EAST LANSING—The MHSAA softball finals are in the books, with Saline taking the Division 1 title, Richmond taking the Division 2 title, Grass Lake winning the Division 3 title and Mendon winning the Division 4 title.
The MHSAA softball finals took place on Saturday, June 14, at Michigan State’s Secchia Stadium in East Lansing, with Saline (39-3-2) taking the Division 1 title with a 5-2 win over South Lyon (32-8). With the win, Saline secured its first-ever softball state title.
South Lyon, who lost, 5-4, to Lake Orion in the 2024 Division 1 final, has now fallen short in the state finals in consecutive years. It beat Utica Ford 1-0 in a semifinal matchup on Thursday, June 12, behind a shutout from ace Havanna Bissett to advance to the title game.
All games available to watch on MHSAA.TV
Saline, meanwhile, beat Hudsonville, 5-4, on Thursday to advance to its first championship game.
The Division 2 game kicked off the day, with Richmond beating Paw Paw by a final score of 3-0 to win the school’s third state title. Richmond was led by pitcher Katie Shuboy, who pitched a complete-game shutout and went 2-for-2 from the cleanup spot for an all-around star performance.
The Blue Devils are led by coach Howard Stuart, the coach at Richmond for 47 years, who last led the school to a state title in 2021.
Paw Paw advanced to the Division 2 title game on a walk-off home run from sophomore Elizabeth Vanderburg in a 3-2 victory over Carleton Airport on Thursday.
Here are the results of the four 2025 MHSAA softball finals:
MHSAA softball 2025 finals scores
Watch all games live or on demand at MHSAA.TV.
Division 1: Saline 5, South Lyon 2.
Division 2: Richmond 3, Paw Paw 0.
Division 3: Grass Lake 5, Clare 4.
Division 4: Mendon 11, Unionville-Sebewaing 1 (six innings).
You can reach Christian at cromo@freepress.com.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: MHSAA softball state finals 2025: Schedule, scores and how to stream
Reporting by Christian Romo, Detroit Free Press / Detroit Free Press
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