Trojans face DMACC on Sunday

NIACC shortstop Katy Olive gets ready for the pitch during a game last week against Kirkwood.

May 4, 2024

BOONE - Due to inclement weather, the No. 20 NIACC softball team now faces No. 9 DMACC at 2 p.m. Sunday in the second round of the NJCAA Region 11-B tournament on the DMACC campus.

Sixth-seed Iowa Lakes (18-31) faces seventh-seed Hawkeye CC (7-38) meet at noon on Sunday in an elimination game.

Third-seed NIACC (32-21) advanced to the second round of the regional tournament with a 9-1 win over Iowa Lakes on Friday. Second-seed DMACC (42-9) advanced with a 8-0 win over Hawkeye CC.

DMACC won three of the four games against NIACC in the regular season.

The Bears won 9-0 and 9-1 (both in five innings) on April 8 in Boone. On April 14 in Mason City, DMACC won 1-0 and the Trojans won 12-8.

The winner of Sunday's NIACC/DMACC game moves to the regional title game at noon on Monday. The loser of the NIACC/DMACC contest faces the Iowa Lakes/Hawkeye CC winner at 4 p.m. Sunday.

The winner of the NJCAA Region 11-B tournament advances to the district tournament May 10-11 at the site of the NJCAA Region 13 champion. The winner of the 3-game series in the district tournament advances to the NJCAA Division II World Series May 20-25 in Spartanburg, S.C.

NJCAA Region 11-B tournament

At DMACC (Boone)

Friday's results

Game 1 - (2) DMACC 8, (7) Hawkeye CC 0 (5)

Game 2 - (3) NIACC 9, (6) Iowa Lakes 1 (5)

Sunday's games

Game 3 (Noon) - Hawkeye CC vs. Iowa Lakes

Game 4 (2 p.m.) - DMACC vs. NIACC

Game 5 (4 p.m.) - Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4

Monday's games

* Game 6 (Noon) - Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5

* Game 7 (2 p.m.) - If necessary.

* - Tenative.