Baseball | 5/5/2019 6:20:29 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The bracket for the 2019 MIAA Baseball Championship is set. For the first time since 2013, all eight teams that qualified for the championship had a winning record in conference play. The official 2019 MIAA Baseball Championship bracket is available here.

Central Missouri claimed the association’s regular season title with a 24-9 conference record to be the tournament’s number one seed. The Mules will play eighth-seeded Missouri Western at 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 9. The winner of that match-up plays the winner of fourth-seeded Pittsburg State and fifth-seeded Emporia State. The Gorillas and Hornets square off on Thursday, May 9 at 7:30 p.m.

Missouri Southern earned the second seed in the championship with a 23-10 MIAA record. MSSU draws seventh-seeded Northwest Missouri on Thursday, May 9 at 12:30 p.m. Third-seeded Central Oklahoma and sixth-seeded Lindenwood match-up for the first game of the tournament at 9 a.m. on Thursday, May 9. The winner of the Bronchos and Lions advances to play the winner between the Lions and Bearcats.

All games for the 2019 MIAA Baseball Championship will be played in Pittsburg, Kansas at Al Ortolani Field. Below are the schedule and times for the 2019 Baseball Championship. All times are weather permitting and subject to change. For more information on the baseball tournament, visit the Championship Central page.

Thursday, May 9, 2019
Game 1: #3 Central Oklahoma vs. #6 Lindenwood - 9 a.m.
Game 2: #2 Missouri Southern vs. #7 Northwest Missouri - 12:30 p.m.
Game 3: #1 Central Missouri vs. #8 Missouri Western - 4 p.m.
Game 4: #4 Pittsburg State vs. #5 Emporia State - 7:30 p.m.

Friday, May 10, 2019
Game 5: Loser game 1 vs. Loser game 2 - 9 a.m.
Game 6: Loser game 3 vs. Loser game 4 - 12:30 p.m.
Game 7: Winner game 1 vs. Winner game 2 - 4 p.m.
Game 8: Winner game 3 vs. Winner game 4 - 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 11, 2019
Game 9: Loser game 7 vs. Winner game 5 - 9 a.m.
Game 11: Winner game 8 vs. Winner game 9 - 12:30 p.m.
Game 10: Loser game 8 vs. Winner game 6 - 4 p.m.
Game 12: Winner game 7 vs. Winner game 10 - 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 12, 2019
Game 13: Winner game 11 vs. Loser game 11 (If necessary) - 9 a.m.
Game 14: Winner game 12 vs. Loser game 12 (If necessary) - 12:30 p.m.
Game 15: MIAA Championship

Note: The latest time the championship game can start is 4 p.m. due to the scheduled meeting time of the Division II baseball committee for NCAA championship selections.

Alternate Plans:
If Games #13 and #14 are not necessary the Championship game will begin at 12:30.
If Game #13 is not necessary but Game #14 is played the games times will be Game# 14 at 12:30 and the Championship game at 4 p.m.
If Game #14 is not necessary but Game #13 is played the game times will be Game #13 at 9:00 a.m. and the Championship game at 12:30.