The Western Mass. tournament is closing in and brackets for all spring sports except for boys lacrosse were released on Friday.
Across the baseball, softball, girls lacrosse, boys volleyball and boys & girls tennis brackets, Hampshire County has five No. 1 seeds. Hampshire softball is tops in Class B, Hopkins baseball leads Class D, PVCICS boys tennis is first in Class C, Amherst girls lacrosse holds the highest seed in Class B and Granby boys volleyball is tops in Class C.
Tournament games will begin as early as Saturday, May 16 in girls lacrosse, however most of the action will commence on Monday, May 18.
Here’s a look at every area team’s seed and matchup for this year’s Western Mass. tournament:
Baseball
Class B
No. 5 Belchertown at No. 4 Frontier, Monday, May 18 at 4:30 p.m.
No. 6 Hampshire at No. 3 Wahconah, Monday, May 18 at 4:30 p.m.
No. 7 South Hadley at No. 2 Taconic, Monday, May 18 at 4:30 p.m.
Class D
No. 8 Turners Falls at No. 1 Hopkins, Monday, May 18 at 4 p.m.
Softball
Class A
No. 5 Northampton at No. 4 Minnechaug, Tuesday, May 19 at 5 p.m.
Class B
No. 8 Pittsfield at No. 1 Hampshire, Tuesday, May 19 at 4:30 p.m.
No. 6 Belchertown at No. 2 Wahconah, Monday, May 18 at 6 p.m.
No. 7 Easthampton at No. 2 Frontier, Monday, May 18 at 4 p.m.
Class D
No. 6 Pioneer at No. 3 Granby, Tuesday, May 19 at 4:30 p.m.
No. 5 Hopkins at No. 4 Turners Falls, Monday, May 18 at 7 p.m.
Girls lacrosse
Class A
No. 4 Northampton at No. 1 Minnechaug, Sunday, May 17 at 5 p.m.
Class B
No. 4 Pope Francis at No. 1 Amherst, Saturday, May 16 at 1 p.m.
No. 3 Chicopee at No. 2 Belchertown, Sunday, May 17 at 1 p.m.
Class C
No. 4 Hampshire at No. 1 Wahconah, Saturday, May 16 at noon.
No. 3 Granby at No. 2 Mount Greylock, Sunday, May 17 at 10 a.m.
Boys tennis
Class A
No. 3 Minnechaug at No. 2 Northampton, Monday, May 18 at 4 p.m.
Class B
No. 4 Amherst at No. 1 East Longmeadow, Monday, May 18 at 5:30 p.m.
Class C
No. 4 Lee at No. 1 PVCICS, Monday, May 18 at 4:30 p.m.
Girls tennis
Class A
No. 3 East Longmeadow at No. 2 Amherst, Monday, May 18 at 5 p.m.
Class B
No. 3 Belchertown at No. 2 Pope Francis, Saturday, May 16 at 10 a.m.
Class C
No. 3 Mount Greylock at No. 2 PVCICS, Sunday, May 17 at 4 p.m.
Boys volleyball
Class B
No. 3 Belchertown at No. 2 Sci-Tech, Tuesday, May 19 at 5 p.m.
Class C
No. 4 SICS at No. 1 Granby, Tuesday, May 19 at 5:15 p.m.
