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2. BASEBALL - DIVISION II
Section 1. Tournament Dates
The dates for the tournament shall be recommended to the Board of Regents by the NJCAA Division II Baseball Committee and
the Tournament Host. Future Dates:
May 29 - June 4/5, 2021 – David Allen Memorial Ballpark: Enid, OK
May 28 - June 5/6, 2022 – David Allen Memorial Ballpark: Enid, OK
May 27 – June 2/3, 2023 – David Allen Memorial Ballpark; Enid, OK
Section 2. Tournament Host Pre-Tournament Responsibilities
A. The Tournament Host will notify the qualifying teams of the time schedules and other pertinent information.
B. The Tournament Host shall be responsible for the promotion, advertising and ticket sales of the contest. They shall secure the
playing site and make all the arrangements for the handling of spectators.
Section 3. Qualification of Teams for Competition
A. The qualifying teams shall come from the following 10 districts:

2020-2021 NJCAA DII BASEBALL DISTRICTS
DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S)

Central 24 East 3, 15, 21 Great Lakes 12 Gulf 23 Mid-Atlantic 19, 20

Midwest 4 North Plains 11, 13 Plains 2, 6, 16 South Atlantic 8, 10 West 1

B. The NJCAA Division I Baseball Committee has complete jurisdiction over the selection and invitation of teams who are to compete.
C. In the event there is a vacancy in the tournament bracket, the runner-up in the district of the vacancy will be the alternate team. The
District Chairman will be responsible for selecting a second alternate from that district if the runner-up is unable to fill the vacancy.
D. The Division II Baseball Committee, in coordination with the Director of Championships and Sport reserves the right to adjust the
district qualification procedures using current declaration numbers. The adjustments must be published no later than November 15
annually. Specific group and district playoff procedures are the responsibility of the respective Region Directors and must be
published by December 15th annually.
E. In the event there is no representative from a district, a runner-up from another district will be selected to fill the vacancy. The
replacement order by district will be as follows:

2020-2021 NJCAA DII BASEBALL TOURNAMENT – REPLACEMENT ORDER

1. Mid-Atlantic 2. Plains 3. North Plains 4. Great Lakes 5. East 6. Gulf 7. Midwest 8. Central 9. West 10. South Atlantic

F. Only region champions may compete in the District Tournament. Districts will conduct double-elimination tournaments to qualify
teams for the National Tournament.
G. The scheduled first game of each District Tournament must be no later than the Saturday preceding the NJCAA Tournament. All
District Tournaments must be completed no later than midnight on the Sunday prior to the start of the NJCAA Tournament.
Section 4. Tournament Rules and Officials
A. The tournament shall be conducted as a 10-team double elimination tournament.
B. NCAA baseball rules shall be used in all tournament games, including district play, with the following exceptions:
1. Seeding will be done by the NJCAA Division II Baseball Committee via a conference call no later than the Tuesday morning
prior to the start of the tournament. Seeding criteria will include: National Poll, overall record, emphasis on record last 1/3 of
the season, strength of schedule, quality of wins and losses vs ranked foes and other teams qualifying for DII World Series,
past history and results of participating school and district. In the case where a committee member’s college qualifies for the
World Series, they will be allowed to participate in the discussion of the teams but will remove themselves from the actual
voting. Each of the 10 qualifying coaches will be required to turn in a ranking of the ten teams at a pre-determined time. The
votes will be tabulated by the chair and cross checked by the vice-chair. In the event the chair’s school qualifies, the vice-chair
will tabulate. If both qualify, an eligible committee member will be selected.
2. The maximum allowable number of individuals an institution can have on the field, including the practice field, bullpen, bench and
dugout is 37. Each team is limited to one head coach, four assistant coaches, recognized by their respective institution, 30 eligible
student-athletes in uniform, one manager and one trainer. The official roster will be signed and turned in at the tournament
coaches meeting. No deletions or additions will be allowed after the roster is turned in.
3. All games are scheduled for nine innings.
4. The 10-run rule shall be in effect after five complete innings.
5. The eight-run rule shall be in effect after seven complete innings.
6. The Championship Game (or games) shall be played the full nine innings regardless of the score.
7. Any game delayed because of rain, power failure, etc., shall be resumed at the point of suspension and played a full nine
innings unless terminated under rule 3 or 4 above.
8. At the World Series when two teams are undefeated, the higher seed will be allowed to choose whether they will be the home
team or visitors. Decision for opening round will be at the coaches meeting and will be at the field for all subsequent rounds.
Once in the loser’s bracket, all decisions of home and visitors will be determined by a coin flip. During District play, individual
Regions should decide and put in their own agreements how this will be determined.
9. Bat testing will be conducted by an NJCAA representative prior to the start of the National Tournament in accordance with
NCAA Bat Testing Protocols.
10. PROTESTS: No protests will be tolerated on judgment calls. Rule interpretation protests will be decided immediately by the
Tournament Director, the NJCAA Representative and the Supervisor of Officials. The game shall then proceed immediately.
11. In the event of unavoidable delays due to weather or other unforeseen causes, the Tournament Co-Chairmen and the NJCAA
Representative reserves the right to re-schedule game times, schedule seven inning games, schedule a team(s) for two games
in one day, or other arrangements as necessary.