{"id":224815,"date":"2021-05-03T15:43:26","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T20:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=224815"},"modified":"2021-05-03T15:44:11","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T20:44:11","slug":"jimmies-softballvs-northwestern-gpac-tourney-may-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=224815","title":{"rendered":"Jimmies Softball,vs Northwestern GPAC Tourney"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-body\">\n<p><strong>SIOUX CITY, Iowa\u00a0 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jimmiepride.com\/article\/6035\">UJ<\/a>)\u00a0 &#8212;\u00a0<\/strong>The two brackets for the 2021 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC)<strong> Postseason Softball Tournaments<\/strong> are set.\u00a0 Top seed, and regular season champion, Midland will serve as one bracket host (1,4,5,8 seeds), while second seed Morningside will be the other bracket host (2,3,6,7 seeds) of the two four-team tournaments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jamestown is fourth seed and will be in the Midland Bracket, with their first game against fifth-seed Northwestern (Iowa) Wednesday, May 5, at noon.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tournament play will open on Wednesday, May 5, at both bracket locations.\u00a0 In Fremont, Nebraska, top-seed Midland will host Jamestown, Northwestern, and Briar Cliff.\u00a0 In Sioux City, Iowa, second-seed Morningside will host Concordia, Doane and Mount Marty.\u00a0 Play will continue, including bracket championship games, on Thursday, May 6.\u00a0 The Midland and Morningside bracket winners will meet on Saturday, May 8, at the highest remaining seed in the GPAC Softball Tournament Championship Series presented by Cypress Risk Management.\u00a0 The final series will be a best two out of three format.<\/p>\n<p>Midland has secured the league&#8217;s first berth to the NAIA Opening Round, while the GPAC Tournament Champion will receive the second berth.\u00a0 If the Warriors win the GPAC Tournament then the tournament runner-up will receive the second GPAC berth to the NAIA Opening Round.\u00a0 The two brackets will be double elimination, with the final the best two of three.\u00a0 GPAC tie-breakers were used in the seeding process.<\/p>\n<p>2021 GPAC Softball Tournament Brackets<\/p>\n<p>Midland Bracket \u2013 Christensen Field<br \/>\n(Records \u2013 Overall, GPAC)<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, May 5, 2021<\/p>\n<p>Game #1 \u2013 (4) Jamestown (32-12, 15-7) vs. (5) Northwestern (26-16, 12-10\u00a0 \u2013 Noon<br \/>\nGame #2 \u2013 (1) Midland (32-7, 20-2) vs. (8) Briar Cliff (23-23, 8-12) \u2013 2pm<\/p>\n<p>Game #3 \u2013 Winner Game #1 vs. Winner Game #2 \u2013 4pm<br \/>\nGame #4 \u2013 Loser Game #1 vs. Loser Game #2 \u2013 6pm<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, May 6, 2021<\/p>\n<p>Game #5 \u2013 Winner Game #4 vs. Loser Game #3 \u2013 Noon<br \/>\nGame #6 \u2013 Winner Game #3 vs. Winner Game #5 \u2013 2pm<br \/>\nGame #7 \u2013 If necessary (Game #6 winner\/loser) \u2013 4pm<br \/>\nMorningside Bracket \u2013 Jensen Softball Complex<br \/>\n(Records \u2013 Overall, GPAC)<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, May 5, 2021<\/p>\n<p>Game #1 \u2013 (3) Concordia (29-9, 15-7) vs. (6) Doane (25-22, 12-10) \u2013 10am<br \/>\nGame #2 \u2013 (2) Morningside (40-7, 18-4) vs. (7) Mount Marty (19-18, 10-12) \u2013 Noon<\/p>\n<p>Game #3 \u2013 Winner Game #1 vs. Winner Game #2 \u2013 2pm<br \/>\nGame #4 \u2013 Loser Game #1 vs. Loser Game #2 \u2013 4pm<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, May 6, 2021<\/p>\n<p>Game #5 \u2013 Winner Game #4 vs. Loser Game #3 \u2013 Noon<br \/>\nGame #6 \u2013 Winner Game #3 vs. Winner Game #5 \u2013 2 pm<br \/>\nGame #7 \u2013 If necessary (Game #6 winner\/loser) \u2013 4 pm<\/p>\n<p>GPAC Softball Tournament Championship Series \u2013 Saturday, May 8, 2021<\/p>\n<p>Midland Bracket Winner vs. Morningside Bracket Winner (at highest seed)<br \/>\n(Best 2 of 3 Format)<br \/>\n11am (Game 1), 1pm (Game 2), TBA (Game 3, if needed)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SIOUX CITY, Iowa\u00a0 (UJ)\u00a0 &#8212;\u00a0The two brackets for the 2021 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Postseason Softball Tournaments are set.\u00a0 Top seed, and regular season champion, Midland will serve as one bracket host (1,4,5,8 seeds), while second seed Morningside will be the other bracket host (2,3,6,7 seeds) of the two 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