NASHVILLE – The Trevecca Nazarene University softball team is hosting the 2024 Music City Invitational. For the third year in a row, the event is set for Cedar Stone Park in Smyrna.
 
The field includes National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) No. 10 University of Indianapolis (UIndy). Several of the teams have already knocked off a ranked opponent, like Trevecca beat UAH who was ranked in the NFCA preseason poll.
 
THE BASICS
18 Teams | Five Conferences | 39 Games
Cedar Stone Park | 3639 Morton Lane., Smyrna, TN 37167
 
THE CONFERENCES REPRESENTED
There are four (4) Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) teams, five (5) Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) teams, seven (8) Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) teams, and one (1) Great American Conference (GAC) and one (1) from the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC).
 
In the Great Midwest, Trevecca is picked second with Tiffin (fifth), Cedarville (sixth), Northwood (sixth), and Ashland (eighth) in the top eight in the preseason poll. The trio of returners lead the Trojans of Trevecca – Ashlan Sensing (p), Kendall Andrews (c/dh), and Anna Bennett (of). Tiffin went 13-11 last year in the league and made the conference tournament. Great Midwest Softball
 
In the GLVC UIndy is the preseason favorite returning the GLVC Pitcher of the Year Kenzee Smith four other first team all-conference performers. McKendree is picked third, returning GLVC Player/Freshman of the Year, Heather Tarter.  GLVC Softball
 
Out of the GLIAC four of the top six teams in the preseason poll are in the field. Purdue NW is picked third, Ferris State fourth, Parkside fifth, and Davenport sixth. Parkside reached the GLIAC Championship game last year as the No. 6 seed. GLIAC Softball
 
Gannon is from the PSAC where they are picked to finish third in the western division with one first place vote. The Golden Knights were 17-15 in the league last year and upset the east division's top seed in the tournament.  PSAC Softball
 
Harding comes in from the Great American Conference (GAC) and is picked third in the league with two first place votes. They received an NCAA at large bid and rode it to the region finals last year.  Abby Burch made All-GAC and set an NCAA record with 19 saves. GAC Softball
 

SCHOOL	NICKNAME	CITY	CONF
Ashland Univ.	Eagles	Ashland, Ohio	G-MAC
Cedarville Univ.	Yellow Jackets	Cedarville, Ohio	G-MAC
Davenport Univ.	Panthers	Grand Rapids, MI	GLIAC
Drury Univ.	Panthers	Springfield, MO	GLVC
Ferris State Univ.	Bulldogs	Big Rapids, MI	GLIAC
Gannon Univ.	Golden Knights	Erie, PA	PSAC
Harding Univ.	Bison	Searcy, AR	GAC
Kentucky Wesleyan	Panthers	Owensboro, Ky.	G-MAC
McKendree Univ.	Bearcats	Lebanon, IL	GLVC
Northwood Univ.	Timberwolves	Midland, Mich.	G-MAC
Purdue Univ. NW	Lions	Hammond, IN	GLIAC
Quincy Univ.	Hawks	Quincy, IL	GLVC
Thomas More Univ.	Saints	Crestview Hills, Ky.	G-MAC
Tiffin Univ.	Dragons	Tiffin, Ohio	G-MAC
Trevecca Nazarene Univ.	Trojans	Nashville, Tenn.	G-MAC
Univ. Illinois Springfield	Praire Stars	Springfield, Ill.	GLVC
Univ. Wisc-Parkside	Ranger Bears	Kenosha, WI	GLIAC
University of Indianapolis	Greyhounds	Indianapolis, Ind.	GLVC

 
Admission: $10 for everyone 12+
 
LIVE STATS LINKS
Field One Live Stats
Field Two Live Stats
Field Three Live Stats
Field Four Live Stats
*weather and technology permitting.
 

MUSIC CITY INVITATIONAL SCHEDULE
		FRIDAY 2/16		SATURDAY 2/17		SUNDAY 2/18
FIELD	START	AWAY	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY	HOME
1	10:00AM	DRU	TNU	NOR	UIS	DAV	QUI
2	10:00AM	GAN	TIFF	CED	INDY	UWP	TIFF
3	10:00AM	UIS	CED	GAN	DRU	TMU	McK
4	10:00AM	DAV	HAR	ASH	DAV	KWC	PNW
1	12:00PM	TNU	GAN	UIS	ASH	QUI	UWP
2	12:00PM	TIFF	DRU	INDY	GAN	FER	TMU
3	12:00PM	HAR	UIS	DRU	CED	PNW	HAR
4	12:00PM	CED	DAV	DAV	NOR	McK	KWC
1	2:00PM	UWP	KWC	PNW	TNU
2	2:00PM	FER	NOR	FER	HAR
3	2:00PM	McK	ASH	McK	TIFF
4	2:00PM	TMU	INDY	UWP	TMU
1	4:00PM	KWC	FER	TNU	FER
2	4:00PM			HAR	TIFF
3	4:00PM	ASH	UWP	McK	UWP
4	4:00PM	INDY	NOR	TMU	PNW

 

ASH	Ashland Univ.	G-MAC
CED	Cedarville Univ.	G-MAC
DAV	Davenport Univ.	GLIAC
DRU	Drury  Univ.	GLVC
FER	Ferris State Univ.	GLIAC
GAN	Gannon Univ.	PSAC
HAR	Harding Univ.	GAC
INDY	University of Indianapolis	GLVC
KWC	Kentucky Wesleyan	G-MAC
McK	McKendree Univ.	GLVC
NOR	Northwood Univ.	G-MAC
PNW	Purdue Univ. NW	GLIAC
QUI	Quincy Univ.	GLVC
TIFF	Tiffin Univ.	G-MAC
TMU	Thomas More Univ.	G-MAC
TNU	Trevecca Nazarene Univ.	G-MAC
UIX	Univ. Illinois Springfield	GLVC
UWP	Univ. Wisc-Parkside	GLIAC

 
QUICK FACTS
The home team will occupy the third (3rd) base dugout unless the team from the previous game is already in the third-base dugout.
Run Rule – Eight (8) after five (5) innings
Tie Breaker: 8th inning