Edited: May 4, 2009

Hiram (26-14) claimed its first NCAC Tournament championship after topping third-seeded Allegheny (24-18), 4-2, in the championship game. The Terriers, who entered the tourney as the second seed, won their first two games at the top-four, double-elimination event, defeating Allegheny, 4-3, in the opening game and edging Ohio Wesleyan (24-16), 3-2. The Gators bounced back from their tourney-opening loss with a 2-1 upset of Denison (21-18) and a 10-6 win over Ohio Wesleyan to advance to the championship. As Tournament winners, Hiram claims the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA Division III Tournament.

The Terriers will be making their first NCAA appearance. Hiram was awarded the seventh seed in the region and travel to DePauw in Greencastle, IN, for the first round Thursday through Sunday, May 7-10. They open the seven-team, double-elimination tournament against the host Tigers (28-7), the second seed, at 2:00 p.m. Thursday. The other five teams in the field are top-seeded Ohio Northern (35-3), No. 3 Adrian (34-6), No. 4 Trine (29-10), No. 5 Defiance (29-10) and No. 6 Thomas More (34-9). The winner of the first-round tournament advances to the Finals, May 15-19 at the Montclair State University Softball Stadium in Montclair, New Jersey.

Hiram senior Stephanie Zunic (Canfield, OH/Canfield) was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Tournament, joining freshman Ashley Pike (Mission Viejo, CA/Mission Viejo), junior Whitney Dropsey (Ashland, OH/Hillsdale) and senior Heidi Gipson (Canal Fulton/Northwest) on the All-Tournament team. Zunic hit a walk-off two-run homerun in the bottom of the seventh inning of game three of the tournament to hand the Terriers a 3-2 victory against Ohio Wesleyan and lock up a spot in the championship game. She finished the tournament with a .273 average (3-11) with a run, a homer and four RBI. She had a .565 slugging percentage and no errors in the field.

Allegheny sophomore Marci Potuzko (Greensburg, PA/Hempfield Area), junior Katie Wills (McKees Rocks, PA/Montour) and senior Rachel Ryan (West Salem, OH/Northwestern) were also named to the team. Ohio Wesleyan was represented on the all-tourney squad by sophomores Sarah Truchan (Westfield Center, OH/Brunswick) and Tara VanVranken (North Canton, OH/Massillon Jackson) and senior Amanda Sanders (Lima, OH/Bath), while Denison was represented by freshman Lauren Lynn (Cincinnati, OH/Sycamore) and junior Sam Rumschlag (Carmel, IN/Cathedral).

Denison leads all NCAC teams with four tournament titles, followed by Allegheny with three. Wittenberg and Hiram each have one. The NCAC first held a post-season softball tournament following the 2001 season.