Lehigh Valley’s 2026 Carpenter Cup softball roster has been released and includes sophomores and juniors from District XI high schools.

Lehigh Valley’s players will compete in the Carpenter Cup Softball Classic Tournament the week of June 15 at FDR Park in Philadelphia.

The tournament is a college showcase that features teams from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.

Players from the Lehigh Valley Press coverage area are Freedom’s Payton Besecker, Maddison Bixler, and Brooklyn Pronovich, Northampton’s Rylee Gable, Kiley Henritzy, and Josephine Siegfried, Emmaus’ Sydney Bennett, Mari Eiswerth, and Morgan Schwab, Northwestern Lehigh’s Natalie Conner, and Salisbury’s Tessa Kemmerer.

Lehigh Valley’s roster also includes Palmerton’s Hailey George, Notre Dame Green Pond’s Natalie Lilly and Riley Palank, Allentown Central Catholic’s Gianna Menecola, and Nazareth’s Sydney Ryan.

Brian Fehnel is returning for his fifth season as head coach of Lehigh Valley and will be assisted by Ricky Sechler, Kelly Dulaney, Bill Held, Jenn Schellhammer, and Mike Yadush.

Lehigh Valley’s first games are scheduled for June 16 when they will play Burlington County at 8 a.m., Philadelphia Catholic/Inter A-C at 10 a.m., and Delaware County at 2 p.m.

Championship games are scheduled for June 17.

In preparation for the tournament, the Lehigh Valley team will play one game against last year’s Carpenter Cup softball team at 5 p.m. on June 10 at Pates Park, Allentown.