RICHARDSON, Texas – The 10-team bracket is set for the 2021 Lone Star Conference Softball Championship, which will be played over three days at Tom Heath Field on the campus of Oklahoma Christian University, starting on Thursday, May 13.
 
Oklahoma Christian is the top seed and host, while Angelo State is the second seed, followed by Texas A&M-Commerce, West Texas A&M, Texas A&M-Kingsville, and Texas A&M International.  Lubbock Christian, Cameron, St. Mary's, and St. Edward's round out the field.
 
The single-elimination tournament starts Thursday, May 13 with four games at 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 4 p.m., and 6:30 p.m.  The action continues Friday, May 14 with four more games starting at 11 a.m., while the tournament championship game is Saturday, May 15, at 2 p.m.
 
Every game of the 2021 LSC Championship will be available on the LSC Digital Network at www.lonestarconferencenetwork.com or on the LSC Digital Network OTT app. Fans will be able to purchase an LSC Softball Championship Day Pass for $10 that will provide access to all tournament games for 24 hours starting from the time of purchase.
 
The winner of the tournament will be named the LSC Softball Tournament Champion and earn the league's automatic qualification to the 2021 NCAA Division II South Central Regional held May 19-20-21 in Commerce and hosted by A&M-Commerce.
 
2021 LONE STAR CONFERENCE SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT
Thursday, May 13
Game 1: No. 10 St. Edward's vs. No. 7 Lubbock Christian, 11 a.m.
Game 2: No. 9 St. Mary's vs. No. 8 Cameron, 1:30 p.m.
Game 3: 7-10 winner vs. No. 2 Angelo State, 4 p.m.
Game 4: 8-9 winner vs. No. 1 Oklahoma Christian, 6:30 p.m.
 
Friday, May 14
Game 5: No. 3 Texas A&M-Commerce vs. No. 6 Texas A&M International, 11 a.m.
Game 6: No. 4 West Texas A&M vs. No. 5 Texas A&M-Kingsville, 1:30 p.m.
Game 7: Semifinals: 3-6 winner vs. 2/7-10 winner, 4 p.m.
Game 8: Semifinals: 4-5 winner vs. 1/8-9 winner, 6:30 p.m.
 
Saturday, May 15
Championship game: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 2 p.m.