Rain in this weekend's weather forecast has postponed the 2017 Region VI Division I Softball Championship, which was originally scheduled to begin on April 28. The tournament has been moved to May 5-7.
As the top seed and Jayhawk West champion, Butler will host the tournament at East Park in El Dorado. Single-day tickets for the seven-team, double-elimination tournament are $10.
The opening round is now scheduled to begin on Friday, May 5 at 1:00 p.m., with fourth-seeded Colby to face No. 5 Dodge City. At 3:00 p.m., third-seeded Seward County will play fourth-seeded Garden City, then No. 2 Barton takes on No. 7 Pratt at 5:00 p.m.
With a first-round bye, Butler (48-0 overall, 24-0 conference) will face the Colby-Dodge City winner on Saturday, May 6 at 11:00 a.m.
The Region VI championship game is slated for Sunday, May 7 at 2:00 p.m. If needed, a second championship game will follow at 4:00 p.m. A full updated schedule with dates and times can be found below.
The Region VI winner will move on to play the Region IX champion in a best-of-three series for the NJCAA District E Championship on May 10-11, which will be hosted by the Region IX champion. The winner of that series will then advance to the NJCAA Division I Softball Championship in St. George, Utah, which runs May 17-20.
REGION VI DIVISION I SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Hosted by Butler
El Dorado, KS (East Park)
Friday, May 5
Game 1 - No. 1 Butler (48-0) vs. BYE
Game 2 - No. 4 Colby (29-17) vs. No. 5 Dodge City (23-17), 1:00 p.m.
Game 3 - No. 3 Seward County (39-20) vs. No. 6 Garden City (16-34), 3:00 p.m.
Game 4 - No. 2 Barton (29-14) vs. No. 7 Pratt (4-48), 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 6
Game 5 - Game 2 loser vs. BYE
Game 6 - Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 9:00 a.m.
Game 7 - Butler vs. Game 2 winner, 11:00 a.m.
Game 8 - Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 1:00 p.m.
Game 9 - Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 loser, 3:00 p.m.
Game 10 - Game 8 loser vs. Game 5 winner, 5:00 p.m.
Game 11 - Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 7
Game 12 - Game 10 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 10:00 a.m.
Game 13 - Game 12 winner vs. Game 11 loser, 12:00 p.m.
Game 14 (Championship)- Game 11 winner vs. Game 13 winner, 2:00 p.m.
Game 15 (if needed) - Game 14 loser vs. Game 14 winner, 4:00 p.m.