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The regular season for the WMBL is over, and the playoffs start on Friday, July 31. The Okotoks Dawgs won the West Division pennant with a 32-13 record, and they will host the Moose Jaw Miller Express in the first playoff round. The Swift Current Indians won the Central Division pennant with a 27-13 record, and they will host Yorkton Cardinals in the first round. The Melville Millionaires won the East Division with a 26-14 record, and will host the Regina Red Sox. The other first-round playoff matchup is Medicine Hat Mavericks at Lethbridge Bulls. All series are best-of-five. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Bellevue, British Columbia, Cal State Los Angeles, Campbellsville, Houston-Victoria, Northwestern Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Point Park, Texas Wesleyan, Wayne State

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The Okotoks Dawgs continue to lead the West Division with a 22-10 record. The Dawgs lost road games to the Regina Red Sox and the Medicine Hat Mavericks, then won two home games against the Moose Jaw Miller Express, 14-3 and 6-4. The games against Moose Jaw drew crowds of 1,864 and 1,793. In the 6-4 win, the Dawgs scored five runs in the second inning on an RBI double by C Brett Thomas (California), a two-RBI single by 2B Matt Hart (Santa Ana College), an RBI single by RF Anthony Cros (Northwest Oklahoma State), and a sacrifice fly by CF Jeremy Shelby (Grambling State). Cros’ RBI was the winning run, and Marc Wilson (Campbellsville) got the win, his first of the season. Cros leads the team with a .405 batting average, and a .553 on-base percentage. Dan Britton-Foster (British Columbia) is the leading pitcher for the Dawgs, with a record of 3-0, 1.12 ERA. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Bellevue, British Columbia, California, Campbellsville, Embry-Riddle, Grambling State, Houston-Victoria, Kansas Wesleyan, Northwestern Oklahoma State, Winthrop

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The Okotoks Dawgs lead the West Division with a 19-8 record. They defeated the Melville Millionaires 8-3 and 6-4, and the Yorkton Cardinals 6-2 over the weekend. Mark Phillips (Colby College), Logan Todd (Merced College), and Danny Britton-Foster (British Columbia) got the wins. Britton-Foster leads the team with a record of 3-0, 1.16 ERA. Anthony Cros (Northwest Oklahoma State) leads the league in hitting with a .436 average, and he also leads the team with 30 RBI. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Bellevue, British Columbia, Embry-Riddle, Northwestern Oklahoma State, Point Park, Texas Wesleyan

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Results from the fourth and final day of the first-ever NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round, for May 15:

At Lubbock, TX:

#1 Lubbock Christian defeated #18 Wayland Baptist 15-6, to qualify for the Baseball National Championship tournament in Lewiston for the first time since 2006. Ross Blondin went 4-6 for the Chaparrals, with two doubles and a triple. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Bellevue, Campbellsville, Fresno Pacific, Kansas Wesleyan, Lubbock Christian, Southern Polytechnic, Wayland Baptist, William Carey

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Results from the third day of the first-ever NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round, for May 14:

At Lubbock, TX:

#1 Lubbock Christian was upset by #18 Wayland Baptist 6-2. Marcus Limon pitched a complete game for the Pioneers, scattered nine hits, struck out 14. The Chaparrals’ starter, Jakob Cunningham, also went the distance, allowed eight hits, struck out nine. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Azusa Pacific, Belhaven, Bellevue, Berry, Campbellsville, Embry-Riddle, Fresno Pacific, Kansas Wesleyan, Lee, Lubbock Christian, Oklahoma City, Point Loma Nazarene, Southern Polytechnic, Texas Wesleyan, Wayland Baptist, William Carey

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Results from the second day of the first-ever NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round, for May 13: Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Azusa Pacific, Belhaven, Bellevue, Berry, Biola, British Columbia, Campbellsville, Embry-Riddle, Fresno Pacific, Jamestown, Kansas Wesleyan, Lee, LSU-Shreveport, Lubbock Christian, Madonna, Oklahoma City, Point Loma Nazarene, Savannah College of Art and Design, Southern Polytechnic, Union, Wayland Baptist

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Results from first day of the first-ever NAIA sectional tournaments, officially the Baseball National Championship Opening Round, for May 12:

At Lubbock, TX:

#1 Lubbock Christian picked up where they left off in the regular season, defeating William Jewell 28-2. The Chaparrals scored seven runs in the second inning, and 18 runs in the eighth inning. William Jewell used six pitchers.

#18 Wayland Baptist defeated Northwood (TX) 8-6. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Belhaven, Bellevue, Berry, Biola, British Columbia, Campbellsville, Embry-Riddle, Lee, Lubbock Christian, Madonna, Oklahoma City, Point Loma Nazarene, Savannah College of Art and Design, Tennessee Wesleyan, Union

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Results of the NAIA Coaches’ Poll for April 28, 2009, and Boyd Nation’s Iterative Strength Rating. Comments below:

RANK	LAST WEEK	ISR	SCHOOL	2009 RECORD	TOTAL POINTS
1	1	2	Lubbock Christian	42-5	622
2	2	4	Oklahoma City	45-7	600
3	3	1	Point Loma Nazarene	34-11	576
4	7	10	Berry	38-12	551
5	6	5	Lewis-Clark State	33-10	547
6	4	3	Southern Polytechnic	43-7	513
7	9	15	Embry-Riddle	37-12	511
8	11	8	Lee	45-10	444
8	10	6	Campbellsville	33-8	444
10	20	19	Tennessee Wesleyan	39-13	422
11	15	24	Bellevue	35-9	400
11	14	7	Fresno Pacific	32-15	400
13	8	9	British Columbia	32-10	394
14	5	20	Union (KY)	40-9	377
15	17	23	Warner	35-14	336
16	13	30	Madonna	35-8	324
17	19	17	Southern Nazarene	37-10	280
18	16	31	William Carey	32-18	240
19	25	14	Malone	38-11	232
20	22	25	Lindenwood	39-10	217
21	21	57	Spring Arbor	28-9	206
22	18	22	LSU-Shreveport	39-12	203
23	24	18	Wayland Baptist	39-11	174
24	RV	16	The Master’s	33-17	170
25	RV	42	Saint Xavier	33-12	103
		11	Azusa Pacific	32-16
		12	Auburn-Montgomery	32-19
		13	Biola	32-20
		21	Trevecca Nazarene	32-18

First-place votes: Lubbock Christian 22 Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Bellevue, Berry, British Columbia, Campbellsville, Concordia-Portland, Embry-Riddle, Lee, Lewis-Clark State, Lubbock Christian, Madonna, Oklahoma City, Point Loma Nazarene, Southern Nazarene, Southern Polytechnic, Tennessee Wesleyan, Wayland Baptist

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#1 Oklahoma City swept a three-game series against Rogers State, and defeated Calumet. The Stars are now 22-1, but they get their first serious challenge of the season with a series at #17 Wayland Baptist March 15-16.

#2 Lee swept Emmanuel, but trailed Trevecca Nazarene 8-6 after 6 1/2 innings. The Flames closed to 8-7 in the bottom of the seventh on an RBI single by Junior Rodriguez. The winning run came in the bottom of the eighth on an RBI single by Julian Alvarez. The Flames then lost their second game of the season while splitting a double-header with Milligan (Johnson City, TN). The loss was 2-1, and the winning run was scored when Spencer Street was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.

The Flames are now 23-2. They visit Faulkner March 13-14, and Trevecca Nazarene March 17. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Azusa Pacific, Bellevue, British Columbia, Cal Baptist, Cal State San Marcos, College of Idaho, Cumberland, Embry-Riddle, Fresno Pacific, Lee, Lewis-Clark State, LSU-Shreveport, Lubbock Christian, Oklahoma City, Park, Point Loma Nazarene, The Master's, Trevecca Nazarene, U. of the Cumberlands, Union, Wayland Baptist

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#1 Oklahoma City lost their first game of the Season on March 2, but it took 13 innings to do it. The loss was 4-3 to Iowa Wesleyan, who is 9-6. Starter Jorge Martinez pitched ten innings for Iowa Wesleyan, allowed 13 hits, but only three runs. Hector Acevedo held the Stars to two hits over the remaining three innings. Edwin Jimenez hit a sacrifice fly to bring in the winning run.

The Stars are now 18-1. They play a Rogers State team that is 10-6 away-and-home March 5 and 7.

#2 Lee is 18-1, but they trailed going into the bottom of the ninth at Tennessee Temple on March 3. The Flames ended up winning 10-6 in ten innings. Elvis Sosa is hitting .508 with eight home runs for the Flames. Matthew Gilson is 3-0, 0.46 ERA. Next up for the Flames is Emmanuel March 6-7. They get a stiffer test against Trevecca Nazarene on March 10. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Azusa Pacific, Bellevue, British Columbia, Cal Baptist, Cumberland, Embry-Riddle, Fresno Pacific, Houston Baptist, Lee, Lewis-Clark State, LSU-Shreveport, Lubbock Christian, Oklahoma City, Park, Point Loma Nazarene, Spring Arbor, The Master's, Trevecca Nazarene, U. of the Cumberlands, Union

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Results of the NAIA Coaches’ Poll for February 24, 2009. Comments below:

RANK	SCHOOL (1st PLACE VOTES)	2009 RECORD	TOTAL POINTS
1	Oklahoma City University (16)	13-0	527
2	Lee University (Tenn.) (2)	12-1	513
3	Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.)	11-2	455
4	Spring Arbor University (Mich.)	0-0	452
5	Union College (Ky.)	9-0-1	437
6	Bellevue University (Neb.)	0-0	427
7	Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) (1)	5-3	424
8	Azusa Pacific University (Calif.)	13-1	407
9	Lubbock Christian (Texas)	9-1	406
10	LSU-Shreveport	15-2	402
11	Southern Polytechnic (Ga.)	11-1	391
12	Fresno Pacific University (Calif.)	11-1	324
13	Embry-Riddle (Fla.)	7-5	312
14	Texas Wesleyan University	9-1	295
15	Cumberland University (Tenn.)	6-3	276
16	University of St. Francis (Ill.)	0-0	275
17	Wayland Baptist (Texas)	15-3	259
18	Auburn-Montgomery (Ala.)	9-6	192
19	The Master’s College (Calif.)	14-4	162
20	U. of the Cumberlands (Ky.)	2-2-1	157
21	Warner University (Fla.)	7-3	152
22	Ohio Dominican University	0-0	124
23	Montreat College (N.C.)	6-2	101
24	University of British Columbia	8-1	92
25	Park University (Mo.)	6-0	81

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Tags: Azusa Pacific, Bellevue, Cal State San Marcos, Cumberland, Embry-Riddle, Fresno Pacific, Lee, Lewis-Clark State, LSU-Shreveport, Lubbock Christian, Oklahoma City, Point Loma Nazarene, Spring Arbor, Texas Wesleyan, The Master's, Union

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The Okotoks Dawgs (AB) won their second straight Western Major Baseball League championship on August 16, winning three games out of four against the Swift Current (SK) Indians.

The final game, in Okotoks, drew a crowd of over 2,700; the Dawgs have a new ballpark, and have been drawing good crowds all year. The Dawgs continued to get excellent pitching during the final round. Mark Hardy (British Columbia) pitched a complete-game one-hitter in a 1-0 win. Jake Bottari (College of Idaho) held the Indians to one run in seven innings in another game.

Swift Current’s win was a 1-0 14-inning thriller. Sean Cooley (North Dakota; 8 1/3 innings, 6 hits) and Shawn Lee (Bellevue; 5 2/3 innings, 2 hits, eight strikeouts) combined for the shutout. Jeff Duda (Campbellsville) pitched twelve shutout innings for the Dawgs. Duda was 7-3, 1.88 ERA for the season.

Tags: Bellevue, British Columbia, Campbellsville, College of Idaho, North Dakota