NCCAA COLLEGE WORLD SERIES TITLE GAME TODAY, NAIA AND NJCAA PLAYOFFS CONTINUE

 It’s another fine day of postseason college baseball action here at Balladeer’s Blog. The NCCAA2 World Series champions will be crowned today as those two juggernauts from the South Region, the Florida Christian College Suns and the Toccoa Falls College Eagles clash for the title.

The Suns and the defending champion Eagles are rapidly becoming the Yankees and Red Sox of the NCCAA. They faced each other for the South Region championship, then came into the World Series seeded 1st (TFC) and 2nd (FCC) and with the dust settled they’re the only teams left standing to play for it all.

Meanwhile the Galveston College Whitecaps (logo above left) are among the NJCAA teams hitting the diamond today as their playoffs resume, and in the NAIA playoffs the Oklahoma City Bracket rejoins the other brackets in action after a hiatus yesterday.

Keep checking back here at Balladeer’s Blog for updated scores as they become available.

NCCAA2 WORLD SERIES – (1) Toccoa Falls College Eagles over the (2) Florida Christian College Suns  3-2  EAGLES REPEAT AS NATIONAL CHRISTIAN COLLEGE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION BASEBALL CHAMPIONS

NAIA PLAYOFFS

AZUSA BRACKET – (1) Azusa Pacific University Cougars over the (5) Menlo Oaks  8-3  (Oaks elim)  ***  (1) APU Cougars over the (3) College of Idaho Coyotes  5-2  (APU and C of I play Monday for the bracket title)

MARION BRACKET – (5) Doane Tigers UPSET the (1) Concordia (CA) Eagles (defending champs)  6-5  (Eagles elim)  ***  (2) Point Park University Pioneers over the (5) Doane Tigers  7-5   PIONEERS ADVANCE TO NAIA WORLD SERIES  

PADUCAH BRACKET – (2) Lindsey Wilson College Blue Raiders over the (4) Peru State Bobcats  5-0  (Bobcats elim)  ***  (1) LSU- Shreveport Pilots (as in riverboat pilots) over the (2) LWC Blue Raiders  5-1  PILOTS AVANCE TO NAIA WORLD SERIES   

KINGSPORT BRACKET – (5) St Francis (IL) Fighting Saints UPSET the (3) Indiana Tech Warriors  6-4  (Warriors elim)  ***  (1) TN Wesleyan Bulldogs over the (5) St Francis (IL) Fighting Saints  14-4  BULLDOGS ADVANCE TO NAIA WORLD SERIES

OKLAHOMA CITY BRACKET – (2) Lubbock Christian University Chaparrals over the (4) York Panthers  6-2  (Panthers elim)  ***  (3) Sterling Warriors UPSET (1) Oklahoma City University Stars  2-1  ***  (2) Lubbock Christian University Chaparrals over the (5) Mt Marty Lancers  11-1  (Lancers elim)

CLEVELAND BRACKET – (1) Lee University Flames SCORCH the (4) Avila Eagles  13-0  (Eagles elim and humil)  ***  (1) LU Flames over the (3) Missouri Baptist Spartans  4-3  (Flames and Spartans play for bracket title on Monday)

DAYTONA BEACH BRACKET – (2) Auburn- Montgomery Senators over the (5) Siena Heights Saints  9-8  (Saints elim)  ***  (1) Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Eagles over the (2) AUM Senators  10-4  EAGLES ADVANCE TO NAIA WORLD SERIES

HUTCHINSON BRACKET – (4) Tabor College Blue Jays UPSET the (1) Oklahoma Baptist University Bison  8-7  (Bison elim)  ***  (3) Rogers State University Hillcats over the Tabor Blue Jays  7-3  HILLCATS ADVANCE TO NAIA WORLD SERIES

HARDEEVILLE BRACKET – (3) South Carolina- Beaufort Sand Sharks (love that name) over the (4) Union (TN) Bulldogs  8-7  ***  (3) USCB Sand Sharks UPSET the (2) St Thomas (FL) Bobcats  5-4  (Sand Sharks and Bobcats play for bracket title Monday)

NJCAA PLAYOFFS

REGION 3:3 – (4) Niagara Thunderwolves UPSET the (2) Erie Kats  10-1  (Thunderwolves and Kats play tomorrow for the region title)

REGION 13:3 – (1) St Cloud Tech Cyclones over the (6) Rochester Tech Yellow Jackets  8-3  CYCLONES ARE REGION 13:3 CHAMPS

REGION 19:3 – (1) Gloucester Roadrunners over the (3) Brookdale College Jersey Blues  4-1  (Jersey Blues elim)