturday, July 11
Final: Bristol 12, Fairfield 2

Bristol 12, Fairfield 2 (4)
At Waterford
Bristol (9-0)     420  6  — 12-11-2
Fairfield            200  0  — 2-2-1
Of note: Lucy Bastiaanese (B) 2-3, 2 RBI, triple, 2 runs scored; Lucy Kalat (B), HR, 2 RBI; Alexander Patterson (B) 2-2, 2 RBI. With their first Major Division state championship, Bristol advances to the New England Regional next weekend in Bristol. Fairfield was looking for their first state title since 2018. Fairfield lost in the finals in 2025.

Recent state champions
2025: Guilford
2024: Milford (6th year in a row)
2023: Milford
2022: Milford

Section 1
At Bristol
Thursday, June 25
Bristol (D5) 4, Shelton (D3) 0
Fairfield (D1) 13, West Hartford (D6) 3
Friday, June 26
Bristol 4, Milford (D4) 2
West Hartford 6, Shelton 0, Shelton eliminated
Monday, June 29
Bristol 10, Fairfield 5
Milford 16, West Hartford 1, West Hartford eliminated
Tuesday, June 30
Fairfield 6, Milford 5, Milford eliminated
Wednesday, July 1
Bristol 11, Fairfield 0

Section II
At Stafford
Thursday, June 25
Manchester (D8) 10, Brooklyn (D12) 7
East Lyme-Salem (D10) 11, Madison (D9) 1
Friday, June 26
Sprague/Franklin/Canterbury (SFC)/Preston (D11) 19, Manchester 8
Madison 11, Brooklyn 1, Brooklyn eliminated
Monday, June 29
East Lyme-Salem 1. SFC/Preston 0
Madison 5, Manchester 0, Manchester eliminated
Tuesday, June 30
Madison 7, SFC/Preston 3, SFC/Preston eliminated
Wednesday, July 1
East Lyme-Salem 3, Madison 2


Junior Softball (ages 13-15)

STATE FINALS
Best of 3 at Willimantic
Wednesday, July 15
Bristol 7, Glastonbury 5
Thursday, July 16
Glastonbury 13, Bristol 4
Bristol 14, Glastonbury 4, Bristol wins series 2-1

Game 3: Bristol 14, Glastonbury 4
At Willimantic
Bristol               000  115  7  — 14-13-1
Glastonbury    000  130  0  — 4-4-4
Tilly Kelly and Ellie Hudson; Anna Boucher, K Kurnik (7) and Noelle Thibodeau; WP: Kelly; LP: Boucher; 2B: Skylar Hrapchak (G) 2; Layla Annino (B); Of note: Trailing 4-2 after five innings, Bristol scored 12 unanswered runs to win game 3 and the state title for the fifth straight year. Kelly (B) 7 IP complete game, 4 hits allowed, 6 walks, 8 strikeouts, Layla Annino (B) 3-4, 3 runs scored, 4 RBI, Dreah LaJoie (B) 3-3, 2 RBI, Ava Theriault (B) 2-2, 2 runs scored; Ellie Hudson (B) 1-3, 3 runs scored, 1 RBI, 2 SB, Skylar Hrapchak (G) 3-3, RBI

Game 2: Glastonbury 13, Bristol 4
At Willimantic
Glastonbury    123  430  0 – 13-14-0
Bristol               013  000  0  — 4-4-5
K Kurnik and Noelle Thibodeau; Zoey Comandini, Ava Theriault (3), Kylie Nass (5) and Ellie Hudson; WP: Kurnik; LP: Comandini; 2B: Victoria Zaldivar (B); Payton Sansoucy (G) 2, Isabella Fortier (G), Kurnik (G); HR: Sansoucy (G); Of note: Sansoucy (G) 3-4, 3 runs scored, 3 RBI, Kurnik (G) 2-3, 3 runs scored, 2 RBI; Kurnik on the mound, 7 IP, complete game, 4 hits allowed, 7 walks, 9 strikeouts

Game 1: Bristol 7, Glastonbury 5
At Willimantic

Bristol               010  113  1  — 7-7-3
Glastonbury    040  000  1  — 5-5-3
Tilly Kelly, Ava Theriault (5) and M Wentland; Anna Boucher and Noelle Thibodeau; WP: Kelly; LP: Boucher; Save: Theriault; Of note: Dreah LaJoie (B) 2-3, Kylie Nass (B) 1-3, 2 RBI; Kamdyn Treannie (B) 1-3, 2 RBI; Kelly (B) 4.1 IP, 5 hits allowed, 3 walks, 8 strikeouts;

Recent state champions
2025: Bristol (4th year in a row)
2024: Bristol 
2023: Bristol
2022: Bristol

Pool A
Monday, July 6
Branford at Bristol, ppd. to Wednesday 
Stratford at Milford, ppd. to Friday
Tuesday, July 7
Stratford at Branford, ppd. to July 12
Bristol 7, Milford 1
Wednesday, July 8
Bristol 18, Branford 0
Thursday, July 9
Milford 11, Branford 6
Bristol 18, Stratford 0
Friday, July 10
Milford 18, Stratford 1
Sunday, July 12
Branford 15, Stratford 4
Records: Bristol 3-0, Milford 2-1, Branford 1-2, Stratford 0-3

Pool B
Thursday, July 2
West Hartford 6, Simsbury 5
Granby 8, Glastonbury 7
Monday, July 6
Granby 13, West Hartford 2
Simsbury at Enfield, ppd. to July 10
Tuesday, July 7
Granby 7, Enfield 0
West Hartford at Glastonbury, ppd. to July 12
Wednesday, July 8
Glastonbury 23, Enfield 0
Simsbury 13, Granby 6
Thursday, July 9
Glastonbury 4, Simsbury 1 
West Hartford 19, Enfield 4
Friday, July 10
Simsbury 37, Enfield 0
Sunday, July 12
Glastonbury 15, West Hartford 3
Records: Granby 3-1, Glastonbury 3-1, West Hartford 2-2, Simsbury 2-2, Enfield 0-4

Playoffs
Top 2 teams plus any 1-loss squad
Monday, July 13
Section I final: Bristol 4, Milford 1
Section II final: Glastonbury 15, Granby 1


Senior Softball (ages 15-18)

State finals
Best of 3, at Bristol (McCabe-Waters)
Wednesday, July 15
Lyme-Old Lyme 7, Enfield 1
Thursday, July 16
Lyme-Old Lyme 7, Enfield 0, Lyme-Old Lyme wins series, 2-0

Recent state champions
2025: Lyme-Old Lyme
2024: Bristol (3rd year in a row) 
2023: Bristol
2022: Bristol

Thursday, July 2
Enfield 9, Bristol 3
Lyme-Old Lyme 15, Haddam-Killingworth 0
Tuesday, July 7
Bristol 15, Haddam-Killingworth 5
Lyme-Old Lyme 8, Enfield 0
Thursday, July 9
Bristol 15, Lyme-Old Lyme 0
Enfield 12, Haddam-Killingworth 4
Standings: Bristol 2-1, Enfield 2-1, Lyme-Old Lyme 2-1, HK 0-3


Minor Division (ages 9-11) or U11

Thursday July 1
Milford 12, Canton 1
Thursday, July 2
Bristol 15, Monroe 0
Monday, July 6
North Haven at Canton, ppd.
Bristol at Black Rock (Bridgeport), ppd.
Wednesday, July 8
Black Rock (Bridgeport) 10, Canton 5
Berlin 10, Bristol 1
Milford 16, North Haven 1
Thursday, July 9
Berlin 8, North Haven 3
Milford 19, Monroe 0
Friday, July 10
Black Rock 27, Monroe 8
Canton 12, Bristol 2
Milford 11, Berlin 0
Monday, July 13
Berlin 4, Monroe 1
North Haven 4, Black Rock (Bridgeport) 3
Milford 13, Bristol 0
Tuesday, July 14
North Haven 18, Canton 1
Black Rock (Bridgeport) 4, Bristol 3
Wednesday, July 15
Canton 16, Monroe 2
Berlin 8, Black Rock 0
North Haven 6, Bristol 3
Thursday, July 16
North Haven 17, Monroe 3
Friday, July 17
Canton at Berlin, 6 p.m.
Black Rock at Milford, 5:45 p.m.

Final Four championship round
Monday, July 20
At Guilford
Top four seeds advance
Game 1: No. 1 seed vs. No. 4 seed, 5:45 p.m.
Game 2: No. 2 seed vs. No. 3 seed, 5:45 p.m.
Wednesday, July 22
Game 3: Championship game, 5:45 p.m.

Recent state champions
2025: Bristol
2024: New Canaan
2023: Wallingford
2022: Milford


8-10 softball or U10

FINAL FOUR
At East Lyme
Monday July 13
Milford 10, Middletown 0
Wallingford 3, East Lyme 0
Tuesday, July 14
Milford 4, Wallingford 2
East Lyme 7, Middletown 2
Thursday, July 16
Wallingford 10, East Lyme 0
Friday, July 17
Game 6: Wallingford vs. Milford, 6 p.m.
Monday, July 18
If necessary, 6 p.m.

Recent state champions
2025: Milford
2024: Milford
2023: Guilford
2022: Wallingford

Section 1
At Simsbury
Wednesday, July 1
Game 1: Milford (D4) 11, East Granby/Granby (D6) 1
Game 2: Fairfield (D1) 15, Seymour (D3) 0
Thursday, July 2
Game 3: Wallingford (D5) 2, Milford 1
Game 4: East Granby/Granby 16, Seymour 0
Friday, July 3
Game 5: Wallingford 8, Fairfield 4
Game 6: Milford 7, East Granby/Granby 3
Wednesday, July 8
Game 7: Milford 6, Fairfield 5
Thursday, July 9
Game 8: Milford 7, Wallingford 1

Section II
At East Lyme
Wednesday, July 1
Game 1: Brooklyn (D12) 6, East Lyme (D10)  4
Game 2: Norwich (D11) 13, Tolland (D8) 2
Thursday, July 2
Game 3: Middletown (D9) 6, Brooklyn 3
Game 4: East Lyme 15, Tolland 0
Friday, July 3
Game 5: Middletown 11, Norwich 4
Game 6: East Lyme 15, Brooklyn 6
Wednesday, July 8
Game 7: East Lyme 4, Norwich 0
Thursday, July 9
Game 8: East Lyme 2, Middletown 0


Previous results

2025 Little League state softball results
2024 Little League state softball results
2023 Little League state softball results
2022 Little League state softball results

2021 Little League state softball results
2020 Little League state softball results
2019 Little League state softball results

Little League state tournament results 2001-14

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Gerry deSimas, Jr., is the editor and founder of The Collinsville Press. He is an award-winning writer and has been covering sports in Connecticut and New England for more than 40 years. He was inducted into the Connecticut Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2025 and the New England High School Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2018.

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