NAIA
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – The SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY FIRE did battle with the LEWIS-CLARK STATE WARRIORS (should be the Explorers) for the NAIA crown.
After a scoreless 1st Inning the Fire went up 1-0 in the 2nd and made that a 4-0 lead in the 3rd. Neither team scored in the 4th Inning but the 5th ended with the Warriors knotting things up at 5-5. Continue reading
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NJCAA DIVISION ONE
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – The last two teams standing in NJCAA Division One baseball were the CENTRAL ARIZONA COLLEGE VAQUEROS and the COWLEY COLLEGE TIGERS.
The 1st Inning ended with the Vaqueros on top 2-1 and that became a 3-2 edge in the 2nd. The 3rd Inning saw Central Arizona College squeeze out a little breathing room as they made it a 4-2 game. Continue reading
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NJCAA DIVISION THREE
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – In a battle of Cinderellas, the 6 seeds – the HERKIMER COLLEGE GENERALS – took on the 5th seeded EASTFIELD COLLEGE HARVESTERS.
By the 3rd Inning the Generals were on top 3-0 but the Harvesters made it a 3-2 game in the 4th Inning before tying things up 3-3 in the 5th. From there Herkimer College clamped down defensively as their bats went white-hot. Continue reading
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For some random fun, here’s another college with cool-named sports teams and a cool logo.
College: ALEXANDRIA COLLEGE
Team Name: LEGENDS
Location: Alexandria, MN Continue reading
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Balladeer’s Blog presents one last round of congratulations for the 2022 college basketball champions in all ten of the divisions covered here.
NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics)
National Champions – LOYOLA UNIVERSITY (LA) WOLFPACK
Runners-Up – Talladega College Tornadoes
Previous National Champions – Shawnee State Bears Continue reading
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Here is my recap of the National Championship Game in the last of the divisions of college basketball covered here at Balladeer’s Blog.
NJCAA DIVISION ONE
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – The last two teams standing in this tournament were the Cinderella 10 seeds – the NORTHWEST FLORIDA STATE RAIDERS – and the top seeded SALT LAKE CITY COLLEGE BRUINS.
The Bruins were trying to make it all the way through the 2021-2022 season and post-season with only one loss on their record. The Raiders were closing in on their third national title. Continue reading
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NCAA DIVISION TWO
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – The NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE BEARCATS battled the AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY JAGUARS for the D2 title.
The Bearcats – going for their third national championship in a row – led the Jaguars 39-28 at Halftime, then kept them at arm’s length the rest of the game. Northwest Missouri State won by a final score of 67-58 led by THIRTY-ONE points from Trevor Hudgins. * THE BEARCATS ARE CHAMPIONS OF NCAA DIVISION TWO *
NJCAA DIVISION ONE
WORKIN’ OVERTIME – In this game from the NJCAA National Tournament the HUTCHINSON COLLEGE BLUE DRAGONS went up against the CONNORS STATE COWBOYS.
The Cowboys were on top 46-39 by the Half, but from there the Blue Dragons forced Overtime with a 90-90 tie to end Regulation. In the extra session Hutchinson College prevailed 101-98. Angelo Stuart of the Blue Dragons led his team with THIRTY points. Continue reading
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NCAA DIVISION TWO
FIRST SEMIFINAL – The NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE BEARCATS fought it out with the BLACK HILLS STATE YELLOW JACKETS in this game.
Suffocating defense from the Bearcats was the story of the game as Northwest Missouri State led 36-26 at Halftime. From there the Bearcats kept Black Hills State at arm’s length to win by a final score of 70-57. Luke Waters led the victors with 17 points while his teammate Wes Dreamer notched a Double-Double of 11 points and 12 rebounds. Continue reading
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NJCAA DIVISION TWO
FINAL FOUR: FIRST BERTH – In this game the 3 seeds – the SULLIVAN COUNTY COLLEGE GENERALS – took on the 6th seeded CECIL COLLEGE SEAHAWKS.
The Seahawks put a scare into the Generals with their 44-39 Halftime lead. After the break, Sullivan County College outscored Cecil College 51-35 to win the game 90-79. Jalen Reneau tossed in 21 points to lead the Generals in scoring. Continue reading
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