CARMEL, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) is set to host the 2025 Softball Championship in Lexington, Ky. May 8-11.
 
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The 2025 HCAC Softball Championship will get underway on Thursday in Lexington, Ky. on the campus of Transylvania University.

The Pioneers earned the regular season title and the right to host with their No. 1 seed following a 14-2 run through conference play. Picking up the other first-round bye was Mount St. Joseph, whose 12-6 mark was good enough to claim the No. 2 seed. Earlham earned the No. 3 seed with a 11-7 mark, while Franklin picked up the No. 4 slot, following a 10-8 league record. Manchester and Rose-Hulman were the final teams in, with each finishing the conference slate with 10-8 records, while the Spartans picked up the tiebreak and the No. 5 seed with the Fightin' Engineers taking the No. 6 seed.
 
The opening contest will get underway on Thursday at 10 a.m., with No. 4 Franklin facing off against No. 5 Manchester. In the second contest, No. 3 Earlham will see No. 6 Rose-Hulman, with that game set to start at 12:30 p.m. At 3 p.m., No. 1 Transylvania will await the winner of the Franklin/Manchester matchup. In the day’s finale No. 2 Mount St. Joseph  will take on the winner of the Earlham/Rose-Hulman duel.
 
The softball tournament will be a double elimination tournament with games set for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, with an as necessary Sunday game.
 
For more information on HCAC Softball, visit the websites of any of the participating schools, or go to the HCAC's home on the internet at www.heartlandconf.org. Be sure to stay up to date on all of your Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference news by following @HCACDIII on X and by liking the "HCAC DIII" Facebook page.