FHSU Athletics
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The 19th-ranked Fort Hays State baseball team has earned the No. 3 seed in next week's MIAA Championship Tournament. The Tigers will take on sixth-seeded Northwest Missouri State in the quarterfinal round on Thursday at 7 p.m. in Joplin, Mo.
Fort Hays State will be playing in the conference tournament for a second year in a row for the first time since they qualified four straight years between 2010 and 2013. FHSU is 5-13 all-time in seven previous appearances in the tournament.
Should the Tigers advance in the single elimination, 10 team tournament, FHSU would play in the second semifinal beginning at 4 p.m. on Friday, with the championship game scheduled for 1 p.m. on Saturday.
Fort Hays State finished the regular season 32-15 overall and 26-10 in league play, setting a new team record for most MIAA wins in a season since joining the conference in 2007. FHSU's 32 wins are the most for the team since 2007 (33-20).
CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE:
Opening Round - Wednesday, May 7
Game 1 | 1 p.m. | No. 7 seed Washburn vs. No. 10 seed Northeastern State
Game 2 | 4 p.m. | No. 8 seed Missouri Southern vs. No. 9 seed Emporia State
Quarterfinals - Thursday, May 8
Game 3 | 10 a.m. | No. 4 seed Central Oklahoma vs. No. 5 seed Rogers State
Game 4 | 1 p.m. | No. 1 seed Central Missouri vs. Lowest Advancing Seed
Game 5 | 4 p.m. | No. 2 seed Pittsburg State vs. Second Lowest Advancing Seed
Game 6 | 7 p.m. | No. 3 seed Fort Hays State vs. No. 6 seed Northwest Missouri
Semifinals - Friday, May 9
Game 7 | 1 p.m. | Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4
Game 8 | 4 p.m. | Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6
Championship Game - Saturday, May 10
Game 9 | 1 p.m. | Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 8