25 teams are in the softball Shore Conference Tournament. Seedings, schedule

TL;DR

The Shore Conference Tournament features 25 softball teams, starting with the first round on Tuesday. Top seed St. John Vianney leads the tournament, with finals set for May 21 at Count Basie Park in Red Bank.

Key points

25 teams are participating in the Shore Conference Tournament
Tournament starts with first round on Tuesday
Finals scheduled for May 21 at Count Basie Park
St. John Vianney is the top seed
Southern missed a bye as the nine-seed

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The field of 25 softball teams for the Shore Conference Tournament was announced Saturday night, marking the start of one of the most exciting times of the annual local preps sports calendar.

The tournament will begin with the first round on Tuesday and followed by the second round on Thursday. The ultimate destination is the final at Count Basie Park in Red Bank May 21. The top seven seeds in the tournament receive a bye into Thursday's Round of 16.

There weren't too many surprises with the seeding. St. John Vianney is the top seed after the Lancers rolled through the regular season dominating Shore foes. Two interesting notes were that recent Ocean County Tournament champ Southern just missed the cut off for a bye week as a nine-seed and Middletown North was rewarded for their gauntlet of a schedule with a 13-seed despite a 7-12 record.

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Here are all the matchups with each team's seed in the tournament in parenthesis.

Shore Conference Tournament

First Round - Tuesday, May 12

Toms River North (25) at Colts Neck (8)

St. Rose (24) at Southern (9)

Toms River South (23) at Raritan (10)

Howell (22) at Toms River East (11)

Ocean (21) at Central (12)

Pinelands (20) at Middletown North (13)

Matawan (19) at Freehold Township (14)

Jackson Township (18) at Shore Regional (15)

Freehold Borough (17) at Manalapan (16)

First Round byes

St. John Vianney (1)

Donovan Catholic (2)

Marlboro (3)

Middletown South (4)

Red Bank Catholic (5)

Holmdel (6)

Barnegat (7)

This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: NJ Shore softball seeding and schedule for Shore Conference Tournament

Q&A

What is the schedule for the Shore Conference Softball Tournament?

The tournament begins with the first round on Tuesday, followed by the second round on Thursday, with finals on May 21.

Who are the top seeds in the Shore Conference Softball Tournament?

St. John Vianney is the top seed, followed by six other teams that receive byes into the Round of 16.

Why did Southern and Middletown North receive their respective seeds?

Southern, the recent Ocean County Tournament champion, is the nine-seed, while Middletown North received the 13-seed despite a 7-12 record due to their challenging schedule.