JUCO World Series
The JUCO World Series is an annual baseball tournament held across three divisions of National Junior College Athletic Association baseball. Taking place in late May and early June each year, it determines the junior college baseball national champions.[1][2][3] The first year in which the World Series was played across three separate divisions was 1993.[citation needed]
NJCAA playoff format[edit]
The NJCAA baseball playoff format for reaching the JUCO World Series is generally the same for all divisions, regions, and districts with few exceptions. The postseason begins with a Region Sectional. This is a best-of-three series against another team from the region. Oftentimes the top eight seeds in a given region will be seeded one through eight. With this being the case, the number one team would face the number eight seed in the first round and so on. The four winners of these opening round series then advance to the Region Championship. The Region Championship is a four team double elimination tournament that determines the winners of each of the NJCAA's twenty-four regions. Each of the Region Champions then advances to the District Championship. The District Championship is generally a three-game series contested between two region champions to determine who receives that district's bid to the JUCO World Series.[4][5][6] In Divisions I and II, the ten district champions continue on to the JUCO World Series where a double elimination tournament decides that year's national champion. In Division III, the seven district champions plus an at-large selection, a runner-up from one of the district championships, reach the JUCO World Series and play a double elimination tournament to determine the national champion.[7][8][9]
Division I College World Series[edit]
Since 1977, the champion of each of the NJCAA's ten regionally defined districts advance to the event. It is held as a ten team, double-elimination tournament. Several different brackets and schedules have been used since the event began in 1958. In the first season, the event was an eight-team bracket leading to placement, with the winners of their first two games playing for the championship, while others played for respective places. In 1959, the NJCAA adopted the double-elimination format. In 1977, the event expanded to ten teams, and has remained so ever since.[10] The Division I College World Series is held annually in Grand Junction, Colorado at Sam Suplizio Field.[11]
Division I Champions[edit]
| Year | Champion | Most Outstanding Player |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Cameron Junior College | Patrick O'Dell, Lawton |
| 1959 | Paris Junior College | Glendell Baker, Paris |
| 1960 | Phoenix College | Mickey Lee, Tarleton State |
| 1961 | Wilmington Junior College | Ronnie Durham, Wilmington |
| 1962 | Phoenix College | Lee McFarland, Phoenix |
| 1963 | Wilmington Junior College | Ken Wideman, Long Island |
| 1964 | Miami Dade Junior College | Mack Hendreau, Mesa |
| 1965 | Phoenix College | Tom Burgess, Phoenix |
| 1966 | Nassau Community College | Joe Arnold, Miami Dade |
| 1967 | Bacone Junior College | Gerald Pirtle, Bacone |
| 1968 | Glendale Community College (AZ) | Otic McCowan, Glendale (AZ) |
| 1969 | Panola College | Doug Ault, Panola |
| 1970 | Mesa Community College | Larry Patton, Columbia |
| 1971 | Jim Otten, Mesa | |
| 1972 | Greg Snowden, Mesa | |
| 1973 | Ranger Junior College | Donnie Moore, Ranger |
| 1974 | Meramec Community College | Steve Viefhaus, Meramec |
| 1975 | Yavapai Junior College | Neil Fiala, Meramec |
| 1976 | Central Arizona College | Jim Morley, Central Arizona |
| 1977 | Yavapai Junior College | Dan Townsend, Yavapai |
| 1978 | Ranger Junior College | Jim Mick, Ranger |
| 1979 | Middle Georgia College | Tommie Dunbar, Middle Georgia |
| 1980 | Greg Geren, Cleveland State | |
| 1981 | Miami Dade Junior College | Curtis Morgan, Seminole |
| 1982 | Middle Georgia College | Kal Daniels, Middle Georgia |
| 1983 | McLennan Community College | David Turner, McLennan |
| 1984 | College of Southern Idaho | Shell Scott, Southern Idaho |
| 1985 | San Jacinto College-North | Randy Randle, San Jacinto |
| 1986 | Brian Deak, Yavapai | |
| 1987 | Bill Losa, San Jacinto | |
| 1988 | Hillsborough Community College | Chris Hanks, Southern Idaho |
| 1989 | San Jacinto College-North | David Evans, San Jacinto |
| 1990 | Randy Brown, San Jacinto | |
| 1991 | Howard College (TX) | Frank Rodriguez, Howard |
| 1992 | Essex Community College (MD) | Mike Peters, Essex |
| 1993 | Yavapai Junior College | Kevin Pitts, Triton |
| 1994 | Galveston College | José Rosado, Galveston |
| 1995 | Middle Georgia College | Brian Davis, Middle Georgia |
| 1996 | Northeast Texas Community College | Robert Vaz, Northeast Texas |
| 1997 | Cowley County Community College (KS) | Travis Hafner, Cowley |
| 1998 | Josh McMillen, Cowley | |
| 1999 | Grayson College (TX) | Matt Gawer, Grayson |
| 2000 | Adam LaRoche, Seminole State | |
| 2001 | North Central Texas College | Blake Justice, North Central Texas |
| 2002 | Central Arizona College | Gabe Mayorga, Central Arizona |
| 2003 | College of Southern Nevada | Tyler Coon, Southern Nevada |
| 2004 | Dixie State College | Matt Spring, Dixie State |
| 2005 | New Mexico Junior College | Renny Osuna, NMJC |
| 2006 | Walters State Community College | Jack Tilghman, Walters State |
| 2007 | Chipola College | Drew Parker, Chipola |
| 2008 | Grayson College (TX) | J. D. Alfaro, Grayson |
| 2009 | Howard College (TX) | Andrew Collazo, Howard |
| 2010 | Iowa Western Community College | Ivan Hartle, Iowa Western |
| 2011 | Navarro College | J. T. Files, Navarro |
| 2012 | Iowa Western Community College | Keaton Steele, Iowa Western |
| 2013 | Central Alabama Community College | Darius Reece, Central Alabama |
| 2014 | Iowa Western Community College | Alex Krupa, Iowa Western |
| 2015 | Northwest Florida State College | Ramon Osuna, Walters State |
| 2016 | Yavapai Junior College | Rashaan Kuhaulua, Yavapai |
| 2017 | Chipola College | José Caballero, Chipola |
| 2018 | ||
| 2019 | Central Arizona College | |
| 2020 | no tournament | |
| 2021 | McLennan Community College | Logan Henderson, McLennan |
| 2022 | Central Arizona College | |
| 2023 | College of Central Florida | Juan Correa, Central Florida |
Division II College World Series[edit]
The NJCAA Division II College World Series is held annually in Enid, Oklahoma at David Allen Memorial Ballpark.[12] The World Series was previously held in Millington, Tennessee from 1993 until 2008. It has remained in Enid, Oklahoma since 2009.[citation needed] The Division II tournament is a double elimination tournament contested by the ten district champions.[13] The Division II format is largely the same as the Division I tournament, being that there are ten teams competing for the national championship in a double elimination format.
Division II Champions[edit]
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 1993 | Massasoit Community College |
| 1994 | Lincoln Land Community College |
| 1995 | Potomac State College |
| 1996 | Grand Rapids Community College |
| 1997 | |
| 1998 | Jefferson Davis Community College |
| 1999 | Kishwaukee College |
| 2000 | Lincoln Land Community College |
| 2001 | Delaware Technical Community College |
| 2002 | Parkland College |
| 2003 | Grand Rapids Community College |
| 2004 | |
| 2005 | |
| 2006 | Louisiana State University at Eunice |
| 2007 | Longview Community College |
| 2008 | Louisiana State University at Eunice |
| 2009 | Parkland College |
| 2010 | Louisiana State University at Eunice |
| 2011 | Western Oklahoma State College |
| 2012 | Louisiana State University at Eunice |
| 2013 | Murray State College |
| 2014 | Mesa Community College |
| 2015 | Louisiana State University at Eunice |
| 2016 | Jones County Junior College |
| 2017 | Kankakee Community College |
| 2018 | Louisiana State University at Eunice |
| 2019 | Northern Oklahoma College-Enid |
| 2020 | no tournament |
| 2021 | Louisiana State University at Eunice |
| 2022 | Pearl River Community College |
| 2023 | Heartland Community College |
Division III College World Series[edit]
The NJCAA Division III College World Series is held annually in Greeneville, Tennessee at Pioneer Park.[15] The Division III World Series was originally held in Jamestown, New York from 1993-1994. It then moved to Batavia, New York from 1995-2004 before moving again to Glens Falls, New York for the 2005-2006 seasons. It was held in Tyler, Texas from 2007-2014. It changed sites once again for the 2015-2016 seasons when Kinston, North Carolina hosted. The World Series has been held in Greeneville, Tennessee since 2017.[16] The double elimination tournament pits the seven district champions plus an at-large selection against each other to determine the NJCAA Division III baseball national champion.[17] Unlike the Division I and II tournaments, there are only seven districts in Division III, rather than ten. This allows for a non-district champion to reach the finals with an at-large bid to round out the tournament at a more even eight teams.
Division III Champions[edit]
 |
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 1993 | Gloucester County College |
| 1994 | Joliet Junior College |
| 1995 | Madison Area Technical College |
| 1996 | |
| 1997 | Madison Area Technical College |
| 1998 | Norwalk Community-Technical College |
| 1999 | Gloucester County College |
| 2000 | |
| 2001 | Eastfield College |
| 2002 | Richland College |
| 2003 | |
| 2004 | |
| 2005 | Gloucester County College |
| 2006 | Eastfield College |
| 2007 | Tyler Junior College |
| 2008 | Joliet Junior College |
| 2009 | Richland College |
| 2010 | Gloucester County College |
| 2011 | Eastfield College |
| 2012 | Joliet Junior College |
| 2013 | Gloucester County College |
| 2014 | Tyler Junior College |
| 2015 | |
| 2016 | |
| 2017 | |
| 2018 | Oakton Community College |
| 2019 | Cumberland County College |
| 2020 | no tournament |
| 2021 | Tyler Junior College |
| 2022 | Herkimer County Community College |
| 2023 | Rowan College of South Jersey |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "World Series Champions & MVP's". National Junior College Athletic Association. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- ^ "Junior College Baseball World Series". Grand Junction Visitor and Convention Bureau. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- ^ Casey Light (April 15, 2016). "The JUCO World Series is more to Grand Junction than a baseball tournament". Mile High Sports. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- ^ "Region IV Division I baseball tournament". NJCAA Region 4. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
- ^ "Region IV Division II baseball tournament". NJCAA Region 4. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
- ^ "Region IV Division III baseball tournament". NJCAA Region 4. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
- ^ "2018 NJCAA Division II Baseball District Championships". NJCAA. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
- ^ "2018 NJCAA Division III Baseball District Championships". NJCAA. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
- ^ "2018 NJCAA Division I Baseball District Championships". NJCAA. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
- ^ "Past Brackets". National Junior College Athletic Association. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ^ "Sam Suplizio Field - Alpine Bank JUCO World Series". jucogj.org. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ "2018 NJCAA Division II Baseball World Series". NJCAA. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
- ^ "2018 NJCAA Division II Baseball District Championships". NJCAA. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
- ^ "2017 NJCAA Division II Baseball World Series". NJCAA. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ "2018 NJCAA Division III Baseball World Series". NJCAA. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
- ^ "2017 NJCAA Division III Baseball World Series". NJCAA. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ "2018 NJCAA Division III Baseball District Championships". NJCAA. Retrieved 2018-04-20.