Kansas City Fields Continue to Amaze at the 2025 Midwest Championships

May 1, 2025

By Donna McGuire
Softball News Report

Sixty-two teams from nine states enjoyed gorgeous all-turf fields when they converged in mid-April on Kansas City, Kan., to compete in Senior Softball USA’s 2025 Midwest Championships.

It marked the tournament’s second year at the eight-field Homefield Baseball Complex, which once again drew praise from players and fans alike.

“These are the best fields I’ve ever played on,” one player exclaimed during Session 1, which featured 26 men’s teams ranging in age from 65+ to 80+. They enjoyed three days of mild Spring weather during a session that culminated with eight championships awarded on Thursday.

Homefield Baseball Complex was build in the Spring of 2024 and is part of the Homefield campus, with facilities for volleyball, football and performance labs.

Thirty-six teams arrived for Session 2, which was reduced to a four-game pool and bracket schedule to prevent playing on Easter Sunday. A cold front brought clouds, bone-chilling winds and light rain to the area both days, but all games played as scheduled.

Six teams won championships during the second session, which featured close games in all divisions. The tight final scores in championship tilts reflected the overall competitiveness.

Overall, 14 teams earned berths to the 2026 Tournament of Champions in Polk County, Fla., by winning their brackets. Five of those teams celebrated titles without losing a game.

Results:

Men's 40/50+ Gold: Third-seeded Ductech/Stagecoach (photo below), a 50+ Major team from Minnesota, earned revenge for a seeding game loss by defeating top-seeded STL Stars Reloaded of Missouri 14-11 in the championship bout. Sixth-seeded Ontourage of Missouri nabbed third in the six-team bracket.

Men's 50+ AAA: Top-seeded and unbeaten MAK Maulers/Elusive Sports Apparel of Missouri (photo below) outscored its opponents 89-31 overall, including a 11-9 championship victory over third-seeded Heroes 50s of Missouri. The second-seeded Iowa Demons captured third place in the six-team division.

Men's 55+ Major: After losing both seeding games, fifth-seeded K.C. Elite 55s (photo below) notched back-to-back one-run victories to open bracket play. Later, it vanquished the fourth-seeded Texas Silverbacks 29-26 in an exciting championship game. Third-seeded Priority Construction Services/Lumberjacks 55s of Minnesota finished third in the five-team bracket.

Men's 55+ AAA: This division was so tight that all four teams went 1-1 in sending games, and five of the seven bracket games were decided by three or fewer runs. The top-seeded Heroes 55s of Nebraska (photo below) lost the first championship game 25-11 but rebounded to claim the finale 25-23 over third-seeded Alliance/Scrap Iron 55 of Colorado. Despite the close score, Heroes trailed only once, 1-0 after the top of the first inning. Second-seeded Maher Muehling Nebraska Elite 55 placed third.

Men's 60+ Major: Fourth-seeded Colorado Legends (photo below) lost only once, 21-20 during seeding play, enroute to winning the nine-team division, the tournament’s largest. The Legends defeated third-seeded Sea Glass of Oklahoma 24-20 for the title. Ninth-seeded The Tribe of Missouri captured third.

Men's 60+ Silver: Second-seeded Paape Legends, a 60+ AAA team from Minnesota (photo below), lost the first title game 22-20 before securing the finale 20-17 over fourth-seeded Alliance/Scrap Iron 60 of Colorado. Top-seeded KC Kids / Bear's Ballers of Missouri placed third in the six-team bracket.

Men's 65+ Major Plus: Playing a best-of-three format, Prime Time of Illinois swept the Tex-Ark Legends of Texas 27-24 and 26-25. (Both teams photographed together below).

Men's 65+ Major: Top-seeded and unbeaten Midwest Driving School/Dudley/KPI of Missouri (photo below) outscored its competition 150-94 overall, including a 20-16 championship victory over the second-seeded KC Kids 65s of Missouri. Big Daddy's Donuts 65 of Missouri finished third in the three-team division.

Men's 65/70+ Gold: The only team in its division to post a 2-0 record in seeding games, the top-seeded AAA Texas Legends 65 (photo below) finished 5-0 overall, including a 22-15 title game victory over the second-seeded Minnesota Road Warriors. Sixth-seeded 50 Caliber 65s of Missouri earned third place in the six-team bracket.

Men's 70+ AAA: Third-seeded Carriage Homes of Missouri (photo below) avenged a seeding game loss when it edged second-seeded Diamond Dogs/Minleon of Missouri 17-16 for the championship. Top-seeded 50 Caliber St. Louis 70 of Missouri finished third in the four-team division.

Men's 70+ AA: Top-seeded KC Rally Dawgs of Missouri (photo below) lost the first title game 21-19 and were in a tight battle in the second title game before scoring nine runs in the top of the open inning to pull away and win 29-20 over the third-seeded MN Lumberjacks 70s. Second-seeded Not Dead Yet of Kansas finished third in the three-team division.

Men's 75+ Platinum: Top-seeded and unbeaten KC Kids, a 75+ Major team (photo below), outscored its competition 114-65 and won the three-team division by knocking off the second-seeded Major Plus team Maverick Construction of Texas 21-19 in the title game. The Scrap Iron Diamonds finished third.

Men's 75+ Silver: The top-seeded AAA team MidState Seniors 75s of Illinois (photo below) outscored their opponents 98-55 and capped a 5-0 tournament by defeating the second-seeded USA Patriots of Oklahoma 12-11 in the title game. The KC Rally Dawgs 75 of Missouri finished third in the three-team division.

Men's 80+ AAA: Playing a best-of-three format, KC Kids / Bale Chevrolet of Missouri (photo below) swept Midwest Express of Nebraska 28-20 and 22-21 for the title.