Galveston college defeated triton college in the championship game. The tournament has been held in grand junction, co since 1959. Gc is only the 6th school in the history of the tournament to win backtoback championships. The ten schools qualified by winning one of ten district tournaments. World series record book alpine bank njcaa division i juco. Cowley entered the 1997 juco world series with a record of 4810. May 06, 2020 the 2021 college world series will begin with games on saturday, june 19, 2021 at td ameritrade park omaha. Sam suplizio, home loans president from 1983 to 1996 is known as. Juco world series canceled over covid19 concerns juco.
Kkcothe juco world series for 2020 has been canceled due to the concerns over covid19. Dykstra to discern the possibility of grand junction being the site of the 1959 juco tournament. May 21, 2009 1996 northeast texas 1995 middle georgia 1994 gaveston college, texas 1993 yavapai, ariz. Grcc repeated this feat in 1997, 2003, 2004, and 2005. Series mvp john wetteland set a fall classic record with four saves. Njcaa juco world series grand junction, colorado facebook. Taking place in late may and early june each year, it determines the junior college baseball national champions. The 1994 njcaa division i baseball world series was held may 28 to june 4 at sam suplizio field in grand junction, co. Bazarnic was the skipper of the trojans baseball team for 48 seasons, compiling a career record of 14696176. The definition of a major league player is to have played in a regular season game for any major league team.
Litle did he know thatafter losing to clevelnad in the 1997 playoffs he would rattle off three more in a row. In 1993, the tournament was broken into three divisions. As a player, vaz began his collegiate career as a member of northeast texas cc, helping the eagles capture the 1996 njcaa national championship. The yankees defeated the braves, four games to two, to capture their first world series title since 1978 and. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the college world series, a doubleelimination tournament in its fiftysecond year. Central arizona tops iowa western 8 to win the 2019 njcaa alpine bank junior college baseball world series in grand junction, colo. It wasnt long before the 6foot, 4inch, 210pound righthander led coach june raines first carolina team to the championship round of the college world series in 1977. The series was played from october 2026, 1996, and was broadcast on. Md baseball coaches hof 1991, njcaa baseball coaches hof 1996, and. The 92nd edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff between the national league champion atlanta braves and the american league champion new york yankees. Thanks to suplizios efforts, grand junction has hosted the junior college juco.
The championship game ended dramatically when lsus warren morris hit a twoout, tworun home run against miami reliever robbie morrison in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the bayou bengals to a 98 victory over the hurricanes. May 29, 20 shown above, members of the 1996 trailblazers baseball juco world series team in 1996. Starter jimmy key gets the win with help from closer john wetteland, whose four saves earn him the mvp trophy. Not be known as a onetime wonder, the 2000 team returned to the juco world series and again captured the national championship. Before 1996 joe torre had been considered a players manager and a pretty good one. Juco junior college world series in grand junction. To date, the bronx bombers had already dominated three separate decades en route to thirtythree fall classics and twentytwo world championship titles. Iowa western baseball opens njcaa di world series with 18. Wabash valleys cael baker led all njcaa di participants in batting average, home. Njcaa member colleges took to social media to showcase community pride on wednesday. Alltime world series appearances alpine bank njcaa division i. Throughout the entire juco world series life, hollingsworth has been an active committee member. Team runs in a 7game series 85, chipola fl, 2017 team runs in. With broadcasts produced by the njcaa and njcaa member institutions, njcaa championship tv is the go to destination for junior college athletics.
Eight regional competitions were held to determine the. Junior college juco baseball world series visit grand. Iowa western used a fourrun ninth inning wednesday night to overtake walters state tenn. The participating schools qualified by winning one of eight 6team regional tournaments. Trailblazers finish 3017, best mark since juco world series season. The cavaliers went into the 10team tournament looking to become just the second school from kansas to win a world series. Nearly half a century later, the juco world series and the city of grand junction are inextricably linked in one of the countrys longest running baseball tournaments. Sam suplizio, home loan president from 1983 to 1996 is known as the man who brought baseball to grand junction. Late rally caps iowa western win at njcaa world series. In friass two season at the bash, the warriors have combined to win 96 games, two grac regular season titles, two region 24 championships, a district championship and a 3rd place finish at the 2017 juco world series. This weeklong tournament, which begins on memorial day weekend, always draws amazing young baseball players full of talent, commitment and enthusiasm. Below, members of the team gathered during their induction ceremony. Juco participants in major league baseball alpine bank. The juco world series is an annual baseball tournament held across three divisions of.
Heres a rundown of other teams from texas who have played in the juco world series and how they fared. Njcaa championship tv is a partnership between the njcaa and blueframe. Navarro college athletics baseballs njcaa allamericans. October 26 the new york yankees take their fourth victory in a row from the atlanta braves, 32, giving them the 1996 world series and their 23rd world championship. Njcaa di gulf districtfcsaa state baseball tournament. Grand junction is proud to serve as the host site for the junior college juco baseball world series, which is celebrating its 62nd anniversary in 2019. Sam suplizio, home loans president from 1983 to 1996 is known as the man who brought baseball to grand junction. Vanderbilt beat michigan 82 in a game 3 to win the 2019 college. The 1996 season witnessed what would eventually become the fourth installment of the new york yankees dynasty.
The grand rapids community college baseball team won its first njcaa division ii world series in 1996. But it wasnt vaz who was the hero of the championship game there were to many to count for the eagles, who won the juco world series title in their first trip to grand junction. The fiftieth tournaments champion was louisiana state university coached by skip bertman. Grand junctions biggest sporting event each year, the alpine bank junior college world series, wont be played this year. Ncaa national umpire program advisory committee 1996present. Thanks to suplizios efforts, grand junction has hosted the junior college juco baseball world series since the late 50s, and now, home loan ceo jamie hamilton maintains the position of the juco committee chairman. He was later named to the juco world series golden anniversary team, celebrating the world series 50th year in 2007. Dan klim and michael procaccini were both members of the mccc squad that played for the juco world series title in 1996, while randy voorhees played for the vikings from 1979 to 1981. Along the journey to a world series title a pheasant came into play. Game 5 was the final game to be played at atlantafulton county stadium.
Grand junction serves as the host site for the junior college juco baseball world series, may 26june 2, 2018 at suplizio field. The twoway star was the juco world series most valuable player and recipient of the tournaments big stick top hitter and sportsmanship awards after hitting a blistering. The 1996 world series matched the defending champion atlanta braves against the new york yankees, with the yankees winning in six games to capture their first championship since 1978, and their 23rd overall. Northeast texas community college defeated meridian community college in the championship game. Shoot, theyve only been playing baseball for four years at the 11yearold school in mt. The juco world series is an annual baseball tournament held across three divisions of national junior college athletic association baseball. Alltime world series appearances alpine bank njcaa. The 1998 njcaa division i baseball world series was held may 2330 at sam suplizio field in grand junction, co. May 24, 20 heres a rundown of other teams from texas who have played in the juco world series and how they fared.
Iowa western baseball team ending decade of success at. Freshman shortstop cash rugely, who helped to lead navarro to its fourth world series appearance and third at the juco world series, is the most recent addition. Njcaa world series teams johnson county community college. The 1999 team won the njcaa national championship in record style, undefeated. The 1996 college world series was played at johnny rosenblatt stadium in omaha, ne from may 31 to june 8. Thanks to sams efforts, grand junction has hosted the junior college juco baseball world series since the late 1950s. Louis cardinals in the last three games of the national league championship series, 321, and they continued that roll with a 121 pasting of the yankees in the series opener. Njcaa programs gave an inside look to their daily life via social media. The official youtube channel of the njcaa alpine bank junior college baseball world series, hosted in grand junction, colorado. Concerns over the covid19 virus has prompted the njcaa to cancel all spring competition the rest of the school year, including the alpine bank junior college world series. The 1996 njcaa division ii baseball world series was held at usa stadium in millington, tn. Juco is one of the citys best attended, most anticipated, and. Also, in that time the warriors have ranked in the top 5 in all major offensive categories.
Thomas took control of the cvcc baseball program in june of 1999, and at that time was the youngest head baseball coach in the history of the accc. Martz also guided jason izzy isringhausen at lewis and clark in the early 1990s. His record includes 449195, 11 region xv championships, two district wins and two juco world series appearances. After going 51 during the 1996 season, the returning players would use the previous season as motivation to go 333 in the jayhawk conference eastern division during the 1997 season. The 63rd annual juco world series is may 23may 30 at sam suplizio field in grand junction, colo. The njcaa championship tv amazon fire app gives you quick and easy access to your favorite njcaa live and archived events. Alvin community college 2008 blinn college 1962, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1992. Cowley county community college defeated san jacinto junior college in the championship game.
Dondero has been a baseball coach at nassau cc, garden city, new york for 21 years. Since 1992, a total of 17 navarro college players have earned njcaa allamerican baseball honors. The njcaa baseball world series was first held in 1958. Johnson county community college earned its first trip to the njcaa juco world series in grand junction, colo. Baseball alumni return with winning message for mccc baseball. After winning their opener 65, the reivers outscored their final four opponents by a 476. The 1996 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1996 season. Thanks to suplizios efforts, grand junction has hosted the junior college juco baseball world series since the late 50s. After a 1 start to the season, the pirates move into the top spot of the njcaa division ii mens basketball poll for the first time in program history. The fiftieth tournaments champion was louisiana state university coached by.
The yankees defeated the braves, four games to two, to capture their first world series title since 1978 and their 23rd world series championship overall. The 1998 ncaa division i baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1998 ncaa division i baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. Bazarnic has been inducted into three separate hall of fames. May 21, 2009 a teambyteam look at the 10team field for the juco world series.
Vincennes, florida southwestern round out top three in di mens poll. He is presently physical education chairman at nassau community college. That perfect 140 season earned martz national player of the year honors as well as ncaa first team allamerican. In 2014, iwcc returned to have the most dominant juco world series in an unbeaten run to a third crown. The national junior college athletic association njcaa on. The 92nd edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff between the national league nl champion and defending world series champion atlanta braves and the american league al champion new york yankees. The official athletics website for alpine bank njcaa division i juco world series. Eight years sunshine state conference umpire supervisor ncaa div ii the sun conference umpire supervisor naia. Njcaa division i baseball world series, njcaa division ii baseball world series, and njcaa division iii baseball world series. Dedicated leaders and a supportive community have allowed young stars kirby puckett, curt schilling, david wells, eric gagne, and many others to enjoy this gem of an event on.
Pascohernando state 6, asa miami 5 pascohernando state wins the series, 20, and advances to njcaa dii region 10southeast district tournament njcaa dii region 10southeast district baseball tournament. Jan 29, 2015 thanks to suplizios efforts, grand junction has hosted the junior college juco baseball world series since the late 50s. Dondero coached the usa junior team in 1984 finishing second to cuba. Hollingsworth, chamber executive in grand junction 19571994, organized the first meeting with jay tolman, b. The first year in which the world series was played across three separate divisions was 1993. Iowa western used a ninerun third inning to seize control as the reivers outslugged connors state 1810 sunday in the opening round of the njcaa division i world series. The 1996 njcaa division i baseball world series was held may 26 to june 1 at sam suplizio field in grand junction, co. In that game andy pettitte shut out john smoltz as the yankees won, 10. In 1996 he got his first chance with the yankees and managed them to his first world title and the yankees first since 1978 and their 23ed overall. The 1996 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs 1996 season. The njcaa made the decision on monday to cancel all spring competitions for the rest of. Dec 18, 2015 he was inducted into the lewis and clark community college hall of fame in 2012 as part of the 1996 lewis and clark baseball juco world series team.
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