The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
01.08.2024 | Softball
Games against five 2023 WCWS participants highlights Longhorns’ forthcoming softball slate
AUSTIN, Texas – Following a successful 2023 campaign that saw The University of Texas softball program advance to their fourth consecutive NCAA Super Regional under head coach Mike White, the Longhorns will return to the diamond in 33 days, when UT opens its 2024 season on Friday, Feb. 9.
Texas, which finished with a 45-15-1 overall record, 11-7 mark in Big 12 action and earned 30 victories at Red & Charline McCombs Field throughout 2023, will begin its 52-game regular season slate against San Diego and UCLA in Los Angeles, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 9. The three teams will play, again, the following day before the Longhorns conclude its West Coast trip at Loyola Marymount on Sunday, Feb. 11.
The following weekend, Texas will travel down to the Sunshine State to participate in the 2024 Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitiational Presented by EvoShield. While in Clearwater, the Longhorns will play Tennessee and Stanford on Friday, Feb. 16, before squaring off against North Carolina and Kentucky the following day. UT's trip to Florida will conclude against Northwestern on Sunday, Feb. 18.
Texas will play its first home game at Red & Charline McCombs Field on Wednesday, Feb. 21 against Houston Christian that will precede the Longhorns' Lone Star Invitational that will feature games against Louisiana and Colorado State to open the weekend on Friday, Feb. 23, before playing the Rams and Stanford on Saturday, Feb. 24. The weekend's action will conclude against Louisiana on Sunday, Feb. 25.
A trip to San Marcos to play Texas State on Wednesday, Feb. 28 will break a streak of nine consecutive home games for Texas as the Longhorns return to Austin the ensuring weekend for the Longhorn Invitational against Northwestern State and Tarleton on Friday, March 1. Games against Hofstra on Saturday, March 2 and Sunday, March 3 will prelude a non-conference contest against Penn State on Monday, March 4.
A non-conference matchup against UTA on Wednesday, March 6 will conclude a stretch of six-games-in-six-days for Texas. After the Longhorns' game against the Mavericks, UT will travel to the Space City to begin Big 12 Conference play with a three-game series at Houston (Friday, March 8 – Sunday, March 10).
Texas will stay on the road for its next game with a trip to Baton Rouge to play LSU on Tuesday, March 12, before returning to Austin to face off against BYU (Thursday, March 14 – Saturday, March 16). A return trip to the Sunshine State awaits the Longhorns after facing the Cougars as UT will travel to Tallahassee to play Florida State (Wednesday, March 20) before playing a three-game series against UCF in Orlando (Friday, March 22 – Sunday, March 24).
A three-game series against Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Okla. (Thursday, March 28 – March 30) will conclude Texas' seven-game road trip, before returning home for a three-game series against Oklahoma (Friday, April 5 – Sunday, April 7) and a mid-week, non-conference game against Texas State (Wednesday, April 10).
Texas' three-game series against Baylor will begin in Waco on Friday, April 12, before concluding in Austin with a two-game tilt on Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14. A trip to Lawrence, Kan., for three games against Kansas (Friday, April 19 – Sunday, April 21) follows before a non-conference game against Nicholls in Austin on Thursday, April 25.
Six straight Big 12 games conclude the regular season for Texas as the Longhorns play host to Iowa State (Friday, April 26 – Sunday, April 28) before closing out the regular season in Lubbock against Texas Tech (Friday, May 3 – Sunday, May 5).
The Big 12's postseason tournament will span four days (Wednesday, May 8 – Saturday, May 11) in Oklahoma City, Okla., with the NCAA Division I Softball Selection show to follow on Sunday, May 12.
The NCAA Regionals will run from Friday, May 17 to Sunday, May 19 with NCAA Super Regionals to follow on Thursday, May 23 to Sunday, May 26. The Women's College World Series will span from Thursday, May 30 to Wednesday, June 5 in Oklahoma City, Okla.
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