Bears Baseball host Region XXIII Tournament- Games Preview

Friday May 5, 2022: Baseball

Baton Rouge, La

Baton Rouge Community College Baseball  team will host  the 2022 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA)  Region XXIII Division I Baseball Tournament this weekend, Friday May 6 through Sunday May 8. The Region XXIII tournament is a double-elimination format and games will be played at Pete Goldsby Field, 1502 Foss Street in Baton Rouge, home of the BRCC Bears Baseball team. The three team regional features Delgado Community College Dolphins, Baton Rouge Community College Bears, and Nunez Community College Pelicans. 

Teams Preview Information 

2022 Season Records:

Baton Rouge: 27-29, 6-6

Delgado: 32-13, 10-2

Nunez: 24-20, 2-10

Rosters:

Baton Rouge: https://www.brccathletics.com/sports/bsb/2021-22/roster

Delgado: https://delgadoathletics.com/sports/baseball/roster?path=baseball 

Nunez: https://www.nunez.edu/student-life/athletics

Season Statistics:

Baton Rouge: https://www.brccathletics.com/sports/bsb/2021-22/teams/batonrougecommunitycollege?view=lineup&r=0&pos=

Delgado: https://delgadoathletics.com/documents/2022/5/5/stats5522.pdf

Nunez: https://www.njcaa.org/sports/bsb/2021-22/div1/teams/nunezcommunitycollege?view=lineup

All-Time Series Records:

• Delgado leads the all time series over Baton Rouge with 77 wins and 35 losses. The last time these two teams met was on April 24, 2022 when the Bears defeated the Dolphins 9-8 at Pete Goldsby Field.
• Baton Rouge leads the all time series over Nunez with 19 wins and 6 losses.  The last  time these two teams met was on May 1, 2022 when the Bears defeated the Pelicans 12-8 at Noel Suarez Stadium in Chalmette.
• Delgado leads the all time series over Nunez with 21 wins and 1 loss. The last time these two teams met was April 16, 2022 when the Dolphins defeated the Pelicans 14-8  at Kirsch Rooney Stadium.

Tournament Information 

Tournament Schedule:

Day 1 (Friday, May 6, 2022)

Game 1     12:00     Nunez Community College (#3 seed) vs. Baton Rouge Community College (#2 seed)

Game 2     3:30       Nunez Community College (#3 seed) vs. Delgado Community College (#1 seed)

Game 3     7:00       Baton Rouge Community College (#2 seed) vs. Delgado Community College (#1 seed)

Day 2 (Saturday, May 7, 2022)

Scenario #1 - If one team is 0-2, they are eliminated

Game 4     2:00         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     2:00         #2 vs. #3

Day 3 (Sunday, May 8, 2022)

Scenario #1 

Game 5     2:00         If both teams are 2-1

Scenario #2

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

All games are 9 innings with NJCAA Run-Rule applicable except in Championship Game.

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 four umpires.

Admission:

$15.00 (Friday's triple header, unlimited re-entry)

$15.00  (Saturday's single game, unlimited re-entry) 

$15.00 (Sunday's single game- If necessary)

BRCC Students, Faculty and Staff admitted free with BRCC ID 

Scouts admitted free, No Season Passes, No Coaching Cards

Tickets must be purchased online via this link:

Click here to Purchase Ticket

Live Stream:

All the games will be live streamed via TSRN Sports(https://tsrnsports.com/)  by Vashon Jones

Friday's first game between Nunez and Baton Rouge link: https://tsrnsports.com/nunez-vs-baton-rouge-2/

Friday's second game between Nunez and Delgado link:https://tsrnsports.com/nunez-vs-delgado-2/

Friday's third game between Baton Rouge and Delgado link: https://tsrnsports.com/baton-rouge-vs-delgado/

Saturday's  Game link: https://tsrnsports.com/scoreboard/region-23-2/ 

Sunday's Game Link: https://tsrnsports.com/scoreboardregion-23

Social Media Outlets: 

 Baton Rouge Community College Athletics Twitter: @BRCCAthletics

 Baton Rouge Community College Baseball Twitter: @BRCC_Baseball

 Baton Rouge Community College Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/brccathletics

 Baton Rouge Community College Athletics Website:https://brccathletics.com/landing/index

The Region XXIII champion will advance to the South Central District Championship (Super Regional) to be hosted by the Region XXIII Champion starting May 20-22.