{"id":29493,"date":"2015-05-11T21:08:28","date_gmt":"2015-05-12T01:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2015\/05\/12\/necc-baseball-team-headed-to-world-series\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T16:14:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T20:14:58","slug":"necc-baseball-team-headed-to-world-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2015\/05\/11\/necc-baseball-team-headed-to-world-series\/","title":{"rendered":"NECC Baseball Team Headed to World Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_11234\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2015\/05\/11209363_905847752787978_1331426192242953734_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11234\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11234\" alt=\"The NECC Knights, ranked eighth nationally, went a perfect 15-0 against Region XXI competition for the season and return to the NJCAA World Series for the fourth consecutive year, third straight under head coach Jeff Mejia.\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2015\/05\/11209363_905847752787978_1331426192242953734_n-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The NECC Knights, ranked eighth nationally, went a perfect 15-0 against Region XXI competition for the season and return to the NJCAA World Series for the fourth consecutive year, third straight under head coach Jeff Mejia.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here they go again.<\/p>\n<p>For the fourth consecutive year, the <a href=\"https:\/\/athletics.necc.mass.edu\/landing\/index\">Northern Essex Community College Knights<\/a> baseball team will head to the NJCAA World Series.<\/p>\n<p>After a perfect 15-0 record in the Region XXI competition, they emerged from the \u00a0Region XXI Baseball Tournament unscathed, with a perfect 3-0, toppling Holyoke Community College 17-7 in the title game.<\/p>\n<p>Ranked eighth nationally, this is the Knights third straight World Series trip under head coach Jeff Mejia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very excited to be back,\u201d Northern Essex head coach Jeff Mejia said. \u201cIt is a new location this year and it should be interesting. I\u2019m really looking forward to getting to North Carolina. We know the routine now and that should definitely help us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Knights join seven other junior colleges in Kinston, N.C., from May 23-29 for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.njcaa.org\/sports_news.cfm?sid=9&amp;divid=3&amp;slid=3\">NJCAA World Series<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>NECC (28-2) scored early and often against a Holyoke (11-13) pitching staff that ran out of gas coming through the loser\u2019s bracket. In total the Knights pounded out 20 hits, eight going for extra-bases.<\/p>\n<p>The victory extended the Knights\u2019 winning streak to 23 consecutive games dating back to March 18.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a great run,\u201d Mejia said. \u201cThese kids always step up. They are a group of baseball players, that the tighter the game is the better they play.\u201d<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here they go again. 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