2026 Mississippi High School Softball Playoffs: State Championship Brackets, Schedules - April 17

Get every MHSAA bracket, matchup and final score of the 2026 Mississippi high school softball playoffs

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The 2026 Mississippi high school softball playoffs begin with Round 1 action getting underway on April 17, and High School On SI has brackets for all classifications and districts.

MHSAA Classes 1A-4A will play their first round games April 17-18. Classes 5A-7A will wrap up their regular season games on April 18 and begin their state championship tournaments on April 24.

The 2026 MHSAA state championships will be played at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) Softball Complex in Hattiesburg.

Full brackets for each classification can be found below.

2026 Mississippi High School Softball Playoffs: State Championship Brackets, Schedules, Scores (MHSAA) - April 17, 2026

2026 Mississippi (MHSAA) Class 1A Softball Championship

Class 1A Tournament Dates:

April 17: First Round
April 24: Second Round
May 1: Third Round
May 8: Semi-Final Round
May 12: Championship Round

2026 Mississippi (MHSAA) Class 2A Softball Championship

Class 2A Tournament Dates:

April 17: First Round
April 24: Second Round
May 1: Third Round
May 8: Semi-Final Round
May 12: Championship Round

2026 Mississippi (MHSAA) Class 3A Softball Championship

Class 3A Tournament Dates:

April 17: First Round
April 24: Second Round
May 1: Third Round
May 8: Semi-Final Round
May 12: Championship Round

2026 Mississippi (MHSAA) Class 4A Softball Championship

Class 4A Tournament Dates:

April 17: First Round
April 24: Second Round
May 1: Third Round
May 8: Semi-Final Round
May 12: Championship Round

2026 Mississippi (MHSAA) Class 5A Softball Championship

Class 5A Tournament Dates:

April 24: First Round
May 1: Second Round
May 8: Semi-Final Round
May 12: Championship Round

2026 Mississippi (MHSAA) Class 6A Softball Championship

Class 6A Tournament Dates:

April 24: First Round
May 1: Second Round
May 8: Semi-Final Round
May 12: Championship Round

2026 Mississippi (MHSAA) Class 7A Softball Championship

Class 7A Tournament Dates:

April 24: First Round
May 1: Second Round
May 8: Semi-Final Round
May 12: Championship Round

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Sam Brown covers high school sports as well as NCAA football and basketball. Sam began his professional career as a high school sports reporter for The Tennessean in Nashville where he covered boys and girls prep sports full-time and helped cover Vanderbilt football, Tennessee Titans football and Nashville Predators hockey. He graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with a double major in journalism and communication studies and currently lives in Seattle with his girlfriend and dog.

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