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Recap for March 6
Oklahoma Citygot a 17-6 mid-week win against Briar Cliff, then swept a three-game series against Lubbock Christian, 1-0, 5-3, and 7-4, giving the Chaparrals their first losses of the season. Corey Theriot pitched a complet-game shutout in the first game, allowed four hits, struck out five. 2B/3B Dearth Parker hit an RBI double in the bottom of the fifth to score the only run of the game. Paul Gonzalez, who pitched a complete game for the Chaparrals, got the loss. In the second game, the Stars lit up Chaparral starter Lucas Whitmore for five runs in the first two innings, and the Chaparrals left the bases loaded three times. Allen Townsend got the win. Story from Oklahoma City site: Stars finish off Lubbock Christian 1-0, 5-3. The Stars trailed the third game most of the way, but scored six runs in the bottom of the eighth, led by a two-RBI triple by CF Ruben Sosa. The Stars were also helped by two Chaparral errors in the inning. Rich Hawkins got the win in relief; he went five innings, allowed two runs on three hits. Story from Oklahoma City site: Stars sweep Lubbock Christian with 7-4 win.
The Stars and Chaparrals will not meet again until the Sooner Conference tournament. The three losses dropped the Chaparrals to 14-3. The Chaparrals visit Kansas Wesleyan on Tuesday, host York(8-6) on Wednesday, and host Rogers State (17-1) March 11-12.
The Stars finished the week with a 22-8 win over Iowa Wesleyan, to run their record to 15-2. SS Kirk Walker, 1B Austin Messerli, and CF Terrance Jackson hit home runs. The Stars play one more game against Iowa Wesleyan on Tuesday, host Northwestern Oklahoma State on Thursday, and visit Northwestern Oklahoma State on March 12.
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Science and Arts of Oklahoma 7, Bellevue 2; Bellevue 1, Science and Arts of Oklahoma 0 (9 innings)
The Bellevue Bruins (3-1, ranked #3 pre-season) and the Science and Arts of Oklahoma Drovers (7-4, ranked #7 pre-season) split a double-header with a stiff wind blowing, at USAO. The Drovers won the first game 7-2, and the Bruins won the second game 1-0. Both games were scheduled for seven innings, but it took nine innings to decide the second game.
First game:The Drovers jumped on starter RHP Todd Nicks for four runs on six hits and three walks in the first two innings. The scoring started with an RBI single by 3B Christian Perez in the bottom of the first. RF Randy Ventura scored on a double play ball, and Frankely Gonzalez hit an RBI single. Nicks walked in a run in the second inning.
The Drovers got an excellent pitching performance from RHP Stephen Wright. He went the seven-inning distance, allowed six hit, struck out nine, and didn’t allow an earned run. The Bruins didn’t get on the board until the fifth inning, when C Jake Browne walked, then scored on an error after a single by 2B Blake Macdonald. Macdonald scored when 3B Matt Evans reached on an error.
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Top 25 and recap for April 16
The NAIA Coaches' poll for April 16, with Boyd Nation's ISR ranking. Recap below the fold.
RANK
ISR
LAST
WEEKSCHOOL
RECORD
TOTAL
POINTS1
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
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Top 25 and recap for April 19
NAIA coaches' poll for April 19, 2016, with Boyd Nation's ISR. Recaps below.
RANK
ISR
PRVS
SCHOOL
RECORD
TOTAL
POINTS1
1
1
Georgia Gwinnett
43-4
486
2
8
3
Bellevue (NE)
34-6
481
3
3
4
Faulkner (AL)
38-10
462
4
4
2
Lewis-Clark State (ID)
36-7
451
5
6
5
South Carolina- Beaufort
36-6
437
6
2
6
Tennessee Wesleyan
33-9
425
7
7
7
Westmont (CA)
35-7
408
8
5
8
Auburn Montgomery (AL)
34-12
384
9
19
11
Vanguard (CA)
34-9-1
353
10
48
9
Jamestown (ND)
39-4
344
11
20
12
Tabor (KS)
34-13
342
12
17
10
Missouri Baptist
34-10
322
13
9
14
Middle Georgia State
36-11
318
14
13
18
York (NE)
34-11
277
15
34
16
Freed-Hardeman (TN)
34-11
272
16
15
19
Campbellsville (KY)
30-12
267
17
23
20
Sterling (KS)
36-11
232
18
12
17
Bryan (TN)
32-13
225
19
14
21
Davenport (MI)
28-9
215
20
37
RV
Texas Wesleyan
31-14
177
21
11
22
William Carey (MS)
31-15
156
22
21
23
Science & Arts (OK)
35-10
151
23
10
RV
Keiser (FL)
30-16
138
24
16
25
Lindsey Wilson (KY)
32-17
130
25
27
RV
IU Southeast (IN)
27-11
103
18
Saint Thomas (FL)
28-18
22
Southeastern (FL)
30-17
24
Webber International (FL)
30-17
25
Madonna (MI)
23-14
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Top 25 and recap for April 2
The NAIA Coaches' poll for April 2, with Boyd Nation's ISR ranking. Recap below the fold.
RANK
ISR
LAST
WEEKSCHOOL
RECORD
TOTAL
POINTS1
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
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Top 25 and recap for April 26
NAIA coaches' poll for April 26, 2016, with Boyd Nation's ISR. Recaps below.
RANK
ISR
PRVS
SCHOOL
RECORD
TOTAL
POINTS1
1
1
Georgia Gwinnett
47-4
498
2
9
2
Bellevue (NE)
39-7
477
3
2
3
Faulkner (AL)
41-11
460
4
4
4
Lewis-Clark State (ID)
40-7
451
5
3
6
Tennessee Wesleyan
36-10
437
6
6
7
Westmont (CA)
39-7
424
7
5
8
Auburn Montgomery (AL)
38-13
388
8
7
5
South Carolina-Beaufort
37-9
385
9
22
11
Tabor (KS)
38-13
366
10
36
10
Jamestown (ND)
44-5
353
11
14
12
Missouri Baptist
36-11
339
12
24
17
Sterling (KS)
40-11
316
13
28
9
Vanguard (CA)
35-12-1
308
14
8
13
Middle Georgia State
38-13
288
15
10
19
Davenport (MI)
34-10
275
16
26
14
York (NE)
37-13
241
17
17
22
Science & Arts (OK)
38-10
238
18
39
15
Freed-Hardeman (TN)
35-14
221
19
11
21
William Carey (MS)
34-15
192
20
18
16
Campbellsville (KY)
31-15
189
21
16
18
Bryan (TN)
33-15
173
22
42
20
Texas Wesleyan
33-15
166
23
19
25
IU Southeast (IN)
30-11
142
24
13
RV
St. Thomas (FL)
31-17
122
25
34
RV
Southwestern Christian (OK)
39-7
96
12
Madonna (MI)
29-14
15
23
Keiser (FL)
32-19
20
24
Lindsey Wilson (KY)
33-20
21
British Columbia
34-17
23
The Master's (CA)
31-15
25
Menlo (CA)
32-18
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Top 25 and recap for April 30
The NAIA Coaches' poll for April 30, with Boyd Nation's ISR ranking. Recap below the fold.
RANK
ISR
LAST
WEEKSCHOOL
RECORD
TOTAL
POINTS1
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
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Top 25 and recap for April 5
NAIA coaches' poll for April 5, 2016, with Boyd Nation's ISR. Recaps below.
RANK
ISR
PRVS
SCHOOL
RECORD
TOTAL
POINTS1
1
1
Georgia Gwinnett
38-1
498
2
5
2
Lewis-Clark State (ID)
30-5
481
3
9
4
Bellevue (NE)
27-5
458
4
2
3
Faulkner (AL)
30-9
446
5
6
6
USC Beaufort (SC)
31-5
429
6
4
5
Auburn Montgomery (AL)
29-9
418
7
8
7
Westmont (CA)
27-7
407
8
3
9
Tennessee Wesleyan
25-9
374
9
11
12
Missouri Baptist
29-6
373
10
17
8
Jamestown (ND)
34-2
372
11
25
11
Tabor (KS)
28-11
312
12
36
13
Oklahoma City
28-11
295
13
16
15
Vanguard (CA)
26-9-1
293
14
37
17
Freed-Hardeman (TN)
27-9
275
15
10
20
Bryan (TN)
28-9
271
16
29
14
MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)
24-7
267
17
12
18
Middle Georgia State
29-11
260
18
28
16
York (NE)
26-9
235
19
7
19
Keiser (FL)
27-11
220
20
20
22
Davenport (MI)
22-7
189
21
26
RV
Campbellsville (KY.)
22-11
162
22
38
25
Wayland Baptist (TX)
32-9
154
23
31
21
Sterling (KS)
26-11
135
24
15
10
Lindsey Wilson (KY)
26-14
127
25
13
24
St. Thomas (FL)
25-13
98
14
William Carey (MS)
25-11
18
Menlo (CA)
25-14
19
Madonna (MI)
17-13
21
Science and Arts of Oklahoma
25-10
22
23
Indiana Tech
20-5
23
Southeastern (FL)
25-15
24
The Master's (CA)
24-12
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Top 25 and recap for April 9
The NAIA Coaches' poll for April 9, with Boyd Nation's ISR ranking. Recap below the fold.
RANK
ISR
LAST
WEEKSCHOOL
RECORD
TOTAL
POINTS1
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
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Top 25 and recap for March 15
NAIA coaches' poll for March 15, 2016. Recaps below.
RANK
PRVS
SCHOOL
RECORD
TOTAL
POINTS1
3
Faulkner (AL)
20-4
488
2
1
Lewis-Clark State (ID)
16-2
451
3
8
Georgia Gwinnett
25-1
443
4
13
Auburn Montgomery (AL)
20-5
442
5
12
Bellevue (NE)
17-4
426
6
16
Westmont (CA.)
19-3
388
7
NR
USC Beaufort (SC)
24-3
368
8
7
Lindsey Wilson (KY)
19-7
362
9
NR
MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)
15-1
340
10
NR
Jamestown (ND)
23-0
318
11
15
Keiser (FL)
20-7
317
12
14
Tennessee Wesleyan
14-7
287
13
4
Tabor (KS)
15-8
279
14
18
Freed-Hardeman (TN)
16-5
272
15
5
Oklahoma City
17-8
270
16
NR
Bethel (TN)
17-3
253
17
11
LSU Shreveport (LA)
16-5
245
18
22
Vanguard (CA)
19-6
211
19
9
Oklahoma Wesleyan
16-7
201
20
21
Missouri Baptist
16-6
142
21
20
Sterling (KS)
17-6
136
22
6
Davenport (MI)
11-7
126
23
23
Bryan (TN)
17-7
124
24
NR
Science & Arts (OK)
20-5
113
25
NR
Menlo (CA)
21-8
488
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Top 25 and recap for March 22
NAIA coaches' poll for March 22, 2016. Recaps below.
RANK
PRVS
SCHOOL
RECORD
TOTAL
POINTS1
1
Faulkner (AL)
26-4
498
2
2
Lewis-Clark State (ID)
20-2
481
3
3
Georgia Gwinnett
29-1
459
4
4
Auburn Montgomery (AL)
25-6
445
5
5
Bellevue (NE)
19-4
439
6
6
Westmont (CA)
23-4
423
7
7
USC Beaufort (SC)
25-4
396
8
8
Lindsey Wilson (KY)
22-9
363
9
10
Jamestown (ND)
26-1
360
10
12
Tennessee Wesleyan
18-7
355
11
11
Keiser (FL)
23-6
353
12
13
Tabor (KS)
21-8
320
13
9
MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)
17-3
301
14
20
Missouri Baptist
20-6
299
15
15
Oklahoma City
21-9
268
16
RV
York (NE)
22-5
241
17
14
Freed-Hardeman (TN)
20-7
235
18
18
Vanguard (CA)
21-7
232
19
RV
Middle Georgia State
24-8
222
20
23
Bryan (TN)
21-7
190
21
21
Sterling (KS)
20-7
154
22
22
Davenport (MI)
12-7
143
23
17
LSU Shreveport (LA)
18-9
120
24
RV
William Carey (MS)
20-8
95
25
RV
St. Thomas (FL)
20-11
91
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Top 25 and recap for May 3
NAIA coaches' poll for May 3, 2016, with Boyd Nation's ISR. Recaps below.
RANK
ISR
PRVS
SCHOOL
RECORD
TOTAL
POINTS1
2
1
Georgia Gwinnett
21-4
498
2
12
2
Bellevue (NE)
43-9
467
T3
1
4
Lewis-Clark State (ID)
45-7
461
T3
4
3
Faulkner (AL)
42-12
461
5
3
5
Tennessee Wesleyan
39-11
439
6
5
6
Westmont (CA)
41-9
416
7
6
7
Auburn Montgomery (AL)
39-14
397
8
7
8
South Carolina-Beaufort
41-10
394
9
29
9
Tabor (KS)
41-14
370
10
17
11
Missouri Baptist
37-11
353
11
44
10
Jamestown (ND)
47-7
334
12
14
16
York (NE)
41-13
315
13
11
13
Vanguard (CA)
37-13-1
307
14
8
14
Middle Georgia State
39-14
284
15
28
12
Sterling (KS)
43-12
270
16
15
17
Science & Arts (OK)
41-11
265
17
38
18
Freed-Hardeman (TN)
38-15
228
18
23
20
Campbellsville (KY)
33-15
194
19
26
23
Indiana Southeast
38-11
192
20
9
RV
Madonna (MI)
34-14
184
21
22
21
Bryan (TN)
36-16
179
22
47
22
Texas Wesleyan
35-15
166
23
18
19
William Carey (MS)
35-17
129
24
37
RV
Wayland Baptist (TX)
41-14
118
25
16
24
St. Thomas (FL)
33-18
102
10
British Columbia
31-18
13
C. of Idaho
35-18
19
The Master's (CA)
33-16
20
Davenport (MI)
35-13
21
Keiser (FL)
33-20
24
Lindsey Wilson (KY)
34-20
25
Menlo (CA)
33-20
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Top 25 and recap for May 5
The NAIA Coaches' poll for May 5, with Boyd Nation's ISR ranking. Recap below.
RANK
ISR
LAST
WEEKSCHOOL
RECORD
TOTAL
POINTS1
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
25
Biola (CA)
25-26