NIACC knocks off Kirkwood, 6-3
CEDAR RAPIDS - The NIACC softball team is headed to the regional title game.
No. 20 NIACC (30-16) knocked off No. 7 Kirkwood 6-3 in the championship round of the NJCAA Region XI-B tournament Saturday afternoon on the Kirkwood campus.
It is the first time the Lady Trojans have won 30 games in a season since the 2010 team was 31-26.
NIACC received a two-run home run from Kaci Sherwood, a solo home run from Marissa Norby and a three-run home run from Alyssa Laxson to score its six runs.
NIACC led 6-0 after six innings and Kirkwood scored three runs in the seventh inning.
NIACC faces Kirkwood in the regional title game at noon on Sunday. Kirkwood topped Ellsworth 15-2 in five innings in an elimination game on Saturday.
If Kirkwood tops NIACC in the noon game, the two teams would play a winner-take-all contest at 2 p.m. Kirkwood, the NJCAA Region XI-B top seed, will be the home team in Sunday's contest.
The winner of the NJCAA Region XI-B championship faces Dawson CC in Glendive, Mont. in the NJCAA District H tournament on Wednesday and Thursday in a best of 3 series. The district winner advances to the NJCAA Division II World Series May 22-25 in Clinton, Miss.
NJCAA Region XI-B tournament
At Kirkwood, Cedar Rapids
Friday's results
(2) Kirkwood 15, (7) Ellsworth 1 (5)
(3) NIACC 8, (6) Iowa Lakes 0 (5)
Saturday's results
Ellsworth 9, Iowa Lakes 2
NIACC 6, Kirkwood 3
Kirkwood 15, Ellsworth 2 (5)
Sunday's games
Noon - NIACC vs. Kirkwood - Championship game
2 p.m. - If necessary.
NIACC's 2019 season (30-16 overall)
NIACC 3, Rock Valley 2
Kirkwood 9, NIACC 6
NIACC 9, Bryant & Stratton 0
NIACC 6, Rock Valley 5
Daytona State College 5, NIACC 4
Daytona State College 10, NIACC 4
NIACC 5, Eastern Florida State 3
NIACC 7, Eastern Florida State 4
Indian River State College 4, NIACC 3
Indian River State College 9, NIACC 5
Indian Hills 1, NIACC 0
NIACC 12, Indian Hills 6
NIACC 9, North Central Missouri College 0
NIACC 3, North Central Missouri College 0
NIACC 9, Iowa Lakes 5
NIACC 15, Iowa Lakes 9
NIACC 11, Iowa Central 4
NIACC 12, Iowa Central 0 (5)
Kirkwood 2, NIACC 0
NIACC 13, Kirkwood 8
NIACC 8, Northeast CC 0 (5)
NIACC 9, Northeast CC 0 (5)
NIACC 15, Iowa Central 1 (5)
Iowa Central 4, NIACC 2
NIACC 15, Southwestern 0 (6)
NIACC 11, Southwestern 3 (5)
NIACC 13, Iowa Lakes 3 (6)
NIACC 9, Iowa Lakes 1 (5)
Indian Hills 14, NIACC 1 (6)
Indian Hills 11, NIACC 3 (5)
DMACC 9, NIACC 1 (6)
DMACC 9, NIACC 8
NIACC 10, Northeast CC 0 (5)
Northeast CC 4, NIACC 3
NIACC 8, Ellsworth 0 (5)
NIACC 6, Ellsworth 0
NIACC 8, Southwestern 0 (5)
NIACC 12, Southwestern 0 (5)
DMACC 5, NIACC 3
NIACC 10, DMACC 6
NIACC 2, Ellsworth 0
NIACC 9, Ellsworth 0 (5)
Kirkwood 5, NIACC 3
Kirkwood 6, NIACC 4
NJCAA Region XI-B tournament
NIACC 8, Iowa Lakes 0 (5)
NIACC 6, Kirkwood 3