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April 15, 2012 · 1:33 pm

NOTEWORTHY COLLEGE BASEBALL RESULTS FROM APRIL 14TH

 The GALVESTON COLLEGE WHITECAPS (logo at left) took on the ANGELINA COLLEGE ROADRUNNERS (not the Joelies) and  crushed them in an 8-2 affair that saw the Whitecaps machine firing on all pistons. Galveston’s Kyle Giusti was among the offensive leaders in the rout.  

DIAMOND DAN-O-URA – In a college baseball equivalent of the Battle of Dan-O- Ura (I love pompous and thoroughly inappropriate sports analogies) the NAIA’s top-ranked LSU- SHREVEPORT PILOTS (as in riverboat pilots) clashed with fellow baseball power the UT-BROWNSVILLE SCORPIONS. The Pilots emerged with a 10-9 road victory in one of the weekend’s best games.

NUMBER TWO TAKES A FALL – TWICE – At number 2, the LEE UNIVERSITY FLAMES were upset on Friday the 13th by the BRYAN LIONS in a 9-8 Instant Classic. The score was 9-5 going into the 9th inning when the Flames bats got hot (sorry) but wound up one run short of sending the game into extra innings. Yesterday the Flames fell at home to the 16th- ranked AUBURN- MONTGOMERY SENATORS by a score of 8-7. Those one- run losses can really sting!  

EAGLES OUTRUN THE HORNETS – The (4) FAULKNER EAGLES came out two runs better than the homestanding SOUTHERN POLYTECHNIC RUNNING HORNETS in a 3-1 game that Continue reading →

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April 11, 2012 · 8:55 pm

COLLEGE BASEBALL TOP 25: D2

 The Tampa Spartans moved up 3 notches to take over the top spot but the Nova Southeastern University Sharks (logo at right) made an enormous jump, from 17th all the way up to 8th.  The Lynn University Fighting Knights, however, made the most astonishing leap of the week , moving from 27th last week to 12th this week.

The complete rankings:  1. Tampa Spartans *** 2. St Mary’s University Rattlers *** 3. Tusculum Pioneers *** 4. Central Missouri Mules *** Continue reading →

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April 10, 2012 · 12:06 am

COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM: LOURDES UNIVERSITY

  

LOURDES UNIVERSITY GRAY WOLVES

Location: Sylvania, OH 

Division: NAIA

Site: http://www.lourdesathletics.com/ 

Comment: How cool is this name and logo? Not only would it appeal to animal lovers but it’s also butt-kickingly impressive in its own right! The nickname Gray Wolves ties in to the tale of 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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April 4, 2012 · 12:42 am

COLLEGE BASEBALL TOP 25: D3

 The Top 3 in the rankings remained the same, with the Christopher Newport University Captains (logo at left) holding at number 3, the Marietta College Pioneers in 2nd place and the Trinity (TX) Tigers retaining the top spot.

There was a lot of movement elsewhere in the poll, as you’ll see right here:

1. Trinity Tigers *** 2. Marietta Pioneers (defending champs) *** 3. CNU Captains *** 4. Salisbury Sea Gulls *** 5. Eastern Continue reading →

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April 3, 2012 · 12:22 am

COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM: BROOKDALE COLLEGE

 

BROOKDALE COLLEGE JERSEY BLUES

Location: Lincroft, NJ

Conference: Garden State Athletic Conference

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March 31, 2012 · 10:06 pm

COLLEGE BASEBALL STANDINGS FOR THE NJCAA

 The Iowa Western Reivers, a noted baseball power in the NJCAA, come in at number 2 in the Division 1 poll, tied with the Louisburg Hurricanes. Walters State is in the top spot.  

NJCAA1 – 1. Walters State Senators *** T2. Iowa Western Reivers *** T2. Louisburg Hurricanes *** 4. Central Continue reading →

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March 29, 2012 · 8:55 pm

2012 COLLEGE HOCKEY CHAMPIONS

 The 2011-2012 college hockey season is over in the divisions covered by Balladeer’s Blog. The St Norbert College Green Knights (logo at left) repeated as the national champions of NCAA Division 3 hockey. It was a case of “Keefer Madness” as St Norbert’s Cody Keefer registered a Hat Trick in the Green Knights’ 4-1 victory in the title game.

Here’s a final round of congratulations to this year’s various college hockey champs!

NCAA Division 3 – ST NORBERT COLLEGE GREEN KNIGHTS (def the Oswego State Lakers)

NJCAA – MONROE COLLEGE TRIBUNES (def the Williston State Tetons – as in the mountains)

ACHA Division 1 – Continue reading →

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March 28, 2012 · 7:54 pm

COLLEGE BASEBALL TOP 25: WEEK OF MARCH 26TH – APRIL 1ST

 Basketball season is over in the divisions covered by Balladeer’s Blog, so it’s on to baseball! Seamheads have been emailing me about how anxious they are to start my coverage since the season’s over a month old for collegiate play.

As always I’ll cover baseball for colleges in the NAIA, D3, D2, USCAA, NCCAA, ACCA and NJCAA all the way up through the World Series in each division.

For starters here’s a look at the Top 25 in the NAIA:  1. Lee Flames (up from 3) *** 2. LSU-Shreveport Pilots (as in riverboat pilots) *** 3. Oklahoma City University Stars *** 4. Embry- Riddle Aeronaut Continue reading →

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