KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially announced the seeds and site selections for the 2013 NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round. Each of the nine locations will feature a five-team double-elimination tournament May 9 – 13.
Opening Round champions will join host Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) at the 57th annual Avista-NAIA Baseball World Series at Harris Field in Lewiston, Idaho, May 24 – 31.
Concordia, making its first national championship appearance since 2004, was chosen as the No. 5 seed in the Santa Clarita Bracket which will be hosted by The Master’s College (Calif.). The Cavaliers will be joined Cal State San Marcos as the No. 2 seed, San Diego Christian as the No. 3 seed and Tabor (Kan.) as the No. 4 seed in addition to the host and top-seeded Mustangs from The Master’s.
Twenty-nine teams earned automatic berths to the Opening Round field by placing first or second at their respective conference/independent/unaffiliated group tournaments or by winning a regular-season championship. An additional 16 at-large selections – determined by the final NAIA Baseball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll released May 5 – round out the field.
Ten programs within the field are making their first-ever appearance at the Opening Round, while seven squads have appeared in every event since the format began in 2009. Embry-Riddle (Fla.), Lee (Tenn.) and Oklahoma City highlight the group with four Opening Round championships, while Lubbock Christian (Texas) and Tennessee Wesleyan own three each.
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here. The championship final May 30 and “if necessary” game May 31 will be streamed live on
www.ESPN3.com.
For more information on the 2013 NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round and the Avista-NAIA Baseball World Series, click
here.
2013 NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round Brackets
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Bracket |
Team |
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Claremore Bracket |
1. Lubbock Christian (Texas) |
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Hosted by Rogers State University - Claremore, Okla. |
2. Bellevue (Neb.) |
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3. Lyon (Ark.) |
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4. Rogers State (Okla.) |
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5. Mdiland (Neb.) |
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Cleveland Bracket |
1. Lee (Tenn.) |
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Hosted by Lee Unviersity - Cleveland, Tenn. |
2. Madonna (Mich.) |
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3. LSU Shreveport (La.) |
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4. Avila (Mo.) |
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5. Grand View (Iowa) |
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Daytona Beach Bracket |
1. Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
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Hosted by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach, Fla. |
2. Concordia (Calif.) |
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3. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
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4. Ave Maria (Fla.) |
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5. Martin Methodist (Tenn.) |
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Hattiesburg Bracket |
1. Northwood (Texas) |
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Hosted by William Carey University - Hattiesburg, Miss. |
2. Oklahoma Baptist |
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3. William Carey (Miss.) |
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4. Central Methodist (Mo.) |
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5. South Carolina Beaufort |
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Joliet Bracket |
1. York (Neb.) |
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Hosted by the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference - Joliet, Ill. |
2. Cumberland (Tenn.) |
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3. Judson (Ill.) |
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4. Mayville State (N.D.) |
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5. Trinity Christian (Ill.) |
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Kingsport Bracket |
1. Tennessee Wesleyan |
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Hosted by Appalachian Athletic Conference - Kingsport, Tenn. |
2. Point Park (Pa.) |
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3. Missouri Baptist |
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4. Taylor (Ind.) |
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5. Benedictine-Springfield (Ill.) |
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Montgomery Bracket |
1. Faulkner (Ala.) |
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Hosted by Faulkner University - Montgomery, Ala. |
2. Texas Wesleyan |
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3. Georgetown (Ky.) |
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4. Indiana Tech |
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5. Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) |
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Oklahoma City Bracket |
1. Oklahoma City |
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Hosted by Oklahoma City University - Oklahoma City, Okla. |
2. Sterling (Kan.) |
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3. Science & Arts (Okla.) |
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4. Northwestern (Iowa) |
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5. Jamestown (N.D.) |
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Santa Clarita Bracket |
1. The Master's (Calif.) |
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Hosted by The Master's College, Santa Clarita, Calif. |
2. Cal State San Marcos |
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3. San Diego Christian (Calif.) |
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4. Tabor (Kan.) |
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5. Concordia (Ore.) |
2013 NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round Qualifiers
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School |
Qualification |
Record^ |
OR Appearances* |
OR Record |
OR Titles |
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Ave Maria (Fla.) |
At-Large No. 12 |
37-19 |
1st |
0-0 |
0 |
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Avila (Mo.) |
Heart of America Athletic Conference Tournament Runner-Up |
27-20 |
3rd |
2-4 |
0 |
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Bellevue (Neb.) |
At-Large No. 3 |
44-8-1 |
4th |
3-6 |
0 |
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Benedictine-Springfield (Ill.) |
American Midwest Conference Tournament Champion |
23-23 |
1st |
0-0 |
0 |
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Cal State San Marcos |
Association of Independent Institutions Tournament Champion |
35-10 |
2nd |
2-2 |
0 |
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Central Methodist (Mo.) |
Heart of America Athletic Conference Tournament Champion |
25-11 |
1st |
0-0 |
0 |
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Concordia (Calif.) |
At-Large No. 5 |
34-19 |
3rd |
4-2 |
1 |
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Concordia (Ore.) |
Unaffiliated Group No. 1 (A.I.I./Cal Pac/Cascade) Tournament Champion |
28-26 |
1st |
0-0 |
0 |
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Cumberland (Tenn.) |
Mid-South Conference Regular Season Champion |
39-17-1 |
4th |
7-4 |
1 |
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Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
The Sun Conference Tournament Champion |
45-13 |
5th |
12-1 |
4 |
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Faulkner (Ala.) |
Southern States Athletic Conference Tournament Co-Champion |
47-10 |
4th |
3-5 |
1 |
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Georgetown (Ky.) |
At-Large No. 8 |
35-17 |
2nd |
0-2 |
0 |
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Grand View (Iowa) |
Midwest Collegiate Conference Tournament Champion |
25-19 |
3rd |
0-4 |
0 |
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Indiana Tech |
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Tournament Champion |
31-16 |
5th |
6-8 |
0 |
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Jamestown (N.D.) |
Unaffiliated Group No. 3 (A.I.I./Frontier) Tournament Champion |
28-9 |
4th |
3-6 |
0 |
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Judson (Ill.) |
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Champion |
44-15 |
2nd |
1-2 |
0 |
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Lee (Tenn.) |
Southern States Athletic Conference Tournament Co-Champion |
46-10 |
5th |
13-1 |
4 |
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Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
NAIA Baseball World Series Host |
39-13 |
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Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
Mid-South Conference Tournament Champion |
42-17 |
2nd |
2-2 |
0 |
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LSU Shreveport (La.) |
Red River Athletic Conference Tournament Champion |
40-16 |
5th |
8-4 |
2 |
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Lubbock Christian (Texas) |
Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament Champion |
42-15 |
5th |
11-4 |
3 |
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Lyon (Ark.) |
At-Large No. 11 |
41-14 |
1st |
0-0 |
0 |
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Madonna (Mich.) |
At-Large No. 6 |
36-9 |
3rd |
3-4 |
0 |
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Martin Methodist (Tenn.) |
Unaffiliated Group No. 2 (GCAC/TranSouth) Tournament Champion |
38-17 |
1st |
0-0 |
0 |
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Mayville State (N.D.) |
At-Large No. 13 |
34-6-1 |
2nd |
0-2 |
0 |
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Midland (Neb.) |
Great Plains Athletic Conference Tournament Runner-Up |
31-24 |
1st |
0-0 |
0 |
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Missouri Baptist |
At-Large No. 7 |
31-11 |
4th |
3-6 |
0 |
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Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) |
Crossroads League Tournament Runner-Up |
32-15 |
4th |
3-6 |
0 |
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Northwestern (Iowa) |
Great Plains Athletic Conference Tournament Champion |
31-17 |
2nd |
3-2 |
0 |
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Northwood (Texas) |
At-Large No. 2 |
40-11 |
3rd |
1-4 |
0 |
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Oklahoma Baptist |
At-Large No. 4 |
41-17 |
3rd |
4-2 |
1 |
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Oklahoma City |
At-Large No. 1 |
47-11 |
5th |
13-1 |
4 |
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Point Park (Pa.) |
Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Champion |
39-14 |
2nd |
3-0 |
1 |
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Rogers State (Okla.) |
At-Large No. 16 |
31-22 |
3rd |
3-2 |
1 |
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San Diego Christian (Calif.) |
At-Large No. 14 |
37-18 |
1st |
0-0 |
0 |
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Science & Arts (Okla.) |
At-Large No. 9 |
40-17 |
1st |
0-0 |
0 |
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South Carolina Beaufort |
The Sun Conference Tournament Runner-Up |
26-23 |
3rd |
6-3 |
1 |
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Sterling (Kan.) |
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Champion |
46-12 |
2nd |
2-2 |
0 |
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Tabor (Kan.) |
At-Large No. 15 |
38-14 |
2nd |
3-2 |
0 |
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Taylor (Ind.) |
Crossroads League Tournament Champion |
34-12 |
4th |
3-6 |
0 |
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Tennessee Wesleyan |
Appalachian Athletic Conference Tournament Champion |
43-16 |
5th |
12-4 |
3 |
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Texas Wesleyan |
Red River Athletic Conference Tournament Runner-Up |
40-16 |
3rd |
6-4 |
0 |
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The Master's (Calif.) |
Golden State Athletic Conference Tournament Champion |
40-15 |
2nd |
1-2 |
0 |
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Trinity Christian (Ill.) |
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Runner-Up |
25-22 |
1st |
0-0 |
0 |
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William Carey (Miss.) |
At-Large No. 10 |
35-21 |
3rd |
4-4 |
0 |
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York (Neb.) |
Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Champion |
41-10 |
3rd |
1-4 |
0 |
^Records as report to DakStats by May 5 at 9 a.m. CDT
*Opening Round appearances include 2013