By Andrew Cato, ShowMe Times Sports Editor

The 2012 Stoddard County Softball Tournament will kick off on Monday (April 16) afternoon at Bloomfield High School.

The Lady Bearcats, with a 5-5 record, drew the #3 seed in the six team tournament. Dexter will face off with the host Bloomfield Lady Wildcats, who were seeded #6, on Monday at 4:00 p.m. The winner of the game will move on to face #2 Woodland on Tuesday.

The 'Cats have been on a hot streak recently, picking up wins over Charleston, Puxico, and Doniphan last week.

At 5:30 p.m., #4 Bernie and #5 Puxico will take the field to determine who will face off against top seeded Advance on Tuesday.

The third place and championship games will be played on Thursday (April 19) afternoon at 4:00 and 5:30 p.m., respectively.

Click here to download a copy of the full bracket.