Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Middle Tennessee Softball Announces 2022 Schedule
11/23/2021 10:56:00 AM | Softball
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee Softball head coach Jeff Breeden announced the Blue Raiders' 2022 schedule on Tuesday, which features 22 home contests and five tournaments.
"We have put together a schedule that will have us battle-tested before we start into C-USA play," expressed head coach Jeff Breeden. "We start out in San Diego with Stanford a perennial PAC-12 power team. That trip is packed with west coast teams. We then head to Alabama and face the home team twice with Virginia Tech and Evansville on tap. After that, we have the Mercer Tournament, after which we then head to Madeira Beach for the Spring Games. We stop back in Atlanta to play Georgia Tech on the way home. We finally return to the 'Boro as we host our tournament in front of the home crowd. Coach Foti put a good field of teams together for our fans to see. We bring an SEC opponent in Mississippi State to Murfreesboro for a midweek matchup, which should be a great night for our fanbase. Our fans can expect us to play quality opponents and show energy, passion, and excitement on the field. We look forward to the 2022 season. The energy will be contagious at Blue Raider Softball Field."
Middle Tennessee Softball opens its season on Feb. 10-13 at the San Diego State Tournament. The Blue Raiders kick off the 2022 campaign on Thursday, Feb. 10 with a doubleheader against the Stanford Cardinal and a matchup against tournament host San Diego State. MT will then face the Boise State for their sole matchup on February 11, before facing the Broncos again for a Saturday doubleheader on February 12. Following their matchup against the Broncos, the Blue Raiders take on the Cal Poly Mustangs to close out Saturday's play. Middle Tennessee caps off the SDSU Tournament on Sunday, February 13 as the Blue Raiders take on the University of Illinois – Chicago Flames.
The Blue Raiders will remain on the road as they head to Tuscaloosa, Alabama to compete in a tournament hosted by the University of Alabama on Feb. 18-20. Middle Tennessee opens play at Alabama with a doubleheader against Evansville and Virginia Tech on Friday, Feb. 18. On Feb. 19, the Blue Raiders will take on host Alabama before rematching against Evansville in a Saturday doubleheader. MT finishes the tournament on Sunday, Feb. 20 in a rematch against tournament host Alabama. Middle Tennessee will next head to the Peach State to participate in the Mercer Invitational on Feb. 25 and 26. MT opens play on Friday, Feb. 25 in a doubleheader against host Mercer before playing Murray State. On Saturday, Feb. 26, the Blue Raiders will rematch against Murray State and Mercer in another doubleheader to close out their play in Macon.
Following the Mercer Tournament, the Blue Raiders will travel to Madeira Beach, Florida to compete in The Spring Games on March 4-6. Middle Tennessee opens the Sunshine State competition on Friday, March 4 with a doubleheader against Albany and Georgetown. On Saturday, the Blue Raiders will take on Central Michigan and LIU, before closing out the tournament on Sunday against Radford and Georgia Southern. The Blue Raiders will then travel to Atlanta, Georgia to close out their season-opening road trek with a matchup against the Georgia Tech Yellowjackets on Tuesday, March 8. Following their game against the Yellowjackets, the Blue Raiders will cap off their tournament play on March 11-13 as they host the MTSU Invitational at Blue Raider Softball Field. The Blue Raiders open their home tournament on Friday, March 11 against Northern Iowa and UT Martin. Middle Tennessee will then take on Illinois State and UT Chattanooga on Saturday, March 12, before closing out its home tournament on Sunday, March 13 with a rematch against Northern Iowa. Following their home tournament, the Blue Raiders continue play in the 'Boro as they host the Austin Peay Governors for a midweek matchup on Wednesday, March 16.
Middle Tennessee opens its C-USA slate on March 18-20 as the Blue Raiders host the Southern Miss Golden Eagles for their first three-game conference series of the 2022 campaign. Following their series against the Golden Eagles, the Blue Raiders welcome the Tennessee State Tigers to Murfreesboro on March 23 to close out their homestand.
After facing the Tigers, Middle Tennessee will hit the road again on March 25-27 as the Blue Raiders travel to Huntington, W. Va. for their C-USA road-opening three-game series against Marshall. After taking on the Thundering Herd, the Blue Raiders close out their March schedule on Wednesday, March 30 as they return to the 'Boro for a matchup against SEC foe Mississippi State. Following their midweek matchup, the Blue Raiders continue their homestand as they welcome the FAU Owls for a three-game series on April 1-3. Middle Tennessee closes out its non-conference slate on Wednesday, April 6 as the Blue Raiders host the Murray State for their third matchup of the season against the Racers.
The Blue Raiders return to the Sunshine State on April 8-10 for a three-game series against the FIU Panthers. Middle Tennessee returns to Blue Raider Softball field on April 14-16 to host the Charlotte 49ers for a three-game series. Following their matchup with the 49ers, Middle Tennessee will then head to the Lone Star State as they take on the UTEP Miners for a three-game series on April 22-24. After their trip to Texas, the Blue Raiders return to the 'Boro as they host the LA Tech Bulldogs for their final regular-season home series on April 29 - May 1. Middle Tennessee closes out the regular season on the road, travelling to Bowling Green to take on rival Western Kentucky for their final regular-season road series on May 6-8.
The C-USA Championship will be on Wednesday, May 11 through Saturday, May 14, hosted by North Texas in Denton, Texas.
"As you see our schedule this season has been put together to test our competitiveness and hopefully cause our young players to grow up fast," said coach Breeden. "C-USA will be very competitive again this season and we must have our young kids ready for the weekend of March 18 when Southern Miss comes to town."
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"We have put together a schedule that will have us battle-tested before we start into C-USA play," expressed head coach Jeff Breeden. "We start out in San Diego with Stanford a perennial PAC-12 power team. That trip is packed with west coast teams. We then head to Alabama and face the home team twice with Virginia Tech and Evansville on tap. After that, we have the Mercer Tournament, after which we then head to Madeira Beach for the Spring Games. We stop back in Atlanta to play Georgia Tech on the way home. We finally return to the 'Boro as we host our tournament in front of the home crowd. Coach Foti put a good field of teams together for our fans to see. We bring an SEC opponent in Mississippi State to Murfreesboro for a midweek matchup, which should be a great night for our fanbase. Our fans can expect us to play quality opponents and show energy, passion, and excitement on the field. We look forward to the 2022 season. The energy will be contagious at Blue Raider Softball Field."
Middle Tennessee Softball opens its season on Feb. 10-13 at the San Diego State Tournament. The Blue Raiders kick off the 2022 campaign on Thursday, Feb. 10 with a doubleheader against the Stanford Cardinal and a matchup against tournament host San Diego State. MT will then face the Boise State for their sole matchup on February 11, before facing the Broncos again for a Saturday doubleheader on February 12. Following their matchup against the Broncos, the Blue Raiders take on the Cal Poly Mustangs to close out Saturday's play. Middle Tennessee caps off the SDSU Tournament on Sunday, February 13 as the Blue Raiders take on the University of Illinois – Chicago Flames.
The Blue Raiders will remain on the road as they head to Tuscaloosa, Alabama to compete in a tournament hosted by the University of Alabama on Feb. 18-20. Middle Tennessee opens play at Alabama with a doubleheader against Evansville and Virginia Tech on Friday, Feb. 18. On Feb. 19, the Blue Raiders will take on host Alabama before rematching against Evansville in a Saturday doubleheader. MT finishes the tournament on Sunday, Feb. 20 in a rematch against tournament host Alabama. Middle Tennessee will next head to the Peach State to participate in the Mercer Invitational on Feb. 25 and 26. MT opens play on Friday, Feb. 25 in a doubleheader against host Mercer before playing Murray State. On Saturday, Feb. 26, the Blue Raiders will rematch against Murray State and Mercer in another doubleheader to close out their play in Macon.
Following the Mercer Tournament, the Blue Raiders will travel to Madeira Beach, Florida to compete in The Spring Games on March 4-6. Middle Tennessee opens the Sunshine State competition on Friday, March 4 with a doubleheader against Albany and Georgetown. On Saturday, the Blue Raiders will take on Central Michigan and LIU, before closing out the tournament on Sunday against Radford and Georgia Southern. The Blue Raiders will then travel to Atlanta, Georgia to close out their season-opening road trek with a matchup against the Georgia Tech Yellowjackets on Tuesday, March 8. Following their game against the Yellowjackets, the Blue Raiders will cap off their tournament play on March 11-13 as they host the MTSU Invitational at Blue Raider Softball Field. The Blue Raiders open their home tournament on Friday, March 11 against Northern Iowa and UT Martin. Middle Tennessee will then take on Illinois State and UT Chattanooga on Saturday, March 12, before closing out its home tournament on Sunday, March 13 with a rematch against Northern Iowa. Following their home tournament, the Blue Raiders continue play in the 'Boro as they host the Austin Peay Governors for a midweek matchup on Wednesday, March 16.
Middle Tennessee opens its C-USA slate on March 18-20 as the Blue Raiders host the Southern Miss Golden Eagles for their first three-game conference series of the 2022 campaign. Following their series against the Golden Eagles, the Blue Raiders welcome the Tennessee State Tigers to Murfreesboro on March 23 to close out their homestand.
After facing the Tigers, Middle Tennessee will hit the road again on March 25-27 as the Blue Raiders travel to Huntington, W. Va. for their C-USA road-opening three-game series against Marshall. After taking on the Thundering Herd, the Blue Raiders close out their March schedule on Wednesday, March 30 as they return to the 'Boro for a matchup against SEC foe Mississippi State. Following their midweek matchup, the Blue Raiders continue their homestand as they welcome the FAU Owls for a three-game series on April 1-3. Middle Tennessee closes out its non-conference slate on Wednesday, April 6 as the Blue Raiders host the Murray State for their third matchup of the season against the Racers.
The Blue Raiders return to the Sunshine State on April 8-10 for a three-game series against the FIU Panthers. Middle Tennessee returns to Blue Raider Softball field on April 14-16 to host the Charlotte 49ers for a three-game series. Following their matchup with the 49ers, Middle Tennessee will then head to the Lone Star State as they take on the UTEP Miners for a three-game series on April 22-24. After their trip to Texas, the Blue Raiders return to the 'Boro as they host the LA Tech Bulldogs for their final regular-season home series on April 29 - May 1. Middle Tennessee closes out the regular season on the road, travelling to Bowling Green to take on rival Western Kentucky for their final regular-season road series on May 6-8.
The C-USA Championship will be on Wednesday, May 11 through Saturday, May 14, hosted by North Texas in Denton, Texas.
"As you see our schedule this season has been put together to test our competitiveness and hopefully cause our young players to grow up fast," said coach Breeden. "C-USA will be very competitive again this season and we must have our young kids ready for the weekend of March 18 when Southern Miss comes to town."
FOLLOW THE BLUE RAIDERS
Follow Middle Tennessee Softball on social media on Facebook (/BlueRaiderSoftball), Twitter (MT_Softball) and Instagram (MT_Softball).
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