Southern Miss Softball Announces 2019 Schedule

LINK: 2019 Southern Miss Softball Schedule

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – Southern Miss Head Softball Coach Wendy Hogue announced the schedule for the 2019 season on Thursday.

Southern Miss Head Softball Coach Wendy Hogue on the Golden Eagles' 2019 schedule
"I am very excited about the spring schedule. We have made a conscious attempt to have consistency in our scheduling over the last few years, and with that comes rivalries. McNeese State, Nicholls, and South Alabama are great programs that we go to battle against each year. Alabama and Ole Miss are two SEC constants on our schedule and we are looking forward to playing them both again this spring. This will be our third year in a row to play Jacksonville State in a preseason three-game series and we expect it to be competitive. One of the new locations on the schedule this year is Waco, Texas. Baylor participated in our tournament last year and we're really excited about going to their place in February."

Southern Miss' non-conference schedule will include six Southland Conference opponents, five SWAC opponents, two SEC opponents, two Sun Belt Conference opponents, two Ohio Valley Conference opponents, one Big 12 opponent, one Big Ten opponent and one Northeast Conference opponent.

February
The Golden Eagles will open the season at home when they host the Black & Gold Invitational beginning, Friday, February 8. Central Arkansas, Jackson State, Houston Baptist and Tennessee Tech are the teams that will participate in the Black & Gold Invitational in addition to Southern Miss. Southern Miss will play two games on Friday, February 8, the first will be against Houston Baptist and the second against Central Arkansas. On day two (Saturday, February 9), the Golden Eagles will take on Tennessee Tech and Houston Baptist. The Golden Eagles will then face in-state opponent, Jackson State on the final day of the invitational (Sunday, February 10).

The Southern Miss softball team will follow up the Black & Gold Invitational by hitting the road for their first away contest of the season against Nicholls State in Thibodaux, La. (Wednesday, February 13).

The next road trip for the Golden Eagles will be to Waco, Texas for the Getterman Classic hosted by Baylor. They will play a doubleheader against the University of Texas at Arlington and Baylor (Friday, February 15) and then face Sam Houston State the next day (Saturday, February 16). The semifinals of the Getterman classic will take place on Saturday, February 16 following the conclusion of the pool games. The championship game is scheduled for Sunday, February 17.

Southern Miss will finish off the month of February with a midweek doubleheader against Alcorn State in Hattiesburg (Wednesday, February 20), a road series against Jacksonville State in Jacksonville, Ala. (Saturday, February 23-Sunday, February 24), and a midweek matchup against Southern University in Hattiesburg (Wednesday, February 27).

March
The Golden Eagles open the month of March by taking part in the Easton Crimson Classic hosted by Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Alabama, Michigan State, Saint Francis and Southern Miss round out the field for the Easton Crimson Classic. Southern Miss will take on Saint Francis and Alabama on day one (Friday, March 1), Alabama and Michigan State on day two (Saturday, March 2) and Saint Francis on the final day of the invitational (Sunday, March 3).

Southern Miss will return home to Hattiesburg where they will host four games, beginning with a non-conference matchup against Southeastern Louisiana (Wednesday, March 6), followed by their opening C-USA series of the season against North Texas (Saturday, March 9-Sunday, March 10).

The Golden Eagles travel to Montgomery, Ala. for a Wednesday night non-conference contest against Alabama State (Wednesday, March 13) and return to Hattiesburg for a home series against Florida Atlantic (Saturday, March 16-Sunday, March 17).

The Jaguars of South Alabama will come to town for a midweek non-conference contest against the Golden Eagles (Tuesday, March 19) before Southern Miss travels to El Paso, Texas for a weekend series against UTEP (Saturday, March 23-Sunday, March 24).

The Golden Eagles will conclude the month of March with a home conference series against Marshall (Saturday, March 30-Sunday, March 31).

April
Southern Miss kicks off the month of April with an away contest against South Alabama in Mobile, Ala. (Wednesday, April 3).

After returning from Mobile, the Southern Miss softball team will face a four-game home slate that begins with a series against UTSA (Saturday, April 6-Sunday, April 7) and ends with a midweek game against Mississippi Valley State (Wednesday, April 10).

The Golden Eagles will head to Birmingham, Ala. for a series against UAB (Saturday, April 13-Sunday, April 14). Southern Miss will then face off against a pair of Louisiana schools the following week when they play host to Nicholls State (Tuesday, April 16) and travel to McNeese State (Wednesday, April 17).

Southern Miss will take advantage of an open weekend (Saturday, April 20-Sunday, April 21) before heading north to Oxford, Miss., where they will go toe-to-toe with in-state SEC rival Ole Miss in what will be the Golden Eagles final non-conference game of the season (Wednesday, April 24).

The Southern Miss softball team ends the month of April with a road series against FIU (Saturday, April 27-Sunday, April 28) in Miami, Fla.

May
Southern Miss will wrap up their regular season with a home series against Louisiana Tech (Saturday, May 4-Sunday, May 5) in Hattiesburg.

Postseason
The 2019 C-USA Championship is scheduled to take place in Birmingham, Ala. (Wednesday, May 8-Saturday, May 11) and will be hosted by UAB. NCAA Regionals (Thursday, May 16-Sunday, May 19) and NCAA Super Regionals (Thursday, May 23-Sunday, May 26) will be hosted at various campus sites. The 2019 Women's College World Series will be played in Oklahoma City, Okla. (Thursday, May 30-Wednesday, June 5).

2019 Southern Miss Softball Ticket Info

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS

In addition to the online link provided above, fans can also purchase tickets by calling 1-800-844-TICK (8425) or by visiting the Pat Ferlise Center on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi between the hours of 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Southern Miss Softball Social Media Info
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*All games times are listed in Central Time (CT)*

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