Northwestern
2025 Softball Schedule
Overall30-20-10.598
Conference16-6-00.727
StreakL2
Home7-8-1
Away10-4
Neutral13-8
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7 (Fri) | 12 pm CT | Neutral | Kennesaw State | Clearwater, Fla. | NFCA Leadoff Classic | W 5-4 |
| Feb 7 (Fri) | 3 pm CT | Neutral | #15 Missouri | Clearwater, Fla. | NFCA Leadoff Classic | L 0-3 |
| Feb 8 (Sat) | 3 pm CT | Neutral | #8 Duke | Clearwater, Fla. | NFCA Leadoff Classic | W 4-1 |
| Feb 8 (Sat) | 6 pm CT | Neutral | #5 Tennessee | Clearwater, Fla. | NFCA Leadoff Classic | L 1-12 |
| Feb 9 (Sun) | 9 am CT | Neutral | Southern Miss | Clearwater, Fla. | NFCA Leadoff Classic | W 2-1 |
| Feb 14 (Fri) | 1:30 pm CT | Neutral | #18 Virginia Tech | Baton Rouge, La. | Purple & Gold Challenge | L 0-3 |
| Feb 14 (Fri) | 6:30 pm CT | Away | #7 LSU | Baton Rouge, La. | Purple & Gold Challenge | L 1-7 |
| Feb 15 (Sat) | 11:30 am CT | Neutral | UT Arlington | Baton Rouge, La. | Purple & Gold Challenge | W 6-1 |
| Feb 15 (Sat) | 2 pm CT | Away | #7 LSU | Baton Rouge, La. | Purple & Gold Challenge | L 0-8 |
| Feb 16 (Sun) | 9 am CT | Neutral | UT Arlington | Baton Rouge, La. | Purple & Gold Challenge | W 11-3 |
| Feb 21 (Fri) | 8 pm CT | Neutral | Seattle | Cathedral City, Calif. | Mary Nutter Classic | L 2-3 |
| Feb 22 (Sat) | 4:30 pm CT | Neutral | Utah | Cathedral City, Calif. | Mary Nutter Classic | W 6-1 |
| Feb 22 (Sat) | 7 pm CT | Neutral | Saint Mary's | Cathedral City, Calif. | Mary Nutter Classic | L 0-2 |
| Feb 23 (Sun) | 11 am CT | Neutral | California | Cathedral City, Calif. | Mary Nutter Classic | L 7-15 |
| Feb 28 (Fri) | 9 am CT | Neutral | Central Michigan | Louisville, Ky. | Cardinal Classic | L 2-4 |
| Feb 28 (Fri) | 2 pm CT | Neutral | Longwood | Louisville, Ky. | Cardinal Classic | W 9-1 |
| Mar 1 (Sat) | 2 pm CT | Neutral | Longwood | Louisville, Ky. | Cardinal Classic | W 10-5 |
| Mar 1 (Sat) | 4:30 pm CT | Away | Louisville | Louisville, Ky. | Cardinal Classic | - |
| Mar 2 (Sun) | 12:30 pm CT | Away | Louisville | Louisville, Ky. | Cardinal Classic | W 5-1 |
| Mar 13 (Thu) | 6:30 pm CT | Neutral | Penn State | Oklahoma City, Okla. | W 13-7 | |
| Mar 15 (Sat) | 12:30 pm CT | Neutral | Penn State | Oklahoma City, Okla. | W 10-2 | |
| Mar 15 (Sat) | 3:45 pm CT | Neutral | Michigan State | Oklahoma City, Okla. | W 8-7 | |
| Mar 16 (Sun) | 10 am CT | Neutral | Michigan State | Oklahoma City, Okla. | W 9-2 | |
| Mar 21 (Fri) | 2:30 pm CT | Home | #19 Mississippi State | Evanston, Ill. (Sharon J. Drysdale Field) | L 0-14 | |
| Mar 22 (Sat) | 12:00 pm CT | Home | #19 Mississippi State | Evanston, Ill. (Sharon J. Drysdale Field) | W 4-2 | |
| Mar 22 (Sat) | 3 pm CT | Home | #19 Mississippi State | Evanston, Ill. (Sharon J. Drysdale Field) | L 2-12 | |
| Mar 26 (Wed) | 4 pm CT | Home | Northern Illinois | Evanston, Ill. (Sharon J. Drysdale Field) | W 11-2 | |
| Mar 28 (Fri) | 3 pm CT | Away | Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn. | W 2-0 | |
| Mar 28 (Fri) | 5 pm CT | Away | Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn. | W 3-2 | |
| Mar 29 (Sat) | 2 pm CT | Away | Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn. | W 14-3 | |
| Apr 1 (Tue) | 4 pm CT | Home | Notre Dame | Evanston, Ill. (Sharon J. Drysdale Field) | T 10-10 | |
| Apr 5 (Sat) | 2 pm CT | Home | Illinois | Evanston, Ill. (Sharon J. Drysdale Field) | W 4-3 | |
| Apr 6 (Sun) | 11 am CT | Home | Illinois | Evanston, Ill. (Sharon J. Drysdale Field) | L 1-2 | |
| Apr 6 (Sun) | 2 pm CT | Home | Illinois | Evanston, Ill. (Sharon J. Drysdale Field) | W 8-2 | |
| Apr 12 (Sat) | 2 pm CT | Home | #23 Nebraska | Evanston, Ill. (Sharon J. Drysdale Field) | L 1-11 | |
| Apr 13 (Sun) | 4 pm CT | Home | #23 Nebraska | Evanston, Ill. (Sharon J. Drysdale Field) | L 1-10 | |
| Apr 14 (Mon) | 3 pm CT | Home | #23 Nebraska | Evanston, Ill. (Sharon J. Drysdale Field) | L 0-3 | |
| Apr 16 (Wed) | 4 pm CT | Home | Loyola (Chicago) | Evanston, Ill. (Sharon J. Drysdale Field) | W 13-0 | |
| Apr 18 (Fri) | 2 pm CT | Away | Rutgers | Piscataway, NJ | W 6-0 | |
| Apr 19 (Sat) | 2 pm CT | Away | Rutgers | Piscataway, NJ | W 4-2 | |
| Apr 20 (Sun) | 12 pm CT | Away | Rutgers | Piscataway, NJ | W 11-0 | |
| Apr 22 (Tue) | 6 pm CT | Away | UIC | Chicago, Ill. | W 11-0 | |
| Apr 25 (Fri) | 4 pm CT | Home | Wisconsin | Evanston, Ill. (Sharon J. Drysdale Field) | W 11-3 | |
| Apr 26 (Sat) | 2 pm CT | Home | Wisconsin | Evanston, Ill. (Sharon J. Drysdale Field) | L 2-8 | |
| Apr 27 (Sun) | 1:30 pm CT | Home | Wisconsin | Evanston, Ill. (Sharon J. Drysdale Field) | W 4-3 | |
| May 2 (Fri) | 6 pm CT | Away | #8 UCLA | Los Angeles, Calif. | W 8-0 | |
| May 3 (Sat) | 2 pm CT | Away | #8 UCLA | Los Angeles, Calif. | L 8-15 | |
| May 4 (Sun) | 1 pm CT | Away | #8 UCLA | Los Angeles, Calif. | W 5-3 | |
| May 7 (Wed) | 6 pm CT | Away | Purdue | West Lafayette, Ind. | Big Ten Tournament | L 2-4 |
| May 16 (Fri) | 1 pm CT | Neutral | Kentucky | Clemson, SC | NCAA Regionals | W 4-0 |
| May 17 (Sat) | 12:30 pm CT | Home | #11 Clemson | Clemson, SC | NCAA Regionals | L 0-1 |
| May 17 (Sat) | 6:35 pm CT | Neutral | Kentucky | Clemson, SC | NCAA Regionals | L 3-8 |