{"id":30508,"date":"2013-05-07T14:42:22","date_gmt":"2013-05-07T18:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2013\/05\/07\/necc-baseball-team-advances-to-playoffs\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T17:09:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:09:11","slug":"necc-baseball-team-advances-to-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2013\/05\/07\/necc-baseball-team-advances-to-playoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"NECC Baseball Team Advances to Playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_6106\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6106\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2013\/05\/zack-B-newsroom.jpg\" alt=\"Zack Beckwith\" width=\"250\" height=\"375\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6106\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6106\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zack Beckwith<\/p><\/div>With the two wins against Massachusetts Bay Community College, the Northern Essex Community College Knights baseball team advanced to the Region XXI playoffs for the third straight season.<\/p>\n<p>NECC defeated Massachusetts Bay in both ends of the doubleheader, 12-0 in the first game and 11-1 in the second, finishing the year with a 15-13 record.<\/p>\n<p>NECC pitcher Zack Beckwith threw in the first game, going five innings without allowing a run. Beckwith struck out six batters in the game.<\/p>\n<p>With Beckwith\u2019s shutout, he moved to 6 and 1 on the season. The right-hander finished the regular season with a 2.83 ERA and 40 strikeouts, leading the team in each category. <\/p>\n<p>In the week ending April 14, Beckwith was named the NJCAA Division III pitcher of the week.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6107\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6107\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2013\/05\/tyler-newsroom.jpg\" alt=\"Tyler Johnson\" width=\"250\" height=\"375\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6107\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6107\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tyler Johnson<\/p><\/div>Leading the way for the Knights offensively was Tyler Johnson. Hitting .322 for NECC this year, Johnson led the team in home runs with 4, including a walk-off grand slam against Dean College on April 11. Johnson hit over .400 in league play, proving to be a big bat in the middle of the Northern Essex lineup. <\/p>\n<p>The Region XXI tournament starts this weekend, with the schedule expected to be released in the middle of the week. <\/p>\n<p>The Knights look to advance to Tyler,Texas for the NJCAA Division III World Series for the second straight year.<\/p>\n<p>For more information contact Sue MacAvoy, NECC athletic director, at <a href=\"mailto:smacavoy@necc.mass.edu\">smacavoy@necc.mass.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the two wins against Massachusetts Bay Community College, the Northern Essex Community College Knights baseball team advanced to the Region XXI playoffs for the third straight season. 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