By: Mitch Morelli
Steubenville, Ohio - Franciscan Softball released the upcoming 2026 schedule, which consists of 40 regular season contests before the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Tournament begins in the end of April. The Barons will be led by Head Coach
Daniella Pillar, who enters her third season at the helm
The Barons are scheduled to begin the season in February when they host La Roche. That will be the first time the Barons played at home in February in program history, and the first time that they played in February since the 2016 season at Southern Virginia and Mary Baldwin. The Barons will also host Penn State Fayette in early March before their annual spring break trip.
This season, the Barons will head farther south than normal, as they will spend the week in Florida. They will compete at the USSSA Space Coast Complex in Viera West, Florida. They will play eight games down there with several of the opponents being familiar foes from over the years in Myrtle Beach.
Upon returning home, the majority of the Barons schedule will be conference doubleheaders. Of their 22 conference games, 10 will be at home, as they will host Bethany, Thiel, Allegheny, Saint Vincent, and Chatham.
Senior Day will be on April 11th against St. Vincent. The regular season will conclude at Geneva on April 25th.
The top six teams in the PAC will play in the Conference Championship Tournament which will be played on April 30th - May 2nd.
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