Schedule for the first day of the NAIA Baseball National Championship, Friday, May 23, Harris Field, Lewiston, ID (all times PDT):

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8:30 AM: #7 seed Spring Arbor (37-7) vs. #10 Jamestown (32-18)

Spring Arbor, located in Spring Arbor, MI, is last year’s runner-up.

Significant wins: Bellevue, Madonna, Saint Xavier (2)
Top position players: Jim Baker (.528, 8 HR, 50 RBI), Jonathan Herbig (.385, 1 HR, 31 RBI), Brad Baker (.368, 7 HR, 39 RBI). Baker’s average is the best in the NAIA.
Top pitchers: Colin O’Connell (9-1, 1.95 ERA), Jesse Bachman (8-2, 2.43 ERA), Cody Sharp (7-1, 3.99 ERA)
Coach: Sam Riggleman, 4^th season
Outlook: The Cougars won’t repeat last year’s runner-up performance.

Jamestown (Jamestown, ND) is making their first appearance in the Baseball National Championship since 2004.

Significant wins: Saint Xavier (2), Bellevue (2)
Top position players: Ben Cairns (.399, 8 HR, 37 RBI), Cam McLachlan (.383, 6 HR, 37 RBI)
Top pitchers: Steve Hirchert (4-0, 2.78 ERA), Graham Campbell (9-4, 4.66 ERA)
Coach: Tom Hager, 9^th season
Outlook: The Jimmies are looking for their first-ever win in this tournament. They should get it this time.

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11 AM: #8 Bellevue (51-15) vs. #9 Ohio Dominican (40-14)

Bellevue (Bellevue, NE) is making their twelvth appearance in the national championship tournament. They finished fourth last year.

Significant wins: Jamestown
Top position players: Matt Anderson (.421, 7 HR, 43 RBI), Nick Damas (.419, 11 HR, 44 RBI)
Top pitchers: Ulysses Roque (12-1, 1.87 ERA), Jon Ganzen (8-0, 2.47 ERA)
Coach: Mike Evans, 20^th season
Outlook: The Bruins will get a win against Ohio Dominican.

Ohio Dominican (Columbus, OH) is making their first national championship tournament appearance since 2005.

Significant wins: Embry-Riddle, Missouri Baptist, Saint Xavier (2)
Top position players: Joe Janusik (.425, 3 HR, 50 RBI), Matt Shiring (.371, 4 HR, 22 RBI)
Top pitchers: David Colopy (11-1, 1.98 ERA), Jonathan Kountis (6-2, 3.26 ERA)
Coach: Paul Page, 21^st season
Outlook: The Panthers are happy to be here.
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Tags: Azusa Pacific, Bellevue, Embry-Riddle, Jamestown, Lee, Lewis-Clark State, Ohio Dominican, Oklahoma City, Spring Arbor, Union

Mid-South Super-Regional - At Jim Wade Stadium, Oklahoma City University:

Oklahoma City 10, Missouri Baptist 7
The Stars trailed 5-1 after five innings. Landon Camp, who has been at Oklahoma City for a long time, was 3-4 with 4 RBI. Story from NAIA site: Oklahoma City rallies for 10-7 Mid-South Super Regional Win Over Missouri Baptist

Oklahoma City wins the Mid-South Super Regional, and returns to Lewiston for the first time since winning the national championship in 2005.

East Coast Super Regional – At Columbus, OH:

Ohio Dominican 13, Fisher 2
K.C. Warden went 3-4 with two doubles and four RBI for Panthers. David Colopy scattered seven hits over seven innings. Story from NAIA site: Ohio Dominican Baseball Headed Back to Lewiston for 52nd World Series.

Ohio Dominican advances to the national championship tournament.
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Tags: Cumberland, Oklahoma City, Union

West Coast Super Regional - At Harris Field, Lewiston, ID:

Lewis-Clark State 4, Azusa Pacific 3
Matt Fitts pitched a complete game for the Warriors, allowed six hits, struck out nine. Ikaika Lester hit a home run, and singled in the winning run in the seventh inning.

Lewis-Clark State wins their second straight West Coast Super Regional, and Azusa Pacific gets an at-large berth in the national championship tournament.

Plains Super Regional - At Jamestown, ND:

Jamestown 12, Bellevue 6
Cam McLachlan batted in the winning run in the top of the fifth. Nick Damas and Matt Anderson hit home runs for Bellevue.

Jamestown qualifies for the national championship tournament. Bellevue will get an at-large berth if Oklahoma City wins the Mid-South Super Regional.

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Tags: Azusa Pacific, Bellevue, Cumberland, Embry-Riddle, Jamestown, Lee, Lewis-Clark State, Oklahoma City, Spring Arbor, Union

West Coast Super Regional - At Harris Field, Lewiston, ID:

Lewis-Clark State 4, Azusa Pacific 3
Sean Halton went 4-4 with a home run for the Warriors. Michael Guerrero went seven innings, got the win. Warrior Coach Ed Cheff was ejected in the second inning.

Next game: Thursday, May 15, 6 PM PDT.

All Lewis-Clark State games are webcast by KOZE. Both teams have already qualified for the national championship tournament.

Plains Super Regional - At Jamestown, ND:

Jamestown 6, Bellevue 5
Ben Cairns hit a two-run home run in the top of the ninth to win it for the Jimmies.

Next game: Thursday, May 15, 1 PM CDT.

Live play-by-play is available from Jamestown.

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Tags: Azusa Pacific, Bellevue, Cumberland, Embry-Riddle, Lee, Lewis-Clark State, Oklahoma City, Spring Arbor, Union

FROM CBB NEWS SOURCES

Lewis-Clark State 8 Gonzaga 5

SPOKANE, Wash. (http://www.gozags.com May 12, 2008) Junior Ryan Wiegand recorded three hits and his 60th run batted in of the season Monday night as the Gonzaga University baseball team dropped an 8-5 decision to Lewis-Clark State College at Patterson Baseball Complex and Washington Trust Field in Spokane. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Gonzaga, Kentucky, Lewis-Clark State, MAC, Missouri Valley, Murray State, NAIA, Northern Illinois, Northern Iowa, Ohio Valley Conference, SEC, West Coast Conference

Region I: At Nat Bailey Stadium, Vancouver, BC:

Lewis-Clark State 14, College of Idaho 4
The #2 Warriors got all the runs they needed in the first inning, and won their second straight Region I championship.

Region III - At Comet Field, Mayville, ND:

Jamestown vs. Northwestern
Postponed due to weather.

Region IV - At Hobart-Detter Field, Hutchinson, KS:

Bellevue 16, Park 7

Bellevue 9, Park 4
#11 Bellevue wins their 11^th straight regional title. Story from Park University site: Bellevue Outs Park in Region IV Baseball Title Series

Region V – At Lindenwood University, St.Charles, MO:

Lindenwood 3, Avila 2 (Avila eliminated)

Missouri Baptist 5, Lindenwood 5 (tie)
The final ended in a tie due to unplayable field conditions. The game was stopped with two out in the bottom of the ninth. #24 Missouri Baptist advances to the super-regional against Oklahoma City because they were the highest remaining seed.

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Tags: Bellevue, Cumberland, Lee, Lewis-Clark State, Lubbock Christian, Oklahoma City, Spring Arbor, Union

Region I: At Nat Bailey Stadium, Vancouver, BC:

British Columbia 8, Concordia-Portland 6 (Concordia-Portland eliminated)
Grand slam home run by Mike Styrna wins it for the Thunderbirds. Story from tbirdbaseball.net: UBC 8, Concordia-Portland 6

Lewis-Clark State 11, College of Idaho 0
Matt Fitts went eight innings, allowed one hit.

College of Idaho 6, British Columbia 2 (British Columbia eliminated)
The Thunderbirds failed to solve C of I’s Pat Lyon, who scattered seven hits over eight innings. Story from tbirdbaseball.net: College of Idaho 6, UBC 2

Saturday, May 10 (all times PDT):

noon: #2 Lewis-Clark State vs. College of Idaho
If C of I wins, the final game will start immediately afterward.

All Lewis-Clark State games are webcast by KOZE.

Region II - At Azusa Pacific University:

Azusa Pacific 8, Concordia-Irvine 5

#4 Azusa Pacific wins the Region II championship.

Region III - At Comet Field, Mayville, ND:

Mayville State 12, Dickinson State 6 (Dickinson State eliminated)

Northwestern 6, Briar Cliff 3 (Briar Cliff eliminated)

Jamestown 16, Mayville State 3 (Mayville State eliminated)

Saturday, May 10 (All times CST):

1 PM: Jamestown vs. Northwestern
4 PM: Jamestown vs. Northwestern, if necessary
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Tags: Auburn-Montgomery, Bellevue, British Columbia, Cumberland, Lee, Lewis-Clark State, LSU-Shreveport, Lubbock Christian, Oklahoma City, Spring Arbor

Region I – At Nat Bailey Stadium, Vancouver, BC:

Lewis-Clark State 11, Concordia-Portland 3
The Warriors have never lost to Concordia-Portland during the 32 years that Ed Cheff has coached them.

College of Idaho 3, British Columbia 0
Jake Bottari gets a four-hit, complete game shutout for the Coyotes. College of Idaho 3, UBC 0 Story from tbirdbaseball.net

Friday, May 9 (All times PDT):

10 AM: British Columbia vs. Concordia-Portland
2 PM: #2 Lewis-Clark State vs. College of Idaho
6 PM: 10 AM winner vs. 2 PM loser

All Lewis-Clark State games are webcast by KOZE.
All British Columbia games are webcast by 777online.

Region II - At Azusa Pacific University:

Azusa Pacific 18, Fresno Pacific 12

Concordia-Irvine 12, Biola 6 (Biola eliminated)

Concordia-Irvine vs. Fresno Pacific (late; Concordia led 21-12 in the eighth inning)

Friday, May 9:

2 PM: Azusa Pacific vs. Concordia-Fresno Pacific winner

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Tags: Azusa Pacific, Biola, British Columbia, Concordia-Irvine, Lewis-Clark State, Lubbock Christian, Oklahoma City

Region II - At Azusa Pacific University:

Concordia-Irvine 4, Cal Baptist 3 (10 inn.) (Cal Baptist eliminated)
Cameron Bayne hit a two-run home run and got a save for the Eagles. Enrique Lechuga, who had only two hits this year, batted in the winning run. Steve Goins pitched 10 innings for the Lancers, struck out 15.

Azusa Pacific 9, Point Loma Nazarene 6 (Point Loma Nazarene eliminated)

Fresno Pacific 8, Biola 5

Thursday, May 8 (see http://www.gsacsports.org/gsacbase.html for times):

#4 Azusa Pacific vs. #10 Fresno Pacific
Concordia-Irvine vs. #20 Biola

Region III - At Comet Field, Mayville, ND:

Dickinson State 18, Morningside 10

Jamestown 12, Northwestern 1 (mercy-ruled after 7 innings)

Mayville State 10, Briar Cliff 5

Thursday, May 8 (All times CST):

10 AM: Morningside vs. Northwestern (loser out)
1 PM: Dickinson State vs. Briar Cliff
4 PM: Mayville State vs. Jamestown
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Tags: Azusa Pacific, Bellevue, Biola, Cumberland, Embry-Riddle, Fresno Pacific, Lee, Lewis-Clark State, Lubbock Christian, Madonna, Oklahoma City, Spring Arbor, Wayland Baptist

Results of the NAIA Coaches’ Poll for May 7, 2008, the final poll for this season. Comments below.

Rank	Apr. 30	School (Region)	Record	Total Points
1	1	Lubbock Christian (TX) (VI)	50-2	500
2	2	Lewis-Clark State (ID) (I)	47-5	476
3	3	Lee (TN) (XIII)	53-7	459
4	5	Azusa Pacific (CA) (II)	41-8	438
5	4	Oklahoma City University (VI)	49-10	420
6	7	Embry-Riddle (FL) (XIV)	39-14	389
7	6	U. of the Cumberlands (KY) (XI)	43-12	383
8	8	University of Mobile (AB) (XIII)	42-14	345
9	11	Tennessee Wesleyan College (XII)	41-15	334
10	10	Fresno Pacific University (CA) (II)	34-12	306
11	14	Bellevue (NE) (IV)	45-12	290
12	13	University of St. Francis (IL) (VII)	41-9	289
13	12	Wayland Baptist (TX) (VI)	43-14	286
14	15	Union College (KY) (XII)	40-14	217
15	16	Auburn-Montgomery (AL) (XIII)	41-19	213
16	24	Madonna (MI) (VIII)	36-12	193
17	17	Trevecca Nazarene (TN) (XI)	36-14	160
18	20	LSU-Shreveport (XIII)	44-14	141
19	9	Spring Arbor University (MI) (VIII)	32-7	138
20	19	Biola University (CA) (II)	34-16	115
21	NR	Oklahoma Baptist (VI)	43-14	100
22	22	Malone College (OH) (IX)	36-11	95
23	23	Warner Southern (FL) (XIV)	33-22	58
24	RV	Missouri Baptist (V)	37-14	48
25	18	Texas Wesleyan (VI)	40-14	36

First-place votes: Lubbock Christian 20
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Tags: Azusa Pacific, Embry-Riddle, Fresno Pacific, Lee, Lewis-Clark State, Lubbock Christian, Madonna, Oklahoma City, Tennessee Wesleyan, U. of Mobile, U. of the Cumberlands, Wayland Baptist

Region II - At Azusa Pacific University:

Azusa Pacific 13, Concordia-Irvine 3 (mercy-ruled after 8 innings)

Fresno Pacific 15, Cal Baptist 5 (mercy-ruled after 8 innings)
Jacob Burns 5-5 for the Sunbirds.

Biola 10, Point Loma Nazarene 2
Complete game for Brian Albert of the Eagles, held the Sea Lions to six hits.

Wednesday, May 7 (All times PDT):

11 AM: Concordia-Irvine vs. Cal Baptist (loser out)
2:15 PM: #5 Azusa Pacific vs. Cal Baptist
5:30 PM: #10 Fresno Pacific vs. #19 Biola

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Tags: Auburn-Montgomery, Azusa Pacific, Biola, Cal Baptist, Cumberland, Embry-Riddle, Fresno Pacific, Lee, Lubbock Christian, Oklahoma City, Point Loma Nazarene, Spring Arbor, U. of Mobile, U. of the Cumberlands, Wayland Baptist

Region XIV - At Chain of Lakes Park, Winter Haven, FL:

Embry-Riddle 10, Savannah College of Art and Design 1
Jordan Roberts stuck out nine for the Eagles.

Warner Southern 10, Northwood (FL) 4

Tuesday, May 6 (All times EDT):

noon - Northwood (FL) vs. Savannah College of Art and Design (loser out)
4 PM - #7 Embry-Riddle vs. #23 Warner Southern

All Embry-Riddle games are webcast by Stretch Internet.

Region II - At Azusa Pacific University:

Tuesday, May 6 (All times PDT):

11 AM – #5 Azusa Pacific vs. Concordia-Irvine
2:15 PM – #10 Fresno Pacific vs. Cal Baptist
5:30 PM – #19 Biola vs. Point Loma Nazarene
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Tags: Auburn-Montgomery, Azusa Pacific, Biola, Cumberland, Embry-Riddle, Fresno Pacific, Lubbock Christian, Oklahoma City, Point Loma Nazarene, U. of the Cumberlands, Wayland Baptist

Region XIV - At Chain of Lakes Park, Winter Haven, FL:

Monday, May 5 (All times EDT):

noon - #7 Embry-Riddle vs. Savannah College of Art and Design
4 PM - #23 Warner Southern vs. Northwood (FL)

All Embry-Riddle games are webcast by Stretch Internet.

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Tags: Auburn-Montgomery, Azusa Pacific, Biola, Embry-Riddle, Fresno Pacific, Lubbock Christian, Oklahoma City, Point Loma Nazarene, Wayland Baptist

Results of the NAIA Coaches’ Poll for April 30, 2008. Comments below.

Rank	Apr. 23	School (Region)	Record	Total Points
1	1	Lubbock Christian (TX) (VI)	45-2	499
2	2	Lewis-Clark State (ID) (I)	44-4	480
3	3	Lee (TN) (XIII)	53-7	488
4	4	Oklahoma City University (VI)	48-7	440
5	5	Azusa Pacific (CA) (II)	40-8	429
6	7	U. of the Cumberlands (KY) (XI)	43-11	374
7	8	Embry-Riddle (FL) (XIV)	38-13	369
8	6	University of Mobile (AB) (XIII)	40-12	358
9	T9	Spring Arbor University (MI) (VIII)	29-5	348
10	12	Fresno Pacific University (CA) (II)	34-11	299
11	T9	Tennessee Wesleyan College (XII)	37-15	289
12	11	Wayland Baptist (TX) (VI)	41-12	288
13	13	University of St. Francis (IL) (VII)	40-8	274
14	15	Bellevue (NE) (IV)	41-11	255
15	14	Union College (KY) (XII)	37-12	218
16	18	Auburn-Montgomery (AL) (XIII)	41-19	191
17	16	Trevecca Nazarene (TN) (XI)	33-12	180
18	19	Texas Wesleyan (VI)	37-12	137
19	17	Biola University (CA) (II)	33-16	117
20	21	LSU-Shreveport (XIII)	41-14	115
21	22	Avila (MO) (V)	32-11	112
22	20	Malone College (OH) (IX)	33-11	77
23	23	Warner Southern (FL) (XIV)	33-22	71
24	25	Madonna (MI) (VIII)	32-12	43
25	24	Southern Polytechnic (GA) (XIII)	38-15	20

First-place votes: Lubbock Christian 19. Lewis-Clark State 1

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Tags: Azusa Pacific, CBB Column, Embry-Riddle, Fresno Pacific, Lewis-Clark State, Lubbock Christian, Spring Arbor, Tennessee Wesleyan, U. of Mobile, U. of the Cumberlands, Wayland Baptist

The NAIA University of British Columbia Thunderbirds have been making an annual trip to Seattle to play the Huskies since 2002. UBC has usually had five or six Division I teams on their schedule, but this year, due to the late February start of the D-I schedule, this was the only D-I game that could be arranged.

The Thunderbirds’ only win against the Huskies came in 2006, the year that the Birds made their only trip to the NAIA baseball national championship. They were on the losing end of a four-game sweep against the #2-ranked and defending NAIA national champion Lewis-Clark State last weekend, but the Birds generally played well against the Warriors. UBC outfielder Matt Chester was injured during the Lewis-Clark State series, and the Thunderbirds currently have two other key players unavailable due to injuries, outfielders Mike Styrna and Nic Lendvoy. The 14-4 win for the Huskies wasn’t a surprise.
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Tags: British Columbia, CBB Visit, Washington