2018 Softball Schedule
Overall37-180.673
Conference13-80.619
StreakL1
Home15-2
Away11-9
Neutral11-7
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9 (Fri) | 11 a.m. CT | Neutral | Providence | Longwood, Fla. | Friends of Jaclyn Invitational (Hosted by UCF) | W 9-1 |
| Feb 9 (Fri) | 1:30 p.m. CT | Neutral | North Florida | Longwood, Fla. | Friends of Jaclyn Invitational (Hosted by UCF) | L 3-5 |
| Feb 10 (Sat) | 3 p.m. CT | Neutral | South Alabama | Longwood, Fla. | Friends of Jaclyn Invitational (Hosted by UCF) | L 3-10 |
| Feb 10 (Sat) | 5:30 P.M. CT | Neutral | UCF | Longwood, Fla. | Friends of Jaclyn Invitational (Hosted by UCF) | L 2-3 |
| Feb 11 (Sun) | 8 a.m. CT | Neutral | Louisville | Longwood, FL | Friends of Jaclyn Invitational (Hosted by UCF) | L 7-9 |
| Feb 16 (Fri) | 12:30 p.m. CT | Neutral | Pittsburgh | Chapel Hill, N.C. | Big Ten/ACC Challenge (Hosted by UNC) | W 5-4 |
| Feb 16 (Fri) | 3 p.m. CT | Away | North Carolina | Chapel Hill, N.C. | Big Ten/ACC Challenge (Hosted by UNC) | L 2-6 |
| Feb 17 (Sat) | 1:30 p.m. CT | Away | North Carolina | Chapel Hill, N.C. | Big Ten/ACC Challenge (Hosted by UNC) | W 5-2 |
| Feb 18 (Sun) | 9 a.m. CT | Neutral | Pittsburgh | Chapel Hill, N.C. | Big Ten/ACC Challenge (Hosted by UNC) | L 0-9 |
| Mar 2 (Fri) | 10 AM CT | Neutral | Northern Illinois | Carbondale, Ill. | Coach B Classic (Hosted by SIU) | W 10-2 |
| Mar 2 (Fri) | 2 PM CT | Away | Southern Illinois | Carbondale, Ill. | Coach B Classic (Hosted by SIU) | W 14-1 |
| Mar 3 (Sat) | 10 a.m. CT | Neutral | Murray State | Carbodale, Ill. | Coach B Classic (Hosted by SIU) | W 7-2 |
| Mar 3 (Sat) | 2 p.m. CT | Away | Southern Illinois | Carbondale, IL | Coach B Classic (Hosted by SIU) | W 5-0 |
| Mar 4 (Sun) | 2 p.m. CT | Neutral | Northern Illinois | Carbondale, Ill. | Coach B Classic (Hosted by SIU) | W 2-1 |
| Mar 7 (Wed) | 6 p.m. CT | Away | Bradley | Peoria, Ill. | W 4-3 | |
| Mar 9 (Fri) | 4 p.m. CT | Away | #23 Mississippi State | Starkville, Miss. | Mississippi State Tournament | L 5-9 |
| Mar 9 (Fri) | 6 p.m. CT | Away | #23 Mississippi State | Starkville, Miss. | Mississippi State Tournament | L 1-12 |
| Mar 10 (Sat) | 2 p.m. CT | Neutral | UMass Lowell | Starksville, Miss. | Mississippi State Tournament | W 11-0 |
| Mar 11 (Sun) | 11 a.m. CT | Neutral | UMass Lowell | Starksville, Miss. | Mississippi State Tournament | W 4-3 |
| Mar 14 (Wed) | 2 p.m. CT | Neutral | Missouri (at Lindenwood University) | St. Charles, Mo. | W 5-2 | |
| Mar 14 (Wed) | 4 p.m. CT | Neutral | Missouri (at Lindenwood University) | St. Charles, Mo. | W 9-6 | |
| Mar 16 (Fri) | 5 p.m. CT | Away | Fresno State | Fresno, Calif. | Fresno State Friendly | W 10-9 |
| Mar 16 (Fri) | 7 p.m. CT | Away | Fresno State | Fresno, Calif. | Fresno State Friendly | W 8-5 |
| Mar 17 (Sat) | 4 p.m. CT | Neutral | Cal Poly | Fresno, Calif. | Fresno State Friendly | L 3-4 |
| Mar 17 (Sat) | 6 p.m. CT | Neutral | Cal Poly | Fresno, Calif. | Fresno State Friendly | W 5-3 |
| Mar 20 (Tue) | 2:15 p.m. CT | Home | UIC | Urbana, Ill. (Eichelberger Field) | W 6-4 | |
| Mar 20 (Tue) | 4:15 p.m. CT | Home | UIC | Urbana, Ill. (Eichelberger Field) | W 16-5 | |
| Mar 21 (Wed) | 4 p.m. CT | Away | SIUE | Edwardsville, Ill. | W 10-0 | |
| Mar 22 (Thu) | 4 p.m. CT | Away | Purdue | West Lafayette, Ind. | L 3-6 | |
| Mar 23 (Fri) | 3 p.m. CT | Away | Purdue | West Lafayette, Ind. | W 14-6 | |
| Mar 23 (Fri) | 5 p.m. CT | Away | Purdue | West Lafayette, Ind. | W 10-2 | |
| Mar 28 (Wed) | 3 p.m. CT | Home | Northwestern | Urbana, Ill. (Eichelberger Field) | L 7-8 | |
| Mar 28 (Wed) | 5 p.m. CT | Home | Northwestern | Urbana, Ill. (Eichelberger Field) | W 15-9 | |
| Mar 30 (Fri) | 1 p.m. CT | Away | Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn. | L 0-6 | |
| Mar 30 (Fri) | 3 p.m. CT | Away | Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn. | L 0-6 | |
| Apr 6 (Fri) | 1 p.m. CT | Home | Maryland | Urbana, Ill. (Eichelberger Field) | W 11-0 | |
| Apr 7 (Sat) | 1 p.m. CT | Home | Maryland | Urbana, Ill. (Eichelberger Field) | W 7-1 | |
| Apr 8 (Sun) | 12 p.m. CT | Home | Maryland | Urbana, Ill. (Eichelberger Field) | W 20-2 | |
| Apr 12 (Thu) | 1 p.m. CT | Away | Wisconsin | Madison, Wis. | L 2-4 | |
| Apr 12 (Thu) | 3 p.m. CT | Away | Wisconsin | Madison, Wis. | L 2-6 | |
| Apr 18 (Wed) | 4 p.m. CT | Home | Green Bay | Urbana, Ill. (Eichelberger Field) | W 4-1 | |
| Apr 18 (Wed) | 6 p.m. CT | Home | Green Bay | Urbana, Ill. (Eichelberger Field) | W 6-4 | |
| Apr 20 (Fri) | 5 p.m. CT | Home | Iowa | Urbana, Ill. (Eichelberger Field) | W 7-1 | |
| Apr 21 (Sat) | 6 p.m. CT | Home | Iowa | Urbana, Ill. (Eichelberger Field) | W 6-5 | |
| Apr 22 (Sun) | 12 p.m. CT | Home | Iowa | Urbana, Ill. (Eichelberger Field) | W 9-7 | |
| Apr 25 (Wed) | 5 p.m. CT | Home | Eastern Illinois | Urbana, Ill. (Eichelberger Field) | W 5-4 | |
| Apr 27 (Fri) | 7 p.m. CT | Away | Penn State | University Park, Pa. | W 10-4 | |
| Apr 28 (Sat) | 2 PM CT | Away | Penn State | University Park, Pa. | W 11-4 | |
| Apr 29 (Sun) | 11 a.m. CT | Away | Penn State | University Park, Pa. | L 3-4 | |
| May 1 (Tue) | 5 p.m. CT | Home | IUPUI | Urbana, Ill. (Eichelberger Field) | W 7-2 | |
| May 4 (Fri) | 5 p.m. CT | Home | Nebraska | Urbana, Ill. (Eichelberger Field) | W 5-4 | |
| May 5 (Sat) | 1 p.m. CT | Home | Nebraska | Urbana, Ill. (Eichelberger Field) | W 6-2 | |
| May 6 (Sun) | 12 p.m. CT | Home | Nebraska | Urbana, Ill. (Eichelberger Field) | L 3-6 | |
| May 10 (Thu) | 1:30 PM CT | Neutral | Maryland | Madison, Wis. | Big Ten Tournament | W 5-3 |
| May 11 (Fri) | 1:30 PM CT | Neutral | Indiana | Madison, Wis. | Big Ten Tournament | L 1-2 |