Softball: Old Bridge the top seed in the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament
The 2024 Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament and GMC Invitational Tournament were seeded Tuesday morning at Spotswood High School, with Old Bridge taking the top seed in the championship bracket and Perth Amboy named the top seed in the GMCIT.
Five-time defending champ St. Thomas Aquinas is the No. 5 seed, while last year’s runners-up, Metuchen, is seeded No. 6. Middlesex, which won the GMCIT last year, is seeded 15th in the championship bracket this year.
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The GMCT will begin play on Thursday, with the quarterfinals played Saturday, all at Spotswood. Semifinals are slated for May 15 at South Plainfield, with the championship game May 17 at Woodbridge.
The Invitational field also begins play Thursday with a play-in game, with the second round Friday. Quarterfinals are May 13, semis May 16 and the final on May 20.
Here are the seeds and opening-round matchups for each tournament:
Greater Middlesex Conference Championship Tournament
16-Edison at 1-Old Bridge
9-Woodbridge at 8-Sayreville
13-East Brunswick Magnet at 4-Spotswood
12-South Brunswick at 5-St. Thomas Aquinas
15-Middlesex at 2-South Plainfield
10-Monroe at 7-East Brunswick
14-J.P. Stevens at 3-North Brunswick
11-Colonia at 6-Metuchen
Greater Middlesex Conference Invitational Tournament
17-Perth Amboy Magnet at 16-Piscataway Magnet, winner at 1-Perth Amboy
9-Woodbridge Academy at 8-Piscataway
12-New Brunswick at 5-Carteret
13-Timothy Christian at 4-Highland Park
14-Somerset Tech at 3-Mother Seton
11-South Amboy at 6-Wardalw-Hartridge
10-Dunellen at 7-South River
15-Calvary Christian at 2-J.F. Kennedy
This article originally appeared on MyCentralJersey.com: NJ Softball: Old Bridge the top seed in the GMC Tournament
