How to watch the Ohio Division I, II state high school softball semifinals

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Buck Ringgold
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Two divisions that have yet to get started with its state softball tournaments in Ohio will finally get to do so Saturday.

The Ohio High School Athletic Association’s Division I and Division II state semifinals get under way on Saturday at Akron’s Firestone Stadium.

Division II will get things started at 10 a.m. ET, as Painesville Riverside (25-4) squares off against Massillon Perry (14-15). Then in the other semifinal, at 12:30 p.m. ET, Whitehouse Anthony Wayne (25-5) takes on Mount Vernon (26-2).

The winners of those two games will then face off at 1:30 p.m. ET on Sunday for the Division II championship.

In the Division I semifinals, Centerville (17-13) takes on Massillon Jackson (21-8) at 3 p.m. ET on Saturday. Then at 5:30 p.m. ET, Lancaster (28-2) faces off against Lebanon (26-4).

Those two semifinal winners will face one another at 4 p.m. ET on Sunday for the Division I championship.

Two other championship games are on tap for this weekend, as the Division III title game is set for 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, while the Division IV championship takes place at 11 a.m. Saturday.

Here’s everything you need to know about live streaming the Ohio Division I and II semifinals.

How to watch the OHSAA Division I, II state semifinal softball games

•.  Live Stream: Watch on the NFHS Network.

The OHSAA Division I and Division II semifinals will air live on the NFHS Network. You can subscribe to the NFHS Network on a monthly basis or an annual subscription.

OHSAA softball start times

•.  Division II Date: Saturday, June 7

•.  Division II Time: 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m. ET/7 a.m., 9:30 a.m. PT

•.  Division I Date: Saturday, June 7

•.  Division I Time: 3 p.m., 5:30 p.m. ET/Noon, 2:30 p.m. PT

The first pitch for the Division II semifinal games are Saturday at 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., both ET. The first pitch for the Division I semifinal games are at 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. ET. The games will take place at Firestone Stadium in Akron.