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Brittany Cooley and George County will play in the Gulf Coast Softball Classic at the Gulfport SportsPlex this weekend. (Chip English/GulfLive.com correspondent)

Ten college teams and 40 high school teams will descend on the Gulfport SportsPlex this weekend for the Mississippi Gulf Coast Softball Classic.

Mississippi State, South Alabama and Louisiana-Lafayette highlight the college lineup, which features 25 games on three fields over a three-day period. Also in action will be Memphis, Baylor, Texas State, Chattanooga, Ohio, Nicholls State and Texas-San Antonio.

The high school portion of the event includes 30 games on four fields split between Friday and Saturday. Among those local teams in action are East Central, Pascagoula, St. Martin, George County, Ocean Springs, Vancleave, St. Patrick, Harrison Central, Gulfport and Biloxi.

Tickets for the Gulf Coast Softball Classic are $10 per day or $20 for a weekend pass. The Gulfport SportsPlex is located just north of I-10 at Exit 31 (Canal Road).

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The complete schedule:

College games

Friday, Feb. 28

Texas-San Antonio vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 11 a.m.

Texas State vs. Memphis, noon

Misissippi State vs. Texas-San Antonio, 2 p.m.

Ohio vs. South Alabama, 3 p.m.

Nicholls State vs. Chattanooga, 3 p.m.

Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Baylor, 5 p.m.

Chattanooga vs. Ohio, 6 p.m.

South Alabama vs. Nicholls State, 6 p.m.

Mississippi State vs. Baylor, 8 p.m.

Saturday, March 1

Chattanooga vs. Texas-San Antonio, 11 a.m.

Texas State vs. Ohio, 11:30 a.m.

Mississippi State vs. Memphis, noon

Texas-San Antonio vs. South Alabama, 2 p.m.

Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Chattanooga, 2:30 p.m.

Mississippi State vs. Nicholls State, 3 p.m.

Baylor vs. Texas State, 5 p.m.

Ohio vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 5:30 p.m.

Memphis vs. Nicholls State, 6 p.m.

South Alabama vs. Baylor, 8 p.m.

Sunday, March 2

Nicholls State vs. Texas State, 9:30 a.m.

Mississippi State vs. Ohio, 10 a.m.

Memphis vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 10:30 a.m.

Baylor vs. Texas-San Antonio, 12:30 p.m.

Mississippi State vs. Texas State, 1 p.m.

South Alabama vs. Chattanooga, 1:30 p.m.

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High school games

Friday Feb. 28

East Central vs. Harrison Central (JV), 2 p.m.

Gulfport vs. West Harrison (JV), 2 p.m.

Pascagoula vs. Biloxi, 2 p.m.

East Central vs. Harrison Central, 4 p.m.

Gulfport vs. Loyd Star, 4 p.m.

Pascagoula vs. Ocean Springs, 4 p.m.

South Jones vs. St. Patrick, 4 p.m.

St. Martin vs. Neshoba Central, 4 p.m.

Biloxi vs. South Jones, 6 p.m.

Oak Grove vs. West Harrison, 6 p.m.

Ocean Springs vs. St. Patrick, 6 p.m.

Saturday, March 1

Bay vs. Gulfport, 9 a.m.

Long Beach vs. Hancock (JV), 9 a.m.

George County vs. Neshoba Central (JV), 9 a.m.

Vancleave vs. South Jones, 11 a.m.

Long Beach vs. Loyd Star, 11 a.m.

Bay vs. Hancock, 11 a.m.

George County vs. Madison Central, 11 a.m.

Neshoba Central vs. Oak Grove, 1 p.m.

Pass Christian vs. Our Lady Academy, 1 p.m.

D'Iberville vs. Wayne County, 1 p.m.

East Central vs. St. Patrick, 1 p.m.

St. Martin vs. Madison Central, 3 p.m.

Long Beach vs. Our Lady Academy, 3 p.m.

Picayune vs. Wayne County, 3 p.m.

George County vs. Newton County, 3 p.m.

Harrison Central vs. Newton County, 5 p.m.

Vancleave vs. West Harrison, 5 p.m.

Hancock vs. Pass Christian, 5 p.m.

D'Iberville vs. Picayune, 5 p.m.