MIAA
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Adjustments have been made to the 2025 MIAA Baseball Championship schedule due to inclement weather in the Wednesday and Thursday forecast. The tournament’s first-round and quarterfinal contests will now be broken into two championship sites – Missouri Southern’s Warren Turner Field in Joplin, Mo., and Pittsburg State’s Al Ortolani Field in Pittsburg, Kan.
The championship’s two opening-round games will both begin at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7, with Missouri Southern hosting Emporia State in Joplin and Washburn taking on Northeastern State in Pittsburg.
Quarterfinal contests are now scheduled for noon and 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 8. At the Joplin championship site, top-seeded Central Missouri will take on the winner of Missouri Southern vs. Emporia State at 12 p.m., followed by Central Oklahoma vs. Rogers State at 3 p.m. Thirty miles North at the new Pittsburg State championship site, No. 2 seed Pitt State will host the winner of Washburn vs. Northeastern State at 12 p.m., followed by Fort Hays State vs. Northwest Missouri at 3 p.m.
The championship’s semifinal games and championship game will remain in Joplin as scheduled.
“We always try to have a backup facility available to ensure our tournament gets completed as scheduled,” said MIAA Commissioner Mike Racy. “This plan gives us the best opportunity to get six baseball games completed during the next two days.”
The updated tournament schedule is listed below. To view the official bracket and find more information on the 2025 MIAA Baseball Championship, visit theMIAA.com/baseballchampionship.
UPDATED CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE:
Opening Round - Wednesday, May 7
1 p.m. | Pittsburg, Kan. | No. 7 seed Washburn vs. No. 10 seed Northeastern State
1 p.m. | Joplin, Mo. | No. 8 seed Missouri Southern vs. No. 9 seed Emporia State
Quarterfinals - Thursday, May 8
12 p.m. | Joplin, Mo. | No. 1 seed Central Missouri vs. Missouri Southern/Emporia State
3 p.m. | Joplin, Mo. | No. 4 seed Central Oklahoma vs. No. 5 seed Rogers State
12 p.m. | Pittsburg, Kan. | No. 2 seed Pittsburg State vs. Washburn/Northeastern State
3 p.m. | Pittsburg, Kan. | No. 3 seed Fort Hays State 3 vs. No. 6 seed Northwest Missouri
Semifinals - Friday, May 9
1 p.m. | Joplin, Mo. | Semifinal Game One
4 p.m. | Joplin, Mo. | Semifinal Game Two
Championship Game - Saturday, May 10
1 p.m. | Joplin, Mo.