NJCAA Division III Region XXI Baseball Tournament Set For Final Day With Three Games
MANCHESTER, Conn. (May 15) – There are three games scheduled for Tuesday – the final day – of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division III Region XXI Baseball Tournament at McCormick Field on the campus of Manchester Community College.
Host and fourth-seeded Manchester Community College (19-11, 1-0) will play third-seeded Massasoit Community College (24-20, 1-0) in a winners’ bracket game at 9 a.m. The loser of the MCC-Massasoit Community College game will play second-seeded Northern Essex Community College, a 4-2 winner over top-seeded Holyoke Community College in the losers’ bracket game on Monday, at 12:30 p.m. The winners of the 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. games will meet in a 4 p.m. game. If a team has two losses after the 4 p.m. game, the winning team is an undefeated champion. If neither team has two losses after the 4 p.m. game, the highest remaining seed is named the 2006 NJCAA Division III Region XXI baseball champion.
According to NJCAA rules, the region baseball champion must be determined by 11:59 p.m. Tuesday. If the tournament is unable to be completed, the highest remaining seed at that time is named the champion.
The NJCAA Division III Region XXI champion advances to the eight-team 2006 NJCAA Division III Baseball Championship May 20-26 in Glens Falls, N.Y.
In opening-round action on Saturday, Manchester Community College defeated Holyoke Community College 2-1 and Massasoit Community College beat Northern Essex Community College 7-1.
2006 NJCAA Division III Region XXI Baseball Tournament
Hosted by Manchester Community College
at Manchester, Conn.
Saturday, May 13
Game 1: Manchester Community College 2, Holyoke Community College 1
Game 2: Massasoit Community College 7, Northern Essex Community College 1
Monday, May 15
Game 3: Northern Essex Community College 4, Holyoke Community College 2
Tuesday, May 16
Game 4: No. 4 Manchester Community College (19-11, 1-0) vs. No. 3 Massasoit Community College (24-20, 1-0), 9 a.m. at MCC
Game 5: No. 2 Northern Essex Community College (19-8, 1-1) vs. Manchester Community College-Massasoit Community College loser, 12:30 p.m. at MCC
Game 6: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 4 p.m. at MCC
