Saint Joseph's of Maine Captures Top Seed in GNAC Baseball Tournament

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WINTHROP, Mass. – For the second straight year, Saint Joseph's College of Maine has earned the GNAC Baseball Tournament top seed and regular-season title entering next week's conference tournament, which will be hosted by Johnson & Wales University next weekend at the the Scotts Miracle-Gro Athletic Complex in Providence, R.I.

Saint Joseph's earned the top seed with a sweep of Norwich University in Saturday's regular-season finale to finish 12-2 in GNAC play, while second-seeded Suffolk University split with Albertus Magnus College on Saturday to finish 11-3 in conference action. Both Saint Joseph's and Suffolk avoid Tuesday's single-elimination round into the four-team, double-elimination portion of the tournament. 

In Tuesday's do-or-die action, third-seeded Lasell College will host sixth-seeded Rivier University at Brandeis University (7:00 PM), while fourth-seeded Johnson & Wales hosts fifth-seeded Albertus Magnus College (6:00 PM).

Tuesday's winners will earn spots into the four-team, double-elimination portion of the tournament. On Thursday, May 5, the Rivier-Lasell winner will be at Suffolk taking on the Rams, while the Albertus-JWU winner will be at Saint Joseph's facing the Monks.

JWU, as a predetermined host, will host the Saturday and Sunday portion of the GNAC Tournament. Be sure to follow the GNAC on Twitter (@TheGNAC) for all the latest updates and information. 

(GNAC Note: Albertus @ JWU has been postponed and moved to Wednesday at 5:00 PM.)

Founded in 1995, the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) is an NCAA Division III association made up of 12 member institutions and over 3,000 student-athletes across the New England region. Each year, the GNAC sponsors and administers 17 championships, while balancing academic integrity, athletic opportunities and community involvement. 

First Round - Tuesday, May 3 (single elimination)
Game 1: #6 Rivier vs. #3 Lasell - 7PM (at New England Baseball Complex)

First Round - Wednesday, May 4 (single elimination)
Game 2: #5 Albertus Magnus at #4 Johnson & Wales - 6PM PPD from May 3

Second Round - Thursday, May 5 (double-elim begins)
Game 3: Game 1 winner at #2 Suffolk
Game 4: Game 2 winner at #1 Saint Joseph's Maine

Semifinals - Saturday, May 7 (Hosted by Johnson & Wales) 
Game 5: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser (elim game)
Game 6: Game 3 winner vs Game 4 winner
Game 7: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 loser (elim game)

Championship - Sunday, May 8 (Hosted by Johnson & Wales) 
Game 8: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner
Game 9: if necessary 

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