* NAIA *
ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT INSTITUTIONS
ROUND ONE – GAME ONE – The top seeded GEORGIA GWINNETT COLLEGE GRIZZLIES faced the 6th seeded ASHFORD UNIVERSITY SAINTS. After 3 scoreless Innings the Grizzlies made it a 1-0 game in the 4th, then exploded for 5 more runs in the 5th and 8th. For their part the Saints could only muster 1 run each in the 6th and 9th Innings. Georgia Gwinnett College won by a score of ELEVEN to TWO. Alex Roberts was the victorious Pitcher. Continue reading
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GULF COAST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – The 2 seeds – the TALLADEGA COLLEGE TORNADOES – tangled with the top seeded EDWARD WATERS COLLEGE TIGERS in this title game. The contest was scoreless until the 8th Inning when the Tornadoes took a 3-0 lead and followed that up with another run in the 9th for a 4-0 victory. Matt Holland pitched the entire game for Talladega College. * CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TORNADOES, THE 2015 CHAMPIONS OF THE GULF COAST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE * Continue reading
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* NAIA *
AMERICAN MIDWEST CONFERENCE
ROUND ONE – GAME ONE – The 2 seeds – the LYON COLLEGE SCOTS – played the 7th seeded HANNIBAL- LA GRANGE TROJANS in this game. After a scoreless 1st Inning the Scots put up 5 runs in the 2nd and never looked back from there. Ultimately Lyon College annihilated the hapless Trojans by a final score of TEN to NOTHING. Kraig Kelley was the winning Pitcher for the Scots. Continue reading
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KANSAS COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
ROUND ONE – GAME ONE – This was the only game in Round One of the KCAC Tournament yesterday. The 5 seeds – the BETHANY COLLEGE SWEDES – battled the 4th seeded UNIVERSITY OF SAINT MARY SPIRES in what turned out to be a TWELVE INNING marathon. After a scoreless 1st Inning the Swedes made it a 1-0 game in the 2nd. The Spires tied the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the 6th Inning and neither team scored again until the top of the 12th when Bethany College added 2 more runs. The Swedes shut out USM in the bottom of the Inning for a 3-1 triumph. Pitcher Robert Johnson got the save.
KENTUCKY INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Continue reading
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For the next six weeks we’ll have daily coverage of college baseball conference and national tournaments mixed in with my usual topics.
* CCCAA *
SO-CAL DIVISION – ROUND ONE – GAME ONE – The CCCAA postseason got started with a game pitting the 17 seeds – the IRVINE VALLEY COLLEGE LASERS – against the 16th seeded LOS ANGELES MISSION COLLEGE EAGLES. The Eagles converted a 2-0 1st Inning edge into a 6-0 advantage by the 5th Inning. In the top of the 7th the Lasers made it a 6-2 ballgame then exploded in the 8th Inning for TEN runs to take a 12-6 lead. They shut out Los Angeles Mission College the rest of the way while adding 4 more runs themselves for a 16-6 comeback victory. Irvine Valley College Pitcher Justin Zielinski improved to 8-2 with this win. Continue reading
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PUTTING A CRIMP IN SENIOR DAY – The NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY GOTHIC KNIGHTS handed their hosts – the WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY PIONEERS – a split in the Senior Day Double Header they played. After losing the first game 15-12 the Gothic Knights trailed 4-3 in the 2nd Inning of Game Two. The NJCU bats tied the game at 4-4 in the 3rd Inning on their way to a 9-4 lead by the 6th. From there the Gothic Knights held on for a 9-7 win. NJCU Pitcher Kevin Demauro went an Iron Man 9 Innings for the victory. Continue reading
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NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) – 1. GEORGIA GWINNETT COLLEGE GRIZZLIES ### 2. FAULKNER UNIVERSITY EAGLES ### 3. OKLAHOMA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY BISON ### 4. NORTHWOOD (FL) UNIVERSITY SEAHAWKS ### 5. OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY STARS ### 6. TABOR COLLEGE BLUE JAYS ### Continue reading
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Balladeer’s Blog’s annual tradition of giving a shoutout to the several dozen NAIA college baseball players who were selected by Major League Baseball teams in the draft continues. I’m also continuing my tradition of bestowing Official Balladeer’s Blog Nicknames on them.
OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY STARS –
Chris “Captain” Pike – Tampa Bay Rays ***** “Bad Boy” Brad Wieke – New York Mets ***** Michael “Sergeant” Nolan – Oakland A’s Continue reading
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Here’s one last round of congratulations to this year’s college baseball champions in the nine divisions covered here at Balladeer’s Blog.
NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics)
National Champions – CUMBERLAND UNIVERSITY BULLDOGS
Runners-Up – LEWIS-CLARK STATE WARRIORS
2013 Champions – FAULKNER UNIVERSITY EAGLES
NCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association)
National Champions – FRESNO PACIFIC UNIVERSITY SUNBIRDS
Runners-Up – LEE UNIVERSITY FLAMES
2013 Champions – CALIFORNIA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY LANCERS Continue reading
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* NAIA *
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – The Cinderella 10 seeds – the CUMBERLAND UNIVERSITY BULLDOGS – made it all the way to the title game to take on the 2nd seeded LEWIS- CLARK STATE WARRIORS. Behind some impressive pitching by Anthony Gomez the Bulldogs ensured they would remain THE story in NAIA baseball throughout the offseason with another nation- shaking upset. Cumberland shut out the Warriors while slamming in 2 runs of their own in the 2nd Inning and 1 more in the 7th for a 3-0 victory and their program’s third- ever baseball crown. * CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BULLDOGS, THE 2014 CHAMPIONS OF NAIA BASEBALL! *
* NJCAA DIVISION ONE *
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – When all the dust had settled in this year’s thrilling College World Series for the NJCAA Division One the last two teams standing were the IOWA WESTERN COLLEGE REIVERS and the MIAMI DADE COLLEGE SHARKS. The Reivers came into the title game undefeated in this year’s Series play but the Sharks already had a loss to their name, so Miami Dade had to win just to force a second game in this Double- Elimination tournament. Iowa Western would have none of it, though, utterly swamping the Sharks SEVENTEEN to FIVE to take their third baseball championship in the last five years! Drake Robison pitched for the win. * CONGRATULATIONS TO THE REIVERS, THE 2014 CHAMPIONS OF NJCAA BASEBALL! * Continue reading
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