University of Northern Iowa

NCAA Division I·2026 Season·53 Games Played

Northern Iowa (Missouri Valley) finished the 2026 season 29-24 overall (official NCAA record) and did not make the NCAA tournament. Northern Iowa ranked No. 108 of 304 D1 teams in the final DiamondIQ Rating.

Final 2026 season · last game May 7, 2026

29-24

Overall

14-8

Home

14-15

Away

6-4

Last 10

+73

Run Diff

Last 10

L L W L W W W W W L

6-4 · +1 RD

Recent gamesNewest first

Date		Opponent	Res	Score	RD
May 6	@	Illinois St.	L	6-7	-1
May 2	vs	Indiana St.	W	5-2	+3
May 1	vs	Indiana St.	W	3-1	+2
May 1	vs	Indiana St.	W	9-4	+5
Apr 28	@	Bradley	W	9-0	+9
Apr 28	@	Bradley	W	10-9	+1
Apr 25	vs	Belmont	L	1-9	-8
Apr 24	vs	Belmont	W	6-5	+1
Apr 24	vs	Belmont	L	0-7	-7
Apr 22	vs	Iowa	L	17-21	-4
Apr 18	@	Southern Ill.	L	3-5	-2
Apr 17	@	Southern Ill.	L	1-3	-2
Apr 17	@	Southern Ill.	L	1-2	-1
Apr 13	vs	Drake	W	18-1	+17

Run Differential by Game

51 games · +73 cumulative

Feb 6May 6

Schedule & Results

51 games

FEB 20267-9-8 RD

Date		Opponent	Res	Score	RD
Feb 6	vs	Kansas City	W	6-1	+5
Feb 7	vs	Omaha	L	6-7	-1
Feb 7	vs	Butler	W	15-11	+4
Feb 8	vs	Kansas City	L	5-6	-1
Feb 8	vs	Iowa St.	L	3-5	-2
Feb 18	@	Central Ark.	L	0-12	-12
Feb 20	@	Ark.-Pine Bluff	W	10-8	+2
Feb 20	@	ULM	L	1-2	-1
Feb 21	@	Ark.-Pine Bluff	W	9-5	+4
Feb 21	vs	Lamar University	W	12-3	+9
Feb 22	vs	Lamar University	W	8-6	+2
Feb 24	@	Louisiana	L	2-10	-8
Feb 26	@	SFA	L	0-5	-5
Feb 27	@	Central Ark.	L	6-12	-6
Feb 28	@	SFA	L	0-5	-5
Feb 28	@	Louisiana Tech	W	9-2	+7

MAR 202610-5+62 RD

Date		Opponent	Res	Score	RD
Mar 6	@	Murray St.	L	9-10	-1
Mar 6	@	Murray St.	W	11-4	+7
Mar 13	@	Detroit Mercy	W	6-2	+4
Mar 13	@	Northern Ky.	W	14-1	+13
Mar 14	@	Northwestern	L	2-10	-8
Mar 14	@	Northern Ky.	W	11-3	+8
Mar 15	@	Northern Ky.	W	17-4	+13
Mar 21	@	Valparaiso	L	3-4	-1
Mar 21	@	Valparaiso	W	13-0	+13
Mar 22	@	Valparaiso	W	11-6	+5
Mar 24	@	Illinois	W	10-4	+6
Mar 27	vs	Illinois St.	L	6-8	-2
Mar 27	vs	Illinois St.	W	10-5	+5
Mar 28	vs	Illinois St.	W	24-16	+8
Mar 31	@	Iowa St.	L	2-10	-8

APR 20268-8+10 RD

Date		Opponent	Res	Score	RD
Apr 3	@	Evansville	W	5-2	+3
Apr 3	@	Evansville	L	7-10	-3
Apr 10	vs	UIC	W	12-9	+3
Apr 10	vs	UIC	W	17-9	+8
Apr 11	vs	UIC	W	14-10	+4
Apr 13	vs	Drake	L	5-14	-9
Apr 13	vs	Drake	W	18-1	+17
Apr 17	@	Southern Ill.	L	1-2	-1
Apr 17	@	Southern Ill.	L	1-3	-2
Apr 18	@	Southern Ill.	L	3-5	-2
Apr 22	vs	Iowa	L	17-21	-4
Apr 24	vs	Belmont	L	0-7	-7
Apr 24	vs	Belmont	W	6-5	+1
Apr 25	vs	Belmont	L	1-9	-8
Apr 28	@	Bradley	W	10-9	+1
Apr 28	@	Bradley	W	9-0	+9

MAY 20263-1+9 RD

Date		Opponent	Res	Score	RD
May 1	vs	Indiana St.	W	9-4	+5
May 1	vs	Indiana St.	W	3-1	+2
May 2	vs	Indiana St.	W	5-2	+3
May 6	@	Illinois St.	L	6-7	-1

2026 Roster & Stats

23 players · tap a name for the full card

University of Northern Iowa 2026 softball roster and season stats
Player	Pos	Yr	AVG	HR	OPS	ERA	K	IP
1Ella Smithson	1B	So.	.145	0	.586	—	—	—
2Brynn Acton	OF	Fr.	.266	19	.996	—	—	—
3Skylar Benesh	IF	So.	.440	16	1.305	—	—	—
4Peyton Johnson	OF/C	Jr.	.299	5	.955	—	—	—
5Carly Goodwin	P	So.	—	—	—	5.57	4	16.1
6Paige Peterson	OF	Jr.	.188	0	.547	—	—	—
8Anna Wischnowski	P	Gr.	—	—	—	3.82	75	117.1
10Eve Morris	OF	Sr.	.333	0	.800	—	—	—
11Sykora Smith	IF	Jr.	.377	11	1.066	—	—	—
12Maddy McDermott	P	Jr.	.176	0	.476	9.94	11	31.0
14Brynlee Slockett	UT	So.	.231	1	.871	—	—	—
15Morgan Vertz	P	So.	—	—	—	3.69	39	60.2
16Addison Brunner	1B	R-So.	.179	2	.697	—	—	—
17Neela Applegate	IF	Fr.	.500	0	1.000	—	—	—
18Katelyn Callahan	OF	So.	.358	9	1.085	—	—	—
19Drew Hinrichs	C/1B	So.	.278	4	.788	—	—	—
20Kate Lappe	IF	Sr.	.409	21	1.464	—	—	—
21Jenna Thurm	C	Jr.	—	—	—	—	—	—
22Adalyn Reynolds	OF	Sr.	—	—	—	—	—	—
23Kelsey Endress	P	Sr.	.000	0	.000	6.88	32	39.2
24Ashlyn Enke	P	Fr.	.000	0	.167	4.63	53	81.2
25Ava Smithson	OF/C	Sr.	.326	9	1.083	—	—	—
26Finley Netten	UT	Fr.	.266	5	.895	—	—	—

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