Tonight at 7 p.m., two teams will battle for the 2007 Avista-NAIA World Series championship. And it just wouldn’t feel natural if one of the teams wasn’t Lewis-Clark (Idaho) State.

The Warriors (57-5) toppled Houston Baptist 8-7 on Wednesday off an eighth inning solo home run by Ikaika Lester that broke a 7-7 tie, and will play Spring Arbor (Mich.) for the title. [...] Continue Reading »

There was no magical run left in the Emory (Ga.) Eagles’ arms or bats. Faced with the formidable task of winning back-to-back games Tuesday afternoon in Grand Chute, Wis., Kean (N.J.) beat Emory 5-4 in 10 innings, to claim its first Division III national championship. [...] Continue Reading »

In Division I, teams want to get to Omaha, synonymous with the College World Series. In Division II, Omaha is coming to the College World Series.

The University of Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks are headed to Montgomery. The Mavericks capped off an unprecedented run by going 4-0 in the Central Regional this past weekend, which included the sweep of the three highest-seeded teams in the region. Nebraska-Omaha (36-22) advanced to the Division II World Series for the first time in school history Sunday by defeating tournament veteran Central Missouri 9-4 in Warrensburg, Mo. UNO’s Evan Porter claimed Central Regional Tournament MVP honors after batting .471 (8-for-17) to go along with his two homers and seven RBIs. Six Mavericks were named to the all-regional team.

The rest of the D-II field includes Kutztown (Pa.), Cal State-Los Angeles, Angelo State (Texas), Franklin Pierce (N.H.), Columbus State (Ga.), Southern Indiana and defending national champion Tampa. [...] Continue Reading »

The final two spots in the NCAA Division III baseball finals were claimed Sunday by Emory (Ga.) and Eastern Connecticut State. They will join Carthage (Wis.), Chapman (Calif.), Kean (N.J.), Marietta (Ohio), SUNY-Cortland and Wisconsin-Stevens Point in the eight-team D-III World Series that begins with four games Friday.

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The stage is set for the 2007 Avista NAIA Baseball World Series, which begins Friday in Lewiston, Idaho. The double-elimination tournament runs from Friday until June 1, and features the seven super-regional champions and three at-large teams.

Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) College, headlines the tournament and will begin its quest for a 15th NAIA national championship Friday night against the tournament’s No. 6 seed Lee (Tenn.). Lewis-Clark State defeated Azusa Pacific (Calif.) in the West super-regional behind the hot bat of third baseman Beau Mills and held off a late Cougar rally to take the third game in the best-of-three series, 15-11. Mills, a likely first-round pick next month, is hitting an absurd .459/.553/1.000 with a school-record 33 homers and 113 RBIs.

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Baseball America’s College Blog allows us to cover the game like never before, and this year we’re experimenting with coverage of the postseason at levels other than Division I.

The NAIA super-regionals kicked off Wednesday night with two of the seven series playing Game One of a best-of-three series. And after taking a glance at all super-regionals, there looks to be plenty of intriguing storylines and matchups on deck for tonight’s games and this weekend.

First off, in an odd twist of fate, one regional pits the nation’s No. 1 and No. 2 ranked teams in Lewis-Clark (Idaho) State against Azusa Pacific (Calif.). [...] Continue Reading »

Baseball America’s College Blog allows us to cover the game like never before, and this year we’re experimenting with coverage of the postseason at levels other than Division I.

The NCAA Division III Regionals began Wednesday night, and each of the eight regions figures to feature some great baseball. Each pod will utilize double elimination with a loser’s bracket, and all eight regions will be over after Sunday with the winner advancing to the finals May 25 through May 29 in Appelton, Wisc. [...] Continue Reading »

Baseball America’s College Blog allows us to cover the game like never before, and this year we’re experimenting with coverage of the postseason at levels other than Division I.

The Road to Montgomery begins today as 48 teams square off in Division II regional action. The eight regionals will be played at eight different on-campus sites and consist of six teams competing in double-elimination tournaments. Winners of the eight regionals will advance to the double-elimination championship finals at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery, Ala., from May 25 to June 1. [...] Continue Reading »