NCCAA
POOL PLAY: DAY ONE
The 3 seeds – the WARNER UNIVERSITY ROYALS – won a pair of games yesterday. In Game One the Royals faced the 6th seeded TRINITY CHRISTIAN COLLEGE TROLLS. A 3-3 tie in the 5th Inning became a 7-4 Royals lead in the 7th and ultimately a 9-6 victory for Warner University Pitcher Andres Fernandez.
Game Six saw the Royals clash with the 10 seeds – the RANDALL UNIVERSITY SAINTS. Warner U limited the Saints to just 3 Runs and all of those came in the 6th Inning. The Royals peppered the scoreboard with Runs of their own throughout the game, slaughtering Randall University 14-3 behind Pitcher Jaryd Clary.
The 2nd seeded BLUEFIELD COLLEGE RAMBLING RAMS likewise went 2-0 in Pool Play on Wednesday. In Game Four the Rambling Rams battled the 7 seeds – the COLLEGE OF THE OZARKS BOBCATS. The 9th Inning ended with the teams deadlocked at 5-5. Neither team scored in the 10th but in the 11th Bluefield College edged the Bobcats 6-5. Kody Gardere threw for the win.
In Game Eight the Rambling Rams faced the 6th seeded TRINITY CHRISTIAN COLLEGE TROLLS. Bluefield converted a 3-1 advantage in the 3rd Inning into a 13-4 blowout triumph over the hapless Trolls. Alex Perkins was on the Mound for 9 Iron Man Innings for the victors.
The top seeds – the SOUTHWESTERN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY EAGLES – played Game Three against the 8th seeded TOCCOA FALLS COLLEGE EAGLES. This case of Eagle on Eagle violence was tied up at 4-4 by the 5th Inning before Southwestern Christian University won it 6-5. Pitching for the W was Stephen Pagendarm.
Game Seven pitted the Eagles against the 5 seeds – the CONCORDIA (MI) UNIVERSITY CARDINALS – in another game that was strictly for the birds. After 5 scoreless Innings SCU notched Runs in every remaining Inning of the game. The Cardinals could muster just one Run each in the 7th and 9th Innings, losing to the Eagles 6-2. Jose Perez threw for the win.
The 9th seeded ECCLESIA COLLEGE ROYALS took the diamond against the 4 seeds – the HIWASSEE COLLEGE TIGERS – in Game Five. Neither team scored in the first 2 Innings and the 3rd ended in a 1-1 tie.
The Royals went on top 4-1 in the 4th Inning but the Tigers knotted things up again at 4-4 in the Fifth. Ecclesia College added another Run in the 6th Inning and 2 more in the 8th, then rode them to a 7-5 victory. Weston Chadwell pitched for the Save.
The 5 seeds – the CONCORDIA (MI) UNIVERSITY CARDINALS – played Game Two against the 4th seeded HIWASSEE COLLEGE TIGERS. A 1-1 2nd Inning tie became a 5-1 Cardinals lead in the 4th.
The Tigers pulled to within 5-4 in the 7th Inning then made it a 6-6 game in the 8th. Concordia University knocked in a Run in the 9th to defeat Hiwassee College 7-6 behind Pitcher Alex Phillips.
DAY TWO WILL ALSO CONSIST OF POOL PLAY
Balladeer's Blog 
Ecclesia College really faded!
Yes they did.
Warner University is awesome!
Always good to hear from the fans!
Are you a Christian?
No. This is just about sports.
Warner U knows what’s what.
Yes they do.
Two teams called Royals?
Yes.
These colleges should appreciate the publicity you give them.
Thank you.