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Schedule for the first two days of the 57th NAIA
Baseball National Championship, Friday-Saturday, May 24-25, Harris
Field, Lewiston, ID (all times PDT):
9 AM: #8 seed Sterling (48-12) vs. #9 Missouri Baptist (35-12)
Sterling
(Sterling, KS) is making their first appearance at the Baseball
National Championship.
Nickname: Warriors
Rankings:
#15 in coaches' poll, #31 in ISR. Strength of schedule: #105
Quality
wins: Oklahoma City, Science and Arts of Oklahoma, 1-1 vs.
York
Top position players: IF Joe Battaglia (.422, 10 HR,
63 RBI), IF Joe Williams (.395), OF Jared Forbush (.391)
Top
pitchers: RHP Steven Cazares (9-1, 0.86 ERA), RHP Daniel
Cloteaux (10-3, 2.81 ERA, 70 K). Cazare's ERA is second-lowest in the
NAIA.
Coach: Adrian Dinkel, second season
Outlook:
Happy to be here.
Missouri
Baptist (Saint Louis) is making their first appearance at the
Baseball National Championship.
Nickname: Spartans
Rankings:
#20 in coaches' poll, #23 in ISR. SoS: #56
Quality wins:
2-1 vs. Tennessee Wesleyan, including a 19-inning win in the
final of the Kingsport bracket. 1-1 vs. Cumberland, 1-1 vs. Lindsey
Wilson
Top position players: IF Patrick Johnson (.387), OF
Ryan Gunhouse (.373, 7 HR, 40 RBI), IF Pier Olivier-Dostaler (.322,
34 RBI), IF Joseph Taylor (.241, 9 HR, 43 RBI). Olivier-Dostaler is
one of six Canadians on the Spartans' roster, and they also have two
Puerto Ricans.
Top pitchers: RHP Ethan Gibbons (10-0, 2.09
ERA, 85 K), RHP Julien Soucy (5-2, 1.90 ERA)
Coach: Eddy
Uschold, 14th season
Outlook: The Spartans will go home
with a win.
The NAIA Coaches' poll for May 5, with Boyd Nation's ISR
ranking. Recap below.
|
RANK
|
ISR
|
LAST
WEEK
|
SCHOOL
|
RECORD
|
TOTAL
POINTS
|
|
1
|
7
|
2
|
Faulkner (AL)
|
47-10
|
581
|
|
2
|
10
|
1
|
Oklahoma City
|
47-10
|
580
|
|
3
|
6
|
3
|
Lee (TN)
|
46-10
|
547
|
|
4
|
28
|
5
|
Lubbock Christian (TX)
|
42-15
|
525
|
|
5
|
11
|
6
|
Embry-Riddle (FL)
|
45-13
|
505
|
|
6
|
16
|
4
|
Northwood (TX)
|
39-11
|
501
|
|
7
|
1
|
7
|
The Master’s (CA)
|
40-15
|
489
|
|
8
|
12
|
8
|
Tennessee Wesleyan
|
43-16
|
454
|
|
9
|
21
|
11
|
York (NE)
|
41-10
|
434
|
|
10
|
2
|
10
|
Lewis-Clark State (ID)
|
38-13
|
415
|
|
T11
|
3
|
12
|
Cal State San Marcos
|
35-10
|
388
|
|
T11
|
24
|
9
|
Bellevue (NE)
|
44-8-1
|
388
|
|
13
|
13
|
13
|
Cumberland (TN)
|
39-17-1
|
343
|
|
14
|
31
|
15
|
Oklahoma Baptist
|
41-17
|
323
|
|
15
|
40
|
18
|
Sterling (KS)
|
45-12
|
302
|
|
16
|
27
|
17
|
Texas Wesleyan
|
40-16
|
298
|
|
17
|
5
|
14
|
Concordia-Irvine (CA)
|
34-19
|
286
|
|
18
|
22
|
19
|
Madonna (MI)
|
36-9
|
232
|
|
19
|
51
|
21
|
Point Park (PA)
|
39-14
|
228
|
|
20
|
32
|
16
|
Missouri Baptist
|
31-11
|
220
|
|
21
|
19
|
20
|
Georgetown (KY)
|
35-17
|
196
|
|
22
|
14
|
23
|
Lindsey Wilson (KY)
|
42-18
|
166
|
|
23
|
29
|
25
|
Science & Arts (OK)
|
40-17
|
149
|
|
24
|
26
|
RV
|
LSU Shreveport
|
40-16
|
147
|
|
25
|
20
|
24
|
William Carey (MS)
|
35-21
|
143
|
|
|
4
|
|
San Diego Christian (CA)
|
37-18
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
Arizona Christian
|
28-23
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
Menlo (CA)
|
33-19
|
|
|
|
15
|
|
Westmont (CA)
|
24-26
|
|
|
|
17
|
|
Vanguard (CA)
|
22-27
|
|
|
|
18
|
|
British Columbia
|
26-18
|
|
|
|
23
|
|
Southern Polytechnic (GA)
|
39-18
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|
|
|
25
|
|
Biola (CA)
|
25-26
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|
The NAIA Coaches' poll for April 30, with Boyd Nation's ISR
ranking. Recap below the fold.
|
RANK
|
ISR
|
LAST
WEEK
|
SCHOOL
|
RECORD
|
TOTAL
POINTS
|
|
1
|
9
|
1
|
Oklahoma City
|
44-10
|
524
|
|
2
|
7
|
2
|
Faulkner (AL)
|
44-10
|
516
|
|
3
|
6
|
4
|
Lee (TN)
|
43-10
|
486
|
|
4
|
16
|
3
|
Northwood (TX)
|
38-10
|
481
|
|
5
|
31
|
5
|
Lubbock Christian (TX)
|
39-14
|
455
|
|
6
|
11
|
6
|
Embry-Riddle (FL)
|
40-12
|
445
|
|
7
|
1
|
8
|
The Master’s (CA)
|
37-15
|
422
|
|
8
|
14
|
9
|
Tennessee Wesleyan
|
39-15
|
401
|
|
9
|
20
|
12
|
Bellevue (NE)
|
44-7-1
|
396
|
|
10
|
2
|
7
|
Lewis-Clark State (ID)
|
38-13
|
380
|
|
11
|
22
|
10
|
York (NE)
|
39-10
|
348
|
|
12
|
5
|
13
|
Cal State San Marcos
|
32-10
|
320
|
|
13
|
13
|
11
|
Cumberland (TN)
|
38-17
|
317
|
|
14
|
3
|
14
|
Concordia-Irvine (CA)
|
33-17
|
308
|
|
15
|
30
|
15
|
Oklahoma Baptist
|
39-16
|
289
|
|
16
|
32
|
16
|
Missouri Baptist
|
31-9
|
268
|
|
17
|
26
|
17
|
Texas Wesleyan
|
39-13
|
260
|
|
18
|
43
|
18
|
Sterling (KS)
|
42-12
|
219
|
|
19
|
21
|
24
|
Madonna (MI)
|
33-7
|
193
|
|
20
|
19
|
19
|
Georgetown (KY)
|
35-17
|
188
|
|
21
|
55
|
25
|
Point Park (PA)
|
38-13
|
166
|
|
22
|
46
|
20
|
Lyon (AR)
|
41-13
|
161
|
|
23
|
12
|
22
|
Lindsey Wilson (KY)
|
41-16
|
155
|
|
24
|
23
|
RV
|
William Carey (MS)
|
33-20
|
112
|
|
25
|
29
|
RV
|
Science & Arts (OK)
|
38-16
|
92
|
|
|
4
|
|
San Diego Christian (CA)
|
35-16
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
Arizona Christian
|
28-21
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
Menlo (CA)
|
30-17
|
|
|
|
15
|
|
Westmont (CA)
|
24-26
|
|
|
|
17
|
|
British Columbia
|
25-16
|
|
|
|
18
|
|
Vanguard (CA)
|
22-27
|
|
|
|
24
|
|
Biola (CA)
|
25-26
|
|
|
|
25
|
|
Southern Polytechnic (GA)
|
37-17
|
|
The NAIA has announced that the agreement with Lewis-Clark State for hosting the Baseball National Championship has been extended for three more years, and the championship tournament will be held at Harris Field in Lewiston, ID through 2016. The dates have already been set: May 23–30, 2014, May 22–29, 2015, and May 27–June 3, 2016. The field will continue to be ten teams, and Lewis-Clark State will continue to get an automatic bid.
Click here to read the NAIA's press release.
The NAIA Coaches' poll for April 23, with Boyd Nation's ISR
ranking. Recap below.
|
RANK
|
ISR
|
LAST
WEEK
|
SCHOOL
|
RECORD
|
TOTAL
POINTS
|
|
1
|
9
|
1
|
Oklahoma City
|
40-9
|
560
|
|
2
|
7
|
4
|
Faulkner (AL)
|
40-10
|
535
|
|
3
|
13
|
3
|
Northwood (TX)
|
37-9
|
524
|
|
4
|
4
|
2
|
Lee (TN)
|
38-10
|
507
|
|
5
|
29
|
6
|
Lubbock Christian (TX)
|
36-13
|
486
|
|
6
|
12
|
8
|
Embry-Riddle (FL)
|
37-12
|
452
|
|
7
|
1
|
5
|
Lewis-Clark State (ID)
|
36-11
|
438
|
|
8
|
2
|
9
|
The Master’s (CA)
|
34-15
|
431
|
|
9
|
15
|
10
|
Tennessee Wesleyan
|
35-15
|
417
|
|
10
|
18
|
14
|
York (NE)
|
36-9
|
400
|
|
11
|
10
|
12
|
Cumberland (TN)
|
37-15-1
|
387
|
|
12
|
19
|
6
|
Bellevue (NE)
|
38-7-1
|
367
|
|
13
|
6
|
13
|
Cal State San Marcos
|
30-9
|
342
|
|
14
|
3
|
13
|
Concordia-Irvine (CA)
|
31-16
|
321
|
|
15
|
32
|
19
|
Oklahoma Baptist
|
35-15
|
268
|
|
16
|
27
|
22
|
Missouri Baptist
|
28-9
|
265
|
|
17
|
33
|
25
|
Texas Wesleyan
|
37-13
|
246
|
|
18
|
41
|
20
|
Sterling (KS)
|
40-11
|
221
|
|
19
|
16
|
RV
|
Georgetown (KY)
|
33-15
|
210
|
|
20
|
40
|
16
|
Lyon (AR)
|
40-12
|
198
|
|
21
|
31
|
RV
|
Belhaven (MS.)
|
34-17
|
159
|
|
22
|
17
|
21
|
Lindsey Wilson (KY)
|
38-16
|
154
|
|
23
|
52
|
15
|
Rogers State (OK)
|
30-17
|
132
|
|
24
|
24
|
RV
|
Madonna (MI)
|
27-7
|
114
|
|
25
|
60
|
RV
|
Point Park (PA)
|
35-13
|
109
|
|
|
5
|
|
San Diego Christian (CA)
|
31-16
|
|
|
|
8
|
|
Arizona Christian
|
27-19
|
|
|
|
11
|
|
Menlo (CA)
|
30-17
|
|
|
|
14
|
|
Westmont (CA)
|
24-23
|
|
|
|
20
|
|
Vanguard (CA)
|
21-25
|
|
|
|
21
|
|
Biola (CA)
|
25-23
|
|
|
|
22
|
|
Southern Polytechnic (GA)
|
35-16
|
|
|
|
23
|
|
British Columbia
|
23-14
|
|
|
|
25
|
|
William Carey (MS)
|
31-19
|
|
The NAIA Coaches' poll for April 16, with Boyd Nation's ISR
ranking. Recap below the fold.
|
RANK
|
ISR
|
LAST
WEEK
|
SCHOOL
|
RECORD
|
TOTAL
POINTS
|
|
1
|
8
|
2
|
Oklahoma City
|
37-8
|
586
|
|
2
|
5
|
1
|
Lee (N)
|
36-9
|
571
|
|
3
|
13
|
4
|
Northwood (TX)
|
35-8
|
546
|
|
4
|
7
|
3
|
Faulkner (AL)
|
38-10
|
539
|
|
5
|
1
|
7
|
Lewis-Clark State (ID)
|
34-9
|
503
|
|
T6
|
18
|
10
|
Bellevue (NE)
|
33-6-1
|
464
|
|
T6
|
33
|
5
|
Lubbock Christian (TX)
|
32-13
|
464
|
|
8
|
17
|
8
|
Embry-Riddle (FL)
|
34-12
|
455
|
|
9
|
4
|
6
|
The Master’s (CA)
|
32-14
|
442
|
|
10
|
15
|
9
|
Tennessee Wesleyan
|
34-14
|
412
|
|
11
|
3
|
11
|
Cal State San Marcos
|
29-7
|
405
|
|
12
|
11
|
12
|
Cumberland (TN)
|
33-14-1
|
393
|
|
13
|
2
|
13
|
Concordia-Irvine (CA)
|
30-14
|
364
|
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
York (NE)
|
34-9
|
358
|
|
15
|
43
|
15
|
Rogers State (OK)
|
29-12
|
313
|
|
16
|
40
|
17
|
Lyon (AR)
|
38-9
|
304
|
|
17
|
44
|
18
|
Freed-Hardeman (TN)
|
35-6-1
|
286
|
|
18
|
19
|
16
|
William Carey (MS)
|
31-15
|
250
|
|
19
|
26
|
20
|
Oklahoma Baptist
|
32-13
|
238
|
|
20
|
37
|
21
|
Sterling (KS)
|
37-9
|
229
|
|
21
|
20
|
22
|
Lindsey Wilson (KY)
|
34-15
|
196
|
|
22
|
27
|
23
|
Missouri Baptist
|
28-8
|
188
|
|
23
|
36
|
19
|
St. Thomas (FF)
|
31-15
|
179
|
|
24
|
49
|
24
|
Bacone (OK)
|
31-11
|
171
|
|
25
|
31
|
25
|
Texas Wesleyan
|
34-12
|
125
|
|
|
6
|
|
San Diego Christian (CA)
|
29-15
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
Arizona Christian
|
23-17
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
Menlo (CA)
|
27-16
|
|
|
|
12
|
|
Westmont (CA)
|
22-22
|
|
|
|
16
|
|
Biola (CA)
|
25-20
|
|
|
|
21
|
|
Georgetown C. (KY)
|
28-14
|
|
|
|
22
|
|
Science and Arts of Oklahoma
|
33-14
|
|
|
|
23
|
|
Vanguard (CA)
|
18-25
|
|
|
|
24
|
|
British Columbia
|
20-13
|
|
|
|
25
|
|
Southern Polytechnic (GA)
|
29-16
|
|
The NAIA Coaches' poll for April 9, with Boyd Nation's ISR
ranking. Recap below the fold.
|
RANK
|
ISR
|
LAST
WEEK
|
SCHOOL
|
RECORD
|
TOTAL
POINTS
|
|
1
|
5
|
1
|
Lee (TN)
|
33-8
|
556
|
|
2
|
10
|
2
|
Oklahoma City
|
33-8
|
543
|
|
3
|
7
|
3
|
Faulkner (AL)
|
34-9
|
523
|
|
4
|
11
|
4
|
Northwood (TX)
|
32-8
|
501
|
|
5
|
24
|
6
|
Lubbock Christian (TX)
|
31-9
|
473
|
|
6
|
2
|
7
|
The Master’s (CA)
|
32-11
|
472
|
|
7
|
1
|
5
|
Lewis-Clark State (ID)
|
29-9
|
453
|
|
8
|
16
|
8
|
Embry-Riddle (FL)
|
32-10
|
434
|
|
9
|
12
|
10
|
Tennessee Wesleyan
|
31-12
|
409
|
|
10
|
14
|
9
|
Bellevue (NE)
|
28-6-1
|
388
|
|
11
|
4
|
11
|
Cal State San Marcos
|
26-6
|
373
|
|
12
|
8
|
14
|
Cumberland (TN)
|
29-13
|
365
|
|
13
|
3
|
12
|
Concordia-Irvine (CA)
|
28-13
|
362
|
|
14
|
21
|
16
|
York (NE)
|
30-9
|
323
|
|
15
|
48
|
13
|
Rogers State (OK)
|
25-10
|
275
|
|
16
|
22
|
18
|
William Carey (MS)
|
29-12
|
268
|
|
17
|
40
|
24
|
Lyon (AR)
|
33-8
|
266
|
|
18
|
54
|
19
|
Freed-Hardeman (TN)
|
30-6-1
|
262
|
|
19
|
36
|
20
|
St. Thomas (FL)
|
30-12
|
238
|
|
20
|
25
|
17
|
Oklahoma Baptist
|
28-13
|
213
|
|
21
|
44
|
22
|
Sterling (KS)
|
32-9
|
198
|
|
22
|
20
|
25
|
Lindsey Wilson (KY)
|
30-14
|
176
|
|
23
|
30
|
15
|
Missouri Baptist
|
23-8
|
168
|
|
24
|
58
|
23
|
Bacone (OK)
|
28-11
|
143
|
|
25
|
27
|
RV
|
Texas Wesleyan
|
31-12
|
82
|
|
|
6
|
|
San Diego Christian (CA)
|
27-13
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
Menlo (CA)
|
25-14
|
|
|
|
13
|
|
Georgetown C. (KY)
|
25-13
|
|
|
|
15
|
|
Westmont (CA)
|
21-20
|
|
|
|
17
|
|
Arizona Christian
|
20-17
|
|
|
|
18
|
|
Science and Arts of Oklahoma
|
29-10
|
|
|
|
19
|
|
Biola (CA)
|
24-18
|
|
|
|
23
|
|
British Columbia
|
18-10
|
|
The NAIA Coaches' poll for April 2, with Boyd Nation's ISR
ranking. Recap below the fold.
|
RANK
|
ISR
|
LAST
WEEK
|
SCHOOL
|
RECORD
|
TOTAL
POINTS
|
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
Lee (TN)
|
30-7
|
556
|
|
2
|
7
|
2
|
Oklahoma City
|
30-7
|
545
|
|
3
|
6
|
4
|
Faulkner (AL)
|
31-8
|
523
|
|
4
|
11
|
10
|
Northwood (TX)
|
29-7
|
467
|
|
5
|
1
|
7
|
Lewis-Clark State (ID)
|
27-8
|
465
|
|
6
|
43
|
11
|
Lubbock Christian (TX)
|
27-8
|
447
|
|
7
|
4
|
5
|
The Master’s (CA)
|
27-11
|
441
|
|
8
|
9
|
8
|
Embry-Riddle (FL)
|
28-9
|
418
|
|
9
|
12
|
12
|
Bellevue (NE)
|
24-4-1
|
413
|
|
10
|
10
|
9
|
Tennessee Wesleyan
|
27-11
|
412
|
|
11
|
2
|
3
|
Cal State San Marcos
|
22-5
|
405
|
|
12
|
5
|
13
|
Concordia-Irvine (CA)
|
26-12
|
367
|
|
13
|
48
|
6
|
Rogers State (OK)
|
24-8
|
360
|
|
14
|
16
|
15
|
Cumberland (TN)
|
26-12-1
|
318
|
|
15
|
27
|
17
|
Missouri Baptist
|
19-5
|
287
|
|
16
|
19
|
20
|
York (NE)
|
25-7
|
275
|
|
17
|
23
|
14
|
Oklahoma Baptist
|
27-10
|
270
|
|
18
|
22
|
19
|
William Carey (MS)
|
26-11
|
261
|
|
19
|
49
|
18
|
Freed-Hardeman (TN)
|
27-5-1
|
243
|
|
20
|
29
|
16
|
St. Thomas (FL)
|
29-12
|
219
|
|
21
|
25
|
21
|
Campbellsville (KY)
|
22-7
|
196
|
|
22
|
44
|
23
|
Sterling (KS)
|
28-7
|
187
|
|
23
|
55
|
24
|
Bacone (OK)
|
27-9
|
154
|
|
24
|
45
|
25
|
Lyon (AR)
|
30-7
|
139
|
|
25
|
16
|
RV
|
Lindsey Wilson (KY)
|
25-13
|
103
|
|
|
8
|
|
San Diego Christian (CA)
|
24-13
|
|
|
|
13
|
|
Arizona Christian
|
20-14
|
|
|
|
14
|
|
Georgetown C. (KY)
|
21-12
|
|
|
|
17
|
|
Science and Arts of Oklahoma
|
27-9
|
|
|
|
18
|
|
Menlo (CA)
|
21-14
|
|
|
|
20
|
|
Biola (CA)
|
20-17
|
|
|
|
21
|
|
Westmont (CA)
|
20-18
|
|
NAIA Coaches' poll for March 26, with Boyd Nation's ISR
ranking. Recap below the fold.
|
RANK
|
ISR
|
PRE-
SEASON
|
SCHOOL
|
RECORD
|
TOTAL
POINTS
|
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
Lee (TN)
|
26-7
|
546
|
|
2
|
9
|
4
|
Oklahoma City
|
26-6
|
530
|
|
3
|
2
|
NR
|
Cal State San Marcos
|
21-2
|
467
|
|
4
|
4
|
9
|
Faulkner (AL)
|
28-8
|
466
|
|
5
|
5
|
NR
|
The Master’s (CA.)
|
26-9
|
464
|
|
6
|
30
|
5
|
Rogers State (OK)
|
20-6
|
449
|
|
7
|
1
|
8
|
Lewis-Clark State (ID)
|
24-7
|
443
|
|
8
|
10
|
7
|
Embry-Riddle (FL)
|
25-7
|
442
|
|
9
|
11
|
1
|
Tennessee Wesleyan
|
25-9
|
437
|
|
10
|
12
|
NR
|
Northwood (TX)
|
25-6
|
424
|
|
11
|
45
|
16
|
Lubbock Christian (TX)
|
24-7
|
375
|
|
12
|
7
|
17
|
Bellevue (NE)
|
19-4-1
|
354
|
|
13
|
6
|
11
|
Concordia (CA.)
|
24-11
|
350
|
|
14
|
19
|
10
|
Oklahoma Baptist
|
23-8
|
289
|
|
15
|
13
|
RV
|
Cumberland (TN)
|
23-11-1
|
284
|
|
16
|
27
|
13
|
St. Thomas (FL)
|
27-9
|
263
|
|
17
|
18
|
14
|
Missouri Baptist
|
15-5
|
262
|
|
18
|
40
|
22
|
Freed-Hardeman (TN)
|
23-3-1
|
252
|
|
19
|
22
|
NR
|
William Carey (MS)
|
22-10
|
222
|
|
20
|
16
|
RV
|
York (NB)
|
20-7
|
206
|
|
21
|
20
|
NR
|
Campbellsville (KY)
|
20-6
|
198
|
|
22
|
8
|
NR
|
Science & Arts (OK)
|
27-5
|
193
|
|
23
|
46
|
15
|
Sterling (KS)
|
23-6
|
188
|
|
24
|
55
|
NR
|
Bacone (OK)
|
25-8
|
178
|
|
25
|
34
|
NR
|
Lyon (AR)
|
27-5
|
130
|
|
|
14
|
|
Georgetown C. (KY)
|
18-12
|
|
|
|
15
|
|
Davenport (MI)
|
11-6
|
|
|
|
17
|
|
Lindsey Wilson (KY)
|
21-13
|
|
|
|
21
|
|
Virginia Intermont
|
16-6
|
|
|
|
23
|
|
Southern Polytechnic (GA)
|
20-9
|
|
|
|
24
|
|
Mobile (AL)
|
21-10
|
|
|
|
25
|
|
Madonna (MI)
|
12-5
|
|
NAIA baseball action during the past week, with Boyd Nation's ISR
ranking.
ISR #1 Lewis-Clark State is #8 in strength of schedule.
They swept four games against Oregon Tech, 13-3, 8-2, 20-1, and 12-9.
Garrett Wilson went the distance in the second game, allowed eight
hits, struck out four (story).
3B/1B Brady Steiger went 4-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in the
third game, and Ryan Sells got the win (story).
Steiger was 12-for-16 with five doubles and two home runs for the
series, and he is batting .482.
The Warriors then won the first of six games in Daytona Beach, FL.
They defeated Saint Thomas 3-2. DH Eric Peterson singled in the
winning run, and Carson Nylund got the win (story).
The Warriors play at #12 Embry-Riddle March 19, 21, 22, and 23,
and play Webber International March 20 in Daytona Beach.
#2 Cal State San
Marcos swept four games against Vanguard,
3-0, 6-2, 5-1, and 8-1. James Dykstra pitched the first eight innings
of the shutout in the first game, allowed two hits, struck out 10.
3B Kenny Belzer hit a sacrifice fly in the first inning for the
winning run. The losing pitcher, Kanakani Usui, went the distance,
allowed only five hits. The Lions were done in by four unearned runs
on four errors in the second game. LF Kyle Kuck went 2-for-3, singled
in the winning run, and pitched a hitless seventh inning (story).
Steve Messner went the distance in the third game, allowed four hits.
Belzer went 2-for-5, batted in three runs, including the winning run.
Kevin Hilton went the seven-inning distance in the fourth game,
allowed seven hits, struck out three. The Cougars' first two runs
came on balks (story).
The Cougars are 19-2. Hilton is
4-0, 0.82 ERA, and Dykstra is 6-0, 1.15 ERA, with 53
strikeouts. The Cougars visit
now-Division-II Point Loma Nazarene March 22, and host Point Loma
March 23.
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