GPAC Softball Tournament Completes Pod Play
(Fremont, Nebraska and Orange City, Iowa) – The two pods for the 2022 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Postseason Softball Tournaments were completed on Friday in Fremont, Nebraska, and Orange City, Iowa.
In the Midland bracket the top seed Warriors were pod champions, while Mount Marty won the Northwestern pod group as the three seed.
In Fremont, the day opened with Morningside eliminating Dordt 5-1. In championship game one Morningside defeated Midland 7-5. The Warriors came back and took the if needed game 2-0 to win the pod. In Orange City, play opened with Northwestern eliminating Concordia 4-3. Mount Marty then won championship game one 9-5 over Northwestern to go 3-0 in the bracket.
The full results, with box scores, are listed below.
On Saturday the GPAC Softball Championship Series will be played in Fremont, Nebraska, and will be hosted by Midland University at Christensen Field. Game one is at 1pm, with game two to follow. The if needed game will follow game two.
Midland has secured the league's first berth to the NAIA Opening Round, while Mount Marty has now officially secured the second berth with Midland playing in the final.
The NAIA Opening Round is slated for May 16-18, with the NAIA Softball World Series set for May 26 – June 1 in Columbus, Georgia.
2022 GPAC Softball Tournament Brackets
Midland Bracket – Christensen Field
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Game #1 – (1) Midland 2, (8) Dordt 1 – BOX SCORE
Game #2 – (4) Morningside 4, (5) Jamestown 1 – BOX SCORE
Game #3 – (1) Midland 3, (4) Morningside 0 – BOX SCORE
Game #4 – (8) Dordt 3, (5) Jamestown 1 (UJ Eliminated) – BOX SCORE
Thursday, May 5, 2022
Game #5 – (4) Morningside 5, (5) Dordt 1 (DU Eliminated) – BOX SCORE
Game #6 – (4) Morningside 7, (1) Midland 5 - BOX SCORE
Game #7 – (1) Midland 2, (4) Morningside 0 (M'Side Eliminated) – BOX SCORE
Northwestern Bracket – Northwestern Softball Diamond
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Game #1 – (2) Northwestern 8, (7) Concordia 0 (5 inn.) – BOX SCORE
Game #2 – (3) Mount Marty 15, (6) College of Saint Mary 3 (5 inn.) – BOX SCORE
Game #3 – (3) Mount Marty 5, (2) Northwestern 3 – BOX SCORE
Game #4 – (7) Concordia 6, (6) College of Saint Mary 5 (CSM Eliminated) – BOX SCORE
Thursday, May 5, 2022
Game #5 – (2) Northwestern 4, (7) Concordia 3 (CUNE Eliminated) – BOX SCORE
Game #6 – (3) Mount Marty 9, (2) Northwestern 5 (NWC Eliminated) – BOX SCORE
Game #7 – Not Needed
GPAC Softball Tournament Championship Series – Saturday, May 7, 2022
(3) Mount Marty at (1) Midland
(Best 2 of 3 Format)
-1pm (Game 1)
-3pm (Game 2)
-TBA (Game 3 – If Needed)