NJCAA Division II Region IV Illinois Baseball Tourney Update

Elgin Community College stays in the winners bracket defeating Black Hawk College 5-2 yesterday and moves on to play Madison College today.

Black Hawk College will play Kankakee Community College in an elimination game prior to Elgin vs. Madison.  The winner of Black Hawk vs Kankakee will play the loser of Elgin vs Madison also today.

Parkland Number 1 in 2010 NJCAA Division II Preseason Poll

From Baseball in Illinois News Source

Parkland College is the 2010 pres-eason favorite according to the NJCAA Baseball Coaches Association Pre-Season Poll.  The defending national champions went 49-9 last season and return three starting position players along with four key pitchers.

Ranked fourth in the pre-season poll is Kankakee Community College.  The Cavaliers rolled to a 52-14-1 record last season while finishing third in the NJCAA Division II World Series.

Heartland Community College came in at number 13 according to the NJCAA Baseball Coaches Association Division II pre-season poll.