The Softball Federation of Kenya has announced the dates and fixtures for the 2023 Meru Series. A total of 10 teams for men and 9 teams for ladies will be contesting for the Meru Series titles respectively.
The men’s teams include INFERNOS, Multimedia University of Kenya(Stomers), Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Kenyatta University, TechnicalUniversity of Mombasa, National Youth Service (NYS), University of Eldoret (UOE), Nairobi Wreckers, Dedan Kimathi University of Science and Technology (DEKUT) and the hosts Meru university.
The men are divided into two pools A and B. Pool A consists of defending champions INFERNO, MMU, JKUAT, NYS, and UOE. TUM, Nairobi Wreckers, KU, DEKUT, and Meru are all eyeing the Semifinal slot from pool B.
Saturday Fixtures 25th February 2023(MEN)
| DAY ONE SAT-25TH FEB 2023 | |||||
| POOL A | St RITA PRY | POOL B | KUNENE PRY | ||
| TIME | TIME | ||||
| 8:30AM | NYS | MMU | 8:30AM | TUM | DEKUT |
| 10:30AM | INFERNO | UOE | 10:30AM | MERU | WRECKERS |
| 11:30AM | JKUAT | NYS | 11:30AM | KU | TUM |
| 12:30PM | MMU | UOE | 12:30PM | DEKUT | WRECKERS |
| 1:30PM | INFERNO | JKUAT | 1:30PM | MERU | KU |
| 2:30PM | NYS | UOE | 2:30PM | WRECKERS | TUM |
| 3:30PM | MMU | INFERNO | 3:30PM | DEKUT | MERU |
| 4:30PM | JKUAT | UOE | 4:30PM | WRECKER | KU |
| 5:30PM | NYS | INFERNOS | 5:30PM | TUM | MERU |
Day 2: Sunday 26th February 2023 (MEN)
| POOL A | St. Rita Primary | POOL B | Kunene Primary | ||
| 9:00AM | MMU | JKUAT | KU | DEKUT | |
| SEMI FINALS | |||||
| 10:00AM | SF 1 | WINNER POOL A | 1ST RUNNER -UP POOL B | ||
| 11:00AM | SF 2 | 1ST RUNNER UP POOLA | WINNER POOL B | ||
| LUNCH BREAK | |||||
| 1:00PM | PLAY-OFFS | LOSER SF1 | LOSER SF 2 | ||
| 2:00PM | FINALS | WINNER SF1 | WINNER SF 2 | ||
| 3:00PM | AWARDS CEREMONY |
The best two teams from the pools will earn a direct ticket to the semi-finals that will be played on Sunday 26th, February.
Ladies Category
Nine ladies’ teams are set to take part in the Meru series the teams include : TUM, NYS, WRECKERS, DEKUT, KU, JKUAT, MERU and UOE. The teams are grouped into two pools
Pool A (MMU, NYS, DEKUT JKUAT)
Pool B (TUM, WRECKERS, UOE, KU & MERU)
| DAY ONE SAT-25TH FEB 2023 | |||||
| POOL A | MAIN DIAMOND | POOL B | MAIN SOCCER PITCH MERU UNIV | ||
| TIME | TIME | ||||
| 8:30AM | NYS | MMU | 8:30AM | WRECKERS | TUM |
| 10:30AM | DEKUT | JKUAT | 10:30AM | KU | MERU |
| 11:30AM | NYS | DEKUT | 11:30AM | WRECKERS | UOE |
| 12:30PM | JKUAT | MMU | 12:30PM | TUM | KU |
| 1:30PM | NYS | JKUAT | 1:30PM | MERU | UOE |
| 2:30PM | MMU | DEKUT | 2:30PM | WRECKERS | KU |
| 3:30PM | 3:30PM | TUM | MERU | ||
| 4:30PM | 4:30PM | UOE | KU | ||
| 5:30PM | 5:30PM | WRECKERS | MERU | ||
| DAY TWO-26TH FEBRUARY 2023 |
| POOL B | MAIN SOCCER PITCH MERU UNIV | ||||
| TIME | |||||
| 9:00AM | UOE | TUM | |||
| SEMI FINALS- | |||||
| 10:00AM | SF 1 | WINNER POOL A | 1ST RUNNER -UP POOL B | ||
| 11:00AM | SF 2 | 1ST RUNNER UP POOLA | WINNER POOL B | ||
| LUNCH BREAK | |||||
| 1:00PM | PLAY-OFFS | LOSER SF1 | LOSER SF 2 | ||
| 2:00PM | FINALS | WINNER SF1 | WINNER SF 2 | ||
| 3:00PM | AWARDS CEREMONY |