2015 UNLV Softball Schedule (PDF) | 2015 UNLV Softball Schedule (Web)

Home Tournament Schedules:
Sportco Kick Off Classic
Wilson/DeMarini Desert Classic
Alexis Park Resort Classic
Rebel Classic

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The 2015 UNLV softball schedule was released on Tuesday by the athletics department, and it features a 55-game slate, 29 of which will be played at the friendly confines of Eller Media Stadium. The season begins with six tournaments and 28 non-conference contests from Feb. 6 to March 15. Following tournament action, the Rebels will play 24 times against Mountain West foes - eight three-game series - and thrice against California from the Pac-12 Conference.

This year's schedule is loaded with 12 teams - Arizona, Baylor, BYU, DePaul, Houston, Louisville, Minnesota, Northwestern, Notre Dame, San Diego State, Washington and Wisconsin - that advanced to the 2014 NCAA Tournament and played a total of 52 games in the postseason. Baylor's season came to a close at the Women's College World Series following a 7-3 run in the postseason. Washington (4-2) and Arizona (3-3) advanced out of the Regionals, but were eliminated in the Super Regionals.

Half of the aforementioned dozen were ranked in the 2014 USA Today/NFCA Division I Final Top 25 Poll. Baylor was ranked fourth overall and was followed by #11 Washington, #14 Arizona, #15 Minnesota, #22 Notre Dame and #24 DePaul. Both Northwestern and Wisconsin finished the year receiving votes, but were unable to crack the top 25.

UNLV will play 31 non-conference contests against 26 foes from 13 different conferences. The Rebels will square off against four Big Ten teams a total of four times: Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, and Maryland. The Pac-12 will have four of its own play the Rebels seven times with a doubleheader at Arizona and a three-game series at California to go along with single affairs in Las Vegas against Washington and Utah.

The Scarlet & Gray will face three teams from the Big West (UC Santa Barbara twice, UC Davis and Cal Poly) and two squads each from the ACC (Louisville and Notre Dame); Big 12 (Iowa State and Baylor); WAC (Bakersfield and New Mexico State twice); Big Sky (Idaho State and Weber State) and American Athletic (Houston and Connecticut).

They'll play once against the Big East (DePaul); Sun Belt (Louisiana-Monroe); Ohio Valley (Eastern Kentucky); West Coast (BYU) and Conference USA (UTEP).

UNLV will open up the year at home with two straight home tournaments beginning with five games in the Sportco Kick-Off Classic on Feb. 6-8. The Wilson/DeMarini Desert Classic, one of the premier college softball tournaments in the country, will welcome 17 programs to Las Vegas for the five-day affair on Feb. 12-16 that will be contested at both Eller Media Stadium and in nearby Henderson at Stephanie Lynn Craig Park.

After the conclusion of those two tourneys, the Rebels will play 11 of their next 21 either in California or Arizona. They hit the road for the first time at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic on Feb. 20-22 in Cathedral City, Calif. They return to Las Vegas for two more weekends of home tournaments with their Alexis Park Resort Classic (Feb. 26-March 1) and Rebel Classic (March 6-8). In between those home events is a doubleheader in Tucson against Arizona.

UNLV will head south down I-15 two straight weekends for the San Diego Classic II (March 13-15) in Santee, Calif., and to begin Mountain West play against San Diego State (March 20-22).

Following the trips to "America's Finest City," the Rebels will alternate home and away series in conference play. They will host New Mexico (March 27-29), Boise State (April 7-8), San Jose State (April 24-26) and Fresno State (May 7-9), while playing road contests at Utah State (April 2-4), Nevada, Reno (April 17-19) and Colorado State (May 1-3).

UNLV and California will play a three-game set April 11-12 in Berkeley, Calif., when both are scheduled for the "bye" week during their respective league slates.