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L-C State seeded
sixth for
NAIA World Series
in Lewiston
The NAIA has announced the seeds and official bracket for the 2018 NAIA Baseball World Series, hosted by Lewis-Clark State. The 62nd event takes place May 25-June 1 at Harris Field in Lewiston.
The World Series is a 10-team, double-elimination tournament with the winner being crowned either May 31 or June 1 depending on if the eventual national champion drops one of its earlier round games.
Seeds were determined by the NAIA Baseball National Selection Committee (NSC). The NSC consists of one representative from each geographic area, a representative from the National Administrative Council (NAC) Postseason Selection and Ratings Committee, the president of the NAIA-Baseball Coaches Association and three at-large members. The committee evaluated teams throughout the year on various criteria.
Game one pits No. 8 Antelope Valley (Calif.) against No. 9 Reinhardt (Ga.) on Saturday, May 25 at 8:30 a.m. PDT. The winner of that contest advances to play No. 1 Faulkner (Ala.) at 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 26.
No. 4 Oklahoma City takes on No. 5 Southeastern (Fla.) at 11:30 a.m. in the second game of day one, while No. 7 Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) and No. 10 University of Northwestern Ohio square off in game three. The victor between Freed-Hardeman and UNOH will face No. 2 Georgia Gwinnett at 6:30 p.m. on day two.
The day-one nightcap features No. 3 St. Thomas (Fla.) and No. 6 Lewis-Clark State. This game follows the event’s opening ceremonies at approximately 7 p.m.
NAIANetwork.com, the NAIA’s official video-streaming platform of NAIA national championship events powered by Stretch Internet, will be broadcasting all 19 games of the 2018 World Series. The All-World Series package can be purchased for $34.95 or the day package for $14.95. Game 16 – 19 will also be delivered on ESPN3.
Schedule: naiaworldseries.com
Ticket information: (208) 792-2471
Gamboa is latest EWU
addition to CFL
With rookie training camps underway in the Canadian Football League, former Eastern Washington University cornerback Victor Gamboa is among the nine Eagles on CFL rosters entering the 2018 season. He becomes the 87th EWU player to have either signed free agent contracts or have been drafted by National Football League or Canadian Football League teams since EWU moved to the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision in 1984.
He recently signed a free agent contract with the Ottawa Redblacks after playing for the Eagles from 2014-17. Training camps begin May 20 for veterans, with preseason games beginning on May 27. Following the roster cut-down date of June 9, the CFL regular season begins on June 14.
The CFL Most Outstanding Player in 2016, quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell, headlines the list of former Eagles in the CFL. The others are quarterbacks Matt Nichols and Vernon Adams Jr., linebacker J.C. Sherritt, defensive backs T.J. Lee III and Tevin McDonald, and a pair of relative newcomers to the CFL, wide receiver Shaq Hill and offensive lineman Cassidy Curtis.
Players currently in the NFL include Cooper Kupp (wide receiver), Samson Ebukam (outside linebacker) and Aaron Neary (offensive lineman) with the Los Angeles Rams, as well as wide receiver Kendrick Bourne with the San Francisco 49ers, running back Taiwan Jones with the Buffalo Bills, offensive lineman Jake Rogers with the Pittsburgh Steelers and rookie Albert Havili with the Los Angeles Chargers.