The two brackets for the 2016 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Postseason Softball Tournaments opened play on Wednesday.
Top seed, and regular season champion, Morningside is one bracket host (1,4,5,8 seeds), while second seed Doane is the other bracket host (2,3,6,7 seeds) for the two four-team tournaments.
This is the second year that the GPAC is using the current format for the postseason.
The bracket championship games will be on Thursday, May 5. On Thursday the losers bracket final will occur at NOON, with Championship #1 at 2pm, with the if needed game at 4pm.
The Morningside and Doane bracket winners will meet on Saturday, May 7, at the highest remaining seed in the GPAC Softball Tournament Championship Series. The final series will be a best two out of three format.
Morningside has secured the league’s first berth to the NAIA Opening Round, while the GPAC Tournament Champion will receive the second berth. If the Mustangs 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.
2016 GPAC Softball Tournament Brackets (Updated 5.4.16)
Morningside Bracket
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Game #1 – (4) Hastings 10,. (5) Concordia 9
Game #2 – (1) Morningside 4, (8) Midland 0
Game #3 – (1) Morningside 5, (4) Hastings 4
Game #4 – (5) Concordia 3, (8) Midland 1 (Midland Eliminated)
Thursday, May 5, 2016
Game #5 – (5) Concordia vs. (4) Hastings – Noon
Game #6 – (1) Morningside vs. Winner Game #5 – 2 pm
Game #7 – If necessary (Game #6 winner/loser) – 4 pm
Doane Bracket
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Game #1 – (3) Dakota Wesleyan 5, (6) Dordt 0
Game #2 – (2) Doane 15,. (7) Nebraska Wesleyan 0 (5)
Game #3 – (2) Doane 4, (3) Dakota Wesleyan 1
Game #4 – (7) Nebraska Wesleyan 11, (6) Dordt 3 (5) (Dordt Eliminated)
Thursday, May 5, 2016
Game #5 –(7) Nebraska Wesleyan vs. (3) Dakota Wesleyan – Noon
Game #6 – (2) Doane vs. Winner Game #5 – 2 pm
Game #7 – If necessary (Game #6 winner/loser) – 4 pm
GPAC Softball Tournament Championship Series – Saturday, May 7, 2016
Morningside Bracket Winner vs. Doane Bracket Winner (at highest seed) – (Best 2 of 3 Format)
11am (Game 1), 1pm (Game 2), 5pm (Game 3, if needed)
