Toby Sits Down With KC Coach John Barnes From Oxford, Alabama

Blue Angels Will Open Up Nationals On Wednesday

3:05pm:  The KC Blue Angels have been informed that their game with Wallace State will be played tomorrow.  They are Game 5 on the schedule.  Organizers are still trying to get Games 1-4 in today as the rain has started to move through the area.  If they are able to get all 4 of those games in today, KC will play at 12pm tomorrow.  If they can’t play the first four games today, KC will play at 2pm.  The Angels will more than likely be playing 2 games on Wednesday.

The plan for the rest of the day according to head coach John Barnes is to take in some of the games if they are played, and then to go out and have some team bonding time before getting back and preparing for tomorrow’s opener.

Another Weather Delay As Attempts Made To Get Opening Day In

11:20 a.m.:  The rain in Oxford has continued through the morning and a decision has been made to push games back another hour as they hope to get the opening day of games in today.

The KC Blue Angels are now scheduled for first pitch with Wallace State is set for 6pm.  The game is also moved to the Signature Field which will be a cool experience for the Blue Angels.

Stay tuned for updates from Oxford, Alabama as I keep you covered all week long!

Games Moved Back:

10:05 a.m.:  The opening round games of the NJCAA D1 National Tournament has been pushed back the starting times by an hour.  The opening games of the day will move from 12 to 1pm.  The 2pm games will be played at 3pm and the 4pm games which will include KC and Wallace State at 5pm.

Kaskaskia Blue Angels ready to get started today at Juco World Series

After traveling the nearly 8 hours south on Sunday evening, the KC Blue Angels were honored along with the 15 other qualifying teams to a banquet held Monday at the Talladega Motor Speedway.  Coaches and athletes could check out the stored raceway as well as the location where they filmed a lot of the popular Will Farrell movie Talladega Nights.  To cap off the day, the Blue Angels got to take a ride in their bus for a lap around the track.

Then during the awards banquet, coach John Barnes was named the Central Division Coach of the Year after his Blue Angels won a school record 47 games this season and 91 over the past 2 years.  KC also has a record holder in the lineup as sophomore Sydnee Garrett has 15 home runs this year and 25 in her 2-year career, a school record.  She is a South Central High School graduate.

The rain has made it’s way to the area on Tuesday, which could push back games, but all are expected to get in today with game times right now scheduled for 12, 2 and 4pm.

Here is the Blue Angels Roster.

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The Kaskaskia College Blue Angels historic run to the D1 World Series will begin on Tuesday afternoon in Oxford, Alabama after the brackets were released earlier today.  The Angels will open up as the 14^th seed against 3^rd seeded Wallace State out of Hanceville, Alabama.

Wallace State softball is among the premier programs in the Alabama Community College Conference and the NJCAA winning 14 Region titles and 2 National Titles in 2008 and the latest in 2013.  They have also finished 2^nd or 3^rd three other times.  They enter the National Tournament having lost only 5 games all year and are riding a 26 game win streak.

First pitch from Choccolocco Park will be at 4pm with the winner advancing to Wednesday’s 2^nd round game at 4pm against either #6 Grayson or #11 Bossler Parrish.  The loser’s will play in an elimination game at noon Wednesday.

Also on the KC side of the bracket 7^th seed Seminole State will play 10^th seed Indian Hills and 2^nd seed Florida Southwestern will take on 15^th seed Gaston.

On the other side of the 16-team bracket, tournament #1 seed Odessa opens with Gordon State.  In the 8/9 matchup it’s Butler playing Southern Idaho.  5^th seed Northwest Florida takes on 12^th seed Eastern Arizona and 4^th seed Walters State will take on Angelina.

The tournament will be played all week with the National Championship on Saturday, May 27^th.  Look for tournament updates, photos and more on WJBDradio.com.  Toby Guillion will be there covering all the action on and off the diamond.