2017 NAIA baseball tournament
Collegiate baseball tournament
The 2017 NAIA baseball tournament was the 61st edition of the NAIA baseball championship. The 46-team tournament began on May 15 with Opening Round games across nine different sites and concluded with the 2017 NAIA World Series in Lewiston, Idaho that began on May 26 and ended on June 2. In a rematch of the previous year's championship game, Lewis–Clark State (ID) defeated Faulkner (AL) 6–4 in a winner-take-all championship game for their third straight title and their 19th title in program history. Faulkner forced a winner-take-all championship with a 6–5 victory over Lewis–Clark State the night before.
The 46 participating teams were selected from all eligible NAIA teams with the World Series host receiving an automatic bid to the NAIA World Series. The remaining 45 teams participated in the Opening Round with 30 teams being awarded automatic bids as either champions and/or runners-up of their conferences, and 15 teams were selected at-large by the National Selection Committee. Teams were then placed into one of nine pre-determined Opening Round sites of five teams a piece, each of which is conducted via a double-elimination tournament. The winners of each of the Opening Round sites plus the World Series host team participated in the NAIA World Series.
Tournament procedure
A total of 46 teams entered the tournament. As World Series host, Lewis–Clark State received an automatic bid into the NAIA World Series. 30 automatic bids were determined by either winning their conference's regular season championship, conference tournament, and/or conference tournament runner-up. The other 15 bids were at-large, with selections determined by the NAIA Baseball National Selection Committee.[ 1]
Opening round hosts
On May 1, the NAIA announced the nine opening round host sites, which were played from May 15–18.[ 2]
Bids
Automatic
At–Large
Opening Round
Source:[ 3]
Bartlesville Bracket
Hosted by Oklahoma Wesleyan at Bill Doenges Memorial Stadium
Bellevue Bracket
Hosted by Bellevue (NE) at Don Roddy Field
Hattiesburg Bracket
Hosted by William Carey (MS) at Milton Wheeler Field
Hutchinson Bracket
Hosted by Tabor (KS) at Hobart-Detter Field and Rice Field
Kingsport Bracket
Hosted by Kingsport CVB & Appalachian Athletic Conference at Hunter Wright Stadium
Lawrenceville Bracket
Hosted by Georgia Gwinnett at Grizzly Baseball Field
Lima Bracket
Hosted by Northwestern Ohio at St. Rita's Sports Complex
Montgomery Bracket
Hosted by Faulkner (AL) at Harrison Field
Oklahoma City Bracket
Hosted by Oklahoma City at Jim Wade Stadium
NAIA World Series
The NAIA World Series was held at Harris Field in Lewiston, Idaho .
Participants
Bracket
Preliminary Bracket
First round Friday, May 26 First round Friday, May 26 Second round Saturday, May 27 Third round Monday, May 29 Winners to Championship Bracket Fourth Round Tuesday, May 30 1 Oklahoma City 8 8 Hope International 8 9 William Carey 3 1 Oklahoma City 7 9 William Carey 11 5 Lewis–Clark State 8 4 Keiser 4 5 Lewis–Clark State 7 5 Lewis–Clark State 8 2 Faulkner 6 2 Faulkner 13 7 Science & Arts 3 10 The Master's 5 2 Faulkner 16 10 The Master's 7 6 Missouri Baptist 2 3 Oklahoma Wesleyan 3 6 Missouri Baptist 5 First round Saturday, May 27 Losers eliminated Second round Monday, May 29 Losers eliminated Third round Tuesday, May 30 Winners to Championship Bracket 6 Missouri Baptist 3 9 William Carey 6 9 William Carey 12 7 Science & Arts 8 7 Science & Arts 5 3 Oklahoma Wesleyan 2 1 Oklahoma City 16 10 The Master's 9 10 The Master's 5 8 Hope International 5 4 Keiser 2 4 Keiser 8
Championship Bracket
Semifinals Wednesday, May 31
Finals Thursday, June 1 Friday, June 2
5
Lewis–Clark State
12
9
William Carey
7
5
Lewis–Clark State
5
6
2
Faulkner
6
4
2
Faulkner
5
1
Oklahoma City
3
Game Results
All game times are listed in Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−07:00 ).[ 4]
Preliminary Bracket
Friday, May 26 3:00 pm Game 3
(9) William Carey
11–8
(8) Hope International
Harris Field Attendance: 1190 Umpires: HP: Bill Fogarty, 1B: Grant Henderson, 2B: Mike Pierce, 3B: Shannon Bunger
WP : Lane Fazende (7–5)
Boxscore
LP : George Castillo (8–4)
HR : James Land (20), Tyler Odom (9), Larson Barkurn (1)
HR : Cameron Baranek (14), Brandon Gonzalez (11)
Friday, May 26 7:00 pm Game 4
(4) Keiser
4–7
(5) Lewis–Clark State
Harris Field Attendance: 3010 Umpires: HP: Mike Pierce, 1B: Shannon Bunger, 2B: Bill Fogarty, 3B: Grant Henderson
LP : Daniel Garmendia (10–3)
Boxscore
WP : Connor Brogdon (7–1)
HR : Jack Curtis (6)
HR : Raymond Pedrina (6), Seaver Whalen (10), Tyler McDowell (2)
Saturday, May 27 8:30 am Game 5
(3) Oklahoma Wesleyan
2–8
(7) Science & Arts
Harris Field Attendance: 535 Umpires: HP: Shannon Bunger, 1B: Joey Stegner, 2B: Juan Garza, 3B: Dale Gardner
LP : Carlos Aldana (7–6)
Boxscore
WP : Jose Hidalgo (10–1)
HR : Hunter Henry (8), Will Price (28)
HR : Dillon White (16)
Saturday, May 27 11:30 am Game 6
(8) Hope International
5–8
(4) Keiser
Harris Field Attendance: 440 Umpires: HP: Juan Garza, 1B: Dale Gardner, 2B: Shannon Bunger, 3B: Joey Stegner
LP : Dominic Potlongo (7–5)
Boxscore
WP : Keivan Berges (6–1) Sv : Jeremy Graf (5)
HR : Brandon Gonzalez (12), Jose Tejeda (4)
HR : Keivan Berges (13), Brad Myott (5)
Saturday, May 27 3:00 pm Game 7
(10) The Master's
5–13
(2) Faulkner
Harris Field Attendance: 520 Umpires: HP: Mike Pierce, 1B: Bill Fogerty, 2B: Jason Werle, 3B: Grant Henderson
LP : Aaron Alexander (10–5)
Boxscore
WP : Ivan Pelaez (10–3)
HR : David Sheaffer (9)
HR : Paolo Montezuma 2 (13)
Saturday, May 27 6:30 pm Game 8
(1) Oklahoma City
8–3
(7) William Carey
Harris Field Attendance: 2350 Umpires: HP: Jason Werle, 1B: Grant Henderson, 2B: Mike Pierce, 3B: Bill Fogerty
WP : Matt Young (10–2)
Boxscore
LP : Conner McWilliams (7–2)
HR : Tyler Graves (6), Cody Christian (2)
Monday, May 29 11:30 am Game 10
(8) Keiser
2–9
(10) The Master's
Harris Field Attendance: 480 Umpires: HP: Bill Fogarty, 1B: Dale Gardner, 2B: Juan Garza, 3B: Joey Stegner
LP : Kyle Keatts (7–5)
Boxscore
WP : Robert Winslow (9–5)
HR : Jonah Jarrard (13), Michael Sexton (17)
Monday, May 29 3:00 pm Game 11
(2) Faulkner
16–2
(6) Missouri Baptist
Harris Field Attendance: 595 Umpires: HP: Grant Henderson, 1B: Mike Pierce, 2B: Shannon Bunger, 3B: Jason Werle
WP : Israel Fuentes (12–0) Sv : Preston Szuch (1)
Boxscore
LP : Patrick Boyle (7–3)
HR : Tra'mayne Holmes (7), Paolo Montezuma (14), Ryan Rosa (5)
HR : John Hagan (9)
Tuesday, May 30 11:00 am Game 13
(6) Missouri Baptist
3–12
(9) William Carey
Harris Field Attendance: 235 Umpires: HP: Joey Stegner, 1B: Grant Henderson, 2B: Shannon Bunger, 3B: Mike Pierce
LP : Donnie Lovelady (7–5)
Boxscore
WP : Cole Edgens (10–1)
HR : Austin Rieman (5)
HR : Tyler Graves (8), Larson Barkurn (2)
Tuesday, May 30 3:00 pm Game 14
(10) The Master's
5–16
(1) Oklahoma City
Harris Field Attendance: 390 Umpires: HP: Jason Werle, 1B: Juan Garza, 2B: Bill Fogarty, 3B: Dale Gardner
LP : Jason Karkenny (6–3)
Boxscore
WP : Roberto Delgado (10–2)
HR : Pearson Good (1)
HR : Jared Baker (20), Garrett Foster (7), Branden Grieger (9), Jerame Littell (11)
Tuesday, May 30 6:30 pm Game 15
(2) Faulkner
6–8
(5) Lewis–Clark State
Harris Field Attendance: 2450 Umpires: HP: Mike Pierce, 1B: Shannon Bunger, 2B: Joey Stegner, 3B: Grant Henderson
LP : Tyler Tungate (10–1)
Boxscore
WP : Matt Fish (7–1) Sv : Anthony Balderas (4)
HR : Ryan Rosa (6)
HR : Raymond Pedrina (7), J.J. Robinson (20)
Championship Bracket
Wednesday, May 31 3:05 pm Game 16
(1) Oklahoma City
3–5
(2) Faulkner
Harris Field Attendance: 676 Umpires: HP: Dale Gardner, 1B: Jason Werle, 2B: Shannon Bunger, 3B: Joey Stegner, LF: Grant Henderson, RF: Mike Pierce
LP : Matt Young (10–3)
Boxscore
WP : Ivan Belaez (11–3) Sv : Tra'mayne Holmes (2)
HR : John Price (9)
Wednesday, May 31 6:35 pm Game 17
(9) William Carey
7–12
(5) Lewis–Clark State
Harris Field Attendance: 2830
LP : Conner McWilliams (7–6)
Boxscore
WP : Connor Brodgdon (8–1)
HR : Tyler Graves (9), James Land (21), Cody Christian (3)
HR : Micah Brown (5), Seaver Whalen (12), J.J. Robinson 2 (22), Logan Griffin (5)
Championship Games
Game 1
Thursday, June 1 6:35 pm PDT at Harris Field Game 18
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Lewis–Clark State
0
0
0
1
4
0
0
0
0
5
5
1
Faulkner
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
2
6
10
0
WP : Austin Moreland (3–0) LP : Henry McAree (3–1)Home runs :LCSC : NoneFU : Tra'mayne Holmes (8), John Price (10)Attendance: 3780Umpires: HP: Shannon Bunger, 1B: Mike Pierce, 2B: Grant Henderson, 3B: Dale Gardner, LF: Jason Werle, RF: Joey StegnerNotes: Winning run scored with 1 outBoxscore
Game 2
Friday, June 2 6:35 pm PDT at Harris Field Game 19
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Faulkner
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
10
0
Lewis–Clark State
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
X
6
8
0
WP : Dalton Blackwell (2–0) LP : Jonathan Wilkins (0–2) Sv : Anthony Balderas (5)Home runs :FU : John Price (11)LCSC : Micah Brown (6)Attendance: 4390Umpires: HP: Jason Werle, 1B: Shannon Bunger, 2B: Grant Henderson, 3B: Mike Pierce, LF: Dale Gardner, RF: Joey StegnerBoxscore
See also
References