NCAA DII The 2024 NCAA DII championship game came down to the top two teams from the preseason batting it out. Angelo State, the 2023 winners, powered through the postseason after an uneven regular season for the opportunity to take home the trophy once again. Tampa, the holders of eight national championships headed into the finale,…

NCAA DII  Rk School State Record Lst Week Prev Rk 1 Tampa Spartans FL 43-7 1-2 1 2 Central Missouri Mules MO 47-8 2-2 2 3 UNC Pembroke Braves NC 42-12 1-0 3 4 Point Loma Sea Lions CA 40-10-1 4-1 4 5 North Greenville Crusaders SC 41-12 0-0 5 6 Missouri Southern St. Lions…

There’s an old maxim which states, “It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish.” It’s appropriate for a number of situations in life, with baseball absolutely being one of them. Every year there are teams who start slow and get exponentially better as the season progresses, and this year is not an exception. Along…

The debate between pitching or hitting has been a long standing dispute as to which is more important in winning baseball games. There are numerous narrative examples which are cited by proponents of each side; however they rarely, if ever, convince anyone who’s already settled on one side of the fence.  Baseball historian and mathematician…

Rk School State Record Lst Week Prev Rk 1 Tampa Spartans FL 37-4 3-0 1 2 Central Missouri Mules MO 40-5 4-0 2 3 North Greenville Crusaders SC 36-10 3-1 3 4 Point Loma Sea Lions CA 33-8-1 4-0 4 5 UNC Pembroke Braves NC 34-12 3-1 6 6 Young Harris Mountain Lions GA 36-9…

While there was a lot of action across the country last week, the big news out of the small school divisions occurred in the NAIA. While the Concordia Bulldogs went 1-3 on the week to slip in the rankings, one of their players ascended in the all-time record books. Joey Grabanski hit a pair of…