TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State softball head coach Mike Perniciaro has released the Sycamores' schedule for the 2022 season.
 
The 51-game schedule includes 24 non-conference games and a 27-game conference slate.
 
The schedule consists of 15 home games at Price Field and has the Sycamores playing in seven different states throughout the season.
 
"We are looking forward to hitting the field very soon. We have a veteran group of players with experience as well as a handful of young players who will add talent to the team.  Our non-conference schedule will give us an opportunity to play some quality competition which will help prepare us for the Valley," Perniciaro said. "I expect the conference to be ultra-competitive. Knowing the depth of our league, you have to be ready to compete every weekend."
 
Indiana State opens their season with an extended road stretch that includes five round-robin style tournaments.
 
The Sycamores will play at the Stetson Lead-Off Classic (Feb. 11-13) in DeLand, Florida with games against Delaware, Georgia State and Stetson to begin their spring season. Indiana State will then head to Chattanooga, Tennessee for the Chattanooga Challenge (Feb. 18-20) with games against Purdue Fort Wayne, Radford, SIUE, Tennessee Tech and Northwestern State.
 
The road trip continues as the Sycamores will head to Birmingham, Alabama for the Samford Bulldog Classic (Feb. 25-27) with matchups against Boston College, Samford and Nicholls State. A week later, Indiana State will travel to Memphis, Tennessee for the Blues City Classic (Mar. 4-6) where they will face IUPUI, Iowa, Butler, UT-Martin and Memphis.
 
Indiana State will wrap up their tournament play in Cookeville, Tennessee at the Golden Eagle Classic (Mar. 11-13) with games against Bellarmine, Quinnipiac and Tennessee Tech.

Other non-conference action includes a home matchup against Butler (Apr. 6).

Missouri Valley Conference action will begin with a home series against Valparaiso (Mar. 19-20). The Sycamores will also host conference series against Bradley (Mar. 26-27), Drake (Apr. 15-16) and Loyola (May 6-7). Indiana State will travel for series at Illinois State (Apr. 2-3), Missouri State (Apr. 9-10), Southern Illinois (Apr. 23-24) and Northern Iowa (Apr. 30-May 1). Evansville will come to Terre Haute for a doubleheader (Apr. 20) with the series then finishing with in Evansville (Apr. 27).
 
The MVC Tournament will be hosted by Missouri State in Springfield, Missouri (May 11-14).

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