Rochester, Mn-
The NJCAA Region XIII and Minnesota College Athletic Conference baseball tournament continues today, Friday May 17 in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
At noon, Rochester Community & Techncial College will face Northland Community & Technical College on Dick Putz field. RCTC picked up wins over Itasca, 14-5 and Rainy River 6-5, while NCTC dispatched Riverland (4-3) and Hibbing (6-4) yesterday, ending the season for RCC and HCC. The loser of the noon RCTC v. NCTC contest will conclude their season; the winner will face the loser of Century / St. Cloud 3pm match-up today. Overall results and remaining scheduled games are as follows.
TOURNAMENT RESULTS THROUGH THURSDAY, MAY 17:
Wednesday, May 16
Game 1: 4pm: Century College def. Hibbing CC, 16-3 (5 innings)
Game 2: 4pm: Rainy River CC def. Northland CTC, 6-4
Game 3: 7pm: St. Cloud Technical & Community College def. Itasca, 12-9
Game 4: 7pm: Riverland CC def. Rochester CTC, 10-7
Thursday, May 17
Game 6: 1pm: Northland CTC def. Hibbing CC, 6-4
Game 8: 1pm: Rochester CTC def. Itasca 14-5
Game 5: 4pm: Century College def. Rainy River CC, 6-5
Game 7: 4pm: St. Cloud Technical & Community College def. Riverland 6 Riverland 0
Game 9: 7pm: Northland CTC def. Riverland CC, 4-3
Game 10: 7pm: Rochester def. Rainy River Community College 6-5 (13 innings)
REMAINING TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:
Friday, May 18
Game 12: Noon on Dick Putz Field: Northland CTC vs. Rochester CTC
Game 11: 3pm Dick Putz Field: Century College vs. St. Cloud Community & Technical College
Game 13: 6pm Dick Putz Field: Loser 11 vs. Winner 12
Saturday, May 19
Game 14: Championship: 1pm winner 11 vs. winner 13
Game 15: If Necessary, to follow
Photo courtesy of RCTC Athletics.
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About the Minnesota College Athletic Conference
The Minnesota College Athletic Conference is the organizational body for NJCAA-affiliated two-year technical and community college athletic programs in the Minnesota State system. The mission of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference is to advance intercollegiate athletics by providing an engaging and supportive environment for success of our student athletes and competition among member institutions. The MCAC is committed to the guiding principles of encouraging the development and success of student athletes, promoting the integrity, honesty and loyalty to member schools as well as upholding the sustainability of conference athletic programs.