CLEARWATER, FL. – The road to the 2022 Women’s College World Series starts in Clearwater with the St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational presented by Wilson, ESPN’s owned and operated college softball tournament.
The tournament will be held at the Eddie C. Moore Complex in Clearwater from Feb. 17-20. All 40 games will be broadcast across ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ACC Network, Longhorn Network, and ESPN+.
“We are excited to host college and All-American athletes, Olympians, and NCAA Champions at our award-winning softball facility,” said Special Events & Athletic Senior Manager, Kris Koch. “Sports tourism is key to our area thriving. We wish each team the best of luck!”
There are 16 teams participating in the invitational, and all 16 participating teams will be showcased at least once. The teams participating are Auburn, Clemson, Florida State, LSU, Michigan, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State, South Florida, Tennessee, Texas, Texas Tech, UCF, UCLA, Washington and Wisconsin.
Volunteers are needed to verify wrist bands, help in the VIP Hospitality areas, and passing out food to other volunteers. Volunteers receive free admission to the event after their volunteer shift is over, a meal or snacks, and a volunteer T-shirt.
While tournament tickets for the event are sold out, there are a limited number of day-of tickets available for Fields 1 and 3 for purchase on-site.
Tickets to the event are sold out. Parking for the tournament will only be available at the Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex. A shuttle will run between the competition fields and the Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex parking lot daily.
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