No. 4 NIACC faces GateWay CC in World Series opener Saturday
ENID, Okla. - The No. 4 NIACC baseball team faces unranked GateWay CC at 10 a.m. Saturday at David Allen Memorial Ballpark in the opening round of the NJCAA Division II World Series.
The winner of Saturday's game advances to play No. 3 Jones County JC or No. 6 McHenry County College at 7 p.m. Monday in the second round. The NIACC/GateWay loser plays the Jones County/McHenry County loser at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in an elimination game.
NIACC (47-14) advanced to its third NJCAA Division II World Series in four years with a 14-11 victory over Dakota County Technical College in the North Plains district final last Sunday at Roosevelt Stadium in Mason City.
GateWay CC (40-20) topped Mesa CC 12-10 in the Southwest district final to advance to the World Series for the first time since the 2011 season.
Facts on GateWay CC
Location: Phoenix, Ariz.
Enrollment: 16,000.
Established: 1968.
Nickname: Geckos.
Sports: Baseball, softball, men's soccer, women's soccer.
2016 GATEWAY CC GECKOS LEADERS
Batting average - Ian Evans .405, Nathan Chokey .354. Doubles - Isaac Parra 14, Kyle Gibbs 12, Brady Hettinger 11. Triples - Parra 6, Evans 5. Home runs - Marcus Ybarra 5, Gibbs 4. RBIs - Evans 52, Gibbs 42, Parra 34. Walks - Gibbs 49, Hettinger 45. Stolen bases - Hettinger 31, Parra 14. Wins - Garrett Poole 12-1, Brock Whittlesey 8-2, Seth Nordlin 7-3. Strikeouts - Poole 70, Whittlesey 68, Nordlin 66. Saves - Nordlin 7. ERA - Nordlin 2.53, Poole 3.15, Chokey 4.05, Whittlesey 4.35. Innings pitched - Poole 114 1/3, Whittlesey 89.0, Nordlin 57.0, Chokey 53 1/3.
2016 NIACC TROJAN LEADERS
Batting average - Malique Ziegler .402, Troy Bullingham .400, Spencer Halloran .381. Doubles - Brandon Michie 20, Bullingham 19, Ziegler 16. Triples - Halloran 3. Home runs - Robbie Glendinning 25, Ziegler 22, Bullingham 17, Austin LaDoux 17. RBIs - Glendinning 87, Bullingham 80, LaDoux 72. Walks - Halloran 57, LaDoux 50, Bullingham 36. Stolen bases - Ziegler 31, Halloran 21, Connor Enochs 16. Wins - Dan Loats 11-1, Derek Lieurance 9-0, Dusty Harrill 8-1. Strikeouts - Lieurance 88, Loats 86, Tony Grabowske 74. Saves - Danny Beizer 11. ERA - Beizer 2.43, Harrill 3.21, Lieurance 3.50. Innings pitched - Loats 71 2/3, Lieurance 61 2/3, Grabowske 58 2/3, Harrill 56.0.
NJCAA DIVISION II WORLD SERIES
(David Allen Memorial Ballpark, Enid, Okla.)
Saturday's first round games
10 a.m. - NIACC vs. GateWay CC (Arizona)
1 p.m. - McHenry County College (Illinois) vs. Jones County JC (Mississippi)
4 p.m. - Western Oklahoma State College vs. Parkland College (Illinois)
7:15 p.m. - Brunswick CC (North Carolina) vs. Mercer County CC (New Jersey)
Sunday's first round game
Noon - Monroe CC (New York) vs. Sinclair CC (Ohio)
TOURNAMENT TICKET INFORMATION
Tournament passes are $50. Individual game tickets are $5 for students age 13-over . The tournament pass is good for all games and also include's Friday's opening night festivities. Militiary personnel are admitted free with a militiary ID. Children 12-under are admitted free with a paid adult. Senior citizens are two admissions for the price of one.
