2022 Tournament Bracket Announced; Bryan Earns No. 1 Seed

2022 Tournament Bracket Announced; Bryan Earns No. 1 Seed
April 22, 2022

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - The Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) released the 2022 AAC Softball Tournament bracket, and Bryan is the No. 1 seed.

The tournament begins Monday, April 25, and runs through Friday, April 29. The five-day event is being held at the Brickyard Ball Fields in Kingsport, Tenn.

Tickets are available and can be purchased by clicking here.

If unable to attend in person, all games will be streamed live online. To watch, click here.

Bryan won the regular season with a 24-4 conference record. This year, the AAC has two automatic berths to the NAIA National Championship Tournament, and Bryan receives one as the regular-season champion. The final automatic berth will be awarded to the tournament champion.

This year, 10 teams advance to the tournament. The tournament begins with the No. 7 and No. 10 seeds and the No. 8 and No. 9 seeds facing off in single-elimination contests with the winners advancing to the final eight and the double-elimination portion of the tournament.

Here are the seeds for the tournament:

  1. Bryan (28-14, 24-4 AAC)
  2. Reinhardt (32-12, 22-6 AAC)*
  3. Tennessee Wesleyan (30-7, 22-6 AAC)
  4. Truett McConnell (28-22, 20-8 AAC)
  5. Brenau (27-14, 19-9 AAC)
  6. Milligan (23-13, 18-10 AAC)*
  7. Point (30-18, 18-10 AAC)
  8. Columbia (21-17, 15-13 AAC)
  9. Union (16-24, 13-15 AAC)*
  10. Kentucky Christian (18-20, 13-15 AAC)

*-Tennessee Wesleyan and Reinhardt split their doubleheader but Reinhardt is the No. 2 seed since it allowed Tennessee Wesleyan to score 9 runs while Reinhardt gave up 12. Milligan and Point split their doubleheader and scored 10 runs against each other. Both teams when 0-2 against Bryan, but Milligan swept Reinhardt while Point went 1-1 against Reinhardt to give Milligan the No. 6 seed. Union and Kentucky Christian split their doubleheader, but Union allowed only 7 runs with Kentucky Christian giving up 13 to give Union the No. 9 seed.

Here's the complete tournament schedule:

Tournament Schedule
Monday, April 25 - Single-Elimination Games
Game 1 - No. 8 Columbia (20-17) vs. No. 9 Union (16-24), 11 am
Game 2 - No. 7 Point (30-28) vs. No. 10 Kentucky Christian (18-20), 1 pm

Tuesday, April 26 - Double-Elimination Through the Rest of the Tournament
Game 3 - No. 4 Truett McConnell (28-22) vs. No. 5 Brenau (27-14), 11 am
Game 4 - No. 1 Bryan (28-14) vs. Game 1 Winner, 1 pm
Game 5 - No. 2 Reinhardt (32-13) vs. Game 2 Winner, 3 pm
Game 6 - No. 3 Tennessee Wesleyan (30-7) vs. No. 6 Milligan (23-13), 5 pm

Wednesday, April 27
Game 7 - Game 3 Loser vs. Game 4 Loser, 11 am
Game 8 - Game 5 Loser vs. Game 6 Loser, 1 pm
Game 9 - Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner, 3 pm
Game 10 - Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner, 5 pm

Thursday, April 28
Game 11 - Game 8 Winner vs. Game 9 Loser, 11 am
Game 12 - Game 7 Winner vs. Game 10 Loser, 1 pm
Game 13 - Game 9 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner, 3 pm
Game 14 - Game 11 Winner vs. Game 12 Winner, 5 pm

Friday, April 29
Game 15 - Game 13 Loser vs. Game 14 Winner, 11 am
Game 16 - Championship Game 1 - Game 13 Winner vs. Game 15 Winner, 1 pm
Game 17 - Championship Game 2 - Game 16 Winner vs. Game 16 Loser, 3 pm (if necessary)