Cumberland softball releases 2024 schedule
Jan. 6—Cumberland's softball team is gearing up for an action-packed season ahead as head coach Stephanie Theall released the 2024 softball schedule featuring 28 home contests.
The season begins Feb. 9 as Cumberland hosts a double-header against Kentucky Christian University and Blue Mountain University from Mississippi. The team will face Johnson University on Feb. 14 followed by a double header against Tennessee Wesleyan University on Feb. 20.
The schedule then takes the Phoenix on the road as they travel to Georgia Gwinnett College in Lawrenceville, Ga., for a pair of tough games against the preseason No. 4 team on Feb. 24.
The season heats up in March with the team facing off against Bryan College before going on the road against Oakwood University on March 13. The Phoenix will open Mid-South Conference play at Campbellsville on March 15-16.
Cumberland returns home for a 12-game homestand between March 22-30. CU opens against preseason No. 3 University of the Cumberlands and will have two mid-week double headers against Augustana College, an NCAA Division III program, and Lane College. The homestand will conclude with a conference weekend against Lindsey Wilson College on March 29-30.
April will see Cumberland on the road for 12 games. The Phoenix will return the trip to Johnson in Knoxville on April 2 and will follow that with a trip to Georgetown for a four-game set. Cumberland will be at home April 9 to host No. 4 Georgia Gwinnett before heading back on the road to McKenzie for a conference weekend at Bethel.
The Phoenix will also return the trip from earlier in the season and take on Bryan College in Dayton, Tenn., before concluding the final six games at home. Cumberland will host Oakwood on April 24 and will take on Freed-Hardeman at Billy Dee Ross Stadium for the final weekend of the regular season.
The Mid-South Conference Championships is slated to be held in Bowling Green, Ky., from May 2-5.
