JUCO World Series

The JUCO World Series is an annual baseball tournament held across three divisions of National Junior College Athletic Association baseball. Taking place in late May and early June each year, it determines the junior college baseball national champions.[1][2][3] The first year in which the World Series was played across three separate divisions was 1993.[4]

NJCAA Playoff Format

The NJCAA baseball playoff format for reaching the JUCO World Series is generally the same for all divisions, regions, and districts with few exceptions. The postseason begins with a Region Sectional. This is a best-of-three series against another team from the region. Oftentimes the top eight seeds in a given region will be seeded one through eight. With this being the case, the number one team would face the number eight seed in the first round and so on. The four winners of these opening round series then advance to the Region Championship. The Region Championship is a four team double elimination tournament that determines the winners of each of the NJCAA's twenty-four regions. Each of the Region Champions then advances to the District Championship. The District Championship is generally a three-game series contested between two region champions to determine who receives that district's bid to the JUCO World Series.[5][6][7] In Divisions I and II, the ten district champions continue on to the JUCO World Series where a double elimination tournament decides that year's national champion. In Division III, the seven district champions plus an at-large selection, a runner-up from one of the district championships, reach the JUCO World Series and play a double elimination tournament to determine the national champion.[8][9][10]

Division I College World Series

Since 1977, the champion of each of the NJCAA's ten regionally defined districts advance to the event. It is held as a ten team, double-elimination tournament. Several different brackets and schedules have been used since the event began in 1958. In the first season, the event was an eight-team bracket leading to placement, with the winners of their first two games playing for the championship, while others played for respective places. In 1959, the NJCAA adopted the double-elimination format. In 1977, the event expanded to ten teams, and has remained so ever since.[11] The Division I College World Series is held annually in Grand Junction, Colorado at Sam Suplizio Field.[12]

Division I Champions
Year Champion Most Outstanding Player
1958 Cameron N/A
1959 Paris Junior College Glendell Baker, Paris
1960 Phoenix College Mickey Lee, Tarleton State
1961 Wilmington Junior College Ronnie Durham, Wilmington
1962 Phoenix College Lee McFarland, Phoenix
1963 Wilmington Junior College Ken Wideman, Long Island
1964 Miami Dade Junior College Mack Hendreau, Mesa
1965 Phoenix College Tom Burgess, Phoenix
1966 Nassau Community College Joe Arnold, Miami Dade
1967 Bacone Junior College Gerald Pirtle, Bacone
1968 Glendale Community College (AZ) Otic McCowan, Glendale (AZ)
1969 Panola College Doug Ault, Panola
1970 Mesa Community College Larry Patton, Columbia
1971 Mesa Community College Jim Otten, Mesa
1972 Mesa Community College Greg Snowden, Mesa
1973 Ranger Junior College Donnie Moore, Ranger
1974 Meramec Community College Steve Viefhaus, Meramec
1975 Yavapai Junior College Neil Fiala, Meramec
1976 Central Arizona College Jim Morley, Central Arizona
1977 Yavapai Junior College Dan Townsend, Yavapai
1978 Ranger Junior College Jim Mick, Ranger
1979 Middle Georgia College Tommie Dunbar, Middle Georgia
1980 Middle Georgia College Greg Geren, Cleveland State
1981 Miami Dade Junior College Curtis Morgan, Seminole
1982 Middle Georgia College Kal Daniels, Middle Georgia
1983 McLennan Community College David Turner, McLennan
1984 College of Southern Idaho Shell Scott, Southern Idaho
1985 San Jacinto College-North Randy Randle, San Jacinto
1986 San Jacinto College-North Brian Deak, Yavapai
1987 San Jacinto College-North Bill Losa, San Jacinto
1988 Hillsborough Community College Chris Hanks, Southern Idaho
1989 San Jacinto College-North David Evans, San Jacinto
1990 San Jacinto College-North Randy Brown, San Jacinto
1991 Howard College (TX) Frank Rodriguez, Howard
1992 Essex Community College (MD) Mike Peters, Essex
1993 Yavapai Junior College Kevin Pitts, Triton
1994 Galveston College Jose Rosado, Galveston
1995 Middle Georgia College Brian Davis, Middle Georgia
1996 Northeast Texas Community College Robert Vaz, Northeast Texas
1997 Cowley County Community College (KS) Travis Hafner, Cowley
1998 Cowley County Community College (KS) Josh McMillen, Cowley
1999 Grayson College (TX) Matt Gawer, Grayson
2000 Grayson College (TX) Adam LaRoche, Seminole State
2001 North Central Texas College Blake Justice, North Central Texas
2002 Central Arizona College Gabe Mayorga, Central Arizona
2003 College of Southern Nevada Tyler Coon, Southern Nevada
2004 Dixie State College Matt Spring, Dixie State
2005 New Mexico Junior College Renny Osuna, NMJC
2006 Walters State Community College Jack Tilghman, Walters State
2007 Chipola College Drew Parker, Chipola
2008 Grayson College (TX) J. D. Alfaro, Grayson
2009 Howard College (TX) Andrew Collazo, Howard
2010 Iowa Western Community College Ivan Hartle, Iowa Western
2011 Navarro College J. T. Files, Navarro
2012 Iowa Western Community College Keaton Steele, Iowa Western
2013 Central Alabama Community College Darius Reece, Central Alabama
2014 Iowa Western Community College Alex Krupa, Iowa Western
2015 Northwest Florida State College Ramon Osuna, Walters State
2016 Yavapai Junior College Rashaan Kuhaulua, Yavapai
2017 Chipola College Jose Caballero, Chipola
2018 Chipola College Jose Caballero, Chipola

Division II College World Series

The NJCAA Division II College World Series is held annually in Enid, Oklahoma at David Allen Memorial Ballpark.[13] The World Series was previously held in Millington, Tennessee from 1993 until 2008. It has remained in Enid, Oklahoma since 2009.[14] The Division II tournament is a double elimination tournament contested by the ten district champions.[15] The Division II format is largely the same as the Division I tournament, being that there are ten teams competing for the national championship in a double elimination format.

Division II Champions
Year Champion
1993 Massasoit Community College
1994 Lincoln Land Community College
1995 Potomac State College
1996 Grand Rapids Community College
1997 Grand Rapids Community College
1998 Jefferson Davis Community College
1999 Kishwaukee College
2000 Lincoln Land Community College
2001 Delaware Technical Community College
2002 Parkland College
2003 Grand Rapids Community College
2004 Grand Rapids Community College
2005 Grand Rapids Community College
2006 Louisiana State University at Eunice
2007 Longview Community College
2008 Louisiana State University at Eunice
2009 Parkland College
2010 Louisiana State University at Eunice
2011 Western Oklahoma State College
2012 Louisiana State University at Eunice
2013 Murray State College
2014 Mesa Community College
2015 Louisiana State University at Eunice
2016 Jones County Junior College
2017 Kankakee Community College
2018 Louisiana State University at Eunice
2019 Northern Oklahoma College-Enid

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Division III College World Series

The NJCAA Division III College World Series is held annually in Greeneville, Tennessee at Pioneer Park.[17] The Division III World Series was originally held in Jamestown, New York from 1993-1994. It then moved to Batavia, New York from 1995-2004 before moving again to Glens Falls, New York for the 2005-2006 seasons. It was held in Tyler, Texas from 2007-2014. It changed sites once again for the 2015-2016 seasons when Kinston, North Carolina hosted. The World Series has been held in Greeneville, Tennessee since 2017.[18][19] The double elimination tournament pits the seven district champions plus an at-large selection against each other to determine the NJCAA Division III baseball national champion.[20] Unlike the Division I and II tournaments, there are only seven districts in Division III, rather than ten. This allows for a non-district champion to reach the finals with an at-large bid to round out the tournament at a more even eight teams.

Division III Champions
Year Champion
1993 Gloucester County College
1994 Joliet Junior College
1995 Madison Area Technical College
1996 Madison Area Technical College
1997 Madison Area Technical College
1998 Norwalk Community-Technical College
1999 Gloucester County College
2000 Gloucester County College
2001 Eastfield College
2002 Richland College
2003 Richland College
2004 Richland College
2005 Gloucester County College
2006 Eastfield College
2007 Tyler Junior College
2008 Joliet Junior College
2009 Richland College
2010 Gloucester County College
2011 Eastfield College
2012 Joliet Junior College
2013 Gloucester County College
2014 Tyler Junior College
2015 Tyler Junior College
2016 Tyler Junior College
2017 Tyler Junior College
2018 Oakton Community College

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See also

References
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