ANGOLA, Ind.-- The Trine softball team has released the 2015 regular-season schedule, the team announced Thursday.
The Thunder will once again open the season with a road trip to Clermont, Fla. for the Dot Richardson Spring Games. Trine will face premier competition, with the 12 opponents on the schedule combining to average a 24-14 record last season. Included are games against NCAA Regional participants Augustana (Ill.) and Lebanon Valley, as well as a matchup with Susquehanna for the second-straight year. Only three opponents the Thunder will face finished with a record below .500. The season begins Sunday, Mar. 1 with games against St. Mary's (Minn.) and Susquehanna.
The non-conference slate also includes trips to Bluffton and NCAA Regional participant DePauw. The Thunder will host Case Western Reserve, John Carroll and Ohio Northern in non-conference action. John Carroll is the only non-conference opponent on the schedule to have earned a win against Trine last season.
The MIAA-slate includes a doubleheader against every conference team. This year, Trine will host Calvin, Albion, Alma, and St. Mary's, while they will travel to face Adrian, Hope, Kalamazoo, and Olivet.
The Thunder have won 46-consecutive regular-season MIAA games- a conference record. Trine was picked by the league's coaches to repeat as conference champions in the MIAA Preseason Poll.
Trine is coming off the first National Championship appearance in school history. The Thunder won a program-best 43 games last year.
The complete schedule is listed below. Additional games may yet be added. The schedule can also be viewed HERE.
Date | Opponent | Time |
Mar. 1-7 Dot Richardson Spring Games, Clermont, Fla. | ||
Mar. 1 | St. Mary's (Minn.) | 1 p.m. |
Mar. 1 | Susquehanna | 3 p.m. |
Mar. 2 | Aurora | 1 p.m. |
Mar. 2 | Saint Benedict | 3 p.m. |
Mar. 3 | Augustana (Ill.) | 1 p.m. |
Mar. 3 | Ferrum | 3 p.m. |
Mar. 5 | Muhlenberg | 1 p.m. |
Mar. 5 | Cabrini | 5 p.m. |
Mar. 6 | Lebanon Valley | 1 p.m. |
Mar. 6 | Webster | 3 p.m. |
Mar. 7 | Johnson & Wales | 9 a.m. |
Mar. 7 | Becker | 11 a.m. |
Mar. 14 | DePauw | 1 p.m. |
Mar. 18 | Bluffton | 3:30 p.m. |
Mar. 22 | JOHN CARROLL | TBA |
Mar. 24 | OHIO NORTHERN | 2 p.m. |
Mar. 28 | Adrian* | 1 p.m. |
Mar. 31 | Hope* | 3:30 p.m. |
Apr. 4 | Kalamazoo* | 1 p.m. |
Apr. 7 | CALVIN* | 3:30 p.m. |
Apr. 11 | CASE WESTERN RESERVE | 1 p.m. |
Apr. 16 | Olivet* | 3:30 p.m. |
Apr. 18 | ALBION* | 1 p.m. |
Apr. 21 | ALMA* | 3:30 p.m. |
Apr. 25 | ST. MARY'S* | 1 p.m. |
CAPS- denotes home game
*- denotes MIAA game
All times EST