WINTHROP, Mass. – Emmanuel College and Albertus Magnus College have cemented the top seeds in their respective 2022 divisions, with Emmanuel hosting the Saturday-Sunday portion of the 2022 GNAC Softball Tournament as host duties shift annually between the North and the South Division top seed.
Emmanuel went 15-1 in GNAC play to claim the North top seed, while Albertus went 15-3 to narrowly best Johnson & Wales University in the South. Both top-seeded programs will host two contests on Thursday before all competition shifts to Emmanuel's Roberto Clemente Field in Boston for the weekend. For the complete tournament schedule, please see below.
Tuesday's first-round elimination round features #4N Rivier University traveling to #3N Saint Joseph's of Maine, while #3S University of Saint Joseph (CT) hosts #4S Regis College.
The Riv/SJC winner will travel to Emmanuel to take on #2N Simmons University on Thursday. The Regis/USJ winner will travel to Albertus on Thursday to take on #2S Johnson & Wales.
As always, the GNAC champion will receive the league's automatic qualifier to the NCAA Division III Tournament.
First Round - Tuesday, May 3 (single-elimination)
North play-in: #4N Rivier at #3N Saint Joseph's Maine - 4:00 PM
South play-in: #4S Regis at #3S Saint Joseph CT - 4:00 PM
Second Round - Thursday, May 5 (double-elim begins)
Game 1: Winner of North play-in at #2N Simmons (hosted by Emmanuel) - 4:30 PM
Game 2: Winner of South play-in at #2S JWU (hosted by Albertus) - 2:00 PM
Game 3: Winner of Game 1 at #1N Emmanuel - 7:00 PM
Game 4: Winner of Game 2 at #1S Albertus - 4:00 PM
Semifinals- Saturday, May 7 (hosted by #1N Emmanuel)
Game 5: Loser of Game 4 vs. Loser of Game 1 - 9:30 AM (elimination game)
Game 6: Loser of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 2 - 12:00 PM (elimination game)
Game 7: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 - 2:30 PM
Game 8: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6 - 5:00 PM (elimination game)
Championship - Sunday, May 8 (hosted by #1N Emmanuel)
Game 9: Winner of Game 8 vs. Loser Game 7 - 10:00 AM (elimination game)
Game 10: Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9 - 12:30 PM
Game 11: If necessary - 3:00 PM
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The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) is an NCAA Division III association made up of 14 member institutions and over 3,500 student-athletes across the New England region. Founded in 1995, the GNAC annually sponsors and administers 22 championships, while balancing academic integrity, athletic opportunity and community involvement in an effort to enhance the student-athlete experience.
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