The Northern Essex Community College baseball team, ranked ninth in the final national poll of the season and fresh off its fourth consecutive Northeast District championship, headed off to the NJCAA World Series in Auburn, N.Y.
Earning the fifth seed in the eight-team event, NECC opens play in the fourth game of the day at Falcon Park on Saturday against Dallas-Richland at 7:15 p.m.
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