Softball Announces 24-Game SEC Schedule
Ole Miss Announces SEC Slate, Details Surrounding 2021 Schedule
OXFORD, Miss. – The Southeastern Conference announced the 2021 softball schedule on Friday, with Ole Miss set to play a standard 24-game conference schedule featuring eight weekend series.
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Ole Miss will fill a complete 56-game schedule in 2021, with the Rebels’ non-conference slate to be announced at a later date. Ole Miss will compete in four tournaments in the fall, making away trips to Troy (Feb. 12-14), FAU (Feb. 19-21) and Texas (Feb. 26-28) and hosting the Ole Miss Classic in Oxford March 5-7.
The Rebels will kick off their conference schedule with a bang, hosting in-state rival Mississippi State March 14-16 at the Ole Miss Softball Complex. The following week, Ole Miss will hit the road for the first time in league play, battling Arkansas March 19-21 before returning home to face Georgia March 26-28 in Oxford.
Ole Miss will make way for LSU April 1-3, returning to Oxford April 9-11 to face South Carolina. The Rebs will visit the Lone Star State April 16-18 for a road test at Texas A&M, returning home for Senior Day weekend at the Ole Miss Softball Complex the following week, hosting Auburn April 23-25.
Following a bye week, Ole Miss closes out the regular season on the road, facing off against defending SEC Champion Alabama May 7-9. The Rebels will return to Tuscaloosa, Alabama the following week for the SEC Tournament, scheduled for May 12-15 at Rhoads Stadium.
(Courtesy of Ole Miss Softball Media Relations)
Evelyn Van Pelt
Evelyn has covered sports for over two decades, beginning her journalism career as a sports writer for a newspaper in Austin, Texas. She attended Texas A&M and majored in English. Evelyn’s love for Ole Miss began when her daughter Katie attended the university on a volleyball scholarship. Evelyn created the Rebel Walk in 2013 and has served as publisher and managing editor since its inception.
