SIOUX CITY, Iowa -- Nebraska Wesleyan received the No. 6 seed for the 2015 GPAC Postseason Softball Tournament when the pairings were announced late Monday night.
The Prairie Wolves will face the No. 3 seed Hastings College on Wednesday afternoon in Fremont, Nebraska. First pitch is set for Noon. Other teams playing in the bracket in Fremont are the No. 2 seed Midland and the No. 7 seed Concordia. 2015 is the first year that the GPAC is using a two-bracket format for the postseason. Doane College is the No. 1 seed and will host the other four-team bracket.
NWU, who finished 18-20 overall and 11-9 in GPAC play, will be making their fourth appearance at the GPAC Postseason Tournament. The Prairie Wolves are 3-6 overall in postseason play, winning at least one game in all three appearances.
NWU and Hastings split their regular season meeting with the Broncos taking game one 9-4 and the Prairie Wolves winning the second game 4-0. The winner of the game faces the winner of Midland-Concordia at 4 pm. The loser of both games will play an elimination game at 6 pm on Wednesday.
The Doane and Midland bracket winners will meet on Saturday, May 2 in the GPAC Softball Tournament Championship Series at the highest remaining seed. The final series will be the best two out of three format. Doane has secured the league's first berth to the NAIA Opening Round, while the GPAC Tournament Champion will receive the second berth. If Doane wins the GPAC Tournament, then the tournament runner-up will receive the second GPAC Berth to the NAIA Opening Round.
2015 GPAC Softball Tournament BracketsDoane BracketWednesday, April 29, 2015
Game #1 – (4) Northwestern (22-22, 12-8) vs. (5) Morningside (23-18, 11-9) – 10am
Game #2 – (1) Doane (31-9, 17-3) vs. (8) Dordt (19-26, 9-11) – NOON
Game #3 – Winner Game #1 vs. Winner Game #2 – 2pm
Game #4 – Loser Game #1 vs. Loser Game #2 - 4pm
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Game #5 – Winner Game #4 vs. Loser Game #3 – NOON
Game #6 – Winner Game #3 vs. Winner Game #5 – 2pm
Game #7 – If Necessary (Game #6 Winner/Loser) – 4pm
Midland BracketWednesday, April 29, 2015
Game #1 – (3) Hastings (27-21, 12-8) vs. (6) Nebraska Wesleyan (18-20, 11-9) – NOON
Game #2 – (2) Midland (24-21, 14-6) vs. (7) Concordia (23-20, 10-10) – 2pm
Game #3 – Winner Game #1 vs. Winner Game #2 – 4pm
Game #4 – Loser Game #1 vs. Loser Game #2 – 6pm
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Game #5 – Winner Game #4 vs. Loser Game #3 – NOON
Game #6 – Winner Game #3 vs. Winner Game #5 – 2pm
Game #7 – If Necessary (Game #6 Winner/Loser) – 4pm
GPAC Softball Tournament Championship Series – Saturday, May 2, 2015
Doane Bracket Winner vs. Midland Bracket Winner (at highest seed)
(Best 2 of 3 Format)
11am (Game 1), 1pm (Game 2), 5pm (Game 3, if needed)
