NIACC opens tourney play on Friday
CEDAR RAPIDS - The NIACC baseball team earned the second seed for this week's NJCAA Region XI tournament at Mount Mercy University.
NIACC (34-17 overall, 21-12 in the ICCAC) received a first-round bye in the six-team tournament as the No. 2 seed. Top-seed Kirkwood, which is ranked seventh in NJCAA Division II, also received a first-round bye.
NIACC faces the DMACC/Northeast CC winner at 11 a.m. Friday in a second-round contest. Third-seed DMACC (34-20, 20-13) plays sixth-seed Northeast CC (38-17, 18-15) at 2 p.m. on Thursday.
The winner of the NJCAA Region XI tournament moves to the NJCAA North Plains District tournament that is set for May 20-21 in a best of three series at the NJCAA Region XIII winner.
The winner of the NJCAA North Plains District tournament qualifies for the NJCAA Division II World Series in Enid, Okla., which is set for May 28-June 4.
Thursday's games Game 1 – 11:00 a.m. - (4) Southeastern (37-19, 20-13) vs. (5) Iowa Central (38-18, 19-14) Game 2 – 2 p.m. - (3) DMACC (34-20, 20-13) vs. (6) Northeast CC (38-17, 18-15) Game 3 – 5 p.m. - Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 Friday's games Game 4 – 11 a.m. - (2) NIACC (34-17, 21-12) vs. Winner Game 2 Game 5 – 2 p.m. - (1) Kirkwood (38-15, 22-11) vs. Winner Game 1 Game 6 – 5 p.m. - Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4/5*
*Lower Seed of Loser 4/5 Saturday's games Game 7 – 11 a.m. - Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 4/5* Game 8- 2 p.m. - Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5 Game 9 – 5 p.m. - Winner Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8
*Higher Seed of Loser 4/5 Sunday's games Game 10 – 1 p.m. - Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 9 Game 11 – 4 p.m. - If Necessary Game
