Joseph Marvin: Assistant Sports Information Director
BREVARD COLLEGE SOFTBALL 2019 SCHEDULE
BREVARD, N.C. – The Brevard College Tornados Softball team has announced its 2019 schedule, which includes nine home doubleheaders at Ives-Lemel Field.
"I want to emphasize how excited I am for this upcoming season," said Head Coach Bob Lowe on the upcoming 2019 season. "This will be the first season with a full roster of my recruited players. We will be very young, with no seniors and only two juniors, but every player has the talent to be on the field. This fact will help us drive each other and push everyone to be better.
"Last year, we would have made the conference tournament if we were eligible," added Coach Lowe. "Considering how the USA South Conference is full of talented teams, that was a great achievement for us. This year, we want to take the next step and be one of the top teams overall. We are youthful, however, we will compete with the very best on any given day."
Coach Lowe, who enters his fourth season at the helm of the BC Softball program, will open the season with an exhibition contest at Spartanburg Methodist College on Sunday, February 3 at 1 p.m.
The Tornados will have two weeks of preparation after their exhibition before they open the season with a doubleheader at the NCCAA's Piedmont International University in Winston-Salem, N.C. at 1 & 3 p.m.
BC plays its first mid-week contests as the Tornados head to Elizabeth City, N.C. for an afternoon doubleheader against Elizabeth City State University on Tuesday, February 19 at 2 & 4 p.m.
The Tornados close out the month of February by playing their first games inside of Ives-Lemel Field on Saturday, February 23 at 1 & 3 p.m. against nearby Montreat College.
March opens up with back-to-back USA South Conference doubleheaders at Ives-Lemel field as Methodist University and N.C. Wesleyan College make the trip to Brevard, N.C. The Tornados face the Methodist Monarchs on Saturday, March 2 at 12 & 2 p.m. before squaring off with the Battling Bishops on Sunday, March 3 at 12 & 2 p.m.
Brevard will then make the 1,600+ mile trip to Tuscon, Arizona for the 2019 Tucson Invitational Games (TIG) Spring Break Tournament.
The Tornados will begin their eight-game slate in Tuscon with a doubleheader against North Central University, an NCAA DIII member-institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. BC and North Central face off on Tuesday, March 5 at 6:30 & 9 p.m. ET.
BC kicks day two off with a meeting against the Baldwin Wallace University Yellow Jackets, an NCAA DIII institution located in Berea, Ohio. The two sides play in doubleheader action on Wednesday, March 6 at 1 & 3:30 p.m. ET.
The Tornados see two different opponents on day three of action from Tuscon. BC faces Waldorf University, an NAIA school located in Forest City, Iowa. The Tornados and Warriors meet on Thursday, March 7 at 12 p.m. ET before squaring off against Dakota Wesleyan University, an NAIA school from Mitchell, South Dakota, at 2 p.m. ET.
BC wraps up its four-day journey in Arizona by once again facing two different sets of opponents. The Tornados meet Millikin University, an NCAA DIII school from Decatur, Illinois, at 12 p.m. ET before facing Dickinson State University, an NAIA institution from Dickinson, North Dakota, at 4:30 p.m. ET.
Coach Lowe and the 2019 BC Tornados Softball team return to the east coast on Tuesday, March 12. Returning to USA South action by hosting Berea College at 2 & 4 p.m. before hosting Shenandoah University, an NCAA DIII side from Winchester, Va., on Friday, March 15 at 2 & 4 p.m.
The Tornados then embark on a four-series USA South road trip. Brevard first visits Danville, Va. to square off against Averett University on Saturday, March 16 at 1 & 3 p.m. BC then prepares for a busy three-series week as the Tornados head to Maryville, Tenn. to face Maryville College on Wednesday, March 20 at 2 & 4 p.m., trek to Decatur, Ga. to clash with Agnes Scott on Saturday, March 23 at 1 & 3 p.m., and head to Macon, Ga. to cap off the road swing at Wesleyan College on Sunday, March 24 at 1 & 3 p.m.
Brevard College returns home one last time for four-consecutive series. BC kicks off its homestand by hosting Converse College in non-conference action on Wednesday, March 27 at 2 & 4 p.m. The Tornados then return to conference play on Saturday, March 30 at 1 & 3 p.m. to face Covenant College, closing out the month of March.
The month of April begins on the following weekend as the Tornados wrap up home conference play. Brevard faces LaGrange College on Saturday, April 6 at 12 & 2 p.m. before closing out the 2019 home slate against Huntingdon College on Sunday, April 7 at 12 & 2 p.m. at Ives-Lemel Field.
Brevard finishes up USA South Conference play in Demorest, Ga. on Wednesday, April 10 against Piedmont College at 2 & 4 p.m.
The Tornados close out the 2019 season with a rematch series in Montreat, N.C. against mountain foe Montreat College on Sunday, April 14 at 1 & 3 p.m.
Brevard College will be eligible this year for regular season championships and All-Conference awards for the first time as a member of the USA South Conference as the Tornados finish their transition to the NCAA Division III level.
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