Saint Joseph's College of Maine ran through its league schedule with a 12-2 mark to earn the top seed in next week's 2015 GNAC Baseball Tournament, claiming the conference regular-season title.
The GNAC's six-team tourney gets underway on Tuesday with first-round, single-elimination action, followed by the four-team, double-elimination portion of the tournament on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
The final two days of the tournament on April 25-26 will take place at Holman Stadium in Nashua, N.H.
Tuesday's first-round action will feature fifth-seeded Rivier University (8-6) traveling to fourth-seeded Lasell College (9-5) for a 6:00 p.m. contest, while third-seeded Suffolk University (9-5) will host sixth-seeded Albertus Magnus College (4-10) at Adams Field in Quincy, Mass. at 7:30 p.m.
The Riv-Lasell winner will travel to top-seeded Saint Joseph's (Maine) on Thursday, April 23 in a non-elimination contest at 4:00 p.m. The Albertus-Suffolk winner will travel to second-seeded Johnson & Wales University (10-4) in Thursday's other non-elimination contest. First pitch for that game is set for 6:00 p.m.
Saint Joseph's (Maine), Johnson & Wales and the two remaining teams will then take the field at Holman on Saturday beginning at 10:00 a.m. For the complete schedule, please see below.
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, April 21 (single elimination)
Game 1: #6 Albertus Magnus at #3 Suffolk - 7:30 p.m. (at Adams Field, Quincy, Mass.)
Game 2: #5 Rivier at #4 Lasell - 6:00 p.m.
Second Round - Thursday, April 23 (double elimination begins)
Game 3: Game 2 winner at #1 Saint Joseph's Maine - 4:00 p.m.
Game 4: Game 1 winner at #2 Johnson & Wales - 6:00 p.m.
Semifinals - Saturday, April 25 (at Holman Stadium, Nashua, N.H.)
Game 5: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser (elimination game) - 10:00 a.m.
Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner - 1:00 p.m.
Game 7: Game 6 loser vs Game 5 winner (elimination game) - 4:00 p.m.
Championship - Sunday, April 26 (at Holman Stadium, Nashua, N.H.)
Game 8: Game 7 winner vs. Game 6 winner - 12:00 p.m.
Game 9: if necessary