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 </figure>FHSU AthleticsFort Hays State Softball opens its 2020 season Friday through Sunday at the Lubbock Sports College Invitational. FHSU is coming 
off a 24-25 season, posting its most wins in a season since 2015. A 
veteran squad with 15 upperclassmen has 23 non-conference games on the 
slate before jumping into conference play in early March. The Tigers 
will play five games this weekend, including two Friday, two Saturday, 
and one Sunday.Schedule &nbsp;Friday &nbsp;10 AM - Fort Hays State vs. UC-Colorado Springs (LCHS Park) Coverage - <a href="https://twitter.com/fhsu_softball">Twitter</a> &nbsp;12:15 PM – Fort Hays State vs. Chadron State (LCHS Park) Coverage - <a href="https://twitter.com/fhsu_softball">Twitter</a>
Saturday &nbsp;12:15 PM – Fort Hays State vs. Southern Nazarene (PlainsCapital Park) – <a href="http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=308752">Live Stats</a> &nbsp;7:00 PM – Fort Hays State vs. New Mexico Highlands (PlainsCapital Park) – <a href="http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=308753">Live Stats</a>
Sunday &nbsp;10:00 AM – Fort Hays State vs. CSU-Pueblo (Frenship High School Field 2) - <a href="https://twitter.com/fhsu_softball">Twitter</a><h2>Records of Opponents in 2019</h2>
UC-Colorado Springs – 28-26Chadron State – 14-35
Southern Nazarene – 25-30
New Mexico Highlands – 8-31 (0-1 so far in 2020)
CSU-Pueblo – 14-30<h2>
Quick Notes</h2>
- Fort Hays State and UC-Colorado Springs last met in 2018 in Colorado 
Springs. UCCS took two games of a three-game series, which served as the
 season-opening games that season. UCCS will be FHSU's first opponent of
 the season for the second time in three years. FHSU leads the all-time 
series with UCCS 25-15.
- Fort Hays State and Chadron State meet for just the second time in 
history. Chadron State won the first meeting, which was the 
season-opening game of the 2017 season for the Tigers, by a score of 1-0
 in Canyon, Texas.
- Fort Hays State and Southern Nazarene meet for the first time since 
the 2017 season. FHSU is 3-0 all-time against SNU. FHSU won the 2017 
meeting with SNU 5-1 in Bentonville, Arkansas.
- FHSU and New Mexico Highlands meet for the first time since 2006, when
 both were members of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. FHSU moved
 to the MIAA the next year. FHSU holds a slim 19-18 advantage in the 
all-time series with the Cowgirls.
- Fort Hays State and CSU-Pueblo have not met in softball since 2008. 
There is a sizable sample of games between the teams from Fort Hays 
State's RMAC days as CSU-Pueblo holds a slim 20-19 advantage in the 
all-time series.

FHSU softball opens 2020 season in Texas