Softball: Four Miami Valley teams get top seeds in D-I, D-II tourney draws

May 11—Softball district tournament draws for Divisions I and II completed the fields for all Ohio divisions, as released Sunday, May 10.

The final seeds were set Friday, May 8 at midnight through the MaxPreps RPI formula used by the Ohio High School Athletic Association.

All regular season results that remain past that date do not factor into the final seed order or postseason determination.

The super draw format combining all Southwest District teams is being implemented for the first time after being approved in March. Dayton and Cincinnati schools will be combined into one draw for D-I, and the same goes for D-II, instead of being separated into North and South districts.

District play begins Monday, May 11 and finals take place on May 20 and 21. All games leading into the district final round will be held at the higher seed's field. District final games will take place at sites to be determined.

Regional finals will be held May 29. The state finals at Akron's Firestone Stadium will be held from June 3-7.

The district draws for D-III through VII took place a week ago.

Here is a look at some of the notable seeds, matchups and game locations for D-I and II.

(All records listed are reflected from when the rankings were finalized.)

Division I

Centerville is the top overall seed. The Greater Western Ohio Conference champions went 20-6 overall against the second toughest schedule amongst the 21 teams in the Southwest District.

Milford (21-3) is the two-seed, followed by Lakota East (20-5), Oak Hills (18-5) and defending state champion Lebanon (17-9).

Hamilton (14-7) got the seven-seed, Springboro (16-10) is the eight, Beavercreek (14-9) is the nine, and Lakota West (12-10) is the 10.

Centerville has no teams seeds above 10 in its district bracket. Milford and Mason (15-10), which is the six-seed, is the best potential district final matchup.

Four teams, notably Oak Hills and Hamilton, will enter into Region 1, and the remaining teams will be in Region 4.

The Region 4 semifinal and finals games will be played at Indian Hill High School. R1 semifinals will be at London High School, and the finals at Olentangy High School.

Division II

Kings (22-1) are the champions of the Eastern Cincinnati Conference and earned the top seed. Troy (23-2) is the two-seed, and Harrison (14-7) got the three.

Fairborn (17-5) and Little Miami (17-8) round out the top-five. Northmont (14-9) is the six.

The top four seeds are all separated until regionals. Fairborn and Little Miami could meet in a district final.

Mason High School will host the Region 5 semifinals and final.

A full list and look at the brackets are available on the Southwest District Athletic Board website.