PERKINSTON — Mississippi Gulf Coast opens the NJCAA Region 23 Tournament on Wednesday against archrival Pearl River.
The schools, separated by 26 miles, will play about 200 west in Eunice, Louisiana. The Bulldogs (34-14) are the fifth seed, while the Wildcats (37-9) are the two seed. They'll play at 3 p.m. in the second game of the opening day.
No. 3 Meridian (36-11) plays No. 4 Itawamba (32-15) in the opener at noon. The host Bengals (50-5) play No. 6 Hinds (28-19) at 6 p.m.
It's a six-team, double-elimination tournament, which is scheduled to end by Sunday.
NJCAA Region 23 Tournament
Eunice, Louisiana
Wednesday, May 16
Game 1: No. 3 Meridian (36-11) vs. No. 4 Itawamba (32-15), noon
Game 2: No. 2 Pearl River (37-9) vs. No. 5 Mississippi Gulf Coast (34-14), 3 p.m.
Game 3: No. 1 LSU-Eunice (50-5) vs. No. 6 Hinds (28-19), 6 p.m.
Thursday, May 17
Game 4: Game 2 loser vs. Game 3 loser, noon
Game 5: Game 2 winner vs. Game 1 loser, 3 p.m.
Game 6: Game 1 winner vs. Game 3 winner, 6 p.m.
Friday, May 18
Game 7: Game 4 winner vs. Game 6 loser, noon
Game 8: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 3 p.m.
Game 9: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 loser, 6 p.m.
Saturday, May 19
Championship Game
Game 10: Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 3 p.m.
Sunday, May 20
If Necessary Game
Game 11: Game 10 winner vs. Game 10 loser, 1 p.m.
Schedule may change after games 6 and 9 depending on number of one-loss teams.
Winner advances to the 2018 NJCAA Division II World Series as the South District representative.
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