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CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – The 4 seeds – the LEWIS-CLARK STATE WARRIORS – faced the top seeded FAULKNER UNIVERSITY EAGLES for the NAIA title in college baseball. Runs piled up til it seemed like a Polo Match score as the Warriors and Eagles were tied at 2-2 in the 2nd Inning and 3-3 in the 4th. Faulkner U went on top 7-6 in the 5th Inning but Lewis-Clark State overtook them for a 12-7 advantage in the 6th.
That became just a 12-8 Warriors lead in the 7th Inning and that’s where things stood until the bottom of the 9th when the Eagles pulled to within 12-11 before falling. Pitcher Quin Grogan notched the Win as LCSC picked up its 18th baseball crown. * THE WARRIORS ARE THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS OF NAIA BASEBALL * Continue reading
CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES: The two teams battling it out for the D3 title were the TRINITY (TX) TIGERS and the KEYSTONE COLLEGE GIANTS. The Tigers forced a 2nd game by hammering the Giants FOURTEEN to SIX in the early game! In the decisive Game Two a 3-1 1st Inning lead for Trinity became a 5-3 edge in the 3rd Inning. By the 7th Inning the Tigers led the Giants 8-6 on their way to a 10-7 victory and their first title in baseball. Pitcher Chris Tate got the Win. * THE TIGERS ARE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS FOR NCAA DIVISION THREE * 
DAY FOUR: GAME ONE – The 3rd seeded BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY BRUINS went head to head with the 8th seeded LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE BLUE RAIDERS. In the 3rd Inning the Bruins went on top 1-0 and in the 6th made it a 2-1 advantage. Bellevue University shut out the Blue Raiders the rest of the way while adding additional runs in the 8th Inning for a 4-1 victory. Bruins Pitcher Braulio Torres-Perez threw for 9 Iron Man Innings in the win. 
DAY THREE: GAME ONE – This Elimination Game pitted the 8 seeds – the LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE BLUE RAIDERS – against the 6th seeded AUBURN UNIVERSITY AT MONTGOMERY WARHAWKS (formerly the Senators). Runs came easily in this high-scoring shootout. By the 3rd Inning the Blue Raiders held a 6-2 advantage over the Warhawks, which turned into a 15-10 lead by the 6th. From there AUM added 2 more runs as Lindsey Wilson College pulled off a 15-12 upset. 
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – The last two teams left standing were the top seeds – the OKLAHOMA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY BISON – and the 10th seeded BETHESDA (CA) UNIVERSITY FLAMES. Neither team scored until the Bison grabbed a 2-0 lead in the 3rd Inning but the Flames made it 2-2 in the 5th. By the end of the 6th Inning Oklahoma Baptist University led 4-3 with the relentless Cinderella 10 seeds tying it back up at 4-4 in the 8th. That’s where it stood in the bottom of the 9th when OBU’s Hunter Heath hit a Grand Slam Home Run to give his team an 8-4 triumph. Pitcher Carson McPherson got the Win. * THE BISON ARE THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS OF THE NCCAA * 
DAY ONE: GAME ONE – The 7th seeded STERLING COLLEGE WARRIORS and the 10 seeds – the POINT UNIVERSITY SKYHAWKS – were tied up at 1-1 in the 1st Inning. The Warriors grabbed a 5-3 lead in the 4th Inning and then shut out the Skyhawks from there. The final score was Sterling College 9 Point University 3 with Pitcher James McDonald snagging the win for the Warriors. 
SAVANNAH BRACKET: CHAMPIONSHIP – This Bracket’s 5 seeds – the POINT UNIVERSITY SKYHAWKS – have been THE story of the playoffs so far. Against all odds they made it to the third day of play with no losses. The top seeded CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY TIGERS had suffered a loss on Day One, therefore one more loss would eliminate them. The Skyhawks got annihilated by the Tigers in the early game TEN to NOTHING. In the rubber game Point University notched a 2-1 win for Pitcher Dylan Griffin. * THE SKYHAWKS ARE CHAMPIONS OF THE SAVANNAH BRACKET * 
HUTCHINSON BRACKET: CHAMPIONSHIP – The top seeded UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND ARTS OF OKLAHOMA DROVERS squared off against the 2nd seeded TABOR COLLEGE BLUE JAYS for the Bracket Championship and an automatic bid to the NAIA World Series. Earlier in the day the Blue Jays advanced to the title game by eliminating the (3) WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY PIONEERS. The end result was very non-competitive as the Drovers folded, spindled and mutilated Tabor College EIGHTEEN to TWO! Allan Sanchez pitched for the win. * THE DROVERS ARE CHAMPIONS OF THE HUTCHINSON BRACKET * 
HUTCHINSON BRACKET: DAY TWO – The 2nd seeded TABOR COLLEGE BLUE JAYS eliminated the 5 seeds – the MAYVILLE STATE COMETS – with a run in the bottom of the 9th Inning for a 4-3 victory. ### Then in the late game the Blue Jays sent the 4th seeded MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE MUSTANGS home, beating them 3-1. ### And the top seeded UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND ARTS OF OKLAHOMA DROVERS stayed perfect with a 3-0 shutout of the 3rd seeded WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY PIONEERS (should be Flying W’s). 
HUTCHINSON BRACKET: DAY ONE – The top seeds – the UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND ARTS OF OKLAHOMA DROVERS – took an 8-0 1st Inning lead over the 4th seeded MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE MUSTANGS. The Drovers never looked back and totaled the Mustangs TWENTY-FOUR to ONE! ### Earlier in the day the aforementioned Morningside College defeated the 5th seeded MAYVILLE STATE COMETS in a 6-0 shutout ### And in a 3 seed over 2 seed upset the WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY PIONEERS doubled up on the TABOR COLLEGE BLUE JAYS 4-2. 
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