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May 31, 2012 · 9:02 pm

COLLEGE WORLD SERIES RESULTS FOR MAY 31ST: NAIA, D2 AND NJCAA

 The Marietta College Pioneers (logo at left) repeated as NCAA Division 3 World Series champions, as reported here at Balladeer’s Blog yesterday afternoon. The Pioneers did it with a flourish, too, casually dusting the St Thomas University Tommies, the only team that had beaten them so far in this year’s Series, by a score of 6-0. Then they pounded the Wheaton (MA) Lyons 7-2 proving that the Lyons (yes, with a “y”) taking them into extra innings a few days ago was just a fluke. 

Today the World Series’ continue in the NAIA, D2 and NJCAA. The NAIA’s LSU- Shreveport Pilots (riverboat pilots) clash with the Tennessee Wesleyan Bulldogs for the right to face the Cinderella Rogers State University Hillcats, in tomorrow’s championship game. Keep checking back for updated scores as they become available.

NAIA WORLD SERIES – (4) TWC Bulldogs  UPSET the (1) LSUS Pilots  17-10  Score was 13-9 headed into the 8th inning   BULLDOGS ADVANCE TO PLAY THE RSU HILLCATS IN TOMORROW’S TITLE GAME

NCAA D2 WORLD SERIES – Delta State Statesmen fall to the Continue reading →

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May 30, 2012 · 8:39 pm

MAY 30TH’S COLLEGE WORLD SERIES SCORES FOR THE NAIA, D2, D3 AND NJCAA

 The NAIA’s Oklahoma City University Stars, who for the past two years have been sharing the sports spotlight at this time of year with the NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder, fell yesterday in a Battle Royal with the top-seeded LSU-Shreveport Pilots (as in riverboat pilots).

Today the NAIA World Series resumes plus the NCAA Division 3 champs from 2011, the Marietta College Pioneers, continue their quest to repeat. All this plus D2 and NJCAA World Series scores as they become available.

NAIA WORLD SERIES – (9) Rogers State University Hillcats  keep their upset mojo going, bringing down the (2) Lee University Flames in a 7-5 game for the ages!!!  (Flames elim)  Hillcats advance to Friday’s Championship Game  *****  (1) LSU- Shreveport Pilots over the Continue reading →

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May 29, 2012 · 7:28 pm

MAY 29TH COLLEGE WORLD SERIES SCORES FOR THE NAIA, D2, D3 AND NJCAA

 After a 3-day weekend of baseball action there are fewer and fewer teams left in the running for this year’s World Series Championships in the divisions of college sports covered here at Balladeer’s Blog.

The NAIA’s Rogers State University Hillcats (logo at left) are among the teams still alive in the title hunt. Keep checking back here for updated scores as they become available.

NAIA WORLD SERIES – (9) RSU Hillcats UPSET the (7) Point Park University Pioneers  8-6  Hillcats trailed 6-5 headed into the bottom of the 8th inning  (Pioneers elim)  ***** (1) LSU-Shreveport Pilots (riverboat pilots) come back to defeat the (3) Oklahoma City University Stars  5-4  Game was Continue reading →

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May 25, 2012 · 12:02 am

THE 2012 NAIA COLLEGE WORLD SERIES GETS UNDERWAY TODAY!

 Oh, to be in Lewiston, ID in the springtime! Once again Lewiston is playing home to the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) World Series. 10 teams have gathered together for this double- elimination tournament to crown a new champion, following last year’s champs, Concordia (CA), being ousted in the regional playoffs.

The University of South Carolina- Beaufort Sand Sharks (logo above left) and the Rogers State University Hillcats are making their 1st appearance in the final field of 10 teams. The top 2 seeds, the LSU- Shreveport Pilots (riverboat pilots) and the Lee University Flames, respectively, each have a bye in today’s opening round and will play their first games tomorrow.

Among the 8 teams hitting the diamond today will be the (10) College of Idaho Coyotes and the (7) Point Park University Pioneers in Game 1 at 12 Noon ET. The aforementioned (8) USCB Sand Sharks and the (9) Rogers State Hillcats face each other at 3pm ET, followed by the (4) Tennessee Wesleyan Bulldogs taking on the (5) Embry- Riddle Aeronautical University Eagles at 6pm ET. The 10 pm game will feature the host team, the (6) Lewis- Clark State Warriors vs the (3) Oklahoma City University Stars.

For scores from BOTH the NAIA and the NCAA D3 World Series keep checking back here at Balladeer’s Blog throughout the Continue reading →

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May 10, 2012 · 12:08 am

COLLEGE BASEBALL: NAIA AND NJCAA PLAYOFFS RESUME, NCCAA AND USCAA WORLD SERIES’ CONTINUE

College baseball fans are in for a smorgasborg of postseason action today! The Yavapai College Roughriders (logo above) are one of the dozens of teams seeing action today in the divisions covered by Balladeer’s Blog. The Roughriders (how can you NOT love that name) will play last year’s NJCAA runners- up, the Central Arizona College Vaqueros for the Region 1 title in the first of a best-of- three series for the right to advance to the NJCAA World Series.

Meanwhile the NAIA playoffs resume, the NCCAA World Series enters Day 2 of action and the USCAA World Series enters Day 4. Keep checking back at Balladeer’s Blog throughout the day for score updates as they become available.

USCAA WORLD SERIES –  Continue reading →

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May 7, 2012 · 12:04 am

COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM: ARIZONA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY

ARIZONA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY FIRESTORM

Location: Phoenix, AZ 

Division: NAIA

Site: http://www.acufirestorm.com/ 

Comment: With a butt-kickingly cool name and logo like this combined with the school’s Phoenix, AZ location look Continue reading →

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May 5, 2012 · 4:25 pm

CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY: MORE COLLEGE BASEBALL CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPS TO BE CROWNED TODAY

 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.

All this plus scores from Round 2 of the Continue reading →

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May 4, 2012 · 4:57 pm

41 NAIA, D2 AND D3 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYERS TO THE NFL FOR 2012

 The NAIA’s William Penn University Statesmen (logo at right) were among the teams covered by Balladeer’s Blog who had players move on to the NFL this year in the draft and through free agent signings. Here’s a look at the players who advanced to the next level following their successful college careers at institutions that actually care about academics.

DRAFTEES – ST LOUIS RAMS- Greg Zuerlein from the Missouri Western Griffons *** Janoris Jenkins from the University of North Alabama Lions *** Daryl Richardson from the Abilene Christian University Wildcats

CAROLINA PANTHERS – Amini Silatolu from the Midwestern State Mustangs

DETROIT LIONS – Chris Greenwood from the Albion Britons

SAN FRANCISCO 49’ers – Jason Slowery from the Continue reading →

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April 8, 2012 · 3:10 pm

NOTEWORTHY COLLEGE BASEBALL RESULTS FROM APRIL 7TH

 USAO TRIUMPHANT – The NAIA’s UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND ARTS OF OKLAHOMA DROVERS (logo at left) handily defeated the MIDAMERICA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY EVANGELS  in both games of yesterday’s doubleheader. The Drovers (love that name) crushed the Evangels in their own house by scores of 10-4 and 14-3. 

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS – The LSU-SHREVEPORT PILOTS (as in riverboat pilots) are the number 1 team in the NAIA rankings and took 2 games from the HOUSTON-VICTORIA JAGUARS in a tight 3-1 contest followed by an 8-0 blowout. 

INSTANT CLASSICS – The 2nd-ranked OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY STARS won an epic duel with the ROGERS STATE UNIVERSITY HILLCATS. The Stars were on the road but prevailed 6-5 in the opening game of this SAC battle royal. The Hillcats defeated OCU 3-1 in an equally exciting game 2. 

NOT-SO-CLASSIC – The number 3 LEE FLAMES incinerated the (15) SOUTHERN POLYTECHNIC RUNNING HORNETS in a 7-0 yawner and the 4th-ranked EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY EAGLES were routed at home by the ever-tough UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT SAND SHARKS (love that name) by a score of 9-2.

MARATHON MEN – It took an astonishing SEVENTEEN INNINGS for a final result between the SIENA HEIGHTS SAINTS and the LOURDES UNIVERSITY GRAY WOLVES. The Saints at long last emerged with an 8-7 win in this rotation-killing ordeal. Meanwhile, the TRINITY CHRISTIAN TROLLS defeated the CARDINAL STRITCH WOLVES in 13 innings. The final score was Trolls 4 Wolves 3.   

THE SOUND AND THE FURY – The FAULKNER EAGLES, ranked at Continue reading →

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April 7, 2012 · 12:21 am

NAIA BASKETBALL PLAYER WINS ESPN’S DUNK CONTEST

 The NAIA’s James Justice, a senior basketball player for the Martin Methodist College RedHawks (logo at left) won ESPN’s live dunk contest, beating out NCAA Division 1 players like Auburn’s Kenny Gabriel, Miami’s Dequan Jones and Clemson’s Bryan Narcisse in the semifinals.

In its usual style, ESPN virtually never even mentions NAIA college sports. That’s because the behemoth outfit is geared purely toward hyping its own programming, not actual sports journalism. Since ESPN doesn’t broadcast NAIA games they pretend their football, basketball and baseball teams don’t even exist. It’s similar to Continue reading →

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