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2020 Pirate Classic

The NSU Softball Field, home of the Norfolk State softball program, will host games during three straight weekends as part of tournaments run by Hampton. This year, the Pirate Classic will take place from Feb. 21-23, the Hampton Classic from Feb. 28-March 1, and the Pirate Invitational from March 6-8. Games will be played at both NSU and the HU Softball Stadium.

Admission is free for all games.

Live stats for every game of the tournament at NSU are available here. (The link is the same for each game.)

Links for live video for the games at NSU are available below. (The link is different for each game.)

Below is the schedule of games set for the NSU Softball Field
Pirate Classic
Fri., Feb. 21
Toledo vs. Radford 2 p.m. Toledo 3 - Radford 2
Sacred Heart vs. Radford 4 p.m. Radford 11 - Sacred Heart 5
Sat., Feb. 22
Hartford vs. Radford 10 a.m. Hartford 5 - Radford 3
Youngstown State vs. Radford 12 p.m. Radford 4 - Youngstown State 0
Norfolk State vs. Hartford 2 p.m. Hartford 5 - NSU 4
Norfolk State vs. Youngstown State 4 p.m. Youngstown State 8 - NSU 0
Sun., Feb. 23
Norfolk State vs. Sacred Heart 9 a.m. Sacred Heart 4 - NSU 2
Youngstown State vs. Sacred Heart 11 a.m. Youngstown State 3 - Sacred Heart 0
Norfolk State vs. Youngstown State 1 p.m. Youngstown State 8 - NSU 0
 
 
Hampton Classic
Fri., Feb. 28
Norfolk State vs. Fairleigh Dickinson 2 p.m. NSU 2 - FDU 1
Norfolk State vs. Fairleigh Dickinson 4 p.m. NSU 13 - FDU 6
Sat., Feb. 29
Morehead State vs. Howard 10 a.m. Howard 10 - Morehead State 1
Marshall vs. Howard 12 p.m. Marshall 9 - Howard 8
Norfolk State vs. Morehead State 2 p.m. NSU 10 - Morehead State 6
Norfolk State vs. Marshall 4 p.m. Marshall 10 - NSU 6
Sun., March 1
Delaware State vs. Fairleigh Dickinson 10 a.m. Fairleigh Dickinson 6 - Delaware State 5
Norfolk State vs. Marshall 12 p.m. Marshall 14 - NSU 4
 
 
Pirate Invitational
Fri., March 6
Wagner vs. Drexel 3 p.m. Wagner 11 - Drexel 10
Norfolk State vs. Binghamton 5 p.m. Binghamton 5 - NSU 4
Sat., March 7
Drexel vs. UMBC 10 a.m. Drexel 9 - UMBC 1
Drexel vs. Saint Peter's 12 p.m. Drexel 12 - Saint Peter's 1
Delaware vs. UMBC 2 p.m. Delaware 1 - UMBC 0
Norfolk State vs. Saint Peter's 4 p.m. Saint Peter's 8 - NSU 6
Norfolk State vs. Delaware 6 p.m. Delaware 3 - NSU 0
Sun., March 8
Binghamton vs. Delaware 10 a.m. Delaware 2 - Binghamton 1
Norfolk State vs. Drexel 12 p.m. Drexel 10 - NSU 0
Norfolk State vs. Drexel 2 p.m. NSU 1 - Drexel 0

Teams underlined will be the home team and occupy the third base dugout for that game.

Location: NSU Softball Field
700 Park Ave., Norfolk, VA 23504
Located on the south side of the NSU campus
Accessible from Gate 1 off Park Ave.

Contact: Head Coach James Inzana
(757) 823-0022
jrinzana@nsu.edu

Campus Map


Directions to the NSU Campus

I-64 Eastbound
Take Interstate 64 East. Travel through the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel to Norfolk. Follow the signs onto Interstate 264 West to Norfolk.
Leave I-264 at EXIT 11B --Brambleton Ave. Take the first RIGHT onto Park Ave. Turn RIGHT at Gate 1.

I-64 Westbound
Take Interstate 64 West. Follow the signs onto Interstate 264 West to Norfolk.
Leave I-264 at EXIT 11B --Brambleton Ave. Take the first RIGHT onto Park Ave. Turn RIGHT at Gate 1.

I-95 North/Southbound
Take Interstate 95 North or South to Richmond, VA. Take Interstate 295 East to Interstate 64 East. Continue on Interstate 64 East. Travel through the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel to Norfolk. Follow the signs onto Interstate 264 West to Norfolk.
Leave I-264 at EXIT 11B --Brambleton Ave. Take the first RIGHT onto Park Ave. Turn RIGHT at Gate 1.

Route 58 Eastbound
Take US-58 E/US Highway 58 (Exit 11A on Interstate 95, Exit 12A on Interstate 85). Take the US-13 N ramp toward I-264 E/I-64. Merge onto I-664 S via the ramp on the left. Merge onto I-264 E via Exit 15A on the left toward Portsmouth/Norfolk.
Merge onto VA-337/Tidewater Dr via EXIT 10 on the LEFT. Turn RIGHT onto Brambleton Ave. Turn LEFT onto Park Ave. Turn RIGHT at Gate 1.

Route 17 Northbound (Eastern North Carolina)
Take US-17 N, crossing into Virginia. Take the Chesapeake Expressway S/I-64 W ramp. Keep LEFT at the fork in the ramp. Keep RIGHT to take the US-17 ramp toward I-64/I-664/Suffolk/Richmond. MERGE onto I-464 N. I-464 N become I-264 E.
Merge onto VA-337/Tidewater Dr via EXIT 10 on the LEFT. Turn RIGHT onto Brambleton Ave. Turn LEFT onto Park Ave. Turn RIGHT at Gate 1.


About Norfolk State
Norfolk State University is located 10 minutes from Norfolk International Airport and 15 minutes from the Virginia Beach oceanfront. NSU is also located within five minutes of downtown Norfolk and Military Circle, both home to numerous shops and local and chain restaurants. The Tide, Norfolk's lightrail system, runs from the NSU campus to downtown Norfolk.