VERMILLION, S.D. — Trips to Texas, Louisiana, Virginia and South Carolina along with several new opponents highlight South Dakota's 2025 softball schedule announced Thursday by head coach
Robert Wagner.
The season starts Feb. 7 at a tournament in Commerce, Texas for the first of two appearances at East Texas A&M University in February. The first weekend includes Texas Southern and Stephen F. Austin.
A five-game weekend in Hammond, Louisiana at an event hosted by Southeastern Louisiana is on tap for weekend two before the Coyotes return to Commerce, Texas to face Prairie View A&M along with the host East Texas A&M in weekend three.
Southeastern Louisiana won 47 games and were an NCAA Tournament team in 2024 and is the lone tourney team on the non-conference schedule for South Dakota. The two teams last met in 2022 and have played six total times in history.
A weekend in Virginia with doubleheaders against Hampton and Norfolk State along with a single game against UMass Lowell mark the final weekend before Spring Break, which sees the Coyotes traveling to South Carolina. A three-game series each with Coastal Carolina and Wofford are sandwiched around single games against Presbyterian and USC Upstate.
The Coyotes will be facing nine of the 15 teams on the non-conference slate for the first time ever and only two (Drake, Southeastern Louisiana) of the other six have they played more than twice in school history. The nine new opponents include – Stephen F. Austin, Mississippi Valley State, UTSA, Prairie View A&M, Hampton, Norfolk State, Coastal Carolina, Presbyterian and Wofford.
The Summit League slate begins with back-to-back home series at Nygaard Field against North Dakota (March 22-23) and St. Thomas (March 29-30).
South Dakota's final non-conference game, at Drake on April 2, begins a stretch of 10 straight on the road with three-game conference series at South Dakota State, Omaha and North Dakota State proceeded the final weekend of the regular season, a home series with Kansas City.
South Dakota State will host the Summit League tournament, slated for May 7-10, that will see the top six teams in the final regular season standings, qualify for.
The Coyotes were 23-30 in 2024 and return six starters and three of four pitchers who saw innings as Wagner begins his ninth season at the helm.
2025 Softball Schedule
Date Team Location Time (CT)
Feb. 7 Texas Southern Commerce, Texas 2 p.m.
Feb. 7 East Texas A&M Commerce, Texas 7 p.m.
Feb. 8 Stephen F. Austin Commerce, Texas 11:30 a.m.
Feb. 8 East Texas A&M Commerce, Texas 4:30 p.m.
Feb. 9 Stephen F. Austin Commerce, Texas 9 a.m.
Feb. 14 Mississippi Valley State Hammond, La. 11 a.m.
Feb. 14 UTSA Hammond, La. 1 p.m.
Feb. 15 UTSA Hammond, La. 11 a.m.
Feb. 15 Southeastern Louisiana Hammond, La. 5:30 p.m.
Feb. 16 Mississippi Valley State Hammond, La. 10 a.m.
Feb. 21 Prairie View A&M Commerce, Texas Noon
Feb. 21 East Texas A&M Commerce, Texas 5 p.m.
Feb. 22 Prairie View A&M Commerce, Texas 2:30 p.m.
Feb. 22 East Texas A&M Commerce, Texas 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 23 Prairie View A&M Commerce, Texas 9 a.m.
Feb. 28 Hampton (DH) Hampton, Va. 11 a.m.
March 1 Norfolk State (DH) Norfolk, Va. 11 a.m.
March 2 UMass Lowell Hampton, Va. 10 a.m.
March 7 Coastal Carolina Conway, S.C. 5 p.m.
March 8 Coastal Carolina Conway, S.C. 1 p.m.
March 9 Coastal Carolina Conway, S.C. 11 a.m.
March 11 Presbyterian Clinton, S.C. 4 p.m.
March 12 USC Upstate Spartanburg, S.C. 4 p.m.
March 14 Wofford Spartanburg, S.C. 4 p.m.
March 15 Wofford (DH) Spartanburg, S.C. 10 a.m.
March 22 North Dakota (DH) Vermillion, S.D. Noon
March 23 North Dakota Vermillion, S.D. 11 a.m.
March 29 St. Thomas (DH) Vermillion, S.D. Noon
March 30 St. Thomas Vermillion, S.D. 11 a.m.
April 2 Drake Des Moines, Iowa 5 p.m.
April 5 South Dakota State (DH) Brookings, S.D. Noon
April 6 South Dakota State Brookings, S.D. 11 a.m.
April 18 Omaha (DH) Omaha, Neb. Noon
April 19 Omaha Omaha, Neb. 11 a.m.
April 26 North Dakota State (DH) Fargo, N.D. Noon
April 27 North Dakota State Fargo, N.D. 11 a.m.
May 2 Kansas City (DH) Vermillion, S.D. Noon
May 3 Kansas City Vermillion, S.D. 11 a.m.
May 7-10 Summit League Tournament Brookings, S.D. TBA
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