Tag Archives: D2 baseball

* NAIA *

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – The 4 seeds – the LEWIS-CLARK STATE WARRIORS – did battle with the Cinderella 9 seeds – the SAINT THOMAS (FL) UNIVERSITY BOBCATS. The Bobcats looked like they might keep on dancing as they seized a quick 5-0 advantage in the 1st Inning. The Warriors cut that lead to 5-1 in the 3rd but Saint Thomas University stretched it back out to a 7-1 lead in the 5th. No one knew it at the time but that was the last run the Bobcats would score in the game. Lewis-Clark State put up 2 runs in the 6th Inning, 1 more in the 7th and after a lightning delay SIX more in the 8th. The Warriors won their 17th title in baseball and their 1st since 2009 by a score of 10-7. Cameron Pongs was the winning Pitcher. * CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WARRIORS, THE 2015 CHAMPIONS OF NAIA BASEBALL * Continue reading →

* NJCAA DIVISION THREE *

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – The last two teams standing in this division’s World Series were the TYLER COLLEGE APACHES and the JOLIET COLLEGE WOLVES. After a scoreless 1st Inning the Apaches seized a 3-0 lead in the 2nd. That became a 4-2 lead in the 4th Inning, 7-6 in the 5th and 9-6 in the 6th. Tyler College added 1 more run in the 7th while the Wolves logged 3 of their own. That ended the scoring, however, and the Apaches won this game for the ages by a count of 10-9. Pitcher Drew Robertson got the win. * CONGRATULATIONS TO THE APACHES, THE 2015 CHAMPIONS OF NJCAA DIVISION THREE BASEBALL * Continue reading →

* NCAA DIVISION THREE *

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – The CORTLAND STATE RED DRAGONS won their first ever National Championship yesterday! The previous day the Red Dragons had won Game One of the Championship Series against the UW- LACROSSE EAGLES. They seemed in danger of losing Game Two, which would have forced a rubber game. In the top of the 9th Inning Cortland State came to bat trailing 2-1. They slammed in 5 runs then shut out the Eagles in their half of the Inning for a 6-2 victory. * CONGRATULATIONS TO THE RED DRAGONS, THE 2015 CHAMPIONS OF NCAA DIVISION THREE BASEBALL * Continue reading →

* NCAA DIVISION THREE *

CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES – The CORTLAND STATE RED DRAGONS won Game One of the 2015 World Series in D3 in commanding style. First up the UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN AT LACROSSE EAGLES fought the TRINITY (TX) UNIVERSITY TIGERS for the right to play the Red Dragons. The Eagles won a 10-7 affair to advance to the title series.

Cortland State parlayed a 2-0 1st Inning lead into a 5-0 advantage in the 2nd on their way to an ELEVEN to THREE rout of UW-Lacrossse. Pitcher Brandon McClain got the win. Game Two in the best of 3 series comes next. 

* NAIA *

DAY FOUR – GAME ONE – The Cinderella 9 seeds – The SAINT THOMAS (FL) UNIVERSITY BOBCATS – are still dancing after eliminating the top seeded OKLAHOMA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY BISON. The Bobcats were on top most of the way, leading 1-0 in the 1st Inning, 3-0 in the 4th and 4-0 in the 5th. The Bison notched 1 run in the 6th Inning and 3 more in the top of the 9th to tie the score at 4-4. In the bottom of the 9th St Thomas University knocked in a run to win the game 5-4. Chris Rodriguez picked up the W. Continue reading →

* NAIA *

DAY THREE – GAME ONE – This elimination game pitted the 9th seeded SAINT THOMAS (FL) UNIVERSITY BOBCATS against the 10 seeds – the VANGUARD UNIVERSITY LIONS. The Bobcats seized a 3-0 lead in the 1st Inning and made it a 5-3 lead in the 3rd. Saint Thomas University let a 9-4 5th Inning lead slip away and the score stood at 10-10 when the Lions were done batting in the top of the 8th. The Bobcats slammed in 4 runs in their half of the Inning and rode them to a 14-10 victory. Chris Rodriguez got credit for the win. Continue reading →

As always Memorial Day Weekend is to College Baseball what March is to College Basketball. Here are the latest scores.

* NCAA DIVISION TWO *

DAY TWO – GAME ONE – Starting off the day in D2 World Series play was this battle between the MERCYHURST UNIVERSITY LAKERS and the TRUMAN STATE BULLDOGS. After a scoreless 1st Inning the Lakers grabbed a 1-0 edge over the Bulldogs in the 2nd. In the 5th Inning Truman State tied the game at 1-1 and that is where things remained deadlocked until the ELEVENTH Inning when Mercyhurst University knocked in 2 runs, then shut out the Bulldogs for a 3-1 victory. Jake Hall was the winning Pitcher. Continue reading →