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Golden State Athletic Conference – at San Diego: #3 Point Loma Nazarene won the inaugural tournament, defeating #24 The Master’s 6-1. The Sea Lions were out-hit 7-6 by the Mustangs, but they broke a tight game open with a grand slam home run in the seventh inning by 3B Wes Kartch. Brandon Dixon got the win.

Appalachian Athletic Conference - at Kingsport, TN: #10 Tennessee Wesleyan won the championship, defeating #14 Union (KY) 5-3. This was the completion of a game suspended the previous day. The winning run came on a sacrifice fly by Matt Stanley in the sixth inning. Jon Swartout, who pitched a shutout on Monday, took over after the suspension, and went the last 4 2/3 innings, didn’t allow a run. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Point Loma Nazarene, Tennessee Wesleyan, The Master's, Trevecca Nazarene, Union

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Golden State Athletic Conference – at San Diego: #3 Point Loma Nazarene defeated #11 Fresno Pacific 3-2 (12 innings). SS Tyler Kuehl singled in the winning run for the Sea Lions. Steven Winnick pitched four hitless innings in relief for the win. #24 The Master’s then took Fresno Pacific out of the tournament with a 6-5 win. Point Loma Nazarene and The Master’s play for the championship in Thursday.

Sun Conference – at Fort Myers, FL: #7 Embry-Riddle defeated Savannah College of Art and Design 11-4 for the championship. Joel Blomberg and Austin Goolsby hit home runs for the Eagles. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: British Columbia, Cal State San Marcos, Embry-Riddle, Fresno Pacific, Point Loma Nazarene, Savannah College of Art and Design, Tennessee Wesleyan, The Master's, Trevecca Nazarene, Union

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Sooner Athletic Conference: The entire tournament was cancelled due to bad weather. Both #1 Lubbock Christian and #2 Oklahoma City are hosting sectional tournaments next week.

Golden State Athletic Conference – at San Diego: #3 PointLoma Nazarene defeated #24 The Master’s 4-0. Andrew Bovich pitched eight shutout innings for the Sea Lions, and Kurt Steinhauer hit two home runs. #11 Fresno Pacific defeated Biola 15-12. Point Loma Nazarene and Fresno Pacific meet on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: British Columbia, Cal State San Marcos, Embry-Riddle, Fresno Pacific, Point Loma Nazarene, Savannah College of Art and Design, Tennessee Wesleyan, The Master's, Union

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Sooner Athletic Conference – at Shawnee, OK: The start of the tournament was delayed until Tuesday due to wet grounds.

Golden State Athletic Conference – at San Diego: #24 The Master’s defeated Azusa Pacific 6-5 (11 innings). #11 Fresno Pacific plays Biola and #3 Point Loma Nazarene plays Azusa Pacific on Tuesday.

Sun Conference – at Fort Myers, FL: In the second round, #7 Embry-Riddle defeated USC Beaufort 11-6; Brandon Roper-Hubbert went 4-5 with four RBI. Savannah College of Art and Design defeated Warner 5-0. Stephen Shackleford pitched a complete-game shutout for the Bees; he scattered eight hits, and struck out nine. He is 7-1, 2.73 ERA. Embry-Riddle and SCAD meet on Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Azusa Pacific, Belhaven, British Columbia, Cal State San Marcos, College of Idaho, Embry-Riddle, Oregon Tech, Savannah College of Art and Design, Tennessee Wesleyan, The Master's, U. of Mobile, Union

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Results of the NAIA Coaches’ Poll for March 31, 2009, and Boyd Nation’s Iterative Strength Rating. Comments below:

RANK	LAST WEEK	ISR	SCHOOL	2009 RECORD	TOTAL POINTS
1	1	5	Lubbock Christian	29-4	649
2	2	2	Oklahoma City	31-3	623
3	4	3	Southern Polytechnic	29-3	615
4	3	1	Point Loma Nazarene	23-8	593
5	5	9	LSU-Shreveport	30-5	562
6	6	8	Azusa Pacific	26-7	536
7	7	17	Union (KY)	23-5	523
8	8	4	Campbellsville	22-4	502
9	10	6	Lewis-Clark State	16-6	473
10	11	22	Madonna	22-3	443
11	13	20	Embry-Riddle	27-10	434
12	12	10	Berry	25-7	419
13	16	7	British Columbia	21-7	399
14	14	27	Bellevue	18-7	386
15	15	11	Lee	28-8	343
16	17	34	Warner	25-11	300
17	25	13	Malone	19-4	280
18	18	14	The Master’s	24-11	273
19	20	40	Lindenwood	15-4	248
20	23	18	Trevecca Nazarene	21-12	221
21	NR	24	Univ of Science and Arts of Oklahoma	26-6	187
22	21	52	Montreat	17-7	176
23	9	55	Spring Arbor	10-6	170
24	24	15	Fresno Pacific	21-10	141
25	RV	12	College of Idaho	18-8	130
		16	Auburn-Montgomery	18-13
		19	Wayland Baptist	25-10
		21	Southern Nazarene	27-8
		23	Belhaven	26-11
		25	Biola	18-16

First-place votes: Lubbock Christian 18, Southern Polytechnic 5 Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Azusa Pacific, Campbellsville, Cumberland, Lee, Lewis-Clark State, LSU-Shreveport, Lubbock Christian, Madonna, Oklahoma City, Point Loma Nazarene, Southern Polytechnic, The Master's, Trevecca Nazarene, Union

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Results of the NAIA Coaches’ Poll for March 24, 2009, and Boyd Nation’s Iterative Strength Rating. Comments below:

RANK	LAST WEEK	ISR	SCHOOL	2009 RECORD	TOTAL POINTS
1	5	7	Lubbock Christian	26-3	647
2	1	2	Oklahoma City	28-3	612
3	3	1	Point Loma Nazarene	20-7	607
4	9	6	Southern Polytechnic	23-3	581
5	6	8	LSU-Shreveport	29-4	571
6	7	4	Azusa Pacific	23-6	529
7	8	26	Union (KY)	21-5	497
8	12	5	Campbellsville	21-3	494
9	4		Spring Arbor	7-3	467
10	10	9	Lewis-Clark State	12-6	429
11	18	15	Madonna	21-2	428
12	21	21	Berry	21-5	422
13	11	29	Embry-Riddle	24-10	388
14	13	22	Bellevue	14-6	378
15	2	13	Lee	26-6	376
16	14	3	British Columbia	17-6	341
17	RV	28	Warner	21-10	306
18	15	10	The Master’s	22-9	285
19	RV	18	Wayland Baptist	24-8	274
20	22	16	Lindenwood	14-3	204
21	20	45	Montreat	16-6	189
22	RV	32	Saint Francis	14-4	186
23	RV	27	Trevecca Nazarene	18-12	137
24	23	12	Fresno Pacific	18-9	126
25	RV	11	Malone	13-3	113
		14	College of Idaho	14-8
		17	Northwood (FL)	23-6
		19	Biola	16-13
		20	Auburn-Montgomery	16-13
		23	Cal State San Marcos	15-8
		24	William Penn	18-7
		25	Southern Nazarene	23-7

First-place votes: Lubbock Christian 17, Point Loma Nazarene 5, LSU-Shreveport 1 Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Azusa Pacific, Belhaven, Berry, British Columbia, Cal Baptist, Campbellsville, College of Idaho, Concordia-Irvine, Concordia-Portland, Lee, Lewis-Clark State, LSU-Shreveport, Lubbock Christian, Madonna, Oklahoma City, Point Loma Nazarene, Southern Polytechnic, Spring Arbor, Texas Wesleyan, The Master's, Trevecca Nazarene, U. of the Cumberlands, Union

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Results of the NAIA Coaches’ Poll for March 17, 2009, and Boyd Nation’s Iterative Strength Rating. Comments below:

RANK	PREVIOUS RANK	ISR	SCHOOL	TOTAL POINTS
1	1	2	Oklahoma City	622
2	2	8	Lee	598
3	3	4	Point Loma Nazarene	569
4	4		Spring Arbor	543
5	9	5	Lubbock Christian	529
6	10	6	LSU-Shreveport	524
7	8	10	Azusa Pacific	495
8	5	26	Union (KY)	486
9	11	1	Southern Polytechnic	479
10	7	15	Lewis-Clark State	397
11	13	30	Embry-Riddle	391
12	RV	3	Campbellsville	387
13	6	33	Bellevue	362
14	24	7	British Columbia	357
15	19	11	The Master’s	309
16	14	48	Texas Wesleyan	293
17	RV	23	Southern Nazarene	276
18	RV	13	Madonna	225
19	RV	14	Northwood (FL)	209
20	23	28	Montreat	201
21	RV	16	Berry	192
22	RV	9	Lindenwood	160
23	12	17	Fresno Pacific	150
T24	25	44	Park	129
T24	NR		Robert Morris	129
		12	Auburn-Montgomery
		18	Wayland Baptist
		19	King
		20	William Penn
		21	Oklahoma Baptist
		22	William Carey
		24	Trevecca Nazarene
		25	Tennessee Wesleyan

Oklahoma City received all 22 first-place votes. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Azusa Pacific, Biola, Cal Baptist, College of Idaho, Lee, Lewis-Clark State, LSU-Shreveport, Oklahoma City, Point Loma Nazarene, Southern Nazarene, Southern Polytechnic, Spring Arbor, Tennessee Wesleyan, Texas Wesleyan, The Master's, Trevecca Nazarene, U. of the Cumberlands, Union, 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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#1 Lewis-Clark State lost their opener to Concordia-Portland 5-4, and this was the first time the Cavaliers have beaten the Warriors in 42 attempts. Steven Taft got the win in relief for the Cavaliers, and C Tommy Whalen doubled in the winning run in the top of the ninth, but the key player in the win was starter Ben Rue, who went six innings, and held the Warriors to two runs on six hits.

The defending champions won their next three games. They host another tournament this weekend, with Northwest Nazarene, Saint Martin’s, and Dickinson State. They host Gonzaga on Feb. 25.

#2 Lee is now 9-0. LHP Mitch Davidson has two mercy-rule-shortened no-hitters for the Flames, and only one of their wins was close. They visit Georgetown College Feb. 20-21, and Montreat Feb. 24. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Azusa Pacific, Biola, Concordia-Portland, Embry-Riddle, Fresno Pacific, Lee, Lewis-Clark State, LSU-Shreveport, Lubbock Christian, Oklahoma City, Park, Point Loma Nazarene, Savannah College of Art and Design, The Master's, U. of the Cumberlands, Union

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Defending champion and #1-ranked Lewis-Clark State opens their season hosting a tournament with College of Idaho, Concordia-Portland, Corban, and Patten Feb. 13-16.

#2 Lee started their season 5-0, including a 10-3 win over Tennessee Wesleyan. They host Virginia Intermont Feb. 13-14.

#3 Oklahoma City started the season 3-0. They host Missouri Baptist (ranked #21 by Collegiate Baseball) Feb. 13-14. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Auburn-Montgomery, Biola, Cal Baptist, College of Idaho, Embry-Riddle, Lee, Lewis-Clark State, LSU-Shreveport, Lubbock Christian, Missouri Baptist, Oklahoma City, Savannah College of Art and Design, The Master's, U. of the Cumberlands, Union