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NCAA Division I softball · Erie, Pennsylvania

Mercyhurst University

Lakers · NEC
D1
Level
NEC
Conf.
2
Near campus

The program

Mercyhurst University (the Lakers) fields an NCAA Division I softball team in Erie, Pennsylvania. The program competes in the NEC.

NCAA Division I is the highest level of NCAA competition, with the largest budgets and the longest schedules.

Level
NCAA Division I
Conference
NEC
Nickname
Lakers
Sport
Softball (women's fast-pitch)
Location
Erie, Pennsylvania

On the map

Places to train near Mercyhurst University

CageList lists 2 places to train within 40 miles of the Mercyhurst University campus: 0 bookable backyard cages and 2 baseball and softball academies. The closest is Bomb Shelter Indoor Cages in Erie, about 4 miles away.

The NEC

NEC has 6 other programs in this directory at the same level, including Central Connecticut State University, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Le Moyne College, and Long Island University. Recruits usually compare the schools in one conference side by side, because they share a schedule and a travel footprint.

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School, level and location facts come from the U.S. Department of Education (the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act 2024-25 filings and the IPEDS institution directory). Nicknames and conferences are compiled from public lists and left blank when we could not match them with confidence. Sources: EADA athletics data, IPEDS institution directory. Spot a mistake? Tell us and we will fix it.