2020 Oregon State Softball Schedule Announced
December 12, 2019 | Softball
Schedule includes 23 games against NCAA post-season teams and 15 contests on the Pac-12 Networks.
CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State softball team will play 14 games at the newly renovated OSU Softball Complex in 2020. OSU is slated for a 47-game schedule as the Beavers eye a return trip to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in five years.
The Beavers will begin the season at the UNLV Tournament in Las Vegas, Nev., on February 7. OSU will take on Southern Utah, UNLV and CSUN during opening weekend before traveling to the Lone Star State February 14-16 to face 2019 NCAA Regional qualifier, the University of Houston, Dayton and play two other games against opponents still to be decided.
Following the trip to Texas, the Beavers will be at the Mary Nutter Classic in Cathedral City, Calif. OSU will face off against three 2019 NCAA Regional opponents Mississippi State, Missouri and Cal State Fullerton, as well as games against Idaho State, Long Beach State and UC Riverside.
The final weekend in February, OSU is scheduled to face Hawaii, Nevada and Seattle U at the Malihini Kipa Aloha Tournament in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Beavers will match-up against each of the three teams twice over the course of three days.
The Orange and Black will conclude non-conference tournament play at the ASU Invitational beginning March 5. The Beavers are slated to face NCAA Regional qualifier Ohio State twice and take on Nebraska, New Mexico State and Wright State once.
The conference portion begins with a three-game series at 2019 Women's College World Series participant, Arizona, starting on March 13.
OSU will face the USA Softball Women's National Team on Tuesday, March 17 in Hillsboro, Ore. before Oregon State returns home on March 21 to host another Pac-12 foe and WCWS participant Washington in the first home series on the new playing surface at the OSU Softball Complex.
During the final weekend of March, Oregon State will head to reigning WCWS Champions, UCLA for a three-game bought in Los Angeles before the team travels to Salt Lake City to take on Utah beginning April 9.
The Beavers will wrap-up the month of April hosting eight games beginning with Arizona State on April 17. On April 25, Oregon State hosts Oregon in Corvallis for the Civil War battle coming off the 2019 sweep in Eugene. OSU concludes April hosting Portland State on the 28th in a double-header.
The first week of May finds OSU in California to take on Stanford before returning home for the final weekend of the regular-season against the Golden Bears of California on May 7-9.
In total, the 2020 slate includes 23 games against 11 different 2019 NCAA postseason teams.
The Orange and Black are scheduled to be broadcast on the Pac-12 Networks 15 different occasions this season beginning on March 21. Nine of the 15 games will come from the OSU Softball Complex, including the Pac-12 series against Washington (March 21-23), Oregon (April 25-27) and California (May 7-9).
The remaining six games will originate on the road. Oregon State will be broadcast on the Pac-12 Networks at UCLA (March 27-29) and at Utah (April 9-11).
Oregon State will host 14-home games at the OSU Softball Complex this season:
- Washington: March 21 at 2:30 p.m., March 22 at 3 p.m. and March 23 at 12 p.m.
- Arizona State: April 17 at 6 p.m., April 18 at 5 p.m. and April 19 at 11 a.m.
- Oregon: April 25 at 5 p.m., April 26 at 3 p.m. and April 27 at 4 p.m.
- Portland State: April 28 at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.
- California: May 7 at 5 p.m., May 8 at 5 p.m. and May 9 at 12 p.m.
Season tickets for softball are available for $50 for adults and $30 for youth and seniors. Single game tickets can be purchased for $7 for adults, $5 for youth and seniors. Tickets are available now via this link or by calling 800-Go-Beavs.
As a ticketed event, Oregon State softball games will now adhere to the Athletic Department's Clear Bag Policy, which was implemented in the spring as an additional security measure and to provide fans a more consistent and efficient entry process. For more information on the policy, click here.
For the complete 2020 schedule, click here.
For more information on the Oregon State softball team, visit OSUBeavers.com or follow the team @BeaverSoftball on Twitter and Instagram.
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