The Rock Valley College Golden Eagles softball program has officially announced its highly anticipated schedule for the upcoming 2026 fall exhibition season. Fresh off another dominant campaign in the NJCAA, the Golden Eagles will use a challenging slate to test their roster against top-tier four-year institutions, including 10 NCAA Division I programs.
The fall schedule includes marquee road trips to NCAA Division I and Division II programs, alongside local matchups designed to prime the squad for another championship run in the spring.
"Our fall slate is carefully crafted to push our student-athletes by matching them up with elite programs," Head Coach
Darin Monroe explained. "Testing our roster against this caliber of competition early on helps us uncover exactly where we need to grow. This allows us to sharpen our skills for the spring while creating opportunities for our athletes to be evaluated by four-year colleges."
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2026 Fall Softball Schedule
Date                                     Opponent                                           Location             Â
September 11                      St Xavier University                                   Chicago, IL
September 19                     Bradley University                                   Peoria, IL
September 20                      Clarke University                                   Rockford, IL
September 25                      University of Wisconsin                                                            Madison, WI
September 26Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Northern Illinois University/Lincoln Land CCÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Dekalb, IL
October 2                University of Illinois-Chicago                                                  Chicago, IL
October 3               University of Northern Iowa                            Cedar Falls, IA
October 4               Rockford University/Black Hawk College                                  Rockford, IL
October 10              Eastern Illinois University/Wabash Valley                                 Charleston, IL
October 11              St Francis University                                                                  Rockford, IL
October 14              Illinois State University                                Normal, IL
October 17              Valparaiso University                                   Valparaiso, IN
October 18              Purdue University                                                                        West Lafayette, IN
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