Balladeer’s Blog will be looking at the winners of college baseball’s conference tournaments today in the NAIA, D2 and D3. Meanwhile the Brookdale College Jersey Blues (logo at left) and the Hutchinson Blue Dragons are among the teams hitting the diamond as the NJCAA’s district and regional tournaments get underway.
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The Indiana University Southeast Grenadiers (logo at left) continue to rip their way through their tournament. Yesterday was Day 2 and the 3rd- seeded Grenadiers DISMEMBERED the (2) Talladega Tornadoes by a football score of 21-3.
The USAO Drovers out of the Sooner Athletic Conference joined the other 6 seeds making noise this postseason. Yesterday they upset the (3) Rogers State Hillcats in a 4-3 nailbiter.
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In NAIA baseball’s ongoing conference tournaments the Blue Mountain College Toppers (logo at left) are the biggest story so far. They came into the TranSouth Athletic Conference tournament seeded 6th, but on Day 1 of the tourney they upset the number 1 seeds, the Freed Hardeman Lions, then yesterday on Day 2 the Toppers defeated the 4th- seeded Bethel (TN) Wildcats. Today they try to keep their upset mojo going when they take on the 2 seeds, the Union Bulldogs.
Meanwhile a few conference champions have already been crowned. The Lee Flames have won the Southern States Athletic Conference, the LSU- Shreveport Pilots (as in riverboat pilots ) took the Red River Athletic Conference title and the Continue reading
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The Dallas Christian College Crusaders (logo at left) won the Southwest Region on Saturday, filling the final automatic berth in the NCCAA2 World Series. Here’s a look at the seedings for all 8 teams in the event. Meanwhile, the USCAA’s 10 team field for their World Series has also been finalized. Balladeer’s Blog’s coverage of the action will begin May 7th.
NCCAA2 SEEDING – 1. Toccoa Falls College Eagles ( Defending champs and winners of the South Region Tournament ) *** 2. Florida Christian College Suns ( Runners- up in the South Region) *** 3. Arlington Baptist College Patriots ( Runners- up in the Southwest Region Tournament) *** 4. North Central University Rams ( Winners of the Midwest Region Tournament) *** 5. Dallas Christian College Crusaders (Winners of the Southwest Region ) *** 6. Ohio Christian University Trailblazers Continue reading
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Yesterday the Ohio Christian University Trailblazers (logo at left) won the Mid East Region Championship by defeating the Johnson University Preachers. OCU joins the LBC Chargers and the NCU Rams in clinching berths in the upcoming NCCAA2 World Series. Balladeer’s Blog will have updated scores from the other regional tournaments today as soon as they become available.
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The Toccoa Falls College Eagles (logo at left), the defending champions of NCCAA2 baseball, took the field today after a bye in the first round of the South Region Tournament. As dominant as ever, they finished off yesterday’s winners, the Florida Christian College Suns by a score of 7-3.
Meanwhile the Johnson University Preachers play the OCU Trailblazers for the Mid East Region championsip. Balladeer’s Blog will have updated scores from other Continue reading
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Yesterday saw 2 tickets punched to the NCCAA2 World Series. The Lancaster College Chargers and the North Central University Rams won the East and Midwest Regional Championships, respectively. In the South Region the Florida Christian College Suns are taking on the Clearwater Cougars in game 1 of Continue reading
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After 2 days of rainouts the PHILADELPHIA BIBLICAL UNIVERSITY CRIMSON EAGLES (logo at left) finally got to play their East Regional game with the BAPTIST BIBLE COLLEGE DEFENDERS today at Noon ET. This matchup was worth the wait, as this Instant Classic saw the Crimson Eagles emerge with a very tight 5-4 victory. Send the tape of this game to Cooperstown as a prime example of the intensity of postseason baseball in the NCCAA.
Meanwhile, in the 2nd East Region game of the day the top-seeded LANCASTER BIBLE COLLEGE CHARGERS defeated the Continue reading
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Balladeer’s Blog presents its final regular season rankings for NCCAA Division 2 college baseball. The postseason will be starting up this week with regional tournaments getting underway.
The Ozark Christian College Ambassadors (logo at left) snuck into this last poll while the BBC Defenders and the Johnson University Preachers moved up a notch. Toccoa Falls retained their stranglehold on the top spot.
1. TOCCOA FALLS COLLEGE EAGLES (defending champs) *** 2. FLORIDA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE SUNS *** 3. MANHATTAN (KS) CRUSADERS *** 4. Continue reading
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Balladeer’s Blog will henceforth be doing its own Top 20 for the divisions of college sports covered here. My inaugural list addresses the USCAA, the United States Collegiate Athletic Association. The Newport News Apprentice School Builders (logo at right) occupy the number one spot. The Williamson Mechanics and the SUNY- Canton Kangaroos sneak in lower in the rankings.
For the full Top 20 read on: 1. NNAS Builders *** 2. Rochester College Warriors *** 3. Spalding Golden Eagles *** 4. Selma University Bulldogs *** 5. Greater Allegheny Lions *** 6. Belleville Lynx *** 7. Dallas Crusaders *** 8. Penn Tech Wildcats *** 9. Ave Maria University Gyrenes *** 10. Continue reading
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