Kingsport, TN. – The 2025 WinWon Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Women’s Softball Tournament returns to Kingsport for five days of games. 10 teams from Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina and South Caroline will play at Brickyard Park from Monday, April 28 through Friday, May 2. Reinhardt University is the No. 1 seed.
Reinhardt won the regular season with a 23-5 conference record. The AAC has two automatic berths to the NAIA National Championship Tournament, and Reinhardt receives one as the regular-season champion. The final automatic berth will be awarded to the tournament champion. If Reinhardt wins the tournament, the second automatic berth will go to the tournament runner-up. Ten teams advance to the double-elimination tournament.
Here are the seeds for the tournament:
- Reinhardt (GA) (26-8, 23-5 AAC)
- Bryan (TN) (28-12, 21-7 AAC)
- Truett McConnell (GA) (29-13, 20-8 AAC)
- Johnson (TN) (25-12, 20-8 AAC)
- Montreat (NC) (32-14, 20-8 AAC)
- Tennessee Wesleyan (TN) (23-10, 19-9 AAC)
- Brenau (GA) (29-14, 18-10 AAC)
- Columbia International (SC) (21-23, 14-14 AAC)
- Columbia (SC) (19-29, 13-15 AAC)
- Milligan (TN) (18-18, 12-16 AAC)
“Visit Kingsport is excited to continue our partnership with the AAC,” said Bradley Hoover, Visit Kingsport’s Sports Director. “We’re looking forward to what promises to be a week filled with great games as we name a national champion.”
Tickets are available and can be purchased by clicking here. A tournament pass is available for $25. Daily tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students. If unable to attend in person, all games will be streamed live online. To watch, click here.
Tournament Schedule:
Monday, April 28
Game 1 – No. 8 Columbia International (21-23) vs. No. 9 Columbia (19-29), 11 am
Game 2 – No. 7 Brenau (29-14) vs. No. 10 Milligan (18-18), 1 pm
Game 3 – No. 4 Johnson (25-12) vs. No. 5 Montreat (32-14), 3 pm
Game 4 – No. 3 Truett McConnell (29-13) vs. No. 6 Tennessee Wesleyan (23-10), 5 pm
Tuesday, April 29
Game 5 – Game 2 Loser vs. Game 3 Loser, 11 am
Game 6 – Game 1 Loser vs. Game 4 Loser, 1 pm
Game 7 – No. 1 Reinhardt (26-8) vs. Game 1 Winner, 3 pm
Game 8 – No. 2 Bryan (28-12) vs. Game 2 Winner, 5 pm
Wednesday, April 30
Game 9 – Game 5 Winner vs. Game 7 Loser, 11 am
Game 10 – Game 6 Winner vs. Game 8 Loser, 1 pm
Game 11 – Game 3 Winner vs. Game 7 Winner, 3 pm
Game 12 – Game 4 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner, 5 pm
Thursday, May 1
Game 13 – Game 9 Winner vs. Game 11 Loser, 11 am
Game 14 – Game 10 Winner vs. Game 12 Loser, 1 pm
Game 15 – Game 11 Winner vs. Game 12 Winner, 3 pm
Game 16 – Game 13 Winner vs. Game 14 Winner, 5 pm
Friday, May 2
Game 17 – Game 15 Loser vs. Game 16 Winner, 11 am
Game 18 – Championship Game 1 – Game 15 Winner vs. Game 17 Winner, 1 pm
Game 19 – Championship Game 2 – Game 18 Winner vs. Game 18 Loser, 1 hour after Game 18 (if necessary, if it is Game 18 Loser’s first loss of the tournament)
