SENATOBIA - With just days remaining until its regular season opener, Northwest softball coach Chelsea Bramlett has finalized her schedule for the 2025 season.

A total of 11 home doubleheaders highlight the Rangers' schedule, with seven of those against MACCC opponents. The regular season begins with the Sand Mountain Classic in Albertville, Ala., which runs from January 31-February 1. Northwest will play four opponents in the weekend invitational, including host Snead State, Southern Union State, Central Alabama and Marion Military Institute.

From there, the Rangers will host Missouri State-West Plains for the home opener on Tuesday, Feb. 4 and National Park College on Thursday, Feb. 6. Other non-conference home opponents include Shawnee on Feb. 15 and Jackson State (Tenn.) on March 23.

Northwest is also slated to visit Jefferson College on Wednesday, Feb. 12, Calhoun on Tuesday, Feb. 18 and Gadsden State on Wednesday, Feb. 19. Additionally, the Rangers are scheduled to take part in the JUCO Classic in Vicksburg from Feb. 21-22, facing Coastal Alabama-North, Kirkwood, Parkland College and LSU-Eunice.

Bramlett's squad will host East Central on Saturday, March 8 to open MACCC competition, before visiting Jones College on Tuesday, March 11. Northwest will also host Pearl River, Mississippi Delta, Hinds, Northeast, Mississippi Gulf Coast and East Mississippi throughout conference play, while visiting Copiah-Lincoln, Holmes, Southwest Mississippi, Coahoma, Meridian and Itawamba.

Northwest is coming off a 2024 campaign that ended with a 27-20 overall record and a 13-15 mark in conference play. The Rangers managed to make the NJCAA Region 23 Tournament for the fourth straight season after earning a 6-1 win at Mississippi Gulf Coast in the NJCAA Region 23 Play-In round.

All home games will be broadcast live on Ranger TV, with Northwest sports information director Brian Lentz on the call.