SAN MARCOS, Texas – Texas State head coach Ricci Woodard has announced the 2020 softball schedule on Friday (November 15) which is highlighted by 24 home games and an exhibition against the USA Olympic Team.

 "2020 will be an extremely exciting year for Bobcat softball," said Texas State head coach Ricci Woodard. "We have packed this schedule full of challenges for the team. Traveling from the East Coast to the West Coast, we feel every weekend will make us better before we head into a very tough Sun Belt Conference schedule."

The Bobcats will be tested and play nine teams that participated in the 2019 NCAA Tournament in Kentucky, Louisville, Auburn, Minnesota, Illinois, Tulsa, Texas A&M, Louisiana and Texas.

The NFCA Leadoff Classic in Clearwater, Fla. will ring in the new year for the Bobcats as they will face elite competition from February 7-9. Familiar foe South Alabama serves as the season lidlifter at 11 a.m. on Friday, February 7.­ Texas State also takes on NCAA Super Regional squad Kentucky along with games against Louisville and Auburn. The weekend rounds out with an exhibition against Team USA as it prepares for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and features current Texas State Associate Head Coach Cat Osterman on its pitching staff.

TXST returns to the Lonestar State to begin its home schedule in the annual Bobcat Classic from February 13-16. Bobcat Softball Stadium opens its gates for the home opener at 6 p.m. against I-35 Rival UTSA on Feb. 13. Texas State will complete the weekend with two games against both St. Louis and Wichita State.

Texas State then makes the short drive to Waco for the Baylor Tournament from February 21-23 and play Minnesota twice, Illinois, Tulsa and the host Lady Bears. Last season Minnesota reached the Women's College World Series and went 46-14. A trip to the West Coast takes place the following weekend (Feb. 28-March 1) at the Capital Classic co-hosted by Sacramento State and UC Davis. The Bobcats play at Sacramento State Feb. 28 and play the remaining four games at UC Davis against the Aggies, Utah State and Saint Mary's.

The Sun Belt Conference schedule contains 27 games and TXST will play host to Coastal Carolina, South Alabama, Georgia Southern, ULM and UTA in three-game conference series. The league slate opens at Georgia State (March 6-8) and at home the following weekend against Coastal Carolina (March 13-15).

TXST hosts midweek games against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (March 4), Baylor (April 1), Texas (April 15) and Houston Baptist (April 22). Texas State travels to Texas A&M (March 11), Sam Houston State (March 17), Lamar (March 26) and UTSA (April 7).

Georgia State plays host to the Sun Belt Conference Tournament from May 6-9 with the top eight teams in the standings qualifying for the field. The winner of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament will earn an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament, which the Bobcats last achieved in 2017.