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3. BASEBALL – DIVISION III
Section 1. Tournament Dates
The dates for the tournament shall be recommended to the Board of Regents by the NJCAA Division III Baseball Committee
and the Tournament Host. Future Dates:
May 29 – June 2/3, 2021 at Pioneer Stadium; Greeneville, TN
May 28 – June 1/2, 2022 at Pioneer Stadium; Greeneville, TN
May 27 – May 31/June 1 at Pioneer Stadium; Greeneville, TN
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 seven districts:

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

East 15, 21 Great Lakes 4, 12 Mid-Atlantic 10, 20 North 3 North Atlantic 19

North Plains 13 South 2, 5, 14

B. All colleges must qualify in compliance with Article XII of the NJCAA bylaws.
C. In the event there is no representative from a district, that district’s runner-up will be selected to fill the vacancy. If the runner-up is
unable to participate, the committee will select an at-large team as a replacement

2020-2021 NJCAA DII BASEBALL TOURNAMENT – REPLACEMENT ORDER

1. North Plains 2. North Atlantic 3. South 4. Great Lakes 5. Middle Atlantic 6. East 7. North

D. Districts will conduct double-elimination tournaments to qualify teams for the National Tournament.
E. 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 of the Sunday prior to the start of the NJCAA Tournament.
F. At-Large: One At-Large team will be selected by the Division III Baseball Committee to complete the field for the World Series. The
team will be selected within 24 hours of the completion of the seven District Tournaments. The criteria for selecting the At-Large team
shall be based on the following (in no rank order):
• NJCAA Record vs. Common Opponent
• Head-to-Head
• Overall NJCAA Record
• Overall Record
• National Ranking
• 10 year World Series won/loss history for each District Representative
• 10 year individual college won/loss history
G. The seeding of the eight participating teams will be finalized no later than the Tuesday morning prior to the start of the tournament
and will be done by the DIII Baseball Committee, based on criteria below (in no rank order). The committee will rank all eight teams.
• Record vs. NJCAA teams
• Overall record
• Strength of schedule
• Common opponents
• National rankings
• Five-year World Series won/loss history for each District Representative
• Five-year individual college won/loss history
H. A coach or athletic director on the baseball committee may not participate in the at-large process if their team is under consideration.
Section 4. Tournament Rules and Officials
A. The tournament shall be conducted as an eight-team double elimination tournament.
B. NCAA Baseball rules shall be used in all tournament games, including district play, with the following exceptions:
1. 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.
2. All games are scheduled for nine innings.
3. The 10-run rule shall be in effect after five complete innings.
4. The eight-run rule shall be in effect after seven complete innings.
5. The Championship Game (or games) shall be played the full nine innings regardless of the score.
6. 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.
7. Optional substitution provisions will not apply to tournament play.
8. The “Home Team” for games 1-4 will be determined by seed. Following Game 4, home team for winner’s bracket games
will continue to be determined by seed. All loser bracket games will have “Home Team” determined by a coin flip,
including “IF” game. NOTE: In District play home team designation can be determined by other methods if agreed to in
advance.
9. 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.