They struggled through the early part of the season but rebounded and now they are set to make their fourth straight appearance in National Junior College Athletic Association’s Division II World Series.
The Pioneers will open play at noon Saturday against the Southeast Community College, N.C. Rams at David Allen Memorial Ball Park in Enid.
It’s the first appearance for the Rams in the World Series.
Western appears hitting their stride winning15 of their last 16 games.
“Yes,” Western Coach Kurt Russell said. “They (the players) are loose, I don’t see those mistakes (in practice).
Western will will go into the game as the top hitting team in the country with a team batting average of .402.They have hit 111 home runs and Jhomar Veras is the nations leader in that category with 23.
Russell indicated he would use veteran hurler Levi Lewis who has been used mostly as a closer in the second half of the season as a starter the first game on Saturday.
“He is the experienced guy. “That’s who we’re going with in a game like this.
District Champions/Qualifying Teams
Southwest: Regions 1, 5 - Gateway Community College, Ariz. (40-21)
North Plains: Regions 9, 11, 13 - Des Moines Area Community College, Iowa (46-16)
North Central: Region 4 - Madison College, Wisc. (42-14)
Midwest: Region 24 - Heartland Community College, Ill. (53-9)
North: Region 12 - Kellogg Community College, Mich. (30-25)
South: Region 23 - Jones County Junior College, Miss. (42-15)
Plains: Regions 2, 6, 16 - Western Oklahoma State College (46-15)
Southeast: Regions 8, 10 - Southeastern Community College - Whiteville, N.C. (35-19)
East: Regions 3, 15, 21 - UCONN Avery Point, Conn. (39-9)
Northeast: Regions 19, 20 - Cecil College, Md. (39-13-1)
OFFICIAL BRACKET
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
May 28, 2011
Game 1: Gateway vs. Madison - 9 a.m.
Game 2: Western Oklahoma State vs. Southeastern - 12 p.m.
Game 3: Des Moines Area vs. Jones County - 4 p.m.
Game 4: UCONN Avery Point vs. Heartland - 7:30 p.m.
May 29, 2011
Game 5: Cecil vs. Kellogg - 12 p.m.
Game 6: Loser 1 vs. Loser 2 - 3:30 p.m.
Game 7: Loser 3 vs. Loser 4 - 7 p.m.
May 30, 2011
Game 8: Winner 3 vs. Winner 4 - 12 p.m.
Game 9: Winner 6 vs. Winner 7 - 3:30 p.m.
Game 10: Winner 1 vs. Winner 2 - 7 p.m.
May 31, 2011
Game 11: Loser 5 vs. Loser 8 - 12 p.m.
Game 12: Winner 9 vs. Loser 10 - 3:30 p.m.
Game 13: Winner 8 vs. Winner 5 - 7 p.m.
June 1, 2011
Game 14: Winner 11 vs. Loser 13 - 3:30 p.m.
Game 15: Winner 10 vs. Winner 13 - 7 p.m.
June 2, 2011
Game 16: Winner 14 vs. Loser 15 - 3:30 p.m.
Game 17: Winner 15 vs. Winner 12 - 7 p.m.
June 3, 2011
Game 18: Championship* - 7 p.m.
June 4, 2011
Game 19: If necessary* - 1 p.m.
*NOTE: If there are three teams remaining at
Game 18, the team with the most games played shall receive a bye to Game 19. If there is a tie for
the most games played, a coin toss will be used to
determine the bye.
All games except Championship Games (possibly
Game 18 if just two teams remain and Game 19 will have the run rule. 10 runs after 5 complete innings, 8 runs after 7 complete innings. All gamesare scheduled for 9 innings.
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