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Posted by Rich Tortorelli - Sun, May 4, 2008 - [ Baseball ] - Viewed 350 times
Lubbock Christian's Will Stramp
Lubbock Christian's Will Stramp

OKLAHOMA CITY – The NAIA Region VI baseball championships happen starting Tuesday at Jim Wade Stadium on the campus of Oklahoma City University.

Top-ranked Lubbock Christian, fourth-ranked Oklahoma City, No. 12 Wayland Baptist and No. 18 Texas Wesleyan are among the teams vying for the regional title and the right to play in the NAIA Mid-South Super Regional. Sooner Athletic Conference tournament finalist Oklahoma Baptist and Red River Athletic Conference tournament champion Northwood (Texas) round out the field.

Sooner Athletic Conference regular-season and tournament champ Lubbock Christian (50-2) will be led by SAC coach of the year Nathan Blackwood. Junior third baseman Will Stramp has hit .420 with 21 home runs and 74 RBIs, while all-SAC junior pitcher Gary Poynter has gone 13-1 with a 2.72 earned run average for the Chaparrals. Lubbock Christian meets Northwood at 11 a.m. Tuesday.

OCU (49-10) will be led by all-SAC junior third baseman Brent Weaver, who has a .439 average, 23 homers and 81 RBIs, and senior first baseman David Dennis, who has hit .399 with 24 homers and 94 RBIs. Junior all-conference left-hander David Odquist leads the Stars pitching staff with 10 wins to go with 92 strikeouts. OCU takes on Texas Wesleyan at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Wayland Baptist (43-14-1) boasts of junior all-SAC outfielder-pitcher Todd Jeffress, who has nine home runs and 36 RBIs as a hitter and an 11-4 record and 3.10 ERA as a hurler. Wayland Baptist faces Oklahoma Baptist at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Texas Wesleyan (40-14) will be led by all-Red River junior shortstop Butch Ballez, who has hit .430 with nine homers and 59 RBIs.

Oklahoma Baptist (43-14) has SAC player of the year Justin Collazo as its ring leader. Collazo, a junior first baseman, has hit .433 with 22 homers and 100 RBIs.

Red River tournament champ Northwood (26-23) is led by senior outfielder Justin Parks, who has hit .363 with nine homers and 53 RBIs.

The title game will be 1 p.m. Friday at Jim Wade Stadium. An if-necessary game would be following that game.

The Region VI champion will meet the Region V champ in the Mid-South Super Regional on May 15-17. The Mid-South Super Regional will be at the home field of the Region VI champ. The winner of the best-two-out-of-three series super regional will advance to the NAIA World Series on May 23-30 in Lewiston, Idaho. 

NAIA Region VI Baseball Championships
At Oklahoma City
Jim Wade Stadium
Tuesday's Games
Game 1: Lubbock Christian vs. Northwood (Texas), 11 a.m.
Game 2: Oklahoma City vs. Texas Wesleyan, 2:30 p.m.
Game 3: Oklahoma Baptist vs. Wayland Baptist, 6 p.m.
Wednesday's Games
Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 11 a.m.
Game 5: Winner Game 1 vs. Loser Game 3, 2:30 p.m.
Game 6: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3, 6 p.m.
Thursday's Games
Game 7: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 11 a.m.
Game 8: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 6, 2:30 p.m.
Game 9: Winner Game 8 vs. Loser Game 7, 6 p.m.
Friday's Games
Game 10: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9, 1 p.m., championship
Game 11: Winner Game 10 vs. Loser Game 10, 4:30 p.m., if necessary 
SAC Scoreboard
Yesterday
Baseball
Missouri Baptist College at 7
Oklahoma City 10
NAIA Mid-South Super Regional at Jim Wade Stadium
Softball
Warner Southern vs 0
Saint Gregory's 4
NAIA National Tournament
Oklahoma City vs 2
Simon Fraser University 3
NAIA Championships - May 16-21
Lubbock Christian vs 5
Friends University 3
NAIA Championships - Pool D
Saint Gregory's vs 1
Dana College 0
NAIA National Tournament
Oklahoma City vs 9
Walsh University 1
NAIA Championships in Decatur, Ala.
Lubbock Christian vs 6
College of Idaho 1
NAIA Tournament
Women's Tennis
Oklahoma Christian vs  
TBA  
NAIA National Tournament- Mobile, Alabama
Men's Tennis
Oklahoma Christian vs  
TBA  
NAIA National Tournament- Mobile, Alabama
Men's Golf
Oklahoma City at 3rd of 28
NAIA Championships at Indiana National Golf Club in Plymouth, Ind.
Today
Softball
Saint Gregory's vs 3
Point Loma Nazarene University 2
NAIA National Tournament
Oklahoma City vs 7
University of Mobile 4
NAIA Championships in Decatur, Ala.
Lubbock Christian vs (10) 7
Trevecca Nazarene University 4
NAIA Championship Tournament - Pool D
Saint Gregory's vs 2
William Carey College 0
NAIA National Tournament
Oklahoma City vs 2
Columbia College 4
NAIA Championships in Decatur, Ala.
Women's Tennis
Oklahoma Christian vs  
TBA  
NAIA National Tournament- Mobile, Alabama
Men's Tennis
Oklahoma Christian vs  
TBA  
NAIA National Tournament- Mobile, Alabama