IRVINE, Calif. – The PacWest Conference has finalized league schedules for softball and the Concordia University Irvine softball team is excited to announce its full 2021 slate of games.

Ranked No. 11 in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) poll to open the season, the Eagles will begin conference action on Friday, March 12 at home against Biola with a doubleheader. CUI will then play two games at Biola on Saturday, March 13 to complete their first PacWest four-game series.

CUI will face both Biola and Azusa Pacific 12 times each as members of the Southern California pod in the PacWest Conference. The other PacWest softball teams are split in to the Northern California section and the Hawai'i pod.

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CUI enters this week 2-0 after defeating Vanguard in its first home doubleheader of the year.  Last Friday, All-American pitcher Callie Nunes continued her assault on the record books by racking up 10 strikeouts in the season opener, before the Eagles won the first home night game in program history.

The Eagles have also already played two exhibition games against a NCAA DI squad, as the University of San Diego hosted CUI for a doubleheader a couple weeks ago.

This Friday, the Eagles open up an important three-game series out in Las Vegas, Nev. against No. 12 Oklahoma Christian.  This marks the first match-up of Top-15 ranked teams for the Eagles in nearly two years. These three contests will be played at Faith Lutheran High School.

Spectators are not allowed on the CUI campus during the 2021 season due to COVID-19 protocols. However, all CUI home softball games will be live streamed for free at https://portal.stretchinternet.com/cui/ for fans, alumni and parents to follow the action throughout the season.

The NCAA DII Softball Championships will be hosted May 27-31 at the Regency Athletic Complex at MSU in Denver, Colorado.

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