Page 116 - 2019-20 NJCAA Handbook - May, 2020

2. BASEBALL - DIVISION II
Section 1. Tournament Site Selection
A. Colleges or organizations wishing to host the NJCAA Championship Baseball Tournament must submit a written request or bid to
the NJCAA National Office by September 1st prior to the subsequent Annual Meeting. Bids shall be for sites three years hence.
B. The NJCAA National Office shall place all bids before the Committee on Championship Events as provided in Article X.
Section 2. Tournament Dates
The dates for the tournament shall be recommended to the Board of Directors by the NJCAA Committee on Division II Baseball
and the Tournament Host. Future Dates:
May 23 - May 29/30, 2020 – David Allen Memorial Ballpark: Enid, Okla.
May 29 - June 4/5, 2021 – David Allen Memorial Ballpark: Enid, Okla.
May 28 - June 5/6, 2022 – David Allen Memorial Ballpark: Enid, Okla.
May 27 – June 2/3, 2023 - TBA
Section 3. 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 4. Qualification of Teams for Competition
A. The qualifying teams shall come from the following districts:
2019-20 DISTRICTS
DISTRICT REGION(S) DISTRICT REGION(S)
West 1, 18 Gulf 23
North Plains 9, 11, 13 Plains 2, 6, 16
Midwest 4 South Atlantic 8, 10
Central 24 East 3, 15, 21
Great Lakes 12 Mid-Atlantic 19, 20
B. The NJCAA Committee on Division II Baseball will have complete jurisdiction over the selection and invitation of the 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 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
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are the responsibility of the respective Region Directors and must be published by December 15 , annually.
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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:
1. Mid-Atlantic 3. North Plains 5. East 7. Midwest 9. West
2. Plains 4. Great lakes 6. Gulf 8. Central 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. NOTE: 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 Tuesday prior to the start of the NJCAA
Tournament.
Section 5. 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. 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.
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. 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.
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 a team(s) for two games
in one day, or other arrangements as necessary.