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Marshall Softball Announces 2026 Schedule

11/25/2025 3:30:00 PM | Softball

Championship Fund

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The 2026 schedule is set for Marshall Softball, with the Herd scheduled to host 18 games at Dot Hicks Field this spring. Head Coach Morgan Zerkle announced the team's complete slate Tuesday with opening day coming from Tallahassee, Florida on Feb. 6.

"I am excited to see Marshall Softball compete against some of the best teams in the country and feel prepared for another season of competitive Sun Belt play," said Coach Zerkle.

The challenging 2026 calendar begins with a showdown against Florida State on Feb. 6 and extends to early season trips to the University of Florida and Liberty in the opening month. The Herd will face 10 NCAA Tournament teams from a season ago - including the aforementioned three who advanced to Super Regionals. 

The team's fourth season in the Sun Belt Conference includes home weekend series with Georgia Southern, App State, South Alabama, and JMU. Marshall will travel to the league's regular season champions from 2025, Texas State, the tournament champions, Coastal Carolina, as well as Georgia State and Louisiana. 

The 2026 Sun Belt Conference Softball Championship will be May 6-10 from Lafayette, La. 

To donate to the Championship Fund for Marshall Softball, please click HERE. All proceeds go directly to the Marshall softball team.

2026 Marshall Softball Schedule

February 6-8 @ JoAnn Graff Classic @ Florida State University
Friday, February 6th
2 p.m. vs Samford
7 p.m. at Florida State
Saturday, February 7th
4 p.m. at Florida State
7 p.m. vs Iowa
Sunday, February 8th
9 a.m. vs Iowa

Tuesday, February 10th
6 p.m. at Florida A&M

Wednesday, February 11th
6 p.m. at North Florida

February 13-15 @ University of Florida Tournament
Friday, February 13th
10 a.m. vs FIU
3:30 pm at Florida
Saturday, February 14th
11:30 a.m. vs Georgia Tech
4:30 p.m. at Florida
Sunday, February 15th
9 a.m. vs FIU

February 20-22 @ Charlotte Invitational
Friday, February 20th
12:30 p.m. vs Jacksonville
5:30 p.m. at Charlotte
Saturday, February 21st
12:30 p.m. vs Boston U
5:30 p.m. at Charlotte
Sunday, February 22nd
10:00 a.m. vs Jacksonville 

February 27-28 @ Liberty Invitational
Friday, February 27th 
10:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. vs UConn (DH)
Saturday, February 28th
10:30 a.m. at Liberty 
12:30 p.m. vs Radford

March 6-8 Marshall March Madness Home Tournament Full Schedule (Akron, Canisius, Howard)
Friday, March 6th
12 p.m.   Akron vs Canisius
3 p.m.  MARSHALL vs Akron 
5:30 p.m. MARSHALL vs Canisius  
Saturday, March 7th
12 p.m.  Akron vs Howard  
3:30 p.m. MARSHALL vs Howard
5:30 p.m. Canisius vs Akron
Sunday, March 8th
10 a.m.  Howard vs Canisius
12:30 p.m. MARSHALL vs Howard

March 13-15 at Georgia State 
March 17 at Radford (DH 2 p.m.)
March 20-22 vs Georgia Southern (6 p.m., 3 p.m., 12 p.m.)
March 24 vs Miami (Ohio), 4 p.m.
March 27-29 at Texas State 
April 2-4 vs App State (6 p.m., 3 p.m., 12 p.m.)
April 7 vs. Pitt, 4 p.m.
April 10-12 at Coastal Carolina
April 15 at Ohio
April 17-19 vs South Alabama (6 p.m., 3 p.m., 12 p.m.)
April 21 at EKU
April 24-26 at Louisiana 
April 30-May 2 vs. JMU (6 p.m., 5 p.m., 12 p.m.)
May 6-9 SBC Tournament @ Louisiana


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