Whitworth advances to D-III World Series

McMINNVILLE, Ore. - Joshua Davis went 2 for 2 with three runs scored as the Whitworth Pirates defeated 15th-ranked Trinity (Texas) 9-2 in the championship game of the McMinnville Regional on Saturday to advance to their first NCAA Division III World Series in school history.

Whitworth beat Trinity 12-0 earlier Saturday to force a second title game.

Whitworth's only national championship came in baseball when the Pirates won the 1960 NAIA World Series.

Erik Nikssarian, a freshman from Sandpoint High, was named to the all-region team after going 2 for 5 with a run scored in the title game for Whitworth (30-14-1), which opens the tournament on Friday.