{"id":31865,"date":"2026-03-05T11:48:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T16:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/delaware-blue-hens-softball-opens-conference-usa-season-against-fiu\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T11:48:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T16:48:34","slug":"delaware-blue-hens-softball-opens-conference-usa-season-against-fiu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/delaware-blue-hens-softball-opens-conference-usa-season-against-fiu\/","title":{"rendered":"Delaware Blue Hens Softball Opens Conference USA Season Against FIU"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1772729313338.webp?resize=1920%2C1080&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1772729313338.webp?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1772729313338.webp?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1772729313338.webp?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1772729313338.webp?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1772729313338.webp?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The University of Delaware softball program kicks off its Conference USA schedule this week as they welcome Florida International University to campus.<\/p><p>This marks an important milestone for the Blue Hens as they begin conference play in their new athletic home. The matchup against FIU represents the team&#8217;s first official game as members of Conference USA.<\/p><p>The Blue Hens will look to start their conference campaign on a strong note when they take the field against the Panthers. This home opener provides an opportunity for Delaware to establish momentum early in the CUSA season.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Delaware softball team begins Conference USA competition this week. The Blue Hens will face Florida International University in their opening conference matchup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":31864,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29,836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1772729313338.webp?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-8hX","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":32898,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/delaware-softball-claims-first-conference-usa-win-with-7-2-victory-over-fiu\/","url_meta":{"origin":31865,"position":0},"title":"Delaware Softball Claims First Conference USA Win with 7-2 Victory Over FIU","author":"Admin","date":"March 6, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The University of Delaware softball team secured their inaugural Conference USA victory Friday night, defeating Florida International 7-2 at Delaware Softball Diamond in Newark. 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