Postseason Recap:
For the fourth consecutive year, the Owls have punched their ticket to the 2022 Division III NJCAA World Series after sweeping nationally ranked Owens Community College in the Great Lakes District Championship last week. The team certainly fought to make it this far as they faced some tough losses throughout the conference season.
Heading into the postseason, they came in with an atypical 7-7 conference record and a .500 win percentage. Sitting as the fourth ranked team heading into Regionals, the Owls surprised many when they took down Region 4's top ranked Joliet to stay in the winner's bracket. They continued to find their footing all the way to the final day of the bracket where they took both games against College of DuPage to advance to Districts and claim the Region IV Division III Championship title.
The #7 seeded Owls (33-26-1) are one of only two unranked teams in the 8 team field competing for the national title. They will soon get to see how they stack up against the best in the country at
Pioneer Park in Greeneville, TN. The tournament begins on May 28
th and goes through June 1
st or 2
nd depending on the series outcomes. They will face some of the same opponents from last year including #4 seed and former national runner-up Niagara County Thunder Wolves as well as #2 seed Rowan College of South Jersey (Gloucester) who finished just ahead of Oakton's fourth place finish last year. The Owls are up against Rowan in their first game of the tournament on Saturday, May 28
th at 12 PM CST.
For more information including tickets,
tournament bracket and
game schedule see the below attachments. The NJCAA Division III World Series
tournament bracket reveal and other information can be found on the
NJCAA website.
All-Conference Awards:
Several players received All-Conference awards. First Team All-Conference honors went to
Andrew Smart (Loyola Academy) and
Joey Maynard (Geneva). Honorable Mention Team recognition went to
Luke Kyprianidis (Prospect) and
Jack Dupuis (Glenbard South).
All-Region Awards:
The accolades continued for Oakton Baseball as numerous players received All-Region honors.
Andrew Smart was named First Team All-Region. Four players were included in the Second Team All-Region including:
Joey Maynard,
Jack Dupuis,
Aidan Pavoris, and
Matt Vojack. Sophomore
Kyle Moore (Bolingbrook) was named the NJCAA Region IV Division 3 Tournament's Most Valuable Player. Coach
Bill Fratto received Region 4 Coach of the Year honors.
Congratulations to these players on their accomplishments!
NJCAA Division III World Series Information
TICKETS
Tickets will be available on-site day of game.
Payments Available: Cash or Credit Card
Daily Pass: $10
Tournament Pass: $40
Passes can be purchased in advance at the Greene County Partnership (115 Academy St Greeneville, TN
37745).
PARKING
Fan parking is available in the main lot in front of
Pioneer Park – 135 Shiloh Rd, Tusculum, TN 37745.
FAN/FAMILY LODGING
General Morgan Inn 111 N Main St 423-787-1000
Greeneville Inn & Suites 1790 E Andrew Johnson Hwy 423-639-4185
Andrew Johnson Inn 2145 E Andrew Johnson Hwy 423-638-8124
Days Inn of Greeneville 935 E Andrew Johnson Hwy 423-639-2156
Hampton Inn 3130 E Andrew Johnson Hwy 423-638-3735
Relax Inn 121 Serral Dr. 423-638-1331
Quality Inn 3160 E Andrew Johnson Hwy 423-638-7511
Super 8 90 Speedway Ln 423-235-4112
For a complete list of RV Parks, Cabins, etc., please visit:
https://discovergreenevilletn.com/campgrounds/
GAME SCHEDULE
LIVE STATS
The 2022 NJCAA DIII Baseball World Series official live statistics and box scores will be available by visiting:
https://www.njcaa.org/championships/sports/bsb/div3/index.
You can view the broadcast live on the NJCAA Network at
https://www.njcaa.org/network.
TOURNAMENT BRACKET
Written by:
Katie Adams
