Radford Softball 2021 Schedule Released

RADFORD, Va. – The Radford softball schedule for the 2021 season was released on Monday evening. It features 20 home games and 21 Big South contests.

The season opens on Feb. 12 with a five-game tournament at Georgia Tech that features the Yellow Jackets, Georgia State and Boise State. It will be the first time that Hope Creasy and Aileen Morales, Radford's previous head coach, meet on the diamond.

After traveling to Rock Hill, S.C., for a doubleheader Sunday with Bowling Green and Stony Brook (Feb. 20), the Highlanders host three straight home games with the first happening on Feb. 24 against Virginia Tech then a doubleheader two days later against George Mason. The Highlanders and Patriots will meet in Fairfax later that week for a doubleheader.

March opens with a renewed rivalry in Lynchburg as Radford travels to Liberty for a single game on Feb. 3. Six of the next eight games will be played inside Radford Softball Stadium. The first is a doubleheader with Western Carolina on March 5 with a four-game series against Norfolk State on March 10-11. Radford travels to future Big South opponent on March 7 for a doubleheader with North Carolina A&T.

13 of the next 15 games will be on the road. They include a trip to ETSU (March 16), a return trip to Virginia Tech (March 17) and a three-game series at Charleston Southern (March 19-20). Then the Highlanders return home for a doubleheader with UNCG on March 24 before hitting the road once again to face Big South preseason favorite Gardner-Webb (March 26-27) and the second-place team in USC Upstate on April 9-10. The squad opens April with a doubleader at Appalachian State (April 2) followed by a single game at James Madison on April 7.

Radford closes out the season with nine of the final 12 games at home. Immediately after a meeting with the top two teams, the Highlanders will host reigning Big South Tournament champion, Longwood (April 13-14). Home series against Presbyterian (April 23-24) and Winthrop (May 7-8) round out the season with a road series at Campbell (April 30-May 1) in between.

The Big South Conference Tournament will be held in Boiling Springs, N.C., at Gardner-Webb. The top four teams make the tournament and will play a regional style double-elimination format. The tournament will be held May 13-15.

All regular season and conference tournament schedules, times, dates and opponents are subject to change. Radford Athletics is currently evaluating multiple spectator attendance models per state, university and health guidelines for the 2020-21 season. Additional information will be provided at a later date.

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