2017 Softball Schedule
Overall39-200.661
Conference14-80.636
StreakL1
Home12-6
Away11-6
Neutral16-8
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10 (Fri) | 8 a.m. CT | Neutral | North Carolina | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico D1 Tournament | W 6-2 |
| Feb 10 (Fri) | 10:30 a.m. CT | Neutral | Georgia Tech | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico D1 Tournament | W 10-1 |
| Feb 11 (Sat) | 8 a.m. CT | Neutral | North Carolina | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico D1 Tournament | W 13-0 |
| Feb 11 (Sat) | 10:30 a.m. CT | Neutral | Georgia Tech | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico D1 Tournament | W 4-2 |
| Feb 12 (Sun) | 7 a.m. CT | Neutral | No. 24 California | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico D1 Tournament | L 5-9 |
| Feb 17 (Fri) | 12 p.m. CT | Neutral | Saint Mary's | Cathedral City, Calif. | Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic | W 5-1 |
| Feb 17 (Fri) | 5 p.m. CT | Neutral | No. 22 California | Cathedral City, Calif. | Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic | L 1-2 |
| Feb 19 (Sun) | 11 a.m. CT | Neutral | No. 9 Oregon | Cathedral City, Calif. | Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic | L 0-11 |
| Feb 24 (Fri) | 12 p.m. CT | Away | Georgia State | Atlanta, Ga. | I-75 Challenge | W 6-0 |
| Feb 24 (Fri) | 2 p.m. CT | Away | Georgia State | Atlanta, Ga. | I-75 Challenge | L 4-13 |
| Feb 25 (Sat) | 12 p.m. CT | Away | Kennesaw State | Kennesaw, Ga. | I-75 Challenge | L 4-5 |
| Feb 25 (Sat) | 2 p.m. CT | Away | Kennesaw State | Kennesaw, Ga. | I-75 Challenge | W 19-1 |
| Feb 26 (Sun) | 12 p.m. CT | Away | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, Ga. | I-75 Challenge | W 10-6 |
| Mar 3 (Fri) | 12 p.m. CT | Neutral | Illinois State | Baton Rouge, La. | LSU Tiger Classic | W 4-2 |
| Mar 3 (Fri) | 2:30 p.m. CT | Neutral | FAU | Baton Rouge, La. | LSU Tiger Classic | W 5-4 |
| Mar 4 (Sat) | 11 a.m. CT | Neutral | Troy | Baton Rouge, La. | LSU Tiger Classic | W 4-3 |
| Mar 4 (Sat) | 5:30 p.m. CT | Away | No. 13 LSU | Baton Rouge, La. | LSU Tiger Classic | L 0-3 |
| Mar 5 (Sun) | 9 a.m. CT | Neutral | Troy | Baton Rouge, La. | LSU Tiger Classic | W 5-3 |
| Mar 8 (Wed) | 7:15 p.m. CT | Neutral | No. 24 Missouri | St. Charles, Mo. | L 1-5 | |
| Mar 17 (Fri) | 3 p.m. CT | Neutral | LIU | Tampa, Fla. | Clearwater Spring Break Classic | W 11-3 |
| Mar 17 (Fri) | 5:15 p.m. CT | Neutral | Chattanooga | Tampa, Fla. | Clearwater Spring Break Classic | W 13-12 |
| Mar 18 (Sat) | 11 a.m. CT | Neutral | No. 4 Auburn | Tampa, Fla. | Clearwater Spring Break Classic | L 2-6 |
| Mar 18 (Sat) | 3:45 p.m. CT | Neutral | USF | Tampa, Fla. | Clearwater Spring Break Classic | W 7-3 |
| Mar 19 (Sun) | 10:15 a.m. CT | Neutral | Bethune-Cookman | Tampa, Fla. | Clearwater Spring Break Classic | W 13-5 |
| Mar 21 (Tue) | 1 p.m. CT | Home | UIC | Champaign, Ill. (Eichelberger Field) | W 7-3 | |
| Mar 21 (Tue) | 3 p.m. CT | Home | UIC | Champaign, ILL. (Eichelberger Field) | W 7-5 | |
| Mar 22 (Wed) | 6 p.m. CT | Home | Bradley | Champaign, Ill. (Eichelberger Field) | W 7-1 | |
| Mar 24 (Fri) | 2 p.m. CT | Away | Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | W 8-0 | |
| Mar 26 (Sun) | 12 p.m. CT | Away | Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | W 5-2 | |
| Mar 26 (Sun) | 2 p.m. CT | Away | Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | W 7-4 | |
| Mar 29 (Wed) | 5 p.m. CT | Home | Illinois State | Champaign, Ill. (Eichelberger Field) | W 5-3 | |
| Mar 31 (Fri) | 5 p.m. CT | Home | No. 6 Minnesota | Champaign, Ill. (Eichelberger Field) | L 0-12 | |
| Apr 1 (Sat) | 1 p.m. CT | Home | No. 6 Minnesota | Champaign, Ill. (Eichelberger Field) | W 4-3 | |
| Apr 2 (Sun) | 12 p.m. CT | Home | No. 6 Minnesota | Champaign, Ill. (Eichelberger Field) | L 0-4 | |
| Apr 7 (Fri) | 5 p.m. CT | Home | Purdue | Champaign, Ill. (Eichelberger Field) | W 9-1 | |
| Apr 8 (Sat) | 1 p.m. CT | Home | Purdue | Champaign, Ill. (Eichelberger Field) | W 11-4 | |
| Apr 9 (Sun) | 12 p.m. CT | Home | Purdue | Champaign, Ill. (Eichelberger Field) | W 7-6 | |
| Apr 12 (Wed) | 5 p.m. CT | Home | SIUE | Champaign, Ill. (Eichelberger Field) | W 5-2 | |
| Apr 14 (Fri) | 3 p.m. CT | Away | Michigan State | Caledonia, MI | W 6-3 | |
| Apr 15 (Sat) | 1 p.m. CT | Away | Michigan State | Caledonia, MI | W 6-5 | |
| Apr 15 (Sat) | 3 p.m. CT | Away | Michigan State | Caledonia, Mich. | W 9-5 | |
| Apr 19 (Wed) | 5 p.m. CT | Home | Butler | Champaign, Ill. (Eichelberger Field) | W 8-2 | |
| Apr 21 (Fri) | 5:30 p.m. CT | Away | Nebraska | Lincoln, Neb. | W 1-0 | |
| Apr 22 (Sat) | 3 p.m. CT | Away | Nebraska | Lincoln, Neb. | W 5-3 | |
| Apr 23 (Sun) | 12 p.m. CT | Away | Nebraska | Lincoln, Neb. | L 0-14 | |
| Apr 28 (Fri) | 7 p.m. CT | Home | Wisconsin | Champaign, Ill. (Eichelberger Field) | W 7-2 | |
| Apr 29 (Sat) | 2 p.m. CT | Home | Wisconsin | Champaign, Ill. (Eichelberger Field) | L 0-3 | |
| May 2 (Tue) | 5 p.m. CT | Home | Eastern Illinois | Champaign, Ill. (Eichelberger Field) | L 3-4 | |
| May 3 (Wed) | 2 p.m. CT | Away | Northwestern | Evanston, Ill. | L 4-7 | |
| May 3 (Wed) | 4:30 p.m. CT | Away | Northwestern | Evanston, Ill. | L 3-4 | |
| May 5 (Fri) | 5 p.m. CT | Home | Ohio State | Champaign, Ill. (Eichelberger Field) | L 4-7 | |
| May 6 (Sat) | 1 p.m. CT | Home | Ohio State | Champaign, Ill. (Eichelberger Field) | W 11-6 | |
| May 7 (Sun) | 1 p.m. CT | Home | Ohio State | Champaign, Ill. (Eichelberger Field) | L 2-3 | |
| May 12 (Fri) | 12:30 p.m. CT | Neutral | #12 Penn State | Ann Arbor, Mich. | Big Ten Tournament | W 3-0 |
| May 13 (Sat) | 12 p.m. CT | Neutral | #1 Minnesota | Ann Arbor, Mich. | Big Ten Tournament | L 5-6 |
| May 19 (Fri) | 11 a.m. CT | Neutral | Marshall | Lexington, Ky. | NCAA Regional | W 3-2 |
| May 20 (Sat) | 11 a.m. CT | Neutral | #14 Kentucky | Lexington, KY | NCAA Regional | L 0-1 |
| May 20 (Sat) | 4:15 p.m. CT | Neutral | Marshall | Lexington, Ky. | NCAA Regional | W 10-2 |
| May 21 (Sun) | 11 a.m. CT | Neutral | Kentucky | Lexington, Ky. | NCAA Regional | L 2-4 |