2026 Softball Shore Conference Tournament Seeds and Pairings
The 2026 Shore Conference Tournament begins on Tuesday, May 12th. The Shore Conference has 25 teams in the tournament with the top 7 having first round byes. Below is the seeding and the match-ups for the first two rounds. Seeds were determined by the seeding committee. The top 24 teams based on power points qualified. Toms River North was the 25th team for winning the Liberty Division.
Shore Conference Tournament Seeds
1. St. John Vianney
2. Donovan Catholic
3. Marlboro
4. Middletown South
5. Red Bank Catholic
6. Holmdel
7. Barnegat
8. Colts Neck
9. Southern
10. Raritan
11. Toms River East
12. Central
13. Middletown North
14. Freehold Township
15. Shore
16. Manalapan
17. Freehold Boro
18. Jackson
19. Matawan
20. Pinelands
21. Ocean
22. Howell
23. Toms River South
24. St. Rose
25. Toms River North
Round 1
Date: Tuesday, May 12th
(17) Freehold Boro at (16) Manalapan
(18) Jackson at (15) Shore
(19) Matawan at (14) Freehold Township
(20) Pinelands at (13) Middletown North
(21) Ocean at (12) Central
(22) Howell at (11) Toms River East
(23) Toms River South at (10) Raritan
(24) St. Rose at (9) Southern
(25) Toms River North at (8) Colts Neck
Round 2
Date: Thursday, May 14th
(16)Manalapan/(17) Freehold Boro Winner at (1) St. John Vianney
(15) Shore/(18) Jackson Winner at (2) Donovan Catholic
(14) Freehold Township/(19) Matawan Winner at (3) Marlboro
(13) Middletown North/(20) Pinelands Winner at (4) Middletown South
(12)Central/(21) Ocean Winner at (5) Red Bank Catholic
(11) Toms River East/(22) Howell Winner at (6) Holmdel
(10) Raritan/(23) Toms River South Winner at (7) Barnegat
(24) St. Rose/(9) Southern Winner vs (25) Toms River North/(8) Colts Neck Winner
Quarterfinals
Date: Saturday, May 16th
Semifinals
Date: Monday, May 18th
Championship
Date: Thursday, May 21st 7 p.m. @ Count Basie Park
