(Sioux City, Iowa) – The two brackets for the 2019 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Postseason Softball Tournaments are set. Top seed, and regular season co-champion, Midland will serve as one bracket host (1,4,5,8 seeds), while second seed, and co-champion, Morningside will be the other bracket host (2,3,6,7 seeds) of the two four-team tournaments.
Tournament play will open on Thursday, May 2, at both bracket locations. In Fremont, Nebraska, top-seed Midland will host Northwestern, Jamestown, and Dordt. In Sioux City, Iowa, second-seed Morningside will host Concordia, Mount Marty, and College of Saint Mary. Play will continue, including bracket championship games, on Friday, May 3. The Midland and Morningside bracket winners will meet on Saturday, May 4, at the highest remaining seed in the GPAC Softball Tournament Championship Series presented by Cypress Risk Management. The final series will be a best two out of three format.
Midland has secured the league’s first berth to the NAIA Opening Round, while the GPAC Tournament Champion will receive the second berth. If the Warriors win the GPAC Tournament then the tournament runner-up will receive the second GPAC berth to the NAIA Opening Round. The two brackets will be double elimination, with the final the best two of three.
2019 GPAC Softball Tournament Brackets
Midland Bracket – Christensen Field
(Records – Overall, GPAC)
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Game #1 – (4) Northwestern (18-23, 11-11) vs. (5) Jamestown (27-17, 11-11) – Noon
Game #2 – (1) Midland (28-8, 18-4) vs. (8) Dordt (18-21, 10-12) – 2pm
Game #3 – Winner Game #1 vs. Winner Game #2 – 4pm
Game #4 – Loser Game #1 vs. Loser Game #2 – 6pm
Friday, May 3, 2019
Game #5 – Winner Game #4 vs. Loser Game #3 – Noon
Game #6 – Winner Game #3 vs. Winner Game #5 – 2pm
Game #7 – If necessary (Game #6 winner/loser) – 4pm
Morningside Bracket – Jensen Softball Complex
(Records – Overall, GPAC)
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Game #1 – (3) Concordia (26-10, 15-7) vs. (6) Mount Marty (20-22, 11-11) – 10am
Game #2 – (2) Morningside (25-8, 18-4) vs. (7) College of Saint Mary (17-27, 10-12) – Noon
Game #3 – Winner Game #1 vs. Winner Game #2 – 2pm
Game #4 – Loser Game #1 vs. Loser Game #2 – 4pm
Friday, May 3, 2019
Game #5 – Winner Game #4 vs. Loser Game #3 – Noon
Game #6 – Winner Game #3 vs. Winner Game #5 – 2 pm
Game #7 – If necessary (Game #6 winner/loser) – 4 pm
GPAC Softball Tournament Championship Series – Saturday, May 4, 2019
Midland Bracket Winner vs. Morningside Bracket Winner (at highest seed)
(Best 2 of 3 Format)
11am (Game 1), 1pm (Game 2), 5pm (or TBA) (Game 3, if needed)
