BOSTON, Mass. – Following the completion of Monday's Great Northeast Athletic Conference softball contests, the 2013 GNAC Softball tournament bracket has been released. 

Simmons, the No. 6 seed, finished the regular season 22-12 overall and and 15-9 in the GNAC and will face the #3 University of Saint Joseph (18-6 GNAC) on Wednesday, April 24th.

Finishing with a 20-4 GNAC slate, Norwich University earns the No. 1 seed and will host No. 8 Suffolk University (11-13) on Wednesday, 4/24 at 4:00 PM.

With a 19-5 GNAC record, Emerson College is the No. 2 seed and will host Rivier University (11-13) on 4/24 at 8:00 PM. University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) owned the tie breaker over Saint Joseph's College (Maine) who also posted an 18-6 mark and the Monks will host No. 5 Johnson & Wales University (16-8).

First round games will be played with the single elimination format. The four teams that advance to the Quarterfinals will then begin a double-elimination tournament format outlined below.

The winner of the 2013 GNAC Softball tournament will earn an automatic qualifying bid into the 2013 NCAA Division III Softball championship tournament.

Courtesy of the GNAC