FAMU softball has released its 2026 season schedule. See who the Rattlers will play in head coach Brittany Beall’s second season.
The first pitch of the Florida A&M softball season is incoming.
The Rattlers are scheduled to play 48 games this season, with their season opener being on Feb. 6 versus the Howard Bison in the Campbell University Tournament in Buies Creek, North Carolina.
The 2026 Florida A&M Softball schedule is here - and it’s loaded !🥎
— Florida A&M Softball 🥎 (@FAMU_Softball) January 16, 2026
Home battles, road tests, and SWAC showdowns await as the Rattlers gear up for another championship chase.#FangsUppic.twitter.com/pAWwLVVfnH
Another notable non-conference game for the Rattlers is their annual matchup with Tallahassee neighbors, the Florida State Seminoles. The FAMU at FSU is set for Feb. 25 at 5 p.m. on JoAnne Graf Field.
The Rattlers begin their Southwestern Athletic Conference play when they travel to Jackson State on March 6 for a two-day, three-game series that runs through March 7.
It will be a rematch of the SWAC Tournament’s Championship round from a season ago, when the Jackson State Tigers defeated FAMU as the Rattlers chased the title in head coach Brittany Beall’s first year on the job.
The 2026 SWAC Tournament is from May 5 to May 8 at the Gulfport Sportsplex in Mississippi.
A key returner for the Rattlers this season is Zoryana Hughes, who made the All-SWAC Second Team in 2025. The junior won the SWAC’s Pitcher of the Year and was Co-Freshman of the Year in her first season at FAMU in 2024.
Florida A&M softball 2026 schedule
Feb. 6 vs. Howard (Campbell University Tournament), 12:30 p.m.
Feb. 6 vs. Campbell (Campbell University Tournament), 5:30 p.m.
Feb. 7 vs. Howard (Campbell University Tournament), 10 a.m.
Feb. 7 vs. Campbell (Campbell University Tournament), 3 p.m.
Feb. 8 vs. Tennessee Tech (Campbell University Tournament), 11 a.m.
Feb. 10 vs. Marshall, TIME TBA
Feb. 13 vs. Bowie State (HBCU Invitational in Atlanta), 12:15 p.m.
Feb. 13 vs. Coppin State (HBCU Invitational in Atlanta), 4:15 p.m.
Feb. 14 vs. Hampton (HBCU Invitational in Atlanta), 12:15 p.m.
Feb. 14 vs. North Carolina Central (HBCU Invitational in Atlanta), 4 p.m.
Feb. 20 vs. Incarnate Word (Florida International University Tournament in Miami), 10 a.m.
Feb. 20 vs. Florida International (Florida International University Tournament), 12:30 p.m.
Feb. 21 vs. Eastern Illinois (Florida International University Tournament), 10 a.m.
Feb. 25 at Florida State, 5 p.m.
Feb. 27 vs. George Washington (University of Central Florida Tournament in Orlando), 3 p.m.
Feb. 28 vs. Wagner (University of Central Florida Tournament in Orlando), 9 a.m.
Feb. 28 vs. Dartmouth (University of Central Florida Tournament in Orlando), 11:30 a.m.
March 1 vs. George Washington (University of Central Florida Tournament in Orlando), 11 a.m.
March 1 vs. UCF (University of Central Florida Tournament in Orlando), 1:00 p.m.
March 6 at Jackson State (SWAC), 6 p.m.
March 7 at Jackson State (SWAC), 2 p.m.
March 7 at Jackson State (SWAC), 4 p.m.
March 13 vs. Mississippi Valley State (SWAC), TIME TBA
March 14 vs. Mississippi Valley State (SWAC), TIME TBA
March 14 vs. Mississippi Valley State (SWAC), TIME TBA
March 18 vs. North Florida, TIME TBA
March 20 at Alabama State (SWAC), 6 p.m.
March 21 at Alabama State (SWAC), 2 p.m.
March 21 at Alabama State (SWAC), 4 p.m.
March 23 at Auburn, 7 p.m.
March 27 at Bethune-Cookman (SWAC), TIME TBA
March 28 at Bethune-Cookman (SWAC), TIME TBA
March 28 at Bethune-Cookman (SWAC), TIME TBA
March 31 at Troy, 6 p.m.
April 3 vs. Alabama A&M (SWAC), 4 p.m.
April 4 vs. Alabama A&M (SWAC), 1 p.m.
April 4 vs. Alabama A&M (SWAC), 3 p.m.
April 7 vs. Jacksonville, 6 p.m.
April 10 vs. Alabama State (SWAC), TIME TBA
April 11 vs. Alabama State (SWAC), TIME TBA
April 11 vs. Alabama State (SWAC), TIME TBA
April 17 at Mississippi Valley State (SWAC), 4 p.m.
April 18 at Mississippi Valley State (SWAC), 12 p.m.
April 18 at Mississippi Valley State (SWAC), 2 p.m.
April 21 vs. Troy, 6 p.m.
April 24 vs. Jackson State (SWAC), 6 p.m.
April 25 vs. Jackson State (SWAC), 2 p.m.
April 25 vs. Jackson State (SWAC), 4 p.m.
May 5-8 SWAC Tournament in Gulfport, Mississippi
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