Radford University athletics Monday evening released the Highlanders’ softball schedule for the 2021 season, which will feature 20 home games and 21 Big South contests.
The season opens on Feb. 12 with a five-game tournament at Georgia Tech. Georgia State and Boise State will join Radford and Georgia Tech in the tournament field. After traveling to Rock Hill, S.C., for a doubleheader with Bowling Green and Stony Brook on Feb. 20, the Highlanders will host three straight home games: Feb. 24 against Virginia Tech and a doubleheader Feb. 26 against George Mason. The Highlanders and the 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 North Carolina A&T on March 7 for a doubleheader. Thirteen 13 of the next 15 games will be on the road. They include trips to ETSU (March 16), Virginia Tech (March 17) and a three-game series at Charleston Southern (March 19-20). 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 doubleheader at Appalachian State (April 2) followed by a single game at James Madison on April 7.
The Highlanders will host reigning Big South Tournament champion, Longwood (April 13-14), Presbyterian (April 23-24) and Winthrop (May 7-8) with a road series at Campbell in between April 30-May 1.
The Big South Conference Tournament will be held in Boiling Springs, N.C., at Gardner-Webb May13-15. The top four teams make the tournament and will play a regional style double-elimination format.
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 2021 season. Additional information will be provided at a later date.
RADFORD UNIVERSITY 2021 SOFTBALL SCHEDULE
Feb. 12 — Georgia State (Atlanta); Feb. 13 — Georgia Tech (Atlanta); Feb. 14 — Boise State, Georgia State (Atlanta); Feb. 20 — Stony Brook, Bowling Green (Rock Hill); Feb. 24 — Virginia Tech (home); Feb. 26 — George Mason (2) home; Feb. 28 — at George Mason (2); March 3 — at Liberty; March 5 — Western Carolina (2) home; March 7 — at North Carolina A&T (2); March 10 — Norfolk State (2) home; March 11 — Norfolk State (2) home; March 16 — at East Tennessee State Univ. (2); March 17 — at Virginia Tech; March 19 — at Charleston Southern; March 20 — at Charleston Southern (2); March 24 — UNC Greensboro (2) home; March 26 — at Gardner-Webb; March 27 — at Gardner-Webb (2); March 30 — at Appalachian State (2); April 7 — at James Madison University; April 9 — at USC Upstate; April 10 — at USC Upstate (2); April 13 — Longwood at home; April 14 — Longwood (2) home; April 23 — Presbyterian (2) home; April 24 — Presbyterian at home; April 20 — at Campbell; May 1 — at Campbell (2); May 7 — Winthrop at home; May 8 — Winthrop (2) home.
–RU Athletics