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La Plume, Pa. – Keystone College's baseball team is making its final preparations before traveling to Appleton, Wisconsin later this week for the 2016 NCAA Division III College World Series.  The Giants earned their second trip to the World Series, an eight-team tournament from which the national champion will be crowned, by winning the New England Regional Tournament this past weekend.
 
Keystone's baseball team is looking for the first NCAA Division III national championship in any sport in school history.  The only previous national title for the Giants came in 2004 when the men's golf team won the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) national championship. 
 
Keystone (37-9) opens the tournament against St. John Fisher College (38-11) on Friday at 4:30 p.m., CST (5:30 p.m., EST) who is making its first-ever appearance in the World Series after winning the Mid-Atlantic Regional Tournament at PNC Field.  The winner of Friday's contest will play at 7:45 p.m. on Saturday while the losing team will play an elimination game at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. 
 
Keystone has won three of the previous four meetings against St. John Fisher.  In the last meeting between the Giants and Cardinals on March 29, 2015, Keystone swept a doubleheader from St. John Fisher at Christy Mathewson Field in La Plume with wins of 7-4 and 5-3. 
 
The Giants, led by 15-year head coach Jamie Shevchik, enter the World Series tournament riding a 10-game winning streak including a perfect, 7-0 mark in postseason games.  Keystone won three-straight conference playoff games to claim its eighth-consecutive Colonial States Athletic crown before sweeping through four games undefeated to win NCAA New England Regional bracket. 

Keystone went 2-2 in its only previous appearance in the NCAA Division III Collegiate World Series in 2011.  The Giants opened with a 2-1 win over Western New England University before falling to Buena Vista University, 8-5.  Keystone then defeated Salisbury University 7-2 to move within one game of reaching the national championship tilt, but was defeated by eventual champion Marietta College, 11-2. 
 
The World Series format is slightly different this year than in 2011.  Last year, the NCAA changed the format of the eight-team tournament by dividing the group into two, four-team pools with the winner of each pool advancing to a best-of-three series to determine the national champion.
 
Keystone is in Pool B with St. John Fisher, La Roche College, and University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.  Pool A includes defending national champion Cortland State University, Emory College, Emory University, Trinity (Tx.) University, and University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
 
All games will be played at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Appleton, Wisconsin for the 17^th consecutive year.  This spring's World Series is being co-hosted by University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and Lawrence University.   
 
The NCAA Division III Baseball Championship will hold an Opening Ceremony Barbecue during the event's Opening Ceremony on May 26 at Neuroscience Group Field. The barbecue, which is open to the public, will run from 7 to 8 p.m. The cost for the barbecue is $15 per person. Reservations can be made by contacting the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Ticket Office at (920) 733-4152. The reservation deadline is 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 25.
 
The Opening Ceremony for the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship will be held May 26 at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium. The 7:30 p.m. ceremony, which is free and open to the public, includes the introduction of the eight participating teams, presentation of the NCAA Elite 90 Award, team videos and the announcement of the All-America Team. Following the ceremony, the night sky will light up as the J. J. Keller Foundation, Inc. treats fans to a fireworks display. The first 750 fans attending the ceremony will receive a commemorative mini baseball bat.   
 
Tickets prices for the World Series are as follows:
$33 – Adult All-Session
$20 – Student & Senior Citizen All-Session
$11 – Adult Daily Session (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
$7 – Student & Senior Citizen Daily Session (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
$7 – Adult Daily Session (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday)
$5 – Student & Senior Citizen Daily Session (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday) 
*Tickets are being sold through the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at 920-733-4152.
 
Please note that Appleton, Wisconsin is located in the Central Standard Time Zone, one hour behind the time in La Plume.  Game times will be posted on the Keystone website and social media outlets in Central time, unless otherwise noted.
 
Live video and live stats are expected to be available for all games.  Please check the schedule portion of www.gokcgiants.com for links as they become available.
 
2016 NCAA Division III World Series Schedule
*All games at Fox Cities Stadium in Appleton, Wisconsin
**All times listed below are Central Standard Time
 
Friday, May 27
Game 1 — Emory (34-10) vs. SUNY-Cortland (41-16), 10:00 a.m.
Game 2 — Trinity, Texas (39-3) vs. Wisconsin-LaCrosse (38-8), 1:15 p.m.
Game 3 — St. John Fisher (38-11) vs. Keystone (37-9), 4:30 p.m.
Game 4 — Wisconsin-Whitewater (35-14) vs. La Roche (41-10), 7:45 p.m.
 
Saturday, May 28
Game 5 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 10:00 a.m.
Game 6 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 1:15 p.m.
Game 7 — Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 4:30 p.m.
Game 8 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 7:45 p.m.
 
Sunday, May 29
Game 9 — Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 loser, 10:00 a.m.
Game 10 — Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 loser, 1:15 p.m.
Game 11 — Game 6 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 4:15 p.m.
Game 12 — Game 8 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 7:45 p.m.
 
Monday, May 30
Game 13 — Game 11 winner vs. Game 11 loser or Game 12 winner vs. Game 12 loser (if necessary), 12:00 p.m.
Game 14 — Game 12 winner vs. Game 12 loser (if necessary), 3:30 p.m.
 
Championship Series (best of three)
Monday-Tuesday May 30-31 or May 31-June 1