The Mount Marty baseball team will be traveling to Crete, NE Thursday morning to compete in the Doane tournament pod. The Lancers are coming in as the #4 seed, with the other teams in the pod being #1 Doane, # 5 Jamestown, and # Briar Cliff. Mount Marty's first game of the double elimination tournament takes place at noon against #5 Jamestown.
Mount Marty is currently 36-13 on the season and 19-9 in GPAC play. The Lancers broke school record for regular season wins. MMU is in their first season under Head Coach Josh Teichroew.
Over the 2023 season the team has collected 299 runs on 409 hits. Of the hits, 85 have been doubles, 7 have been triples, and 51 have been home runs. The team has stolen 49 bases, and reached first base by a walk 260 times. The pitching staff has collected 401 strikeouts which broke the school record. As a team the Lancers have a 2.87 ERA on the year.
GPAC Tournament Information
The two brackets for the 2023 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Postseason Baseball Tournaments are set. Top seed, and regular season champion, Doane will serve as one bracket host (1,4,5,8 seeds), while second seed Concordia will be the other bracket host (2,3,6,7 seeds) for the two four-team tournaments.
Bracket play will open play on Thursday, May 4, in both locations. In Crete, Nebraska, the Doane Bracket will host Mount Marty, Jamestown, and Briar Cliff. In Seward, Nebraska, the Concordia Bracket will host Morningside, Midland, and Northwestern. Games will continue Friday, May 5, with the bracket championship games on Saturday, May 6. The Doane and Concordia bracket winners will meet on Tuesday, May 9, in the GPAC Baseball Tournament Championship Game. The final game will be a single nine-inning contest at the highest remaining seed and the highest remaining seed will be the home team regardless of bracket play.
Doane has secured the league's first berth to the NAIA Opening Round, while the GPAC Tournament Champion will receive the second berth. If Doane wins the GPAC Tournament then the regular season runner-up (Concordia) will receive the second GPAC berth to the NAIA Opening Round.
All games in the GPAC Tournament are nine innings (with no 10-run rule) and the two brackets will be double elimination. The overall GPAC Baseball Championship Game is a winner take all contest (9 innings) regardless of prior records in bracket play. GPAC tie-breakers were used in the seeding process.
Doane Bracket – Doane Ballfield Complex
Thursday, May 4, 2023
Game #1 – (4) Mount Marty (36-13, 19-9) vs. (5) Jamestown (27-17, 16-10) – Noon
Game #2 – (1) Doane (37-9, 23-5) vs. (8) Briar Cliff (22-24, 9-19)– 3pm
Friday, May 5, 2023
Game #3 – Winner Game #1 vs. Winner Game #2 – 9am
Game #4 – Loser Game #1 vs. Loser Game #2 – Noon
Game #5 – Winner Game #4 vs. Loser Game #3 – 3pm
Saturday, May 6, 2023
Game #6 – Winner Game #3 vs. Winner Game #5 – Noon
Game #7 – If necessary (Game #6 winner/loser) – 3pm
GPAC Baseball Championship Game – Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Game #8 – Doane Bracket Winner vs. Concordia Bracket Winner (at highest seed)
3pm (no lights) or 6pm (lights) – One 9 inning game
Note - There is no 10-run rule in postseason
Livestream/Live Stats
For links to follow the games...
-Video stream for all games will be on https://www.youtube.com/c/DSN2-live
-Stats will be through PrestoStats but also available at www.doanestats.com
MMU vs Jamestown
The Lancers played Jamestown on April 23rd at home. The Jimmies swept the Lancers game one was 5-8 and game two was 4-5.
MMU vs Doane
Mount Marty played Doane on the road on April 16th. The Lancers and Tigers split the day series. Mount Marty lost the first game 7-8 but turned around in game two and won 20-13.
MMU vs Briar Cliff
Mount Marty started GPAC play against the Chargers. Mount Marty swept Briar Cliff in a four game series. The first game which went 13 innings was 10-9. Game two was 10-7, game three was 4-2, and game four was 3-1.
