Mizzou Softball Opens Its Season in Florida Sunshine

Mizzou softball opens its season in Florida sunshine

Mizzou softball will start its 2026 season at the Leadoff Classic. Here are the teams it will be facing and what to expect.

Oregon softball: Previewing the NFCA Leadoff Classic

Version Eight of Oregon softball under head coach Melyssa Lombardi will open the season at the NFCA Leadoff Classic in Clearwater, Florida Feb. 6. By the time the Ducks return to Jane Sanders Stadium on Feb. 27, they will be battle-tested from facing nine opponents that appear in preseason rankings across three away tournaments. “I think about how we’ve trained in January; we have trained to win every single day, and that is to prepare us for wh…

Pitt Opens Season at NFCA Leadoff Classic

Pitt opens the 2026 campaign with five games at the NFCA Leadoff Classic in Clearwater, Fla. All games will be streamed on the GameChanger app.

Eagles Set For Opening Weekend at NFCA Leadoff Classic - North Carolina Central University Athletics

DURHAM, N.C. – North Carolina Central begins the 2026 softball season with five games in three days at the NFCA Leadoff Classic in Clearwater, Fla., including Friday's contests against Pittsburgh at 10 a.m. and Rutgers at 1 p.m.

Jaguars to Open 2026 at NFCA Leadoff Classic

South Alabama will open up tournament play with a pair of games on Friday, taking on Eastern Kentucky at 12 p.m. (CT) and Southeastern Louisiana at 3 p.m. (CT), both on Field 4. On Saturday, the Jags will face Rutgers at 11 a.m. (CT) contest on Field 2, and then close out the weekend with a pair of games on Sunday, taking on North Carolina Central at 9 a.m. (CT) on Field 9, and then Missouri at 12 p.m. (CT) on Field 8.

EKU Softball Opens 2026 Season at NFCA Leadoff Classic

CLEARWATER, Fla. – The Eastern Kentucky University softball team kicks off a new season this weekend as the Colonels head to Clearwater, Florida, to compete in the NFCA Leadoff Classic from Feb. 6–8.