By: Justin Hargrove, Assistant Athletic Director
The Northeast Texas Community College baseball team has solidified the third-place position in Region 14 North of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). The Eagles will finish up conference play with two games this weekend against Navarro College at NTCC weather permitting Saturday, May 4th.
Navarro College will be the host of the Region 14 North tournament as Navarro will finish in first place, with Tyler Junior College in second, NTCC in third and Panola College in fourth position. Navarro and NTCC will compete in the regional hosted by Navarro College taking on the second and fourth seeds of Region 14 South. Those opponents are still to be determined.
The winner of Region 14 South will host TJC and Panola in their regional tournament. The winner of the North and South will meet up in a Super Regional to determine who will represent Region 14 in the NJCAA Division I World Series in Grand Junction, Colorado May 25-June 1, 2024.
NTCC Baseball has a 32-21 record on the season going 16-12 in Conference play with two games remaining. The Eagles lead the conference in total games played, at bats and sit third in runs scored. The Eagles are also leading the conference in walks and hit by pitches while at the plate and a league leading five shut outs on the season.
Region IV North consist of NTCC, Navarro College, Tyler Junior College, Panola College, Angelina College, Paris Junior College and Bossier Parrish Community College. The South division is made up of Blinn College, San Jacinto College-North, Galveston College, Wharton County Junior College, Alvin College and Coastal Bend College.
