State High School Activities Association

1 N. Keene Street, Columbia, MO 65201-6645  P.O. Box 1328, Columbia, MO 65205-1328 Phone (573) 875-4880  Fax (573) 875-1450  www.mshsaa.org  [email protected]

Dr. Kerwin Urhahn, Executive Director Stacy Schroeder, Associate Executive Director Davine Davis, Assistant Executive Director Kevin Garner, Assistant Executive Director Craig Long, Chief Financial Officer Don Maurer, Assistant Executive Director Lou Mazzocco, Assistant Executive Director Kenny Seifert, Assistant Executive Director Greg Stahl, Assistant Executive Director Jason West, Communications Director

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jason West, MSHSAA Communications Director E-mail: [email protected] Date: 10/23/2020

Fall Softball Championship Times Announced

Columbia, Mo.- The Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) has announced game times for the five championship matchups. All five games will be played on the stadium field of the Killian Softball complex in Springfield.

On Thursday, Oct. 29th, Class 5 will play at Noon. Later that evening, Class 2 will play at 5 p.m. The next day, Friday, Oct. 30th, Class 4 will at Noon, while the Class 3 game will be at 5 p.m. Saturday’s matchup will feature the Class 1 teams beginning at 1 p.m.

Due to pandemic caused attendance restrictions, all ticket sales will be digital, and each school will be allotted 255 admissions for their game. MSHSAA will work with each qualifying school administration on how the school wishes to manage their ticket allotment. Tickets, when available, can be purchased at www.mshsaa.org by selecting the TICKET icon. Tickets will not be available for purchase prior to 10:00 a.m. Monday October 26. Tickets will be valid for a single-game.

Previously, modifications for the championship semifinal and final rounds were announced. The semifinal round will now be hosted by a member-school, on Oct. 24th for Classes 2-5. For Class 1 semifinals, the contests will now be played on Oct. 27th at a member-school. No third- place games will be contested this year.

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“The MSHSAA promotes the value of participation, sportsmanship, team play and personal excellence to develop citizens who make positive contributions to their community and support the democratic principles of our state and nation.”