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11/10/2026 12:48:00 PM | Softball
LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Liberty softball team will compete against four 2026 Women's College World Series opponents on the opening weekend, one of the highlights of the Lady Flames' 2027 schedule. Liberty, under the direction of 14th-year head coach Dot Richardson, will once again face a challenging slate of opponents.
Liberty will face four Women's College World Series teams from last year: Mississippi State, Nebraska, Tennessee and 2026 national runner-up Texas Tech. The Lady Flames will also take on 2026 Super Regional participants Duke, Oklahoma State and UCF, 2026 Regional finalists Clemson, South Florida, Texas A&M, Virginia and Virginia Tech and Regional teams Fordham, Indiana and Jacksonville State. All told, Liberty will play a combined 20 games against 15 teams which competed in the 2026 NCAA Division I Softball Championship.
Among Liberty's 2027 opponents, 10 teams (Texas Tech (2), Tennessee (4), Nebraska (5), Mississippi State (10), Duke (12), Oklahoma State (13), Virginia Tech (16), Texas A&M (20), UCF (21) and Virginia (24)) all appeared in the final 2026 NFCA National poll. Liberty faces 15 teams that finished the 2026 season in the top 50 in RPI, including three of the top 10 and 11 of the top 25.
Liberty will play over half of its 56 games at Liberty Softball Stadium, as a program-record 29 regular-season home games appear on the slate. The Lady Flames open their home schedule with a 14-game homestand. The Liberty Softball Classic (Feb. 26-28) welcomes Radford, Buffalo, Kent State and 2026 Atlantic 10 champion Fordham to Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium. The following weekend, Hampton and Pitt visit for the Liberty Softball Invitational, March 5-6. The Lady Flames also host strong opponents Longwood (March 3), Rutgers (March 8), Virginia Tech (March 31), James Madison (April 6) and Virginia (May 4) throughout the season.
The Lady Flames will host five Conference USA series, beginning with New Mexico State, March 12-14. Liberty will also host Middle Tennessee (April 2-4), Missouri State (April 16-18), Kennesaw State (April 23-25) and FIU (May 6-8). Liberty's CUSA away series include Western Kentucky (March 19-21), defending CUSA champion Jacksonville State (March 25-27), Delaware (April 9-11) and Sam Houston (April 30 through May 2).
The Lady Flames will open the season Feb. 12-14 at the NFCA Division I Leadoff Classic in Clearwater, Fla. Liberty opens the season on Feb. 12 against Indiana before facing WCWS four straight WCWS opponents (Mississippi State Feb. 12; Texas Tech and Nebraska Feb. 13; Tennessee Feb. 14).
Liberty then plays five straight days, Feb. 17-21. The Lady Flames compete at South Florida on Feb. 17 before playing in the Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational the next four days. The team faces Texas Tech on Feb. 18 before facing both Oklahoma State and UCF on Feb. 19, Texas A&M (Feb. 20) and Clemson (Feb. 21).
Liberty's nonconference away schedule includes South Florida (Feb. 17), North Carolina (March 16), Duke (March 17), Virginia (April 13) and Virginia Tech (April 20).
Defending CUSA champion Jacksonville State will host the 2027 CUSA Softball Championship, May 12-15 in Jacksonville, Ala. The winner of the CUSA Softball Championship will earn the conference's automatic berth into the 2027 NCAA Division I Softball Championship.
Liberty finished the 2026 season with a 29-28 record, including 18-9 in CUSA. Liberty entered the 2026 CUSA Softball Championship as the No. 3 seed and won its first three games to advance to the winner-take-all final for the third year in a row, where they fell to No. 1 seed Jax State, 7-4. Among season highlights were a 10-9 upset win over No. 13 Virginia Tech, giving the Lady Flames at least one win over a Top 25 team in each of the last nine years.
Liberty will face four Women's College World Series teams from last year: Mississippi State, Nebraska, Tennessee and 2026 national runner-up Texas Tech. The Lady Flames will also take on 2026 Super Regional participants Duke, Oklahoma State and UCF, 2026 Regional finalists Clemson, South Florida, Texas A&M, Virginia and Virginia Tech and Regional teams Fordham, Indiana and Jacksonville State. All told, Liberty will play a combined 20 games against 15 teams which competed in the 2026 NCAA Division I Softball Championship.
Among Liberty's 2027 opponents, 10 teams (Texas Tech (2), Tennessee (4), Nebraska (5), Mississippi State (10), Duke (12), Oklahoma State (13), Virginia Tech (16), Texas A&M (20), UCF (21) and Virginia (24)) all appeared in the final 2026 NFCA National poll. Liberty faces 15 teams that finished the 2026 season in the top 50 in RPI, including three of the top 10 and 11 of the top 25.
Liberty will play over half of its 56 games at Liberty Softball Stadium, as a program-record 29 regular-season home games appear on the slate. The Lady Flames open their home schedule with a 14-game homestand. The Liberty Softball Classic (Feb. 26-28) welcomes Radford, Buffalo, Kent State and 2026 Atlantic 10 champion Fordham to Kamphuis Field at Liberty Softball Stadium. The following weekend, Hampton and Pitt visit for the Liberty Softball Invitational, March 5-6. The Lady Flames also host strong opponents Longwood (March 3), Rutgers (March 8), Virginia Tech (March 31), James Madison (April 6) and Virginia (May 4) throughout the season.
The Lady Flames will host five Conference USA series, beginning with New Mexico State, March 12-14. Liberty will also host Middle Tennessee (April 2-4), Missouri State (April 16-18), Kennesaw State (April 23-25) and FIU (May 6-8). Liberty's CUSA away series include Western Kentucky (March 19-21), defending CUSA champion Jacksonville State (March 25-27), Delaware (April 9-11) and Sam Houston (April 30 through May 2).
The Lady Flames will open the season Feb. 12-14 at the NFCA Division I Leadoff Classic in Clearwater, Fla. Liberty opens the season on Feb. 12 against Indiana before facing WCWS four straight WCWS opponents (Mississippi State Feb. 12; Texas Tech and Nebraska Feb. 13; Tennessee Feb. 14).
Liberty then plays five straight days, Feb. 17-21. The Lady Flames compete at South Florida on Feb. 17 before playing in the Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational the next four days. The team faces Texas Tech on Feb. 18 before facing both Oklahoma State and UCF on Feb. 19, Texas A&M (Feb. 20) and Clemson (Feb. 21).
Liberty's nonconference away schedule includes South Florida (Feb. 17), North Carolina (March 16), Duke (March 17), Virginia (April 13) and Virginia Tech (April 20).
Defending CUSA champion Jacksonville State will host the 2027 CUSA Softball Championship, May 12-15 in Jacksonville, Ala. The winner of the CUSA Softball Championship will earn the conference's automatic berth into the 2027 NCAA Division I Softball Championship.
Liberty finished the 2026 season with a 29-28 record, including 18-9 in CUSA. Liberty entered the 2026 CUSA Softball Championship as the No. 3 seed and won its first three games to advance to the winner-take-all final for the third year in a row, where they fell to No. 1 seed Jax State, 7-4. Among season highlights were a 10-9 upset win over No. 13 Virginia Tech, giving the Lady Flames at least one win over a Top 25 team in each of the last nine years.
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