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COLLEGE BASEBALL POSTSEASON ACTION CONTINUES

El Camino College logoSO-CAL DIVISION: PLAY-IN ROUND – GAME ONE – The game of the day yesterday was this classic of the diamond played between the 17th seeded EL CAMINO COLLEGE WARRIORS and the 16th seeded MOUNT SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE MOUNTIES. After two scoreless Innings the Warriors put up a run in the top of the 3rd with the Mounties eventually tying things up in the bottom of the 6th. El Camino College responded with another run of their own in the top of the 7th Inning and rode that ball to a 2-1 victory. Credit Andrew Burschinger with the win.  

66_eastlosangeleslogo.GIF (120×160) SO-CAL DIVISION: PLAY-IN ROUND – GAME TWO – This game pitted the 15th seeded EAST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE HUSKIES against the 18 seeds – the COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS COUGARS. The Cougars took a 2-0 lead in the top of the 2nd Inning but by the bottom of the 3rd the Huskies had tied the game up. In the 5th and 7th Innings College of the Canyons logged a pair of runs to make it a 4-2 Cougar advantage. In the bottom of the 7th East Los Angeles College again knotted up the game. After the Cougars went on top again 5-4 in the top of the 8th the Huskies used their half of the Inning to take their first lead of the game at 6-5, which turned out to be the final score, too. East L.A.’s closer Shawn Kennedy got the win.  Continue reading

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NAIA COLLEGE BASEBALL CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS RESUME APRIL 29th

Bethany Swedes logoKANSAS COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE – Tomorrow the KCAC will throw out the first pitch in their 2014 conference tournament. The league’s 4th seeded BETHANY COLLEGE SWEDES will do battle with the 5 seeds – the UNIVERSITY OF SAINT MARY SPIRES – in the only game of the day in that conference.

brewtonparkerSOUTHERN STATES ATHLETIC CONFERENCE – Meanwhile in the SSAC the 2nd seeded BREWTON- PARKER COLLEGE BARONS will square off against the 7th seeded UNIVERSITY OF MOBILE RAMS   ###   The top seeded FAULKNER UNIVERSITY EAGLES will be up against the 8 seeds – the AUBURN UNIVERSITY AT MONTGOMERY WARHAWKS (formerly the Senators).  Continue reading

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FIRST TICKET PUNCHED TO THE NAIA NATIONAL COLLEGE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT

Kentucky IntercollegiateThe Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference baseball tournament for 2014 came to an explosive end yesterday with a guaranteed berth in the NAIA national tournament on the line.

The top seeded POINT PARK UNIVERSITY PIONEERS squared off against the 3rd seeded INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTHEAST GRENADIERS in this title game.   Continue reading

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COLLEGE BASEBALL: DAY THREE OF THE NAIA POSTSEASON

Point Park U PioneersThe top-seeded POINT PARK UNIVERSITY PIONEERS stayed perfect in tourney play in the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference yesterday. The Pioneers clashed with the usually lethal 3 seeds – the INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTHEAST GRENADIERS – who picked a bad time to have one of their worst days ever. Point Park eviscerated IUS by a final talley of SEVENTEEN to FOUR. Luckily for the Grenadiers baseball plays a double- elimination tournament so they remain alive. Continue reading

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COLLEGE BASEBALL: NAIA CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS DAY TWO

Point Park U PioneersThe Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference’s 2014 tourney entered Day Two yesterday. The top seeded POINT PARK UNIVERSITY PIONEERS joined the fun and took the diamond against the 4th seeded BEREA COLLEGE MOUNTAINEERS. The two teams were tied up at 1-1 after the 1st Inning and remained in that state of affairs until the Pioneers took a 2-1 lead in the 4th. A big 5th inning for Point Park saw them notch 3 additional runs and with another run in the 8th for them plus a Berea run in the 7th the final score was Pioneers 6  Mountaineers 2. Manny Perdomo got the win with an 8 Inning performance for PPU.  Continue reading

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COLLEGE BASEBALL: NAIA CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS ARE UNDERWAY!

ius_logoThe Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference threw out the first pitch yesterday in postseason play for the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics). The ever- dangerous INDIANA UNIVERSITY- SOUTHEAST GRENADIERS came in as the 3 seeds and opened up the proverbial can of whupass on the 6th seeded ALICE LLOYD COLLEGE EAGLES. The college sports gods always smile when a team with an overused name like Eagles, Tigers, Bulldogs or Wildcats gets routed and the Grenadiers were happy to oblige!

IUS led 4-1 after the 1st Inning and 7-1 after the 2nd. The Grenadiers then went on to put up 4, 1 and 3 runs respectively in the 7th, 8th and 9th Innings on their way to an impressive FIFTEEN to ONE humilation of the Eagles. Mason Lingafelter got the win as IUS moves on to the next round.   Continue reading

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COLLEGE BASEBALL RESULTS FROM APRIL 19th

Clermont CougarsUC-CLERMONT RULES THE WORLD – The USCAA’s UNIVERSITY OF CINCINATTI AT CLERMONT COUGARS didn’t just upset the NCAA’s WILMINGTON COLLEGE QUAKERS, they completely dismembered them and burned the remains. A 2-2 tie in the 2nd Inning became a 9-2 lead for the Cougars by the time the 3rd Inning was over. UCC never looked back from there, going on to total the Quakers by a final score of 12-2.

Alfred State Pioneers logoTHE ULTIMATE PITCHER’S DUEL – Ryan Hedges from the ALFRED STATE PIONEERS took on Derek Harkin from the SUNY- CANTON KANGAROOS in the most exciting battle of the mounds from yesterday’s action. The Kangaroos gave up one run in the opening Inning and that turned out to be all the scoring for the entire game! The Pioneers went home with a 1-0 victory. Continue reading

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COLLEGE BASEBALL: BALLADEER’S BLOG’S LATEST RANKINGS

lindenwood-belleville lynxUSCAA (United States Collegiate Athletic Association) – 1. UNIVERSITY OF LINDENWOOD AT BELLEVILLE LYNX      ###      2. NEWPORT NEWS APPRENTICE SCHOOL BUILDERS      ###      3. PSU- GREATER ALLEGHENY LIONS      ###      4. SELMA UNIVERSITY BULLDOGS      ###      5. UNIVERSITY OF CINCINATTI AT CLERMONT COUGARS      ###      

ave-maria-university-gyrenes6. AVE MARIA UNIVERSITY GYRENES      ###      7. SOUTHERN MAINE COLLEGE SEAWOLVES      ###      8. CANTON STATE UNIVERSITY KANGAROOS      ###     9. SOUTHERN VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY KNIGHTS      ###      ###      10. ROCHESTER COLLEGE WARRIORS      ###       Continue reading

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COLLEGE BASEBALL: BALLADEER’S BLOG’S LATEST RANKINGS

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OklahomaBaptist-_Bison_150p1. OKLAHOMA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY BISON      ###      2. LEWIS-CLARK STATE WARRIORS      ###      3. GEORGIA GWINNETT COLLEGE GRIZZLIES      ###      4. BELHAVEN COLLEGE BLAZERS       ###      5. OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY STARS       ###       Continue reading

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FOUR CCCAA BASEBALL PLAYERS IN THE MLB WORLD SERIES

Saddleback College Gauchos logoFour baseball professionals who played their college ball at institutions covered by Balladeer’s Blog are in the World Series.

The Cardinals have one of them – Rob Johnson, formerly of the SADDLEBACK COLLEGE GAUCHOS. The Red Sox have the other three – Jonny Gomes from the SANTA ROSA COLLEGE BEAR CUBS, Quinton Berry from the GROSSMONT COLLEGE GRIFFINS and Daniel Nava from the Continue reading

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