Northwestern University Athletics
2026 Softball Schedule
Overall17-170.500
Conference5-60.455
StreakL1
Home2-3
Away4-8
Neutral11-6
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6 (Fri) | 11 am CT | Neutral | Toledo | Tempe, Ariz. | Kajikawa Classic | W 9-1 |
| Feb 6 (Fri) | 1:45 pm CT | Neutral | Texas State | Tempe, Ariz. | Kajikawa Classic | L 3-4 |
| Feb 7 (Sat) | 4:30 pm CT | Neutral | Texas State | Tempe, Ariz. | Kajikawa Classic | W 7-1 |
| Feb 7 (Sat) | 7:15 pm CT | Away | Arizona State | Tempe, Ariz. | Kajikawa Classic | L 0-8 |
| Feb 8 (Sun) | 11 am CT | Neutral | Memphis | Tempe, Ariz. | Kajikawa Classic | W 14-5 |
| Feb 12 (Thu) | 5 pm CT | Neutral | #1 Texas Tech | Clearwater, Fla. | Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational | L 0-5 |
| Feb 13 (Fri) | 9 am CT | Neutral | UCF | Clearwater, Fla. | Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational | L 4-6 |
| Feb 14 (Sat) | 9 am CT | Neutral | Missouri | Clearwater, Fla. | Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational | W 3-0 |
| Feb 14 (Sat) | 12 pm CT | Neutral | #17 Georgia | Clearwater, Fla. | Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational | L 3-8 |
| Feb 15 (Sun) | 12 pm CT | Neutral | #8 Texas A&M | Clearwater, Fla. | Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational | L 5-6 |
| Feb 20 (Fri) | 11 am CT | Neutral | Southeast Missouri | Fayetteville, Ark. | Razorback Invitational | W 4-1 |
| Feb 20 (Fri) | 4 pm CT | Away | #8 Arkansas | Fayetteville, Ark. | Razorback Invitational | L 0-6 |
| Feb 21 (Sat) | 11 am CT | Neutral | Southeast Missouri | Fayetteville, Ark. | Razorback Invitational | W 12-1 |
| Feb 21 (Sat) | 1:30 pm CT | Away | #8 Arkansas | Fayetteville, Ark. | Razorback Invitational | L 0-7 |
| Feb 22 (Sun) | 1 pm CT | Away | #8 Arkansas | Fayetteville, Ark. | Razorback Invitational | L 8-9 |
| Feb 26 (Thu) | 3 pm CT | Away | #20 Duke | Durham, NC | - | |
| Feb 27 (Fri) | 10 am CT | Neutral | Boston U | Durham, NC | L 4-6 | |
| Feb 27 (Fri) | 1 pm CT | Neutral | Ohio State | Durham, NC | W 11-1 | |
| Feb 28 (Sat) | 9 am CT | Neutral | Boston U | Durham, NC | W 6-3 | |
| Feb 28 (Sat) | 11:30 am CT | Away | #20 Duke | Durham, NC | L 1-6 | |
| Mar 6 (Fri) | 8 pm CT | Away | #22 Washington | Seattle, Wash. | L 2-13 | |
| Mar 7 (Sat) | 5 pm CT | Away | #22 Washington | Seattle, Wash. | L 0-2 | |
| Mar 8 (Sun) | 3 pm CT | Away | #22 Washington | Seattle, Wash. | L 4-10 | |
| Mar 13 (Fri) | 10:30 am CT | Neutral | Detroit Mercy | Highland Heights, KY | W 11-2 | |
| Mar 13 (Fri) | 1 pm CT | Away | Northern Kentucky | Highland Heights, KY | W 16-1 | |
| Mar 14 (Sat) | 9 am CT | Neutral | Detroit Mercy | Highland Heights, KY | W 8-3 | |
| Mar 14 (Sat) | 11:30 am CT | Neutral | Northern Iowa | Highland Heights, KY | W 10-2 | |
| Mar 20 (Fri) | 5 pm CT | Away | Illinois | Urbana-Champaign, IL | W 6-1 | |
| Mar 21 (Sat) | 1 pm CT | Away | Illinois | Urbana-Champaign, IL | W 19-5 | |
| Mar 22 (Sun) | 12 pm CT | Away | Illinois | Urbana-Champaign, IL | W 5-0 | |
| Mar 26 (Thu) | 1 pm CT | Home | #17 Oregon | Rosemont, Ill. (The Ballpark at Rosemont) | W 11-3 | |
| Mar 27 (Fri) | 6 pm CT | Home | #17 Oregon | Rosemont, Ill. (The Ballpark at Rosemont) | L 0-4 | |
| Mar 28 (Sat) | 12 pm CT | Home | #17 Oregon | Rosemont, Ill. (The Ballpark at Rosemont) | L 2-4 | |
| Apr 3 (Fri) | 7 pm CT | Home | Michigan | Rosemont, Ill. (The Ballpark at Rosemont) | W 4-0 | |
| Apr 4 (Sat) | 7 pm CT | Home | Michigan | Rosemont, Ill. (The Ballpark at Rosemont) | L 5-9 | |
| Apr 5 (Sun) | 2 pm CT | Home | Michigan | Rosemont, Ill. (The Ballpark at Rosemont) | - | |
| Apr 7 (Tue) | 4 pm CT | Away | DePaul | Chicago, IL | - | |
| Apr 10 (Fri) | 4 pm CT | Away | Penn State | University Park, PA | - | |
| Apr 11 (Sat) | 1 pm CT | Away | Penn State | University Park, PA | - | |
| Apr 12 (Sun) | 10:30 am CT | Away | Penn State | University Park, PA | - | |
| Apr 15 (Wed) | 5 pm CT | Away | Notre Dame | South Bend, Ind. | - | |
| Apr 17 (Fri) | 7 pm CT | Home | Michigan State | Rosemont, Ill. (The Ballpark at Rosemont) | - | |
| Apr 18 (Sat) | 1 pm CT | Home | Michigan State | Rosemont, Ill. (The Ballpark at Rosemont) | - | |
| Apr 19 (Sun) | 6 pm CT | Home | Michigan State | Rosemont, Ill. (The Ballpark at Rosemont) | - | |
| Apr 21 (Tue) | 6 pm CT | Away | Northern Illinois | DeKalb, IL | - | |
| Apr 24 (Fri) | 4 pm CT | Away | Purdue | West Lafayette, IN | - | |
| Apr 25 (Sat) | 1 pm CT | Away | Purdue | West Lafayette, IN | - | |
| Apr 26 (Sun) | 12 pm CT | Away | Purdue | West Lafayette, IN | - | |
| May 1 (Fri) | 1 pm CT | Home | Minnesota | Rosemont, Ill. (The Ballpark at Rosemont) | - | |
| May 2 (Sat) | 7 pm CT | Home | Minnesota | Rosemont, Ill. (The Ballpark at Rosemont) | - | |
| May 3 (Sun) | 7 pm CT | Home | Minnesota | Rosemont, Ill. (The Ballpark at Rosemont) | - | |
| May 6 (Wed) | Neutral | Big Ten Tournament | College Park, MD | Big Ten Tournament | - |