TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – The Northeastern State softball team is set to compete in the 2016 MIAA Championship. The event is being held April 28-30 at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.
 
The RiverHawks (32-21, 15-11 MIAA) have earned the No. 5 seed in the double-elimination tournament and will meet No. 4 seed Pittsburg State (36-17, 19-7 MIAA) in the first round at 5 p.m. April 28 on Field 2. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students. Children age six and under are free.
 
The winner of the first game will meet either No. 1 Missouri Western State or No. 8 Southwest Baptist following the conclusion of the opening-round games. The two losing teams will also meet in the first round of the loser's bracket.
 
NSU and PSU split a doubleheader in Tahlequah in the final week of the regular season on April 22. Pittsburg State won the first contest 2-1 and Northeastern State defeated the Gorillas 10-3 in the second game.
 
PSU utilized reigning MIAA Pitcher of the Year Emmie Robertson in the first game and the RiverHawks struck out a season-high 15 times. She also tossed a no-hitter and entered the sixth inning with a perfect game.
 
Northeastern State is making its third appearance at the MIAA Championship in the last four years. The RiverHawks are an even 4-4 at the tournament, which included advancing to the finals in 2014 as the No. 8 seed. They went 1-2 in 2013 as the No. 5 seed. This will be the first time NSU and Pittsburg State will meet in the conference championship.
 
2016 MIAA SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE (ASA Hall of Fame Stadium)

Thursday, April 28, 2016
Game 1: #1 Missouri Western State vs. #8 Southwest Baptist (Stadium)	5:00 pm
Game 2: #4 Pittsburg State vs. #5 Northeastern State (Field 2)	5:00 pm
Game 3: #3 Central Oklahoma vs. #6 Central Missouri (Field 3)	5:00 pm
Game 4: #2 Northwest Missouri State vs. #7 Fort Hays State (Field 4)	5:00 pm
Game 5: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 (Field 2)	7:30 pm
Game 6: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 (Field 3)	7:30 pm
Game 7: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 (Field 4)	7:30 pm
Game 8: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 (Stadium)	7:30 pm
Friday, April 29, 2016
Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 8 (Field 4)	11 am
Game 10: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 7 (Stadium)	11 am
Game 11: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10 (Stadium)	1:30 pm
Game 12: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 (Stadium)	4 pm
Game 13: Winner Game 11 vs. Loser Game 12 (Stadium)	6:30 pm
Saturday, April 30, 2016
Game 14: Winner Game 12 vs. Winner Game 13 (Stadium)	11 am
Game 15: Winner Game 14 vs. Loser Game 14 (Stadium)	1:30 pm (If necessary)

 
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