CSUN Finalizes 2026 Softball Schedule

NORTHRIDGE, Calif --- CSUN interim head softball coach Jodie Cox has announced the Matadors' 2026 softball schedule. CSUN is coming off a 2025 campaign that saw the team reach the finals of the inaugural Big West Championship.

"I'm excited to start the season with this group," said Cox. "We have 17 new faces that have already made a big impact. We have the opportunity to play Team Mexico and be on the road quite a bit early on, so we will be tested. This team had a great fall and we are gelling together really well. We will be battle tested and ready for Big West play."

CSUN starts the year on the road at the Easton Classic, hosted by Cal State Fullerton. The tournament takes place from Feb. 5th to Feb. 8th. The first matchup for the Classic will be against Ole Miss on Feb. 6th at 11:00 a.m. Later that day, the Matadors will take on Portland State at 2:30 p.m.

The following day, CSUN will match up again against the Rebels, this time at 10:00 a.m. The next game will take place against Boise State at 12:30 p.m. On the last day of the Easton Classic, CSUN will only play Softball Schedule

one game, taking on Portland State at 10:00 a.m. on Feb. 8th.

After the Easton Classic, the Matadors will play their first non-conference road series of the season. A three-game set against St. Mary's in Moraga, Calif. On February 13th, the teams will play a doubleheader starting at 1:00 p.m. and the next game will take place at 3:00 p.m. CSUN will close the series against the Gaels with a lone matchup on Valentine's Day, taking place at 1:00 p.m.

The next game will be a one-of-a-kind showdown. CSUN will take on Team Mexico in an exhibition contest at Cal State Fullerton. It will be a lone game taking place at 5:00 p.m. on February 17th.

CSUN will then continue its road adventures, competing in the annual Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Cathedral City, Calif., from Feb. 17-21. CSUN's first matchup is against BYU on the 19th at 3:00 p.m. The next day, the Matadors will do battle with Seattle U at 12:30 p.m. and Utah at 3:00 p.m. CSUN will then close out the tournament on the 21st when it takes on Oregon State at 9:00 a.m.

The tournament schedule concludes with a trip to San Diego for a tournament hosted by USD on Feb. 27 - March 1. CSUN will take on San Diego State on the 27th at 9:00 a.m. Following that bout is a game against University of Missouri-Kansas City at 2:00 p.m. The next day, the Matadors will round out the tournament with a single game against the Washington Huskies at 9:00 a.m.

On March 6-7, CSUN will open the home season and begin Big West play with a three-game series against UC Riverside. The following week, on March 13-14, the Matadors will travel to Bakersfield for a three-game series against the Roadrunners.

CSUN then returns home to take on Cal Poly on March 21-22 in a three-game series. CSUN swept the series against the Mustangs in San Luis Obispo in 2025.

Big West play continues with the final Big West trip to Hawai'i on March 27-28. The three-game set marks the final Big West series against the Rainbow Wahine, who are leaving the conference in the fall of 2026.

A quick road trip then follows as the Matadors head to Riverside to take on California Baptist for a single game on March 31.

CSUN returns home for a series versus Cal State Fullerton April 3-4, before the Matadors open up a four-game road trip at LMU on Apr. 8. The next three games, the Matadors return to Big West play with a three-game road series against the Aggies in Davis on April 11-12.
CSUN will then have a short homestand with a single game against Cal on April 16. First pitch is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.

CSUN's penultimate regular season road trip takes the Matadors to Santa Barbara, where CSUN will look to avenge a loss in last season's Big West Championship Final in 2025 against the Gauchos on April 18-19.

The last homestand will be against UC San Diego April 24-25, before CSUN closes out the regular season at Long Beach State on May 1-2.

The Big West Championships will kick-off on May 6 in Fullerton.

CSUN Finalizes 2026 Softball Schedule

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