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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 [...]

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 [...]

NAIA sectional tournament results for May 15

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Bryan Fuller

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 [...]

NAIA sectional tournament results for May 14

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Marcus Limon

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 [...]

NAIA sectional tournament results for May 13

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Brent Weaver

Results from the second day of the first-ever NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round, for May 13:

NAIA Top 25 and Recap for April 28

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Results of the NAIA Coaches’ Poll for April 28, 2009, and Boyd Nation’s Iterative Strength Rating. Comments below:

RANK
LAST
WEEK
ISR
SCHOOL
2009
RECORD
TOTAL
POINTS

1
1
2
Lubbock Christian
42-5
622

2
2
4
Oklahoma City
45-7
600

3
3
1
Point Loma Nazarene
34-11
576

4
7
10
Berry
38-12
551

5
6
5
Lewis-Clark State
33-10
547

6
4
3
Southern Polytechnic
43-7
513

7
9
15
Embry-Riddle
37-12
511

8
11
8
Lee
45-10
444

8
10
6
Campbellsville
33-8
444

10
20
19
Tennessee Wesleyan
39-13
422

11
15
24
Bellevue
35-9
400

11
14
7
Fresno Pacific
32-15
400

13
8
9
British Columbia
32-10
394

14
5
20
Union (KY)
40-9
377

15
17
23
Warner
35-14
336

16
13
30
Madonna
35-8
324

17
19
17
Southern Nazarene
37-10
280

18
16
31
William Carey
32-18
240

19
25
14
Malone
38-11
232

20
22
25
Lindenwood
39-10
217

21
21
57
Spring Arbor
28-9
206

22
18
22
LSU-Shreveport
39-12
203

23
24
18
Wayland Baptist
39-11
174

24
RV
16
The Master’s
33-17
170

25
RV
42
Saint Xavier
33-12
103

11
Azusa Pacific
32-16

12
Auburn-Montgomery
32-19

13
Biola
32-20

21
Trevecca Nazarene
32-18

First-place votes: Lubbock Christian 22

NAIA top 25 and recap for March 17

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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.

NAIA recap for March 12

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Kaohi Downing – Point Loma Nazarene

#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. [...]

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