The NAIA Coaches' poll for May 1, 2012, with Boyd Nation's
Iterative
Strength Rating (ISR):
|
RANK
|
ISR
|
LAST
WEEK
|
SCHOOL
|
2012
RECORD
|
TOTAL
POINTS
|
|
1
|
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 Bacone 5-2
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 City swept 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
Nazarene May 2, Northwestern
Oklahoma State on May 3, and
#24 Lubbock Christian on
May 4.
Faulkner was defeated by #5 Lee 13-0
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 Pacific won 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 Westmont 12-5
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 Pacific
on May 2.
