Delgado to host regional this weekend

Delgado Community College is set to host the 2019 NJCAA Region XXIII Division I Baseball Tournament this weekend, May 10-12, at “Rags” Scheuermann Field at Kirsch-Rooney Stadium.

The three-team regional features Delgado, Baton Rouge Community College and Nunez Community College.

Delgado enters the tournament as the top seed following its regular-season conference championship, with Baton Rouge holding the #2 seed and Nunez the #3 seed. All three teams will play a two games on Friday, with a single game on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. and an if-necessary game beginning Sunday at 1:00 p.m.

All games in the double-elimination tournament will be nine innings.

Schedule/Bracket: Please see official NJCAA bracket below.

Admission: $10 Armband (Friday, unlimited re-entry) / $7 General Admission (Game 3, Saturday, Sunday)
Scouts admitted free, No Season Passes, No Coaching Cards

Follow the Action: www.delgadoathletics.com, www.facebook.com/delgadobaseball, Twitter: @delgadodolphins or @krstadium

Game Coverage & Broadcasts: Game Tracker/Live Stats will be available for all tournament games via delgadoathletics.com/gametracker. Delgado games will be broadcast via Dolphin Radio 99.1 FM in New Orleans or online at dolphinradio.org.

The Region XXIII champion will advance to the South Central District Championship (Super Regional) to be hosted by the Region XVI Champion in Missouri starting May 17.

TOURNAMENT BRACKET
Friday, May 10 — Day 1
Game 1 1:00 Baton Rouge (#2) vs. Nunez (#3)
Game 2 4:00 Delgado (#1) vs. Nunez
Game 3 7:00 Baton Rouge vs. Delgado

Saturday, May 11 — Day 2
Scenario #1 – If one team is 0-2, they are eliminated
Game 4 1:00 1-1 team vs. 2-0 team. If 2-0 team wins, they are champions.

Scenario #2- If all teams are 1-1 following the 1st day, the #1 seed will receive the bye to Game 5
Game 4 1:00 #2 vs. #3

Sunday, May 12 – Day 3
Scenario #1
Game 5 1:00 If both teams are 2-1

Scenario #2
Game 5 1:00 Winner of Game 4 vs. #1 seed

Seeding of the Tournament will be based on conference finish (best regular season record against conference teams). The higher seed will be the home team on the first day only. A coin flip will determine the home team on the subsequent days. Game times may be altered due to weather. All games are 9 innings with NJCAA Run-Rule applicable except in Championship Games. All Championship Games are 9 innings.

In the event of rain postponements, no team will be required to play more than 2 games on a single day. All NJCAA Handbook Tournament Rules in Section 5 will be followed. Each game will have no less than three umpires assigned by Florida Collegiate Umpires Association.