The Valley City State softball team is slated to compete at the Tucson Invitational Games March 7-13. VCSU will play 12 games over the stretch, including games against nationally ranked teams.
 
VCSU kicks off its stint in Tucson, Ariz. on Friday at 10 a.m. CT against Concordia University (Mich.). The Vikings will then be tested against No. 6 Madonna, (RV) St. Francis and No. 11 Northwestern before taking on a familiar face in former NSAA-member Viterbo.
 
All games will have a livestream available on the VCSU Vikings YouTube page. Four games will have live stats available, and eight games will provide live scoring through GameChanger. Live stats will be available through a paid upgrade.
 
VCSU goes into the Tucson Invitational Games with a 5-7 overall record. Logan Gronberg has amassed an impressive .591 batting average and a 1.409 slugging percentage. Alyssa DePoorter is batting .424, and Madison Hazelton holds a .407 batting average. Freshman Kylee Banerd totals nine extra-base hits for VCSU including five doubles, two triples and two home runs.
 
VCSU's complete schedule at the Tucson Invitational Games and all live coverage links can be found below.
 

2025 Softball Schedule – Tucson Invitational Games
DATE	TIME (Central)	OPPONENT	LIVE VIDEO	LIVE STATS
March 7	10 a.m.	Concordia (Mich.)	LIVE VIDEO	LIVE STATS AGAINST CONCORDIA
March 7	12 p.m.	No. 6 Madonna		LIVE SCORING AGAINST MADONNA
March 8	10 a.m.	(RV) St. Francis		LIVE STATS AGAINST ST. FRANCIS
March 8	12 p.m.	No. 11 Northwestern		LIVE SCORING AGAINST NORTHWESTERN
March 9	11 a.m.	Viterbo		LIVE SCORING AGAINST VITERBO
March 9	1 p.m.	Park University		LIVE SCORING AGAINST PARK
March 11	1 p.m.	William Penn		LIVE SCORING AGAINST WILLIAM PENN
March 11	3:30 p.m.	Westcliff University		LIVE STATS AGAINST WESTCLIFF
March 12	11 a.m.	Avila University		LIVE STATS AGAINST AVILA
March 12	3:30 p.m.	Concordia (Neb.)		LIVE SCORING AGAINST CONCORDIA
March 13	1 p.m.	Simpson College		LIVE SCORING AGAINST SIMPSON
March 13	3:30 p.m.	Nelson University		LIVE SCORING AGAINST NELSON