Azusa Pacific Archive

NAIA Top 25 and recap for April 13th

– April 13, 2010Posted in: NAIA

Results of the NAIA Coaches’ Poll for April 13, 2010, and Boyd Nation’s Iterative Strength Rating. (poll below)

#1 Lewis-Clark State swept three games against Division III Willamette. The Warriors’ last loss was April 15. They have won 13 straight, and are having their best start in school history. Upcoming: at #4 British Columbia April 16-18, at Corban April 19-20. The British Columbia series will be webcast by both KOZE and CITR.

After a 5-4 loss to #21 Campbellsville, #2 Cumberland swept three games against Trevecca Nazarene, defeated Lindsey Wilson 6-3, and Bryan 15-5. One of the Trevecca wins was 15-0, and Robert Post pitched the mercy-rule-shortened five-inning shutout. He was named TranSouth Conference Pitcher of the Week. The Bulldogs lead the TranSouth Conference with a 7-2 record, but they lead Freed-Hardeman and #12 Union U. (TN) by only one game. Upcoming: Freed-Hardeman April 16-17, at Lindsey Wilson April 19. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Azusa Pacific, Bellevue, British Columbia, Cal Baptist, Cumberland, Embry-Riddle, Lee, Lewis-Clark State, Louisiana Tech, LSU-Shreveport, Lubbock Christian, Oklahoma City, Park

NAIA recap for March 10th

Bob Broughton

– March 10, 2010Posted in: NAIA

#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 innings. The Chaparrals swept Northwestern Oklahoma State over the weekend, and their record is now 17-7. Ingram is their ERA leader, at 1.93. Upcoming: Oklahoma Christian March 12-13.

#2 Lewis-Clark State is 14-1. They got two wins last weekend against Division II Central Washington. The Warriors will play their first road games of this season at Concordia-Portland March 12-14 and Division II Saint Martin’s March 15-16. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Azusa Pacific, British Columbia, Cal Baptist, Concordia-Irvine, Cumberland, Embry-Riddle, Fresno Pacific, Lee, Lewis-Clark State, Lubbock Christian, Oklahoma City, Point Loma Nazarene, Southern Polytechnic, Vanguard, Wayland Baptist

NAIA recap for March 3rd

Bob Broughton

– March 4, 2010Posted in: NAIA

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 29 strikeouts with 24 1/3 innings pitched. Upcoming: at Northwestern Oklahoma State (11-3 with two wins over Wayland Baptist) March 5-6, Angelo State March 9. The Angelo State double-header will be televised by Stretch Internet.

#2 Lewis-Clark State is 12-1, and their two most recent wins were against in-state rival College of Idaho, 16-8 and 7-6. In the second game, RF Gino Casini drew a base-loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth to bring in the winning run. Colby Hawk is 3-0, 0.00 ERA for the Warriors; Tyler Lichty is 2-0, 1.47 ERA, 17 strikeouts. Upcoming: Division II Central Washington March 6-7.

#3 British Columbia has started their season 10-1. They have yet to play a home game, and their only loss was 6-2 to #10 Fresno Pacific. 3B Keaton Briscoe is batting .400 for the Thunderbirds, CF Blake Carruthers is batting .387. RHP Taylor King is 1-0, 1.23 ERA with three saves, LHP Mark Hardy is 2-1, 3.00 ERA with 20 strikeouts. Upcoming: at Corban March 5-6. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Azusa Pacific, Biola, British Columbia, Cal Baptist, College of Idaho, Embry-Riddle, Fresno Pacific, Lee, Lewis-Clark State, Lubbock Christian, Madonna, Oklahoma City, Point Loma Nazarene, Southern Polytechnic, Vanguard, Wayland Baptist

NAIA recap for February 17

Bob Broughton

– February 17, 2010Posted in: NAIA

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 Paul Gonzalez is 1-0, 0.00 ERA, and 15 strikeouts with 12 1/3 innings pitched. Upcoming: Texas-Brownsville Feb. 19-20.

#2 Lewis-Clark State started their season the same way as 2009, with an opening weekend loss to Concordia-Portland. CF Calvin Nagy scored the winning run in the top of the ninth to give Concordia a 7-6 win, but the key performance for the Cavaliers was by reliever RHP Steven Taft, who came on in the fifth inning, and pitched four scoreless innings, scattering four hits, and picking off two baserunners. Taft got the win. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Azusa Pacific, British Columbia, Cal Baptist, Concordia-Irvine, Embry-Riddle, Fresno Pacific, Lee, Lewis-Clark State, Lubbock Christian, Oklahoma City, Point Loma Nazarene, Southern Polytechnic, Wayland Baptist

CBB’s NAIA pre-season Top 10

Bob Broughton

– January 18, 2010Posted in: NAIA, Pre-Season Rankings

The 54^th 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 27^th, Cal Baptist hosts Simpson, and last year’s runners-up Point Loma Nazarene hosts a good Cal State San Marcos team. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Azusa Pacific, British Columbia, Embry-Riddle, Fresno Pacific, Lee, Lewis-Clark State, Lubbock Christian, Point Loma Nazarene, Southern Polytechnic, Wayland Baptist

2010 NAIA Baseball Preseason All-American Team Announced

Bob Broughton

– November 6, 2009Posted in: NAIA

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 and Saint Xavier (IL).

All 2010 Preseason All-Americans garnered postseason 2009 All-America honors. Ross Blondin of Lubbock Christian, Andrew Brouillette of LSU-Shreveport, Brice Cutspec of Azusa Pacific (CA), Tim Dunn of Trevecca Nazarene (TN), Jayson Koehn of Saint Xavier, Jono Waugh of Southern Polytechnic State (GA) and Justin Zinkovich of Embry-Riddle (FL) were all mentioned on the 2009 All-America First Team. Three other standouts were named to the All-America Second Team while seven players were All-America Honorable Mention picks.

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Tags: Azusa Pacific, Campbellsville, Embry-Riddle, Lewis-Clark State, LSU-Shreveport, Lubbock Christian, Saint Xavier, Southern Polytechnic

NAIA sectional tournament results for May 14

Bob Broughton

– May 14, 2009Posted in: NAIA

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 eight hits, struck out nine. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Azusa Pacific, Belhaven, Bellevue, Berry, Campbellsville, Embry-Riddle, Fresno Pacific, Kansas Wesleyan, Lee, Lubbock Christian, Oklahoma City, Point Loma Nazarene, Southern Polytechnic, Texas Wesleyan, Wayland Baptist, William Carey

NAIA sectional tournament results for May 13

Bob Broughton

– May 13, 2009Posted in: NAIA

Brent Weaver

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

NAIA conference tournament recap for May 4

Bob Broughton

– May 5, 2009Posted in: NAIA

Dustin Kim Seu

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 C. (KY)

NAIA announces sites for sectional tournaments

Bob Broughton

– April 24, 2009Posted in: NAIA

The NAIA has announced the following locations for sectional tournaments, which will take place May 12-15:

Host	Location
Lubbock Christian University	Lubbock, TX
Oklahoma City University	Oklahoma City, OK
Berry College (Southern States Athletic Conference)	Mount Berry, GA
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University	Daytona Beach, FL
Lee University	Cleveland, TN
Azusa Pacific University	Azusa, CA
William Carey University	Hattiesburg, MS
Lindenwood University	St. Charles, MO
Great Plains Athletic Conference	Sioux City, IA

The winners of these nine tournaments will go to the NAIA Baseball National Championship in Lewiston, ID May 22-29. The host team, Lewis-Clark State, gets an automatic bid, and does not participate in the sectional tournaments. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Azusa Pacific, Berry, Embry-Riddle, Lee, Lubbock Christian, Oklahoma City, William Carey

NAIA Top 25 and Recap for April 21

Bob Broughton

– April 21, 2009Posted in: NAIA

Results of the NAIA Coaches’ Poll for April 21, 2009, and Boyd Nation’s Iterative Strength Rating. Comments below:

RANK	LAST WEEK	ISR	SCHOOL	2009 RECORD	TOTAL POINTS
1	1	1	Lubbock Christian	38-4	622
2	2	4	Oklahoma City	42-6	594
3	4	2	Point Loma Nazarene	32-10	563
4	3	3	Southern Polytechnic	41-6	561
5	5	12	Union (KY)	37-7	529
6	6	6	Lewis-Clark State	29-9	524
7	9	11	Berry	35-12	477
8	7	9	British Columbia	32-8	456
9	11	14	Embry-Riddle	36-12	450
10	10	5	Campbellsville	31-7	433
11	13	7	Lee	41-9	396
12	14	10	Azusa Pacific	31-13	392
13	12	26	Madonna	33-6	389
14	8	8	Fresno Pacific	29-14	380
15	15	28	Bellevue	30-9	376
16	16	27	William Carey	31-14	323
17	19	23	Warner	32-14	306
18	17	19	LSU-Shreveport	37-11	264
19	18	15	Southern Nazarene	34-10	259
20	22	22	Tennessee Wesleyan	34-13	211
21	25	71	Spring Arbor	25-8	198
22	24	35	Lindenwood	33-10	160
23	20	50	William Woods	31-10	146
24	NR	16	Wayland Baptist	35-11	121
25	RV	21	Malone	32-10	116
		13	Auburn-Montgomery	28-19
		17	The Master’s	31-16
		18	Biola	29-19
		20	Trevecca Nazarene	29-16
		24	Cumberland	27-18
		25	Georgetown College	28-20

First-place votes: Lubbock Christian 22 Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Azusa Pacific, Berry, Biola, British Columbia, Cal State San Marcos, Campbellsville, College of Idaho, Embry-Riddle, Fresno Pacific, Lewis-Clark State, Lubbock Christian, Madonna, Oklahoma City, Point Loma Nazarene, Southern Polytechnic, Trevecca Nazarene, Union C. (KY)

NAIA top 25 and recap for April 14

Bob Broughton

– April 14, 2009Posted in: NAIA

Results of the NAIA Coaches’ Poll for April 14, 2009, and Boyd Nation’s Iterative Strength Rating. Comments below:

RANK	LAST WEEK	ISR	SCHOOL	2009 RECORD	TOTAL POINTS
1	1	1	Lubbock Christian	36-4	622
2	2	4	Oklahoma City	40-5	597
3	3	3	Southern Polytechnic	37-5	581
4	4	2	Point Loma Nazarene	29-9	562
5	5	18	Union (KY)	32-5	546
6	6	7	Lewis-Clark State	25-8	508
7	10	6	British Columbia	27-7	473
8	16	8	Fresno Pacific	27-12	452
9	11	12	Berry	32-10	438
10	9	5	Campbellsville	29-7	422
11	15	15	Embry-Riddle	32-12	414
12	8	26	Madonna	28-5	412
13	12	10	Lee	37-9	389
14	7	9	Azusa Pacific	28-11	384
15	14	25	Bellevue	24-9	375
16	17	28	William Carey	28-14	321
17	20	16	LSU-Shreveport	35-10	282
18	19	17	Southern Nazarene	32-9	271
19	13	27	Warner	29-14	264
20	21	44	William Woods	28-8	212
21	RV	23	Cumberland	24-15	179
22	24	21	Tennessee Wesleyan	30-12	172
23	22	13	The Master’s	29-14	155
24	NR	36	Lindenwood	28-9	113
25	RV	82	Spring Arbor	20-8	96
		11	Auburn-Montgomery	26-16
		14	Wayland Baptist	32-10
		19	Trevecca Nazarene	26-16
		20	Biola	23-18
		22	College of Idaho	25-13
		24	Malone	26-10