Northern Kentucky University

NCAA Division I·2026 Season·51 Games Played

Northern Ky. (Horizon League) finished the 2026 season 26-25 overall (official NCAA record) and played in the NCAA regionals. Northern Ky. ranked No. 240 of 304 D1 teams in the final DiamondIQ Rating.

Final 2026 season · last game May 16, 2026

26-25

Overall

16-13

Home

7-12

Away

7-3

Last 10

-79

Run Diff

Last 10

L W W W W W W W L L

7-3 · +4 RD

Recent gamesNewest first

Date		Opponent	Res	Score	RD
May 16	@	Indiana	L	0-8	-8
May 15	@	Tennessee	L	1-3	-2
May 2	@	IU Indy	W	6-2	+4
May 1	@	IU Indy	W	7-4	+3
May 1	@	IU Indy	W	4-3	+1
Apr 25	vs	Detroit Mercy	W	2-1	+1
Apr 24	vs	Detroit Mercy	W	9-2	+7
Apr 24	vs	Detroit Mercy	W	3-1	+2
Apr 22	vs	Morehead St.	W	2-1	+1
Apr 21	vs	Evansville	L	3-8	-5
Apr 15	vs	Kentucky	L	0-6	-6
Apr 14	vs	Miami (OH)	L	3-11	-8
Apr 11	vs	Robert Morris	W	9-4	+5
Apr 11	vs	Robert Morris	L	3-18	-15

Run Differential by Game

48 games · -79 cumulative

Feb 5May 16

Schedule & Results

48 games

FEB 20267-5+0 RD

Date		Opponent	Res	Score	RD
Feb 5	@	Alabama St.	W	12-8	+4
Feb 6	vs	Murray St.	W	7-1	+6
Feb 7	vs	Lindenwood	L	1-7	-6
Feb 7	vs	Southern Ind.	W	8-2	+6
Feb 13	vs	Monmouth	L	5-7	-2
Feb 13	@	North Carolina	L	0-11	-11
Feb 14	vs	Bryant	L	1-3	-2
Feb 14	vs	Monmouth	W	6-1	+5
Feb 20	vs	Western Ill.	L	2-5	-3
Feb 20	@	Bellarmine	W	8-7	+1
Feb 21	vs	Western Ill.	W	1-0	+1
Feb 21	@	Bellarmine	W	3-2	+1

MAR 20266-12-55 RD

Date		Opponent	Res	Score	RD
Mar 3	@	Louisville	L	6-10	-4
Mar 6	vs	Delaware St.	W	8-0	+8
Mar 6	@	Miami (OH)	L	4-7	-3
Mar 8	vs	Delaware St.	W	13-3	+10
Mar 8	@	Eastern Ky.	L	6-9	-3
Mar 10	vs	Valparaiso	W	6-0	+6
Mar 10	vs	Valparaiso	W	3-2	+1
Mar 13	vs	Northwestern	L	1-16	-15
Mar 13	vs	UNI	L	1-14	-13
Mar 14	vs	UNI	L	3-11	-8
Mar 15	vs	UNI	L	4-17	-13
Mar 20	vs	Oakland	W	2-0	+2
Mar 21	vs	Oakland	W	7-3	+4
Mar 21	vs	Oakland	L	1-3	-2
Mar 24	@	Dayton	L	4-9	-5
Mar 27	@	Youngstown St.	L	3-17	-14
Mar 28	@	Youngstown St.	L	5-9	-4
Mar 28	@	Youngstown St.	L	5-7	-2

APR 20267-6-22 RD

Date		Opponent	Res	Score	RD
Apr 3	@	Green Bay	W	10-6	+4
Apr 3	@	Green Bay	L	0-8	-8
Apr 4	@	Green Bay	L	7-17	-10
Apr 10	vs	Robert Morris	W	12-2	+10
Apr 11	vs	Robert Morris	L	3-18	-15
Apr 11	vs	Robert Morris	W	9-4	+5
Apr 14	vs	Miami (OH)	L	3-11	-8
Apr 15	vs	Kentucky	L	0-6	-6
Apr 21	vs	Evansville	L	3-8	-5
Apr 22	vs	Morehead St.	W	2-1	+1
Apr 24	vs	Detroit Mercy	W	3-1	+2
Apr 24	vs	Detroit Mercy	W	9-2	+7
Apr 25	vs	Detroit Mercy	W	2-1	+1

MAY 20263-2-2 RD

Date		Opponent	Res	Score	RD
May 1	@	IU Indy	W	4-3	+1
May 1	@	IU Indy	W	7-4	+3
May 2	@	IU Indy	W	6-2	+4
May 15	@	Tennessee	L	1-3	-2
May 16	@	Indiana	L	0-8	-8

2026 Roster & Stats

19 players · tap a name for the full card

Northern Kentucky University 2026 softball roster and season stats
Player	Pos	Yr	AVG	HR	OPS	ERA	K	IP
1Jena Rhoads	OF	Sr.	.331	1	.843	—	—	—
3Kenzie Gulley	OF	Fr.	.345	0	.804	—	—	—
6Abigail Byrd	P	Fr.	—	—	—	5.94	36	66.0
7Makaree Chapman	P/OF	Fr.	.250	2	.703	4.85	70	132.2
8Eleanor Megall	IF	Fr.	.182	0	.672	—	—	—
9Alicia Flores	P	Gr.	—	—	—	4.80	58	93.1
10Mack Brow	IF	Jr.	.315	1	.729	—	—	—
11Peyton Mueller-Stenz	IF	Sr.	.328	1	.885	—	—	—
13Marley Gearld	IF	Jr.	.077	0	.327	—	—	—
14Lexy Morris	IF	Jr.	.306	1	.771	—	—	—
15Brielle DiMemmo	UTL	Sr.	.309	7	.932	—	—	—
18Marlee Loudermilk	UTL	So.	.300	0	.764	—	—	—
19Kai-Li Capilla	UTL	Jr.	.000	0	.000	—	—	—
21Addie McBrayer	OF	Fr.	.000	0	.286	—	—	—
22Brooke Keltner	C	So.	.277	3	.798	—	—	—
23Emma Ginn	1B/C	Jr.	.231	0	.667	—	—	—
24Morgan Heinecke	IF	So.	.231	1	.748	—	—	—
28Kyndall Ford	P	So.	—	—	—	9.06	12	31.2
32Victoria Flores	OF	Gr.	.118	0	.438	—	—	—

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