WESTWOOD, Mass. – The NEWMAC has announced the seeds for the 2023 NEWMAC Softball Championship bracket after the regular season wrapped up this afternoon. The 2023 Softball Championship field consists of six teams in a double elimination tournament, competing for the title of NEWMAC Champion, beginning on Wednesday, May 3rd.
MIT (15-3) captured the top seed with the regular season title and has earned hosting rights heading into the first two days of competition. Springfield (14-4) earned the No. 2 seed followed by No. 3 Coast Guard (13-5).
For the next two seeds WPI (11-7) claimed the No. 4 seed followed by No. 5 Babson (10-8), while rounding out the final position in the bracket was Wheaton (8-10) at No. 6.
The first day of the championship tournament will feature the top-seeded MIT Engineers and the second-seeded Springfield Pride hosting two games apiece. The fourth-seeded WPI Engineers and fifth-seeded Babson Beavers will compete at MIT and the third-seeded Coast Guard Bears and sixth-seeded Wheaton Lyons will square off at Springfield. The winner of each contest will advance to play the hosts at each site, before elimination games start on day two and continue on day three, and if necessary day four, to determine the NEWMAC Champion.
2023 NEWMAC Softball Championship
Day 1 – Wednesday, May 3rd - at #1 and #2 Seeds
Game 1: No. 5 Babson vs. No. 4 WPI – 2:30 p.m. - at MIT
Game 2: No. 6 Wheaton vs. No. 3 Coast Guard – 2:30 p.m. - at Springfield
Game 3: Winner of Game #1 at No. 1 MIT - 4:30 p.m. at MIT
Game 4: Winner of Game #2 at No. 2 Springfield – 4:30 p.m at Springfield
Day 2 – Friday, May 5th - at MIT
Game 5: Loser of Game #2 vs. Loser of Game #3 – 10:00 a.m.
Game 6: Loser of Game #1 vs. Loser of Game #4 – 12:00 p.m.
Game 7: Winner of Game #5 vs. Winner of Game #6 – 2:00 p.m.
Game 8: Winner of Game #3 vs. Winner of Game #4 – 4:00 p.m.
Day 3 – Saturday, May 6th - at Highest Remaining Seed
Game 9: Winner of Game #7 vs. Loser of Game #8 – 12:00 p.m.
Game 10: Winner of Game #8 vs. Winner of Game #9 – 2:00 p.m.
Day 4 – Sunday, May 7th - at Day 3 site if necessary
Game 11: Winner of Game #10 vs. Loser of Game #10 (if necessary) – 1:00 p.m.