UW-Green Bay to Serve as Host of 2021 WIAA State Softball Tournament, June 28-30
GREEN BAY ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS | NEWS RELEASE |May 10, 2021
GREEN BAY, Wis.—The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay will host the 2021 WIAA State Softball Tournament at newly-constructed King Park, the University and WIAA announced on Monday. UW-Green Bay and Green Bay Athletics will host 15 total games on June 28-30, including all five state championship games.
The single elimination tournament features five divisions. Eight teams qualify in Division 1 and four each in Divisions 2, 3, 4 and 5. All teams are seeded in each of the divisional brackets.
“We are both thrilled and appreciative to be hosting the WIAA State Softball Tournament this summer,” said UW-Green Bay Chancellor Michael Alexander. “This event will welcome fans from throughout the state of Wisconsin, showcasing our beautiful campus and the brand-new King Park.”
The event will welcome fans and communities from across the state of Wisconsin to the UW-Green Bay campus. Each day is expected to draw over 500 fans. Ticketing information will be released later.
“The WIAA is so appreciative of the UW-Green Bay staff and leadership,” Assistant Director Stephanie Hauser said. “They have been welcoming and accommodating in helping us plan and host this event on campus.
“The beautiful, new collegiate venue will provide the perfect setting for the culmination of the 2021 WIAA softball season,” she continued. “Green Bay as a host city for the volleyball and girls basketball State Tournaments has welcomed our teams and communities, and we look forward to those same experiences with the State Softball Tournament this year.”
Completed in 2021, King Park includes a full synthetic turf field, LED lights, state of the art sound system, batting cages, bullpen and press box. It serves as the only full turf field in the Horizon League and with a state-of-the-art drainage system allows for quick resumption of play.
For more information on the WIAA State Softball Tournament and its history, click here.
Bay Port High School will also host four games on Monday, June 28.
2021 State Softball Tournament
Monday-Wednesday, June 28-30
UW-Green Bay & Bay Port High School
Monday, June 28 @ Bay Port High School
8 a.m Division 1 Quarterfinal (Seed #2 vs. Seed #7) or (Seed #3 vs. Seed #6)*
10 a.m. Division 1 Quarterfinal (Seed #2 vs. Seed #7) or (Seed #3 vs. Seed #6)*
Noon Division 1 Quarterfinal (Seed #1 vs. Seed #8) or (Seed #4 vs. Seed #5)*
2 p.m. Division 1 Quarterfinal (Seed #1 vs. Seed #8) or (Seed #4 vs. Seed #5)*
Monday, June 28 @ UW-Green Bay
9 a.m. Division 5 Semi-final (Seed #1 vs. Seed #4) or (Seed #2 vs. Seed #3)*
11 a.m. Division 5 Semi-final (Seed #1 vs. Seed #4) or (Seed #2 vs. Seed #3)*
2 p.m. Division 1 Semi-final – Winners 8 a.m./10 a.m.
4 p.m. Division 5 Championship
7 p.m. Division 1 Semi-final – Winners Noon./2 p.m.
Tuesday, June 29 – all games @ UW-Green Bay (Bay Port if needed)
8 a.m. Division 4 Semi-final (Seed #1 vs. Seed #4) or (Seed #2 vs. Seed #3)*
10 a.m. Division 4 Semi-final (Seed #1 vs. Seed #4) or (Seed #2 vs. Seed #3)*
Noon Division 3 Semi-final (Seed #1 vs. Seed #4) or (Seed #2 vs. Seed #3)*
2 p.m. Division 3 Semi-final (Seed #1 vs. Seed #4) or (Seed #2 vs. Seed #3)*
4:30 p.m. Division 4 Championship
7 p.m. Division 3 Championship
Wednesday, June 30 – all games @ UW-Green Bay (Bay Port H.S. if needed)
10 a.m. Division 2 Semi-final (Seed #1 vs. Seed #4) or (Seed #2 vs. Seed #3)*
Noon Division 2 Semi-final (Seed #1 vs. Seed #4) or (Seed #2 vs. Seed #3)*
3 p.m. Division 1 Championship
6 p.m. Division 2 Championship
* Based upon geography and determined at State Seed Meeting on June 24, 2021
About the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Established in 1965, UW-Green Bay is a public institution serving 8,970 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students and 79,604 continuing education enrollees each year across all campus locations. We educate students from pre-college through retirement and offer 200+ degrees, programs and certificates. UW-Green Bay graduates are resilient, inclusive, sustaining and engaged members of their communities, ready to rise to fearlessly face challenges, solve problems and embrace diverse ideas and people. With four campus locations, the University welcomes students from every corner of the world. In 2020, UW-Green Bay was the fastest growing UW school in Wisconsin. For more information, visit www.uwgb.edu.
About the WIAA
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association, as defined by its Constitution, is a voluntary, unincorporated, and nonprofit organization. The Association membership has a diversified membership of public high schools, nonpublic high schools, public middle schools, and nonpublic middle schools.
The purpose of the Association is…
… to organize, develop and control an interscholastic athletic program that will promote the ideals of its membership and the opportunities for member schools’ participation.
…to emphasize interscholastic athletics as a partner with other school activities in the total education process, and to formulate and maintain policies that will cultivate the high ideals of good citizenship and sportsmanship.
…to promote uniformity of standards in interscholastic athletic competition, and prevent exploitation by special interest groups of the school program and the individual’s ability.
