North Carolina State University Athletics
Pack Releases 2026 Schedule
12/1/2025 2:04:00 PM | Softball
RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State softball team released its 2026 schedule Monday afternoon, that features 56 games, including 33 that will be played at Dail Softball Stadium.
Throughout the 2026 season, the Pack will face 12 different teams that made the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
The Wolfpack will open the season in Baton Rouge at the Tiger Classic hosted by LSU, where the Pack will play five games beginning on February 5 through the 7th. NC State will open its season against Lamar at 3:30pm before going on to face LSU twice, Illinois, and Nevada.
The Pack will then head to Florida to participate in the 2026 Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational, the most prestigious non-conference softball tournament, starting on February 13 through the 15. NC State will face three teams from the SEC and two from the Big 12, including the 2025 national runner-up, Texas Tech (Feb. 14).
The Wolfpack will begin a 22-game homestead on February 17 with a midweek meeting against Queens.
NC State will go on to host the Raleigh Times from February 20 to 22 and Wolfpack Classic from February 27 to March 1. Providence, Illinois, and Akron will visit Raleigh for The Raleigh Times before Toledo, Leigh, and Loyola visit for the Wolfpack Classic
Elon will come to Dail Softball Stadium on March 3 before the Wolfpack hosts Michigan State, Stetson, and Mercer for The Marucci Classi from March 5 to 7.
Atlantic Coast Conference play will strike on March 13 with a home series against Pitt. NC State will host three other home series against UNC (April 2-4), Cal (April 10-12), and Louisville (May 1-3).
The Pack will visit Virginia Tech (March 20-22), Syracuse (March 27-28), Stanford (April 17-19), and Virginia (April 24-26).
The 2026 ACC Tournament will be played at the University of Virginia from May 6 to 9.
Game times for the 2026 season can be found on GoPack.com/sports/softball/schedule. Season tickets for the 2026 season are on sale now with single game tickets going on sale at a later date.
TV delegations for the 2026 campaign will be released at a later time.
By the Numbers
- 56 games
- 33 home games
- 24 conference games
- 5 tournaments
- 4 SEC opponents
- 3 Big 12 opponents
- 2 Big Ten opponents
