Taylor and Spring Arbor will represent the MCC this year at the NAIA National Championship.
This year's field of 46 teams is comprised of 14 at-larges and 32 automatic qualifiers. Brackets and seedings will be announced at 6 p.m. CST this evening (May 8).
Lewis-Clark State won its 16th title last year. Warrior catcher Brian Ward was named Tournament Most Valuable Player and is back this season to help Lewis-Clark defend their title.
Belhaven (Miss.), Bellevue (Neb.), Brescia (Ky.), British Columbia, Campbellsville (Ky.), Dakota Wesleyan (S.D), Embry-Riddle (Fla.), Houston-Victoria (Tex.), Indiana Tech, Jamestown (N.D.), Kansas Wesleyan, Lindenwood (Mo.), Lubbock Christian (Tex.), Malone (Ohio), McKendree (Ill.), Northwood (Tex.), Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.), Southern Polytechnic State (Ga.), Taylor (Ind.), Tennessee Wesleyan, Union (Tenn.) and William Penn (Iowa) all received an automatic bid after winning their respective conference/independent/unaffiliated tournaments.
Berry (Ga.), Nebraska Wesleyan, Oklahoma City, Purdue-North Central (Ind.), St. Xavier (Ill.), Texas Wesleyan, The Masters (Calif.), Union (Ky.) and William Jewell (Mo.) earned an automatic bid based on their conference qualification plan.
Auburn Montgomery (Ala.), Azusa Pacific (Calif.), Biola (Calif.), Cumberland (Tenn.), Fresno Pacific (Calif.), Lee (Tenn.), LSU-Shreveport (La.), Madonna (Mich.), Savannah College of Art & Design (Ga.), Southern Nazarene (Okla.), Spring Arbor (Mich.), Warner (Fla.), Wayland Baptist (Tex.), and William Carey (Miss.) all received an at-large bid.
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) received an automatic bid as the host school.
Team Qualifiers (Listed Alphabetically)
Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) | At-Large #14 |
Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | At-Large #13 |
Belhaven (Miss.) | Gulf Coast Athletic Champion |
Bellevue (Neb.) | Midlands Collegiate Athletic Champion |
Berry (Ga.) | Southern State Athletic Regular Season Champion |
Biola (Calif.) | At-Large #6 |
Brescia (Ky.) | Unaffiliated #2 Champion |
British Columbia | Unaffiliated #1 Champion |
Campbellsville (Ky.) | Mid-South Champion |
Cumberland (Tenn.) | At-Large #12 |
Dakota Wesleyan (S.D) | Great Plains Athletic Champion |
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) | The Sun Champion |
Fresno Pacific (Calif.) | At-Large #2 |
Houston-Victoria (Tex.) | Association of Independent Institutions Champion |
Indiana Tech | Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Champion |
Jamestown (N.D.) | Dakota Athletic Champion |
Kansas Wesleyan | Kansas Collegiate Athletic Champion |
Lee (Tenn.) | At-Large #1 |
Lewis-Clark State | Host berth |
Lindenwood (Mo.) | Heart of America Athletic Champion |
LSU-Shreveport (La.) | At-Large #5 |
Lubbock Christian (Tex.) | Sooner Athletic Champion |
Madonna (Mich.) | At-Large #3 |
Malone (Ohio) | American Mideast Champion |
McKendree (Ill.) | American Midwest Champion |
Nebraska Wesleyan | Great Plains Athletic Regular Season Champion |
Northwood (Tex.) | Red River Athletic Champion |
Oklahoma City | Sooner Athletic Runner-Up |
Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) | Golden State Athletic Champion |
Purdue-North Central (Ind.) | Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Runner-Up |
Savannah College of Art & Design (Ga.) | At-Large #9 |
Southern Nazarene (Okla.) | At-Large #8 |
Southern Polytechnic State (Ga.) | Southern States Athletic Champion |
Spring Arbor (Mich.) | At-Large #11 |
St. Xavier (Ill.) | Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Regular Season Champion |
Taylor (Ind.) | Mid-Central College Champion |
Tennessee Wesleyan | Appalachian Athletic Champion |
Texas Wesleyan | Red River Athletic Runner-Up |
The Masters (Calif.) | Golden State Athletic Runner-Up |
Union (Ky.) | Appalachian Athletic Runner-Up |
Union (Tenn.) | TranSouth Athletic Champion |
Warner (Fla.) | At-Large #10 |
Wayland Baptist (Tex.) | At-Large #4 |
William Carey (Miss.) | At-Large #7 |
William Jewell (Mo.) | Heart of America Athletic Runner-Up |
William Penn (Iowa) | Midwest Collegiate Champion |
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