As part of our in-depth preseason college softball coverage, today we dive into the Big South Conference and forecast what could be in store for the league during the 2023 season.
1. Conference Breakdown
The 2022 regular season ended with a three-way tie for first place in the Big South standings; USC Upstate, Campbell, and Longwood all shared the regular-season crown with matching 21-6 records. Campbell won their second consecutive conference tournament and represented the league in the NCAA tournament for the second straight year.
During this summer’s conference realignment, the Big South lost two teams in Hampton and North Carolina A&T. The conference added no new members.
Eight teams make up the Big South softball offering – those programs include Campbell, Charleston Southern, Gardner-Webb, Longwood, Presbyterian, Radford, USC Upstate, and Winthrop..
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