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The 2017 Jackie Robinson Classic was the 52nd edition of the Jackie Robinson Classic, which began in 1965 as an open tournament for all professional baseball clubs in America.

Amateur qualifying rounds
Teams from the collegiate summer leagues and the NCAA or otherwise amateur baseball clubs affiliated with USA Baseball participate in a chain of qualification rounds from February to April 2017 for one of 50 amateur club entrees into the Robinson Classic.

NCAA Qualifying path
25 slots.


 * 2016 College World Series Finalists (8 teams)
 * Arizona Wildcats
 * Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
 * Florida Gators
 * Miami Hurricanes
 * Oklahoma State Cowboys
 * TCU Horned Frogs
 * Texas Tech Red Raiders
 * UC Santa Barbara Gauchos

Collegiate summer baseball qualifying path
15 slots.


 * National Alliance of College Summer Baseball: 4 teams
 * National Amateur Baseball Federation: 4 teams
 * National Baseball Congress: 4 teams
 * Other leagues: 3 teams

Amateur path

 * Champions of the following leagues
 * Roy Hobbs Baseball champion
 * United States Amateur Baseball League
 * Jersey Shore League Baseball champions
 * New Jersey Amateur Baseball League champion
 * Midlands League Baseball
 * Amateur Baseball Association (ABA)
 * All-American Amateur Baseball Association top three teams

First round
''22 A Short Season clubs enter; 18 Rookie Advanced clubs enter; 11 AAIPB clubs enter; 8 ALPB clubs enter; 3 CanAm clubs enter; 6 EPBL clubs enter; 12 Frontier League clubs enter; 4 PAPBC clubs enter; 12 PLPBC clubs enter; 4 USPBL clubs enter. 50 amateur clubs enter.


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Second round

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Third round
30 A regular clubs enter


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Fourth round
30 A Advanced clubs enter

Fifth round
30 AA clubs enter


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Sixth round
30 AAA clubs enter


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Round of 64
29 MLB clubs enter


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Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Championship

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