Article courtesy of GNAC communications.
The 2011 GNAC Baseball Playoff pairings are now available. The St. Joseph's Maine Monks will clinch the top seed in the playoffs with a remarkable conference record of 12-2, and overall record of 26-11.
Johnson & Wales (11-3, 20-18-1) earned a close second place finish with only three conference losses.
Suffolk (9-5, 18-17) earned a third place finish and Lasell (8-6, 20-13) took fourth place. Rounding out the final two playoff spots is #5 Albertus Magnus (8-6, 11-18) and #6 Emerson (4-10, 12-24).
The GNAC tournament will be a six team tournament bracket with the First Round beginning Tuesday, April 26th at #3 Suffolk and #4 Lasell with St. Joseph's ME and Johnson & Wales receiving byes.
Please see the link below for an updated version of the Tournament Bracket.
TOURNAMENT BRACKET- UPDATED 4/27
Rankings and Schedule:
#1 St. Joseph's Maine 12-2
#2 Johnson & Wales 11-3
#3 Suffolk 9-5
#4 Lasell 8-6
#5 Albertus Magnus 8-6
#6 Emerson 4-10
Tuesday, April 26th: FIRST ROUND
GAME A: #6 Emerson (0) @ #3 Suffolk (17)
GAME B: #5 Albertus Magnus (5) @ #4 Lasell (8)
Thursday, April 28th: QUARTER FINALS
GAME C: #4 Lasell @ #1 St. Joseph's Maine- 4:00pm
GAME D: #3 Suffolk @ #2 Johnson & Wales- 6:30pm at Pierce Field
Saturday, April 30th: SEMI-FINALS Hosted by St. Joseph's Maine
GAME E: Loser of Game C vs. Loser of Game D- 10:00am
GAME F: Winner of Game C vs. Winner of Game D- 1:00pm
GAME G: Winner of Game E vs. Loser of Game F- 4:00pm
Sunday, May 1: CHAMPIONSHIP Hosted by St. Joseph's Maine
GAME H: Winner of Game F vs. Winner of Game G- 12:00pm
GAME I: If necessary