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:

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

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

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

Area Tournament
Host - Blair

Round 1 (Friday, July 10):
Blair d. South Sioux City

Round 2 (Saturday, July 11):
Norfolk 4, South Sioux City 3

Round 3 (Sunday, July 12):
Blair 9, Norfolk 3

Area Tournament
Host - Kearney
At Collins Park

Round 1 (Friday, July 10):
Kearney 5, Hastings Baseball 0

Round 2 (Saturday, July 11):
Hastings Baseball 33, Grand Island Northwest 1

Round 3 (Sunday, July 12):
Kearney d. Grand Island Northwest

Area Tournament
At Columbus Park (Omaha)

Round 1 (Friday, July 10):
Memorial 13, Hillside 1

Round 2 (Saturday, July 11):
Memorial d. Benson

Round 3 (Sunday, July 12):
Hillside d. Benson

Blair Area Standings	W	L
Blair	2	0
Norfolk	1	1
South Sioux City	0	2
Kearney Area Standings	W	L
Kearney	2	0
Hastings Baseball	1	1
Grand Island Northwest	0	2
Omaha Area Standings	W	L
Memorial	2	0
Hillside	1	1
Benson	0	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	Blair
Area Champions	Kearney
Area Champions	Memorial (Omaha)
Area Runner-Up	Hastings Baseball
Area Runner-Up	Hillside (Omaha)
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):
Hastings Baseball 12, Hillside 0 (4 innings; elim.)

Winner's Bracket Semifinals:
Memorial 5, Blair 3
Kearney 14, Norfolk 0 (4 innings) (second loss; elim.)

Elimination Bracket Semifinals (four teams remain):
Blair 8, Hastings Baseball 4 (elim.)

Winner's Bracket Finals:
Memorial 5, Kearney 0

Elimination Bracket Finals (three teams remain):
Blair 7, Kearney 2 (elim.)

Championship Game:
Memorial 12, Blair 6 (TITLE)