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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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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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The Division Finals of the Western Major Baseball League start on Thursday, August 7, and the matchups are the Sherwood Park (AB) Dukes vs. the Okotoks (AB) Dawgs, and the Regina (SK) Red Sox vs. the Swift Current (SK) Indians.

The Dukes are led by Dan Grant (Northern Iowa; .403, 4 HR, 38 RBI) and Casey Barnes (Kansas Wesleyan; 5-4, 2.76 ERA, 67 K). They defeated the Saskatoon Yellow Jackets three games to one in the first round.

The Dawgs have Manny Kumar (Grambling State; .336, 3 HR, 28 RBI) and Jake Bottari (College of Idaho; 5-0, 0.84 RBI, 43 K). They swept the Lethbridge Bulls in the first round. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: College of Idaho, George Fox University, Grambling State, Kansas Wesleyan, LSU-Shreveport, Missouri Baptist, Nebraska-Omaha, Northern Iowa, Western Major Baseball League, Winthrop