The 2010 softball schedule will see the Sycamores take on teams from 12 different conferences outside the Missouri Valley. ISU will play six games against four different teams that qualified for the 2009 NCAA Tournament - including a three game home stand against Bradley in April. Other teams that were a part of the 2009 NCAA field include Illinois, Lehigh, and Sacred Heart. The schedule features 22 home contests spread out over 14 different dates.
The Sycamores will open up in Memphis at the Blues City Classic on Feb. 19-20 playing games against Appalachian State (Southern Conference), McNeese State (Southland Conference), SEMO (Ohio Valley Conference), and the host Memphis Tigers (Conference USA). The following weekend sees the Sycamores head back to Tennessee to participate in the Tiger Classic in Nashville. There, the Sycamores will face off against the host Tennessee State Tigers (OVC), play Valparaiso (Horizon league) twice, and Alabama A&M (SWAC). Over Spring Break, ISU will then travel to the Orlando Area to participate in the 2010 Rebel Games. Here, the Sycamores will play 10 games over a six day period, facing off against Youngstown State (Horizon), Sacred Heart (Northeast), Detroit Mercy (Horizon), Fairfield (Metro Atlantic), Lehigh (Patriot), Loyola Chicago (Horizon), Bryant (Northeast), Wagner (Northeast), South Dakota (Independent), and LaSalle (Atlantic 10).
Following that trip, ISU will open the home schedule against the SEMO Redhawks (OVC) with a double-header on March 17. MVC play begins that weekend, with a trip to pre-season favorite Creighton in Omaha. The Sycamores will return to Terre Haute for a mid-week match-up with Butler (Horizon) before welcoming the Northern Iowa Panthers to town for a weekend series. The following week sees the Indiana Hoosiers (Big 10) visit Terre Haute for a single game on March 30 before the Sycamores travel to Champaign, IL to take on Illinois (Big 10) on March 31. ISU will then travel down to Highway 41 to play the Evansville Aces over Easter weekend. Illinois State comes to town for a conference midweek double-header on April 6, before the Sycamores travel over to Indianapolis to take on the IUPUI Jaguars (Summit). Carbondale is the next stop for ISU, as they travel to face off against Southern Illinois in a conference series. The St. Louis Billikens (Atlantic 10) then visit Price Field for a double-header on April 14. The reigning MVC Tournament Champion Bradley Braves will then be in town for a conference series. The next midweek sees a single game in Normal at Illinois State before the Eastern Illinois Panthers (OVC) come to Price Field for a contest. That weekend, the Drake Bulldogs travel to Terre Haute for a conference series. The next weekend, ISU heads to Springfield to face the Missouri State Bears in the next to last MVC series before welcoming the Wichita State Shockers to town the final weekend of conference play - May 8-9. Drake University will then host the 2010 MVC Championships in Des Moines from May 13-15.
The non-conference schedule is probably the least challenging since we've been in Terre Haute, but this is also the youngest Sycamore squad in that time. The Sycamores could have some early success in their pre-conference schedule which should build some confidence for the conference grind. Amazingly, it is only days away!
GO SYCAMORES!
The Sycamores will open up in Memphis at the Blues City Classic on Feb. 19-20 playing games against Appalachian State (Southern Conference), McNeese State (Southland Conference), SEMO (Ohio Valley Conference), and the host Memphis Tigers (Conference USA). The following weekend sees the Sycamores head back to Tennessee to participate in the Tiger Classic in Nashville. There, the Sycamores will face off against the host Tennessee State Tigers (OVC), play Valparaiso (Horizon league) twice, and Alabama A&M (SWAC). Over Spring Break, ISU will then travel to the Orlando Area to participate in the 2010 Rebel Games. Here, the Sycamores will play 10 games over a six day period, facing off against Youngstown State (Horizon), Sacred Heart (Northeast), Detroit Mercy (Horizon), Fairfield (Metro Atlantic), Lehigh (Patriot), Loyola Chicago (Horizon), Bryant (Northeast), Wagner (Northeast), South Dakota (Independent), and LaSalle (Atlantic 10).
Following that trip, ISU will open the home schedule against the SEMO Redhawks (OVC) with a double-header on March 17. MVC play begins that weekend, with a trip to pre-season favorite Creighton in Omaha. The Sycamores will return to Terre Haute for a mid-week match-up with Butler (Horizon) before welcoming the Northern Iowa Panthers to town for a weekend series. The following week sees the Indiana Hoosiers (Big 10) visit Terre Haute for a single game on March 30 before the Sycamores travel to Champaign, IL to take on Illinois (Big 10) on March 31. ISU will then travel down to Highway 41 to play the Evansville Aces over Easter weekend. Illinois State comes to town for a conference midweek double-header on April 6, before the Sycamores travel over to Indianapolis to take on the IUPUI Jaguars (Summit). Carbondale is the next stop for ISU, as they travel to face off against Southern Illinois in a conference series. The St. Louis Billikens (Atlantic 10) then visit Price Field for a double-header on April 14. The reigning MVC Tournament Champion Bradley Braves will then be in town for a conference series. The next midweek sees a single game in Normal at Illinois State before the Eastern Illinois Panthers (OVC) come to Price Field for a contest. That weekend, the Drake Bulldogs travel to Terre Haute for a conference series. The next weekend, ISU heads to Springfield to face the Missouri State Bears in the next to last MVC series before welcoming the Wichita State Shockers to town the final weekend of conference play - May 8-9. Drake University will then host the 2010 MVC Championships in Des Moines from May 13-15.
The non-conference schedule is probably the least challenging since we've been in Terre Haute, but this is also the youngest Sycamore squad in that time. The Sycamores could have some early success in their pre-conference schedule which should build some confidence for the conference grind. Amazingly, it is only days away!
GO SYCAMORES!
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