LOGAN, Utah – Utah State head softball coach Steve Johnson announced the 2023 schedule, featuring four preseason tournaments, as well as two in-state rivals and a full slate of Mountain West competition.
 
Utah State will play against teams from eight different conferences in 2023.
 
"This schedule has a lot of little quirks in it, but we like what this schedule offers us," Johnson said. "There are a lot of preseason games where we can be competitive and, hopefully, carry a lot of momentum into the Mountain West schedule. From an experience standpoint, we get to play four games at the legendary Easton Field at UCLA, while also taking on a Pac-12 opponent in Cal. We also have a good number of home games for our fans beyond the normal MW schedule."
 
USU opens the 2023 season by competing in the Cal State Fullerton/UCLA/LMU Tournament from Feb. 10-12. There, the Aggies will play CSU Bakersfield twice, as well as games against Cal State Fullerton, Loyola Marymount and California.
 
Utah State next plays at the Saint Mary's Tournament from Feb. 17-19, with the Aggies taking on Saint Mary's, UC San Diego and San José State.
 
USU then will participate in the Grand Canyon Tournament from Feb. 24-26, facing GCU, Montana and South Dakota.
 
The Aggies wrap up non-conference tournament play at the Silicon Valley Classic II from March 10-12. There, the Aggies will play Santa Clara, CSUN and UC Davis.
 
Utah State and Utah Valley have a home-and-home series in 2023 as the Aggies play in Orem on March 14 before hosting the Wolverines in Logan on April 18.
 
USU's final non-conference games will be at BYU on March 23, against Saint Mary's in Logan on March 25-26 and against Idaho State on March 28.
 
USU will open its home and league slate against New Mexico, hosting the Lobos from March 17-19. The Aggies are also set to host San Diego State (April 6-8), Fresno State (April 15-16) and UNLV (April 28-30). Road conference match-ups include Nevada (March 31-April 2), Colorado State (April 12), Boise State (April 21-23) and San José State (May 4-6).
 
The Mountain West is reinstalling its conference tournament, which will run from May 11-14 in San Diego, California. The NCAA Regionals are from May 18-21, Super Regionals are May 25-28 and the Women's College World Series is June 1-9.
 
For more information on the Utah State softball program, follow the Aggies on Twitter at @USUSoftball, on Facebook at USUSoftball and on Instagram at ususoftball. 
 
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