KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association announced the seeds and pairings for its 2023 postseason softball championship.
 
Eight teams advance to the 2023 MIAA Softball Championship, set for May 3-6 at the Envista Softball Complex in Topeka, Kan. The double-elimination tournament will be played on two fields beginning Wednesday, May 3 and will move to a single field for the remaining games May 4-6.
 
Central Oklahoma tabbed it’s fifth MIAA regular season title in the last 10 years (2023, 2021, 2019, 2017 and 2013). The Bronchos finished with a record of 23-3 against MIAA opponents to be crowned the Association’s regular season champions and claimed the top seed in the postseason tournament.
 
The No. 1 Bronchos will take on No. 8 seed Fort Hays State in game one set for 3 p.m. on Wednesday, May 3. Fort Hays State finished 13-13 against league competition.
 
Missouri Southern clinched the No. 2 seed in with a runner-up finish in the regular season standings. The Lions own a league record of 21-5 and will face No. 7 seed Emporia State at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 3. The Hornets also finished 13-13 in the MIAA and earned the higher seed over FHSU passed on the Association’s tiebreaker protocol.
 
Rogers State, the defending NCAA Division II National Champion, earned the No. 3 seed in the tournament with a league record of 18-8. The Hillcats are set to face No. 6 seed Missouri Western in a 5:30 p.m. game on Wednesday, May 3. The Griffons tabbed the No. 6 seed after going 14-12 in MIAA doubleheaders.
 
Central Missouri finished with a record of 16-10 against league competition to claim the No. 4 seed into the postseason tournament. The Jennies take on No. 5-seeded Washburn at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, May 3. The Ichabods went 15-11 against MIAA opponents.
 
The battle for the 2023 MIAA tournament title will take place Saturday, May 6 at 12 p.m. To see the full schedule of the championship tourrnament, visit the championship central page.

The champion crowned will earn the Association’s automatic qualifier into the NCAA Central Region Championship, set for May 11-13.