Softball Releases 2026 Schedule With 55 Total Games, 35 Home Matchups

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - North Florida softball has officially revealed its full 55-game slate for the 2026 season this spring, as announced by Head Coach Jeff Conrad on Thursday afternoon.

The Ospreys' schedule is highlighted with 35 home games across their 55 total games, as well as 47 games scheduled in the Sunshine State. Some of the key non-conference opponents for the Ospreys will be five games against four Power Four opponents, which include Auburn, Florida, Florida State and UCF.

The two marquee home games against Power Four opponents at UNF Softball Complex will be Auburn on opening day of the season set for Thursday, Feb. 5, at 4 p.m., followed with an expected ranked matchup with Florida on Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 6 p.m. The first of two series against Jacksonville in the River City Rumble will be hosted at UNF from Mar. 19-21 with each game's first pitch set for 7 p.m.

UNF will also co-host four non-conference tournaments alongside Jacksonville with the River City Leadoff, UNF-JU Invitational, UNF-JU Classic and Spring Break Challenge spanning over the first month of play. UNF will also make another historic trip out to the West Coast to compete in the Purple Classic hosted by Grand Canyon from Feb. 20-22.

The 24-game ASUN schedule was released earlier this fall by the conference, as they will compete in divisional play for the second straight year. It will feature four home and four road weekend series against intra-divisional opponents, which features Jacksonville, Stetson, Queens, FGCU and West Georgia.

COACH'S THOUGHTS

"We're pleased with the way this schedule was able to come together. Our players came here to compete for championships and to play a tough schedule. We have the chance to play once again on opening night against an SEC opponent and to have it at home this year, as well as making our second trip out to Arizona in three years. It will highlight the many tests on this schedule that will prepare us for our run at back-to back ASUN titles."
-- Head Coach Jeff Conrad

TICKETING INFORMATION

Season Ticket Details
Season Tickets: $75 (includes a reserved chairback to all home games)

UNF vs Florida/Auburn
Reserved Chairback: $25
General Admission: $15

Single Game Tickets
Single Game Tickets are set to release on 2/2 at 10 a.m.

SCHEDULE NOTES

55 total games, 47 games in-state, 35 home games, 16 road games and 4 neutral games.
Fourth season with Jeff Conrad as head coach, while Mario Hernandez and Amber Fiser enter their third seasons as assistant coaches.
Second straight season facing off against three in-state Power Four schools (Florida, UCF, & Florida State).
Fourth time in five seasons competing against the three Power Four schools in Florida.
Will also open the season against an SEC squad in back-to-back years at home against Auburn on Feb. 5.
Set to host Florida on Wednesday, Feb. 18, with first pitch set for 6 p.m., at UNF Softball Complex.
Set to face seven in-state opponents in 23 games (Florida, Bethune-Cookman, UCF, Florida State, Stetson, Jacksonville, FGCU).
Will face Auburn, Grand Canyon, San Diego and Montana for the first time in program history in non-conference play.
Second season of ASUN play with divisional play; six games each against Jacksonville, Stetson and Queens.
Also set for two more weekend conference series against FGCU and West Georgia.
The team's only trips outside the state of Florida in the regular season is from Feb. 20-22 in the Purple Classic hosted by Grand Canyon in Phoenix, Ariz., and against West Georgia from Apr. 18-19 in Carrollton, Ga.
Longest home stand of the season will be 12 straight games to open the season from Feb. 5-15 played at UNF Softball Complex.
Another 10 straight games will be played at home from Feb. 27-Mar. 11 after trip out to the West Coast.
Outside of the Purple Classic hosted by Grand Canyon, no road stints this season will be more than four games.
Four home tournaments will be held during non-conference (River City Leadoff, UNF-JU Invitational, UNF-JU Classic and Spring Break Challenge).
Lone instance of back-to-back ASUN home weekends will be in early April against Queens (Apr. 3-4) and Stetson (Apr. 11-12).
River City Rumble will have a home-and-home series this season set for Mar. 19-21 at UNF Softball Complex, as well as Apr. 30-May 2 at Debbie & Fred Pruitt Softball Complex, with all single games set for first pitch at 7 p.m.
Home regular season finale weekend will be against West Georgia from Apr. 25-26, followed by the regular season finale at JU on May 2.
The ASUN Championship Tournament will be hosted by North Florida at UNF Softball Complex from May 5-9.
The following weekend will be the start of the NCAA Softball Tournament with the regional round set from May 14-16.