OU Softball Announces 2024 Schedule

The reigning three-time national champion Oklahoma softball team announced their 2024 schedule on Tuesday.

Head coach Patty Gasso and her team will play 22 games at Love's Field, the new softball field at OU.

Opening day is scheduled for Feb. 8 at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge; the home opener is set for March 1, and Big 12 conference play will begin March 8.

The Sooners will play two games on opening day: a 10:30 a.m. game against Utah Valley and a 1 p.m. game versus Duke. OU will also play Washington and Long Beach State the following two days.

On Feb. 16-18, OU will be traveling to Lake Charles, Louisiana, to play McNeese State, Central Arkansas, and Lamar.

They will play in the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic for the 18th consecutive season on Feb. 23-25, playing Mississippi State, Wisconsin, San Diego State, Notre Dame and Loyola Marymount.

On March 1, the home opener, the Sooners are unveiling Love's Field with a ribbon-cutting ceremony ahead of their game against Miami (OH) at 2 p.m. They will then play Liberty at 5 p.m.

The Sooners will also play Louisiana and Liberty on March 2 before closing their five-game tournament with a second tilt against the Cajuns on March 3.

They will then host a three-game series against Iowa State at Love's Field March 8-10. The Sooners close their homestand on March 12 with a midweek game versus Tarleton State.

On March 1-17, OU will travel to Lubbock, Texas for a weekend series at Texas Tech and then return home to host UT Arlington on March 20.

They will then open a series against Baylor at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City against Baylor before playing the second and third games of the set at Love's Field.

On March 26, they will play an away game against Wichita State, which will begin a seven-game road stretch with a weekend series at Kansas, March 26-28, and at Texas, April 5-7.

They will be back at home for three games, playing BYU on April 11-13. They will then face Tulsa at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium for an April 16 game.

The next games will be at home against Houston on April 19-21. After that, they travel to UCF for a series on April 26-28.

The Bedlam Series, presented by Phillips 66, closes the regular season at Love's Field over the weekend of May 3-5.

Postseason games begin with the Phillips 66 Big 12 Softball Championship in Oklahoma City, May 8-11, at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium. OU is looking to secure its sixth conference tournament title in the last seven completed tournaments. NCAA Regionals will be played May 17-19 at host institutions, with the Super Regionals scheduled for May 24-26.

The 2024 Women's College World Series will be held in Oklahoma City on May 30 and June 7 as OU pursues its fourth consecutive and eighth overall national championship.

TV information for the season will be released at a later date.