Rain, wind damage and power outages in and around the Brookings area has forced the relocation of the Summit League Softball Tournament, which began play Wednesday. Nygaard Field and the University of South Dakota in Vermillion will host games starting at 5 p.m. Friday with four games Saturday and the championship contest(s) set for Sunday morning.
 
The top four seeds remain following South Dakota's 4-3 win against Kansas City and North Dakota State's 5-2 win against North Dakota Wednesday. Those four seeds will compete in a double-elimination tournament that will send the winner to the NCAA Tournament.
 
Second-seeded Omaha (29-12) and third-seeded North Dakota State (29-21) will compete at 5 p.m. Friday. Top-seeded South Dakota State (37-10) and fourth-seeded South Dakota (28-23) will play the first game on Saturday at 9 a.m. The full schedule for the remainder of the tournament is listed below.
 
What to know
-Admission is free for all games played in Vermillion
-Live stats and a FREE live stream will be made available for all remaining games
-Midco Sports Network is not able to cover the rest of the tournament
 
Schedule
Friday, May 13
GM3 - 5 p.m. – No. 3 North Dakota State 2, No. 2 Omaha 0
 
Saturday, May 14
GM4 - 9 a.m. – No. 1 South Dakota State 5, No. 4 South Dakota 3
GM5 - 11:30 a.m. - No. 2 Omaha 3, No. 4 South Dakota 1 (South Dakota eliminated)
GM6 - 2 p.m. - No. 1 South Dakota State 2, No. 3 North Dakota State 0
GM7 - 4:30 p.m. - No. 2 Omaha 3, vs. No. 3 North Dakota State, 2 (North Dakota State eliminated)

Sunday, May 15
GM8 - 10 a.m. - No. 2 Omaha 3, No. 1 South Dakota State 0
GM9 - 12:30 p.m. - No. 1 South Dakota State 5, Omaha 0 (Omaha eliminated)