Kansas high school softball state schedule set under new KSHSAA format
The road to a Kansas high school softball state championship will have a different look this spring.
KSHSAA has changed the state tournament format, splitting the opening round away from the traditional championship sites. Much like the state basketball tournaments, the quarterfinal games will be played at neutral-site locations with higher seeds assigned to the closest available site. Winners will then advance to a single-site location to finish the rest of the state tournament.
That means fans will need to pay close attention when KSHSAA finalizes the brackets, seeds, opponents and locations later this week. The quarterfinal sites will be in Baldwin, Emporia, Salina and Topeka.
The Class 4A, 3A and 2-1A quarterfinals are scheduled for next week on Monday, while Class 6A and 5A will play quarterfinal games Tuesday.
From there, the 4A, 3A and 2-1A tournaments will move to Arrocha Ball Park in Lawrence with semifinals and trophy games spread across Wednesday, Thursday and Friday next week. The 6A and 5A tournaments will finish at Wilkins Stadium in Wichita with semifinals on Thursday and consolation and championship games on Friday.
Here is the full list of Kansas high school softball teams that have qualified for state so far, sorted by classification.
Kansas high school softball state qualifiers
Class 6A state tournament schedule
Note: Quarterfinal games scheduled for Tuesday, May 26.
No. 1 Derby (28-0) vs. No. 8 Campus (16-12), 3 in Emporia
No. 2 Gardner Edgerton (24-2) vs. No. 7 Maize (21-7), 11 a.m. in Baker
No. 3 Topeka (25-3) vs. No. 6 Blue Valley (20-6), 1 in Emporia
No. 4 Mill Valley (24-3) vs. No. 5 Olathe West (24-3), 1 in Baker
Semi 1: 11 a.m., Thursday at Wilkins Stadium
Semi 2: 3, Thursday at Wilkins Stadium
Third place: 11 a.m., Friday at Wilkins Stadium
Championship: 4, Friday at Wilkins Stadium
Class 5A state tournament schedule
Note: Quarterfinal games scheduled for Tuesday, May 26.
No. 1 Great Bend (25-1) vs. Eisenhower (14-13), 3 in Salina
No. 2 Basehor-Linwood (25-2) vs. No. 7 Maize South (21-7), 3 in Baker
No. 3 Bishop Carroll (25-3) vs. No. 6 Spring Hill (23-5), 5 in Emporia
No. 4 St. Thomas Aquinas (23-3) vs. No. 5 Pittsburg (22-4), 5 in Baker
Semi 1: 1, Thursday at Wilkins Stadium
Semi 2: 5, Thursday at Wilkins Stadium
Third place: 1:30, Friday at Wilkins Stadium
Championship: 6:45, Friday at Wilkins Stadium
Class 4A state tournament schedule
Note: Quarterfinal games scheduled for Monday, May 25.
No. 1 Fort Scott (25-3) vs. No. 8 McPherson (21-7), 4 in Baker
No. 2 Santa Fe Trail (25-3) vs. No. 7 Wamego (20-6), 3 in Topeka
No. 3 Clearwater (24-4) vs. No. 6 Andale-Garden Plain (19-5), 11 a.m. in Salina
No. 4 Rock Creek (23-4) vs. No. 5 Chapman (23-5), 1 in Topeka
Semi 1: 3, Wednesday at Arrocha Ballpark
Semi 2: 5, Wednesday at Arrocha Ballpark
Third place: 5, Thursday at Arrocha Ballpark
Championship: 6:45, Friday at Arrocha Ballpark
Class 3A state tournament schedule
Note: Quarterfinal games scheduled for Monday, May 25.
No. 1 Southeast of Saline (24-1) vs. No. 8 Lakin (15-12), 1 in Salina
No. 2 Haven (27-2) vs. No. 7 Baxter Springs (17-10), 3 in Emporia
No. 3 Silver Lake (25-4) vs. No. 6 Colby (21-6), 5 in Salina
No. 4 Frontenac (21-4) vs. No. 5 Jefferson West (21-6), 2 in Baker
Semi 1: 11 a.m., Wednesday at Arrocha Ballpark
Semi 2: 1, Wednesday at Arrocha Ballpark
Third place: 3, Thursday at Arrocha Ballpark
Championship: 1:30, Friday at Arrocha Ballpark
Class 2-1A state tournament schedule
Note: Quarterfinal games scheduled for Monday, May 25.
No. 1 Cedar Vale-Dexter (27-2) vs. No. 8 Central Heights (20-7), 1 in Emporia
No. 2 Mission Valley (27-2) vs. No. 7 Rossville (22-7), 11 a.m. in Topeka
No. 3 Thomas More Prep (27-2) vs. No. 6 Uniontown (20-6), 3 in Salina
No. 4 Inman (24-2) vs. No. 5 St. Mary’s Colgan (24-3), 11 a.m. in Emporia
Semi 1: 11 a.m., Thursday at Arrocha Ballpark
Semi 2: 1, Thursday at Arrocha Ballpark
Third place: 11 a.m., Friday at Arrocha Ballpark
Championship: 4, Friday at Arrocha Ballpark
This story was originally published May 21, 2026 at 6:01 AM.
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