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South Plainfield awarded No. 1 seed in GMC Softball Tournament

Mike Becker
@realmikebecker

SOUTH PLAINFIELD – The Greater Middlesex Conference Softball Tournament was seeded Friday morning by a committee of athletic directors and coaches at South Plainfield High School and South Plainfield was awarded the No. 1 seed, having clinched at least a tie for the White Division title and having a 19-1 overall record.

Monroe received the No. 2 seed, J.P. Stevens was awarded the No. 3 seed, Bishop Ahr garnered the No. 4 seed, and East Brunswick received the No. 5 seed to round out the top five.

The tournament begins Monday with five play-in round games followed by preliminary round action on Wednesday, with the higher seeded team hosting both rounds.

The round of 16, also known as Super Saturday, is currently scheduled for Saturday, May 16 at South Plainfield High School.

The quarterfinals are scheduled for Thursday, May 21, the semifinals for Saturday, May 23, and the final on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, with all three rounds being played at South Plainfield.

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Following is the GMCT schedule with pairings and seeds:

GMC SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

Preliminary Round

Monday, May 11

No. 25 Highland Park at No. 24 Mother Seton

No. 28 Timothy Christian at No. 21 North Brunswick

No. 29 New Brunswick at No. 20 South River

No. 27 Perth Amboy Tech at No. 22 Wardlaw-Hartridge

No. 26 Perth Amboy at No. 23 South Amboy

First Round

Wednesday, May 13

No. 17 Edison at No. 16 J.F. Kennedy

No. 25 Highland Park-No. 24 Mother Seton winner at No. 9 South Brunswick

No. 28 Timothy Christian-No. 21 North Brunswick winner at No. 12 Cardinal McCarrick

No. 29 New Brunswick-No. 20 South River winner at No. 13 Old Bridge

No. 19 Carteret at No. 14 Woodbridge

No. 27 Perth Amboy Tech-No. 22 Wardlaw-Hartridge winner at No. 11 Colonia

No. 26 Perth Amboy-No. 23 South Amboy winner at No. 10 Piscataway

No. 18 Middlesex at No. 15 Metuchen

Super Saturday

Saturday, May 16

No. 17 Edison-No. 16 J.F. Kennedy winner vs. No. 1 South Plainfield

No. 25 Highland Park/No. 24 Mother Seton-No. 9 South Brunswick winner vs. No. 8 Dunellen

No. 28 Timothy Christian/No. 21 North Brunswick-No. 12 Cardinal McCarrick winner vs. No. 5 East Brunswick

No. 29 New Brunswick/No. 20 South River-No. 13 Old Bridge winner vs. No. 4 Bishop Ahr

No. 19 Carteret-No. 14 Woodbridge winner vs. No. 3 J.P. Stevens

No. 27 Perth Amboy Tech/No. 22 Wardlaw-Hartridge-No. 11 Colonia winner vs. No. 6 Sayreville

No. 26 Perth Amboy/No. 23 South Amboy-No. 10 Piscataway winner vs. No. 7 Spotswood

No. 18 Middlesex-No. 15 Metuchen winner vs. No. 2 Monroe

Quarterfinals

Thursday, May 21

Teams to be determined

Semifinals

Saturday, May 23

Teams to be determined

Final

Monday, May 25

Teams to be determined

Staff writer Mike Becker: mbecker@GannettNJ.com