May 6, 2021

Baseball Heading into Region Tournament

Upcoming post-season baseball tournament information has been released - below is the seeding and schedule for the 2021 Division II Region XI Baseball Tournament.

Seeding:

1. Kirkwood (30-12, .714)

2. Northeast (28-14, .667)**

3. Southeastern (28-14, .667)

4. Iowa Central (23-17, .575)

5. NIACC (17-23, .425)

6. DMACC (17-27, .386)

7. Ellsworth (13-31, .295)

8. Iowa Lakes (3-41, .068)

Tie-Breakers:

**Northeast wins tie-breaker over Southeastern via head-to-head record, 3-1.

Schedule:
Best of Three:

May 8-9 (Rain Date: May 10) - Best of Three @ Higher Seed

#8 Iowa Lakes @ #1 Kirkwood - Cedar Rapids, IA

#5 NIACC @ #4 Iowa Central - Fort Dodge, IA

#6 DMACC @ #3 Southeastern - Boone, IA

#7 Ellsworth @ #2 Northeast - Norfolk, NE

Game Times:

Day 1: 12PM 2x9

Day 2: 12PM only if needed

*After the Best of Three series, the tournament will reseed for the four-team double elimination bracket. Below is the format/game times.

Four-Team Double Elimination:

May 14-16 @ Mt. Mercy - Cedar Rapids, IA
Friday, May 14
Game 1 – 1:00 PM - 2nd Highest Seed vs. 3rd Highest Seed
Game 2 – 4:00 PM - Highest Seed vs. 4th Highest Seed

Saturday, May 15
Game 3 – 11:00 AM
Game 4 – 2:00 PM
Game 5 – 5:00 PM

Sunday, May 16
Game 6 – 12:00 PM
Game 7 (If Nec.) – 3:00 PM

Notes:

The higher seed will be the home team for all three games during the best of three series.
Higher seed host of best of three covers cost of umpire fee & lodging.
No games in the Region XI Tournament may start after 11:59 PM on Tuesday, May 18, 2021.
The run rule will be utilized in all games except the championship game and the if necessary game. The run rule is 10 runs after 5 innings and 8 runs after 7 innings.

Tournament Information:

Site - https://www.iccac.org/sports/bsb/2020-21/Division_I_Baseball_2021

Twitter - @iccacsports