COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The Maryland softball team will host the Big Ten Tournament for the upcoming 2026 season at the University of Maryland Softball Stadium.
The Maryland Softball Stadium was built in 2002. The stadium offers modern amenities including seating for over 1,000 fans, underground dugouts with restrooms, two bullpen areas, four batting cages, light towers for night games, a concession area, a ticket booth, and a press box. The playing surface features natural Bermuda grass in the outfield, alongside an electronic scoreboard and ample parking lots nearby.
Recently, the university finished the new Softball Player Development Center, which provides a 5,800-square-foot, climate controlled indoor facility outfitted for both hitting and pitching, leveraging performance analytics and modern training technology. This addition will enable year round training regardless of weather. This project is one of the many as part of Maryland’s Building Champions initiative, a campaign that has already seen the completion of Jones Hill House, football’s indoor facility, and a brand new facility dedicated to the perennial national championship competing field hockey and women’s lacrosse programs.
This will be the first year College Park will host the Big Ten Softball Tournament. Maryland’s last win in the Tournament was in 2024, where the No. 10 ranked Terrapins upset No. 7 Penn State, 3-1 in nine innings.
Head coach Lauren Karn will enter her third season at the helm in 2025-26. In her first two years leading the Terps, she compiled a 42-61 overall record while coaching two All-Big Ten selections and earning three victories over Top-25 opponents.
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