Florence, S.C. - With their victory in the Region 20 championships, the Harford Fighting Owls have earned a place in the NJCAA Division I Eastern District tournament. The winner of this double elimination tournament will earn a spot in the NJCAA Juco World Series in Grand Junction, Colo. The tournament will be hosted on the beautiful Sparrow Field on the Francis Marion University campus.

Harford enters the tournament as the Region 20 representative fresh off being named the #10 ranked team in the country in the latest NJCAA poll. The Fighting Owls have the best record of any team in the tournament at 50-8-1 and will look to repeat as champions after last year's dramatic title win at the Harford Sports Complex.

This year, the tournament will be hosted by Region 10 winner Florence-Darlington Technical College. The Stingers earned the right to host the tournament after winning the Region 10 tournament and currently sport a 39-17 record.

USC Lancaster earned a spot in the tournament as the second Region 10 representative thanks to a 39-15 record. Harford will play the Lancers in the first game of the tournament on Thursday, May 18 at 3:30 PM.

The final team in the tournament is Monroe College as the winner of the Region 15 title. Harford and Monroe played each other just two weeks ago with the Fighting Owls sweeping the doubleheader.