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The Northern Division champion Central Lakes College Raiders will host the NJCAA Region 13B double-elimination tournament beginning Thursday, May 10, at the Findorff Athletic Complex in Brainerd.
Itasca (6-2 MCAC, 22-16 overall), Northland (4-4, 5-18) and Mesabi Range (2-6, 5-12) and CLC will battle for the right to advance to the NJCAA national tournament May 17-19 at Rochester, MN.
CLC, which opens the tournament at 10 a.m. Thursday against Mesabi, posted an 8-0 record in divisional play and went 25-5 overall during the regular season. The Raiders dominated several MCAC statistical categories with Andrea Wagoner tops in the conference in RBIs (64) and home runs (17).
Wagoner was also a force in the circle, leading the MCAC with a 2.55 ERA and collecting nine of CLC's 25 wins. The Raider pitching corps also included Kayla Larson, who appeared in 11 contests, winning six and collecting a save while racking up 60 strikeouts.
In the event of bad weather, and the tournament cannot be completed by Sunday, May 13, the highest remaining seeded team still in the tournament will be awarded the bid to the national tournament.
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NJCAA Region 13B Tournament
At Central Lakes College, Brainerd
Thursday, May 10
Game One: No. 1 Central Lakes vs. No. 4 Mesabi Range 10 a.m.
Game Two: No. 3 Northland vs. No. 2 Itasca noon
Game Three: CLC/Mesabi loser vs. Northland/Itasca loser 2 p.m.
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Game Four: CLC/Mesabi winner vs. Northland/Itasca winner 4 p.m.
Friday, May 11
Game Five: Loser of Game Four vs. winner of Game 3 noon
Game Six: Championship 2 p.m.
Game Seven: Championship, if necessary, 4 p.m.
