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NAIA National Championship Recap for May 24

Posted by Bob Broughton, on May 24th, 2008 Category: NAIA

Updated at 11:55 PM PDT.
Results from Day 2 of the NAIA Baseball National Championship in Lewiston, ID:

Azusa Pacific 9, Ohio Dominican 2 (Ohio Dominican eliminated)

Jonny Bravo pitched a complete game for the Cougars, and held the Panthers to eight hits, struck out 11, and walked two. He threw 145 pitches.

The Cougars got a run in the [...]

NAIA National Championship Recap for May 23

Posted by Bob Broughton, on May 23rd, 2008 Category: NAIA

Results from Day 1 of the NAIA Baseball National Championship in Lewiston, ID:

Spring Arbor 7, Jamestown 5

A methodical win for the Cougars, who scored runs in the first and second innings on RBI singles by 1B Eric Vojtkofsky and C Lucas Rider. The Jimmies tied it at 2-2 in the third on a two-RBI double [...]

NAIA National Championship Preview

Posted by Bob Broughton, on May 22nd, 2008 Category: NAIA

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

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 [...]

NAIA Super Regional Recap for May 15

Posted by Bob Broughton, on May 15th, 2008 Category: NAIA

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 [...]

NAIA Super Regional Recap for May 14

Posted by Bob Broughton, on May 14th, 2008 Category: NAIA

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 [...]

NAIA Regional Recap for May 10

Posted by Bob Broughton, on May 10th, 2008 Category: NAIA

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 [...]

NAIA Regional Recap for May 9

Posted by Bob Broughton, on May 10th, 2008 Category: NAIA

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 [...]

NAIA Regional Recap for May 7

Posted by Bob Broughton, on May 8th, 2008 Category: NAIA

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 [...]

NAIA Regional Recap for May 6

Posted by Bob Broughton, on May 7th, 2008 Category: NAIA

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 [...]

NAIA Top 25 and Recap for April 30

Posted by Bob Broughton, on April 30th, 2008 Category: 2008 Polls, CBB Column, NAIA

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. [...]

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