FULL SCHEDULE

After a record setting 2021 season that featured the program’s first-ever NCAA Division II Atlantic Region Championship round appearance and national ranking, the East Stroudsburg University softball team announced its 2022 schedule on Wednesday.

“The team trained hard this fall and competed against some great competition,” said seventh year head coach Jaime Wohlbach. “We are excited for our spring season and continue the momentum from last season.”

For the second consecutive season, ESU will open the season on its own field, hosting the Warriors Snowball Invitational from February 25 to 27. ESU welcomes Saint Rose, Saint Thomas Aquinas and Saint Anselm to the Vigon International Field at Creekview Park. ESU boasted an impressive 20-4 record in its first season on the all-turf surface in Stroudsburg.

The Warriors opens the season with a doubleheader on Feb. 25 against Saint Rose, followed by a single game against the Golden Knights on Feb. 26. The Warriors close out the home invite with a single contest against both Saint Thomas Aquinas and Saint Anselm on Feb. 27.

The Warriors will then migrate south to Kissimmee, Fla., in which it will play twelve contests in seven days from March 6 to March 12. Opponents ESU are currently scheduled to face include Northwood, Bemidji State, Lake Erie, Mary, Wheeling, Chestnut Hill, Upper Iowa, Walsh, Notre Dame College, Nyack, Pitt Johnstown, and Saint Michael’s. 

After returning from the Sunshine State, ESU will head to Philadelphia to play Holy Family for a doubleheader on March 15. The Warriors then return to Creekview Park for the first time in March to host Jefferson on March 19. A trip to Lyndhurst, N.J. is up next, as the Warriors battle Felician on March 21. 

After a week off, the Warriors return to Creekview Park for a non-conference doubleheader with the University of Sciences (March 29), before opening up PSAC East action at Kutztown on April 2. 

ESU jumps right back into non-conference action the following week, hosting Goldey-Beacom on April 4 before heading to Philadelphia to face Chestnut Hill for the second and third time in 2022 on April 5. 

The Warriors first home PSAC weekend is set for April 8 against Shippensburg and April 9 against Shepherd. ESU will then head to defending PSAC Champion West Chester on April 16, before welcoming Nyack to Creekview Park for the final non-conference doubleheader of the season. 

A trip to Millersville is set for April 22, followed by ESU’s final two regular season home series against Mansfield (April 23) and Lock Haven (April 29). The regular season concludes with a matchup against Bloomsburg on April 30.   

The PSAC Tournament is scheduled to take place at Quakertown’s Veterans Park from May 4 to May 7. NCAA Regionals begin on May 12. 

All dates and times are subject to change. Stay tuned to esuwarriors.com for the latest schedule updates.