Cal State East Bay to Host 2025 NCAA Division II Softball Regional Pod This Week
INDIANAPOLIS - The 2025 NCAA Division II Softball Championships were announced by the National Office on Monday. Cal State East Bay was awarded the No. 1 seed in the West Region and will host one of two regional pods in Hayward this week. The regional pod (West 1) will take place Thursday, May 8 to Saturday May 10.
The Pioneers, along with Sonoma State, Western Washington* and Concordia University Irvine* will play in Hayward this week at Pioneer Softball Field. The format is double elimination among the four teams. The winner of the Hayward Pod advances to next week's Super Regional against the winner of the San Francisco West Region Pod, which features San Francisco State*, Cal State San Marcos, Biola and Saint Martin's.
*Indicates automatic qualifier from respective conference championship
Cal State East Bay enters the NCAA West Regional with an overall record of 38-13 and won the regular season championship for the CCAA. The Pioneers dropped two games in last week's CCAA Tournament in double elimination.
All games during the Hayward Pod of the West Regional can be viewed on FloCollege. Tickets can be purchases online and a link will be added once available.
Below is a schedule of the West 1 Pod with all games at Pioneer Softball Field in Hayward, California. All Times Pacific.
Thursday, May 8Game 1
Sonoma State at Cal State East Bay
12 p.m.
CUI vs. Western Washington
2:30 p.m.
Friday, May 9
Game 3
Winner G1 vs. Winner G2
10 a.m.
Loser G1 vs. Loser G2
12:30 p.m.
Loser G3 vs. Winner G4
3 p.m.
Winner G3 vs. Winner G5
12 p.m.
If necessary if Winner G5 defeats Winner G3 in Game 6
2:30 p.m.
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