By: Jordan A

First of all, Ryan Ramsey from the D1 University of Maryland threw a PERFECT GAME with 10 Ks. However, that’s not even the only perfect game in college baseball for the month of April. Luke Tupy out of D2 St. Cloud State threw a perfect game, then threw a no hitter in his next outing. Between Tupy’s outings, his teammate Trevor Koenig also decided to throw a no hitter.

NAIA END OF SEASON

The regular season is wrapping up for the NAIA which means it’s just about time for conference tournaments to start up. In the NAIA, conferences with 10+ teams get 2 automatic berths to the Opening Round, while conferences with under 10 teams get 1 automatic berth.

*=Team has already qualified for Opening Round

American Midwest Conference – 1 automatic berth

1. Lyon 31-18 (15-4 AMC)
2. Columbia 35-9 (15-5 AMC)
3. Missouri Baptist 21-20 (14-7 AMC)

Appalachian Athletic Conference – 2 automatic berths

1. 2 Tennessee Wesleyan 47-5 (27-3 AAC)
2. 23 Reinhardt 33-19 (21-9 AAC)
3. Point 25-20 (20-10 AAC)

California Pacific Conference – 2 automatic berths

1. *Antelope Valley 33-11 (20-6 CALPAC)
2. Saint Katherine 29-18 (17-9 CALPAC)
3. Benedictine Mesa 30-23 (17-9 CALPAC)

Cascade Conference – 2 automatic berths

1. 5 Lewis-Clark State 45-4 (16-3 CCC)
2. College of Idaho 27-25 (14-10 CCC)
3. British Columbia 23-22 (10-9 CCC)

Chicagoland Conference – 2 automatic berths

1. *Olivet Nazarene 32-15 (25-3 CCAC)
2. Saint Xavier 39-10-1 (22-5-1 CCAC)
3. St. Ambrose 30-11 (21-7 CCAC)

Crossroads League – 1 automatic berth

1. *Mt. Vernon Nazarene 33-14 (26-8 Cross.)
2. 24 Taylor 34-16 (24-10 Cross.)
3. Indiana Wesleyan 29-20 (22-12 Cross.)

Golden State Athletic Conference – 1 automatic berth

1. 15 Hope International 37-13 (24-8 GSAC)
2. 6 Westmont 40-9 (24-8 GSAC)
3. 9 Vanguard 42-11 (23-9 GSAC)

Great Plains Athletic Conference – 2 automatic berths

1. *Doane 33-10 (22-4 GPAC)
2. Concordia 31-14-1 (20-8 GPAC)
3. Mount Marty 34-13 (18-8 GPAC)

Heart of America Athletic Conference – 2 automatic berths

North

1. Clarke 33-14 (19-10 HOA)
2. Peru State 21-27 (18-10 HOA)

South

1. MidAmerica Nazarene 31-14 (24-6 HOA)
2. 12 Central Methodist 36-12 (21-9 HOA)

Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference – 2 automatic berths

1. *13 Ottawa 41-6 (29-4 KCAC)
2. 17 McPherson 38-10 (27-6 KCAC)
3. 22 Tabor 34-15-1 (22-11 KCAC)

Mid-South Conference – 2 automatic berths

1. 20 Freed-Hardeman 34-13 (19-5 MSC)
2. Cumberlands 40-13 (20-6 MSC)
3. Thomas More 29-14 (15-7 MSC)

North Star Athletic Association – 1 automatic berth

1. 7 Bellevue 41-10 (25-2 NSAA)
2. Dakota State 29-16 (15-9 NSAA)
3. Dickinson State 18-22 (11-9 NSAA)

Red River Athletic Conference – 2 automatic berths

1. *3 LSU Shreveport 47-3 (31-2 RRAC)
2. LSU Alexandria 29-14 (25-8 RRAC)
3. Louisiana Christian 30-15 (22-11 RRAC)

River States Conference – 1 automatic berth

1. 18 IU Southeast 35-13 (20-4 RSC)
2. Point Park 34-12 (18-6 RSC)
3. IU Kokomo 26-19 (16-7 RSC)

Sooner Athletic Conference – 1 automatic berth

1. 4 Oklahoma City 43-4 (22-2 SAC)
2. 10 Science & Arts 32-12 (17-7 SAC)
3. Southwestern A.G. 33-12 (16-8 SAC)

Southern States Athletic Conference – 1 automatic berth

1. Faulkner 31-14 (20-4 SSAC)
2. William Carey 33-14 (16-8 SSAC)
3. Loyola 31-20 (16-8 SSAC)

The Sun Conference – 1 automatic berth

1. 1 Southeastern 47-3 (22-2 SUN)
2. 8 St. Thomas 35-14 (14-9 SUN)
3. 19 Keiser 31-17 (12-9 SUN)
4. 16 Warner 39-14 (13-10 SUN)
5. 25 Webber Int’l 37-17 (12-12 SUN)

Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference – 2 automatic berths

1. *UNOH 32-11 (19-3 WHAC)
2. Lawrence Tech 25-18 (15-6 WHAC)
3. Madonna 23-9 (15-7 WHAC)

With the 50 available spots in the NAIA Opening Round, 7 of them have been secured thus far. Looking forward to conference tournaments to see teams compete for the other 43 spots to keep their season and national championship hopes alive.

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