2024 Mark Campbell Collegiate Invitational

How To Watch Texas Softball Vs. UCLA At The Mark Campbell Invitational

Texas Softball and UCLA is the main event at the Mark Campbell Invitational as it closes out the first weekend of college softball play.

Feb 5, 2024 by Joe Harrington

How To Watch Texas Softball Vs. UCLA At The Mark Campbell Invitational

The second Mark Campbell Invitational will be contained to one day in 2024 but will still leave a lasting impression on the first weekend of division I college softball action.

The field features just three teams and three games with the nightcap being a showdown between two of the biggest brands in college athletics and most dominant programs in the country.

Texas Softball travels to Deanna Manning Stadium in Irvine, California to face the University of San Diego before closing day against UCLA on Feb. 10.

Here’s what to know about the Mark Campbell Invitational.

How To Stream The Mark Campbell Collegiate Invitational

Watch the 2024 Mark Campbell Collegiate Invitational on FloSoftball and the FloSports app.

FloSoftball will be streaming several NCAA Division I College Softball tournaments including the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, THE Spring Games, and the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge.

Feb 10, 8:30 PM UTC

2024 Mark Campbell Collegiate Invitational

When Is Texas Softball Vs. UCLA Softball?

No. 8 Texas faces No. 10 UCLA in the second session of the Mark Campbell Invitational at 9 p.m. EST.

The Bruins are 12-7 all-time against Texas, but the Longhorns won the last matchup 7-2 in the 2022 College World Series. The two schools generally reserve their games for the Women’s College World Series, where they’ve met five times. UCLA is 4-1 against Texas there.

Mark Campbell Invitational Schedule

All times Eastern

Session 1, Feb. 10

3:30pm - University of San Diego vs. UCLA
6:00pm - University of San Diego vs. Texas

Session 2, Feb. 10

9:00 pm - Texas vs. UCLA

Who Was Mark Campbell?

A high school and travel softball coach in and around Southern California for much of his life until his untimely death in 2019. Campbell was well-respected across the sport for his commitment and passion, spending countless hours with players and helping turn many across the region into collegiate stars.

The Mark Campbell Collegiate Invitational was created in his memory to recognize, as the tournament's website refers to him, “a great ambassador to our sport.”

Where Is The Mark Campbell Collegiate Invitational?

The Mark Campbell Invitational takes place at the Deanna Manning Stadium, located within Bill Barber Memorial Park in Irvine, California.

The venue frequently hosts high school and recreational games throughout the year and is known best—especially among diehard travel softball fans and figures—as one of the host venues for The Champions Cup, an elite youth softball tournament held in July

The stadium officially holds just shy of 800 spectators, but don’t be shocked if that number gets stretched even further. For instance, Oklahoma listed its official attendance for its Friday night game at last season’s Mark Campbell Collegiate Invitational against Stanford at exactly 1,000 people.