2018 Region IV Division III Baseball Tournament
EXTRA SPECIAL: Oakton wins first NJCAA national title in extra innings
Oakton captures first Region IV DIII championship
2018 District B Division III Series
Saturday-Sunday, May 19-20 at Wayne State University (Detroit, MI)
Oakton Community College (Region IV) vs. Schoolcraft College (MI/Region XII)
Best-of-three series - Saturday, May 19 (12 & 3 p.m.) & Sunday, May 20 (NOON)
Game 1: Oakton Community College 17, Schoolcraft College 8 (8 innings)
Game 2: Oakton Community College 12, Schoolcraft College 2
Oakton Community College (40-16) qualifies for the NJCAA Division III Baseball World Series and earns the #4 seed. The Owls will open the eight-team, double-elimination tournament against #5 Northampton Community College (PA/34-13) on Saturday, May 26.
2018 Region IV Division III Tournament
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2018 Region IV Division III Sectional (May 5-6)
(Best-of-three series)
#8 Illinois Valley Community College at #1 Oakton Community College
Game #1: Oakton Community College 9, Illinois Valley Community College 1
Game #2: Oakton Community College 13, Illinois Valley Community College 4
#7 Milwaukee Area Technical College at #2 Elgin Community College
Game #1: Elgin Community College 13, Milwaukee Area Technical College 5
Game #2: Elgin Community College 25, Milwaukee Area Technical College 9
#6 College of DuPage at #3 Rock Valley College
Game #1: Rock Valley College 8, College of DuPage 7
Game #2: Rock Valley College 7, College of DuPage 3
#5 Waubonsee Community College at #4 Joliet Junior College
Game #1: Joliet Junior College 9, Waubonsee Community College 1
Game #2: Waubonsee Community College 12, Joliet Junior College 6
Game #3: Joliet Junior College 12, Waubonsee Community College 2
Region IV Division III Most Valuable Player
Alexander Crinigan - Oakton Community College
Region IV Division III Coach of the Year
Bill Frato - Oakton Community College
Region IV Baseball Sport Guidelines
The sectionals are best 2-out-of-3 games. The Saturday games are at noon and 3 p.m. and if Sunday’s game is necessary it is at noon.
The four sectional winners will then play a double-elimination regional championship at the site of the highest seeded sectional winner.
The NJCAA Division III Region IV champion hosts the Region XII (MI/OH) champion in a best 2-out-of 3 game District series with the winner qualifying for the national tournament.