2023 Softball Tournament Bracket Released; Reinhardt Claims No. 1 Seed
WALESKA, Ga. - The 2023 Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Softball Tournament bracket is out, and Reinhardt is the No. 1 seed.
The tournament begins Wednesday, April 26, and runs through Saturday, April 29. The five-day event is being held at the Brickyard Ball Fields in Kingsport, Tenn.
If unable to attend in person, all games will be streamed live online. To watch, click here.
Reinhardt won the regular season with a 26-2 conference record. This year, the AAC has two automatic berths to the NAIA National Championship Tournament, and Reinhardt receives one as the regular-season champion. The final automatic berth will be awarded to the tournament champion.
This year, 8 teams advance to the double-elimination tournament.
Here are the seeds for the tournament:
- Reinhardt (31-9, 26-2 AAC)
- Truett McConnell (33-11, 23-5 AAC)*
- Brenau (24-10, 20-8 AAC)
- Tennessee Wesleyan (23-15, 19-9 AAC)
- Point (27-21, 18-10 AAC)
- Johnson (22-12, 17-11 AAC)*
- Kentucky Christian (26-22, 17-11 AAC)
- Milligan (20-12, 16-12 AAC)
*-Johnson and Kentucky Christian tied for the No. 6 seed. The teams split the regular-season series, but Johnson allowed fewer runs in the doubleheader to earn the No. 6 seed.
Here's the complete tournament schedule:
Tournament Schedule
Wednesday, April 26
Game 1 - No. 4 Tennessee Wesleyan (23-15) vs. No. 5 Point (27-21), 11 am
Game 2 - No. 1 Reinhardt (31-9) vs. Milligan (20-12), 1 pm
Game 3 - No. 2 Truett McConnell (33-11) vs. Kentucky Christian (26-22), 3 pm
Game 4 - No. 3 Brenau (24-10) vs. No. 6 Johnson (22-12), 5 pm
Thursday, April 27
Game 5 - Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser, 11 am
Game 6 - Game 3 Loser vs. Game 4 Loser, 1 pm
Game 7 - Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner, 3 pm
Game 8 - Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner, 5 pm
Friday, April 28
Game 9 - Game 6 Winner vs. Game 7 Loser, 11 am
Game 10 - Game 5 Winner vs. Game 8 Loser, 1 pm
Game 11 - Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner, 3 pm
Game 12 - Game 9 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner, 5 pm
Saturday, April 29
Game 13 - Game 11 Loser vs. Game 12 Winner, 11 am
Game 14 - Championship Game 1 - Game 11 Winner vs. Game 13 Winner, 1 pm
Game 15 - Championship Game 2 - Game 14 Winner vs. Game 14 Loser, 3 pm (if necessary)