Baseball Headed To Shawnee, Okla. For Opening Round Tournament
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially announced the seeds and brackets for the 2015 NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round. The Sterling College Warriors will be headed to Shawnee, Okla. for the opening round on the campus of Oklahoma Baptist University. The tournament is scheduled to take place from May 12-15.
The five teams in the Shawnee bracket included: #1 seed Oklahoma Baptist University (Host), #2 seed LSU-Shreveport, #3 seed Sterling College, #4 seed Briar Cliff, and #5 seed Mid-America Nazarene University.
Sterling's first game will be against LSU Shreveport on Tuesday May 12 at 2:30 pm. Tickets are available for purchase at the gate on the day of the event, or can be ordered online at OBUBison.com. Print-at-home and e-ticket delivery options are available for tickets purchased online.
Ticket Prices:
Single-Session Adult: $10.00
Single-Session Child (Ages 18 and under): $5.00
Live video of each contest will be provided at www.obubisonlive.com. The cost is $5 per game.
NAIA Championship Opening Round • Shawnee Bracket • Bison Field at Ford Park
Tuesday, May 12
Game 1: 4) Briar Cliff vs. 5) MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.), 11 a.m.
Game 2: 2) LSU Shreveport (La.) vs. 3) Sterling College (Kan.), 2:30 p.m.
Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. 1) Oklahoma Baptist University, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, May 13
Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 11 a.m.
Game 5: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3, 2:30 p.m.
Game 6: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3, 6 p.m.
Thursday, May 14
Game 7: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 5, 11 a.m.
Game 8: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 7, 2:30 p.m., championship
Friday, May 15
Game 9: If necessary, noon
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