Lion Classic (Cain Family Field) - Games 11-15

Tournament Schedule (Central Time)
Day 1 - Feb. 20 (Friday) 
St. Thomas vs. SIUE,  10 am 
North Texas vs. St. Thomas, 12:30 pm 
East Texas A&M vs. SIUE, 3 pm

Day 2 - Feb. 21 (Saturday) 
Southern vs. St. Thomas, 9 am
SIUE vs. Southern, 11:15 a.m. 
SIUE vs. North Texas, 1:30 pm
East Texas A&M vs. St. Thomas, 3:45 pm
East Texas A&M vs. North Texas, 6 p.m.

Day 3 - Feb. 22 (Sunday) 
North Texas vs SIUE, 9 am
East Texas A&M vs. St. Thomas, 11:15 a.m.
Southern vs. North Texas, 1:30 p.m.
East Texas A&M vs. Southern, 3:45 p.m.

Live Video (All games)
https://lionathletics.com/sports/2026/1/7/2026-home-softball-tournaments.aspx

Live Stats: siue.statbroadcast.com

• SIUE was picked second in the Ohio Valley Conference and received eight first-place votes, the same number of first-place votes as preseason favorite Southeast Missouri.
• Avery Arwood, the OVC Freshman of the Year last season, was a first team All-OVC selection in 2025 and a member of the OVC All-Newcomer team.
• Outfielder Kaylin Fahy and infielder Raegan Duncan were selected by the OVC as Players to Watch.
• SIUE finished runner-up in the 2025 OVC regular season standings and was the OVC Tournament runner-up.
• Freshman Mia Volpert has been the winning pitcher in both of SIUE's wins this season against Fresno State and Northwestern State.
• SIUE Head Coach Ben Sorden is in his fourth season and holds an 82-91 overall record with a 41-33 mark in OVC play. Sorden and the Cougars recorded 32 wins last season, the most by the program since 2017.