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: May 17, 2015

National Championship preview

Schedule for the first two days of the 59^th NAIA Baseball National Championship, Friday-Saturday, May 22-23, Harris Field, Lewiston, ID (all times PDT):

9 AM: #7 seed Lindsey Wilson (41-17) vs. #10 Vanguard (38-20)

Lindsey Wilson (Columbia, KY) is making their first appearance at the Baseball National Championship.
Nickname: Blue Raiders
Rankings: Unranked in coaches' poll, #31 in ISR. Strength of schedule: #105
Quality wins: 2-1 vs. Auburn-Montgomery, 1-1 vs. Faulkner, 2-1 vs. Campbellsville, 2-1 vs. Tennessee Wesleyan
Top position players: RF Alex Bautista (.383, 19 HR, 72 RBI), 3B Ryan Harper (.400). Bautista's 72 RBI is fourth-best in the NAIA.
Top pitchers: LHP Scott Sebald (10-3, 1.07 ERA), LHP Ryan Hartman (10-2, 2.04 ERA, 103 K)
Coach: Jonathan Burton, fourth season
Outlook: Happy to be here.

Vanguard (Costa Mesa, CA) is making their second appearance at the Baseball National Championship; the first one was in 1985.
Nickname: Lions
Rankings: Unranked in coaches' poll, #16 in ISR. SoS: #12
Quality wins: 4-2 vs. Westmont, British Columbia, Northwestern Ohio
Top position players: OF Brandon Sandoval (.291, 36 stolen bases), SS Jose Rojas (.333, 12 HR, 57 RBI), OF Paul Keating (.330)
Top pitchers: RHP Sean Isaac (9-5, 2.91 ERA, 92 K), RHP Scott Torrey (6-1, 3.07 ERA)
Coach: Rob Pegg, third season
Outlook: The Lions play in the very competitive Golden State Athletic Conference, and got to the National Championship by winning the toughest Opening Round bracket. They should do better than their #10 seeding, but won't be championship contenders.

Noon: #8 Concordia-Irvine (47-16) vs. #9 Saint Thomas (44-16)

Concordia-Irvine (CA) is making their third appearance at the Baseball National Championship. (It will be their final appearance; they are moving to Division II next year.) They won the championship in 2011.
Nickname: Eagles
Rankings: #19 in coaches' poll, #2 in ISR. SoS: #3 (highest in tournament)
Quality wins: 1-1 vs. Oklahoma City, 1-1 vs. Lewis-Clark State, 6-1 vs. Vanguard
Top position players: SS Ryan Goodman (.314), OF Robert Shiroky (.292), OF Mitchell Esser (.312, 52 RBI)
Top pitchers: RHP Tyler Mark (5-1, 1.30 ERA, 64 K), RHP Dillon Moran (9-4, 3.63 ERA, 64 K), RHP Isaiah Terrazas (6-2, 2.61 ERA). Mark has 23 saves, the most in the NAIA.
Coach: Mike Grahovac, seventh season
Outlook: The Eagles won the Golden State Athletic Conference tournament, and split with #1 Oklahoma City in the Opening Round to make it here. They should be a contender for the championship.

Saint Thomas (Miami Gardens, FL) is making their fifth appearance at the Baseball National Championship; the last one was in 2007.
Nickname: Bobcats
Rankings: #20 in coaches' poll, #22 in ISR. SoS: #25
Quality wins: 2-1 vs. Northwood, 2-1 vs. Georgia Gwinnett, Westmont
Top position players: 1B Eric Santamaria (.374, 53 RBI), 3B Paul Chacin (Maracuabo, Venezuela; .335, 69 RBI), LF Jerry Downs (.348, 7 HR, 51 RBI)
Top pitchers: RHP Marcos Barrios (9-2, 3.63 ERA, 78 K), RHP Alex Hernandez (3-1, 2.93 ERA, 43 K). RHP Chris Rodriguez (2-0, 3.00 ERA, 26 K, 12 saves)
Coach: Jorge Perez, sixth season
Outlook: The Bobcats are happy to be here.

: May 07, 2015

Opening Round brackets and schedules

The NAIA Baseball National Championship Open Round takes place in nine locations, May 12-15. The winners of these nine brackets go to the National Championship in Lewiston, ID May 22-29.

NAIA Schedule and Results page

Bellevue Bracket
May 12 - 15 | Roddy Field | Bellevue, Neb.
Tournament Website

1. Tabor (Kan.)
2. Bellevue (Neb.)
3. William Woods (Mo.)
4. Madonna (Mich.)
5. Mayville State (N.D.)

Tuesday, May 12
Game 1 - TBA	No. 4 Madonna (Mich.) (37-15) vs. No. 5 Mayville State (N.D.) (39-20)
Game 2 - TBA	No. 2 Bellevue (Neb.) (44-13) vs. No. 3 William Woods (Mo.) (38-12)
Game 3 - TBA	No. 1 Tabor (Kan.) (49-9) vs. Winner Game 1

Daytona Beach Bracket
May 12 - 15 | Sliwa Stadium | Daytona Beach, Fla.
Tournament Website
Live Audio/Video

1. Auburn Montgomery (Ala.)
2. Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
3. Bryan (Tenn.)
4. Southeastern (Fla.)
5. Rio Grande (Ohio)

Tuesday, May 12
Game 1 - TBA	No. 4 Southeastern (Fla.) (38-19) vs. No. 5 Rio Grande (Ohio) (32-20)
Game 2 - TBA	No. 2 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) (36-17) vs. No. 3 Bryan (Tenn.) (42-16)
Game 3 - TBA	No. 1 Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) (40-16) vs. Winner Game 1

Grand Rapids Bracket
May 12 - 15 | Farmers Insurance Athletic Complex | Grand Rapids, Mich.
Tournament Website
Live Video

1. Oklahoma Wesleyan
2. Davenport (Mich.)
3. Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio)
4. Peru State (Neb.)
5. Grand View (Iowa)

Tuesday, May 12
Game 1 - TBA	No. 4 Peru State (Neb.) (38-14) vs. No. 5 Grand View (Iowa) (20-20)
Game 2 - TBA	No. 2 Davenport (Mich.) (48-9) vs. No. 3 Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) (37-10)
Game 3 - TBA	No. 1 Oklahoma Wesleyan (46-12) vs. Winner Game 1

Kingsport Bracket
May 12 - 15 | Hunter Wright Stadium | Kingsport, Tenn.
Tournament Website

1. Tennessee Wesleyan
2. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
3. Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)
4. LSU Alexandria (La.)
5. Judson (Ill.)

Tuesday, May 12
Game 1 - TBA	No. 4 LSU Alexandria (La.) (39-14) vs. No. 5 Judson (Ill.) (40-18)
Game 2 - TBA	No. 2 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) (38-17) vs. No. 3 Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) (35-14)
Game 3 - TBA	No. 1 Tennessee Wesleyan (43-10) vs. Winner Game 1

Lawrenceville Bracket
May 12 - 15 | Grizzly Baseball Complex | Lawrenceville, Ga.
Tournament Website
Live Video

1. Georgia Gwinnett
2. Westmont (Calif.)
3. St. Thomas (Fla.)
4. St. Catharine (Ky.)
5. Spring Arbor (Mich.)

Tuesday, May 12
Game 1 - TBA	No. 4 St. Catharine (Ky.) (37-15) vs. No. 5 Spring Arbor (Mich.) (30-16)
Game 2 - TBA	No. 2 Westmont (Calif.) (39-15) vs. No. 3 St. Thomas (Fla.) (41-13)
Game 3 - TBA	No. 1 Georgia Gwinnett (47-12) vs. Winner Game 1

Montgomery Bracket
May 12 - 15 | Harrison Field | Montgomery, Ala.
Tournament Website
Live Video

1. Faulkner (Ala.)
2. Northwood (Fla.)
3. Campbellsville (Ky.)
4. Lyon (Ark.)
5. St. Francis (Ill.)

Tuesday, May 12
Game 1 - TBA	No. 4 Lyon (Ark.) (33-11) vs. No. 5 St. Francis (Ill.) (27-26)
Game 2 - TBA	No. 2 Northwood (Fla.) (39-12) vs. No. 3 Campbellsville (Ky.) (28-11)
Game 3 - TBA	No. 1 Faulkner (Ala.) (45-13) vs. Winner Game 1

Oklahoma City Bracket
May 12 - 15 | Jim Wade Stadium | Oklahoma City, Okla.
Tournament Website
Live Video

1. Oklahoma City
2. Concordia (Calif.)
3. York (Neb.)
4. Missouri Baptist
5. Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)

Tuesday, May 12
Game 1 - TBA	No. 4 Missouri Baptist (41-11) vs. No. 5 Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) (24-24)
Game 2 - TBA	No. 2 Concordia (Calif.) (44-15) vs. No. 3 York (Neb.) (39-17)
Game 3 - TBA	No. 1 Oklahoma City (43-11) vs. Winner Game 1

Santa Clarita Bracket
May 12 - 15 | Reese Field at Lou Herwaldt Stadium | Santa Clarita, Calif.
Tournament Website
Live Video

1. The Master's (Calif.)
2. Northwestern Ohio
3. British Columbia
4. Vanguard (Calif.)
5. Cal State San Marcos

Tuesday, May 12
Game 1 - TBA	No. 4 Vanguard (Calif.) (34-20) vs. No. 5 Cal State San Marcos (36-15)
Game 2 - TBA	No. 2 Northwestern Ohio (42-13) vs. No. 3 British Columbia (38-17)
Game 3 - TBA	No. 1 The Master's (Calif.) (42-12) vs. Winner Game 1

Shawnee Bracket
May 12 - 15 | Bison Field at Ford Park | Shawnee, Okla.
Tournament Website
Live Video

1. Oklahoma Baptist
2. LSU Shreveport (La.)
3. Sterling (Kan.)
4. Briar Cliff (Iowa)
5. MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)

Tuesday, May 12
Game 1 - TBA	No. 4 Briar Cliff (Iowa) (29-23-1) vs. No. 5 MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) (33-21)
Game 2 - TBA	No. 2 LSU Shreveport (La.) (43-12) vs. No. 3 Sterling (Kan.) (46-13)
Game 3 - TBA	No. 1 Oklahoma Baptist (49-6) vs. Winner Game 1

: May 06, 2015

Conference championships roundup

In every conference listed here (except the the Southern States Athletic Conference, which had a winner-take-all final), the title was decided by an “if necessary” game. ISR's mentioned here are as of May 6.

Cal State San Marcos (ISR #13) won the Association of Independent Institutions championship for the third time in five years. They lost the first “final” to #1 Georgia Gwinnett 2-1. The Grizzlies out-hit the Cougars 11-5, and SS Ernesto Vasquez hit an RBI single for the winning run. CSUSM won the deciding game 11-5. The Cougars got five runs in the first inning, and added four more in the second. LF Clinton Perez hit an RBI single for the winning run. Emilio Esquibel got his second win of the tournament, and ran his record to 12-1, 2.43 ERA. Story Georgia Gwinnett will host an Opening Round bracket.

#2 Oklahoma City won the Sooner Athletic Conference tournament, defeating #3 Oklahoma Baptist twice, 9-6 and 7-5. The Stars trailed in the late innings of both games. They scored four runs in the eighth inning of the first one. In the second one, C Connor Lynch hit a grand slam home run in the bottom of the ninth. Story Both Oklahoma City and Oklahoma Baptist are hosting Opening Round brackets.

: April 28, 2015

Top 25 and recap for April 28

NAIA coaches' poll for April 28, 2015, with Boyd Nation's ISR. Recaps below.

RANK	ISR	PRVS	SCHOOL	2015 RECORD	TOTAL POINTS
1	32	2	Georgia Gwinnett	43-9	576
2	20	3	Oklahoma City	38-10	568
3	4	4	Oklahoma Baptist	45-4	544
4	9	5	Northwood (FL)	39-10	521
5	7	7	Davenport (MI)	44-6	495
6	14	6	Oklahoma Wesleyan	43-10	489
7	6	8	Tennessee Wesleyan	37-10	485
8	2	8	The Master's (CA)	41-10	467
9	13	10	Tabor (KS)	46-9	443
10	8	1	Faulkner (AL)	42-12	437
11	17	15	Auburn Montgomery (AL)	36-16	389
12	1	13	Lewis-Clark State (ID)	40-10	382
13	41	12	LSU Shreveport (LA)	40-12	357
14	5	11	Westmont (CA)	37-13	352
15	16	16	Northwestern Ohio	37-10	310
16	11	17	Bellevue (NE)	41-12	303
17	24	20	Sterling (KS)	44-11	294
18	18	18	Embry-Riddle (FL)	32-16	265
19	19	14	Campbellsville (KY)	27-9	252
20	29	21	St. Thomas (FL)	38-13	218
21	3	19	Concordia (CA)	40-14	212
22	21	23	Mount Vernon Nazarene (OH)	30-8	181
23	34	22	Freed-Hardeman (TN)	33-12	180
24	37	24	Point Park (PA)	36-11	146
25	36	25	William Woods (MO)	35-10	115
	10		British Columbia	27-16
	12		Vanguard (CA)	36-18
	15		Concordia-Portland (OR)	29-21
	22		Lindsey Wilson (KY)	35-18
	23		York (NE)	42-15
	25		Missouri Baptist	35-10

: April 21, 2015

Top 25 and recap for April 21

NAIA coaches' poll for April 21, 2015, with Boyd Nation's ISR. Recaps below.

RANK	ISR	PRVS	SCHOOL	2015 RECORD	TOTAL POINTS
1	15	1	Faulkner (AL)	40-10	567
2	31	6	Georgia Gwinnett	41-8	565
3	21	4	Oklahoma City	34-10	548
4	5	7	Oklahoma Baptist	42-4	517
5	10	3	Northwood (FL)	39-10	514
6	14	8	Oklahoma Wesleyan	40-9	499
7	11	2	Davenport (MI)	39-6	483
T8	1	5	The Master's (CA)	38-9	462
T8	8	9	Tennessee Wesleyan	34-9	462
10	13	10	Tabor (KS)	38-8	431
11	4	13	Westmont (CA)	35-11	397
12	39	14	LSU Shreveport (LA)	37-11	362
13	2	18	Lewis-Clark State (ID)	36-10	350
14	16	15	Campbellsville (KY)	25-7	337
15	18	12	Auburn Montgomery (AL)	33-14	322
16	22	23	Northwestern Ohio	35-9	291
17	12	17	Bellevue (NE)	34-11	286
18	19	16	Embry-Riddle (FL)	31-15	266
19	3	19	Concordia-Irvine (CA)	39-12	261
20	27	20	Sterling (KS)	36-11	251
21	26	22	St. Thomas (FL)	37-13	226
22	33	RV	Freed-Hardeman (TN)	30-11	183
23	17	24	Mount Vernon Nazarene (OH)	27-7	145
24	43	21	Point Park (PA)	31-10	114
25	38	NR	William Woods (MO)	31-9	106
	6		British Columbia	27-12
	7		Vanguard (CA)	35-15
	9		Concordia-Portland (OR)	26-20
	20		York (NE)	37-15
	23		Missouri Baptist	33-8
	24		Bryan (TN)	39-15
	25		Lyon (AR)	27-9

: April 15, 2015

2015 Opening Round locations

Locations for the 2015 NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round, which will take place May 12-15:

Host	Facility	Host City	Event Title
Bellevue (Neb.)	Roddy Field	Bellevue, Neb.	Bellevue Bracket
Davenport (Mich.)	Farmers Insurance Athletic Complex	Grand Rapids, Mich.	Grand Rapids Bracket
Embry-Riddle (Fla.)	Sliwa Stadium	Daytona Beach, Fla.	Daytona Beach Bracket
Faulkner (Ala.)	Harrison Field	Montgomery, Ala.	Montgomery Bracket
Georgia Gwinnett	Grizzly Baseball Complex	Lawrenceville, Ga.	Lawrenceville Bracket
Kingsport CVB	Hunter Wright Stadium	Kingsport, Tenn.	Kingsport Bracket
Oklahoma Baptist	Bison Field at Ford Park	Shawnee, Okla.	Shawnee Bracket
Oklahoma City	Jim Wade Stadium	Oklahoma City, Okla.	Oklahoma City Bracket
The Master's (Calif.)	Reese Field at Lou Herwaldt Stadium	Santa Clarita, Calif.	Santa Clarita Bracket

Each of these tournaments will have a field of five teams, which will play a double-elimination tournament. The champions of these nine tournaments plus Lewis-Clark State will form the field for the Baseball National Championship in Lewiston, ID May 22-29.

Click here for the official NAIA press release.

: April 14, 2015

Top 25 and recap for April 14

NAIA coaches' poll for April 14, 2015, with Boyd Nation's ISR. Recaps below.

RANK	ISR	PRVS	SCHOOL	2015 RECORD	TOTAL POINTS
1	8	1	Faulkner (AL)	38-8	589
2	5	2	Davenport (MI)	36-3	563
3	9	3	Northwood (FL)	37-8	558
4	19	4	Oklahoma City	30-9	512
5	1	6	The Master's (CA)	37-7	508
6	30	5	Georgia Gwinnett	37-8	496
7	3	7	Oklahoma Baptist	39-4	484
8	10	8	Oklahoma Wesleyan	37-8	465
9	11	10	Tennessee Wesleyan	33-9	436
10	14	8	Tabor (KS)	38-8	428
11	22	11	Missouri Baptist	30-6	403
12	16	14	Auburn Montgomery (AL)	32-12	382
13	6	12	Westmont (CA)	33-10	354
14	35	15	LSU Shreveport (LA)	32-10	327
15	12	16	Campbellsville (KY)	22-6	310
16	17	17	Embry-Riddle (FL)	30-13	301
17	13	13	Bellevue (NE)	33-10	295
18	2	19	Lewis-Clark State (ID)	31-10	275
19	4	18	Concordia (CA)	36-11	274
20	31	20	Sterling (KS)	33-11	226
21	33	21	Point Park (PA)	29-6	204
22	28	23	St. Thomas (FL)	34-12	197
23	23	24	Northwestern Ohio	32-8	173
24	15	RV	Mount Vernon Nazarene (OH)	22-6	130
25	37	22	Mobile (AL)	30-14	120
9			British Columbia	24-11
18			Vanguard (CA)	34-13
20			Concordia-Portland (OR)	22-19
21			York (NE)	32-14
24			Bryan (TN)	35-13
25			Cal State San Marcos	33-12

: April 07, 2015

Top 25 and recap for April 7

NAIA coaches' poll for April 7, 2015, with Boyd Nation's ISR. Recaps below.

RANK	ISR	PRVS	SCHOOL	2015 RECORD	TOTAL POINTS
1	10	1	Faulkner (AL)	35-7	559
2	4	3	Davenport (MI)	31-2	538
3	5	4	Northwood (FL)	34-7	520
4	18	5	Oklahoma City	30-8	496
5	26	6	Georgia Gwinnett	35-7	488
6	1	9	The Master's (CA)	34-7	469
7	3	8	Oklahoma Baptist	33-4	467
T8	16	10	Oklahoma Wesleyan	32-7	423
T8	13	2	Tabor (KS)	34-7	423
10	12	10	Tennessee Wesleyan	29-8	394
11	24	7	Missouri Baptist	27-6	367
12	6	12	Westmont (CA)	31-8	365
13	9	14	Bellevue (NE)	31-7	356
14	15	15	Auburn-Montgomery (AL)	29-11	336
15	40	T16	LSU Shreveport (LA)	27-9	283
16	11	18	Campbellsville (KY)	20-5	282
17	17	19	Embry-Riddle (FL)	27-13	261
18	8	T16	Concordia-Irvine (CA)	33-11	251
19	2	13	Lewis-Clark State (ID)	27-9	240
20	25	24	Sterling (KS)	28-11	215
21	38	21	Point Park (PA)	24-5	208
22	30	22	Mobile (AL)	28-11	197
23	33	20	St. Thomas (FL.)	30-12	157
24	23	23	Northwestern Ohio	27-7	145
25	37	RV	Peru State (NE)	25-8	108
	7		British Columbia	21-10
	14		Concordia-Portland (OR)	18-10
	19		Mount Vernon Nazarene (OH)	17-6
	20		Vanguard (CA)	31-12
	21		York (NE)	29-14
	22		Lindsey Wilson (KY)	26-14

Top 25 and recap for March 31

NAIA coaches' poll for March 31, 2015, with Boyd Nation's ISR. Recaps below.

RANK	ISR	PRVS	SCHOOL	2015 RECORD	TOTAL POINTS
1	6	2	Faulkner (AL)	32-6	590
2	12	4	Tabor (KS)	32-4	559
3	8	6	Davenport (MI)	25-2	530
4	5	7	Northwood (FL)	31-7	513
5	19	11	Oklahoma City	27-7	501
6	36	5	Georgia Gwinnett	30-6	494
7	23	3	Missouri Baptist	24-4	490
8	11	1	Oklahoma Baptist	30-2	477
9	2	8	The Master's (CA)	31-7	476
T10	26	11	Oklahoma Wesleyan	27-7	393
T10	14	13	Tennessee Wesleyan	25-8	393
12	10	12	Westmont (CA)	28-8	387
13	1	14	Lewis-Clark State (ID)	23-7	359
14	9	15	Bellevue (NE)	26-7	327
15	16	16	Auburn Montgomery (AL)	26-10	310
T16	3	17	Concordia (CA)	30-9	300
T16	49	8	LSU Shreveport (LA)	23-8	300
18	7	19	Campbellsville (KY)	17-4	286
19	15	18	Embry-Riddle (FL)	24-13	263
20	25	20	St. Thomas (FL)	25-10	214
21	35	23	Point Park (PA)	20-5	200
22	38	22	Mobile (AL)	25-10	187
23	22	25	Northwestern Ohio	22-6	174
24	37	21	Sterling (KS)	25-10	133
25	55	24	Union (KY)	21-7	94
	4		British Columbia	19-8
	13		Concordia-Portland (OR)	15-17
	17		Vanguard (CA)	28-12
	18		Bryan (TN)	30-9
	20		Mount Vernon Nazarene (OH)	12-6
	21		Lindsey Wilson (KY)	24-12
	24		York (NE)	22-13

: March 24, 2015

Top 25 and recap for March 24

NAIA coaches' poll for March 24, 2015, with Boyd Nation's ISR. Recaps below.

RANK	ISR	PRVS	SCHOOL	2015 RECORD	TOTAL POINTS
1	9	1	Oklahoma Baptist	28-0	591
2	6	2	Faulkner (AL)	29-5	556
3	11	3	Missouri Baptist	22-2	555
4	15	4	Tabor (KS)	28-3	542
5	42	5	Georgia Gwinnett	27-5	512
6	1	8	Davenport (MI)	20-2	484
7	4	7	Northwood (FL)	28-7	480
8	3	6	The Master's (CA)	27-7	474
9	35	10	LSU Shreveport (LA)	19-5	430
10	29	11	Oklahoma Wesleyan	23-6	428
11	31	T13	Oklahoma City	25-6	378
12	10	T13	Westmont (CA)	25-8	364
13	7	16	Tennessee Wesleyan	20-7	356
14	2	9	Lewis-Clark State (ID)	19-7	348
15	13	12	Bellevue (NE)	22-6	336
16	16	19	Auburn Montgomery (AL)	22-9	321
17	8	18	Concordia-Irvine (CA)	26-9	280
18	14	RV	Embry-Riddle (FL)	21-12	231
19	5	RV	Campbellsville (KY)	13-4	224
20	19	17	St. Thomas (FL)	23-8	199
21	40	15	Sterling (KS)	23-8	196
22	36	25	Mobile (AL)	20-8	184
23	30	24	Point Park (PA)	15-4	179
24	43	RV	Union (KY)	18-5	135
25	22	RV	Northwestern Ohio	18-6	122
	12	20	British Columbia	15-8
	17		Concordia-Portland (OR)	12-16
	18		Bryan (TN)	26-8
	20		Lindsey Wilson (KY)	17-12
	21		Judson (IL)	17-5
	23		Madonna (MI)	20-7
	24		Vanguard (CA)	25-12
	25		York (NE)	20-10

Oklahoma Baptist received all 21 first place votes.

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