Destini Anderson/Softball Head Coach | East Central Oklahoma University
Destini Anderson/Softball Head Coach | East Central Oklahoma University
The East Central University softball team released its schedule for the upcoming 2023 season. The slate features 49 games, including 20 home games at Tiger Field.
The 2023 campaign marks the 16th for Head Coach Destini Anderson at ECU.
The Tigers will open up the season Feb. 1st in Wichita, Kansas for a doubleheader matchup against Newman University. The two teams were set to face off on opening day last year before being postponed.
A week later, ECU will return home for its first contests in Ada on Feb. 7th against Midwestern State University.
The Tigers will then travel to San Angelo, TX to compete in the annual George and Ola McCorkle Challenge hosted by Angelo State University. There, ECU will meet Texas A&M International and the home team ASU.
ECU's final tournament comes Feb. 17-18 at the University of Central Oklahoma Classic. The Tigers will face four teams: Missouri Southern State, Central Oklahoma, Fort Hays State, and Northeastern Oklahoma.
The Tigers open Great American Conference play with a three-game series against Southern Arkansas at Tiger Field from Feb. 24-25 to close out the month.
In March, ECU will head to Southern Nazarene for its first road conference series March 3-4 before returning home to face Southwestern Oklahoma State March 10-11.
Three days later, the Tigers will take on rival Southeastern Oklahoma State for a midweek doubleheader matchup March 14th in Durant, OK. Then, ECU will be back on the road from March 17-18 to visit Ouachita Baptist for a three-game series before traveling to Wichita Falls, TX to meet Midwestern State for the second time this season on March 21st.
After a week on the road, the Tigers will close out the month of March with eight consecutive games at home, including a pair of three-game GAC series and a non-conference doubleheader. ECU will welcome Henderson State March 24-25, Newman University March 28th, and Oklahoma Baptist March 31-April 1.
The Tigers will continue GAC play in Alva, OK against Northwestern Oklahoma State April 6-7 before returning to Ada for the series finale against Southeastern Oklahoma State April 11th.
ECU will then head to Russellville, AR for a three-game series against defending GAC regular-season and tournament champions, Arkansas Tech, April 14-15.
The 2023 regular season will wrap up with the final homestand of the year April 21-22 when the Tigers take on Harding before making a trip to Arkansas – Monticello for the final regular-season series April 28-29.
The 2023 Great American Conference postseason tournament will begin May 4-6 in Bentonville, AR.
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