By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association wrapped up its week-long 2020-21 schedule reveal by unveiling the conference slates for baseball, softball and tennis on Friday (June 19).
The Fort Hays State baseball team will play a three-game weekend set against all 11 conference opponents, including six series in Hays and five on the road. For the 2021 season, each three-game set will be played over two days, including one doubleheader and one single game.
With the DII Presidents Council’s decision to reduce the maximum number of games played to 40, the Tigers can schedule up to seven additional non-conference games. Non-conference matchups and official game dates for league games are to be announced.
The conference also announced that the 2021 MIAA Baseball Championship will be an eight-team, double elimination tournament held over four days.
| 2021 Fort Hays State Baseball Conference Schedule | |
| February 26-28 | Pittsburg State |
| March 5-7 | at Central Oklahoma |
| March 12-14 | at Central Missouri |
| March 19-21 | Rogers State |
| March 26-28 | Missouri Southern |
| April 2-4 | at Northeastern State |
| April 9-11 | at Missouri Western |
| April 16-18 | Northwest Missouri State |
| April 23-25 | Washburn |
| April 30-May 2 | at Emporia State |
| May 7-9 | Newman |
| Games will played over two days during assigned weekend |
The Tiger softball team will play a standard 26-game conference schedule,
including doubleheaders against all 13 league rivals. The Tigers can schedule
up to 18 non-league contests to complete its 44-game schedule for the 2021
season.
Similar to baseball, the 2021 MIAA Softball Championship will consist of an
eight-team, double elimination bracket held over four days.
| 2021 Fort Hays State Softball Conference Schedule | |
| March 12 | at Central Missouri |
| March 13 | at Lincoln |
| March 19 | Rogers State |
| March 20 | Northeastern State |
| March 26 | at Washburn |
| March 27 | at Emporia State |
| April 2 | Pittsburg State |
| April 3 | Missouri Southern |
| April 9 or 10 | Nebraska-Kearney |
| April 16 | Northwest Missouri State |
| April 17 | Missouri Western |
| April 30 | at Newman |
| May 1 | at Central Oklahoma |
The Fort Hays State tennis team will also face off against each conference
school once during the spring season, including four home duals and four road
contests. Tentative dates for each matchup are listed below and are subject to
change.
Tennis was allotted 17 dates of competition throughout the 2020-21 season,
giving the Tigers the ability to schedule up to nine dates of non-conference
competition.
The 2021 MIAA Women’s Tennis Championship was also modified, moving from an
eight-team bracket held over three to a six-team tournament held over two days.
| 2021 Fort Hays State Tennis Conference Schedule | |
| March 27 | Northeastern State |
| March 28 | Central Oklahoma |
| April 2 | at Missouri Western |
| April 7 | at Nebraska-Kearney |
| April 16 | Washburn |
| April 17 | Northwest Missouri State |
| April 23 | at Emporia State |
| April 24 | at Newman |
Additional non-conference contests, game times and official dates will be announced in the coming weeks – check back with fhsuathletics.com for all updates.