BEATRICE, Neb. – The No. 9 NIACC baseball team will play Southeast CC (Neb.) in the North Plains District Tournament on Sunday and possibly Monday in a best of 3 series.
The series was originally slated for Saturday and Sunday but due to inclement weather it was pushed back a day.
NIACC (46-13) won the NJCAA Region XI tournament for the second time in three years with a 7-0 win over Southwestern on Monday at Riverfront Stadium in Waterloo.
Southeast CC (41-19) stopped DCTC 7-2 in the NJCAA Region XIII title game. The Storm won five straight contests in their regional tournament after dropping a 12-2 decision to Williston State College in their second round contest.
The Storm topped Lake Region State College 4-1, Bismarck State College 11-3, Williston State 4-0 and DCTC 7-5 and 7-2.
NIACC’s statistical leaders: Batting average – Robbie Glendinning .418, Luke Becker .379, Daniel Bradley .362, Zach Fricke .352, Spencer Halloran .340. Hits – Glendinning 99, Bradley 76, Becker 74. Runs – Glendinning 70, Halloran 64, Becker 60, Bradley 59. RBIs – Fricke 68, Becker 58, Bradley 58. Doubles – Glendinning 25, Becker 16, Bradley 14, Juan De La Cruz 14. Home runs – Fricke 12, Austin LaDoux 11, Becker 11, Bradley 11. Stolen bases – Becker 9, Glendinning 5, Halloran 5. Wins – Quinn Ahern 8-3, Davis Bryan 8-1, Ryan Huntington 5-1. Saves – Riley Pollard 9, Chad Christensen 6. Strikeouts – Ahern 58, Daniel Loats 51, Bryan 41, Pollard 36. ERA – Loats 3.68, Ahern 4.02.
