How to watch the New Mexico Class 4A, 5A high school softball championship finals

Two softball state champions will be crowned in New Mexico on Saturday.

The New Mexico Activities Association wraps up its 2025 softball state tournament with the Class 4A and 5A championship games, each taking place in Albuquerque at the University of New Mexico Softball Complex.

In Class 4A, Silver - the top seed - takes on No. 3 Lovington, with Lovington needing to win twice to grab the title.

Silver has been dominant in each of its three wins at state to reach the championship round, defeating St. Pius X, 11-1, in the first round. The Fighting Colts then downed Aztec, 7-1, and Artesia, 5-1, in the winner’s bracket final.

Lovington lost its second-round game at state to Artesia, 7-2, before winning three straight games to make its way out of the consolation round - the last two by a run apiece. After edging Aztec, 1-0, the Wildcats then survived a slugfest with Artesia in the rematch, prevailing 11-10.

Then in Class 5A, the top two seeded squads face off, as No. 1 Centennial (Las Cruces) faces No. 2 La Cueva (Albuquerque).

Centennial’s Hawks have scored a total of 29 runs in each of their three wins at state. That included a 4-0 win against La Cueva in the winner’s bracket final, meaning Centennial needs to win just once to capture the crown.

La Cueva’s Bears forced a rematch with Centennial with an 18-2 win against Las Cruces to get out of the consolation bracket. The Bears will have to beat Centennial twice in order to win state.

Here’s everything you need to know about live streaming the final day of the championship softball games in New Mexico:

How to watch the NMAA softball championship series

•.  4A Championship: Watch on the NFHS Network.

•.  5A Championship: Watch on the NFHS Network.

•.  4A Championship (if necessary): Watch on the NFHS Network.

•.  5A Championship (if necessary): Watch on the NFHS Network.

Both games Saturday, along with the two potential “if necessary” games, will air live on the NFHS Network. You can subscribe to the NFHS Network on a monthly basis or an annual subscription.

NMAA softball start times

•.  4A Championship Date: Saturday, May 17

•.  4A Championship Time: 10 a.m. MT/9 a.m. PT

•.  4A Championship Time (if necessary): 2 p.m. MT/1 p.m. PT

•.  5A Championship Date: Saturday, May 17

•.  5A Championship Time: Noon MT/11 a.m. PT

•.  5A Championship Time (if necessary): 4 p.m. MT/3 p.m. PT

The first pitch for the 4A championship between Silver and Lovington will be at 10 a.m. MT, and if necessary, an additional game will be at 2 p.m. MT. The first pitch for the 5A championship between Centennial and La Cueva will be at noon MT, and if necessary, an additional game will be at 4 p.m. MT. All championship games Saturday will be at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.