KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Pittsburg State University softball team has earned the No. 2 seed for the upcoming 2025 MIAA Softball Championship.

The No. 21 ranked Gorillas (37-13, 18-6 MIAA) are 16-4 in their final 20 games of the regular season, finishing behind No. 5 Central Oklahoma (43-8, 20-4 MIAA) in the regular season standings. 

Pitt State will travel to Hays, Kan., to compete in the 10-team MIAA Championships on the campus of Fort Hays State. The Gorillas advance to the tournament quarterfinals Thursday (May 1) by virtue of their No. 2 seed where Pitt State will meet the winner of a Wednesday (Apr. 30) first-round match-up between No. 7 seed Missouri Western and No. 10 seed Nebraska - Kearney.

Pitt State's Thursday contest is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. (CDT) at Fleharty Family Field.

The semifinal games are scheduled for Noon and 2:30 p.m. Friday (May 2), with the championship match-up set for Noon Saturday, May 3.
 
Fans can purchase tickets at Fleharty Family Field or online HERE. All nine games will be broadcast live, exclusively on The MIAA Network. Click Here for the official bracket for the 2025 MIAA Softball Championship.
 
The 2025 MIAA Softball Championships is a single-elimination tournament with the winner securing the MIAA Championship and an automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Division II National Tournament.

The Gorillas were ranked No. 5 in the Central Region in the first set of seeded NCAA-II national rankings released Wednesday.

Stay tuned to pittstategorillas.com for additional information regarding the 2025 MIAA Softball Championship.