Jimmie Baseball No. 5 Seed, NAIA Baseball Tourney

Jamestown (uj.edu) The University of Jamestown baseball team will be heading to Santa Barbara, Calif., for the 2019 NAIA Baseball Opening Round. 

The Jimmies are the fifth seed in the bracket and will face No. 4 seed Arizona Christian in game one on Monday, May 13, at 9:00 a.m. PDT. The second game of the day has No. 2 Westmont (Calif.) against No. 3 Antelope Valley (Calif.) at 12:30 p.m., with top seed Science & Arts (Okla.) taking on the game one winner at 4:00 p.m.

The nine opening round champions join Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) at the 63rd annual Avista-NAIA Baseball World Series in Lewiston, Idaho, May 24 – 31. For more information on the World Series, click here.

The field consists of 32 automatic qualifiers – given to conference regular-season champions, tournament champions or tournament runners-up – and 13 at-large teams. Conferences with 10-or-more members receive two automatic qualifiers, while leagues with less than 10 get one.

At-large teams 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, the president of the NAIA-Baseball Coaches Association and three at-large members. The committee evaluated teams throughout the year on various criteria.

For more information on NAIA Baseball, click here.

Santa Barbara Bracket
May 13-16 | Santa Barbara, Calif. | Hosted by Westmont (Calif.)
Tournament Host Website|DakStats Tournament Website

1. Science & Arts (Okla.)
2. Westmont (Calif.)
3. Antelope Valley (Calif.)
4. Arizona Christian
5. Jamestown (N.D.)