Softball: Somerset County Tournament bracket set

BOUND BROOK -- The 2024 Somerset County Tournament was seeded Wednesday evening during a meeting of coaches at Bound Brook High School the defending champion Watchung Hills High School softball team was awarded the No. 1 seed.

The Warriors, who were a No. 6 seed last year, beat Hillsborough 2-0 in last year’s final. They’re seeking their eighth overall championship. Second-seeded Immaculata is seeking its first trip to the final since 2008 and first championship since 2000.

The top 4 seeds have a double bye into the quarterfinals, with the No. 5 through No. 9 seeds off until the second round.

The tournament begins Saturday with first-round games, with the second round scheduled to be played by April 27. The quarterfinals are set for May 4, the semifinals are Wednesday, May 8 – all at the higher seed -- with the final Friday night, May 10 at Torpey Field in Bridgewater.

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Here are the seeds and matchups:

9- Hillsborough 8-Mount St. Mary in second round, winner at 1-Watchung Hills

13-Rutgers Prep at 12-Somerville, winner at 5-Bound Brook, winner at 4-Pingry

14-Montgomery at 11-Franklin, winner at 6-Ridge, winner at 3-Bernards

15-Manville at 10- Bridgewater-Raritan, winner at 7- Gill St. Bernard’s, winner at 2-Immaculata

Staff writer Simeon Pincus has been covering NJ sports since 1997, and has been on the softball beat since 1999. He can be reached at CourierSoftball@aol.com. Follow him on Twitter @SimeonPincus

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