CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY: MORE COLLEGE BASEBALL CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPS TO BE CROWNED TODAY

 Balladeer’s Blog will be looking at the winners of college baseball’s conference tournaments today in the NAIA, D2 and D3. Meanwhile the Brookdale College Jersey Blues (logo at left) and the Hutchinson Blue Dragons are among the teams hitting the diamond as the NJCAA’s district and regional tournaments get underway.

All this plus scores from Round 2 of the CCCAA playoffs as well.

Cal Pacific Conference vs Cascade Conference Tournament – (3) Menlo Oaks UPSET the (1) College of Idaho Coyotes  5-4 in 10 innings   OAKS ARE THE CAL PACIFIC CONFERENCE/ CASCADE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPS

Sooner Athletic Conference – (2) Oklahoma Baptist University Bison decimate the (4) Lubbock Christian University Chaparrals  19-8   BISON ARE SAC CHAMPS

Great Plains Athletic Conference – (7) Mt Marty Lancers UPSET the (5) Northwestern (IA) Red Raiders 1-0   LANCERS ARE GPAC CHAMPS

Heart of America Athletic Conference – (W3) Peru State Bobcats UPSET the (E2) Central Methodist University Eagles  4-3   BOBCATS ARE HAAC CHAMPS 

Association of Independent Institutions – (5) Arizona Christian University Firestorm UPSET the (3) Mayville State Comets  6-4, ACU faces (6) Dakota State for the title in Game 2  (5) ACU over the  (6) Dakota State Trojans  9-2   FIRESTORM ARE THE AII CHAMPS

NJCAA

Brookdale College Jersey Blues over the Ocean Vikings  6-1 and 3-2 (Fifteen Innings) 

Region 1:1 (1) Yavapai College Roughriders over the (4) Arizona Western College Matadors  9-8, 6-3   ***   (2) Central Arizona College Vaqueros over the (3) Pima Aztecs  1-0, 4-3

Region 1:6 – Hutchinson College Blue Dragons over the Highland Scotties  4-2   ***   Garden City Broncbusters over the Labette Cardinals  12-2

Region 1:8  State College of Florida Manatees fall to the Northwest Florida Raiders  13-2  

District 3C – Tyler College Apaches over the Brookhaven College Bears  2-1

Region 2:1 (4) Gateway Geckos UPSET the (1) Mesa College Thunderbirds  6-5 in 14 innings (UPSET OF THE DAY)   *** (2) Scottsdale Fighting Artichokes over the (3) Chandler- Gilbert Coyotes  5-2

Region 2:6 (1) Dodge City Conquistadors over the (2) Hesston College Larks  7-5   CONQUISTADORS ARE REGION 6 CHAMPS FOR DIVISION 2 

CCCAA

SoCal – (4) Mt San Antonio College Mounties over the (13) Golden West College Rustlers  (Official Team of Jo Bryant)  7-6   ***   (12) San Diego Mesa College Olympians (love that name) fell to the (5) Glendale (CA) Vaqueros  5-3  ***  (16) Los Angeles Valley Monarchs UPSET the (1) Orange Coast Pirates  6-5   ***   (9) El Camino College Warriors UPSET the (8) Southwestern (CA) Jaguars  8-6   ***   (3) Santa Ana College Dons over the (14) San Bernardino Valley Wolverines  4-3   ***   (2) Rio Hondo College Roadrunners over the (15) Santa Barbara City College Vaqueros  4-3   ***    (11) Cypress College Chargers UPSET the (6) Cuesta Cougars  6-2   ***   (10) Riverside Tigers UPSET the (7) East Los Angeles Huskies  1-0  

NorCal – (3) Ohlone College Renegades over the (13) Chabot College Gladiators (love that name)  7-6   ***   (8) Santa Rosa Bear Cubs over the (9) Diablo Valley Vikings  4-3   ***   (7) Consumnes River College Hawks over the (10) College of the Sequoias Giants  5-1   ***   (11) Sierra College Wolverines UPSET the (6) Laney Eagles  4-2   ***   (5) Merced Blue Devils over the (12) West Valley Vikings  7-1   ***   (2) College of San Mateo Bulldogs over the (15) Cabrillo Seahawks  10-1   ***   (4) Fresno City Rams over the (14) Canada College Colts  14-4   ***   (1) Feather River Golden Eagles over the (16) City College of Sacramento Panthers  13-5