IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The University of Iowa softball team released its 2019 schedule, UI head coach Renee Gillispie announced Wednesday. The Hawkeyes will play 13 teams that qualified for the 2017 NCAA Regionals.
The Hawkeyes hit the road for their first five weekends of the season. Iowa will play in the Tiger Classic, Diamond 9 Citrus Blossom, Diamond 9 Citrus Classic, USF Series, and Saluki Invitational, before traveling to Illinois State for a midweek game on March 20. Iowa plays in its Big Ten opener at Purdue the following weekend.
Iowa hosts its first game on Bob Pearl Field on March 27 at 7 p.m. (CT) against Western Illinois and its first Big Ten series two days later with Northwestern coming to Iowa City. In addition, the Hawkeyes host Big Ten foes Illinois, Nebraska, and Ohio State.
The Hawkeyes and Cyclones square off in the annual Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series at Pearl Field on April 10 at 6 p.m.
Season tickets for the Hawkeye’ 2019 season go on sale tomorrow at 9 a.m. (CT). Order tickets online at hawkeyesports.com/tickets or over the phone at 800-IA-HAWKS.
2019 Softball Schedule
Tiger Classic
Opponent
Location
Time (CT)
Feb. 8
Bucknell
Baton Rouge, La.
10:30 a.m.
Feb. 8
LSU
Baton Rouge, La.
3:30 p.m.
Feb. 9
Tulsa
Baton Rouge, La.
10:30 a.m.
Feb. 9
LSU
Baton Rouge, La.
3:30 p.m.
Diamond 9 Citrus Blossom
Feb. 15
Villanova
Orlando, Fla.
11 a.m.
Feb. 15
Kansas
Orlando, Fla.
4 p.m.
Feb. 16
Missouri
Orlando, Fla.
1:30 p.m.
Feb. 16
St. Joe’s
Orlando, Fla.
4 p.m.
Feb. 17
UMASS
Orlando, Fla.
9 a.m.
Diamond 9 Citrus Classic
Feb. 22
UAB
Orlando, Fla.
12 p.m.
Feb. 22
Fordham
Orlando, Fla.
2:30 p.m.
Feb. 23
Morgan State
Orlando, Fla.
2:30 p.m.
Feb. 23
Fordham
Orlando, Fla.
5 p.m.
Feb. 24
Notre Dame
Orlando, Fla.
9 a.m.
USF Series
March 1
Western Michigan
Clearwater, Fla.
3:15 p.m.
March 1
Binghampton
Clearwater, Fla.
5:45 p.m.
March 2
MTSU
Clearwater, Fla.
12:45 p.m.
March 2
USF
Clearwater, Fla.
5:45 p.m.
March 3
Ball State
Clearwater, Fla.
9:15 a.m.
Saluki Invitational
March 8
UIC
Carbondale, Ill.
10 a.m.
March 8
UW-Green Bay
Carbondale, Ill.
12:15 p.m.
March 9
Butler
Carbondale, Ill.
7 p.m.
March 10
UW-Green Bay
Carbondale, Ill.
12:15 p.m.
March 10
Miami (OH)
Carbondale, Ill.
2:30 p.m.
March 20
At Illinois State
Normal, Ill.
TBD
March 22
At Purdue
West Lafayette, Ind.
6 p.m.
March 23
At Purdue
West Lafayette, Ind.
3 p.m.
March 24
At Purdue
West Lafayette, Ind.
12 p.m.
March 27
Western Illinois
Iowa City, Iowa
7 p.m.
March 29
Northwestern
Iowa City, Iowa
5:30 p.m.
March 30
Northwestern
Iowa City, Iowa
1 p.m.
March 31
Northwestern
Iowa City, Iowa
12 p.m.
April 3
At UNI
Cedar Falls, Iowa
6 p.m.
April 5
At Wisconsin
Madison, Wis.
5 p.m.
April 6
At Wisconsin
Madison, Wis.
1 p.m.
April 7
At Wisconsin
Madison, Wis.
1 p.m.
April 10
Iowa State
Iowa City, Iowa
6 p.m.
April 12
Illinois
Iowa City, Iowa
5:30 p.m.
April 13
Illinois
Iowa City, Iowa
1 p.m.
April 14
Illinois
Iowa City, Iowa
12 p.m.
April 19
At Rutgers
Piscataway, N.J.
TBD
April 20
At Rutgers
Piscataway, N.J.
TBD
April 21
At Rutgers
Piscataway, N.J.
TBD
April 24
Nebraska
Iowa City, Iowa
4 p.m.
April 24
Nebraska
Iowa City, Iowa
6 p.m.
April 26
At Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minn.
6 p.m.
April 27
At Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minn.
1 p.m.
April 28
At Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minn.
12 p.m.
May 3
Ohio State
Iowa City, Iowa
5:30 p.m.
May 4
Ohio State
Iowa City, Iowa
1 p.m.
May 5
Ohio State
Iowa City, Iowa
12 p.m.
May 9-11
At B1G Tournament
Bloomington, Ind.
TBD