Field Announced for NAIA West Baseball Championships
LA GRANDE, Ore. – No. 1 seed The University of British Columbia will host the 2017 NAIA West Baseball Championships presented by U.S. Bank this coming weekend.
The Thunderbirds will be joined by No. 2 seed The College of Idaho and No.3 seed Oregon Tech. NAIA West regular season champion, Lewis-Clark State, will not participate in the tournament since they are an automatic qualifier for the NAIA World Series in which they host.
The winner of the tournament will earn the AQ available to the 2017 NAIA World Series opening round.
Below is the tournament schedule. A preview will be released on Thursday.
Day 1-May 5
Game 1: No. 3 Oregon Tech vs. No. 2 College of Idaho- 10 a.m.
Game 2: No. 1 British Columbia vs. No. 2 College of Idaho- 1p.m.
Game 3: No. 1 British Columbia vs. No. 3 Oregon Tech- 4 p.m.
If after day one all three teams are 1-1 then:
Day 2-May-6
Game 4: No. 2 College of Idaho vs. No. 3 Oregon Tech- 12 noon
Game 5: Winner of game 4 vs No. 1 British Columbia (Championship) - 3 p.m.
If after day one 1 team is 2-0
Day 2-May-6
Game 4: 2-0 team vs. 1-1 team (Championship) - 12 noon
Game 5: If necessary (if 1-1 team wins game 4) - 3 p.m.
Day 3-May-7
Reserved for rainout makeup day