ST. JOSEPH – The 2017 Missouri Western softball season will begin a little earlier than originally scheduled.

This weekend’s HSU/OBU Ronnie Hawkins Invitational has become a Friday, Saturday tournament due to forecasted rain in the Arkadelphia, Arkansas area.

Games were originally scheduled to be played this Saturday and Sunday. Opponents, venues and game times have not changed, but all games will be played one day eariler than initially scheduled.

Missouri Western will open the event Friday at 12:00 p.m. against Rogers State at Ouachita Baptist.

— MWSU Athletics —