AUGUSTANA REGION – The top seeded WEBSTER UNIVERSITY GORLOKS returned to the D3 World Series with a 7-3 victory over the 4 seeds, the CONCORDIA (Chicago) COUGARS, in the regional title game. Along the way the Gorloks also defeated the 6th seeded RIPON COLLEGE RED HAWKS and the 3rd seeded Continue reading
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D3 COLLEGE BASEBALL REGIONAL CHAMPS MOVE ON TO 2013 D3 WORLD SERIES
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D2 COLLEGE BASEBALL REGIONAL CHAMPS MOVE ON TO 2013 D2 WORLD SERIES
ATLANTIC REGION: The 4th seeded SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY RED RAIDERS took the Regional title by defeating the 3rd seeded SETON HILL GRIFFINS in two games, first by a blowout score of 10-3 then again in a 3-2 nailbiter. Along the way to the Atlantic Region Championship the Red Raiders also defeated the top seeded MILLERSVILLE MARAUDERS and the (2) WINSTON-SALEM STATE RAMS.
CENTRAL REGION: The MINNESOTA STATE MAVERICKS lived up to their top seeding and obliterated the 5th seeded ST CLOUD STATE HUSKIES by an unbelievable SEVENTEEN to ONE in the title game. On their way to the Regional Championship the Mavericks had also defeated the 6th seeded MISSOURI SOUTHERN LIONS and the 4th seeded MISSOURI WESTERN GRIFFONS.
EAST REGION: The 6th seeded FRANKLIN PIERCE UNIVERSITY RAVENS defied all the prognosticators by winning the Regional Championship! And the Ravens did it in convincing fashion, upsetting the top seeded WILMINGTON (DE) WILDCATS, first in a 7-0 shutout on Day One and again in the title game by a score of 5-1. FPU also shocked the 5th seeded PACE UNIVERSITY SETTERS and the 4th seeded SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE PENMEN, last year’s Continue reading
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CAL BAPTIST LANCERS REPEAT AS NCCAA WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS
Yesterday the top seeded defending champions of NCCAA Division One baseball, the CALIFORNIA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY LANCERS, took their second national championship in a row. Their opponents were the 5th seeded SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY FIRE and though there was a lot of riveting baseball throughout the rest of the NCCAA College World Series the championship game was kind of anticlimactic.
The Lancers wound up winning by a score of 7-0, leaving the only real question yesterday being whether or not Cal Baptist can make it a Threepeat next year. In the NCCAA Division Two this year Toccoa Falls College did just that. Congratulations to the Lancers! Balladeer’s Blog will continue its coverage of the postseason in Continue reading
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NCCAA WORLD SERIES SEMI-FINAL RESULTS FROM MAY 17TH
Yesterday the final two teams to make it to the semi-finals won the early games to fill the final two slots in the Final Four. The 5th seeded SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY FIRE advanced to the semis by shutting out the 9th seeded OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY EAGLES 4-0. The 6 seeds, the OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY TIGERS, completed the party list with a 5-2 victory over the 10th seeded COVENANT COLLEGE SCOTS.
In the actual semifinals the Fire upset the 2nd seeded CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY TIGERS in a 2-0 game for the ages. The top seeded defending champions, the CAL BAPTIST UNIVERSITY LANCERS, bounced Olivet Nazarene by a score of 3-0. The Lancers defend their title against the Fire in the Continue reading
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NCCAA WORLD SERIES DAY TWO ACTION
Yesterday was Day Two of the College World Series in Division One of the NCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association).
The top seeded defending champions, the CALIFORNIA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY LANCERS, are 4-0 in Series play this year after notching another pair of victories yesterday. First they smacked down the 9th seeded OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY EAGLES by a score of 11-4, then won a much closer 3-1 affair against the 4 seeds, the MOUNT VERNON NAZARENE UNIVERSITY COUGARS.
OCU then bounced back with a 5-2 upset of the 8th seeded CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY YELLOW JACKETS. Cedarville had dropped a 1-0 pitcher’s duel with the 5th seeded SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY FIRE earlier in Continue reading
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NCCAA COLLEGE WORLD SERIES DAY ONE RESULTS
Yesterday was Day One of the College World Series for Division 1 of the NCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association). Last week was Division 2’s tournament.
The 3rd seeded ARIZONA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY FIRESTORM trailed the 10th seeded COVENANT COLLEGE SCOTS 5-1 early on but had tied the ballgame up at 5-5 by the 5th inning. The Firestorm went on to win by a final score of 8-5, bouncing back after their 9-1 loss to the (6) OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY TIGERS earlier in the day.
Olivet Nazarene themselves had gone on to lose a 3-2 heartbreaker with the 2nd seeded CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY TIGERS in the Continue reading
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NCCAA WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS CROWNED, NAIA BASEBALL PLAYOFFS CONTINUE
* NCCAA Championship *
In the championship game for Division 2 of the NCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association) the 3rd seeded DALLAS CHRISTIAN COLLEGE CRUSADERS battled the top seeded defending champs, the TOCCOA FALLS COLLEGE EAGLES. The Eagles successfully completed their bid for a Threepeat in baseball crowns yesterday. The Crusaders came in sporting a loss already in Series play so they would have had to win just to force a deciding game against the still-perfect Eagles. DCC made it a fight but in the end lost to Toccoa Falls in a 4-3 game for the ages. Congratulations to TFC for winning three baseball titles in a row!
* NAIA Playoffs *
CLAREMORE BRACKET – The 4th seeded ROGERS STATE UNIVERSITY HILLCATS were a perfect 3-0 in Series play, so they were merely awaiting the winner of the game between the top seeded LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY CHAPARRALS and the 3rd seeded LYON COLLEGE SCOTS. The Chaparrals emerged with an easy 15-7 win. ### For the Bracket championship the Hillcats doubled-up on the Chaparrals 8-4 to send them home and to return themselves to the NAIA College World Series! Congratulations to Continue reading
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NAIA COLLEGE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS BEGIN; USCAA AND NCCAA WORLD SERIES’ CONTINUE
* USCAA Championship *
Yesterday was the last day of the 2013 World Series in the USCAA (United States Collegiate Athletic Association). The first game of the day saw the 5th seeded Cinderellas, the PSU-GREATER ALLEGHENY NITTANY LIONS, eliminate the top seeded NEWPORT NEWS APPRENTICE SCHOOL BUILDERS in a 9-3 drubbing.
Next up, PSUGA faced the 3rd seeded UC-CLERMONT COUGARS, undefeated so far in Series play. The Nittany Lions were already sporting a loss, so if they fell it was all over. PSUGA forced another game by defeating the Cougars in an 8-7 Instant Classic. In the deciding game UC-Clermont settled down and took the title with an authoritative 6-3 victory. Congratulations to the Cougars, the 2013 National Champions of USCAA baseball!
* NCCAA World Series *
On Day Two of the College World Series in the NCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association), the 7th seeded LINCOLN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY RED LIONS staved off elimination by upsetting the 6th seeded OHIO CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY TRAILBLAZERS in a 4-3 game for the ages.
The Red Lions then went on to fall to the 4 seeds, the CLEARWATER CHRISTIAN COUGARS, in a Continue reading
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NCCAA AND USCAA COLLEGE WORLD SERIES RESULTS FROM MAY 8TH, 2013
On Day One of the 2013 World Series in the NCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association) the top seeded defending champs, the TOCCOA FALLS COLLEGE EAGLES, began their bid for a Threepeat this year. They got off to a terrific start in their two games yesterday. In Game One they eviscerated the 8th seeded CAIRN UNIVERSITY HIGHLANDERS in an 11-0 shutout.
In their second game of the day Toccoa Falls embarrassed the (4) CLEARWATER CHRISTIAN COLLEGE COUGARS by a score of 16-2. The Cougars had advanced to face the Eagles with a 2-0 victory over the 5th seeded ARLINGTON BAPTIST COLLEGE PATRIOTS earlier in the day.
Meanwhile the 2 seeds, the FLORIDA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE SUNS, took on the 7th seeded LINCOLN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY RED LIONS and scorched them to the tune of 8-1. The Suns and Toccoa Falls are the Red Sox and Yankees of NCCAA Division 2 baseball so it will be interesting to see if they wind up facing each other for the title again this year.
Wrapping up Day One the 3rd seeded DALLAS CHRISTIAN COLLEGE CRUSADERS won a 4-1 clash over the 6th seeded OHIO CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY TRAIL Continue reading
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DAY TWO RESULTS FROM THE 2013 USCAA COLLEGE WORLD SERIES
Yesterday was Day 2 for the USCAA. The 3rd seeded CLERMONT COUGARS handed Day One’s upset darlings, the (7) LU-BELLEVILLE LYNX, their first loss of this year’s College World Series. The Cougars doubled-up on the Lynx, defeating them by a final score of 6-3 yesterday.
Six runs were also scored by the 5 seeds, the PSU-GREATER ALLEGHENY NITTANY LIONS, as they survived their elimination game against the 8th seeded ST JOSEPH’S COLLEGE-BROOKLYN BEARS in a Continue reading
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