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Top 25 and recap for March 26
The NAIA Coaches' poll for March 26, 2012, with Boyd Nation's Iterative Strength Rating (ISR):
RANK
ISR
PRE-
SEASONSCHOOL
2012
RECORDTOTAL
POINTS1
1
3
Lee (TN)
33-4-1
554
2
3
6
LSU-Shreveport
26-3
536
3
12
1
Oklahoma City
25-6
511
4
8
5
Embry-Riddle (FL)
26-9
486
5
1
RV
Azusa Pacific (CA)
24-6
485
6
17
9
Oklahoma Baptist
27-5
464
7
5
18
Tennessee Wesleyan
26-6
450
8
10
8
Faulkner (AL)
28-9
415
9
9
RV
Point Park (Pa.)
22-3
403
10
6
NR
Spring Arbor (Mich.)
19-2
351
11
27
4
Lubbock Christian (TX)
21-10
349
12
16
RV
St. Thomas (FL)
26-6
343
13
20
RV
Campbellsville (KY)
23-6
331
14
4
2
Concordia-Irvine (CA)
20-11
322
15
22
11
Lewis-Clark State (ID)
21-8
311
16
19
13
Auburn-Montgomery (AL)
23-14
282
17
11
NR
Georgetown C. (KY)
26-4
244
18
41
NR
Bethel (TN)
19-10
227
19
18
24
Northwood (TX)
18-8-1
205
20
21
21
Southern Poly (GA)
24-11
166
21
45
NR
Freed-Hardeman (TN.)
23-12
163
22
39
NR
C. of Idaho
22-9
153
23
7
RV
Cal State San Marcos
19-11
147
24
33
NR
Judson (IL)
21-6
111
25
25
15
Belhaven (MS)
25-12
106
13
Lindsey Wilson (KY)
19-10
14
Biola (CA)
17-16
15
Tabor (KS)
20-4
23
Northwestern Ohio
17-8
24
Vanguard (CA)
14-11
First place votes:Lee 13, LSU-Shreveport 3, Oklahoma City 1, Azusa Pacific 3
Azusa Pacific is #1 in Strength of Schedule
Lee(17-1 SSAC) won two games against Freed-Hardeman5-2 and 6-5, and swept three games against Brewton-Parker,5-4, 2-0, and 15-3. DH Corey Davis hit a walk-off home run in the second game against Freed-Hardeman to give coach Mark Brew his 300th win. 1B Roberto Reyes went 2-for-4 with an RBI in the first game against Brewton-Parker, and 2-for-6 with a grand slam home run in the third game. Patrick Merkling and Jose Samayoa combined for a two-hit shutout in the second game. Merkling is 7-0, 0.83ERA (third-best in the NAIA), with 62 strikeouts. The Flames visit Southern WesleyanMarch 30-31. The Flames lead the Southern States Athletic Conference; Faulkneris second with a 15-3 record.
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Top 25 and recap for March 26
NAIA Coaches' poll for March 26, with Boyd Nation's ISR ranking. Recap below the fold.
RANK
ISR
PRE-
SEASONSCHOOL
RECORD
TOTAL
POINTS1
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
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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
RECORDTOTAL
POINTS1
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
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Top 25 and recap for May 1
The NAIA Coaches' poll for May 1, 2012, with Boyd Nation's Iterative Strength Rating (ISR):
RANK
ISR
LAST
WEEKSCHOOL
2012
RECORDTOTAL
POINTS1
3
1
LSU-Shreveport
46-4
559
2
7
2
Oklahoma City
41-8
527
3
5
3
Faulkner (AL)
47-10
521
4
1
4
Azusa Pacific (CA)
41-9
514
5
2
5
Lee (TN)
49-8-1
495
6
9
6
Embry-Riddle (FL)
38-14
458
7
6
7
Tennessee Wesleyan
41-11
449
8
10
8
Oklahoma Baptist
42-12
422
9
8
9
Lewis-Clark State (ID)
39-11
404
10
22
10
Point Park (PA)
44-7
396
11
4
11
Concordia-Irvine (CA)
33-16
387
12
13
13
Lindsey Wilson (KY)
41-14
350
13
17
15
South Carolina-Beaufort
35-14
343
14
11
14
Georgetown C. (KY)
45-9
331
15
16
12
St. Thomas (FL)
39-12
293
16
40
17
Judson (IL)
44-10
271
17
14
16
Auburn Montgomery (AL)
36-22
263
18
21
25
Rogers State (OK)
41-12
247
19
50
19
Freed-Hardeman (TN)
39-19
209
20
19
20
Shorter (GAA)
37-16
194
21
24
23
Indiana Tech
37-18
175
22
37
24
Taylor (IN)
34-16
151
23
20
RV
MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)
38-12
134
24
39
18
Lubbock Christian (TX)
30-19
127
25
48
RV
Bellevue (NE)
37-17
116
12
The Master's (CA)
33-19
15
Cal State-San Marcos
27-20
18
Biola (CA)
25-25
23
Vanguard (CA)
23-21
25
Campbellsville (KY)
36-16
First place votes: LSU-Shreveport 18, Azusa Pacific 2
Azusa Pacific is #1 in Strength of Schedule
LSU-Shreveport won the Red River Athletic Conference championship, defeating Bacone5-2 in the final. This was the only game of the tournament that was close. CF Ridge Gonsoulin went 3-for-4 with an RBI in the final; Drew Middleton got the win.
Oklahoma Cityswept three games against Wayland Baptist, 5-4, 7-0, and 22-6, and won the Sooner Athletic Conference pennant. 1B Miguel Beltran hit a three-RBI double in the bottom of the seventh to win the first game. Blake Schwartz pitched a complete-game two-hitter in the second game, struck out ten. Beltran hit two home runs in the third game, to bring his season total to 22, tied for most in the NAIA. They finished their regular season with a 8-4 win over Division II Central Oklahoma. RF Chad Carman went 4-for-5 with a home run, a double, and three RBI. The Stars are hosting the SAC tournament, and are scheduled to play Southern NazareneMay 2, Northwestern Oklahoma Stateon May 3, and #24 Lubbock Christian on May 4.
Faulkner was defeated by #5 Lee13-0 in the Southern States Athletic Conference tournament, and because the Eagles lost an earlier game in the tournament, 12-9 to Shorter,the loss took the Flames out of the tournament. The loss to Shorter forced the Eagles to deplete their pitching staff, and they had to move position players to the mound for the last two innings of the game against Lee. This was the only meeting of the Eagles and Flames this season.
Azusa Pacificwon three of four against Point Loma Nazarene. They lost the first game 6-5 when Matt Winkler balked in a run in the bottom of the 13th inning. Garrett Gooding, who pitched 5 1/3 relief innings for the Sea Lions, allowed four hits, struck out five, got the win. The Cougars won the remaining three games 3-1, 7-3, and 4-2. Jacob Cage got the in in the first game, went six innings, allowed zero earned runs on five hits. RF Brent Warren batted in two of the Cougars' runs, including a bunt single that sent in the winning run. DH Trevor Lothrup hit a grand slam home run to win the second game. 3B Brendan Casey scored the winning run on a wild pitch in the third game; J.C. Aguayo scattered seven hits for the win. The Cougars were upset by Westmont12-5 in the first round of the Golden State Athletic Conference tournament. 3B David Gabel went 3-for-4 with a home run and a double for the Warriors, batted in four runs. Timothy Leary went eight innings, got the win. This was Westmont's first post-season game in 15 years. The Cougars will play Fresno Pacificon May 2.
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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
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Westmont 7, Lewis-Clark State 6: Westmont wins NAIA championship
Result of the final day of the NAIA Baseball National Championship in Lewiston, ID, June 2.
Westmont 7, Lewis-Clark State 6
Parker O’Neil drew a bases-loaded walk with two out in the bottom of the eighth inning to win the game and Westmont’s first-ever national championship.
The decisive inning started with a ground out. Robbie Haw reached first on a throwing error, then went to second on a ground out. L-C State’s pitcher, Drake George, who entered the game in the third inning, was relieved by Greg Blackman. Ryan DeSaegher was intentionally walked, and replaced by a pinch runner, Paul Mezurashi. With Bryce McFeely at the plate, Haw and Mezcurashi executed a perfect double steal. McFeely drew a walk to load the bases, then O’Neil drew the walk for the winning run.
L-C State opened the scoring with a solo home run by Isaiah Thomas in the top of the second inning. Westmont answered with a two-RBI single by Liam Critchett. (Both teams have the Warriors nickname.) DeSaegher hit an RBI single in the bottom of the third, reached on a fielding error to bring in a run in the bottom of the fourth, and Westmont led 5-1.
L-C State got back in it with a three-run home run by Charlie Updegrave in the top of the fifth. Westmont added a run in the bottom of the sixth on a very unusual play. McFeely hit what should have been an inning-ending ground out to George on the mound. George probably could have just run the ball to first for