Reigning champion Don Bosco received the No. 1 seed for the 65th Bergen County Baseball Tournament.
Ridgewood, the 2019 winner, is seeded No. 2, followed by No. 3 Westwood and No. 4 St. Joseph, as determined at the Wednesday, May 1 selection and seeding meeting. The last six tournaments contest have produced six different winners.
The team that began that run in 2017, Bergen Catholic, missed qualifying for the championship bracket for the first time since 2012. Last year's runner-up will be part of the fifth annual Bergen Invitational Tournament as the No. 2 seed.
Meanwhile, Fort Lee is in the championship bracket for the first time ever, and Leonia qualified for the first time since 1991.
The tournament opens with eight first-round games, held at the site of the higher seed. The top eight seeds received first-round byes. The Round of 16 is May 8 and the quarterfinals May 11, both at multiple sites.
The semifinals are May 18 and the championship May 25, both at Demarest.
This file will be updated all tournament long. Check back for scores and updated schedules.
Championship bracket
First round
Saturday, May 4
(17) Dwight-Englewood 3, (16) Lyndhurst 0
(18) Midland Park 2, (15) Ridgefield Park/Bogota 1
(14) St. Mary 2, (19) Fair Lawn 0
(13) Pascack Valley 11, (20) Wood-Ridge 1
(12) Pascack Hills 6, (21) Paramus 4
(11) Old Tappan 7, (22) Leonia 4
(10) Ramapo 6, (23) Fort Lee 0
(9) Hackensack 22, (24) Garfield 0
Round of 16
Wednesday, May 8 (at Don Bosco, Wood-Ridge, Lyndhurst and Ramsey)
(17) Dwight-Englewood vs. (1) Don Bosco
(18) Midland Park vs. (2) Ridgewood
(14) St. Mary vs. (3) Westwood
(13) Pascack Valley vs. (4) St. Joseph
(12) Pascack Hills vs. (5) Glen Rock
(11) Old Tappan vs. (6) Indian Hills
(10) Ramapo vs. (7) Ramsey
(9) Hackensack vs. (8) Emerson
Quarterfinals
Saturday, May 11
At Don Bosco (Ramsey)
1/16/17 winner vs. 8/9/24 winner, 11 a.m.
4/13/20 winner vs. 5/12/21 winner, 2 p.m.
At Wood-Ridge Athletic Complex
2/15/18 winner vs. 7/10/23 winner, 11 a.m.
3/14/19 winner vs. 6/11/22 winner, 2 p.m.
Semifinals
Saturday, May 18 at Demarest
TBD, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Final
Saturday, May 25 at Demarest
TBA, noon
Bergen Invitational Tournament (BIT)
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, May 8
(8) Paramus Catholic at (1) Mahwah
(7) Rutherford at (2) Bergen Catholic
(6) River Dell at (3) Bergenfield
(5) Demarest at (4) Northern Highlands
Semifinals
Saturday, May 11
At higher seed, TBD
Final
Saturday, May 18
At higher seed, TBD
This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Baseball: 2024 Bergen County Tournament bracket, scores, schedule
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