LAS CRUCES, NM - The UT Arlington softball team opens the 2026 campaign on the road with a jam-packed opening weekend, traveling to Mexico and El Paso for a five-game slate against New Mexico State, UMass Lowell and UTEP.
 
UTA enters the new season building off a competitive 2025 campaign (24-25) that featured key growth performances. After earning third in the WAC Preseason Poll and earning two all-WAC preseason selections in Mia McNulty and Kailee Bautista, the Mavericks have a greatly anticipated season awaiting them, as they return 12 players and add eight newcomers.  

The Mavericks will hit the ground running on opening day with a Friday doubleheader, beginning with a 1 p.m. CT matchup against UMass Lowell before closing the day against host NM State at 7 p.m.
 
UTA will then travel 50 minutes down I-10 to El Paso on Saturday for a doubleheader against UTEP, with first pitch set for noon CT followed by a 3 p.m. contest.
 
The weekend concludes back in Las Cruces on Sunday afternoon as the Mavericks face NM State in a final showdown at 1 p.m.
 
 
NM STATE TOURNAMENT INFO
OPPONENTS: UMass Lowell, NM State, St. Thomas, Utah Valley
WHEN: February 6-8
GAME 1: Feb. 6 | UTA vs. UMass Lowell | 1 p.m.
GAME 2: Feb. 6 | NM State vs. UMass Lowell | 4 p.m.
GAME 3: Feb. 6 | UTA vs. NM State | 7 p.m.
GAME 4: Feb. 7 | UMass Lowell vs. St. Thomas | 10 a.m.
GAME 5: Feb. 7 | Utah Valley vs. UMass Lowell | 1 p.m.
GAME 6: Feb. 7 | NM State vs. St. Thomas | 4 p.m.
GAME 7: Feb. 7 | NM State vs. Utah Valley | 7 p.m.
GAME 8: Feb. 8 | NM State vs. St. Thomas | 9 a.m.
GAME 9: Feb. 8 | UTA vs. NM State | 1 p.m.
WHERE: Las Cruces, New Mexico | NM State Softball Complex
 
 
UTEP TOURNAMENT INFO
OPPONENTS: UMass Lowell, UTEP, St. Thomas, Utah Valley
WHEN: February 6-8
GAME 1: Feb. 6 | Utah Valley vs. St. Thomas | 11 a.m.
GAME 2: Feb. 6 | UTEP vs. Utah Valley | 1 p.m.
GAME 3: Feb. 6 | UTEP vs. St. Thomas | 5 pm.
GAME 4: Feb. 7 | UTA vs. UTEP | 12 p.m.
GAME 5: Feb. 7 | UTA vs. UTEP | 3 p.m.
GAME 6: Feb. 8 | UTEP vs. Utah Valley | 10 a.m.
GAME 7: Feb. 8 | UTEP vs. UMass Lowell | 1 p.m.
WHERE: El Paso, Texas | Helen of Troy Softball Complex
 
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