Field Announced for NAIA West Baseball Championship Tournament
LA GRANDE, Ore. - The field has been set for the 2015 NAIA West Baseball Championship Tournament presented by U.S. Bank the Conference office announced today.
The tournament will be hosted by Concordia University May 1-3. The Cavaliers earned the top seed in the tournament finishing NAIA West play with a 19-9 record. The University of British Columbia will be the # 2 seed regardless of the outcome of their final game today against Lewis-Clark State.
The Menlo College Oaks will be the # 3 seed followed by Corban University as the # 4 seed. The College of Idaho rounds out the field as the # 5 seed.
The winner of the tournament will earn a bid to the NAIA National Championships.
A full tournament preview story will be posted on Friday May 1.
Day 1-Friday, May 1
10:00 a.m. Game 1: #4
Corban vs. #5
College of Idaho
1:00 p.m. Game 2: #2
UBC vs. #3
Menlo
4:00 p.m. Game 3: Game 1 Winner vs. #1
Concordia
Day 2-Saturday, May 2
10:00 a.m. Game 4: Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser
1:00 p.m. Game 5: Game 2 Winner vs. Game 3 Winner
4:00 p.m. Game 6: Game 3 Loser vs. Game 4 Winner
Day 3-Sunday, May 3
12 noon Game 7: Game 5 Loser vs. Game 6 Winner
3 p.m. Game 8: Game 5 Winner vs. Game 7 Winner
Day 4-Monday, May 4
12 Noon Game 9: Game 8 Winner vs. Game 8 Loser (if necessary)
Note: LCSC does not participate in the NAIA West post season tournament as they receive an AQ to NAIA National Tournament as the host institution.