NAIA Baseball National Championship Preview
Written by Administrator - Thursday, May 20 2021
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.
Top 25 and recap for April 18
Written by Administrator - Tuesday, April 18 2017
NAIA coaches' poll for April 18, 2017, with Boyd Nation's ISR. Recaps below.
|
RANK |
ISR |
PRVS |
SCHOOL |
2017 |
TOTAL |
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
Oklahoma City |
40-5 |
467 |
|
2 |
2 |
1 |
Faulkner (AL) |
38-8 |
444 |
|
3 |
4 |
4 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
38-8 |
435 |
|
4 |
3 |
5 |
Bellevue (NE) |
37-7 |
432 |
|
5 |
14 |
10 |
Central Methodist (MO) |
32-8 |
383 |
|
6 |
23 |
6 |
Tennessee Wesleyan |
31-14 |
379 |
|
7 |
21 |
16 |
Keiser (FL) |
33-15 |
365 |
|
8 |
20 |
13 |
Northwestern Ohio |
31-10 |
345 |
|
9 |
8 |
11 |
Clarke (IA) |
34-8 |
343 |
|
10 |
34 |
22 |
Missouri Baptist |
31-11 |
338 |
|
11 |
9 |
3 |
Southeastern (FL) |
39-7 |
317 |
|
12 |
15 |
7 |
Tabor (KS) |
31-11 |
303 |
|
13 |
19 |
12 |
Texas Wesleyan |
32-11 |
280 |
|
14 |
32 |
8 |
Georgia Gwinnett |
31-16 |
269 |
|
15 |
5 |
15 |
Webber International (FL) |
35-9 |
266 |
|
16 |
12 |
17 |
Middle Georgia State |
35-12 |
262 |
|
17 |
16 |
18 |
Lewis-Clark State (ID) |
27-12 |
218 |
|
18 |
33 |
21 |
Science & Arts of Oklahoma |
35-13 |
182 |
|
19 |
25 |
19 |
Indiana Tech |
31-9 |
165 |
|
20 |
27 |
25 |
Cumberlands (KY) |
36-11 |
152 |
|
21 |
26 |
20 |
Bryan (TN) |
30-13 |
135 |
|
22 |
10 |
RV |
Mayville State (ND) |
33-6 |
132 |
|
23 |
24 |
14 |
William Carey (MS) |
29-14 |
125 |
|
24 |
29 |
RV |
Huntington (IN) |
22-8 |
109 |
|
25 |
45 |
NR |
IU Southeast |
32-9 |
104 |
|
|
6 |
|
Hope International (CA) |
24-11 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
Biola (CA) |
29-14 |
|
|
|
11 |
24 |
Saint Thomas (FL) |
34-14 |
|
|
|
13 |
9 |
Menlo (CA) |
28-14 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
British Columbia |
36-20 |
|
|
|
18 |
23 |
Sterling (KS) |
28-11 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
Vanguard (CA) |
27-17 |
|