JACKSON -- Third-year head softball coach Roland Rodriguez and the Majors will once again welcome teams from around the south to their annual Millsaps Invitational, setting this year's tournament for Friday, Mar. 13 through Sunday, Mar. 15 at Freedom Ridge Park in Ridgeland.
A fifty acre athletic facility, Freedom Ridge Park is located at 235 School Street, just behind the Ridgeland Police Department. The park features four lighted adult regulation softball fields, four lighted regulation soccer fields, four picnic pavilions, two playgrounds, two concession/restroom buildings, a lighted walking trail, and a maintenance facility.
The second annual invitational will feature 16 total teams from around the south region, including representatives from the American Southwest, Great South Athletic and Southern Collegiate Athletic Conferences.
Live stats and live audio will be available for selected games, with links to be posted at a later date. The complete schedule, however is listed below (field color coming soon).
Friday, March 13
11:00 a.m.
Piedmont vs. Louisiana College
Huntingdon vs. Southwestern University
Birmingham-Southern vs. LeTourneau
1:00 p.m.
Huntingdon vs. Louisiana College
Howard Payne vs. Univ. of Texas-Tyler
Southwestern University vs. LeTourneau
3:00 p.m.
Piedmont vs. Trinity University
Millsaps vs. Univ. of Texas-Tyler ♦
Live Audio
Austin College vs. Mississippi College
Birmingham-Southern vs. Univ. of Texas-Dallas
5:00 p.m.
Piedmont vs. Mississippi College
Millsaps vs. Austin College ♦
Live Audio
Howard Payne vs. LaGrange
Univ. of Texas-Dallas vs. Trinity University
Saturday, March 14
10:00 a.m.
Univ. of Texas Tyler vs. Trinity University
Univ. of Texas-Dallas vs. LaGrange
Howard Payne vs Wesleyan College
Louisiana College vs. Austin College
12:00 p.m.
Univ. of Texas-Tyler vs. Birmingham-Southern
Univ. of Texas-Dallas vs. Huntingdon
Piedmont vs. Millsaps
Louisiana College vs. LaGrange
2:00 p.m.
Mississippi College vs. Birmingham-Southern
Rhodes vs. Trinity University
Southwestern University vs. Millsaps
Howard Payne vs. LeTourneau
4:00 p.m.
LeTourneau vs. Huntingdon
Southwestern University vs. Rhodes
Mississippi College vs. Wesleyan College
Piedmont vs. Austin College
Sunday, March 15
9:00 a.m.
Millsaps vs. LaGrange
Trinity University vs. Birmingham-Southern
Wesleyan College vs. Southwestern University
Austin College vs. Rhodes
11:00 a.m.
Millsaps vs. Trinity University
Southwestern vs. Birmingham-Southern
Wesleyan College vs. Rhodes
Austin College vs. Huntingdon