Revised and updated Fast-Pitch Championship Schedule

The MHSAA Fast-Pitch Softball State Championship schedule will pick up Monday, May 13th after weather issues in the Hattiesburg and Starkville areas led to postponements this week. Mississippi State University in Starkville will host Game 2’s and, if necessary, Game 3’s for Class 6A, 4A and 2A. The University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg will host Game 1’s, 2’s and, if necessary, Game 3’s in Class 5A, 3A and 1A.

Monday, May 13th
Class 6A, 4A and 2A
At Nusz Park
Mississippi State University
Starkville
(All game times subject to change)
10:00 AM — Class 2A: Philadelphia vs. Enterprise (Enterprise leads series 1-0)
30 minutes after completion of 1st game — Class 4A: Tishomingo County vs. Newton County (Newton County leads series 1-0)
30 minutes after completion of 2nd game — Class 6A: DeSoto Central vs. Brandon (Brandon leads series 1-0)

Class 5A/3A/1A
At Southern Miss Softball Complex
University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg
1:30 PM — Class 1A: Vardaman vs. Smithville (Game 1)
4:00 PM — Class 3A: Choctaw Central vs. South Pontotoc (Game 1)
6:30 PM — Class 5A: Wayne County vs. Neshoba Central (Game 1)

Tuesday, May 14th
Class 6A/4A/2A
At Nusz Park
Mississippi State University
Starkville
Noon (tentative): Game 3’s, if necessary
30 minutes after completion of previous game — Any remaining Game 3’s

Class 5A/3A/1A
At Southern Miss Softball Complex
University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg
10:00 AM — Class 1A: Smithville vs. Vardaman (Game 2)
30 minutes after completion of previous game — Class 3A: South Pontotoc vs. Choctaw Central (Game 2)
30 minutes after completion of previous game — Class 5A: Neshoba Central vs. Wayne County (Game 2)
30 minutes after completion of previous game — Any Game 3’s (if necessary)

MHSAA officials worked with administrators from the host insitutions as well as administrators and coaches from the participating high schools to facilitate schedule adjustments and limit disruptions on the college campuses.

With MSU’s softball team scheduled to practice Monday evening, Game 2’s in Starkville will start that morning and any Game 3’s will be played Tuesday,

Since the tournament had not started in Hattiesburg, each of the six participating schools in 5A, 3A and 1A were given the opportunity by the MHSAA on Friday morning to reschedule to a home-and-home and/or neutral site series at a mutually agreeable location for both teams. That option led to no requests by the participating schools for site changes, so all three series will remain at USM.