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 |
TOTAL |
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 |
|
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.
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 |
TOTAL |
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 |
|
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 |
TOTAL |
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 |
TOTAL |
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 |
|
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 |
TOTAL |
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 |
|
Top 25 and recap for March 17
NAIA coaches' poll for March 17, 2015. Recaps below.
RANK |
PRVS |
SCHOOL |
2015 |
TOTAL |
1 |
1 |
Oklahoma Baptist |
22-0 |
591 |
2 |
2 |
Faulkner (AL) |
27-3 |
572 |
3 |
T4 |
Missouri Baptist |
19-1 |
543 |
4 |
T4 |
Tabor (KS) |
23-2 |
537 |
5 |
3 |
Georgia Gwinnett |
22-5 |
519 |
6 |
11 |
The Master's (CA) |
24-6 |
474 |
7 |
7 |
Northwood (FL) |
23-7 |
468 |
8 |
13 |
Davenport (MI) |
14-2 |
457 |
9 |
9 |
Lewis-Clark State (ID) |
17-5 |
453 |
10 |
10 |
LSU Shreveport (LA) |
16-5 |
416 |
11 |
8 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
17-6 |
415 |
12 |
14 |
Bellevue (NE) |
18-4 |
349 |
T13 |
21 |
Westmont (CA) |
22-7 |
348 |
T13 |
16 |
Oklahoma City |
18-5 |
348 |
15 |
19 |
Sterling (KS) |
20-5 |
316 |
16 |
17 |
Tennessee Wesleyan |
15-6 |
310 |
17 |
12 |
St. Thomas (FL) |
18-8 |
308 |
18 |
6 |
Concordia (CA) |
21-9 |
258 |
19 |
15 |
Auburn Montgomery (AL) |
16-9 |
235 |
20 |
23 |
British Columbia |
21-6 |
219 |
21 |
24 |
Mount Vernon Nazarene (OH) |
5-1 |
175 |
22 |
RV |
Lindsey Wilson (KY) |
13-7 |
173 |
23 |
RV |
Southeastern (FL) |
21-10 |
169 |
24 |
20 |
Point Park (PA) |
10-4 |
136 |
25 |
22 |
Mobile (AL) |
17-8 |
114 |
Top 25 and recap for March 10
The NAIA coaches' poll for March 10. Recaps below.
RANK |
PRVS |
SCHOOL |
2015 |
TOTAL |
1 |
1 |
Oklahoma Baptist |
19-0 |
591 |
2 |
5 |
Faulkner (AL) |
23-3 |
572 |
3 |
6 |
Georgia Gwinnett |
20-4 |
531 |
T4 |
7 |
Tabor (KS) |
17-2 |
526 |
T4 |
9 |
Missouri Baptist |
11-1 |
526 |
6 |
18 |
Concordia-Irvine (CA) |
21-6 |
499 |
7 |
NR |
Northwood (FL) |
19-5 |
469 |
8 |
3 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
14-4 |
455 |
9 |
2 |
Lewis-Clark State (ID) |
13-5 |
429 |
10 |
10 |
LSU-Shreveport |
11-4 |
416 |
11 |
20 |
The Master's (CA) |
21-6 |
410 |
12 |
RV |
St. Thomas (FL) |
16-6 |
354 |
13 |
19 |
Davenport (MI) |
9-2 |
350 |
14 |
12 |
Bellevue (NB) |
12-4 |
323 |
15 |
NR |
Auburn Montgomery (AL) |
15-6 |
310 |
16 |
16 |
Oklahoma City |
12-5 |
301 |
17 |
23 |
Tennessee Wesleyan |
13-5 |
296 |
18 |
NR |
USC Beaufort (SC) |
19-4 |
253 |
19 |
RV |
Sterling (KS) |
14-4 |
252 |
20 |
22 |
Point Park (PA) |
9-1 |
239 |
21 |
RV |
Westmont (CA) |
19-7 |
225 |
22 |
NR |
Mobile (AL) |
16-6 |
206 |
23 |
24 |
British Columbia |
17-6 |
123 |
T24 |
17 |
Mount Vernon Nazarene (OH) |
0-0 |
116 |
T24 |
RV |
Campbellsville (KY) |
6-2 |
116 |
Recap for Feb. 26-March 1
#9 Missouri Baptist split a double-header with Bryan at the beginning of the week, 4-3 and 3-4. The loss in the second game was their first of the season. The Spartans were outhit 8-5 in the first game, but they got two unearned runs, and a two-RBI single by DH Aaron Pangilinan. The second game was tied 2-2 going into the seventh and final inning. 2B Cody Rhinehart hit a two-RBI single in the top of the ninth to win it. RB Eli Roundtree hit a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth, but Lions reliever Zeke Colby recorded a strikeout to end it. Colby got the win; he and starter RHP Hunter Tipton held the Spartans to five hits. Story
The Spartans lost six games to weather. The host Missouri Valley March 3, and Lindenwood-Belleville March 6-7.
The Lions are 15-4, and two of their pitchers, Francisco Colin and Kenny Knudsen, have pitched no-hitters this season. They also lost games to weather, but replaced them with games against Division III Covenant, which they won, 5-1 and 5-2. Knudsen went the seven-inning distance in the second game, allowed four hits. He leads the NAIA with 46 strikeouts, and has an ERA of 0.56. The Lions host Judson March 2-3, and visit Point March March 6-7.
#2 Lewis-Clark State was off this week. They host Corban in a non-conference series March 7-8. (audio)
#3 Oklahoma Wesleyan got a pair of mid-week wins over Division II Rogers State, 7-1 and 7-5, then lost four scheduled games to weather. SS Avery Flores went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI in the first game against Rogers State. In the second game, 3B Zair Koeiman hit a two-RBI double for the winning run. Three Eagles pitchers held the Hillcats to four hits, but the Hillcats got two unearned runs on three errors by the Eagles. The Eagles host #4 Oklahoma Baptist March 3, and visit Bethany March 6-7.
Recap for Feb. 17-22
#9 Missouri Baptist (#1 according to Perfect Game) had four scheduled games canceled. They will play in a tournament at Campbellsville Feb. 26-28, against Campbellsville and Saint Francis (IN), but it's not clear if those games will happen, either (video).
#1 Cumberland had five scheduled games canceled. They are scheduled to host Freed-Hardeman Feb. 24 (video), visit #6 Georgia Gwinnett Feb. 25, and host Marygrove, a new baseball program, Feb. 27-28 (video). Marygrove also lost some games to weather, so the series at Cumberland will be their first-ever baseball games.
#2 Lewis-Clark State split four games with Division II Western Oregon, 11-0, 4-6, 8-4, and 0-5. Beau Kerns pitched a complete game shutout in the first game. He allowed six hits, recorded nine strikeouts. It was his third straight complete game, and he has an ERA of 1.00. 2B Cabe Reiten and 1B Seth Brown both hit three-run home runs. Reiten also hit a double, and was 3-for-4. C Chadwick Ka'alekahi was also 3-for-4 with a double. Story The Wolves led the second game the entire way, starting with a two-RBI double by LF Matt Taylor in the first inning. Reiten went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in the third game, and he has had at least one hit in every game the Warriors have played this year. Story Michael Bennett, Shawn Domke, and Jacob Storedahl combined for the shutout in the fourth game. Three of the Wolves' runs came on a mis-played popup by Taylor. Story
The Warriors are now 10-5. They don't play again until March 7, when they host Corban.