2024 Summit League Softball Championship bracket set

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Summit League) -– The 2024 Summit League Softball Championship bracket was unveiled by league officials Saturday afternoon with South Dakota State earning the No. 1 seed following its fourth straight regular season league title.

The six-team tournament will be played May 8-11 at Jackrabbit Softball Stadium in Brookings, S.D. All games will be streamed live on the Summit League Network, while the semifinals and championship games will also be televised on Midco Sports. First round games will be played on Wednesday as single elimination contests. The remainder of the championship will be double elimination with the championship game being held on Saturday.

The top two seeds in this year’s Summit League Championship event receive byes into Thursday’s semifinal round. Joining the Jackrabbits (31-20, 14-2) with a first-round bye will be No. 2 seed, Omaha (37-12, 14-4), for the third straight season.

Rounding out the six-team field will be No. 3 seed Kansas City (21-29, 8-10 SL), No. 4 seed South Dakota (22-28, 7-10 SL), No. 5 seed North Dakota (14-41, 6-12 SL) and No. 6 seed North Dakota State (17-36, 4-14). St. Thomas (16-34, 8-9), who finished third in the league standings, is ineligible for the Summit League championship due to the NCAA Division I transition.

The first pitch of the 2024 Summit League championship will take place at 1 p.m. CT on Wednesday when No. 4 seed South Dakota takes on No. 5 seed North Dakota, with the winner advancing to play top-seeded South Dakota State on Thursday. Third-seeded Kansas City and sixth-seeded North Dakota State will square off in Wednesday’s second game at approximately 3:30 p.m. CT, with the winner advancing to play No. 2 seed Omaha.

Thursday’s semifinal games will begin at 11 a.m. CT, with the two victorious schools advancing to Friday’s winner’s bracket contest. The two losing schools will play at approximately 4 p.m. CT Thursday in a win or go home game. Friday’s winner’s bracket game will be played at 1 p.m. CT with the loser having to play at approximately 3:30 p.m. CT to earn a spot in Saturday’s championship.

The first pitch for Saturday’s championship game will be at 1 p.m. CT with an if necessary game at approximately 3:30 p.m. CT. The Summit League champion will earn the League’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Championship Schedule

Wednesday, May 8 ^th

G1: (4) South Dakota vs. (5) North Dakota | 1 p.m. CT

G2: (3) Kansas City vs. (6) North Dakota State | 3:30 p.m. CT

Thursday, May 9 ^th

G3: (1) South Dakota State vs. G1 Winner | 11 a.m. CT

G4: (2) Omaha vs. G2 Winner | 1:30 p.m. CT

G5: G3 Loser vs. G4 Loser | 4 p.m. CT

Friday, May 10 ^th

G6: G3 Winner vs. G4 Winner | 1 p.m. CT

G7: G6 Loser vs. G5 Winner | 3:30 p.m. CT

Saturday, May 11 ^th

G8: G6 Winner vs. G7 Winner | 1 p.m. CT

G9: If Necessary | 3:30 p.m. CT

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