14.05.2010 01:04 Age: 2 yrs

Qualifiers Announced

By: Chad Waller / NAIA

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – (Championship Central) The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially announced the 46 qualifiers for the 2010 NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round, which will be played May 18-21 at nine different sites.  Each site will feature a five-team double elimination tournament. The pairings of the National Championship Opening Round tournaments will be announced by 5 p.m. CDT on Friday.

The list of official National Championship Opening Round host sites is: Cleveland, Tenn., Columbus, Ga., Daytona Beach, Fla., Fresno, Calif., Jackson, Miss., Joliet, Ill., Lubbock, Texas, Oklahoma City, Okla., and Riverside, Calif.

The winners of those nine National Championship Opening Round tournaments, in addition to host school Lewis-Clark State (Idaho), will meet at the final site of the 54th Annual Avista-NAIA World Series from May 28-June 4 in Lewiston, Idaho. The 10-team, official bracket for the Avista-NAIA World Series will be announced by 7 p.m. CDT on May 21.

This year's field is comprised of 32 automatic qualifiers from NAIA affiliated conferences, Association of Independent Institutions and unaffiliated groupings and 14 at-larges, which were determined using the final Top 25 rating released on Wednesday. Defending national champion Lubbock Christian (Texas), one of nine Opening Round hosts, is appearing in its ninth National Championship. The Chaps qualified as winners of the Sooner Athletic Conference regular season with an overall record of 43-13.

No. 1-ranked Lewis-Clark State will await the winners of the nine National Championship Opening Round tournaments. The Warriors own the most wins in Championship history with a 117-13 record and are making their 29th overall trip, which is also a NAIA record. Lewis-Clark State has won seven of the last 11 World Series titles and a NAIA-high 16 overall trophies.

Among the Championship field, eight programs have won at least one World Series title. Behind the national record 16 rings earned by Lewis-Clark State, Lubbock Christian is the other member with multiple National Championships (1983, 2009).

Thirteen teams are making their first National Championship appearance: Avila (Mo.), Faulkner (Ala.), Huntington (Ind.), Indiana-Southeast, Missouri Baptist, Mount Marty (S.D.), Northwestern (Iowa), Rio Grande (Ohio), Robert Morris (Ill.), South Carolina-Beaufort, Texas at Brownsville, Vanguard (Calif.) and York (Neb.).

Four teams are making at least their 10th trip to the National Championship led by the 29 appearances of Lewis-Clark State. Cumberland (Tenn.), Oklahoma City and William Jewell (Mo.) all are playing in their 12th event.

                                                                                                                                                

2010 Baseball National Championship Opening Round Qualifiers (46)

Team (Overall Record)                   Qualification                                                      Apps*   Record^   Titles

Avila University (Mo.) (35-13)

Heart of America Athletic Tournament Champion

1

0-0

0

Belhaven University (Miss.)

(40-15)

At-Large #4

2

3-2

0

Brewton-Parker College (Ga.)

(40-16)

Southern States Athletic Tournament Champion

3

6-2

1 (1997)

University of British Columbia

(39-11)

Unaffiliated (Cal Pacific/Cascade Collegiate/A.I.I.) Tournament Champion

3

3-4

0

California Baptist University

(45-13)

Golden State Athletic Tournament and Regular Season Champion

2

2-2

0

Campbellsville University (Ky.)

(40-20)

At-Large #10

2

4-3

0

Cumberland University (Tenn.)

(50-9)

TranSouth Athletic Tournament Champion

12

21-20

1 (2004)

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.) (41-16)

The Sun Tournament and Regular Season Champion

9

16-16

0

Faulkner University (Ala.)

(39-19)

At-Large #6

1

0-0

0

Fresno Pacific University (Calif.)

(35-15)

Golden State Athletic Tournament Runner-Up

2

6-3

0

Grand View University (Iowa)

(29-18)

Midwest Collegiate Tournament Champion

4

1-6

0

Houston-Victoria (Texas), University of (31-20)

Association of Independent Institutions Tournament Champion

2

1-2

0

Huntington University (Ind.)

(31-20)

Mid-Central College Tournament Champion

1

0-0

0

Idaho, College of (37-14)

At-Large #5

5

13-7

1 (1998)

Indiana Institute of Technology

(32-26)

Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Tournament Champion

8

11-14

0

Indiana University-Southeast

(39-18)

Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Tournament Champion

1

0-0

0

Jamestown College (N.D.)

(39-11)

At-Large #13

4

1-6

0

Kansas Wesleyan University

(32-17)

Kansas Collegiate Athletic Tournament Champion

2

2-2

0

Lee University (Tenn.) (46-11)

At-Large #1

5

11-8

0

Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho) (47-3)

World Series Host Berth

29

117-33

16 (last  in 2008)

Louisiana State University-Shreveport (47-11)

Gulf Coast Athletic Tournament Champion

3

4-4

0

Lubbock Christian University (Texas) (43-13)

Sooner Athletic Regular Season Champion

9

22-15

2 (1983, 2009)

Madonna University (Mich.)

(46-9)

At-Large #2

2

1-2

0

Mayville State University (N.D.)

(29-21)

Dakota Athletic Tournament Champion

5

6-7

0

Missouri Baptist University

(41-13)

American Midwest Tournament Champion

1

0-0

0

Mount Marty College (S.D.)

(35-15)

Great Plains Athletic Regular Season Champion

1

0-0

0

Mount Vernon Nazarene University (Ohio) (32-21)

American Mideast Tournament Champion

3

3-4

0

Northwestern College (Iowa)

(34-18)

Great Plains Athletic Tournament Champion

1

0-0

0

Ohio Dominican University

(22-27)

Unaffiliated (Sunrise/A.I.I.) Tournament Champion

7

4-12

0

Oklahoma City University

(46-14)

Sooner Athletic Tournament Champion

12

33-21

1 (2005)

Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.) (35-18)

At-Large #7

5

13-8

0

Rio Grande (Ohio), University of

(47-11)

Mid-South Tournament Champion

1

0-0

0

Robert Morris University (Ill.) (37-17)

Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Tournament Champion

1

0-0

0

St. Francis (Ill.), University of

(34-14)

Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Regular Season Champion

9

18-14

1 (1993)

St. Thomas University (Fla.)

(30-29)

The Sun Runner-Up

5

3-8

0

South Carolina-Beaufort, University of (38-13)

At-Large #9

1

0-0

0

Southern Polytechnic State University (Ga.) (47-11)

At-Large #3

3

5-4

0

Taylor University (Ind.) (38-15)

At-Large #12

3

3-4

0

Tennessee Wesleyan College

(41-15)

Appalachian Athletic Tournament and Regular Season Champion

2

1-2

0

Texas at Brownsville, University of (30-22)

Red River Athletic Runner-Up

1

0-0

0

Texas Wesleyan University

(29-26)

Red River Athletic Tournament Champion

2

3-1

0

Union College (Ky.) (38-16)

At-Large #14

3

2-4

0

Union University (Tenn.) (41-15)

At-Large #8

3

4-4

0

Vanguard University (Calif.)

(32-18)

At-Large #11

1

0-0

0

William Jewell College (Mo.)

(38-13)

Heart of America Athletic Regular Season Champion

12

10-19

1 (1968)

York College (Neb.) (44-7)

Midlands Collegiate Athletic Tournament Champion

1

0-0

0

$ According to DakStats team website

* Includes 2010 National Championship

^ Based on available records

2010 Baseball National Championship Opening Round Hosts

Host

Host City

Host Organization

Belhaven University

Jackson, Miss.

Belhaven University

California Baptist University

Riverside, Calif.

California Baptist University

Columbus, Ga.

Columbus, Ga.

The Columbus Sports Council

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Daytona Beach, Fla.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Fresno Pacific University

Fresno, Calif.

Fresno Pacific University

Joliet, Ill.

Joliet, Ill.

Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference, City of Joliet, Ill. and University of Saint Francis (Ill.)

Lee University

Cleveland, Tenn.

Lee University

Lubbock Christian University

Lubbock, Texas

Lubbock Christian University

Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City University



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