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April 1, 2005 > Sports > Men’s softball playoff teams set

Men’s softball playoff teams set

By Matt McCabe | Thresher Editorial Staff

The men’s softball playoff bracket became complete Tuesday night, as Jones (3-1) wrapped up a playoff berth as the No. 1 seed in the Pine Tar Division with a 6-4 win over contender Sid Richardson (2-2), whose postseason hopes hinged on a game between GSA (1-3) and Will Rice (2-2). But Sid’s playoff chances were shattered when Will Rice, the only team to defeat Jones, out-slugged GSA 23-16 to win. With the win, Will Rice tied Hanszen (2-2) and Sid for second place, but defending champion Hanszen will advance to the playoffs because of its wins against Sid and Will Rice.

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Brown (4-0) has already clinched to the top seed in the Corked Bat Division and will play Hanszen in one semifinal. The winner of yesterday’s game between Baker (2-1) and Lovett (1-2) will be the second seed in the Corked Bat Division and will take on Jones in the other semifinal.

Women’s Soccer

Will Rice (0-1-3) secured the final playoff spot in the Saturday League when it tied GSA (0-2-2) 0-0 in overtime. Will Rice added another tie when it won a protest of a 2-1 loss to Brown (1-2-1). An ineligible player scored Brown’s second goal, and thus the goal was disallowed, resulting in a 1-1 tie. Both Brown and Wiess had better records than Will Rice during the regular season, but they forfeited games during the regular season, forcing them to miss the playoffs. Martel (2-1-1) will join Will Rice in the playoffs as the top seed from the Saturday League, and will face Jones (3-1) in the semifinals. Will Rice will battle undefeated Hanszen (4-0) in the other semifinal. Hanszen has outscored its opponents 7-1 over the course of the season.

Women’s Softball

With a convincing 20-3 victory over Lovett (0-3), Sid (2-1) joined Hanszen (2-0-1) as the two teams advancing to the playoffs from the Grapefruit League. Hanszen, the No. 1 seed, will face defending champion GSA (3-1) in the semifinals. Undefeated Will Rice (4-0), the top seed in the Cactus League, will play Sid in the other semifinal.

Men’s Soccer

Defending champion GSA (4-0-1) knocked Baker (2-1-2) from the playoffs with a 5-2 semifinal victory Saturday. GSA was the only top-four team from last year to qualify for the playoffs this year. The other semifinal between Brown (3-0-1) and Sid (3-1) will be played Sunday at 5 p.m.

Open Floor Hockey

With GSA (2-1) and Baker (2-1) already having clinched playoff spots in the Wales Conference on goal differential, Jones (2-1) played Wiess (2-0-1) yesterday to determine the teams advancing to the playoffs from the Campbell Conference. A Wiess win would give it the top seed, followed by Brown (2-1-1) as the second playoff team. However, Jones would be the first seed with a win, and a tie between Brown and Wiess for the final playoff spot would be settled by point differential in their conference games because they tied 3-3 earlier in the season. If Jones and Wiess tied, Wiess would be the top seed and Brown would earn the second playoff spot on a tiebreaker because it beat Jones 3-1 earlier in the season.

Men’s Flag Football

Defending champion Sid (3-0), the top seed from the American Football League, will take on Wiess (3-1), the second seed from the United States Football League, in the first semifinal Sunday at 8 p.m. Top-seeded Martel (3-1) will play Lovett (2-1) in the other semifinal Monday at 9 p.m.

Coed Table Tennis

The playoff bracket is now set in table tennis, but only three teams qualified for the playoffs due to forfeits. Will Rice (3-0), which qualified for last year’s playoffs before losing to Sid in the semifinals, was the only representative from Pool B, winning twice by forfeit en route to sweeping the division. Wiess (0-3), Baker (1-2), Lovett (1-2) were ineligible for the second spot from Pool B due to forfeits.

Jones (3-1), a finalist last year, and GSA (4-0) qualified for the playoffs in Pool A. With only three teams in the playoffs, GSA was deemed the top seed and thus received a bye into the finals. GSA will face the winner of the semifinal between Will Rice and Jones, which is to be completed by April 5. The final is scheduled to be played no later than April 20.

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