Northwestern State University

NCAA Division I·2026 Season·53 Games Played

Northwestern St. (Southland) finished the 2026 season 24-29 overall (official NCAA record) and did not make the NCAA tournament. Northwestern St. ranked No. 167 of 304 D1 teams in the final DiamondIQ Rating.

Final 2026 season · last game Apr 30, 2026

24-29

Overall

14-12

Home

10-16

Away

3-7

Last 10

-1

Run Diff

Last 10

W L W L L L L L W L

3-7 · -22 RD

Recent gamesNewest first

Date		Opponent	Res	Score	RD
Apr 30	vs	Nicholls	L	4-7	-3
Apr 25	vs	Nicholls	W	5-3	+2
Apr 24	vs	Nicholls	L	6-15	-9
Apr 24	vs	Nicholls	L	0-6	-6
Apr 18	@	A&M-Corpus Christi	L	2-7	-5
Apr 17	@	A&M-Corpus Christi	L	5-7	-2
Apr 17	@	A&M-Corpus Christi	L	1-2	-1
Apr 15	@	Lamar University	W	9-6	+3
Apr 14	@	Lamar University	L	5-10	-5
Apr 14	@	Lamar University	W	6-2	+4
Apr 11	vs	UIW	W	3-2	+1
Apr 10	vs	UIW	L	1-3	-2
Apr 10	vs	UIW	L	1-11	-10
Apr 3	@	SFA	W	6-0	+6

Run Differential by Game

52 games · -1 cumulative

Feb 6Apr 30

Schedule & Results

52 games

FEB 20268-13-15 RD

Date		Opponent	Res	Score	RD
Feb 6	vs	Mississippi St.	L	3-9	-6
Feb 7	vs	New Mexico	L	0-3	-3
Feb 7	vs	Wichita St.	L	6-7	-1
Feb 8	vs	New Mexico	L	0-2	-2
Feb 8	@	Baylor	L	1-9	-8
Feb 10	vs	Grambling	W	12-0	+12
Feb 13	@	SIUE	L	0-5	-5
Feb 13	vs	Georgia St.	W	9-8	+1
Feb 14	vs	New Mexico	L	4-6	-2
Feb 14	@	Eastern Ill.	W	4-0	+4
Feb 15	@	St. Thomas (MN)	L	1-9	-8
Feb 17	@	Louisiana Tech	L	3-12	-9
Feb 20	@	Gardner-Webb	W	4-2	+2
Feb 21	@	Gardner-Webb	L	6-10	-4
Feb 21	@	DePaul	W	8-6	+2
Feb 22	@	DePaul	L	3-5	-2
Feb 22	@	Jacksonville St.	L	0-10	-10
Feb 27	vs	Ark.-Pine Bluff	W	14-0	+14
Feb 27	vs	Missouri St.	L	1-6	-5
Feb 28	vs	Missouri St.	W	5-3	+2
Feb 28	vs	Ark.-Pine Bluff	W	13-0	+13

MAR 202610-5+42 RD

Date		Opponent	Res	Score	RD
Mar 1	vs	Ark.-Pine Bluff	W	7-2	+5
Mar 5	@	Houston Christian	W	7-1	+6
Mar 5	@	Houston Christian	W	11-6	+5
Mar 6	@	Houston Christian	L	2-3	-1
Mar 10	@	Grambling	W	10-0	+10
Mar 13	vs	McNeese	W	7-6	+1
Mar 14	vs	McNeese	L	2-5	-3
Mar 14	vs	McNeese	W	1-0	+1
Mar 20	@	Southeastern La.	L	2-10	-8
Mar 20	@	Southeastern La.	L	1-3	-2
Mar 21	@	Southeastern La.	L	1-2	-1
Mar 27	vs	$tex am commerce logo$ East Texas A&M	W	12-7	+5
Mar 27	vs	$tex am commerce logo$ East Texas A&M	W	12-2	+10
Mar 28	vs	$tex am commerce logo$ East Texas A&M	W	15-2	+13
Mar 31	vs	Louisiana Tech	W	2-1	+1

APR 20266-10-28 RD

Date		Opponent	Res	Score	RD
Apr 2	@	SFA	W	2-0	+2
Apr 3	@	SFA	L	5-8	-3
Apr 3	@	SFA	W	6-0	+6
Apr 10	vs	UIW	L	1-11	-10
Apr 10	vs	UIW	L	1-3	-2
Apr 11	vs	UIW	W	3-2	+1
Apr 14	@	Lamar University	W	6-2	+4
Apr 14	@	Lamar University	L	5-10	-5
Apr 15	@	Lamar University	W	9-6	+3
Apr 17	@	A&M-Corpus Christi	L	1-2	-1
Apr 17	@	A&M-Corpus Christi	L	5-7	-2
Apr 18	@	A&M-Corpus Christi	L	2-7	-5
Apr 24	vs	Nicholls	L	0-6	-6
Apr 24	vs	Nicholls	L	6-15	-9
Apr 25	vs	Nicholls	W	5-3	+2
Apr 30	vs	Nicholls	L	4-7	-3

2026 Roster & Stats

23 players · tap a name for the full card

Northwestern State University 2026 softball roster and season stats
Player	Pos	Yr	AVG	HR	OPS	ERA	K	IP
1Cash Herber	IF	R-So.	.000	0	.200	—	—	—
2Hayden Andrews	OF	Jr.	.302	0	.716	—	—	—
4Camryn Becnel	UTL	So.	.297	0	.649	—	—	—
7Cameron Curtis	OF	Jr.	.000	0	.000	—	—	—
8Riley Schwisow	3B	Jr.	.247	0	.625	—	—	—
9Brynn Daniel	UTL	So.	.380	2	1.001	—	—	—
10Sara Kate Booker	OF	So.	.188	0	.504	—	—	—
12Sister Arnold	C/1B	Jr.	.256	2	.760	—	—	—
13Abby Hollingsworth	UTL	Jr.	.286	0	.698	—	—	—
14Sara Watson	C	Jr.	.182	0	.568	—	—	—
15Britt Bourgoyne	2B	Sr.	.242	0	.588	—	—	—
17Grace Birk	P	Fr.	—	—	—	7.42	22	33.0
18DJ Lynch	IF	So.	.194	0	.512	—	—	—
19Sophia Livers	OF	Jr.	.222	0	.589	—	—	—
21Aly Delafield	Utl	Jr.	.324	1	.880	—	—	—
22Mckenna Rinewalt	OF	Fr.	.274	3	.726	—	—	—
23Makynlie Jones	UTL	Jr.	.296	3	.805	—	—	—
24Erin Kirkland	P	Sr.	—	—	—	8.14	23	16.1
25Brooklynn Stohler	P	So.	—	—	—	6.55	34	78.0
28JT Smith	OF	Gr.	.311	2	.949	—	—	—
32Carissa Hernandez	C	Jr.	.200	0	.533	—	—	—
34Peyton Young	SS	Jr.	.331	2	.847	—	—	—
76Mattison Buster	P	Jr.	—	—	—	3.17	116	210.0

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