Rain Cancels Final Day of NJCAA Division III Region XXI Baseball Tournament
MANCHESTER, Conn. (May 16) – The 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, were cancelled due to rain and unplayable field conditions.
Second-seeded Northern Essex Community College (19-8 overall) was declared the NJCAA Division III Region XXI baseball champion and advances to the eight-team NJCAA Division III Baseball Championship May 20-26 in Glens Falls, N.Y.
Under 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.
Northern Essex Community College eliminated top-seeded Holyoke Community College 4-2 in the losers’ bracket game Monday and became the highest remaining seed entering Tuesday.
The winners’ bracket game between fourth-seeded Manchester Community College (19-11) and third-seeded Massasoit Community College (24-20) was scheduled to start at 9 a.m. The rain became steady at 8:40 a.m. and intermittent and heavy at times until all remaining games in the tournament were cancelled at 12:10 p.m.
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 vs. No. 3 Massasoit Community College, cancelled
Game 5: No. 2 Northern Essex Community College vs. Manchester Community College-Massasoit Community College loser, cancelled
Game 6: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, cancelled
