Softball Champions — NACC went 56-4 in 2026. (NACC)

Just two years ago, Northeast Alabama Community College in Rainsville did not have a softball program. Fast forward to 2026, and the Mustangs are National Junior College Athletic Association champions.

NACC defeated Temple College Sunday to capture the national title.

NACC captures JUCU softball national championship

The Mustangs defeated 14th-seeded Gaston (N.C.) 8-0, sixth-seeded Odessa (Texas) 4-3, seventh-seeded Paris (Texas) 9-4 and top-seeded Florida Southwestern State 6-4 before Sunday’s 7-3 championship game win over Temple.

The Mustangs finished the season with a 56-4 record. They won their last eight games, sweeping three games en route to winning the Alabama Community College Conference Tournament, before going 5-0 in the 20-team, double-elimination 2026 NJCAA Division I Softball World Series.

“We set a goal to be a national powerhouse and to win a national title. I’m really proud of our kids. Player-led team, they do all the things you ask of them and more. You never know how it’s going to go at tournament time. But when we got here, from the first game on, they just kept hitting another gear. What a special group.”

_{Joe Guthrie, NACC head softball coach}

Northeast Alabama joins Wallace State as the only ACCC schools to win the NJCAA World Series national championship.

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