* NJCAA PLAYOFFS *
EASTERN DISTRICT – CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – The UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SUMTER FIRE ANTS took on the POTOMAC STATE CATAMOUNTS for this District’s crown. The Fire Ants won a 4-2 nailbiter to become the FIRST University of South Carolina system institution to make the National Tournament. Pitcher Victor Gonzalez threw for the win. * CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FIRE ANTS, WHO ADVANCE TO THE NJCAA WORLD SERIES * Continue reading
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* USCAA WORLD SERIES *
CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES – Yesterday the 5th seeded NEWPORT NEWS APPRENTICE SCHOOL BUILDERS won their first National Championship in baseball since 2007. They did it in style, too, by winning THREE games in one day!
GAME ONE – The (5) Builders faced the 2nd seeded PENN STATE AT GREATER ALLEGHENY NITTANY LIONS in this game. A 1-0 1st Inning lead for NNAS became a 3-0 advantage in the 4th and 3-1 in the 5th. The Builders added another run in the 7th Inning for a 4-1 victory with Taylor Gomer on the mound. Continue reading
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* USCAA WORLD SERIES *
DAY THREE – GAME ONE – In this game the 5 seeds – the NEWPORT NEWS APPRENTICE SCHOOL BUILDERS – took the diamond against the 6th seeded COLLEGE OF SAINT JOSEPH’S (sic) FIGHTING SAINTS. The Builders had hot bats very early and by the end of the 1st Inning led 5-0, then rode that advantage all the way to a 5-2 victory. The winning Pitcher for Newport News Apprentice School was Sam Massie. Continue reading
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* USCAA WORLD SERIES *
DAY TWO – GAME ONE – The top seeds – the ILLINOIS TECH SCARLET HAWKS – faced the 5th seeded NEWPORT NEWS APPRENTICE SCHOOL BUILDERS in this game. The Scarlet Hawks seized a 1-0 lead in the 1st Inning which became a 3-0 lead in the 3rd. After that the only run scored was by the Builders in the top of the 6th Inning as Illinois Tech won the game 3-1. Kyle Bumpass was the winning Pitcher. Continue reading
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* NAIA *
SANTA CLARITA REGION: DAY TWO – The 2 seeds – the UNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN OHIO RACERS – started the day against the 5th seeded CAL STATE- SAN MARCOS COUGARS by overcoming a 3-0 deficit in the 3rd Inning to tie the game at 3-3 in the 4th, then winning the game 4-3 in the TWELFTH Inning! Ryan Carter got the win. ### Up next the 4th seeded VANGUARD UNIVERSITY LIONS converted a 6-2 lead in the 1st Inning into an 8-2 victory over the 2nd seeded UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA THUNDERBIRDS. Jordan Moak was the winning Pitcher. ### And the (2) UNIVERSITY OF NORTHWESTERN OHIO RACERS finished the day by eliminating the top seeded MASTER’S COLLEGE MUSTANGS by a score of 6-3. The Racers’ Ryan Burns took the W. Continue reading
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* NAIA *
BELLEVUE REGION: DAY ONE – After 3 scoreless Innings the 5th seeded MAYVILLE STATE COMETS took a 2-1 lead over the 4th seeded MADONNA UNIVERSITY CRUSADERS in the 4th. Tyler Leibert pitched the Comets to a 6-1 victory. ### Next the 2 seeds – the BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY BRUINS – trailed the 3rd seeded WILLIAM WOODS UNIVERSITY OWLS 2-0 from the 3rd Inning on until their bats got hot in the 9th for a 3-2 win. Steve Sarcone was the winning Pitcher. ### And the top seeded TABOR COLLEGE BLUE JAYS converted a 2-0 1st Inning lead into an 8-0 shutout of (5) Mayville State. Tabor’s Russell Longworth got the W. Continue reading
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* NJCAA *
REGION 101 – CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – Cochise Baseball Field in Sierra Vista, AZ was the site of this clash for the Region 101 crown. The YAVAPAI COLLEGE ROUGHRIDERS took on the COCHISE COLLEGE APACHES in a game that ended in a score that put spectators in mind of a polo match. The Roughriders won by a count of 12-11. * CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ROUGHRIDERS, THE 2015 CHAMPIONS OF REGION 101 * Continue reading
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* NJCAA2 *
SOUTHWEST DISTRICT: CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – From Marich Field in Phoenix, AZ came this clash for the Southwest District Crown. The 4 seeds – the SCOTTSDALE COLLEGE FIGHTING ARTICHOKES (Yes, really) took on the 3rd seeded PHOENIX COLLEGE BEARS. The Fighting Artichokes moved on to the National Tournament by winning this game with comparative ease. The final count was Scottsdale College 10 Phoenix College 4. * CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FIGHTING ARTICHOKES, THE 2015 CHAMPIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST DISTRICT * Continue reading
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The national playoffs in NAIA baseball get going on May 12th. Here are the teams, seedings and regions. Naturally Balladeer’s Blog will provide daily coverage.
BELLEVUE (NE) BRACKET – 1. TABOR COLLEGE BLUE JAYS (49-9) ### 2. BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY BRUINS (44-13) ### 3. WILLIAM WOODS UNIVERSITY OWLS (38-12) ### 4. MADONNA UNIVERSITY CRUSADERS (37-15) ### 5. MAYVILLE STATE COMETS (39-20) ### Continue reading
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* NAIA *
NORTH STAR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES – The top seeded MAYVILLE STATE COMETS had to face the Cinderella 6 seeds – the DICKINSON STATE BLUE HAWKS – for the NSAA Championship. The Comets were undefeated in tournament play, so even though the Blue Hawks surprised them in Game One by crushing them 10-1 all that did was force a decisive second game. In Game Two Mayville State converted a 1-0 1st Inning lead into a 3-1 edge in the 3rd and 7-1 in the 7th on their way to an 8-1 victory. Tyler Leibert pitched all 9 Iron Man Innings for the Comets. * CONGRATULATIONS TO THE COMETS, THE 2015 CHAMPIONS OF THE NORTH STAR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION * Continue reading
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