WVSSAC announces format for softball championship

The WVSSAC Board of Directors approved a new eight-team, double-elimination format for the WVSSAC Softball State Tournament beginning with the 2026 season. The tournament will be staged over two consecutive three-day weeks at Little Creek Park in South Charleston.

The Class A and Class AA championships will be played Wednesday-Friday, May 27-29. The Class AAA and Class AAAA championships will be played Wednesday-Friday, June 2-4.

The schedule for the tournaments is below. The format will be followed both weeks for all classes:
Day 1
Session 1
• Game 1: #1 vs. #8 (9:00am)
• Game 2: #4 vs. #5 (30 minutes after Game 1)
• Game 3: #3 vs. #6 (30 minutes after Game 2)
• Game 4: #2 vs. #7 (30 minutes after Game 3)
Session 2
• Game 5: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 (6:30pm)
• Game 6: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 (30 minutes after Game 5)

Day 2
Session 3
• Game 7: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 (9:00am)
• Game 8: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 (30 minutes after Game 7)
• Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 7 (30 minutes after Game 8)
• Game 10: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 8 (30 minutes after Game 9)
Session 4
• Game 11: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 at (6:30pm)
• Game 12: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10 at (30 minutes after Game 11)

Day 3
Session 5
• Game 13: Winner Game 12 vs. Loser Game 11 (10:30am)
• Game 14: Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 13 (1:30pm)
• Game 15: Winner Game 14 vs. Loser (30 minutes after Game 14; if necessary)