UTSA Tournament Preview
Roadrunner Softball Field
San Antonio, Texas
Friday, Feb. 7
SIUE vs. UMass Lowell, 1 p.m.
SIUE vs. UTSA, 6 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 8
Weber State vs. SIUE, 10:30 a.m.
1 Seed vs. 4 Seed, 3:30 p.m. OR
2 Seed vs. 3 Seed, 6 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 9
Tournament Consolation, 10:30 a.m. OR
Tournament Championship, 1 p.m.
Video:
ESPN+ (for games vs. UTSA)
Live Stats:
SIUEstats.com
SEASON OPENER
SIUE joins host UTSA, UMass Lowell and Weber State for a round-robin and bracket tournament. After each team plays each other once, the teams are ranked by finish and inserted into bracket play
ESPN+ COVERAGE
All games played by UTSA will be shown live on ESPN+. SIUE's 6 p.m. game against UTSA will be live and again if the two teams meet in bracket play.
TOURNAMENT TIME
SIUE also plays early-season tournaments in Commerce, Texas (East Texas A&M), Conway, Arkansas (Central Arkansas), and Tuscaloosa, Alabama (Alabama).
LAST SEASON
SIUE finished last season with a 19-35 record and a 10-17 record in Ohio Valley Conference play. The Cougars qualified for the OVC Tournament and defeated UT Martin in the tournament opener only to drop back-to-back games to Southern Indiana and Tennessee State.
SERIES RECORDS
This the first-ever meeting between the Cougars and UMass Lowell as well as Weber State. SIUE previously twice defeated UTSA in early-season tournament in 2019 (5-4 in Hammond, Louisiana) and 2023 (6-3 in Memphis, Tennessee).
SENIOR LEADERS
The Cougars feature seven seniors on the 2025 roster:
Anna Henderson,
Kaylynn Salyars,
Lauryn Yslava,
Danielle Shuey,
Piper Montgomery,
Madison Kearns and
Emma Henderson.
FRESHMAN CLASS
Meanwhile, SIUE's rosters also includes seven true freshmen in outfielder
Carle Bachman, infielder
Juztyne Torres, infielder
Arissah Garza, pitcher
Avery Arwood, pitcher
McKayla Anderson, catcher
Aidyn Barrera, and infielder
Raegan Duncan.
YEAR THREE
Lone Tree, Iowa, native
Ben Sorden is in his third season as head coach of the Cougars. Sorden came to SIUE after holding positions at Michigan State and Indiana, helping the pitching staffs to national honors and top-notch results.
