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  • 2013 season preview

    The 57th NAIA baseball season is already under way, and the Golden State Athletic Conference is already playing conference matchups. The season gets going in earnest this weekend. Defending champion Tennessee Wesleyan visits #9 Faulkner, #2 LSU-Shreveport visits William Carey, Northwestern Ohio visits #3 Lee, #23 Doane visits #4 Oklahoma City, #5 Rogers State visits Arlington Baptist, #20 Georgetown College (KY) visits #7 Embry-Riddle, and #10 Oklahoma Baptist visits Southwestern Oklahoma.

    Here is an evaluation of the top 10 teams according to the pre-season coaches' poll:

    #1 – Tennessee Wesleyan:Pre-season All-American OF Jake Stone (.407, 13 home runs) is back. He had a great summer, led the Coastal Plain League in hitting with a .375 average. Other returnees are OF-DH Drew Levi (.326, 12 HR), OF Travis Burnside (.284), RHP Corey Rhoney (10-0, 2.31 ERA, 64 K), and LHP Josh Coller (10-2, 3.02 ERA, 99 K). The Bulldogs also have a prize recruit, OF Kendall Radcliffe, selected in the 25th round of the 2013 MLB Draft. Games to watch:at Faulkner Feb. 2, at Auburn-Montgomery Feb. 3, Lee Feb. 12, Lindsey Wilson Feb. 20, Georgetown C. March 19, Lee March 27, Cumberland March 29-30, at Georgetown C. April 3, at Lee April 9

    #2 – LSU-Shreveport:OF Kyle Pearson (.353, 14 HR, 66 RBI, 13 stolen bases, 1.000 fielding percentage) is a pre-season All-American. Other returnees are 1B Greg Friesen (.391, 15 HR, 68 RBI), OF Kade Billeaudeaux (.380), RHP Jason Mouton (1-0, 3.60 ERA), RHP Ben Suit (2-0, 2.25 ERA), LHP Jake Byrd (0-0, 0.00 ERA), and LHP Caleb Olsen (0-0, 0.00 ERA). C Jared Vial is a newcomer with the Pilots. Games to watch:Houston-Victoria Feb. 8-9, at Houston-Victoria Feb. 12, Southern Arkansas Feb. 19, Texas-Tyler March 19, at Southern Arkansas April 2, at Centenary April 17, Centenary April 23

  • 2014 Season Preview

    The 58th NAIA baseball season is already under way, and six games were played in California last weekend. The Golden State Athletic Conference is already playing conference matchups, with #9 Concordia-Irvine at Arizona Christian, Biola at The Master's, and San Diego Christian at Westmont. Ave Maria and Southeastern play Edward Waters and Calumet College of Saint Joseph in Lakeland, FL, Bryan hosts Lindenwood, Cal State San Marcos visits Vanguard, Doane visits Houston-Victoria, and Warner visits Webber International.

    Here is an evaluation of the top 10 teams according to the pre-season coaches' poll:

    #1 – Faulkner:The defending champions will have returning position players OF Michael Cruz (.355, 13 HR, 68 RBI; he led the Eagles in all three categories, and is a Pre-season All-American), C/IF Sergio Sanchez (.363, 65 RBI), IF Luis Sanchez (.344) and IF Dauris Holguin (.291). Their returning pitchers are RHP Julian Esquibel (11-2, 2.71 ERA), LHP Labradford Griffis (5-0, 2.11 ERA), and RHP Jeremy Holcombe (4-0, 3.19 ERA). They will have three key transfers; OF Willie Allen (Western Oklahoma State), C T.C. Mark (Arizona), RHP Kurt Lipscomb (Jacksonville State), and OF Omar Gomez (New Mexico Junior College). Games to watch: Missouri Baptist Feb. 7-8, Lindsey Wilson Feb. 7, Cumberland Feb. 8, at Tennessee Wesleyan March 5 Live Video

    #2 – Lewis-Clark State:The Warriors have Cody Lavalli (.373, 10 HR), who was drafted in 37th round by the Rangers, and is a Pre-season All-American. Other returnees are OF/C Jake Shirley (.340), RHP Michael Noteware (missed most of 2013 with a medical redshirt), RHP Steve Thompson (5-5, 2.49 ERA), and RHP Dave Murillo (5-0, 3.02 ERA, 38 K). Their most impressive recruit is IF Michael Sexton, a freshman drafted in the 38th round by the Mariners. They also have RHP Gunnar Swanson (transfer from Everett CC; he was 9-2, 1.63 ERA with 8 complete games and 88 K there) and OF Raymond Pedrina. Games to watch: British Columbia Feb. 7, Concordia-Portland Feb. 8 and April 4-6, Western Oregon Feb. 21-23, at British Columbia March 7-9, at Western Oregon May 2, 4, at Linfield (Division III champion) May 3 Live Audio

  • 2015 MLB draft

    Players from NAIA schools taken in the 2015 Major League Baseball draft:

    Pick Round Team Player Story School Pos.
    64 2 Kansas City Royals Josh Staumont story Azusa Pacific,
    transfer from Biola
    RHP
    164 5 Washington Nationals Taylor Hearn story Oklahoma Baptist LHP
    166 6 Arizona Diamondbacks Tyler Mark story Concordia (Calif.) RHP
    296 10 Miami Marlins Kelvin Rivas story Oklahoma Baptist RHP
    306 10 San Francisco Giants Tyler Cyr story Embry-Riddle (Fla.) RHP
    364 12 Cleveland Indians Ryan Perez story Judson (Ill.) LHP
    441 15 Boston Red Sox Jerry Downs story St. Thomas (Fla.) OF
    488 16 Oakland Athletics Dustin Hurlbutt story Tabor (Kan.) RHP
    506 17 Miami Marlins Max Whitt story Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) SS
    526 18 Arizona Diamondbacks Daniel Comstock story Menlo (Calif.) C
    547 18 Pittsburgh Pirates Stephan Meyer story Bellevue (Neb.) RHP
    571 19 Milwaukee Brewers Steven Karkenny story The Master's (Calif.) 1B
    578 19 Oakland Athletics Seth Brown   Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 1B
    584 19 Washington Nationals Clayton Brandt   MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) SS
    595 20 Cincinnati Reds Rock Rucker   Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) LHP
    610 20 Detroit Tigers Logan Longwith   Tennessee Wesleyan RHP
    632 21 Toronto Blue Jays Tayler Saucedo   Tennessee Wesleyan LHP
    648 22 Texas Rangers Josh Altmann   Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) SS
    653 22 Chicago Cubs Alex Bautista   Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) OF
    720 24 Atlanta Braves Jacob Lanning   Holy Cross (Ind.) 3B
    735 24 Los Angeles Angels Mitch Esser story Concordia (Calif.) CF
    792 26 Los Angeles Dodgers Marcus Crescentini story Missouri Baptist RHP
    794 26 Washington Nationals Russell Harmening story Westmont (Calif.) RHP
    829 28 Houston Astros Zac Grotz story  Embry-Riddle (Fla.) RHP
    837 28 San Diego Padres Corey Hale   Mobile (Ala.) LHP
    853 28 Baltimore Orioles Christian Turnipseed   Georgia Gwinnett RHP
    875 29 Seattle Mariners Jared West   LSU Shreveport (La.) LHP
    886 30 Arizona Diamondbacks Jeff Smith   Missouri Baptist IF
    892 30 Chicago White Sox Jack Charleston   Faulkner (Ala.) RHP
    919 31 Houston Astros Keach Ballard story Oklahoma Baptist SS
    932 31 Toronto Blue Jays Josh Degraaf   Taylor (Ind.) RHP
    948 32 Texas Rangers John Werner   St. Catharine (Ky.) RHP
    950 32 Minnesota Twins Andrew Vasquez   Westmont (Calif.) LHP
    954 32 Philadelphia Phillies Reggie Wilson story Oklahoma City CF
    958 32 Tampa Bay Rays Ty Jackson   Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) RHP
    975 32 Los Angeles Angels Conor Lillis-White story British Columbia LHP
    999 33 Kansas City Royals Nathan Esposito   Concordia (Ore.) C
    1040 35 Minnesota Twins Hector Lujan   Westmont (Calif.) RHP
    1077 36 San Diego Padres Alex Webb   British Columbia RHP
    1083 36 New York Yankees Dustin Cook   Oklahoma City RHP
    1151 38 St. Louis Cardinals Orlando Olivera   Missouri Baptist OF
    1186 40 Arizona Diamondbacks Tucker Ward   Mobile (Ala.) RHP

     

  • 2016 conference tournament recap

    #1 Georgia Gwinnettswept through the Association of Independent Institutions tournament, defeating Fisher13-3, Mount Mercy9-1, and Clarke6-3 and 14-1. In the first game against Clarke, CF Josh Merrigan hit an RBI single for the winning run. RHP Nikolay Uherek got the win, pitched seven innings, allowed two earned runs on nine hits, struck out six. Story

    Zac Rinehart is second in the NAIA in hitting with a .476 average. The Grizzlies are hosting an Opening Round bracket May 17-20. video

    #2 Bellevue won the North Star Athletic Association tournament. They hit eight home runs in the final against Mayville State, and won 14-1. LF Joe Moran hit two of the home runs. RHP Ben McKendall had a shutout going into the eighth inning before giving up a home run by LF Aaron Miller. The Comets had to play an "if necessary" game to get to the final, and ran out of pitchers in the seventh inning, when the Bruins scored ten runs. Story None of the games the Bruins played in the tournament were close. RHP Todd Nicks and RHP John Timmins combined for an 11-0 shutout over Waldorf; Nicks struck out 14. Story

    McKendall is now 11-1, 1.53 ERA (ninth-best in the NAIA), with 111 strikeouts (tied for sixth-best in the NAIA). The Bruins now wait to learn their Opening Round location.

    #3 Lewis-Clark Statewon the NAIA West tournament, without giving up a single run. The defending champions defeated Corban7-0, British Columbia3-0, and C. of Idaho5-0. RHP Kevin Hamann, RHP Noel Gonzalez (in relief), and RHP Connor Brogdon got the wins; Hamann went the distance. The game against British Columbia was probably the best of the three. It was scoreless until the eight inning, and a good pitching duel between RHP Curtis Taylor of the Thunderbirds (6 IP, 4 hits, 10 strikeouts, no walks) and RHP Quin Grogan of the Warriors (7 2/3 IP, 3 hits, seven strikeouts, three walks). The Warriors got the only run they needed on an RBI double by CF Logan Griffin, off reliever RHP Christian Botnick. LF Jacob Zanon completed the scoring with a solo home run. Story 1B Tyler McDowell went 4-for-4 with two triples and a stolen base in the game against C. of Idaho. Story

    The Warriors are idle until the Baseball National Championship tournament May 27-June 3. Both the Thunderbirds (ISR #9, #1in strength of schedule) and C. of Idaho (ISR #12) will be playing in the Opening Round.

  • 2016 MLB draft

    Players from NAIA schools taken in the 2016 Major League Baseball draft:

    Pick Round Team Player Story School Pos.
    46 2 Milwaukee Brewers Lucas Erceg story Menlo (Calif.) 3B
    119 4 Arizona Diamondbacks Curtis Taylor story British Columbia RHP
    209 7 Arizona Diamondbacks Jordan Watson   Science & Arts (Okla.) LHP
    234 8 San Diego Padres Benjamin Sheckler story Cornerstone (Mich.) LHP
    258 9 Cincinnati Reds Alex Webb   British Columbia RHP
    266 9 Chicago White Sox Max Dutto   Menlo (Calif.) SS
    277 9 Houston Astros Ryan Hartman story Tennessee Wesleyan LHP
    309 10 Texas Rangers Josh Merrigan story Georgia Gwinnett OF
    379 13 Atlanta Braves Brandon White story Davenport (Mich.) RHP
    416 14 Chicago White Sox Bryan Saucedo story Davenport (Mich.) RHP
    425 14 San Francisco Giants Conner Menez story The Master's (Calif.) LHP
    445 15 Detroit Tigers John Schreiber story Northwestern Ohio RHP
    464 15 Chicago Cubs Jed Carter story Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) RHP
    474 16 San Diego Padres Chris Mattison story Southeastern (Fla.) C
    480 16 New York Mets Jacob Zanon story Lewis-Clarke State (Idaho) CF
    575 19 San Francisco Giants Brandon Van Horn   The Master's (Calif.) SS
    604 20 Washington Nationals Jake Barnett   Lewis-Clarke State (Idaho) LHP
    694 23 Washington Nationals Michael Rishwain story Westmont (Calif.) RHP
    708 24 Cincinnati Reds Bruce Yari story British Columbia 1B
    744 25 San Diego Padres Luis Anguizola   Loyola (La.) C
    778 26 Boston Red Sox Jared Oliver   Truett-McConnell RHP
    799 27 Atlanta Braves Corbin Clouse   Davenport (Mich.) LHP
    801 27 Milwaukee Brewers Nick Cain   Faulkner (Ala.) RF
    860 29 Colorado Rockies Josh Shelley   Mobile (Ala.) RHP
    886 29 St. Louis Cardinals Noel Gonzalez   Lewis-Clarke State (Idaho) RHP
    903 30 Minnesota Twins Quin Grogan   Lewis-Clarke State (Idaho) RHP
    909 30 Texas Rangers Christian Torres   Faulkner (Ala.) LHP
    922 31 Oakland Athletics Sam Sheehan   Westmont (Calif.) RHP
    953 32 Miami Marlins Chevis Hoover   Tennessee Wesleyan RHP
    965 32 San Francisco Giants John Timmins   Bellevue (Neb.) RHP
    969 32 Texas Rangers Travis Bolin   Davenport (Mich.) OF
    976 32 St. Louis Cardinals Leland Tilley   Bellevue (Neb.) RHP
    982 33 Oakland Athletics Jarrett Costa   Westmont (Calif.) C
    999 33 Texas Rangers Mark Vasquez   Faulkner (Ala.) RHP
    1056 35 Los Angeles Angels Sean Issac   Vanguard (Calif.) RHP
    1086 36 Los Angeles Angels Jose Rojas   Vanguard (Calif.) SS
    1121 37 Los Angeles Dodgers Enrique Zamora   Calument (Ind.) RHP
    1134 38 San Diego Padres Will Solomon   Georgia Gwinnett LHP
    1161 39 Milwaukee Brewers Jose Gomez   St. Thomas (Fla.) CF

     

  • 2016 Preseason All-Americans

    The headliners are DH Keivan Berges of Keiser (Formerly Northwood FL) and LHP Adam Hines of LSU-Shreveport. Berges batted .333 with 156 home runs last season. Hines had an ERA of 0.96, and pitched seven complete games, including four straight. OF Colton Nash of Bellevue batted .352, hit grand slam home runs in three consecutive games. RHP Curtis Taylor of British Columbia had an ERA of 1.02. SS Cabe Reiten of Lewis-Clark State batted .411, started all 58 games.

    Pos.

    Name

    Institution

    Class

    Hometown

    C

    Ryan Crowe

    Westmont (Calif.)

    Sr.

    Ladera Ranch, Calif.

    C

    Scott Morton

    Briar Cliff (Iowa)

    Sr.

    Ventura, Calif.

    1B

    Alex Bush

    Westmont (Calif.)

    Sr.

    Menifee, Calif.

    2B

    Houston Looser

    Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)

    Jr.

    Muscle Shoals, Ala.

    3B

    Alex Couch

    Tabor (Kan.)

    Sr.

    Castlewood, Va.

    SS

    Cabe Reiten

    Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)

    Sr.

    Spanaway, Wash.

    UT

    Wardy Polanco

    Tennessee Wesleyan

    Sr.

    Haverstraw, N.Y.

    DH

    Keivan Berges

    Keiser (Fla.)

    Jr.

    Wellington, Fla.

    OF

    Logan Coughlin

    IU Southeast (Ind.)

    Sr.

    Brownsburg, Ind.

    OF

    Jordan Espino

    Sterling (Kan.)

    Sr.

    Buena Park, Calif.

    OF

    Preston King

    Bryan (Tenn.)

    Sr.

    Kingston, Tenn.

    OF

    Colton Nash

    Bellevue (Neb.)

    Sr.

    Bonney Lake, Wash.

    SP

    Adam Hines

    LSU Alexandria (La.)

    Sr.

    Bunkie, La.

    SP

    Victor Arche

    Faulkner (Ala.)

    Sr.

    Miami, Fla.

    SP

    Brandon Guske

    Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)

    Jr.

    Spring Hill, Tenn.

    SP

    Phillipe Graham

    MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)

    Jr.

    St. Chrysostome, Quebec

    RP

    Curtis Taylor

    British Columbia

    Jr.

    Port Coquitlam, B.C.

  • 2016 Preseason top 25

    The 2016 NAIA Baseball Coaches’ Preseason Top 25 Poll (Nov. 10)

    RANK PRVS^ SCHOOL 2015 RECORD TOTAL POINTS
    1 1 Lewis-Clark State (ID) 46-12 467
    2 2 St. Thomas (FL) 48-18 448
    3 3 Faulkner (AL) 51-15 437
    4 7 Tabor (KS) 54-12 417
    5 11 Oklahoma City 46-13 397
    6 9 Davenport (MI) 51-12 395
    7 10 Lindsey Wilson (KY) 41-19 385
    8 13 Georgia Gwinnett 50-14 354
    9 14 Oklahoma Wesleyan 49-14 324
    10 24 The Master’s (CA) 42-14 321
    11 15 LSU Shreveport (LA) 46-14 303
    12 16 Bellevue (NE) 46-15 292
    13 18 Auburn Montgomery (AL) 40-18 285
    14 12 Tennessee Wesleyan 45-12 278
    15 20 Keiser (FL)
    (formerly Northwood)
    42-14 270
    16 19 Westmont (CA) 41-17 242
    17 17 Northwestern Ohio 45-15 233
    18 23 Freed-Hardeman (TN) 37-16 205
    19 22 Campbellsville (KY) 30-13 184
    20 21 Sterling (KS) 47-15 178
    21 RV Missouri Baptist 43-13 167
    22 8 Vanguard (CA) 39-22 154
    23 25 Bryan (TN) 46-18 130
    24 RV LSU Alexandria (LA) 39-16 91
    25 RV Rio Grande (OH) 35-22 76

     First place votes:Lewis-Clark State 17

  • 2017 MLB draft

    Players from NAIA schools taken in the 2017 Major League Baseball draft:

    Pick Round Team Player Story School Pos.
    228 8 Padres Oliver Basabe story Faulkner SS
    229 8 Rays Riley O'Brien story C. of Idaho RHP
    269 9 Marlins Cameron Baranek story Hope International CF
    293 10 Phillies Connor Brogdon story Lewis-Clark State RHP
    322 11 Diamondbacks Tra'Mayne Holmes   Faulkner CF
    426 14 Giants Michael Sexton story The Master's 3B
    569 19 Marlins Micah Brown story Lewis-Clark State SS
    637 21 Mets Aaron Ford   Tennessee Wesleyan LHP
    641 21 Red Sox Lukas Young story Mobile RHP
    620 22 Braves Justin Morhardt story Bryan C
    664 22 Cardinals Kevin Hamann   Lewis-Clark State RHP
    678 23 Padres Luis Roman story Texas Wesleyan 3B
    681 23 A's Mailik Jones story Missouri Baptist RHP
    732 24 Indians Riley Echols   Freed-Hardeman RHP
    750 25 Royals Tyler James   William Carey CF
    805 27 Angels Brandon Sandoval story Vanguard CF
    818 27 Orioles Nick Vichio   Missouri Baptist RHP
    834 28 Brewers Roberto Delgado story Oklahoma City RHP
    869 29 Marlins Henry McAree   Lewis-Clark State RHP
    905 30 Tigers Kyle Thomas story Northwestern Ohio RHP
    912 30 Indians Zack Draper   C. of Idaho LHP
    949 32 Rays Seaver Whalen   Lewis-Clark State 3B
    958 32 Pirates Hector Quinones story Midway RHP
    976 33 Twins J.J. Robinson   Lewis-Clark State 1B
    979 33 Rays Ivan Pelaez   Faulkner LHP
    987 33 White Sox Kevin George   Menlo LHP
    1041 35 A's Cooper Golby   Lewis-Clark State C
    1056 35 Giants Dalton Combs story Huntington RF
    1089 36 Blue Jays Jonathan Cheshire story Davenport RHP

    More to come...

  • 2024 MLB Draft

    Players from NAIA schools taken in the 2024 Major League Baseball draft:

    Position Player School Round Overall MLB team Story
    RHP Ramsey David Southeastern 10 313 Astros  
    RHP Sean Heppner British Columbia 12 355 Guardians story
    RHP Drake George Lewis-Clark State 13 388 Giants story
    RHP Cohen Achen Lindsey Wilson 14 429 Orioles story
    RHP Ryan Mathiesen The Master's 14 433 Astros story
    RHP Colby Martin Southeastern 16 487 Blue Jays  
    RHP Vicarte Domingo British Columbia 19 570 Padres  

     

     

  • Abrey, Rogers, Senior honored by Western Major Baseball League

    OF Bryan Abrey of Lewis-Clark State is the batting champion of the Western Major Baseball League. He batted .423 for the Medicine Hat Mavericks, and went on a 21-35 tear at the end of the regular season, and is 5-7 with a home run so far in the playoffs.

    Ryan Rogers of Lindsey Wilson made the all-star team as a left-handed pitcher. He plays for the Okotoks Dawgs, went 4-4, 2.16 ERA, and 61 strikeouts. In his first playoff start, he allowed six hits, struck out six.

    Nick Senior of British Columbia made the all-star team as an outfielder. Playing for the Melville Millionaires, he batted .327, with 35 RBI and three home runs. He batted .417 in three playoff games.

    Okotoks and Medicine Hat are still alive in the WMBL playoffs.

    Other players honored:

    Most Valuable Player: IF Jesse Sawyer, South Dakota State
    Top Pitcher: RHP Chad Jones, George Fox
    Rookie of the Year and Outstanding Canadian: OF Tyler Hollick, Chandler Gilbert CC
    Left-handed pitcher: Marco Gonzales, Gonzaga
    Right-handed pitcher: N.D. Gonzalez
    Catcher/designated hitter: C.J. DeDeaux, Merced College
    Infielders: Jess Cooper, West Texas A&M, Joel Lutz, Muscatine CC, Mitch McDonald, Monterey Peninsula

  • Canada wins Pa Am Games Gold with four former NAIA players

    While the Cardinals and Rangers were taking the night of October 26 off, Canada defeated the USA 2-1 in the final of the Pan American Games in Lagos de Moreno, Mexico.

    You can be excused for not being especially excited about this news, but for Canada's national baseball program and Coach Ernie Whitt, it's a huge win; this was Canada's first-ever gold medal in senior international competition.

    The Canadian roster included four players who played baseball at NAIA schools: RHP Jimmy Henderson (Tennessee Wesleyan), LHP Mark Hardy (British Columbia), RHP Chris Kissock (Lewis-Clark State), and DH Emerson Frostad (Lewis-Clark State).

    Henderson played for the 2003 Bulldog team that won the Appalachian Athletic Conference championship. He was drafted in the 26th round by the Nationals, and is now in the Brewers organization. Hardy was drafted by the Padres in the 43rd round in 2010. Kissock played for L-C State's national championship teams in 2006 and 2007, and was drafted by the Phillies in the 9th round in 2007. Frostad, a national team veteran (he played in the 2008 Olympics), was drafted in the 13th round by the Rangers, and is currently in the Astros organization. He played for L-C State's national championship teams in 2002 and 2003.

    Hardy, Henderson, and Frostad played minor roles during the tournament. Hardy pitched three innings, allowed three hits and a run. Henderson pitched 1 2/3 innings, allowed three hits. Frostad played in one game, went hitless in four at-bats.

    Kissock was a different story. He pitched four shutout innings (two hits allowed, struck out three). Two of the innings came in a key win against Venezuela. The other two came in the semifinal against Mexico, and he got the save.

    Story and film highlights from ESPN

  • Faulkner wins 2013 National Championship

    The Faulkner University Eagles won their first-ever NAIA Baseball National Championship, defeating the Lewis-Clark State Warriors 11-4 in the final. RHP Johnny Shuttlesworth got his 16th win of the season, and was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player. (The record for wins is 19, set by Dan Quisenberry in 1975.) He allowed 14 hits over 7 1/3 innings, but only four earned runs. He threw 122 pitches.

    The Eagles got all the runs they needed in the second inning, jumping on Warriors starter RHP Ryan Sells. Sells also plays shortstop for the Warriors (he batted .338 for the season), and this was only his fifth start. The winning run came on a two-RBI single by DH Michael Cruz.

    The Warriors had some chances to get back in the game. The best one was in the bottom of the fourth. They started the inning with two straight singles, and had the bases loaded with one out, but the Eagles turned the only double play of the game to get Shuttlesworth out of the jam.

    RF David Bishop hit a solo home run in the seventh inning. He was 3-for-5 for the game, with two RBI and two runs scored. Cruz finished 2-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored. Attendance: 4,265

  • Followup on the 2010 MLB draft

    Here is how the NAIA players taken in the 2010 MLB draft did this summer.

    Joseph Staley- C, Lubbock Christian, 8th round, Giants - Played 33 games for the AZL Giants, batted .250, five home runs, 25 RBI. He will be spending the Fall in the Instructional League in Scottsdale, AZ.

    Kawicka Emsley-Pai - C, Lewis-Clark State, 10th round, Diamondbacks - Played 42 games with the Yakima Bears of the short-season Class A Northwest League, batted .167.

    Tyler Knigge - RHP, Lewis-Clark State, 12th round, Phillies - Pitched 30 1/3 innings for the GCL Phillies (ten appearances, four starts), had a record of 0-3, 5.04 ERA, 27 strikeouts. One of his teammates with the Phillies was Pat Murray(1B, Lewis-Clark State, 34th round, Phillies). Murray played 52 games, batted .313, with two home runs, 26 RBI.

  • Jeremiah Robbins takes over as Lewis-Clark State coach

    Jeremiah Robbins, who coached Division II power Western Oregon to seven straight Great Northwest Athletic Conference titles, and ran up a record of 252-109, was hired as Head Coach as Lewis-Clark State on June 22.

    Gary Picone, who coached the Warriors the past two seasons, continues as Lewis-Clark State's Athletic Director. His record was 80-31, and the Warriors won the NAIA West regular season pennant in 2012.

    The general reaction in Lewiston was, they got the guy they wanted.

  • Lewis-Clark State 13, British Columbia 3

    Drake George – photo by Alisha Alexander

    Drake George, who pitched seven shutout innings a week ago, went the distance in this one, threw 110 pitches, allowed eight hits, only two earned runs, and struck out nine.

    Thunderbird starter Ryan Beitel was able to keep it close for four innings. The Thunderbirds got a break in the bottom of the first inning when a high ground ball hit by Jonny McGill bounced off the glove of Warrior shortstop Dominic Signorelli. The next batter, Mitchell Middlemiss, hit an RBI single. However, the Thunderbirds did no further damage in that inning, because Warriors center fielder Carter Booth made a good catch of a line drive hit by Daniel Draayers. The Warriors got a run in the third inning on a sacrifice fly by Magnum Hofstetter, then got all the runs they needed in the fifth inning. It started when Hofstetter hit a popup that was lost in the sun. Two batters later, Nick Seamons got an RBI by reaching on a fielder’s choice. He was followed by Signorelli, who hit a three-run home run to give the Warriors a 5-2 lead. Brandon Cabrera hit a two-run home run in the seventh inning, and another two-run home run in the eighth inning. The Thunderbirds didn’t score again until the bottom of the ninth.

    Beitel got the loss. Cabrera finished 3-for-5 with four RBI. Middlemiss, Draayers, and Kyle Anderson each had two hits for the Thunderbirds. Box score and play-by-play recap

  • Lewis-Clark State 3, British Columbia 1; Lewis-Clark State 8, British Columbia 6

    Shane Spencer - photo by Bob BroughtonAt Vancouver, BC. First game: Lewis-Clark State 3, British Columbia 1. All three Warriors runs were from solo home runs; Dominic Signorelli and Charlie Updegrave in the top of the fourth, and Jake Gish in the top of the sixth. The Thunderbirds missed two good chances to score during the first eight innings. The bottom of the sixth ended when Ardan Berg hit a single to left field, and Aaron Marsh tried to score from second. He was out at the plate, the result of a perfect throw from left fielder Nick Seamons. In the bottom of the eighth, the Thunderbirds had runners at first and second with two out. Berg hit a sharp ground ball in the direction of second baseman Magnum Hofstetter, and Hofstetter made a great play to keep the ball from getting into the outfield, and threw to first to get the out and end the threat.

    Both starters were still in the game in the ninth inning. Warrior starter Shane Spencer came as close as a pitcher could get to a complete game shutout without actually getting one. He struck out Kaden Zarowny for what should have been the final out of the game, but the ball got away from the catcher, and Zarowny got to first base to keep the Thunderbirds alive. Zarowny then stole second, then scored to end the shutout on a single by Jonny McGill. The Thunderbirds then had Trent Lenihan at the plate representing the tying run. The Warriors brought in their closer, Cameron Smith, who has not had a blown save this season. Lenihan worked the count to 3-and-2, and fouled off two pitches, but struck out swinging at a changeup.

    Spencer’s numbers were 8 2/3 innings pitched, one run on seven hits, eight strikeouts. Thunderbird starter Daniel Orfaly pitched 8 1/3 innings, allowed three runs on seven hits, struck out three. Gish and Brandon Cabrera each had two hits for the Warriors. McGill finished 3-for-5 with two doubles. Box score and play-by-play

  • Lewis-Clark State 7, British Columbia 2

    Jantzen Lucas - Photo by Bob BroughtonAt Vancouver, BC. This game had an obvious turning point. The Warriors took a 5-2 lead with four runs in the top of the fifth inning on a run walked in, an RBI on a ground out by Charlie Updegrave, and a two-RBI single by Brandon Cabrera. In the bottom of the fifth, the Warriors brought in Jantzen Lucas to relieve starter Hiroyuki Yamada. He was greeted with three straight singles by Aaron Marsh, Trent Lenihan, and Jonny McGill, and the Thunderbirds had the bases loaded with nobody out. The bases were still loaded at the end of the inning, because Lucas struck out the next three batters. He pitched two more innings, recorded three more strikeouts, and allowed only one more hit. The only time the Thunderbirds threatened to score during the rest of the game was when they got a runner to third in the eighth inning; the Thunderbirds hit the ball hard a couple of times in that inning, but they went directly to Warrior fielders.

  • Moneyball: The book, the movie, and college baseball

    If you've seen, or are planning to see the film “Moneyball”, starring Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill, it's entertainment. Most of the real story can be found on Wikipedia, in the articles on A's GM Billy Beane and Assistant GM Paul DePodesta.

    DePodesta was taken out of the film entirely, and replaced by the fictional character played by Hill. The film portrayed Beane as placing his career on the line with the deals he made during the 2002 season, when, in fact, he had already been the General Manager of the A's for four seasons.

    The book that the film was based on was written by Michael Lewis and published in 2003. It gives a history of “sabermetrics”, a set of baseball statistics that started with Bill James, and was refined by a community of geeks. James felt that batting average, home runs, and RBI are ineffective measurements of a players performance. On-base percentage is better, but James came up with the “runs created” statistic, which is:

    RC = ((hits + BB) x total bases) / (at bats + BB)

  • NAIA Baseball National Championship Preview

    Schedule for the first two days of the 64th NAIA Baseball National Championship, Friday-Saturday, May 28-June 4, Harris Field, Lewiston, ID (all times PDT):

    8:30 AM: #8Keiser(36-16) vs. #9LSU-Shreveport (44-14)

    Keiser (West Palm Beach, FL) is making their second trip to the Baseball National Championship. The first one was in 2017, and they went 1-2. Twitter: @KeiserBaseball
    Nickname: Seahawks
    Rankings: #17 in coaches' poll, #9 in Boyd Nation's ISR. Strength of Schedule: #10
    Quality wins:3-0 vs. South Carolina-Beaufort, 3-3 vs. Saint Thomas, 2-0 vs. Oklahoma City
    Top position players: 3B Tim Bouchard (.403, 16 HR, 67 RBI), OF Matthew Catalfo (.389, 7 HR, 62 RBI), OF Ben McConnell (.356, 6 HR, 40 RBI), SS Mason Dineson (.330, 10 HR, 53 RBI), C Zach Mazur (.253, 14 HR, 53 RBI)
    Top Pitchers: RHP Pablo Arevalo (9-3, 1.38 ERA, 114 K), RHP James Reynolds (7-3, 3.65 ERA, 57 K), RHP Deykel Reyes (8-1, 5.52 ERA, 72 K). Arevalo's 1.38 ERA is third-best in the NAIA. He has pitched 117 innings, which is the most in the NAIA.
    Coach: Brook Fordyce, fourth season
    Outlook:The Seahawks are not at the same level as the top four teams in this tournament.

    Louisiana State-Shreveport is making their fourth trip to the Baseball National Championship. The most recent one was 2012, and they finished third. Twitter: @LSUS_Baseball
    Nickname: Pilots
    Rankings: #25 in coaches' poll, #11 in ISR. SoS: #24
    Quality wins:Central Methodist, 2-2 vs. Oklahoma City, Mobile, 2-0 vs. Point Park
    Top position players: 3B Payton Robertson (.417, 7 HR, 56 RBI), OF Kody Kolb (.408, 45 RBI), DH Taylor Fajardo (.345, 15 HR, 43 RBI)
    Top Pitchers: RHP Trent Sholders (6-1, 3.04 ERA, 30 K), LHP Josh Fortenberry (8-2, 3.23 ERA, 63 K), RHP Sebastian Selway (6-3, 3.36 ERA, 86 K), RHP Kevin Miranda (6-3, 5.30 ERA, 70 K), RHP Luisdiego Quintana (4-3, 5.12 ERA, 70 K)
    Coach: Brad Neffendorf, second season
    Outlook:Either the Pilots or the Seahawks will get a win.

  • NAIA Baseball National Championship preview

    Schedule for the first two days of the 65th NAIA Baseball National Championship, Friday-Saturday, May 27-June 3, Harris Field, Lewiston, ID (all times PDT):

    Friday, 8:30 AM: #8 seed Georgia Gwinnett (45-14) vs. #9 MidAmerica Nazarene (39-16)

    Georgia Gwinnett (Lawrenceville, GA) is making their fifth trip to Lewiston. They are the defending champions. They won the Continental Athletic Conference tournament. Twitter: @GGC_Baseball
    Nickname: Grizzlies
    Rankings:#10 in coaches' poll, #30 in Boyd Nation's Iterative Strength Rating. Strength of Schedule: #94 (lowest in tournament)
    Quality wins: 3-1 vs. Northwestern Ohio, U. of the Cumberlands, 1-1 vs. Webber International
    Top position players: IF Braxton Megular (.394, 50 RBI), 3B Jake Defries (.324, 47 RBI), C Austin Bates (.377, 44 RBI), OF Livingston Morris (.327, 18 HR, 65 RBI), OF Blaze O'Saben (.372, 31 RBI), DH J.D. Stubbs (.340, 55 RBI)
    Top pitchers:RHP Kevin Kyle (6-0, 1.41 ERA, 64 K), LHP Tyler Clayton (5-1, 1.99 ERA, 66 K), RHP Rob Hamby (8-2, 2.75 ERA, 80 K), RHP Gavin Heltemes (7-1, 3.31 ERA, 84 K)
    Coach:Jeremy Sheetinger, third season
    Outlook: The Grizzlies won't be repeat champions.

    MidAmerica Nazarene (Olathe, KS) is making their first appearance in the Baseball National Championship. They finished first on the South Division of the Heart of America Conference. Twitter: @mnusports
    Nickname:Pioneers
    Rankings:Unranked in coaches' poll, #15 in ISR. SoS: #28

    Quality wins:4-3 vs. Central Methodist, Freed-Hardeman, 2-0 vs. Oklahoma City
    Top position players: OF Josh Torrance (.379, 7 HR, 40 RBI), 1B/RHP Noah Castillo (.375, 7 HR, 46 RBI, and 7-1, 6.71 ERA, 63 K on the mound), SS Brycen Sherwood (.339, 11 HR, 40 RBI), C Joshuan Sandoval (.307, 15 HR, 50 RBI), 3B Dionathan Cornett (.321, 9 HR, 50 RBI)
    Top pitchers:RHP Nathan Torres (1-0, 0.74 ERA, 43 K, 14saves), RHP Zach Trevino (10-3, 3.88 ERA, 108K), LHP Kristian Hurtado (7-3, 4.61 ERA, 61 K), RHP Eric Navarette (5-5, 5.42 ERA, 80 K)
    Coach:Ryan Thompson, 16th season
    Outlook: Happy to be here.

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