LINKS: MAC Tournament Central | Live Video | Live Stats
- The second season begins Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. when the No. 5 seeded Ball State softball team opens play in the 2017 Mid-American Conference Softball Championship at Firestone Stadium in Akron, Ohio, versus No. 4 seed Kent State ... The winner of the game will advance to play the winner of No. 1 Central Michigan vs. No. 8 Western Michigan at 1 p.m. Thursday ... A complete tournament bracket can be found at the end of this release.
- Fans unable to make the trip to Akron can still watch the Ball State softball team in action at the 2017 MAC Softball Championship, as the league will stream all the tournament games LIVE and FREE on the tournament central page: http://mac-sports.