ROSEMONT, Ill. – Maryland Softball will travel to Clemson, S.C. to face Clemson and Pitt in the 2020 Big Ten/ACC Softball Challenge, the conference office announced on Tuesday. It marks the first time Maryland will participate in the event, which began in 2016.

The Terrapins will play each team twice. Michigan State will also represent the Big Ten in Clemson to play against Clemson and Pitt. Maryland is 7-2 all-time against Pitt. Clemson will be playing its inaugural year of softball as a varsity sport.

The fifth annual event will feature 10 schools from each conference, with each program playing four games each at four campus sites, while 2019 NCAA Women's College World Series participant Minnesota and NCAA Regional Champion Northwestern compete at the second annual ESPN St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational in Clearwater, Fla., from Feb. 13-16, 2020.

Game times, as well as television coverage, will be announced at a later date. The complete schedule of Big Ten/ACC Softball Challenge matchups can be found below.

2020 Big Ten/ACC Softball Challenge

(all games to be played Feb. 14-16, 2020 except where noted)

At Clearwater, Fla. (ESPN St. Pete/Clearwater Elite Invitational – to be played Feb. 13-16, 2020)

(results between Big Ten and ACC schools will count towards Challenge standings)

Big Ten – Minnesota, Northwestern

ACC – Florida State, Virginia Tech

At Chapel Hill, N.C. (host – North Carolina)

Big Ten – Michigan, Wisconsin

ACC – Louisville, North Carolina

At Raleigh, N.C. (host – NC State)

Big Ten – Illinois, Ohio State

ACC – NC State, Notre Dame

At Durham, N.C. (host – Duke)

Big Ten – Indiana, Rutgers

ACC – Duke, Syracuse

At Atlanta, Ga. (host – Georgia Tech)

Big Ten – Iowa, Nebraska

ACC – Boston College, Georgia Tech

At Clemson, S.C. (host – Clemson)

Big Ten – Maryland, Michigan State

ACC – Clemson, Pitt