LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Throughout the 2016 softball season, the NFCA will feature some of the sport's highest-profile contests in our "Featured Five" Games of the Week.
Each weekly installment will be released on Thursday, providing live stat links, game notes, team info, social media accounts and any available broadcast links in hopes of becoming another reason for fans to visit us during the season for information on some of collegiate softball's best games.
As the year continues, we will attempt to expand our focus to include matchups throughout as many divisions as possible. This week's featured games come from NCAA Division I, NCAA Division III and the NAIA.
We may not be able to highlight every division or big game each week, but our hope is to provide a spotlight for as many different teams and games as possible throughout 2016.
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No. 4 LSU VS. No. 8 UCLA
Feb. 21 | 9:00 a.m. (PT) | Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic
| Big League Dreams Complex (ASA/USA Wrigley) | Cathedral City, Calif.
2016 RECORD |
CONFERENCE |
COVERAGE |
SOCIAL MEDIA |
NOTES |
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#4
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4-1 | SEC![]() |
Video |
GAME NOTES | STATISTICS * Posted four run-rule victories in opening weekend at home |
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#8 |
4-1 | Pac-12![]() |
Video |
* Head coach Kelly Inouye-Perez collected her 400th career win on Feb. 13 vs. Wichita State |
Other Notable Mary Nutter Classic Contests
Entire Schedule
| Video
(Subscription to FloSoftball) | Tournament Site
Feb. 19 (All Times Pacific)
12:30 - No. 15 UCF
vs. No. 25 Texas A&M
| PGF Yankee | Live Stats
3:30 – No. 9 Arizona
vs. No. 4 LSU | ASA/USA Wrigley | Live Stats
5:30 – No. 11 Washington
vs. RV Notre Dame
| PGF Yankee | Live Stats
6:00 – No. 8 UCLA vs. No. 15 UCF | ASA/USA Wrigley | Live Stats
Feb. 20 (All Times Pacific)
12:00 – No. 25 Texas A&M vs. No. 11 Washington | PGF Yankee | Live Stats
12:30 – No 15 UCF vs. No. 9 Arizona | ASA/USA Wrigley | Live Stats
3:00 – No. 8 UCLA vs. RV Notre Dame | ASA/USA Wrigley | Live Stats
5:30 – No. 4 LSU vs. No. 15 UCF | SCHUTT Fenway
Feb. 21 (All Times Pacific)
9:00 a.m. – No. 9 Arizona vs. No. 25 Texas A&M | PGF Yankee | Live Stats
11:30 a.m. – No. 15 vs. No. 11 Washington | MIZUNO Des Moines | Live Stats
No. 6 OREGON AT No. 7 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE
Feb. 19-20 | 2 & 5:00 CT / 1:00 CT | 30TH ANNUAL LOUISIANA CLASSICS | LAMSON PARK
2016 RECORD |
CONFERENCE |
COVERAGE |
SOCIAL MEDIA |
Preview / Tidbits |
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#6 |
5-1 | Pac-12![]() |
Radio |
GAME NOTES | STATISTICS * Went 5-1 at the Kajikawa Classic; Lone defeat to No. 18 Kentucky |
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#7 |
5-0 | Sun Belt![]() |
Video Radio |
GAME NOTES | STATISTICS * Undefeated (5-0) at Sand Dollar Classic; outscored opponents 54-6, including 45-4 in first 3 games |
No. 3 Auburn vs. No. 19 James Madison
Feb. 20 | 12:15 (ET) | Michele Smith Pediatric Cancer Foundation Invitational | Eddie C. Moore Complex | Clearwater, Fla.
2016 RECORD |
CONFERENCE |
COVERAGE |
SOCIAL MEDIA |
Preview / Tidbits |
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#3 |
6-0 | SEC![]() |
Audio![]() |
GAME NOTES | STATISTICS * Swept through Plainsman Invitational, outscoring opponents 86-10, which included a school-record 28-2 win over Butler and a 22-5 triumph versus Appalachian State |
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#19 |
4-1 | CAA![]() |
* Opened season at UCF Knights Invitational, defeating host & then-No. 17 UCF, 1-0; Fell to No. 5 Alabama, 2-1 |
Other Notable Division I Games
ACC/Big Ten Challenge (Live Stats / ESPN3 Links
)
Feb. 19-21 | Tallahassee, Fla.
Feb. 19-20 | 6:30 / 5:00 | No. 2 Michigan
at No. 13 Florida State
Feb. 20-21 | 7:30 / 12:30 | No. 20 Minnesota
at No. 13 Florida State
Feb. 19-21 | Raleigh, N.C.
Feb. 19-20 | 3:30 / 4:00 ET | RV Nebraska
at RV North Carolina State
| ESPN3 (G1
/ G2
) | Nebraska Audio
| Live Stats (G1
/ G2
)
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Feb. 19 | 11:00 a.m. ET | No. 12 Tennessee vs. No. 19 James Madison| Michele Smith PCR Invitational | Live Stats
Feb. 19 | 5:00 CT | RV Mississippi State at No. 23 South Alabama | Mardi Gras Invitational | Live Stats
| Video
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DIII - No. 14 Virginia Wesleyan at No. 2 Salisbury
Feb. 20 | 1/3:00 (ET) | SU Softball Field | Salisbury Md.
2015 RECORD |
CONFERENCE |
COVERAGE |
SOCIAL MEDIA |
Preview / Tidbits |
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#14 |
30-8 | Old Dominion Athletic Conference![]() |
* 2015 season ended with pair of close NCAA Regional losses to Salisbury |
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#2 |
37-8 | Capital Athletic Conference![]() |
* Won two games at NCAA Championships before being eliminated by eventual national runner-up Texas-Tyler |
Other Notable Division III Games
Feb. 19-20 | 1 & 3:00 / 12:00 CT | No. 1 Texas-Tyler (4-0) at Belhaven (2-2)
Feb. 19 | 12 & 2:00 ET | No. 3 DePauw (0-0) at RV Berry (1-1) | LIVE STATS
| LIVE VIDEO
Feb. 19-20 | 6:00 CT / 12 & 2:00 CT | No. 4 East Texas Baptist (2-2) at LeTourneau (4-4) | LIVE STATS
| LIVE VIDEO
Feb. 21 | 12 & 2:00 PT | No. 5 Linfield (0-0) at California Lutheran (5-4) | LIVE STATS
NAIA - RV Simpson (Calif.) at No. 17 Corban
Feb. 19-20 | 11 a.m & 1:00 PT (Both Days) | Warrior Field | Salem, Ore.
2016 RECORD |
CONFERENCE |
COVERAGE |
SOCIAL MEDIA |
Preview / Tidbits |
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RV |
13-1 | Cal Pac![]() |
* 2015 National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) National Championship |
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#17 |
5-3 | Cascade Conference![]() |
Video |
* 2015 CCC Champions |
Other Notable Division NAIA Games
Feb. 19
RV Doane
(0-0) vs. RV Columbia
(5-0) | St. Gregory's Invitational | Shawnee, Okla. | Live Stats
RV Reinhardt
(4-0) vs. No. 7 Mobile
(4-1) | AUM/Faulkner Invitational | Montgomery, Ala.
No. 8 Campbellsville
(1-1) at No. 1 Auburn Montgomery
(4-1) | AUM/Faulkner Invitational | Montgomery, Ala.
RV Reinhardt at RV Faulkner
(0-2) | AUM/Faulkner Invitational | Montgomery, Ala.
Feb. 20
No. 8 Campbellsville vs. No. 7 Mobile (Ala.) | AUM/Faulkner Invitational | Montgomery, Ala.
No. 9 William Carey
(0-0) vs. RV Reinhardt | AUM/Faulkner Invitational | Montgomery, Ala.
RV Friends
(1-1) at No. 13 Science & Arts
(0-2) | Live Stats
RV Doane vs. RV Columbia | St. Gregory's Invitational | Shawnee, Okla. | Live Stats
RV Doane vs. No 11 St. Gregory's (5-1) | St. Gregory's Invitational | Live Stats
RV Reinhardt at No. 1 Auburn Montgomery | AUM/Faulkner Invitational | Montgomery, Ala.







