CULLOWHEE, N.C. – The Western Carolina softball team announced its 2024 schedule on Thursday, which includes 21 home games at the Catamount Softball Complex including hosting the Catamount Classic early-season tournament in March.
The 2024 schedule begins with a trip to the Stinger Classic hosted by Alabama State in Montgomery, Ala., which set to start on February 9. The three-day tournament features the Catamounts facing Hampton, Austin Peay, Houston Christian, and the host Hornets.
Following an off weekend, the Catamounts return to Alabama for another three-day tournament hosted by UAB in Birmingham. The tournament matchups will include North Alabama, the University of Alabama, UAB, and a pair of games against Bradley over the three-day tournament.
WCU opens its home schedule on Wednesday, Feb. 28 when the Catamounts welcome Gardner-Webb to Cullowhee for a midweek clash.
March commences with a doubleheader against a Big South Conference foe on March 5 at Radford against the Highlanders. After the brief two-game road swing, WCU returns home for nine straight home games beginning on March 8 with the in-season tournament, hosting the Catamount Classic. The Catamounts welcome Kent State, N.C. Central, and Gardner-Webb to Cullowhee as WCU will face the Golden Flashes and Eagles twice and host the Runnin' Bulldogs once over the three-day event.
The homestand wraps up with back-to-back days of doubleheaders on March 12 against Presbyterian before hosting Georgia State the following afternoon.
The Catamounts begin Southern Conference play on March 23 and 24, with a three-game league slate in Greenville against Furman. The road swing wraps up with a doubleheader in Charlotte on March 26 against Queens.
WCU opens its home league slate on March 29-30 with a SoCon series against Mercer on Easter weekend.
The calendar flips to April with a road-heavy start to the month, beginning with a nonconference doubleheader against N.C. Central (April 3). The Catamounts stay on the road for conference series matchups against ETSU (April 6-7) and Wofford (April 13-14). The final game of the road swing takes place with a twinbill in Boiling Springs against Gardner-Webb (April 16). The lone home game in that stretch is a mid-week doubleheader with USC Upstate (April 9).
WCU's only home series in April sees in-state conference foe UNCG visiting Cullowhee for a three-game set beginning on April 20-21.
The Catamounts hit the road for five straight to close out the month of April, beginning with a trip to Appalachian State (April 23) for a doubleheader before their final road series in league play with a visit to Birmingham against Samford (April 27-28).
WCU closes out SoCon play with Chattanooga visiting Cullowhee on May 4-5 for the regular season finale for both schools.
The 2024 SoCon Softball Championship will be hosted by UNCG and is set to be held May 8-11, with the winner earning the SoCon's automatic bid to the NCAA Championship.
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