WACO, Texas (April 28, 2019) – The field is set for the final Heartland Conference Championship softball tournament, which will run Thursday through Saturday in San Antonio.

OC (35-14), which shared the Heartland's regular-season title, earned the No. 2 seed and will play in the second game of the tournament, at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday against third-seeded Rogers State (33-21). The first game will feature fourth-seeded Lubbock Christian (Texas) (29-17) against fifth-seeded Texas A&M International (24-30) at 11 a.m.

The Lubbock Christian-TAMIU winner will play top-seeded tournament host St. Mary's (Texas) (30-23) at 4 p.m. The tournament's first elimination game will be played at 6:30 p.m., with the OC-Rogers State loser facing the Lubbock Christian-TAMIU loser.

The winners' bracket final will be at noon Friday, followed by elimination games at 2:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. The championship round will begin at noon Saturday, with the if-necessary game to follow 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first game.

The tournament winner will receive an automatic berth into the NCAA Division II tournament.

Fans can follow the action in the tournament through the Heartland's Tournament Central page at https://heartlandsports.org/tournaments/?id=86 .

Tickets will be $10 for a day pass and $25 for a tournament pass. Single-session student tickets will be $3 and are available for university students with a valid student identification card or children ages 6 to 18. Military members with valid identification and children 5 and under will be admitted free.