Klamath Falls, Ore.- Arizona Christian Softball will look to build on the momentum of winning the GSAC Champion Tournament as they begin play in the 2025 NAIA Softball National Championship Opening Round on Monday. The fifth seeded Firestorm will square off with Jamestown, the fourth seed, in the first game to begin the Klamath Falls Bracket.
Game Details
Jamestown- Monday, May 12 at 11:00 am
Stillwell Stadium, Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls, OR
If win on Monday- play on Monday, May 12 at 4:00 pm
If lose on Monday- play on Tuesday, May 13 at 11:00 am
Tickets (only available at the gate)- Tournament Pass- Adults- $30, Seniors/Military- $24
Per game- Adults- $15, Seniors/Military- $12, Students- $5
Food Truck at game- Smokin' H Barbeque pulled pork sandwich meal - $10
Complete Bracket- https://acufirestorm.com/documents/2025/5/10/Five_Team_Bracket_Softball_OIT_OR.pdf
Live Coverage
Live Video- http://oregontechowls.com/video
Live Stats v Jamestown- https://naiastats.prestosports.com/sports/sball/2024-25/boxscores/20250512_tkaz.xml
Live Stats rest of tournament- TBD
Thoughts from Coach Mayben
"It's a privilege to be playing in the postseason. A lot of hard work, and enduring the ups and downs of the season culminated in playing our most consistent softball in the GSAC tournament to earn this berth. Our focus is on representing Christ as we strive to continue to grow and compete together for one more day."
Arizona Christian
The Firestorm (27-24) claimed their second GSAC Tournament Championship with a 4-3 win over Embry-Riddle (AZ) on May 1. ACU dropped their first game of the tournament and then won four straight elimination games navigating through the loser's bracket.
Dayna Herrera threw four complete games (two games per day she pitched) in the five GSAC tournament games. Herrera added hitting .353. Hannah Butcher threw a complete game of her own. Jyden Miles slashed her way to .526 (10-19) hitting tournament. Taylor Fogleman was dialed in as she hit .429 (6-14) with three doubles and six RBI. SIx Firestorm hit .400 or better in the five games.
Arizona Christian returns to the NAIA opening round for the first since 2016. ACU went 0-2 playing in the Shawnee (Okla.) Bracket. They fell 1-0 to Park (MO) and 9-6 to Indiana Southeast.
Key ACU Players
Miles- .394, 4 2B, 50 runs, 21 steals
Nadia Landeros- .384, 6 2B, 3B, 16 RBI
Herrera (GSAC Gold Glove)- .374, 8 2B, 3B, HR, 41 RBI, 17-14, 196.1 IP, 84 K
Morgan Bradford (All-GSAC, GSAC Gold Glove)- .344, 8 2B, 3B, HR, 28 RBI
Fogleman- .339, 11 RBI
Sierra Lauko- .331, 13 2B, 4 3B, 4 HR, 39 RBI
Elena Garcia- .321, 2 2B, 2 3B
Brenna Henry- GSAC Gold Glove, 1.000 Fielding Percentage
Butcher- 8-9, 108.1 IP, 44 strikeouts
Series Notes
Facing Jamestown, ACU owns a 2-1 record with all previous meetings coming in the Tucson Invitational. The teams met earlier in the season with the Jimmies winning 13-5.
Jamestown
The Jimmies (35-15) reached the opening round for the first time since 2018 after sweeping their way through the North Star Athletic Association tournament. UJ allowed only one run in their three NSAA games. Hope Ransom earned all three wins in the circle. Kaitlin McCarthy had an impressive NSAA series as she went 8-9 (.889) with a home run, double, and four RBI.
Roll Storm!
