Washington state high school softball playoff brackets: 2022 championship links, highlights, interviews and bracket results (May 29)

Redmond (4A), Lake Washington (3A), Tumwater (2A), Nooksack Valley (1A), Pe Ell/Willapa Valley (2B) and Liberty Christian (1B) all win WIAA state softball titles Saturday

Author:
Todd Milles, SBLive Sports
Publish date:
May 29, 2022 12:14 PM EDT

They came. They pitched. They hit. And six teams around the state closed out WIAA softball championship runs

State champions included Redmond (4A in Spokane), Lake Washington (3A in Lacey), Tumwater (2A in Selah), Nooksack Valley (1A in Richland), Pe Ell/Willapa Valley (2B in Yakima) and Liberty Christian (1B in Yakima):

FINAL DAY SOFTBALL

* Tia Milloy comes up clutch with game-winning RBI in Redmond's 4A title march

* Lake Washington's bats wake up loudly in 3A title game against Walla Walla

* 'Fly away' as Tumwater utilizes long ball in pounding Othello for first 2A title

* Nooksack Valley takes lead late, edges Lakeside of NMF for 1A championship

* Skyview's wild seventh-inning rally ends Jackson's reign as 4A champion in semis

FIRST DAY SOFTBALL

* Jackson uses 'small ball' to keep 3-peat hopes alive in 4A

* Opening-round recap in 4A: Kentwood's Sarah Wright throws another no-no

* Bonney Lake avenges district title-game loss with seventh-inning rally in 3A

* Photo gallery: Class 3A tournament opens under gloomy skies

Here are all the WIAA state softball brackets for each classification:

CLASS 4A STATE SOFTBALL BRACKETS

CLASS 3A STATE SOFTBALL BRACKETS

CLASS 2A STATE SOFTBALL BRACKETS

CLASS 1A STATE SOFTBALL BRACKETS

CLASS 2B STATE SOFTBALL BRACKETS

CLASS 1B STATE SOFTBALL BRACKETS

For complete statewide scores and schedules, check our Washington scoreboards below:

STATEWIDE WASHINGTON SCOREBOARD

WIAA championship week coverage:

* Final SBLive WA softball rankings, May 23

* 15 pitchers to follow in the WIAA postseason

* 20 hitters to follow in the WIAA postseason

* Five storylines to monitor at the state championships

* Hadley Dunham an impact player at DeSales in 1B ranks

Washington district round softball coverage:

* Ryan Grace leads Skyline past Mount Si in 4A District 1/2 finals

* Kentwood's Sarah Wright blanks Skyview on no-hitter for 4A District 3/4 title

* Oregon State-bound Kaiea Higa finishes high-voltage Tahoma career

* Peninsula ace pitcher All Kimball nearly unhittable in leading Seahawks to 3 District 3/4 crown

(Featured photo by Vince Miller)