Nebraska State Tournament

Format: Pool play, with leagues divided into three area tournaments for round-robin competition. The top two teams in each area advance to the state finals.

The state finals use a double-elimination format, with teams carrying losses over from area tournament competition. Teams that qualify for the state finals while losing two area tournament games carry one loss into the state finals.

Area Tournament Results:

(Hastings Area Participants: Grand Island Northwest, Hastings, and Kearney)

(Hillside Area Participants: Benson, Grover, Hillside, and Memorial)

(Norfolk Area Participants: Blair, Keystone, Norfolk, and South Sioux City)

Area Tournament
Host - Hastings

Round 1 (Friday, July 11):
Hastings 12, Grand Island Northwest 3

Round 2 (Saturday, July 12):
Kearney 21, Grand Island Northwest 0 (4 innings)

Round 3 (Sunday, July 13):
Kearney 19, Hastings 0 (4 innings)

Area Tournament
Host - Hillside (Omaha)

Round 1 (Friday, July 11):
Memorial 11, Benson 1 (5 innings)
Grover 9, Hillside 2

Round 2 (Saturday, July 12):
Benson 16, Hillside 7
Memorial 10, Grover 9

Round 3 (Sunday, July 13):
Benson d. Grover
Memorial 12, Hillside 0 (4 innings)

Area Tournament
Host - Norfolk

Round 1 (Friday, July 11):
South Sioux City 1, Norfolk 0
Keystone 14, Blair 3

Round 2 (Saturday, July 12):
Blair 12, South Sioux City 2 (6 innings)
Keystone 7, Norfolk 6

Round 3 (Sunday, July 13):
Norfolk 6, Blair 1
Keystone 7, South Sioux City 0

Hastings Area Standings	W	L
Kearney	2	0
Hastings	1	1
Grand Island Northwest	0	2
Hillside Area Standings	W	L
Memorial	3	0
Benson	2	1
Grover	1	2
Hillside	0	3
Norfolk Area Standings	W	L
Keystone	3	0
Norfolk	1	2
Blair	1	2
South Sioux City	1	2

The top two teams in each area tournament advance to the state finals.

Ties are broken based on records in head-to-head competition among tied teams. If a clear winner cannot be determined from head-to-head results, the tie is broken by calculating the ratio of runs allowed to defensive innings played for all teams involved in the tie. The team with the lowest runs-per-defensive-inning ratio advances.

In the event of a tie involving three or more teams, once the initial tie is broken, the remaining tied teams are again compared on head-to-head record to determine if a clear winner can be identified. If no clear winner can be identified from head-to-head results among the remaining tied teams, the runs-per-defensive-inning ratio is again used. This process is repeated until all ties have been broken.

Nebraska State Finals
Host - Blair
At Wederquist Field

Participating Teams
Area Champions	Kearney
Area Champions	Keystone (Omaha)
Area Champions	Memorial (Omaha)
Area Runner-Up	Benson (Omaha)
Area Runner-Up	Hastings
Area Runner-Up	Norfolk

Tournament Results:

NOTE: Area losses carry over to the state tournament. Teams that lost two games in area tournament competition carry one loss into the state finals.

Elimination Bracket Quarterfinals (six teams remain):
Norfolk d. Hastings (elim.)

Winner's Bracket Semifinals:
Keystone 22, Memorial 1 (4 innings)
Kearney 15, Benson 0 (4 innings) (second loss; elim.)

Elimination Bracket Semifinals (four teams remain):
Norfolk 12, Memorial 2 (4 innings; elim.)

Winner's Bracket Finals:
Kearney 8, Keystone 2

Elimination Bracket Finals (three teams remain):
Keystone d. Norfolk (elim.)

Championship Game:
Kearney 11, Keystone 0 (4 innings; TITLE)