NIACC faces Iowa Central at regional tournament
FORT DODGE - The NIACC baseball team returns to action at 6 p.m. Friday against Iowa Central at the NJCAA Region 11 tournament at Harlan Rogers Park.
NIACC (24-31) stayed alive in the 6-team, double-elimination regional tournament with a 6-2, 10-inning victory over Northeast CC Thursday night.
NIACC takes on the third-seeded Tritons (45-12) in the elimination contest in the third game of the day Friday. Iowa Central topped NIACC 8-5 in the opening round of the regional tournament Thursday.
Southeastern topped Iowa Central 9-1 in seven innings in the first game of the day Friday. DMACC upset top-seed Kirkwood 17-3 in five innings in the second game Friday.
NJCAA Region 11 tournament
(At Harlan Rogers Park, Fort Dodge)
Thursday's results
Game 1 - DMACC 10, Northeast CC 2
Game 2 - Iowa Central 8, NIACC 5
Game 3 - NIACC 6, Northeast CC 2 (10)
Friday's results
Game 4 - Southeastern 9, Iowa Central 1 (7)
Game 5 - DMACC 17, Kirkwood 3 (5)
Game 6 - 6 p.m. - NIACC vs. Iowa Central
Saturday's games
Game 7 - 11 a.m. - Winner Game 6 vs. Kirkwood
Game 8 - 2:30 p.m. - Southeastern vs. DMACC
Game 9 - 6 p.m. - Winner Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8
Sunday's games
Game 10 - 11 a.m. - Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 9
Game 11 - 2:30 p.m. - If necessary game.
