D3 Baseball Runs Per Game

2026 Season • 400 Qualifying Programs
ERA AVG R/G RA/G
How many runs per game is good in D3 baseball?

Across 400 qualifying D3 programs in 2026, the median runs per game is 7.06. The best mark in the division is 11.41 (Southern Maine). Every NCAA Division III program ranked by offensive output per game — the cleanest single measure of an offense.

D3 Median 7.06 Best 11.41 Worst 1.80 Higher is better
All qualifying programs • 2026 season • Updated every 6 hours
# Program Conference GP R/G
1 Southern Maine Huskies Little East 44 11.41
2 Johns Hopkins Blue Jays Centennial 50 11.40
3 Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens SCIAC 47 11.02
4 Wittenberg Tigers NCAC 42 10.76
5 Rowan Profs NJAC 54 10.56
6 Keystone Giants United East 40 10.50
7 Denison University Big Red NCAC 64 10.31
8 Sage Gators Empire 8 43 10.28
9 Bethany Lutheran Vikings UMAC 43 10.26
10 Swarthmore Garnet Centennial 38 10.24
11 Lynchburg Hornets ODAC 54 10.13
12 St. John Fisher Cardinals Empire 8 46 10.11
13 Salve Regina Seahawks CNE 50 10.10
14 Bethel (MN) Royals MIAC 42 9.98
15 Penn State Abington Nittany Lions United East 51 9.90
16 Montclair State Red Hawks NJAC 42 9.83
17 Kalamazoo Hornets MIAA 47 9.68
18 McDaniel Green Terror Centennial 43 9.67
19 Shenandoah Hornets ODAC 49 9.67
20 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags SCIAC 50 9.62
21 Aurora Spartans NACC 46 9.52
22 SUNY Maritime Privateers Skyline 39 9.49
23 Illinois College Blueboys MWC 44 9.45
24 Clark Cougars NEWMAC 38 9.39
25 Penn State Behrend Lions AMCC 42 9.33
26 Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets OAC 49 9.33
27 Bridgewater (VA) Eagles ODAC 50 9.32
28 Augustana (Ill.) Vikings CCIW 51 9.27
29 Mitchell Mariners GNAC 43 9.23
30 Lancaster Bible Chargers United East 40 9.22
31 Lyon Scots SLIAC 49 9.22
32 Washington College Shoremen Centennial 42 9.21
33 SUNY Cortland Red Dragons SUNYAC 42 9.17
34 Grinnell Pioneers MWC 43 9.16
35 Franklin Grizzlies HCAC 42 9.12
36 Franklin & Marshall Diplomats Centennial 38 9.11
37 Utica Pioneers Empire 8 42 9.10
38 Gettysburg Bullets Centennial 41 9.07
39 Whitworth Pirates NWC 47 9.02
40 Allegheny Gators NCAC 50 9.02
41 Penn State Harrisburg Lions United East 51 9.00
42 Ithaca Bombers Liberty League 35 9.00
43 Mount Union Purple Raiders OAC 45 8.98
44 Alma Scots MIAA 45 8.98
45 Washington (Mo.) Bears UAA 44 8.98
46 UW-Whitewater Warhawks WIAC 49 8.96
47 Keene State Owls Little East 43 8.93
48 Washington & Jefferson Presidents PAC 46 8.91
49 Greensboro Pride USA South 43 8.91
50 LaGrange Panthers CCS 42 8.83
51 Roanoke Maroons ODAC 41 8.80
52 East Texas Baptist Tigers ASC 57 8.77
53 Texas Lutheran Bulldogs SCAC 43 8.74
54 Marymount (VA) Saints Atlantic East 46 8.74
55 North Central (Ill.) Cardinals CCIW 42 8.74
56 Messiah Falcons MAC Commonwealth 51 8.73
57 DeSales Bulldogs MAC Freedom 62 8.71
58 Salisbury Sea Gulls C2C 48 8.71
59 SUNY Brockport Golden Eagles Empire 8 44 8.70
60 Bethany 12 8.67
61 MUW Owls SLIAC 40 8.62
62 Hardin-Simmons Cowboys ASC 50 8.60
63 Farmingdale State Rams Skyline 39 8.59
64 Occidental Tigers SCIAC 44 8.57
65 RIT Tigers Liberty League 38 8.55
66 Kean Cougars NJAC 47 8.53
67 Endicott Gulls CNE 59 8.51
68 Bates Bobcats NESCAC 34 8.47
69 La Verne Leopards SCIAC 48 8.44
70 UW-Platteville Pioneers WIAC 41 8.41
71 Edgewood Eagles NACC 44 8.41
72 Ramapo Roadrunners NJAC 45 8.40
73 Piedmont Lions CCS 48 8.38
74 Misericordia Cougars MAC Freedom 46 8.37
75 NYU Violets UAA 34 8.35
76 Arcadia Knights MAC Freedom 48 8.33
77 Earlham Quakers HCAC 43 8.33
78 Amherst Mammoths NESCAC 40 8.28
79 Trinity College (CT) Bantams NESCAC 44 8.25
80 Rhodes Lynx SAA 47 8.23
81 Christopher Newport Captains C2C 45 8.22
82 Washington and Lee Generals ODAC 36 8.19
83 Berry Vikings SAA 42 8.19
84 Mary Hardin-Baylor Crusaders ASC 43 8.19
85 Manhattanville Valiants Skyline 40 8.18
86 Toccoa Falls 6 8.17
87 Huntingdon Hawks CCS 40 8.15
88 Illinois Tech Scarlet Hawks NACC 41 8.15
89 Hobart Statesmen Liberty League 47 8.13
90 Bridgewater State Bears MASCAC 40 8.12
91 Westminster (Mo.) Blue Jays SLIAC 52 8.08
92 UMass Boston Beacons Little East 43 8.07
93 Middlebury Panthers NESCAC 36 8.06
94 Webster Gorloks SLIAC 47 8.04
95 CCNY Beavers CUNYAC 38 8.03
96 Ursinus Bears Centennial 44 8.02
97 Chowan 5 8.00
98 Warner Pacific University (Ore.) 5 8.00
99 Grove City Wolverines PAC 43 8.00
100 Northwestern (MN) Eagles UMAC 42 8.00
101 Emory Eagles UAA 42 7.95
102 Wooster Fighting Scots NCAC 40 7.95
103 Chicago Maroons UAA 45 7.93
104 Transylvania Pioneers HCAC 45 7.93
105 St. Joseph's (LI) Golden Eagles Skyline 42 7.93
106 DePauw (Ind.) Tigers NCAC 52 7.92
107 Spalding Golden Eagles SLIAC 47 7.89
108 Luther College Norse ARC 46 7.89
109 MSOE Raiders NACC 46 7.89
110 Adrian Bulldogs MIAA 54 7.89
111 Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets ODAC 46 7.87
112 SUNY Old Westbury Panthers Skyline 35 7.86
113 Chatham Cougars PAC 46 7.85
114 Concordia (TX) Tornados SCAC 51 7.84
115 FDU-Florham Devils MAC Freedom 39 7.82
116 Centre Colonels SAA 48 7.81
117 Trinity (TX) Tigers SCAC 52 7.79
118 Scranton Royals Landmark 47 7.79
119 Elizabethtown Blue Jays Landmark 45 7.78
120 Drew Rangers Landmark 42 7.76
121 Belhaven Blazers CCS 46 7.76
122 Union (N.Y.) Dutchmen Liberty League 37 7.76
123 Cal Lutheran Kingsmen SCIAC 41 7.76
124 Loras Duhawks ARC 40 7.75
125 Skidmore Thoroughbreds Liberty League 35 7.74
126 Eastern Mennonite Royals ODAC 42 7.74
127 Brevard Tornados USA South 42 7.74
128 Coe Kohawks ARC 44 7.73
129 UW-La Crosse Eagles WIAC 47 7.72
130 Maryville (TN) Scots CCS 50 7.72
131 Neumann Knights Atlantic East 36 7.64
132 Mary Baldwin Squirrels USA South 37 7.62
133 Illinois Wesleyan Titans CCIW 42 7.62
134 SUNY New Paltz Hawks SUNYAC 41 7.61
135 US Merchant Marine Mariners Skyline 41 7.61
136 Puget Sound Loggers NWC 44 7.59
137 Western New England Golden Bears CNE 46 7.59
138 Rose-Hulman Fightin' Engineers HCAC 45 7.56
139 Eastern (PA) Eagles MAC Commonwealth 40 7.55
140 Marywood Pacers Atlantic East 46 7.54
141 Southern Virginia Knights USA South 45 7.53
142 North Park Vikings CCIW 47 7.53
143 Babson Beavers NEWMAC 49 7.53
144 Dickinson Red Devils Centennial 38 7.53
145 Tufts Jumbos NESCAC 42 7.52
146 St. Scholastica Saints MIAC 42 7.52
147 Stevens Ducks MAC Freedom 48 7.52
148 Wheaton (Mass.) Lyons NEWMAC 39 7.51
149 St. Thomas (MN) 6 7.50
150 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts 8 7.50
151 Sewanee Tigers SAA 43 7.49
152 UMass Dartmouth Corsairs Little East 43 7.49
153 Husson Eagles NAC 46 7.48
154 Concordia-Chicago Cougars NACC 45 7.44
155 Penn State Altoona Lions AMCC 41 7.44
156 Stockton Ospreys NJAC 39 7.41
157 Rockford Regents NACC 43 7.40
158 Eastern Connecticut Warriors Little East 41 7.39
159 Colby-Sawyer Chargers GNAC 39 7.38
160 Hope Flying Dutchmen MIAA 40 7.38
161 Macalester Scots MIAC 47 7.36
162 Albion Britons MIAA 40 7.35
163 UW-Superior Yellowjackets WIAC 40 7.35
164 Hendrix Warriors SCAC 46 7.35
165 Redlands Bulldogs SCIAC 46 7.35
166 Susquehanna River Hawks Landmark 42 7.33
167 Millikin Big Blue CCIW 45 7.29
168 Guilford Quakers ODAC 40 7.28
169 Wheaton 11 7.27
170 Mount St. Vincent Dolphins Skyline 37 7.27
171 Pfeiffer Falcons USA South 49 7.27
172 St. Joseph (CT) Blue Jays GNAC 42 7.26
173 Muhlenberg Mules Centennial 35 7.26
174 Ohio Northern Polar Bears OAC 44 7.25
175 Dean College Bulldogs GNAC 45 7.24
176 SUNY Plattsburgh Cardinals SUNYAC 32 7.22
177 SUNY Poly Wildcats Empire 8 34 7.21
178 Lawrence Vikings MWC 39 7.21
179 LeTourneau YellowJackets SCAC 49 7.20
180 St. Lawrence Saints Liberty League 35 7.20
181 St. Thomas 5 7.20
182 Methodist Monarchs USA South 45 7.20
183 Nichols Bison CNE 46 7.20
184 St. John's (MN) Johnnies MIAC 46 7.20
185 UW-Stevens Point Pointers WIAC 41 7.20
186 Rutgers-Camden Scarlet Raptors NJAC 42 7.19
187 UW-River Falls Falcons WIAC 42 7.19
188 Simpson Storm ARC 45 7.18
189 RPI Engineers Liberty League 40 7.17
190 Delaware Valley Aggies MAC Freedom 41 7.17
191 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels SAA 43 7.16
192 Houghton Highlanders Empire 8 35 7.14
193 Brandeis Judges UAA 39 7.13
194 VTSU Castleton Spartans Little East 42 7.12
195 Carroll (WI) Pioneers CCIW 43 7.12
196 Bethany (WV) Bison PAC 41 7.10
197 Regent C2C 41 7.10
198 Wheaton (Ill.) Thunder CCIW 50 7.08
199 Springfield Pride NEWMAC 38 7.08
200 Lewis & Clark Pioneers NWC 42 7.07
201 John Carroll Blue Streaks OAC 39 7.05
202 Wentworth Leopards CNE 42 7.05
203 Gwynedd Mercy Griffins Atlantic East 41 7.02
204 Centenary (NJ) Cyclones Atlantic East 55 7.02
205 Hampden-Sydney Tigers ODAC 40 7.00
206 McMurry War Hawks SCAC 55 7.00
207 Massachusetts Maritime Buccaneers MASCAC 39 6.97
208 MIT Engineers NEWMAC 37 6.97
209 Chapman Panthers SCIAC 41 6.95
210 Hartford Hawks CNE 40 6.95
211 Hilbert Hawks AMCC 41 6.93
212 Austin College Kangaroos SCAC 24 6.92
213 Greenville Panthers SLIAC 41 6.90
214 Muskingum Fighting Muskies OAC 40 6.90
215 Haverford Fords Centennial 39 6.90
216 Immaculata Mighty Macs Atlantic East 38 6.87
217 Principia Panthers SLIAC 38 6.87
218 Pacific 7 6.86
219 Whittier Poets SCIAC 41 6.85
220 Penn State Brandywine Lions United East 34 6.85
221 Saint Joseph's (ME) Monks GNAC 51 6.84
222 Monmouth (Ill.) Fighting Scots MWC 43 6.84
223 Worcester State Lancers MASCAC 42 6.81
224 Lasell Lasers GNAC 41 6.80
225 Whitman Blues NWC 40 6.80
226 Pacific (Ore.) Boxers NWC 44 6.80
227 Benedictine (IL) Eagles NACC 43 6.79
228 Albertus Magnus Falcons GNAC 36 6.78
229 Penn State Scranton 8 6.75
230 Elmhurst Bluejays CCIW 40 6.75
231 Thomas (ME) Terriers NAC 42 6.74
232 Apprentice 7 6.71
233 Mount Aloysius Mounties AMCC 41 6.71
234 Baruch Bearcats CUNYAC 34 6.71
235 Roger Williams Hawks CNE 40 6.70
236 Williams Ephs NESCAC 33 6.70
237 Capital Comets OAC 39 6.69
238 Geneva Golden Tornadoes PAC 35 6.69
239 Howard Payne Yellow Jackets ASC 44 6.68
240 Mount St. Joseph Lions HCAC 39 6.67
241 Wilkes Colonels Landmark 45 6.67
242 William Paterson Pioneers NJAC 41 6.66
243 Concordia Wisconsin Falcons NACC 46 6.65
244 Widener Pride MAC Commonwealth 46 6.65
245 Carthage Firebirds CCIW 42 6.64
246 Maine-Farmington Beavers NAC 39 6.64
247 Elmira Soaring Eagles Empire 8 36 6.64
248 Kenyon Lords NCAC 40 6.62
249 Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen MAC Freedom 39 6.62
250 SUNY Cobleskill Fighting Tigers NAC 42 6.60
251 Centenary (La.) Gents SCAC 34 6.59
252 Beloit Buccaneers MWC 43 6.58
253 Westminster (PA) Titans PAC 45 6.58
254 Lycoming Warriors Landmark 39 6.56
255 Alfred State Pioneers AMCC 52 6.56
256 Ferrum Panthers ODAC 51 6.53
257 Salem State Vikings MASCAC 38 6.53
258 St. Olaf Oles MIAC 39 6.51
259 St. Norbert College Green Knights NACC 43 6.51
260 Rutgers-Newark Scarlet Raiders NJAC 36 6.50
261 Gordon Fighting Scots CNE 37 6.49
262 Anderson (IN) Ravens HCAC 40 6.47
263 Manchester Spartans HCAC 38 6.47
264 Minnesota Morris Cougars UMAC 39 6.46
265 Mary Washington Eagles C2C 40 6.45
266 SUNY Oswego Lakers SUNYAC 39 6.44
267 Ripon Red Hawks MWC 39 6.41
268 Lakeland Muskies NACC 44 6.41
269 William Peace Pacers USA South 49 6.41
270 NC Wesleyan Battling Bishops USA South 52 6.38
271 Juniata Eagles Landmark 40 6.35
272 SUNY Purchase Panthers Skyline 38 6.34
273 Penn College Wildcats United East 9 6.33
274 Notre Dame (Md.) Gators United East 43 6.33
275 Stevenson Mustangs MAC Commonwealth 37 6.32
276 Pacific Lutheran Lutes NWC 37 6.32
277 Mount St. Mary (NY) Knights Skyline 38 6.32
278 Catholic Cardinals Landmark 40 6.30
279 Millsaps Majors SAA 40 6.30
280 Asbury Eagles CCS 45 6.29
281 Johnson and Wales Wildcats CNE 49 6.27
282 Franciscan Barons PAC 34 6.26
283 Wartburg Knights ARC 46 6.26
284 Western Connecticut Wolves Little East 35 6.26
285 TCNJ Lions NJAC 39 6.26
286 Heidelberg Student Princes OAC 39 6.26
287 Gustavus Gusties MIAC 41 6.24
288 Elms College Blazers GNAC 38 6.24
289 SUNY Oneonta Red Dragons SUNYAC 39 6.23
290 Marian (Wis.) Sabres NACC 39 6.23
291 Wabash Little Giants NCAC 39 6.23
292 St. Mary's (Md.) Seahawks United East 31 6.23
293 Southwestern (TX) Pirates SCAC 40 6.22
294 Crown (MN) Storm UMAC 37 6.22
295 Valley Forge Patriots United East 42 6.21
296 Dominican 5 6.20
297 WPI Engineers NEWMAC 36 6.19
298 Clarkson Golden Knights Liberty League 34 6.18
299 Blackburn Beavers SLIAC 36 6.17
300 Vassar Brewers Liberty League 33 6.15
301 Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves ARC 40 6.12
302 La Roche Redhawks AMCC 34 6.12
303 UW-Eau Claire Blugolds WIAC 44 6.11
304 Eureka Red Devils SLIAC 36 6.11
305 Bard Raptors Liberty League 33 6.09
306 Central Dutch ARC 41 6.07
307 Augsburg Auggies MIAC 30 6.07
308 Willamette Bearcats NWC 35 6.06
309 Oberlin Yeomen NCAC 39 6.05
310 Albright Lions MAC Commonwealth 39 6.05
311 VTSU Lyndon Hornets NAC 41 6.05
312 Hamilton Continentals NESCAC 33 6.03
313 Bowdoin Polar Bears NESCAC 38 6.03
314 Alvernia Golden Wolves MAC Commonwealth 40 6.00
315 Moravian Greyhounds Landmark 37 5.95
316 Linfield Wildcats NWC 43 5.93
317 Penn State Berks Lions United East 38 5.89
318 Cornell College Rams MWC 38 5.89
319 Dubuque Spartans ARC 38 5.89
320 Dominican (Ill.) Stars NACC 36 5.89
321 Lesley Lynx NAC 33 5.88
322 Case Western Reserve Spartans UAA 39 5.87
323 Newport News Apprentice School 7 5.86
324 Averett Cougars ODAC 35 5.86
325 Covenant Scots CCS 45 5.84
326 Me.-Augusta 6 5.83
327 New Jersey City Gothic Knights NJAC 40 5.83
328 Rosemont Ravens United East 38 5.79
329 Anna Maria AmCats MASCAC 42 5.79
330 Ozarks (Ark.) Eagles SCAC 42 5.76
331 Virginia Wesleyan Marlins ODAC 42 5.76
332 Marietta Pioneers OAC 33 5.76
333 Thiel Tomcats PAC 40 5.72
334 Wesleyan (CT) Cardinals NESCAC 40 5.72
335 Hanover Panthers HCAC 42 5.71
336 Coast Guard Bears NEWMAC 34 5.68
337 Pitt-Greensburg Bobcats AMCC 36 5.64
338 York (PA) Spartans MAC Commonwealth 41 5.63
339 Rochester Yellowjackets UAA 41 5.63
340 Hood Blazers MAC Commonwealth 45 5.62
341 Rhode Island College Anchormen Little East 34 5.56
342 Saint Mary's Cardinals MIAC 49 5.55
343 SUNY Canton Kangaroos SUNYAC 34 5.53
344 Calvin Knights MIAA 39 5.49
345 Knox Prairie Fire MWC 43 5.47
346 Bluffton Beavers HCAC 36 5.42
347 Dominican University 8 5.38
348 Colby Mules NESCAC 35 5.37
349 Keuka Storm Wolves Empire 8 39 5.33
350 UW-Oshkosh Titans WIAC 40 5.33
351 Fitchburg State Falcons MASCAC 38 5.32
352 King's (PA) Monarchs MAC Freedom 33 5.27
353 Schreiner Mountaineers SCAC 34 5.26
354 University of Dallas Crusaders SCAC 39 5.26
355 Hamline Pipers MIAC 39 5.21
356 St. Thomas (TX) Celts SCAC 40 5.17
357 St. Joseph's (Brooklyn) Bears Skyline 32 5.16
358 UW-Stout Blue Devils WIAC 39 5.13
359 Westfield State Owls MASCAC 42 5.12
360 Emerson Lions NEWMAC 36 5.11
361 Carleton Knights MIAC 39 5.10
362 Waynesburg Yellow Jackets PAC 42 5.10
363 Hiram Terriers NCAC 37 5.08
364 Saint Vincent Bearcats PAC 41 5.05
365 Rivier Raiders GNAC 35 5.00
366 Plymouth State Panthers Little East 31 5.00
367 Norwich Cadets GNAC 39 4.97
368 New England College Pilgrims GNAC 38 4.97
369 North Central (MN) Rams UMAC 37 4.97
370 Lehman Lightning CUNYAC 30 4.97
371 Trine Thunder MIAA 45 4.96
372 Pitt-Bradford Panthers AMCC 36 4.94
373 Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops NCAC 39 4.92
374 Maine-Presque Isle Owls NAC 39 4.90
375 Framingham State Rams MASCAC 37 4.89
376 Otterbein Cardinals OAC 35 4.89
377 Wisconsin Lutheran Warriors NACC 40 4.85
378 Olivet Comets MIAA 34 4.82
379 George Fox Bruins NWC 43 4.81
380 Martin Luther Knights UMAC 36 4.81
381 Suffolk Rams CNE 66 4.80
382 Buena Vista Beavers ARC 40 4.67
383 MCLA Trailblazers MASCAC 38 4.50
384 Cairn Highlanders United East 43 4.49
385 Wilson Phoenix United East 34 4.47
386 SUNY Fredonia Blue Devils SUNYAC 33 4.45
387 John Jay Bloodhounds CUNYAC 38 4.42
388 Curry Colonels CNE 38 4.34
389 Arlington Baptist 5 4.20
390 Wilmington (OH) Quakers OAC 41 4.15
391 St. Elizabeth Eagles Atlantic East 38 4.13
392 Johnson and Wales (NC) USA South 23 4.13
393 Concordia-Moorhead Cobbers MIAC 35 4.09
394 Alfred Saxons Empire 8 41 3.80
395 Berea Mountaineers HCAC 42 3.60
396 Yeshiva Maccabees Skyline 34 3.59
397 Caltech Beavers SCIAC 42 2.74
398 Penn State Hazleton 6 2.67
399 Maranatha Baptist NACC 19 2.00
400 Grace Christian (MI) 5 1.80
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