Softball Announces 2025 Schedule
11/18/2024 3:03:00 PM | Softball
COLUMBIA, Mo. - The University of Missouri softball team announced Monday its full 2025 schedule. The Tigers will host 22 home contests at the Mizzou Softball Stadium over its 56-game slate.
MU will face 20 NCAA Regional teams from the 2024 season including National Champion Oklahoma, NCAA runner-up Texas along with fellow World Series participants Oklahoma State, UCLA, Duke and Alabama.
Mizzou will open the 2025 campaign with four road tournaments, commencing the season with the NFCA Division I Leadoff Classic Feb. 6-9 in Clearwater, Florida.
The Tigers will play a midweek contest at UCF in Orlando Feb. 11 before a second-straight tournament in Clearwater, competing in the Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational Presented by EvoShield Feb. 13-15.
After consecutive weekends on the east coast, Mizzou will then trek to Cathedral City, California, for the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, Feb. 20-22.
Mizzou then plays at Wichita State's Shocker Invite Feb. 27 through March 2 for Week 4 of the season. MU will face Oklahoma State, Wichita State, South Dakota State and Nebraska (twice) in Wichita, Kansas.
The Tigers then return to Columbia, Missouri, for their 2025 home opener against Kansas City on March 5 before commencing SEC conference play against Kentucky March 7-9 in Lexington, Kentucky.
The Tigers' SEC slate consists of eight three-game series (24 games). Mizzou's first home SEC series will take place March 21-23 against four-time reigning National Champions, Oklahoma, at the Mizzou Softball Stadium. MU will also host SEC series against Texas (April 4-6), Texas A&M (April 17-19) and Georgia (May 1-3).
The Tigers will host the 2025 Mizzou Invitational March 13-15 over its SEC off weekend. MU will welcome South Dakota State, Princeton, Michigan and Quinnipiac to Columbia for the three-day tournament.
Following the Mizzou Invitational, Missouri will host Braggin' Rights rival Illinois in a doubleheader on March 18.
Other midweeks during the SEC season for MU include Kansas (March 26), Missouri State (April 2 in Springfield, Missouri), Southern Illinois (April 9) and SIUE (April 15).
Postseason play begins May 6-10 for the 2025 SEC Tournament in Athens, Georgia. NCAA Regionals and Super Regionals are scheduled for May 15-18 and May 22-25 before the 2025 Women's College World Series May 29 through June 6.
2025 Mizzou Invitational Schedule
March 13
South Dakota State vs. Princeton, Noon, CT
Missouri vs. South Dakota State, 2:30 p.m., CT
Missouri vs. Princeton, 5 p.m., CT
March 14
Princeton vs. Quinnipiac, 10 a.m., CT
Princeton vs. Michigan, 12:30 p.m., CT
South Dakota State vs. Quinnipiac, 3 p.m., CT
Missouri vs. Michigan, 5:30 p.m., CT
March 15
Michigan vs. South Dakota State, 11 a.m., CT
Quinnipiac vs. South Dakota State, 1:30 p.m., CT
Missouri vs. Quinnipiac, 4 p.m., CT
MIZZOU SOFTBALL
Mizzou is coming off another impressive season in 2024, earning a spot in the NCAA Tournament for the 17th consecutive year. The Tigers totaled 48 wins in 2024, their highest total in the program's SEC era and fourth-most in program history.
Head coach Larissa Anderson most recently led the Tigers to a top-10 finish, an NCAA Super Regional appearance and the team's second Southeastern Conference Tournament Championship appearance in three seasons.
Mizzou won four-straight Regional games before competing against Duke in a three-game Columbia Super Regional series.
The Tigers return six starters from the 2024 NCAA Super Regional team including SEC All-Defensive right fielder Kayley Lenger, NFCA All-Region first baseman Abby Hay along with catcher Julia Crenshaw and third baseman Kara Daly.
In the circle, Mizzou returns starters Cierra Harrison and Marissa McCann along with NCAA saves leader Taylor Pannell.
NEXT UP
- Mizzou will open its 2025 campaign at the NFCA Division I Leadoff Classic in Clearwater, Florida, Feb. 7 at the Eddie C. Moore Complex against Marshall and Northwestern.
2025 SEASON TICKET REQUEST
- Tiger fans can reserve their BERM General Admission season tickets for the 2025 Mizzou Softball season online now.
- Season ticket deposits are currently available for $50. Pricing will be finalized when the full schedule is released.
FOLLOW THE TIGERS
- For all the latest on Mizzou Softball, stay tuned to MUTigers.com and follow the team @MizzouSoftball (X, Instagram, Facebook).
