WINTHROP, Mass. – As released this morning by the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC), Simmons University Softball has secured the No. 1 seed in the North Division and Albertus Magnus claimed the top seed in the South Division.
The Sharks went 14-4 in GNAC play (20-18 overall) while the Falcons were 14-4 in conference play (21-16 overall) this year to secure the right to host one of two four-team double-elimination pods in the tournament. Simmons will host at Daly Field.
The Tiebreaker For The Sharks' Opponent
In the North, Simmons will face #4 north seed Emmanuel (7-5 North) while #2 North seed Saint Joseph's (Maine) (8-4 North) will take on #3 North seed Rivier (7-5 North). The Raiders and Saints had to go through a series of tiebreakers to be separated as the two split in their meetings while also holding similiar records to their higher ranked divisional opponents (0-2 against Simmons and 1-1 against SJC). Because the two did not share a South divisional opponent, the next step was common opponent in which both teams were swept by UMass Boston and Rivier had split with Wentworth while Emmanuel lost a single game. Because of the extra game, the next step was to break the tie from overall records, in which the Raiders went 15-21 and Emmanuel went 14-22 as the two both equaled 36 regular season contests.
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OVERALL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Pod A
GNAC Pod Play – Day 1
Wednesday, April 29 – hosted at higher seeds
Game 1A: #1N Simmons v. #4N Emmanuel, 5:00 pm
Game 2A: #2S University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) v. #3S Regis, 3:30 pm
Pod Play - Day 2
Saturday, May 2 – hosted at #1N Simmons
Game 3A: W Game 1A v W Game 2A, 11:00 am
Game 4A: L Game 1A v L Game 2A (elimination game), 2:00 pm
Game 5A: L Game 3A v W Game 4A (elimination game), 5:00 pm
Pod Finals
Sunday, May 3 – hosted at #1N Simmons
Game 6A: W Game 3A v W Game 5A, 12:00 pm
Game 7A: Repeat of game 6A (if necessary), 30 minutes after conclusion of game 6A
Pod B
GNAC Pod Play – Day 1
Wednesday, April 29 – hosted at higher seeds
Game 1: #1S Albertus Magnus v. #4S Lasell, 1:00 pm
Game 2: #2N Saint Joseph's (Maine) v. #3N Rivier, tbd
GNAC Pod Play – Day 2
Saturday, May 2 – hosted at #1S Albertus Magnus
Game 3: W Game 1 v W Game 2, 10:00 am
Game 4: L Game 1 v L Game 2 (elimination game), 1:00 pm
Game 5: L Game 3 v W Game 4 (elimination game), 4:00 pm
Pod Finals
Sunday, May 3 – hosted at #1S Albertus Magnus
Game 6: W Game 3 v W Game 5, 10:00 am
Game 7: If necessary, repeat of game 6 if W Game 5 wins Game 6
(elimination game), 1:00 pm
Championship Series
Friday, May 8 (Location dependent on even or odd year and
highest seed remaining)
Game 8: Pod A winner v Pod B winner, tbd
Saturday, May 9 (same location)
Game 9: Pod A winner v Pod B winner (elimination
game if W Game 8 wins), tbd
Game 10 (If each team has a win): Pod A winner v Pod
B winner (elimination game), tbd
