#1 FLORIDA VS. #2 MICHIGAN
Feb. 13 | 11:45 a.m. (ET) | USF Wilson-DeMarini Tournament | Eddie C. Moore Complex | Clearwater, Fla.
* Rematch of 2015 Women’s College World Series Championship Final
* Florida took the series in three games, defeating Michigan 4-1 in the final
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* Two-time defending National Champions
* SEC Preseason Favorites
* Return 14 letterwinner & 8 starters
* Lost 2015 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Lauren Haeger
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* 2015 WCWS Runner-up
* Return 17 letterwinners & 7 starters
* Head coach Carol Hutchins begins her 32nd season
* She is the winningest active coach — and ranks second in NCAA softball history with a 1,432-471-4 record.
#9 OKLAHOMA vs. #14 MINNESOTA
Feb. 12 | 1:30 (PT) | Sporto Kick Off Classic | Eller Media Stadium (UNLV) | Las Vegas, Nev.
* Minnesota leads all-time series, 6-3 (only three meetings since 1995)
* OU has won last two with the most recent triumph coming in 2007, 6-5.
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* Reached 2015 Super Regionals
* Won Big 12 last four seasons
* Reigning NFCA National Freshman of Year Paige Parker returns to a squad that sees 11 letterwinners and six starters coming back in 2016
* Eight freshmen on squad (largest class in 28 years)
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* Regional final participant in 2015
* Undefeated last two Sporto Kick Off Classics
* Reigning Big Ten Player of the Year/NFCA All-American Sara Groenewegen named to 2016 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Award Top 50 Watch List
* Return 15 players but lost a pair of four-year starters in three-time NFCA All-American Kaitlyn Richardson (1B) and three-time All-Big Ten First Team selection, Tyler Walker
#5 Alabama at #17 UCF
Feb. 13 | 6:30 (ET) | UCF Knights Invitational | UCF Softball Complex | Orlando, Fla.
* Alabama leads the all-time series, 3-1, winning the last three.
* Last Meeting: Feb. 22, 2014 – Alabama 1, UCF 0
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* 2015 WCWS participant, 10 total appearances
* Return 12 players, including four NFCA All-Americans
* 20th anniversary of the program
* Head coach Patrick Murphy is 10 wins shy of 900 with the Crimson Tide
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* Program-record 50 wins in 2015
* Led country in ERA (0.93) and second in fielding percentage
* Senior Shelby Turnier (NCAA-best 0.87 ERA) returns after being program’s first NFCA All-American
* UCF faces eight of its ranked opponents in the first 12 games
Other Notable Division I Games
Feb. 12
No. 18 Kentucky vs. No. 24 Notre Dame | 5:00 MT | Kajikawa Classic Tournament Central | Live Stats
No. 9 Oklahoma vs. No. 20 Washington | 6:00 PT | Sportco Kick Off Tournament Central | Live Stats | Audio (Washington)
No. 8 Tennessee at No. 22 Arizona State | 7:30 MT | Kajikawa Classic Tournament Central | Audio (Tennessee)
Feb. 13
No. 21 California vs. No,. 24 Notre Dame | 2:00 MT | Tempe, Ariz. | Kajikawa Classic Tournament Central | Live Stats
No. 6 Oregon vs. No. 18 Kentucky | 2:30 MT | Tempe, Ariz. | Kajikawa Classic Tournament Central | Live Stats
No. 19 James Madison vs. No. 5 Alabama | 4:30 ET | Orlando, Fla. | UCF Knights Tournament Central | Audio (Alabama)
No. 19 James Madison at No. 17 UCF | 6:30 ET | Orlando, Fla. | UCF Knights Tournament Central
#12 St. Mary’s at #22 West Texas A&M
Feb. 12 | 5:15 (CT) | WT Invitational | Schaeffer Park | Canyon, Texas
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* Opened season 3-2, hosting St. Mary’s DII College Classic
* Defeated Our Lady of the Lake 8-0 (5) on Tuesdays
* Reached Division II National Championship Tournament in 2015
* Olivia Van Hook is batting .412 with seven hits, a double, triple, six RBI and five runs scored
* Team 1.08 ERA, 29 strikeouts, one shutout, .207 batting average against
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* Swept through Dixie State Invitational (5-0) to start season
* Defeated host and No. 2 Dixie State (7-6 / 9 inn) as well as No. 13 Humboldt State (3-2)
* 141-26 at Schaeffer Park since it opened in 2011
* Ashley Hardin (.467, 7 H, 4 HR, 9 RBI) & Lacey Taylor (.455, 5 H, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 6 R) pace the offense
* Kilee Halbert (2-0, 1.17 ERA, 9 K, .136 opp BA) tops the pitching staff
Other Notable Division II Games
Feb. 12
No. 6 Valdosta State (6-1-1, 0-0 Gulf South) at RV North Alabama (11-1, 0-0 Gulf South) | 2:00 CT (DH) | Florence, Ala. | Live Stats & Video
No. 13 Humboldt State (5-1-1, 0-0 CCAA) at No. 25 Cal State Monterey Bay (5-2, 0-0 CCAA) | 12:00 PT (DH) | Seaside, Calif. | Live Stats
Feb. 13
No. 14 Florida Tech (7-2) vs. Armstrong State (4-3) | 1:00 ET | West Palm Beach, Fla. | Live Stats
No. 6 Valdosta State at RV North Alabama | 1:00 CT | Florence, Ala.| Live Stats
Western Washington (3-2) at No. 2 Dixie State (4-3) | 3:00 MT | St. George, Utah | Live Stats
No. 13 Humboldt State at No. 25 Cal State Monterey Bay | 11:00 a.m. PT (DH) | Seaside, Calif. | Live Stats
Hardin-Simmons at No. 1 Texas-Tyler
Feb. 12 & 13 (DH) | 4:00 & 2/4:00 (CT) | Suddenlink Field | Tyler, Texas
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* Swept pair of doubleheaders to start season, defeating Schreiner and Southwestern
* Amassed 21 hits in 6-4 and 9-1 victories over Southwestern
* Junior M.J. Ledkins (6-for-7, five runs, two doubles, one homer) has reached base in nine of 10 plate appearances
* Shut out Schreiner 8-0 in game one and earned a forfeit victory in game two when the Mountaineers pulled their team off the field down 14-0
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* National runner-up in 2015; 421-98 all-time record
* Posted 50-5 mark last season
* Opened season with 4-0 triumph over Pacific Lutheran behind one-hit shutout by Kelsey Batten (6 K, retired final 19 batters of the game)
* Batten owns school records with 28 shutouts and 56 complete games
Other Notable Division III Games
Feb. 12
Belhaven (1-0) at No. 4 East Texas Baptist (0-1) | 6 p.m. CT | Marshall, Texas | LIVE STATS
No. 8 Washington University (0-0) vs. Wittenberg (0-0), 12:00 CT | Memphis, Tenn. LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO
No. 8 Washington University (0-0) at Rhodes (0-0), 12:00 CT LIVE STATSLIVE VIDEO
Feb. 13
Agnes Scott (0-0) at No. 18 Emory (0-0) | Atlanta, Ga. | 12:00 ET | LIVE VIDEO
Huntingdon (0-0) at No. 18 Emory (0-0) | Atlanta, Ga. | 2:00 ET LIVE VIDEO
Belhaven (1-0) at No. 4 East Texas Baptist (0-1) | 1/3:00 p.m. ET | Marshall, Texas | LIVE STATS