BOCA RATON, Fla. — Army West Point softball opened the 2026 season Friday morning at the FAU Paradise Classic, falling to Wisconsin 9–0 in five innings at FAU Softball Stadium.
The Badgers struck early with a four-run first, then kept adding pressure in the third and fourth to pull away. The Black Knights managed two hits but couldn’t cash in after putting two runners on in the second.
Game flow
First inning: Wisconsin jumps out fast
Wisconsin opened the scoring immediately, stringing together four hits and a walk to build a 4–0 lead. Army limited the damage with a key defensive relay — Ashton White and Sam Rodgers combined on a play at the plate to cut down a runner and prevent the inning from getting even bigger.
Second inning: Army’s first hits of 2026
Army’s best offensive chance came in the second. After two strikeouts, Breanna Coonfare delivered Army’s first hit of the season with a single to right. Sam Rodgers followed with a single, putting two aboard — but Wisconsin escaped the inning with a strikeout to strand both runners.
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Third inning: Badgers add on
Wisconsin pushed the lead to 6–0 in the third, scoring twice. Army got a baserunner via a Taylor Brown walk in the top half, but couldn’t advance her.
Fourth inning: One swing breaks it open
Breanna Izzo entered in relief in the fourth, but Wisconsin extended the lead with a three-run inning highlighted by a two-run home run, making it 9–0.
Fifth inning: Wisconsin closes it out
Army went down in order in the fifth, and Wisconsin finished the five-inning win.
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By the numbers
- Final: Wisconsin 9, Army West Point 0 (5 innings)
- Army hits: 2
- Army highlights at the plate:
- Breanna Coonfare: 1-for-2 (Army’s first hit of 2026)
- Sam Rodgers: 1-for-2
- Taylor Brown: 1 BB
- Wisconsin scoring: 4 runs (1st), 2 runs (3rd), 3 runs (4th)
On deck
Army continues the FAU Paradise Classic, facing Indiana University later today, then Delaware and Ohio State on Saturday, and finishing with Delaware on Sunday.
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