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, II and NJCAA. This week, the Pac-12 opens conference play with a pair of top-25 matchups, including No. 7 Oregon and No. 8 Washington. The SEC play has two top-25 matchups of its own with No. 1 Florida hosting No. 16 Tennessee, while an old Big 12 rivals clash as No. 13 Oklahoma and No. 23 Nebraska face off at the Easton Tournament in Fullerton, Calif.
Divison II is highlighted by RV Missouri Western hosting No. 16 Winona State at its annual three-day, 48-game Apple Market Classic. Rounding out the five is NJCAA DI No. 1 Central Florida hosting No. 20 Daytona State.
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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DI - No. 7 Oregon at No. 8 Washington
March 20-22 (Sat.-Mon.) | 3:30 / 7:00 / 7:00 PT | Husky Softball Stadium
| Seattle, Wash. | Pac-12 Series
| Pac-12 Networks

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Statistics * Oregon took two-of-three in last year's series in Eugene and has won seven of the last nine meetings |
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Game Notes Team BA: .377 | Team ERA: 2.88 | Runs Scored: 211 | Runs Allowed: 67 * Washington leads the all-time series, 51-21 |
DI - No. 13 Oklahoma vs. No. 23 Nebraska
March 20 | 10:00 a.m. PT | Anderson Family Field
| Fullerton, Calif. | Easton Tournament
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Game Notes Team BA: .381 | Team ERA: 3.33 | Runs Scored: 172 | Runs Allowed: 69 * Oklahoma heads to California following a 12-10 extra inning loss to No. 22 Minnesota at home on Wednesday... The defeat snapped a nine-game winnning streak and was the first loss at home in eight games this season |
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Statistics Team BA: .311 | Team ERA: 3.45 | Runs Scored: 186 | Runs Allowed: 149 * Coming off a 12-8 home win over Omaha on Wednesday after posting a 3-2 showing at the Louisville Slugger Classic at Arizona State in which they defeated No. 9 James Madison, Ohio State and Georgetown* Nebraska ranks 6th in Division I and leads the Big Ten with 1.43 home runs per game... The Huskers rank second in the league with 32 home runs and third in batting averge * MJ Knighton's team-leading .452 batting average and 31 RBI are second in the Big Ten, while she leads the league with 13 home runs and is third in runs scored with 29 * Alicia Armstrong (.358) is third in the Big Ten with 28 RBI * In the circle, Cassie McClure is 8-2 with a 2.48 ERA and 37 strikeouts, while holding opponents to a .237 average |
DI - No. 1 Florida at No. 16 Tennessee
March 18-20 | 7:00 / 2:00 / 4:00 ET | Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium
| Gainesville, Fla. | SEC Series
| ESPNU (Friday) | SEC Network (Sat / Sun)
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Statistics Team BA: .356 | Team ERA: 2.02 | Runs Scored: 225 | Runs Allowed: 66 * Tennessee enters this weekend's series riding an 11-game winning streak, which included a three-game SEC home sweep of Arkansas last weekend... The Vols defeated North Florida in a mid-week road tilt
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Game Notes Team BA: .361 | Team ERA: 0.89 | Runs Scored: 196 | Runs Allowed: 26 * The Gators rebounded from their first loss of the season, a 5-4 setback at Auburn, with 7-0 victory over Winthrop on Wednesday... Florida did take the SEC series, trumping the Tigers, 6-3 and 8-5 in games one and two |
Other Notable Division I Games
March 18
6:30 CT - No. 4 LSU
(24-3, 2-1) at No. 11 Texas A&M
(25-2, 0-0) | College Station, Texas | Live Stats
| Audio (LSU
/ A&M
) | SEC Network
6:30 CT - RV UCF
(21-10) at No. 20 Baylor (20-6) | Waco, Texas | Live Stats | Audio
| Video
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5:00 AZ - No. 18 Arizona
(18-8) at No. 21 Arizona State
(21-7) | Tempe, Ariz. | Live Stats
| Pac-12 Arizona
| Arizona Audio
March 19
2:00 CT - RV UCF at No. 20 Baylor | Waco, Texas | Live Stats
| Audio
| Video
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3:00 CT - No. 4 LSU at No. 11 Texas A&M | College Station, Texas | Live Stats
| Audio (LSU
/ A&M
) | SEC Network
3:30 AZ - No. 18 Arizona at No. 21 Arizona State | Tempe, Ariz. | Live Stats
| Pac-12 Arizona
| Arizona Audio
4:00 PT – No. 13 Oklahoma vs. No. 6 Alabama
| Easton Tournament | Fullerton, Calif. | Live Stats
| Audio (Oklahoma
/ Alabama
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March 20
12:00 CT - RV UCF at No. 20 Baylor | Waco, Texas | Live Stats | Audio
| Video
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12:30 CT - No. 4 LSU at No. 11 Texas A&M | College Station, Texas | Live Stats
| Audio (LSU
/ A&M
) | SEC Network
5:00 AZ - No. 18 Arizona at No. 21 Arizona State | Tempe, Ariz. |Live Stats
| Pac-12 Networks
| Arizona Audio
DII - No. 16 Winona State at RV Missouri Western
March 19 | 12:00 CT | Apple Market Classic
| Heritage Park Softball Complex
| St. Joseph, Mo.
Other Notable Division II Games
March 18
2:00 CT - No. 16 Winona State vs. No. 19 Northwest Missouri
State (17-5) | Apple Market Games | St. Joseph, Mo.
March 19
1:00 / 3:00 CT - No. 3 UAH
(25-4) at RV Delta State
(25-6) | Cleveland, Miss. | Live Stats
| Audio
4:00 CT - No. 16 Winona State vs. RV Central Oklahoma
(19-7) | Apple Market Games | St. Joseph, Mo.
March 20
1:00 CT - No. 3 UAH at RV Delta State | Cleveland, Miss. | Live Stats
| Audio
NJCAA (DI) No. 20 Dayton State at No. 1 Central Florida
March 19 | 1:00 / 3:00 ET | CF Softball Complex
| Ocala, Fla. | FCSAA
Doubleheader
Other Notable Division NJCAA Games
March 19 (DI)
2:00 / 4:00 CT - No. 10 Angelina
(25-10) at No. 2 Tyler
(32-1) | The Brook Hill School | Bullard, Texas | Video
March 20
1:00 / 3:00 - No. 12 (DII) Kankakee
(7-3) at No. 1 (DIII) Rock Valley
(14-5)









