The 2025 ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Division II Baseball and Softball State Championships are underway this week, with both Kenai Central and Soldotna High School squads competing for hardware.
On the baseball diamond, Coral Seymour Memorial Ballpark in Kenai serves as host to this year’s DII tournament—giving local fans the rare chance to see the state’s top small-school teams in action on home turf. Soldotna enters the field as the top seed from the Northern Lights Conference, while Kenai Central comes in as the conference runner-up.
In softball, both teams are heading to Cartee Fields in Anchorage, where a round-robin format sets the stage for a bracketed championship round. Soldotna and Kenai are grouped together in Pool A alongside Sitka, and will have to navigate familiar opponents for a shot at the title.
BASEBALL:
Soldotna, fresh off a Northern Lights Conference title, opens the tournament Thursday at 12:45 p.m. against Monroe Catholic. Kenai Central follows at 3:30 p.m. against North Pole. Depending on Thursday’s results, both teams could face off Friday in either the championship or consolation brackets, with final placement games on Saturday.
All KCHS and SOHI state tournament baseball games will be aired on ESPN 1140AM & 96.9FM.
SOFTBALL:
In pool play, Kenai and Soldotna face each other Thursday at 2:30 p.m., sandwiched between matchups against Sitka. The results of Thursday’s games will determine seeding in Friday and Saturday’s bracket play. The state title game is scheduled for Saturday afternoon.
All KCHS and SOHI state tournament aoftball games will air on KKIS 96.5FM.
DII STATE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULES
BASEBALL – Coral Seymour Memorial Ballpark, Kenai
Thursday, June 5
- 3:30 PM — Soldotna vs Monroe Catholic
- 6:15 PM — Kenai Central vs North Pole
Friday, June 6 (Game times dependent on Thursday’s outcomes)
- 10:00 AM — Consolation Semifinal (possible if either team loses Thursday)
- 12:45 PM — Championship Semifinal (if either team wins Thursday)
- 3:30 PM — 5th/7th Place Game
- 6:15 PM — 3rd Place Game
Saturday, June 7
- 11:00 AM — 4th/6th Place Game
- 1:45 PM — 3rd/5th Place Game
- 4:30 PM — Championship Game
SOFTBALL – Cartee Fields, Anchorage
Thursday, June 5 – Pool Play
- 12:00 PM — Sitka vs Soldotna
- 2:30 PM — Soldotna vs Kenai Central
- 5:00 PM — Kenai Central vs Sitka
Friday & Saturday, June 6–7 – Bracket Play
Game times to be determined by pool standings. Championship and placement rounds begin Friday at 9:30 a.m. with the title game scheduled for Saturday at 2:30 p.m. on Field 1.
