It is with profound sadness and great trust in our lord that we inform you that Cody Butler our friend & creator of NAIA Ball has passed away at age 30.
Please consider donating to Cody’s funeral expenses here-
We will also post arrangements & services.
Devastated to hear the news of former
Lewis Clark State catcher Sladen Mohl passing away. Life cut short at 19 years old by a driver under the influence. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Mohl family and the entire Lewiston community
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RIP to legendary HC Augie Garrido.
- NCAA all-time wins leader
- 15 NCAA World Series
- 5 National Championships
- Thousands of lives impacted
*NSFW strong language*
#HookEm
ABSOLUTE MADNESS 😱
Elimination game. Bottom 11th. Runners on 1st & 2nd. Single up the middle scores what would-be the walk-off winner, but the runner on 1st celebrates with the team & never touches second.. Midway player alerts teammates, gets the force out... run doesn’t count
Last year Kansas Wesleyan OF Aaron Hurd collapsed in class due to heart failure. His teammate Rex Campbell heroically performed CPR on him until EMTs arrived. Hurd was in a coma for a few days and missed the 2017 season.
Hurd returned to baseball this weekend and hit a HR
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Sending out all of our thoughts and prayers to Nash Crowell of
@RUBaseballAAC
who took a 100mph fastball to the jaw over the weekend against
#1
Southeastern
Wishing you a safe and speedy recovery!
Bellevue OF Payton Higgins was recently diagnosed with Stage 4 Small-cell carcinoma (lung cancer). He started 52 games last year but will unfortunately miss his senior season to go kick cancer’s ass. Please pray for him and donate below if you can
Rio Grande PO Osvaldo Duran goes yard on Senior Day! First and only college AB of his career
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#ForTheBrand
#Athlete
Career line:
.1000 (1-1), R, HR, RBI.
Keep the seniors in your thoughts today. A lot of them played their final game last week and had no idea. Couldn’t even treasure the moment because this was taken away so unexpectedly, so quickly. A lot are moving on to new endeavors in 2021. Pray for them 🙏🏻
Cumberland HC Woody Hunt coached his final game today at Ernest L. Stockton Field/Woody Hunt Stadium
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- Three-time national champion
- 12 NAIA World Series appearances
- 20 conference championships
- 69 NAIA All-Americans
- 24 seasons of 40+ wins
- 17x Coach of the Year
.
@NAIA
you have an amazing opportunity to showcase your athletes to the entire country this spring. Biggest platform you’ll get as the only show in town. Suspend for two weeks and revisit the situation. The amount of exposure for the NAIA would be unbelievable
The NAIA lost a titan this morning in Oklahoma City HC Denney Crabaugh
- Most wins in college baseball since 1991
- 3rd most wins in NAIA baseball history
- Fourteen 50 win seasons
- 2x NAIA Coach of the Year
- Pitched in the 1980 NAIA World Series
Marymount 3B Andrew Banuelos was recently diagnosed with cancer this past week. I want the entire
#NAIA
baseball community behind him. He will beat this
Banuelos was named First-Team All Conference in the Cal Pac last year after hitting .372 with 17 doubles, 2 triples, & 2 HR
The NAIA lost a true legend yesterday in LC State HC Ed Cheff. Coach Cheff will be remembered as the most decorated NAIA baseball coach of all-time. 16 national titles, 72 All-Americans, & 114 draft picks illustrate the impact he made on the field
BREAKING: The NAIA has officially canceled their spring season
“In an effort to provide relief, no spring student-athlete will be charged a season of competition. Any spring sport student-athlete who was enrolled full-time in 2020 will be awarded two additional semester terms”
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Tennessee Wesleyan SS Gary Mattis 🔥
7-9, 5 HR, 10 RBI in the doubleheader sweep over No. 11 Indiana Southeast
The Florida Atlantic transfer hit .446 with 6 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, & 14 RBI (8 SB) in 17 games for TWU last season
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🚨 HOPE INTERNATIONAL (45-16) WINS THE 2024 NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!
The Royals win their first National Championship in program history after winning 5 straight elimination games!
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Our thoughts and prayers are with the Avila University baseball program and community after the passing of longtime head baseball coach Daryl Cronk. Please say a prayer for his family, friends, and players
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Cumberland University's (TN) Cole Turney signs with the Detroit Tigers.
Turney lead the league in average (.521) and finished with a 32 HRs, 79 RBIs, 77 R, 9 2Bs, 53 BB.
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As most know by now the
@NAIA
has denied our credential to cover the World Series. To say we’re disappointed is a major understatement. We remain at a loss on what to do for coverage moving forward with travel now canceled. Our staff will discuss again today and go from there
FINAL - UPLAND BRACKET
ARE YOU KIDING ME?!?!
THE GRENADIERS WALK IT OFF IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 9TH! IU Southeast score 12 runs with 2 OUTS! They erase a 11-2 lead and wins it on a walk-off 3 run home run by Trevor Goodwin!!!!
@GrenadierDugout
@IUSAthletics
Video Via
Quick backstory, Harris Stowe State’s Matthew Janocik had a three-run homer taken away for an “illegal bat” by the umpire today. The very next pitch he saw he did it again with a different bat 🔥🤷🏻♂️
2020:. 383, 8 HR, 39 RBI
WBU CF Luis Vargas 🔥🔥🔥
After hitting 20 in 30 games last season, Vargas is picking up where he left off with home runs in six consecutive games to open 2021
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2020: .495, 20 HR, 55 RBI in 30 games
2021: .520, 7 HR, 14 RBI in six games
2022 World Series
Southeastern (54-3)
Tennessee Wesleyan (54-6)
Lewis Clark State (54-5)
LSU Shreveport (51-6)
Bellevue (48-11)
Westmont (45-11)
Faulkner (37-15)
Georgia Gwinnett (45-14)
Webber International (41-20)
MidAmerica Nazarene (39-16)
Words can’t express how tragic this is for the University of Southwest and the entire NAIA community. Our thoughts and prayers are with Southwest, the USW golf program, and all of Hobbs, New Mexico this morning
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Huge shoutout to Bacone (OK) pitcher Dakota Potts grinding his way back to the mound today!
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Potts was the victim of a road-rage shooting last August leaving his baseball career up in the air. Three surgeries & seven months later he’s back 🔥
🚨DON’T CALL IT AN UPSET!
British Columbia (🇨🇦) defeats NCAA D1 Sacramento State 4-3
Sac State (4-0 this year) won 35 games in 2021
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UBC CF Brandon Hupe: 2-3, 3 RBI
🚨🚨Here is your first look at the 2024 Preseason Coaches Poll Top 25🚨🚨
What do you think about the poll? Drop your thoughts below!
Don't forget to check out our limited edition
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“I know you’re chasing D1 but the D1 schools calling you are going 10-40 every year. I can tell you a little something I know about bad programs, those teams don’t have reunions. You can wear the sweatshirt & think that’s sweet but you’re going to be miserable” -
@CoachSheets3
The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Westmont College catcher Simon Reid in the tenth round of the 2022 MLB Draft
Reid hit .378 with 12 HRs, 20 2Bs, and 56 RBIs this spring. He finished with a .989 fielding percentage
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🚨UNBELIEVABLE! The 6th and last seeded Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes win five straight elimination games and capture the KCAC Championship! Defeated No. 22 Tabor twice today. Four straight wins over ranked opponents.
KWU (34-27, 17-16) is going to the Opening Round!
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This right here is why we started NAIA Ball. Essentially to bring this amazing community together one apple at a time. We do it for the Andrew Bakers and Matt Scallys of the world. Record setters. True competitors. The under appreciated collegiate athlete. Who’s got 25-30?!
🚨PRESEASON MEDIA POLL!!!
For the first time ever we have released our own top 25 and will continue to do so throughout the season! So here is a look at our preseason media poll!!
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Please say a prayer for Southeastern RF Cristian Martin
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Martin was involved in a VERY serious on the field injury today and could really use your prayers and well wishes. Truly devastating blow to an outstanding young man 🙏🏻
2020 line: .413, 8 2B, 10 HR, 24 RBI
🚨WOWWW! Truett-McConnell’s two out go-ahead grand slam in the 6th inning is waved off after the third base runner fails to cross home resulting in the third out of the inning. Unbelievable. TMU’s would-be 5-4 lead remains 4-1 Cumberland into the 7th
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#RoadtoLewiston
COLE TURNEY IS A BAD BAD MAN!
Turney crushes his league leading 20th home run which happens to be a 3 run walk off home run.
Turney is hitting .609, 41 runs scored, 55 RBIs, 20 homers. Currently leads the nation in HRs, RBIs, & Average.
(via
@GoCUPhoenix
@cu3xnatlchamps
)
Congratulations to Georgia Gwinnett HC Jeremy Sheetinger on being named the 2021 Skip Bertman Coach of the Year. The Skip Bertman Award honors the nation's top coach from any level of college baseball. This is the first time an NAIA coach has been awarded 👏🏻
Briar Cliff University announced today they’ll play in the very first collegiate baseball game at the Field of Dreams movie site next September vs Luther College
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🚨Congratulations to Mayville State (ND) pitcher Nick Anderson on his MLB Debut last night. Drafted in the 32nd round in 2012 but didn’t sign. Dominated Indy Ball for three years in the Frontier League. Got the affiliate call in 2015 and earned his shot
#KeepGrinding
Undrafted to MLB starter ✅
Michael Stefanic is making his MLB debut this afternoon for the Angels! Stefanic was a 4x All-GSAC standout at Westmont from 2015-2018. Named 2018 GSAC Player of the Year. Struck out only 33 times in 853 collegiate plate appearances. He’ll start at 2B
The NCAA’s Council Coordination Committee has agreed to an extra year of eligibility for spring athletes, per
@GoodmanHoops
Obviously a huge win for the NCAA. Sets the precedent for the NAIA moving forward if needed
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Ben Zobrist has played in the NL WC game, NLDS, NLCS, AL WC game, ALDS, ALCS and has played in the World Series for both an NL and an AL team.
He’s played everything. Also, he’s played in 8 of the last 11 postseasons 😳(
@ajacksonevans
)
Central Baptist catcher Austin Kuchinski finished today with 6 HR and 16 RBI in the doubleheader!!
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Game one 3-4, 3 R, 3 HR, 6 RBI
Game two - 4-5, 3 R, 3 HR, 10 RBI
Bellevue’s Riley Baasch pulled off some epic batting practice shenanigans vs Waldorf today!
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Baasch (Bellevue 1B) wanted in on some BP fun so he put on a Waldorf BP jacket & helmet and stepped up to the plate
Waldorf coach wasn’t fooled at all and plunked him 🤣
🚨Due to circumstances with the university the University of Antelope Valley has played its final game this season and will be shutting down end of the week. Our thoughts are with those student-athletes, coaches, and alumni on the closure of their program and school.
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