Northern Illinois University

NCAA Division I·2026 Season·43 Games Played

Northern Ill. (MAC) finished the 2026 season 25-18 overall (official NCAA record) and did not make the NCAA tournament. Northern Ill. ranked No. 138 of 304 D1 teams in the final DiamondIQ Rating.

Final 2026 season · last game May 8, 2026

25-18

Overall

12-8

Home

11-9

Away

5-5

Last 10

+27

Run Diff

Last 10

W L W W L L W W L L

5-5 · -8 RD

Recent gamesNewest first

Date		Opponent	Res	Score	RD
May 8	@	Ohio	L	5-15	-10
May 2	vs	Toledo	L	6-7	-1
May 2	vs	Toledo	W	11-5	+6
May 1	vs	Toledo	W	3-1	+2
Apr 29	@	Iowa	L	2-10	-8
Apr 26	@	Western Mich.	L	0-4	-4
Apr 25	@	Western Mich.	W	2-1	+1
Apr 25	@	Western Mich.	W	7-2	+5
Apr 21	vs	Northwestern	L	4-5	-1
Apr 17	@	Bowling Green	W	3-1	+2
Apr 17	@	Bowling Green	W	9-0	+9
Apr 14	vs	Bradley	W	21-4	+17
Apr 14	vs	Bradley	L	8-14	-6
Apr 12	vs	Kent St.	W	10-4	+6

Run Differential by Game

40 games · +27 cumulative

Feb 13May 8

Schedule & Results

40 games

FEB 20264-4-9 RD

Date		Opponent	Res	Score	RD
Feb 13	vs	Abilene Christian	W	7-5	+2
Feb 13	vs	Ohio St.	L	2-7	-5
Feb 15	@	Texas	L	1-9	-8
Feb 20	vs	Kentucky	L	0-11	-11
Feb 20	vs	Indiana St.	L	2-3	-1
Feb 21	@	N.C. A&T	W	8-7	+1
Feb 21	@	Morehead St.	W	11-3	+8
Feb 22	@	Bradley	W	10-5	+5

MAR 20267-6+4 RD

Date		Opponent	Res	Score	RD
Mar 7	@	Purdue	L	1-8	-7
Mar 8	@	St. Bonaventure	W	13-2	+11
Mar 8	@	Purdue	L	2-5	-3
Mar 9	@	Green Bay	W	7-1	+6
Mar 13	vs	Buffalo	W	14-7	+7
Mar 13	vs	Buffalo	L	10-11	-1
Mar 14	vs	Buffalo	W	16-8	+8
Mar 20	@	Ohio	L	7-11	-4
Mar 21	@	Ohio	W	3-1	+2
Mar 21	@	Ohio	L	1-9	-8
Mar 27	vs	Massachusetts	W	3-2	+1
Mar 28	vs	Massachusetts	L	2-11	-9
Mar 28	vs	Massachusetts	W	5-4	+1

APR 202610-5+35 RD

Date		Opponent	Res	Score	RD
Apr 3	@	Central Mich.	W	5-1	+4
Apr 3	@	Central Mich.	L	1-8	-7
Apr 7	vs	Ball St.	W	8-2	+6
Apr 8	vs	Ball St.	W	11-1	+10
Apr 8	vs	Ball St.	W	7-6	+1
Apr 12	vs	Kent St.	W	10-4	+6
Apr 14	vs	Bradley	L	8-14	-6
Apr 14	vs	Bradley	W	21-4	+17
Apr 17	@	Bowling Green	W	9-0	+9
Apr 17	@	Bowling Green	W	3-1	+2
Apr 21	vs	Northwestern	L	4-5	-1
Apr 25	@	Western Mich.	W	7-2	+5
Apr 25	@	Western Mich.	W	2-1	+1
Apr 26	@	Western Mich.	L	0-4	-4
Apr 29	@	Iowa	L	2-10	-8

MAY 20262-2-3 RD

Date		Opponent	Res	Score	RD
May 1	vs	Toledo	W	3-1	+2
May 2	vs	Toledo	W	11-5	+6
May 2	vs	Toledo	L	6-7	-1
May 8	@	Ohio	L	5-15	-10

2026 Roster & Stats

26 players · tap a name for the full card

Northern Illinois University 2026 softball roster and season stats
Player	Pos	Yr	AVG	HR	OPS	ERA	K	IP
1/01Ally Rodriguez	OF	Sr.	.273	0	.591	—	—	—
2/02Mia Morera	UTL	So.	.283	5	.872	—	—	—
3/03Jamie Saran	C/1B	Fr.	.500	0	1.600	—	—	—
4/04Jenna Turner	MIF/OF	Gr.	.325	1	.798	—	—	—
5Elle Glass	P/3B	Fr.	—	—	—	12.00	1	4.2
6/06Mallory Wollenmann	MIF/OF	Fr.	—	—	—	—	—	—
7/07Trinity Jones Estrada	C/UTL	Sr.	.200	0	.627	—	—	—
8/08Alana Powell	MIF/OF	Jr.	.328	3	.936	—	—	—
9/09Ava Falcone	OF	Fr.	.250	0	.681	—	—	—
10Lia Nance	OF	So.	.341	0	.801	—	—	—
11Lily Cassell	P	Sr.	—	—	—	5.98	32	59.2
12Aubriella Garza	P/3B	Fr.	.200	1	1.000	—	—	—
13Rylie Hartman	C/OF	Sr.	.352	1	.948	—	—	—
14Izzi Hanna	OF	Fr.	.352	0	.801	—	—	—
15Hailey Olivera	MIF/3B	So.	.000	0	.000	—	—	—
16Cara Cruthers	C/UTL	Sr.	.200	0	.508	—	—	—
17Jaylyn Brister	OF/1B	So.	.125	1	.524	—	—	—
18Alanah Velazquez	C/3B	Jr.	—	—	—	—	—	—
20Hannah Bolly	P	Jr.	—	—	—	5.85	14	40.2
21Tatum Kornfeind	C/MIF	Fr.	.286	0	.730	—	—	—
22Danielle Stewart	P/UTL	Sr.	.451	7	1.274	8.51	30	24.2
23Taylor Mackin	P/2B	So.	—	—	—	4.91	16	35.2
24Katy Ramage	OF	Jr.	.350	4	.998	—	—	—
25Madison Carlson	P	Gr.	—	—	—	3.09	80	111.0
27Natalie Miller	MIF	So.	.188	0	.451	—	—	—
29Kayla Estrada	C/1B	Jr.	.258	7	.810	—	—	—

Final 2026 season, including postseason. Greyed rates = under 20 PA or 10 IP. ERA uses 7 innings.