It is most important that each UIL member school stay current with all athletic rules and policies. This page contains sport specific rule and season information for softball. For additional information on UIL rules, refer to the policy section or the manuals section of our web site.
Softball News
4A Final Softball Game Delayed Due to Inclement Weather
Update: The 4A Final between Liberty & Corpus Christi Calallen will resume at 2:45pm.
Due to thunderstorms in the Austin area, the 4A softball Final between Liberty and Corpus Christi Calallen has been temporarily suspended until the weather no longer poses a threat to the area. Updates on game resumption will be posted on the Spectator Information page and UIL social media channels.
Tentative Softball Dates 2020-21
| Date | Event or Deadline |
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January 15 |
First day for practice |
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January 30 |
First day for interschool scrimmages (two scrimmages allowed in a calendar week per Softball Plan Section: 1280) *Unlimited scrimmages allowed prior to first interschool game. |
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February 15 |
First day for playing interschool games |
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April 27 |
District Certification deadline, All Conferences ** STAAR testing may effect playing dates throughout the playoffs, see below |
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May 1 |
Bi-district deadline, All Conferences |
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May 8 |
Area deadline, 2A-6A only **Exception to Area round playing dates below |
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May 15 |
Regional Quarterfinal deadline, 2A-6A only |
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May 22 |
Regional Semi-Final deadline, 2A-6A only |
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May 29 |
Regional Playoff deadline, 2A-6A only |
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June 1-5 |
State Tournament, All Conferences |
1A Softball Playoff Dates
| Date | Event or Deadline |
|---|---|
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May 1 |
Bi-District deadline |
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May 8 |
Regional Quarterfinal deadline **Exception to the Regional Quarterfinal round playing dates below |
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May 15 |
Regional Semi-Final deadline |
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May 22 |
Regional Final deadline |
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June 1-5 |
State Tournament |
* All dates, times, and materials are subject to change.
**Area Round Playing Dates Exception
With state testing and the UIL State Track and Field State Meet both occurring during the week of May 3rd – 7th, softball teams that elect to play a three-game series may extend the series until Monday to complete the series provided at least one game is completed by the end of the day on Saturday. This applies to the area round for softball. Teams electing to use the exception should keep in mind:
- The next round opponent may force a coin toss to begin the next round on Wednesday.
- If only one game is played by Saturday, and Monday gets rained out, the series will revert to a one-game format and the winner of that one game will advance.
- If two games are played (and split) and the third game cannot be played on Monday because of weather conditions, the third and deciding game shall be settled by a coin flip.
State Testing
In light of scheduling conflicts arising from changes to the primary administration testing calendar, the Commissioner of Education has determined, pursuant to 19 TAC §101.5001(d), that baseball, softball and track and field post season contests, scheduled to take place on May 5-8, need not be canceled or rescheduled, as long as the following requirements are met:
• The competing schools have mutually agreed to the competition date. A school cannot be forced to schedule a competition on a test date by coin flip;
• The competition must be scheduled to begin after the end of the school day;
• Students shall not miss school time to travel to the competition, until after all tests for that day are scheduled to end for students participating in the competition.
Schools who have already made playoff arrangements may now consider rescheduling those by mutual agreement in light of this new information.
1A Playoffs
Extension for 1A Softball only
- Following the Regional Semifinal Round, advancing 1A teams will have 2 weeks to certify their Regional Final Round.
- During the extended certification period, teams are limited to playing 1 game during the school week.
- Playoff games shall not be played before Wednesday of each week unless by mutual consent.