Frezzotti Announces 2026 SlateFrezzotti Announces 2026 Slate

Frezzotti Announces 2026 Slate

by Jenna Geffert

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Head coach Magali Frezzotti announced the full 2026 slate on Thursday, bringing 20 games to Bittinger Stadium, one more than the previous 2025 season. 

The season kicks off Friday, Feb. 6 at 3:00 p.m. est. against Cap Baptist, on the campus of UNLV.

The schedule will allow us to do exactly what we are set to do: compete at a high level all season long and set Purdue SB up for a post season run. We play a lot of high quality opponents both in conference and in the non-conference schedule.

Maggie FrezzottiHead Softball Coach

Purdue will travel to the campuses of UNLV (Feb. 6-8), Alabama (Feb. 13-15), Georgia Tech (Feb. 20-22), and Lipscomb (Feb. 27- Mar. 1) during the preseason, before returning to host the Boilermaker Classic (Mar. 6-8). Purdue’s official home opener is slated for Friday, Mar. 6, at 5:00 p.m. est.. against Northern Illinois. 

The Boilers will face seven programs who made NCAA Tournament appearances in 2025 (Liberty, Georgia Tech, Ohio State, Oregon, Michigan, Indiana, Northwestern)  including both Liberty and Oregon who earned their way to the Super Regional round. 

Big Ten action begins when the Ohio State Buckeyes travel to West Lafayette Mar. 13-15, as the beginning of an eight-game homestand for Purdue. During conference play, the Boilers will travel to Ann Arbor, Mich., Bloomington, Ind., New Brunswick, N.J., and Iowa City, Iowa.

The 2026 Big Ten Tournament will be hosted by the Terrapins of Maryland and will run May 6-9.

There is free admission to all Purdue home games. 

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