(Sioux City, Iowa) – The two brackets for the 2022 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Postseason Baseball Tournaments are set. Top seed, and regular season champion, Doane will serve as one bracket host (1,4,5,8 seeds), while second seed Concordia will be the other bracket host (2,3,6,7 seeds) for the two four-team tournaments.
Because of the weather forecast tournament play will now open on Friday, May 6, at both bracket locations. In Crete, Nebraska, the Doane Bracket will host Morningside, Jamestown, and Midland. In Seward, Nebraska, the Concordia Bracket will host Mount Marty, Briar Cliff, and Northwestern. Games will continue on Saturday, May 7, with the bracket championship games on Monday, May 9. The Doane and Concordia bracket winners will meet on Tuesday, May 10, in the GPAC Baseball Tournament Championship Game. The final game will be a single nine-inning contest at the highest remaining seed.
Doane has secured the league’s first berth to the NAIA Opening Round, while the GPAC Tournament Champion will receive the second berth. If Doane wins the GPAC Tournament then the regular season runner-up (Concordia) will receive the second GPAC berth to the NAIA Opening Round.
All games in the GPAC Tournament are nine innings (with no 10-run rule) and the two brackets will be double elimination. The overall GPAC Baseball Championship Game is a winner take all contest (9 innings) regardless of prior records in bracket play. GPAC tie-breakers were used in the seeding process.
2022 GPAC Baseball Tournament Brackets
(Dates changed due to weather forecast)
Doane Bracket – Doane Ballfield Complex
(Records – Overall, GPAC)
Friday, May 6, 2022
Game #1 – (4) Morningside (31-15, 17-11) vs. (5) Jamestown (26-22, 15-12) – Noon
Game #2 – (1) Doane (35-10, 24-4) vs. (8) Midland (25-20, 12-16)– 3pm
Saturday, May 7, 2022
Game #3 – Winner Game #1 vs. Winner Game #2 – 9am
Game #4 – Loser Game #1 vs. Loser Game #2 – Noon
Game #5 – Winner Game #4 vs. Loser Game #3 – 3pm
Monday, May 9, 2022
Game #6 – Winner Game #3 vs. Winner Game #5 – Noon
Game #7 – If necessary (Game #6 winner/loser) – 3pm
Concordia Bracket – Plum Creek Park
(Records – Overall, GPAC)
Friday, May 6, 2022
Game #1 – (3) Mount Marty (35-14, 19-9) vs. (6) Briar Cliff (27-19, 15-13) – NOON
Game #2 – (2) Concordia (31-14-1, 20-8) vs. (7) Northwestern (20-25, 12-16) – 3pm
Saturday, May 7, 2022
Game #3 – Winner Game #1 vs. Winner Game #2 – Noon
Game #4 – Loser Game #1 vs. Loser Game #2 – 3pm
Game #5 – Winner Game #4 vs. Loser Game #3 – 6pm
Monday, May 9, 2022
Game #6 – Winner Game #3 vs. Winner Game #5 – Noon
Game #7 – If necessary (Game #6 winner/loser) – 3pm
GPAC Baseball Championship Game – Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Game #8 – Doane Bracket Winner vs. Concordia Bracket Winner (at highest seed)
3pm (no lights) or 6pm (lights) – One 9 inning game
Note – There is no 10-run rule in postseason
