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10. 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 team(s)
for two games in one day or other arrangements as necessary.
11. Bat testing will be conducted by an NJCAA representative prior to the start of the National Tournament in accordance with
NCAA Bat Testing Protocols. Not required for District play.
C. Diamond DI-PRO Low Seam baseball is the official baseball of the NJCAA. Baseballs used in the NJCAA Baseball Championship
Tournament shall be secured through the NJCAA National Office and shipped directly to the host.
D. The NJCAA Committee on Division III Baseball shall have jurisdiction over the technical aspects of the tournament and officials.
E. If a participating institution has a written policy against Sunday competition, the tournament schedule shall be adjusted to
accommodate that institution and such adjustment shall not require its team to play sooner than when it was originally scheduled.
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Notice of such written policy must be filed with the NJCAA National Office prior to September 1 , each academic year.
Alternate brackets can be obtained from the NJCAA National Office.
F. Qualifying teams shall submit digital team photo (8x10 - resolution of 300 dpi) with visible numbers and official team roster to the
Tournament Host per their instructions. This information must be received by the deadline established by the Tournament Host.
G. Selection and assignment of NJCAA World Series Umpires will be made by the NJCAA, or their designee(s). Only in extenuating
circumstances (sickness, injury, etc.), and with prior approval of the NJCAA representative, may an on-site assignor/supervisor be
assigned to a game.
H. Whenever possible, a minimum of two umpires will be rotated out annually from the World Series. Unless agreed upon by the
NJCAA Representative, Supervisor of Umpires, and Tournament Director or their designee, no umpire will be allowed to work
behind the plate while the district he/she represents is playing. The assignment for the final two games will be at the discretion of
the NJCAA Representative, Supervisor of Umpires, and Tournament Director or their designee
I. All Districts with interregional play and national tournament games shall be played with a minimum of three officials.
Section 5. Finances
Each college shall pay its own expenses.
Section 6. Miscellaneous Procedures
A. Only scheduled seven or nine inning games may be used in figuring team, individual statistics and overall record. Official games that
have been shortened as the result of weather conditions may also be included.
B. Conferences playing their official conference schedule during the fall season may petition the NJCAA National Office to include their
fall statistics in their official season records.
C. A game or scrimmage shall consist of a maximum of nine innings of play (NCAA Baseball Rules-Rule 5, Section 6). Once a
game/scrimmage extends play past nine innings, for any reason other than a tie, the NJCAA will count that play as the start of a
second game/scrimmage.
D. The District Champion of the host region may be placed in the final game of the opening round.
E. For scheduled seven (7) inning games, Conferences or Regions may adopt a run rule of ten (10) runs after five (5) innings. For all
scheduled nine (9) inning games Conferences or Regions may adopt a run rule of ten (10) runs after five (5) innings and eight (8)
runs after seven (7) innings.
Section 7. National Poll
A. In order for teams to be considered for weekly national rankings, all scores from the previous week must be entered into the NJCAA
PrestoSports Stats System by 11:59 PM ET on Sunday of each week.
1. All statistics from the previous week must be entered into the NJCAA PrestoSports Stats System by 2:00 PM ET on Monday of
each week.
B. The preseason rankings will be conducted at the discretion of the NJCAA Division III Baseball Committee. Poll will be released the third
Tuesday of January. The first regular season poll will be voted on the second Monday in February. The last poll will be voted on during
the second Monday in May. TBD due to COVID-19
C. The NJCAA Division III Baseball Poll will be released Monday of each week unless the Monday is a national holiday where the poll will
be released on Tuesday.
D. Each team’s performance from the previous week will be compiled in a report through the NJCAA PrestoSports Stats System and
disseminated to the NJCAA Division III Baseball Committee to be voted on individually by each voter.
2. The voters will consist of the seven members of the NJCAA Division III Baseball Committee.
3. A first-place vote receives 10 points and 10th-place vote receives 1 point.
4. Poll voting criteria:
1. Record vs. Division I, Division II, Division III NJCAA opponents
2. Record vs. Division II top 20 teams
3. Overall Record On the road, at a neutral site, at home
5. The poll voters will submit their top-10 rankings to the NJCAA National Office online system by 1:00 PM ET on Mondays, unless the
Monday prior is a national holiday where votes will be due on Tuesday. The National Office will compile the votes for each team and
release the final rankings Monday afternoon.
G. Poll Dates: TBD due to COVID-19
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