Concordia enters GPAC Tournament as the third seed

Bulldogs will face Dordt in the opening round

The Concordia University, Nebraska, softball team closed the regular season 19-17 on the season and finished Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) play with a 13-7 record.  The 13-7 mark earned Concordia the No. 3 seed.

Concordia will face the No. 6 seeded Dordt College Defenders who finished the season with an overall record of 20-22 and a GPAC mark of 10-10. 

The Bulldogs and Defenders met on March 24 in a doubleheader, swept by Concordia.  The Bulldogs defeated Dordt 2-0 in the first game and 4-2 in game two on March 24.  

Concordia and Dordt will meet at 2 p.m. in Hastings, Neb. on Field 3.  The Bulldogs will also play again at 4 p.m. against an opponent to be determined based on the outcome of the opening games.  

GPAC Softball Tournament
Hastings, Nebraska (Hosted by Hastings College)
Smith Complex

Thursday, May 3, 2012
Records (Overall, GPAC)
Game 1:  #1 Northwestern (32-11, 16-2) vs. #8 Hastings (23-26, 10-10), 2:00pm (Field 1)
Game 2:  #4 Morningside (24-18, 11-9) vs. #5 Dakota Wesleyan (17-28, 10-10), 2:00pm (Field 4)
Game 3:  #3 Concordia (19-17, 13-7) vs. #6 Dordt (20-22, 10-10), 2:00pm (Field 3)
Game 4:  #2 Doane (23-20, 13-5) vs. #7 Midland (22-30, 10-10), 2:00pm (Field 2)
Game 5:  Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 4:00pm (Field 4)
Game 6:  Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 4:00pm (Field 3)
Game 7:  Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 4:00pm (Field 1)
Game 8:  Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 4:00pm (Field 2)

Friday, May 4, 2012
Game 9:  Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 8, NOON (Field 1)
Game 10:  Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 7, NOON (Field 4)
Game 11:  Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 2:00 pm (Field 1)
Game 12:  Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 2:00 pm (Field 4)
Game 13:  Winner Game 12 vs. Loser Game 11, 6:00 pm (Field 1)

Saturday, May 5, 2012
Game 14:  Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 13, NOON (Field 1)
Game 15:  If-needed Game, 2:00pm (Field 1)