Region XII Baseball News
Saturday, May 8
Baseball
Vincennes University claims last Regional spot sweeping Lakeland
The Vincennes University baseball team claimed the last spot in the NJCAA Region XII Baseball Tournament by sweeping Lakeland Community College 7-3 and 11-1 in 5 innings. With the sweep Vincennes wins the Region XII Sub-Region tournament and will be the Southern #1 team in the bracket. They will play Michigan #4 at 10 AM on Friday morning on Morrison Field. The tournament will take place at Bailey Park in Battle Creek, MI on May 14-17. In the first game Patrick Kraft threw a complet game nine hitter striking out five for the complete game win. Jared Broughton went 2-4 with a double and two RBI. In the nightcap, Josh Gieger allowed just four hits and fanned three batters in a five inning complete game win. Jason Cruse went 2-4 with three RBI and two home runs.
Thursday, April 29
Baseball
Sinclair drops one in final baseball poll
The Sinclair Community College baseball team dropped one spot in the final NJCAA Division II Baseball poll. The Tartan Pride are 38-8 overall and have clinched their second straight OCCAC baseball title. Owens Community College is in the others receiving votes catagory this week with an overal record of 34-10.
Saturday, April 15
Baseball
Sinclair CC baseball team jumps four spots in this week's poll
The Sinclair Community College baseball team jumped four spots this week to number five in the NJCAA Division II Baseball poll. The fifth place ranking is the highest ranking in school history. Sinclair is the only Region XII team ranked this week, they have a record of 32-6.
Thursday, April 1
Baseball
Sinclair CC debuts in baseball poll at number nine
The Sinclair Community College debuts in the NJCAA Divison II baseball poll this week at number nine. The top ten ranking is the first time in school history that the Tartan Pride baseball team is ranked in the top ten. They are the only Region XII team ranked this week and have an overall record of 19-5.
Friday, January 29
Baseball
Grand Rapids ranked 11th in pre-season poll
The Grand Rapids Community College men's baseball team is ranked 12th in this season's NJCAA Division II pre-season baseball poll. The Raiders were 35-24 overall last year. Kellogg Community College is in the other's receiving votes catagory in the poll. The Bruins were 30-20 last season and qualified for the NJCAA Division II baseball nationals.
Friday, May 1
Baseball
Region XII Sub-Regional Baseball Tournament kicks-off today
The NJCAA Region XII Sub-Regional Baseball Tournament kicks off today at Lakeland Community College in Kirtland, OH. Vincennes University won the first game of the tournament 6-0 over host Lakeland Community College. Owens Community College will face Cuyahoga Community College at 12:00 noon. At 2:30, Lakeland will play the loser of the Cuyahoga/Owens game. At 5:00 PM, Vincennes will play the winner of the Owens/Cuyahoga game. The double-elimination tournament will continue on to Saturday. If a second championship game is needed it will be played Sunday. The winner will be the 5th seed in next week's NJCAA Region XII Baseball Tournament. Sinclair Community College earned a berth to the Region XII Tournament last week by winning the OCCAC Tournament.
Thursday, April 30
Baseball
Jackson CC enters the top 20 in this week's baseball poll.
Jackson Community College moved up to number seven in this week's NJCAA Division II Baseball poll. The Jets, 36-9 overall, were in the others receiving votes category last week. They are leading the MCCAA baseball standings with a 20-5 conference record. Owens Community College dropped seven spots this week to number 15 after placing third in the OCCAC tournament last weekend. The Express have an overall record of 34-8. Sinclair Community College is in the other receiving votes category this week with an overall record of 33-10. The Pride won the OCCAC baseball tournament last weekend and will be the fourth seed in the NJCAA Region XII Baseball tournament next weekend.
Wednesday, April 22
Baseball
Owens CC moves up three spots in this week's poll.
The Owens Community College baseball team moved up three spots to number seven in this week's NJCAA Division II Baseball Poll. The Express are 31-6 overall and 10-2 in the OCCAC. Vincennes University remained in the others receiving votes catagory with an overall record of 28-12. Jackson Community College has debuted in the others receiving votes catagory this week. The Jets are 31-9 overall and in first place in the MCCAA with a record of 17-5 in the conference
Thursday, April 16
Baseball
Owens CC moves up two spots in the NJCAA Baseball Poll
The Owens Community College baseball team moved up two spots to number ten in this week's NJCAA Division II Baseball Poll. The Express are 25-6 overall and 6-2 in the OCCAC. Vincennes University is in the others receiving votes catagory this week. The Trailblazers are 26-11 overall.
Sunday, April 12
Baseball
Owens baseball team ranked 12th in this week's baseball poll
The Owens Community College baseball team dropped two spots in this weeks NJCAA Division II Men's Baseball poll. The Express dropped from tenth to 12th this week. They have an overall record of 16-3 and a conference record of 4-0.
Friday, January 30
Baseball
Grand Rapids Community College is ranked in Pre-Season Poll
Grand Rapids Community College baseball team is ranked 13th in the NJCAA Division II Pre-Season Baseball Poll. The Raiders were 29-24 last year and qualified for NJCAA Division II Baseball National Tournament. Three other teams are listed in the others recieving votes category. Jacskon Community College (27-22), Kalamazoo Valley Community College (33-18) and Kellogg Community College (27-18) are all in the others receiving votes category.
Friday, January 30
Baseball
Two Region XII players earn Pre-Season All-American Honors
Utility player Nate Bryan of Ancilla College was named to the NJCAA Division II Baseball Pre-Season All-American Second Team. Outfielder Paul Young of Grand Rapids Community College was named to the Third Team.