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2021 NAIA Baseball Coaches’ Top 25 Preseason Poll (November 4, 2020)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – After just one regular season poll a year ago, Southeastern (Fla.) returns to the top spot in the preseason edition of the Top 25 for the 2021 season. Science & Arts (Okla.) garnered two first place votes in the No. 2 spot while Georgia Gwinnett, St. Thomas (Fla.) and Tennessee Wesleyan rounded-out…
NAIA Announces Extensions to Championship Hosts Affected by COVID-19
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced it will extend championship agreements for seven of its championship host sites affected this past year by COVID-19. The extensions were announced to assist further the relationship between the NAIA and its host cities. Women’s basketball (Sioux City, Iowa), women’s wrestling (University of Jamestown,…
NAIA Cancels Spring 2020 Sports Season
KANSAS CITY, Missouri – The NAIA has announced the cancellation of all spring sports and spring championships, effective immediately. This includes the 2020 Avista NAIA World Series. “Our number one concern is the health and safety of our student-athletes, fans and staff,” Lewis-Clark State Athletic Director and NAIA World Series Tournament Director Brooke Henze stated.…
2019 NAIA Baseball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Preseason (November 6)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – After earning its second NAIA Baseball National Title in 2019, Tennessee Wesleyan took the top spot in the preseason edition of the poll, released Wednesday. The Bulldogs dropped their only game to the Science & Arts (Okla.) Drovers in the 2019 Spring Classic, but earned a 6-2 victory over St. Thomas (Fla.)…
Tennessee Wesleyan Wins It All
Video highlights (courtesy SWX Spokane) Boxscore LEWISTON, Idaho – Tennessee Wesleyan is wearing Avista NAIA World Series caps for the second time after winning Friday night’s championship game with a 6-2 victory over St. Thomas. The Bulldogs used a steady night at the plate and a strong 6.1 innings from Cole Bellair to notch their…
St. Thomas Overwhelms Science & Arts To Reach Title Game
Video highlights (courtesy SWX Spokane) Boxscore LEWISTON, Idaho – Sergio Lopez’ third-inning grand slam was the power behind St. Thomas’ 10-2 victory over Science & Arts of Oklahoma, which punched the Bobcats’ ticket to the title game of the 2019 Avista NAIA Championship game. Daniel Lowry had given St. Thomas a 1-0 lead on Erick…
Clarkston Teen Is One Millionth Fan At Series
LEWISTON, Idaho – Steven Larsen was expecting just another night at the ballpark Wednesday watching the Avista NAIA World Series with his mother, Brandy. Instead, he found himself holding balloons among other things, posing for pictures, and answering questions with television cameras zooming in. The 14-year-old eighth grader at Clarkston Middle School became the one…
Science & Arts Upends Tennessee Wesleyan
Video highlights (courtesy SWX Spokane) Boxscore LEWISTON, Idaho – Science & Arts of Oklahoma stayed alive in the 2019 Avista NAIA World Series with an 8-6 victory over Tennessee Wesleyan, which suffered its first loss of the tournament with Wednesday night’s decision at Lewis-Clark State College’s Harris Field. The Drovers pounded out 13 hits and…
Rivero’s Two-Run Blast Keeps St. Thomas In The Hunt
Video highlights (courtesy SWX Spokane) Boxscore LEWISTON, Idaho – Alejandro Rivero’s two-run home run powered a four-run third inning for St. Thomas as the Bobcats downed Georgia Gwinnett 4-1 to stay alive in the 2019 Avista NAIA World Series on Wednesday afternoon at Lewis-Clark State College’s Harris Field. Daniel Mondejar led off the inning with…