Delgado to meet Crowder, Eastern Oklahoma in NJCAA South Central District Championship May 21-23

Delgado Community College will travel to Wilburton, Oklahoma this week to participate in the NJCAA South Central District Division I Baseball Tournament to be hosted by Eastern Oklahoma State College at Mountaineer Field.

As the Region XXIII champion, Delgado will meet Crowder College, the Region XVI champion from Missouri and host team Eastern Oklahoma State College, the Region II champion.

The three team super regional begins Friday, May 21 and continues through Sunday, May 23 with the winner advancing to the 2021 NJCAA Division I World Series in Grand Junction, Colorado. All three teams will play a doubleheader on Friday, with a single game on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. and the If-Necessary game on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. Delgado (34-11) will open tournament play against Crowder College in Game 1 at noon and in Game 3 against Eastern Oklahoma at 7:00 p.m. All games in the double-elimination tournament will be nine innings.

PREVIEW (with Dolphins head coach Joe Scheuermann)

SCHEDULE

Day 1 (Friday, May 21)
Game 1 12:00 Delgado vs. Crowder
Game 2 3:30 Crowder vs. Eastern Oklahoma
Game 3 7:00 Delgado vs. Eastern Oklahoma

Day 2 (Saturday, May 22)
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, a coin toss will determine who will receive the bye to Game 5
Game 4 1:00

Day 3 (Sunday, May 23)
Scenario #1
Game 5 1:00 If both teams are 2-1

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