SAN MARCOS, Texas — Texas State softball head coach Ricci Woodard has released the schedule for the upcoming 2021 softball season with the Bobcats playing 47 regular-season games, including 28 at Bobcat Softball Stadium. 

"We are pretty excited about the season we've put together considering all the factors this year," said Woodard, who guided Texas State to a 15-9 overall record, 2-1 in the Sun Belt prior to the season being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "We are really looking forward to all our home games this year. We feel like it's going to be a very good, competitive schedule for our home fan base this year." 

Texas State opens its 2021 schedule with a three-game series against Texas Tech in San Marcos on Saturday, Feb. 13 and Sunday, Feb. 14 with Saturday featuring a doubleheader. 

The Bobcats will then travel to Arlington, Texas to participate in a tournament hosted by UT Arlington and played ACU and Wichita State on Saturday, Feb. 20, before playing Arkansas and Wichita State, again, on Sunday, Feb. 21.

The following weekend, Texas State will co-host a round-robin tournament with Texas and Baylor. The Bobcats will play Lamar and UConn on Friday, Feb. 26, before playing a doubleheader against Mississippi State on Saturday, Feb. 27. TXST will conclude the tournament with a single game against Ole Miss on Sunday, Feb. 28. 

The homestand will continue for Texas State, which went 6-0 in home games in 2020, as Houston comes to town for a three-game series on March 5-7. Sam Houston State makes a stop in San Marcos for a mid-week contest on Wednesday, March 10, before UTSA travels up I-35 on Friday, March. 12. 

Texas State will hit the road for its next eight games with a stop at UTSA on Saturday, March 13 before opening Sun Belt Conference play at Georgia State on Tuesday, March 16 and Wednesday 17. The Bobcats will stay in the Eastern Time Zone for the rest of the week as they travel to Boone, NC to play Appalachian State March 19-21. The road trip concludes with a visit to Texas on Wednesday, March 24. 

Tarleton comes to San Marcos on Tuesday, March 30 for a single mid-week game on Tuesday, March 30, before the Bobcats host Coastal Carolina on Thursday, April 1 and Friday, April 2.

Texas A&M interrupts TXST's conference schedule as the Aggies come to San Marcos on Tuesday, April 6, before the Bobcats resume Sun Belt play against South Alabama on April 10 and 11. 

Texas State then departs for Waco for a mid-week contest at Baylor on Wednesday, April 16, before traveling down to Lafayette to play Louisiana April 16-18. The Bobcats return home for a short four-game home stand against Georgia Southern on Saturday, April 24 and Sunday, April 25, before hosting Houston Baptist on Wednesday, April 28. 

TXST concludes April and begins the mouth of May in Alabama when it travels to Troy for a three-game series starting on April 30 and concluding on May 2. The regular-season concludes in San Marcos for Texas State when the Bobcats host UTA May 6-8. 

The Sun Belt Conference Tournament begins the following week in Troy, Alabama with first pitched scheduled for May 12 and will run through May 15.