Typically it’s not a difficult decision to select the top preseason team in the nation. Every year there seems to be at least one club that stands above the rest. Last season selecting the Tampa Spartans as the preseason No. 1 was an absolute piece of cake. They were coming back from a record-breaking season,…
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2016 NAIA Baseball Preview
While home runs, strikeouts and diving catches capture the headlines, it’s often the little things that make a difference in a ballgame. A hit-by-pitch, poorly played hop, errant toss or missed cut-off can be just as meaningful as a grand slam. The 2015 season proved that a single miscue can reshape an entire game. It…
2015 NAIA Baseball Preview
It would be easily to anoint Cumberland as the preseason favorite to capture the NAIA title once again in 2015. The Bulldogs have a Hall of Fame head coach, are the reigning national champions and have already captured the crown three times in school history, including twice in the last four years. Last year’s CU…
2015 NCAA Division III Preview
There’s a lot of excitement around Emory’s Chapell Park heading into the 2015 season, and for good reason. Last year the Eagles finished with a 38-13 record, their third-most victories in a season, and played their way to a second place finish at the NCAA D-III Baseball Championship. Their path to Appleton, Wis. included an…
2015 NCAA Division II Preview
Tampa rolled through the regular season last year, compiling an inconceivable 51-2 record en route to the D-II Championships and an opportunity for back-to-back national titles. While in Cary the Spartans eliminated a pair of teams, but they were also handed two one-run losses to have their record-breaking season end short of their seventh national…