NCCAA COLLEGE WORLD SERIES ENTERS DAY THREE, NAIA AND NJCAA BASEBALL PLAYOFFS CONTINUE

 Balladeer’s Blog continues its coverage of postseason college baseball today and  throughout the weekend ahead. The Eastfield College Harvesters (logo at left), the defending champions of NJCAA3 baseball, resume their quest to repeat today.

The Harvesters will face the North Lake College Blazers in the District C Championship Tournament taking place today, tomorrow and Sunday. The winner of the District advances to the NJCAA3 College World Series.

Meanwhile the NCCAA World Series continues as do the NAIA playoffs. Keep checking back here at Balladeer’s Blog for updated scores as they become available.

NCCAA WORLD SERIES – (2) Florida Christian College Suns UPSET the (1) Toccoa Falls College Eagles  6-5  SUNS ADVANCE TO TOMORROW’S CHAMPIONSHIP GAME  *** (7) Manhattan Christian College Crusaders over the (8) Lancaster Bible College Chargers  8-1  ***  (1) Toccoa Falls College Eagles over the (7) Manhattan Christian College Crusaders  6-2  EAGLES ADVANCE TO TOMORROW’S CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. SUNS AND EAGLES ALSO CLASHED IN THE TITLE GAME FOR THE SOUTH REGION DURING THE PLAYOFFS

NAIA PLAYOFFS

AZUSA BRACKET – (4) Arizona Christian University Firestorm UPSET the (2) Shorter Hawks  10-8  (Hawks eliminated )  ***  (3) College of Idaho Coyotes over the (5) Menlo Oaks  7-0  ***  (1) Azusa Pacific University Cougars over the (4) ACU Firestorm  8-2  (Firestorm elim)  

MARION BRACKET – (3) Taylor Trojans over the (4) Mt Vernon Nazarene Cougars 6-4  (Cougars elim)  ***  (2) PPU Pioneers over the (5) Doane Tigers  5-1  ***  (1) Concordia (CA) Eagles (defending champs) over the (3) Taylor Trojans  4-2  (Trojans elim)

PADUCAH BRACKET – (1) LSU-Shreveport Pilots (as in riverboat pilots) over the (2) Lindsey Wilson College Blue Raiders  1-0  ***  (3) Bellevue Bruins over the (5) Grand View Vikings  4-2  ( Vikings elim)  ***  (4) Peru State Bobcats UPSET the (3) Bellevue Bruins  6-3  (Bruins elim)

KINGSPORT BRACKET – (4) Campbellsville Tigers UPSET the (2) Georgetown (KY) Tigers  7-4  (Geo Town elim)  ***  (1) TN Wesleyan Bulldogs over the (3) Indiana Tech Warriors  11-5  ***  (5) St Francis (IL) Fighting Saints UPSET the (4) Campbellsville Tigers  6-3  (Tigers elim)     

CLEVELAND BRACKET – (4) Avila Eagles UPSET the (2) Freed- Hardeman Lions  5-4  (Lions elim)  ***  (3) Missouri Baptist Spartans UPSET the (1) Lee University Flames  5-4  ***  (4) Avila Eagles over the (5) Bacone Warriors  3-2  (Warriors elim)  

DAYTONA BEACH BRACKET – (4) Southern Polytechnic Running Hornets UPSET the (3) Biola Eagles  9-8  (Eagles elim)  ***  (1) Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Eagles over the (2) Auburn- Montgomery Senators  2-0  ***  (5) Siena Heights Saints UPSET the (4) Southern Polytechnic Running Hornets  8-4  (Running Hornets elim)   

HUTCHINSON BRACKET – (2) Judson Eagles over the (5) Dakota State Trojans  9-4  (Trojans elim)  ***  (3) Rogers State University Hillcats UPSET the (1) Oklahoma Baptist University Bison  5-4 in 11 innings  ***  (4) Tabor College Blue Jays UPSET the (2) Judson Eagles  8-5  (Eagles elim)  

HARDEEVILLE BRACKET – (3) USCB Sand Sharks (love that name) over the (5) Asbury Eagles  9-4  (Eagles elim)  ***  (2) St Thomas (FL) Bobcats over the (4) Union (TN) Bulldogs  6-3  ***  (3) USCB Sand Sharks (love that name) UPSET the (1) Faulkner Eagles  7-3 (Eagles elim)

NJCAA PLAYOFFS 

REGION 1 – (2) Central Arizona College Vaqueros UPSET the (1) Yavapai College Roughriders  10-4  (VAQUEROS ARE REGION 1 CHAMPS)

REGION 2 – (5) Connors State Cowboys STUN the (1) Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Golden Norsemen  10-2

REGION 3:3 – (4) Niagara Thunderwolves UPSET the (1) Onondaga College Lazers (with a z, not Lasers with an s, cause Lasers with an s goes … snots)  10-9   

REGION 7 – (2) Walters State Senators UPSET the (1) Columbia State Chargers  9-2  (SENATORS ARE REGION 7 CHAMPS)

REGION 9 – (2) Northeastern (CO) Plainsmen UPSET the (1) Lamar College Runnin’ Lopes  4-1

REGION 11 – (1) Iowa Western Reivers (love that name) CRUSH the (4) Southwestern (IA) Spartans  17-4

REGION 13:3 – (1) St Cloud Tech Cyclones over the (3) Riverland Blue Devils  3-2  ***  (6) Rochester Tech Yellow Jackets UPSET the (2) Itasca Vikings  6-2

REGION 17 – (4) Gordon College Highlanders over the (6) East Georgia Bobcats  2-1

REGION 19:3 – (3) Brookdale College Jersey Blues over the (4) Northampton Spartans  10-2  ***     

REGION 20 – (3) ASA College Avengers UPSET the (2) Anne Arundel Pioneers  14-12  AVENGERS ASSEMBLE!

REGION 23 – (3) Delgado College Dolphins UPSET the (2) Baton Rouge Bears  9-8

DISTRICT C – (3) Tyler Apachers UPSET the (2) Richland College Thunder Ducks  10-2  ***  (4) North Lake College Blazers STUN the (1) Eastfield College Harvesters (defending champs) 12-0