Western Carolina University

NCAA Division I·2026 Season·58 Games Played

Western Caro. (SoCon) finished the 2026 season 34-24 overall (official NCAA record) and did not make the NCAA tournament. Western Caro. ranked No. 141 of 304 D1 teams in the final DiamondIQ Rating.

Final 2026 season · last game May 7, 2026

34-24

Overall

19-11

Home

14-11

Away

5-5

Last 10

+99

Run Diff

Last 10

W W W W L W L L L L

5-5 · +33 RD

Recent gamesNewest first

Date		Opponent	Res	Score	RD
May 2	@	Wofford	L	2-5	-3
May 1	@	Wofford	L	4-6	-2
May 1	@	Wofford	L	4-5	-1
Apr 25	vs	Mercer	L	11-16	-5
Apr 24	vs	Mercer	W	3-0	+3
Apr 24	vs	Mercer	L	2-5	-3
Apr 21	@	N.C. Central	W	8-0	+8
Apr 21	@	N.C. Central	W	20-1	+19
Apr 19	vs	Chattanooga	W	10-1	+9
Apr 18	vs	Chattanooga	W	11-3	+8
Apr 18	vs	Chattanooga	W	3-2	+1
Apr 14	vs	Gardner-Webb	L	1-6	-5
Apr 14	vs	Gardner-Webb	W	21-0	+21
Apr 12	@	Samford	L	0-3	-3

Run Differential by Game

55 games · +99 cumulative

Feb 11May 2

Schedule & Results

55 games

FEB 202610-5+43 RD

Date		Opponent	Res	Score	RD
Feb 11	vs	N.C. A&T	W	12-4	+8
Feb 11	vs	N.C. A&T	W	16-2	+14
Feb 13	@	Penn	W	13-3	+10
Feb 13	@	Col. of Charleston	L	2-3	-1
Feb 14	@	Akron	L	1-10	-9
Feb 14	@	Col. of Charleston	W	10-4	+6
Feb 15	@	UConn	W	2-1	+1
Feb 17	vs	Winthrop	W	9-2	+7
Feb 17	vs	Winthrop	W	11-5	+6
Feb 24	@	Gardner-Webb	L	7-10	-3
Feb 24	@	Gardner-Webb	W	13-7	+6
Feb 27	@	Southern Ill.	L	5-6	-1
Feb 27	@	Lipscomb	W	4-3	+1
Feb 28	@	Lipscomb	W	5-3	+2
Feb 28	@	Southern Ill.	L	1-5	-4

MAR 202611-8+3 RD

Date		Opponent	Res	Score	RD
Mar 1	vs	Purdue	L	2-8	-6
Mar 6	vs	Penn	W	4-2	+2
Mar 6	vs	Robert Morris	L	10-18	-8
Mar 7	vs	Ohio	W	9-1	+8
Mar 8	vs	Penn	W	8-2	+6
Mar 10	vs	Presbyterian	W	4-1	+3
Mar 10	vs	Presbyterian	W	5-4	+1
Mar 11	@	Queens (NC)	L	1-9	-8
Mar 11	@	Queens (NC)	W	11-3	+8
Mar 18	vs	Clemson	L	3-7	-4
Mar 21	vs	Furman	W	11-7	+4
Mar 21	vs	Furman	W	7-4	+3
Mar 22	vs	Furman	W	12-2	+10
Mar 24	vs	USC Upstate	W	6-5	+1
Mar 24	vs	USC Upstate	W	8-5	+3
Mar 28	vs	UNC Greensboro	L	5-9	-4
Mar 28	vs	UNC Greensboro	L	3-5	-2
Mar 29	vs	UNC Greensboro	L	4-10	-6
Mar 31	@	Charlotte	L	3-11	-8

APR 202612-6+59 RD

Date		Opponent	Res	Score	RD
Apr 3	@	ETSU	W	3-1	+2
Apr 3	@	ETSU	W	6-2	+4
Apr 4	@	ETSU	W	6-1	+5
Apr 7	vs	Georgia St.	L	1-9	-8
Apr 7	vs	Georgia St.	L	6-8	-2
Apr 11	@	Samford	W	2-1	+1
Apr 11	@	Samford	W	8-4	+4
Apr 12	@	Samford	L	0-3	-3
Apr 14	vs	Gardner-Webb	W	21-0	+21
Apr 14	vs	Gardner-Webb	L	1-6	-5
Apr 18	vs	Chattanooga	W	3-2	+1
Apr 18	vs	Chattanooga	W	11-3	+8
Apr 19	vs	Chattanooga	W	10-1	+9
Apr 21	@	N.C. Central	W	20-1	+19
Apr 21	@	N.C. Central	W	8-0	+8
Apr 24	vs	Mercer	L	2-5	-3
Apr 24	vs	Mercer	W	3-0	+3
Apr 25	vs	Mercer	L	11-16	-5

MAY 20260-3-6 RD

Date		Opponent	Res	Score	RD
May 1	@	Wofford	L	4-5	-1
May 1	@	Wofford	L	4-6	-2
May 2	@	Wofford	L	2-5	-3

2026 Roster & Stats

21 players · tap a name for the full card

Western Carolina University 2026 softball roster and season stats
Player	Pos	Yr	AVG	HR	OPS	ERA	K	IP
00Amanda Fulton	P	So.	—	—	—	2.60	164	180.1
1Amari Burce	P	Fr.	.258	1	.785	14.00	0	3.0
2Ava Giglio	UTL	So.	.000	0	.000	—	—	—
3Lily Bell	INF	Jr.	.383	0	.875	—	—	—
4Briony Bunsic	P/INF	Fr.	.103	0	.232	5.95	36	82.1
5Rylee Butler	OF	Sr.	.250	1	.824	—	—	—
7Sydnee Bumgarner	INF	Fr.	.154	0	.389	—	—	—
8Emily Murphy	INF/OF	Fr.	.000	0	.294	—	—	—
9Kayden Lyda	INF	Fr.	.224	4	.634	—	—	—
12Tatum Martin	OF	So.	.278	0	.762	—	—	—
13Riley Pennington	P	Sr.	.500	0	1.000	9.88	7	22.2
15Kimber Shambley	INF	Fr.	.667	0	1.417	—	—	—
17Taylor Waitley	C	Sr.	.320	3	.812	—	—	—
21Becka Wonsick	OF	Jr.	.336	11	1.098	—	—	—
22Courtney Marks	OF	So.	.271	0	.640	—	—	—
24Tate Stewman	INF	Sr.	.345	16	1.065	—	—	—
33Emma Kindle	OF/INF	Fr.	.100	0	.200	—	—	—
35AG Batson	P/UTL	So.	.255	4	.856	4.71	48	93.2
66Maya McPherson	INF	Jr.	.403	17	1.210	—	—	—
75Autumn Russell	C	Fr.	.170	1	.527	—	—	—
77Sydney Dirks	UTL	Jr.	.342	15	1.069	—	—	—

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