Fullerton, CA – The 2023 Hope International University Royals softball schedule was released today, as announced by first year Head Coach Alex Mascarenas. The 2023 season consists of 52 games with 13 home doubleheaders.

The Royals will first play in two scrimmages on the road against Mt. San Antonio College and Fullerton College before opening their season with a home doubleheader on Friday, February 10 against 2022 NAIA National Runner Up Southern Oregon University at 11:00 AM. The Royals then continue non conference play with games against the University of Saint Katherine before heading up to Rocklin, CA where they will play in a tournament against Eastern Oregon University and Northwest University. The Royals will then take on La Sierra University, the University of Antelope Valley and Westcliff University before opening GSAC play on Tuesday, March 7 on the road against Vanguard in Costa Mesa, CA at 12:00 PM. The Royals then wrap up the regular season at Westcliff University on Friday, April 28 at 11:00 AM. Apart from the tournament games all games will be doubleheaders. The Royals play all their home game at Bastanchury Park in Fullerton, CA. Once again the GSAC Championships will take place at the OC Great Park from May 2-4 in Irvine, CA.

To stay up to date throughout the season on all things HIU softball, follow the team on Instagram @hiu_softball and Twitter @HiuSoftball. Also follow the main Royals accounts on Instagram: @hiuroyals, Twitter: @HIURoyals and Facebook: HIU Royals.