EDISON, NJ (May. 5, 2025) – The 2025 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Softball Championship is set to be played this week from Tuesday, May 6 through Saturday, May 10 at Marist University’s Softball Park at Gartland Athletic Field in Poughkeepsie, NY. All games during the tournament will be shown live on ESPN+. The 2025 MAAC Softball Championship is an eight-team single and double elimination championship; games 1 and 2 will be single elimination and games 3-12 will be double elimination.
The teams participating in this week’s MAAC Championship include top seed Marist University, No. 2 Fairfield University, No.3 Iona University, No. 4 Siena College, No. 5 Canisius University, No. 6 Rider University, No. 7 Quinnipiac University, and No. 8 Sacred Heart University. Both Marist and Fairfield get first and second round byes and will play on Thursday against the winners of Games 3 and 4.
The Marist Red Foxes entered the 2025 season as the preseason favorite and finished as Regular Season Champions with a 21-2-1 record. The Red Fox Squad is home to 2025 MAAC Player of the Year Miah McDonald, MAAC Pitcher of the Year Maddie Pleasants and Coach of the Year Joe Ausanio, as well as eight All-MAAC team selections.
Tomorrow’s first round will feature No. 6 Rider vs. No. 7 Quinnipiac at 10:00am and No. 5 Canisius vs. No. 8 Sacred Heart at 12:30pm.
Full Schedule of events can be found below:
2025 MAAC SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SCHEDULE
Hosted by Highest Seed
Single elimination games* |
| Game |
Matchup |
Date |
Time |
Network |
Statistics |
| 1* |
No. 6 Rider vs. No. 7 Quinnipiac |
May 6 |
10:00 AM |
ESPN+ |
Live Stats |
| 2* |
No. 5 Canisius vs. No. 8 Sacred Heart |
May 6 |
12:30 PM |
ESPN+ |
Live Stats |
| 3 |
No. 3 Iona vs. Winner Game 1 |
May 7 |
10:00 AM |
ESPN+ |
Live Stats |
| 4 |
No. 4 Siena vs. Winner Game 2 |
May 7 |
12:30 PM |
ESPN+ |
Live Stats |
| 5 |
Loser game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 |
May 7 |
3:00 PM |
ESPN+ |
Live Stats |
| 6 |
No. 2 Fairfield vs. Winner Game 3 |
May 8 |
10:00 AM |
ESPN+ |
Live Stats |
| 7 |
No. 1 Marist vs. Winner Game 4 |
May 8 |
12:30 PM |
ESPN+ |
Live Stats |
| 8 |
Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6 |
May 8 |
3:00 PM |
ESPN+ |
Live Stats |
| 9 |
Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 7 |
May 9 |
10:00 AM |
ESPN+ |
Live Stats |
| 10 |
Winner Game 8 vs. Loser Game 7 |
May 9 |
12:30 PM |
ESPN+ |
Live Stats |
| 11 |
Loser Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10 |
May 9 |
3:00 PM |
ESPN+ |
Live Stats |
| 12 |
Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 11 |
May 10 |
11:00 AM |
ESPN+ |
Live Stats |
| 13 (if necessary) |
Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 11 |
May |
TBD |
ESPN+ |
Live Stats |
The 2025 MAAC Softball Championship is an eight-team single and double elimination championship taking place between May 6-10, 2025. Games 1 and 2 will be single elimination and games 3-12 will be double elimination. The championship will be hosted by the highest seed. For all information regarding the 2025 MAAC Softball Championship, please visit
http://maacsports.com/softball.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 13 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 44th year of competition during the 2024-25 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan University, Marist University, Merrimack College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Sacred Heart University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
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