GS Softball Announces 2019 Spring Schedule
12/4/2018 3:00:00 PM | Softball
Team will play 30 home games at newly upgraded Eagle Field this season
STATESBORO, Ga. - Georgia Southern head softball coach Kim Dean has announced the 2019 schedule for the Eagles. The slate includes a pair of February tournaments to be held at the newly upgraded Eagle Field and overall will feature 30 home contests.
"We're excited for our spring schedule this year," Coach Dean said. "Hosting a pair of tournaments, along with several tough midweek games and the always challenging Sun Belt schedule, will be a great way to showcase our new upgrades to Eagle Field. We have 13 more home games than we did last season, so there is plenty of opportunities for Eagle Nation to come out, see our beautiful new softball complex and watch our talented student-athletes in action."
The $500,000 upgrades to Eagle Field completed this Fall include a brand new press box and video board, a new playing surface, irrigation system and updated branding in the dugouts and around the complex.
Georgia Southern will put the new field on display to open up the 2019 season by hosting the Bash In The Boro on Feb. 8-10. The three-day event features the Eagles, UT-Martin, NCAA participant Saint Francis (Pa.), Winthrop and Savannah State. Georgia Southern will face UT-Martin in its season-opener on Friday, Feb. 8, at 4:30 p.m.
A midweek game at nearby Mercer on Feb. 13 follows the season-opening tournament, then the Eagles will host their 2019 Eagle Round Robin tournament Feb. 15-17. Morehead State, IUPUI, UMKC and Mount St. Mary's (Md.) will participate in the tournament along with the Eagles.
Georgia Southern will then travel to NC State for tournament action on Feb. 22-24, taking on Murray State, UMBC and the host Wolfpack during the three-day event in Raleigh, N.C.
The first midweek home opponent for the Eagles is Furman, who comes to Eagle Field on Tuesday, Feb. 26. Georgia Southern will then play in its final in-season tournament, traveling to Madeira Beach, Fla., for the Madeira Beach Spring Invitational on March 1-3. The Eagles will play Florida A&M, FIU, Boston College, St. John's and Siena while in Florida.
Sun Belt Conference play begins on March 8-10 as the Eagles travel to Appalachian State to take on the Mountaineers. All Sun Belt Conference series in 2019 are three-day single-game affairs, representing a change from last year's slate. A midweek contest at North Florida on March 13 is followed by Georgia Southern's first home Sun Belt series of the year, with Coastal Carolina coming to Eagle Field on March 15-17.
The next seven games on the schedule feature teams who played in the 2018 postseason - a Sun Belt road trip to NISC participant UT Arlington (March 22-24) followed by a midweek contest at Women's College World Series participant Georgia (March 27) lead into the Eagles hosting NCAA team and Sun Belt champion Louisiana on March 29-31 at Eagle Field.
Georgia Southern then travels to ULM to open up April (April 5-7) before starting an eight-game homestand, beginning with the April 10th midweek game against the College of Charleston. Troy (April 12-14) and NCAA participant Texas State (April 18-20) play at Eagle Field in back-to-back weekends, with a midweek contest against NCAA participant Kennesaw State (April 24) wrapping up the homestand.
The Eagles wrap up the regular season schedule with a road trip to South Alabama on April 26-28, then a home series against Georgia State on March 2-4. The 2019 Sun Belt Conference Tournament will be on May 8-11 in San Marcos, Texas, on the campus of Texas State.
Season tickets are available for all 30 home games by contacting the Georgia Southern ticket office at 1-800-GSU-WINS or by going online to GSEagles.com/tickets.
