April 26, 2011

2011 GNAC Baseball Playoff Schedule

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- FINAL

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 (9) @ #1 St. Joseph’s Maine (13)

GAME D: #3 Suffolk (7) @ #2 Johnson & Wales (8)

Saturday, April 30th: SEMI-FINALS Hosted by St. Joseph’s Maine

GAME E: #4 Lasell (6) vs. #3 Suffolk (10)

GAME F: #2 Johnson & Wales (0) vs. #1 St. Joseph's Maine (4) 

GAME G: #3 Suffolk (7) vs. #2 Johnson & Wales (2)

Sunday, May 1: CHAMPIONSHIP Hosted by St. Joseph’s Maine

GAME H: #3 Suffolk (6) vs. #1 St. Joseph's Maine (8)

GAME I: If necessary