2015 NAIA baseball tournament
Collegiate baseball tournament
The 2015 NAIA baseball tournament was the 59th edition of the NAIA baseball championship. The 46-team tournament began on May 17 with Opening Round games across nine different sites and concluded with the 2015 NAIA World Series in Lewiston, Idaho that began on May 22 and ended on May 29. Lewis–Clark State (ID) defeated St. Thomas (FL) 10–7 in the championship game for their 17th title in program history.
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 29 teams being awarded automatic bids as either champions and/or runners-up of their conferences, and 16 teams were selected at-large for the first time by the National Selection Committee, which was created as a pilot group for the 2015 season.[ 1] 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. 29 automatic bids were determined by either winning their conference's regular season championship, conference tournament, and/or conference tournament runner-up. The other 16 bids were at-large, with selections determined by the NAIA Baseball National Selection Committee.[ 1]
Opening round hosts
On April 15, the NAIA announced the nine opening round host sites, which were played from May 17–20.[ 2]
Bids
Source:[ 3]
Automatic
At–Large
Opening Round
Source:[ 4]
Bellevue Bracket
Hosted by Bellevue (NE) at Don Roddy Field
Daytona Beach Bracket
Hosted by Embry–Riddle (FL) at Sliwa Stadium
Grand Rapids Bracket
Hosted by Davenport (MI) at Farmers Insurance Athletic Complex
Kingsport Bracket
Hosted by Kingsport CVB at Hunter Wright Stadium
Lawrenceville Bracket
Hosted by Georgia Gwinnett at Grizzly Baseball Complex
Montgomery Bracket
Hosted by Faulkner (AL) at Harrison Field
Oklahoma City Bracket
Hosted by Oklahoma City at Jim Wade Stadium
Santa Clarita Bracket
Hosted by The Master's (CA) at Reese Field
Shawnee Bracket
Hosted by Oklahoma Baptist at Bison Field at Ford Park
NAIA World Series
The NAIA World Series was held at Harris Field in Lewiston, Idaho .
Participants
Bracket
Source:[ 5]
Preliminary Bracket
First round Friday, May 22 First round Friday, May 22 Second round Saturday, May 23 Sunday, May 24 Third round Monday, May 25 Winners to Championship Bracket Fourth Round Tuesday, May 26 1 Oklahoma Baptist 1 8 Concordia (CA) 12 8 Concordia (CA) 4 8 Concordia (CA) 4 9 St. Thomas (FL) 2 4 Lewis–Clark State 7 4 Lewis–Clark State 6 5 Davenport 2 4 Lewis–Clark State 10 2 Faulkner 12 2 Faulkner 4 7 Lindsey Wilson 1 10 Vanguard 1 2 Faulkner 7 10 Vanguard 3 6 Embry–Riddle (FL) 6 3 Tabor 1 6 Embry–Riddle (FL) 9 First round Saturday, May 23 Losers eliminated Second round Monday, May 25 Losers eliminated Third round [ a] Tuesday, May 26 Winners to Championship Bracket 8 Concordia (CA) 5 10 Vanguard 10 6 Embry–Riddle (FL) 6 9 St. Thomas (FL) 8 9 St. Thomas (FL) 14 5 Davenport 3 9 St. Thomas (FL) 5 1 Oklahoma Baptist 5 1 Oklahoma Baptist 4 7 Lindsey Wilson 0 3 Tabor 1 3 Tabor 3
Championship Bracket
First Round Wednesday, May 27 Semifinal Thursday, May 28 Final Friday, May 29 2 Faulkner 3 9 St. Thomas (FL) 610 2 Faulkner 8 4 Lewis–Clark State 10 4 Lewis–Clark State 10 4 Lewis–Clark State 2 9 St. Thomas (FL) 7 6 Embry–Riddle (FL) 0
Game Results
All game times are listed in Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−07:00 ).[ 6]
Preliminary Bracket
Friday, May 22 9:00 am Game 1
(10) Vanguard
3–1
(7) Lindsey Wilson
Harris Field Attendance: 1440 Umpires: HP: Jason Werle, 1B: Tracy Roles, 2B: Grant Henderson, 3B: Cory Spangler
WP : Sean Issac (10–5)
Boxscore
LP : Chris Erker (7–6)
Friday, May 22 3:00 pm Game 3
(6) Embry–Riddle (FL)
9–1
(3) Tabor
Harris Field Attendance: 1240 Umpires: HP: Shannon Bunger, 1B: Dwayne Finley, 2B: Mike Thomas, 3B: Eric Johansen
WP : Stetson Nelson (10–4)
Boxscore
LP : Dustin Hurlbutt (10–3)
HR : Hunter Bruehl (1)
Friday, May 22 7:00 pm Game 4
(5) Davenport
2–6
(4) Lewis–Clark State
Harris Field Attendance: 2620 Umpires: HP: Mike Thomas, 1B: Eric Johansen, 2B: Shannon Bunger, 3B: Dwayne Finley
LP : Brendan Bender (8–2)
Boxscore
WP : Beau Kerns (11–1)
HR : Brandon Cable (3)
HR : Seth Brown (23)
Saturday, May 23 9:00 am Game 5
(7) Lindsey Wilson
0–2
(3) Tabor
Harris Field Attendance: 450 Umpires: HP: Cory Spangler, 1B: Mike Thomas, 2B: Dwayne Finley, 3B: Shannon Bunger
LP : Scott Sebald (10–4)
Boxscore
WP : Russell Longworth (12–3)
Saturday, May 23 12:00 pm Game 6
(9) St. Thomas (FL)
8–3
(5) Davenport
Harris Field Attendance: 475 Umpires: HP: Dwayne Finley, 1B: Shannon Bunger, 2B: Cory Spangler, 3B: Mike Thomas
WP : Alex Hernandez (4–1)
Boxscore
LP : Corey Murphy (9–5)
HR : Zack Sardellitti (2)
Saturday, May 23 3:00 pm Game 7
(2) Faulkner
4–1
(10) Vanguard
Harris Field Attendance: 765 Umpires: HP: Tracy Roles, 1B: Jason Werle, 2B: Eric Johansen, 3B: Grant Henderson
WP : Jack Charleston (10–1)
Boxscore
LP : Scott Torrey (6–2)
Monday, May 25 9:00 am Game 9
(10) Vanguard
10–14
(9) St. Thomas (FL)
Harris Field Attendance: 630 Umpires: HP: Cory Spangler, 1B: Tracy Roles, 2B: Grant Henderson, 3B: Jason Werle
LP : Sam Frakes (0–3)
Boxscore
WP : Chris Rodriguez (3–0)
HR : Brock Eissman (9)
HR : Cesar Ramirez (7), Paul Chacin (6), Jerry Downs 2 (9)
Monday, May 25 12:00 pm Game 10
(3) Tabor
1–5
(1) Oklahoma Baptist
Harris Field Attendance: 910 Umpires: HP: Grant Henderson, 1B: Jason Werle, 2B: Cory Spangler, 3B: Tracy Roles
LP : Jean Acevedo (10–2)
Boxscore
WP : Nathan Thompson (6–1)
Monday, May 25 3:00 pm Game 11
(2) Faulkner
7–6
(6) Embry–Riddle (FL)
Harris Field Attendance: 2870 Umpires: HP: Mike Thomas, 1B: Dwayne Finley, 2B: Shannon Bunger, 3B: Eric Johansen
WP : Christian Torres (7–1) Sv : Alejandro Castro (10)
Boxscore
LP : Zac Grotz (8–2)
HR : Chris Madera (9)
Tuesday, May 26 3:00 pm Game 14
(8) Concordia (CA)
5–6
(6) Embry–Riddle (FL)
Harris Field Attendance: 430 Umpires: HP: Eric Johansen, 1B: Shannon Bunger, 2B: Jason Werle, 3B: Grant Henderson
LP : Collin Orellana (6–3)
Boxscore
WP : Stetson Nelson (11–4) Sv : Corey Tufts (1)
HR : Enderson Velasquez (2), Hunter Bruehl (2)
Tuesday, May 26 6:30 pm Game 15
(4) Lewis–Clark State
10–12
(2) Faulkner
Harris Field Attendance: 2890 Umpires: HP: Tracy Roles, 1B: Cory Spangler, 2B: Shannon Bunger, 3B: Mike Thomas
LP : Bryce Jackson (1–1)
Boxscore
WP : Phillip Anderson (9–2) Sv : Alejandro Castro (11)
HR : Michael Sexton (8)
HR : Dario Polanco (6), Cody Sos (9)
Championship Bracket
Wednesday, May 27 6:35 pm Game 17
(9) St. Thomas (FL)
6–3 (F/10 )
(2) Faulkner
Harris Field Attendance: 1095 Umpires: HP: Shannon Bunger, 1B: Cory Spangler, 2B; Dwayne Finley, 3B: Eric Johansen, LF: Tracy Roles, RF: Mike Thomas
WP : Chris Rodriguez (4–0)
Boxscore
LP : Kurt Lipscomb (6–3)
Thursday, May 28 6:35 pm Game 18
(2) Faulkner
8–10
(4) Lewis–Clark State
Harris Field Attendance: 4005 Umpires: HP: Dwayne Finley, 1B: Shannon Bunger, 2B: Mike Thomas, 3B: Cory Spangler, LF: Eric Johansen, RF: Tracy Roles
LP : Patrick McGrady (0–1)
Boxscore
WP : Beau Kearns (12–1)
HR : Randy Joung (2), Cody Sos (10)
HR : Ty Jackson (9), Max Whitt (17)
Championship Game
Friday, May 29 6:35 pm PDT at Harris Field Game 19
Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Lewis–Clark State
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
6
0
10
9
1
St. Thomas (FL)
5
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
7
8
2
WP : Cameron Pongs (3–1) LP : Eric Santamaria (0–1)Home runs :LCSC : NoneSTU : Eric Santamaria (4)Attendance: 4975Umpires: HP: Tracy Roles, 1B: Mike Thomas, 2B: Dwayne Finley, 3B: Shannon Bunger, LF: Cory Spangler, RF: Eric JohansenNotes: 44 minute lightning delay in the bottom of the 6thBoxscore
See also
Notes
^ Bracket was adjusted after Game 12 to match teams in the losers' bracket who have not faced each other.
^ Game was suspended due to weather on Saturday with two out in the bottom of the 4th and was resumed at 1:00 pm the next day.[ 7]
References
^ a b Grosbach, Alan (May 8, 2015). "2015 Baseball Opening Round Brackets Announced" . NAIA . Retrieved June 5, 2024 .
^ "2015 NAIA Baseball Opening Round Host Sites Announced" . NAIA . April 15, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2024 .
^ "2015BSB_PressBook_Web.pdf" (PDF) . 2015 NAIA World Series . Archived from the original (PDF) on May 25, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2024 .
^ "2015 Baseball Opening Round Schedule & Results" . NAIA . Retrieved June 5, 2024 .
^ "2015BSB_FinalSiteBracket.pdf" (PDF) . NAIA . Retrieved June 6, 2024 .
^ "2015 NAIA World Series" . DakStats . Retrieved June 6, 2024 .
^ "Weather Postpones Completion of Oklahoma Baptist-Concordia World Series Game" . May 24, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2024 .