STOCKTON, Calif. – On Tuesday morning, Pacific softball Head Coach Sam Duran-Kukuk announced the 2026 softball schedule that features matchups against five teams that advanced to the NCAA tournament last season.

"We are very excited for the upcoming 2026 season. We will face highly competitive programs throughout the year, and I look forward to seeing how our team responds. We are more than ready to compete with anyone, and I look forward seeing us rise to the challenge against top-tier programs," Duran-Kukuk said.

The team's season starts February 5 against North Dakota at the Paradise Softball Classic in Honolulu, Hawai'i. At the Littlewood Classic in Tempe, Arizona, the Tigers will face two NCAA tournament teams in Indiana and Arizona State.

Rounding out the non-conference slate includes the annual Libby Matson Tournament, hosted by Pacific from February 26-March 1 and the Mustang Classic in San Luis Obispo. The program will also participate in the second annual WCC/Big Sky challenge where the team will host Northern Colorado for a three-game series March 14-15 followed by a road series with Montana the next weekend.

During the mid-week contests is where Pacific will see its final two NCAA tournament foes, hosting California on March 10 and traveling to Stanford on April 29.

In the conference portion of the schedule, the Tigers will split six series three at home and three on the road. The conference opening series takes place at Saint Mary's from March 27-29. That following weekend the program has its home conference opener against WCC newcomer Seattle from April 2-4.

Returning to the Tigers is reigning WCC First-Team selection Olivia Silvestre, Second-Team selection Amanda Bricker and All-Freshman selection Jayleen Scott.

The full schedule can be found on the Pacific athletics website or on social media.

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