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Lehigh Announces 2026 Softball Schedule
1/6/2026 10:24:00 AM | Softball
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lehigh head coach Fran Troyan has announced the Mountain Hawks' 2026 schedule. The 2026 slate is highlighted by five pre-league tournaments, including three trips to North Carolina; plus 13 home games at Leadership Park and six contests against teams that competed in the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
The 2026 campaign will begin in Miami with five games at a tournament hosted by FIU Feb. 6-8. Lehigh will face Stony Brook, ACC member Louisville and Texas A&M – Corpus Christi in addition to the host Panthers.
Week two features the first of three trips to North Carolina with five games at Gardner-Webb's Red and Black Classic Feb. 13-15. Opponents for the Mountain Hawks include Gardner-Webb, Tennessee Tech and Queens University.
Following a weekend off, Lehigh returns to North Carolina for NC State's Wolfpack Classic, Feb. 27-Mar. 1. In addition to the ACC's Wolfpack, the Mountain Hawks will play games against Loyola Chicago and Toledo.
Spring Break begins with five games at the Penn State Softball Invitational, Mar. 5-8. Lehigh will play the host Nittany Lions once and will play two games against both Niagara and reigning America East champion Binghamton.
Lehigh will visit UMBC for a doubleheader in the middle of spring break (Mar. 11) before returning to North Carolina for the UNCG Tournament, Mar. 13-15. The Mountain Hawks will face Tarleton State and UNCG in Greensboro, N.C. and will also trek over to Elon to face the defending CAA champion Phoenix.
"We're excited about a preseason schedule that will challenge our team, accelerate our development and position us well for Patriot League competition," Troyan said.
After a midweek trip to Penn on Mar. 18, Lehigh will open its home schedule and Patriot League play with three games against Colgate, Mar. 21-22. The Mountain Hawks will host Drexel in a single game and then will play their first league road series at Boston University, Mar. 28-29.
April begins with a five-game homestand. Lehigh will host Princeton on Apr. 1 before resuming league play against Holy Cross, Apr. 4-5 and then hosting Big Ten foe Rutgers on Apr. 7.
The homestand is followed by an eight-game road swing that includes visits to DeSales (Apr. 8), Army West Point (Apr. 11-12), Rider (Apr. 15) and Bucknell (Apr. 18-19).
Lehigh returns home to host Saint Joseph's Apr. 22 and then will head to Rutgers for three non-league games over its scheduled league bye weekend. The Mountain Hawks will battle Rutgers, Georgetown and Hofstra Apr. 24-25 in New Jersey.
After a trip to Villanova on Apr. 28, Lehigh will close out the regular season hosting Lafayette in the Rivalry, presented by Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute, part of Jefferson Health, May 2-3.
The Patriot League Tournament will be held May 7-9 at the home field of the highest seed.
Lehigh went 28-24 a season ago. The Mountain Hawks return three of their six 2025 All-Patriot League honorees in sophomore Kelly Fricker, the league's Rookie of the Year, junior Peyton Sward and sophomore Helen Woloshyn.
The 2026 campaign will begin in Miami with five games at a tournament hosted by FIU Feb. 6-8. Lehigh will face Stony Brook, ACC member Louisville and Texas A&M – Corpus Christi in addition to the host Panthers.
Week two features the first of three trips to North Carolina with five games at Gardner-Webb's Red and Black Classic Feb. 13-15. Opponents for the Mountain Hawks include Gardner-Webb, Tennessee Tech and Queens University.
Following a weekend off, Lehigh returns to North Carolina for NC State's Wolfpack Classic, Feb. 27-Mar. 1. In addition to the ACC's Wolfpack, the Mountain Hawks will play games against Loyola Chicago and Toledo.
Spring Break begins with five games at the Penn State Softball Invitational, Mar. 5-8. Lehigh will play the host Nittany Lions once and will play two games against both Niagara and reigning America East champion Binghamton.
Lehigh will visit UMBC for a doubleheader in the middle of spring break (Mar. 11) before returning to North Carolina for the UNCG Tournament, Mar. 13-15. The Mountain Hawks will face Tarleton State and UNCG in Greensboro, N.C. and will also trek over to Elon to face the defending CAA champion Phoenix.
"We're excited about a preseason schedule that will challenge our team, accelerate our development and position us well for Patriot League competition," Troyan said.
After a midweek trip to Penn on Mar. 18, Lehigh will open its home schedule and Patriot League play with three games against Colgate, Mar. 21-22. The Mountain Hawks will host Drexel in a single game and then will play their first league road series at Boston University, Mar. 28-29.
April begins with a five-game homestand. Lehigh will host Princeton on Apr. 1 before resuming league play against Holy Cross, Apr. 4-5 and then hosting Big Ten foe Rutgers on Apr. 7.
The homestand is followed by an eight-game road swing that includes visits to DeSales (Apr. 8), Army West Point (Apr. 11-12), Rider (Apr. 15) and Bucknell (Apr. 18-19).
Lehigh returns home to host Saint Joseph's Apr. 22 and then will head to Rutgers for three non-league games over its scheduled league bye weekend. The Mountain Hawks will battle Rutgers, Georgetown and Hofstra Apr. 24-25 in New Jersey.
After a trip to Villanova on Apr. 28, Lehigh will close out the regular season hosting Lafayette in the Rivalry, presented by Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute, part of Jefferson Health, May 2-3.
The Patriot League Tournament will be held May 7-9 at the home field of the highest seed.
Lehigh went 28-24 a season ago. The Mountain Hawks return three of their six 2025 All-Patriot League honorees in sophomore Kelly Fricker, the league's Rookie of the Year, junior Peyton Sward and sophomore Helen Woloshyn.
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