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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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#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

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Top NAIA teams starting their season this week:

#2 Lee hosts Illinois Tech Feb. 6-7, and goes to Tennessee Wesleyan Feb. 10.

#4 Oklahoma City visits Northwood (TX) Feb. 6-7.

#7 U. of the Cumberlands hosts #9 Union (KY) on Feb. 10.

#8 Lubbock Christian Travels to Texas-Brownsville Feb. 6-8.

#4 Biola has started the season 1-5, with an opening loss to Simpson, four losses at Hawaii-Pacific, and a win over Hawaii-Hilo. They play at San Diego Christian on Feb. 7, host Cal Poly-Pomona on Feb. 7, and host Vanguard on Feb. 11. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Auburn-Montgomery, Azusa Pacific, Biola, Embry-Riddle, Lee, LSU-Shreveport, Lubbock Christian, NAIA, Oklahoma City, Point Loma Nazarene, The Master's, Trevecca Nazarene, U. of the Cumberlands, Union

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The 53^rd NAIA baseball season starts on Friday, with Belhaven at Spring Hill (Mobile, AL), La Sierra at Concordia-Irvine, LSU-Shreveport at U. of Mobile, Bethany (CA) at San Diego Christian, Wayland Baptist at Texas-Brownsville, and Patten at The Master’s (Santa Clarita, CA). The LSU-Shreveport-U. Of Mobile matchup should be a good one; they were #9 and #8 in the ISR ranking at the end of last season. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Biola, Embry-Riddle, Lee, Lewis-Clark State, LSU-Shreveport, Lubbock Christian, NAIA, Oklahoma City, Preseason Rankings, Spring Arbor, U. of the Cumberlands, Union

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Here’s a few that are out:

Lee: Last year’s runner-up starts the season on Feb. 6, hosting Illinois Institute of Technology. They play Auburn-Montgomery April 17-18, and Cumberland April 21. The Flames have picked up two D-I transfers, Tyler Roberts (Memphis) and Trey Burstrom (Tennessee). They have also added Julian Alvarez, who hit .419 and 26 home runs for Bacone last year, and two players drafted in 2006, Jeff Ramirez and Rashad Taylor. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: 2009 Schedules, Cal State San Marcos, Campbellsville, Embry-Riddle, Lee, Lubbock Christian, NAIA, Oklahoma City, Spring Arbor, Trevecca Nazarene, U. of the Cumberlands, Wayland Baptist

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Results of the NAIA Coaches’ Poll for May 7, 2008, the final poll for this season. Comments below.

Rank	Apr. 30	School (Region)	Record	Total Points
1	1	Lubbock Christian (TX) (VI)	50-2	500
2	2	Lewis-Clark State (ID) (I)	47-5	476
3	3	Lee (TN) (XIII)	53-7	459
4	5	Azusa Pacific (CA) (II)	41-8	438
5	4	Oklahoma City University (VI)	49-10	420
6	7	Embry-Riddle (FL) (XIV)	39-14	389
7	6	U. of the Cumberlands (KY) (XI)	43-12	383
8	8	University of Mobile (AB) (XIII)	42-14	345
9	11	Tennessee Wesleyan College (XII)	41-15	334
10	10	Fresno Pacific University (CA) (II)	34-12	306
11	14	Bellevue (NE) (IV)	45-12	290
12	13	University of St. Francis (IL) (VII)	41-9	289
13	12	Wayland Baptist (TX) (VI)	43-14	286
14	15	Union College (KY) (XII)	40-14	217
15	16	Auburn-Montgomery (AL) (XIII)	41-19	213
16	24	Madonna (MI) (VIII)	36-12	193
17	17	Trevecca Nazarene (TN) (XI)	36-14	160
18	20	LSU-Shreveport (XIII)	44-14	141
19	9	Spring Arbor University (MI) (VIII)	32-7	138
20	19	Biola University (CA) (II)	34-16	115
21	NR	Oklahoma Baptist (VI)	43-14	100
22	22	Malone College (OH) (IX)	36-11	95
23	23	Warner Southern (FL) (XIV)	33-22	58
24	RV	Missouri Baptist (V)	37-14	48
25	18	Texas Wesleyan (VI)	40-14	36

First-place votes: Lubbock Christian 20
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Tags: Azusa Pacific, Embry-Riddle, Fresno Pacific, Lee, Lewis-Clark State, Lubbock Christian, Madonna, Oklahoma City, Tennessee Wesleyan, U. of Mobile, U. of the Cumberlands, Wayland Baptist

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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 vs. Cal Baptist (loser out)
2:15 PM: #5 Azusa Pacific vs. Cal Baptist
5:30 PM: #10 Fresno Pacific vs. #19 Biola

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Tags: Auburn-Montgomery, Azusa Pacific, Biola, Cal Baptist, Cumberland, Embry-Riddle, Fresno Pacific, Lee, Lubbock Christian, Oklahoma City, Point Loma Nazarene, Spring Arbor, U. of Mobile, U. of the Cumberlands, Wayland Baptist

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Region XIV – At Chain of Lakes Park, Winter Haven, FL:

Embry-Riddle 10, Savannah College of Art and Design 1
Jordan Roberts stuck out nine for the Eagles.

Warner Southern 10, Northwood (FL) 4

Tuesday, May 6 (All times EDT):

noon – Northwood (FL) vs. Savannah College of Art and Design (loser out)
4 PM – #7 Embry-Riddle vs. #23 Warner Southern

All Embry-Riddle games are webcast by Stretch Internet.

Region II – At Azusa Pacific University:

Tuesday, May 6 (All times PDT):

11 AM – #5 Azusa Pacific vs. Concordia-Irvine
2:15 PM – #10 Fresno Pacific vs. Cal Baptist
5:30 PM – #19 Biola vs. Point Loma Nazarene
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Tags: Auburn-Montgomery, Azusa Pacific, Biola, Cumberland, Embry-Riddle, Fresno Pacific, Lubbock Christian, Oklahoma City, Point Loma Nazarene, U. of the Cumberlands, Wayland Baptist