QUICK FACTS:
Location: Council Bluffs, IA
Colors: Reiver Blue, White
Nickname: Reivers
Enrollment: 5,092
President: Dr. Dan Kinney
Athletic Director: Jeremy Capo
Conference: Iowa Community College Athletic
Region: XI
District: Northern
Home Stadium: Doc Ross Field
Head Coach: Mark Rardin (16th Season, 762-211 (.783))
World Series Appearances: 18 (1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1989, 1991, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018
World Series Titles: 3 (2010, 2012, 2014)
Record in World Series: 31-30 (.508) - History of JUCO

#ROADTOGRANDJUNCTION:
The Iowa Western Reivers (53-10) earned their 18th trip to Grand Junction with a 19-3 blowout win over Olney Central (IL) in the Northern District Championship Game.  The Reivers enter the tournament winning 35 consecutive contests, dating back to March 27 in a loss to Southeast (NE).
 
Tyler Reichenborn leads the team in batting average at .433.  He also leads the team in runs batted in with 52 and home runs with 5.  Reichenborn also has 19 stolen bases.  Sixteen of the 19 batters for Iowa Western have at least one home run.  Ryan Sullivan has 42 runs batted in while hitting .377.  Iowa Western has a .862 percentage when stealing bases.  They have 81 on the season.
 
Iowa Western has the best team ERA in the country at 1.85 (in front of Chattahoochee Valley at 2.48 and San Jacinto-North at 2.52).  Nine of the 16 Reiver pitchers carry an ERA under 1.50.  Sean Chandler is 11-0 in 13 appearances and has a 1.06 ERA.  He has 114 (9th in the Nation).  Keaton Winn is 3-1 with 5 saves and has fanned 56.  Indigo Diaz has started 11 games and won all 11.  He has a 1.44 ERA with 96 strikeouts.
 
As a pitching staff, they are first in the nation in shutouts with 22 and opponents’ batting average at .165.  Offensively, they are seventh in batting average (.360) and on-base percentage (.468).  They average 8.5 runs per contest