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Baseball Region 4 Finals Preview

Baseball Region 4 Finals Preview

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The No. 16 Elgin Community College baseball team (40-12) looks to extend its season at the NJCAA Region 4 Division II Finals in Madison, Wis.

The finals are a four-team double-elimination tournament. The champion of the tournament qualifies as the NJCAA Midwest District Champion for the 2025 NJCAA Division II Baseball World Series at David Allen Memorial Ballpark in Enid, Oklahoma, on May 24-31.

Teams competing include No. 7 Madison, No. 8 Kankakee and No. 11 Black Hawk.

Madison (40-9) and Black Hawk College (46-12) open play on Thursday at 9 a.m. while Elgin takes on Kankakee (44-8) at noon. The full schedule can be viewed here

All games will stream live at MadisonCollege.TV and tickets are available via GoFan.

Region 4 Top-10 Team Stats

Hitting

4th in on-base percentage: .449

5th in batting average: .320

6th in runs: 421

6th in RBI: 368

9th in walks: 240

Fielding

5th in fielding percentage: .955

10th in total chances: 1546

Pitching

6th in ERA: 4.43

Region 4 Top-10 Individual Stats Leaders

Hitting

Cole Clemens: T-8th in walks (35)

Chris Lara: T-10th in triples (four)

Jack Kerno: 4th in doubles (20), 6th in RBI (56), 8th in slugging percentage (.647), 9th in batting average (.393)

Nick Weaver: 3rd in runs (67), 10th in hits (68)

Fielding

Lara: 3rd in assists (124), 6th in double plays (21)

Kerno: 2nd in double plays (24), 5th in total chances (343), 6th in putouts (317)

Pitching

Josh Caccia: 1st in wins (nine), 2nd in ERA (1.11)

Leth Pearson: T-3rd in wins (seven)