Into the path of every championship team, some adversity must appear. For the 2017 Lewis-Clark State baseball team, its most persistent foe was the weather.Snow and… Read more
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Saturday, June 03, 2017
The idea was to keep Faulkner's high-powered offense guessing. To make sure the Eagles stayed on the tip of their talons. To throw these birds of…
So here they were again, the Warriors and Eagles duking it out in the national title game. And once again, Faulkner mounted a gritty rally in…
Having topped the 2017 Warrior lineup in hits, RBI, doubles and home runs, J.J. Robinson entered the NAIA World Series title game with little lacking in…
The Eagles encircled their coach - forming a group hug around Patrick McCarthy as he delivered a simple message: Jewelry doesn't define you."The feeling of…
Those who attended Friday's Avista NAIA World Series title game, and came equipped with a pair of binoculars, may have spotted the white script on the…
Friday, June 02, 2017
A three-run lead in this tournament - and in this rivalry, for that matter - is far too small to simply cling to. But that's what Lewis-Clark State tried to do Thursday night.
The recipe for Faulkner's success this season? It's simple."We just never give up," said L.D. Coney, whose squad from Montgomery, Ala., surely didn't as the Eagles…
The facial expressions of the Warrior faithful said it all Thursday night.Many gazed toward right field in stunned silence as the scoreboard flashed the final score…
If it wasn't for gravity, Faulkner starting pitcher Israel Fuentes would probably be somewhere in orbit by now.And that was before the Eagles' dramatic 6-5 comeback…
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With at least 20 hours to scope out the third installment of this their budding rivalry in the 2017 Avista NAIA World Series, Lewis-Clark State's Jeremiah…
GAME 17If the rising tide of momentum kicked up by Lewis-Clark State in the national tournament was going to be stopped, these seemed like the right… Read more
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Thursday, June 01, 2017
Game 16Oklahoma City's errors came at a price Tuesday afternoon at the Avista NAIA World Series. Or rather, they came at a Price.Faulkner center fielder John…
Write it down: "We are back," Oklahoma City coach Denney Crabaugh said before hammering home his message. "Oklahoma City baseball is back."And while the Stars finished…
series notesWhen The Master's lost 16-5 to Oklahoma City in the Avista NAIA World Series on Tuesday, it was the final time the Mustangs' Michael Sexton…
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Matt Fish's first-ever appearance in the national tournament looked like a fleeting thing when Faulkner batted around on him in the second inning and his pitch
The home crowd of 2,450 may have been on the fringe of a Matt Fish-induced heart attack when Lewis-Clark State's starting pitcher loaded the bases for…
With the mercury rising and temperatures soaring well north of 90 degrees, the Oklahoma City Stars had no intention of wilting in their first win-or-go-home…
While Oklahoma City's offense rightfully takes center stage, there's another facet to the Stars that nobody talks much about: their pitching.Exhibit A: Roberto Delgado.He kept The…
Game 13The best things often come in threes, whether it be musketeers, stooges or home runs.Missouri Baptist realized this the hard way when William Carey's Tyler…
Joe Lytle had baseball aspirations as a child, but not the kind you might imagine.He didn't take practice
GAME 12After five innings, old rivals Lewis-Clark State and Oklahoma City had combined for 15 runs and 24 hits - the sort of offensive donnybrook these… Read more
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Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Game 11With the summer sun beating down and temperatures nearing 90 degrees, fans at the Avista NAIA World Series might have expected to see a lackluster,…
Game 10Jonah Jarrard had an apt analogy to describe the circumstance facing his Master's ballclub before Monday's loser-out contest against Keiser."It's just like hitting with two…
Game 9Many of the Crusaders stood craning their necks like a pack of ostriches, pecking into their phones to share the good news. They were still…
game 10 notesThough three games of the Avista NAIA World Series, Jonah Jarrard has been one of the chief contributors for The Master's of California, shelling…
Each of the 10 teams at this year's Avista NAIA World Series presumably had some sort of run-in with adversity during their march to the national… Read more
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Monday, May 29, 2017
Throughout the Harris Field stands, you'll see it occasionally during the NAIA World Series: a local wearing a Faulkner hat or jersey - these fans, in…
He has won two national titles and finished runner-up twice. He has spent countless hours maintaining and grooming Harris Field. He has helped sell enough firewood…
> Faulkner *****
No team in the tournament got off to a hotter start than the second-seeded Eagles, who recorded 12 hits through the first five innings of their opener against The Master’s. Israel Fuentes and Tyler Tungate still have yet to throw for Faulkner, giving the program several dominant options when it comes to a starting pitcher.
Game 8William Carey's collapse was perhaps articulated best by a radio commentator in the Harris Field press booth during the late innings of Saturday's nightcap."You can't… Read more
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Sunday, May 28, 2017
Game 7 The Faulkner baseball team may have received a bye in the first round of the Avista NAIA World Series, but Paolo Montezuma immediately went to…
For the record, Nick Vichio's grades weren't at all the issue with his eligibility at Saint Louis University - he was doing well in school."But something…
SERIES NOTESIt took until the eighth game of this year's Avista NAIA World Series for a pitcher to fire a complete game, with Oklahoma City's Matt…
GAME 6After their first-ever game in the Avista NAIA World Series went array the night before, the Keiser Seahawks needed some meaty swings and some inning-eating…
GAME 5At the conclusion of Game 5 of the Avista NAIA World Series, Science and Arts coach Mike Ross sat down on the bench and exhaled.…
Saturday, May 27, 2017
Whatever the Lewis-Clark State baseball team did during its 26-day layoff must have worked.Following the longest stretch of idle time prior to the Avista NAIA World…
Game 3Because they play their home games in a pitcher's park, the William Carey Crusaders generally get things done on offense with precision rather than power.It's…
Game 2Oklahoma Wesleyan entered the Avista NAIA World Series with arguably the best offense in the country, but the bats went cold Friday afternoon.Michael Syrett took…
The sport of baseball is notorious for its downtime - and while there's a seventh-inning stretch for the fans, for players in the dugout there's a…
Series notestribune staff reportWilliam Carey's Larson Barkurn got a three-pronged tip from his grandfather before traveling to the Avista NAIA World Series this week."He said, 'Just…
game 1Jason Karkenny's senior season appeared to be over. A bone spur on his throwing arm was giving him fits, and a cortisone shot failed to
The first time Gary Picone stepped foot on the Lewis-Clark State College campus, the whole situation was a hastily arranged thing.It was 1972. Picone was a… Read more
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Friday, May 26, 2017
series notestribuneHarris Field's new videoboard will be used to show replays during the Avista NAIA World Series, but on a judicious basis.The replays will be culled…
Matt Janes was trapped 30,000 feet above ground and in a world of pain.The Southwest airplane transporting his Master's baseball team from Georgia to California had…
There are sure to be thrilling moments and crazy plot twists over the next week at Harris Field, but is there any way of topping last…
After nearly 30 years at the helm of the Oklahoma City Stars and 12 previous Avista NAIA World Series appearances, OCU coach Denney Crabaugh has learned…
Missouri Baptist coach Eddie Uschold believes his St. Louis-based program is as good as anyone's in the Show-Me State.It's shown an average of 40 wins over…
The last time William Carey booked a spot in the NAIA World Series, the Crusaders did so under the direction of a coach named John Stephenson.Just…
No objective observer would question the talent of the 2017 Lewis-Clark State baseball team. It's a crew made up of key holdovers from last year's title-winning…
Resiliency is not just a mindset for the Keiser baseball program, it's a way of survival.After losing a trio of impact performers, including home run leader…
When the season began, Science and Arts coach Mike Ross expected to face a rebuilding year for his baseball program.Instead, the Drovers pieced together an impressive…
There's a reason Faulkner's baseball team has been watching movies like "Dumb and Dumber" lately.To stay loose.That's the key to doing well at the Avista NAIA…
Two years ago, while working as recruiting coordinator for Cypress College, Erich Pfohl spotted an online job listing for a head coach of the newly formed…
Just a little over a week ago, Oklahoma Wesleyan coach Matt Parker tried to remind his team of something.Whether you win or lose a college baseball…
Their coach is a native of Meridian, Idaho, and has extended family in the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley region. One of their outfielders calls Coeur d'Alene home. Their…
LEWISTON — Whatever the Lewis-Clark State baseball team did during its 26-day layoff must have worked.
