Softball, Somerset County Tournament bracket set

BOUND BROOK -- The 2026 Somerset County Tournament was seeded Wednesday evening during a meeting of coaches at Bound Brook High School and the Watchung Hills High School softball team was awarded the No. 1 seed.

The Warriors, who fell to Immaculata in the past two finals, are looking for their fifth straight trip to the finals. The defending-champion Spartans were assigned the No. 5 seed.

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 May 2. The quarterfinals are set for May 9, the semifinals are Wednesday, May 13 – all at the higher seed -- with the final Friday night, May 15 at Torpey Field in Bridgewater.

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Here are the seeds and matchups:

9-Bernards at 8-Somerville second round, winner at 1-Watchung Hills

13-Montgomery at 12-Rutgers Prep, winner at 5-Immaculata, winner at 4-Pingry

14-Gill St. Bernard’s at 11-Mount St. Mary, winner at 6-Bound Brook, winner at 3-Bridgewater-Raritan

15-Manville at 10- Franklin, winner at 7-Ridge, winner at 2-Hillsborough

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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