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NAIA recap for March 10th

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#1 Lubbock Christian split a double-header with Division II Angelo State, losing 10-4 and winning 9-1. RF Austin Lasprilla was 2-4 with four RBI for the Rams in the first game. In the second game, Shane Ingram got a win in his first start of the season, holding the Rams to one hit in four [...]

NAIA recap for March 3

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Joe Staley

#1 Lubbock Christian won two of three against University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, and swept a double-header against University of the Southwest. The Chaparrals are now 13-6. Their leading hitter is C Joe Staley with a .455 average, and their ERA and strikeout leader is Paul Gonzalez, 2-1, 1.11 ERA, and [...]

NAIA recap for February 17

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After splitting four double-headers, #1 Lubbock Christian finally moved above .500 with an 11-0 win over Lindenwood (8-2, with two wins over Auburn-Montgomery). Paul Gonzalez, Hunter Scott, and Tanner Vickers combined for the shutout. 2B Richard Bohlken went 2-3 with three RBI. Joe Staley leads the defending champions in hitting with a .435 average, and [...]

Lubbock Christian and Angelo State split double-header

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LHP Scott Crook pitched a complete seven-inning game, and held defending NAIA champion Lubbock Christian to one run on six hits to salvage a 5-1 win in the nightcap of a double-header in San Angelo, TX.

It was Crook’s first appearance for the Rams, ranked #10 in Division II by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. [...]

CBB’s NAIA pre-season Top 10

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The 54th NAIA baseball season starts on Saturday, with Wayland Baptist at Texas-Brownsville, and the Sun Conference All-Star Game in Daytona Beach, FL. Next, Ave Maria (a brand-new school located in Naples, FL, not just a new program) hosts Warner on Jan. 26. On the 27th, Cal Baptist hosts Simpson, and last year’s runners-up Point [...]

Blackwood Earns 2009 Rawlings-NAIA National Baseball Coach of the Year

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FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

KANSAS CITY, MO – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced that Lubbock Christian University (TX) head coach Nathan Blackwood has been named the 2009 Rawlings-NAIA National Baseball Coach of the Year. The award was presented to coach Blackwood at the 2010 Rawlings-NAIA Awards Luncheon Friday in Dallas, Texas. The luncheon [...]

Interview with Lubbock Christian Coach Nathan Blackwood

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Nathan Blackwood is going into his seventh season as Head Coach of the defending NAIA Champion Lubbock Christian Chaparrals. His career record is 281-89. He played for the Chaparrals as an undergraduate, and also coached at Harding University.

Bob Broughton, The College Baseball Blog: The defending NAIA champion is someone other than Lewis-Clark State this [...]

2010 NAIA Baseball Preseason All-American Team Announced

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FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE

Four schools list two players apiece among the honorees

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Lubbock Christian (TX) University, 2009 national champions, has landed two players on the 2010 NAIA Baseball Preseason All-America Team, the NAIA announced Friday. Three other schools list two players apiece among the honorees, including Lewis-Clark State (ID), LSU-Shreveport [...]

Larry Hays returns to coaching

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Larry Hays known mostly for coaching Texas Tech and Lubbock Christian baseball programs is coming back to coaching in 2010 when he takes over the Lubbock Christian softball team. He replaces his son Shanon who started up the program two years ago before accepting the head coaching position with Texas Tech.

Larry Hays played professional softball [...]

Lubbock Christian wins NAIA championship

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Will Stramp

The Lubbock Christian Chaparrals defeated the Point Loma Nazarene Sea Lions 11-8 to win their second NAIA title.

The Chaparrals jumped on Sea Lions starter Chris Honer for five runs, including a two-RBI double by 3B Ross Blondin. Honer didn’t complete the first inning. The Sea Lions tied it 5-5 in the top of [...]

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