After winning the Region 24 Tournament championship on Saturday, Heartland baseball enters the NJCAA DII World Series as the top overall seed as announced on the NJCAA Network on Tuesday. The tournament, which runs May 27-June 2/3 at Enid, Okla.'s David Allen Memorial Ballpark, will feature 10 teams from across the country. The Hawks will battle the winner of eighth-seeded Lackawanna (PA) and ninth-seeded Glendale (AZ) at 7:15 pm CT on Sunday.
 
Heartland currently leads the nation in runs scored with 710 runs, with the second-place team (Southeastern) scoring 592 total runs. The Hawks are also at the top in RBI's (606), team batting average (.388) and team on-base percentage (.509). Head coach Chris Razo and company also sit in second in the nation in hits (674), doubles (149), team slugging percentage (.611) and hit-by-pitches (137). All-Region 24 Team member Sam Antonacci leads the charge for the Hawks, as the sophomore shortstop tops multiple national offensive categories.
 
The Hawks currently hold a 53-5 overall record, including 28-4 in conference play, ahead of the World Series. Further information on the tournament, including a bracket of the 10-team field, can be found here. Games throughout the tournament will be broadcasted live on the NJCAA Network.