NCBA DI World Series Game 7 – For the second straight game, James Madison steals a victory in extra-inning Baseball, coming back from a 4-run deficit late in the game and driving in the winning run on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th inning to defeat Western Washington 6 – 5.

NCBA DI World Series Game 5 – #3 Iowa eliminates #2 Illinois from the tournament after battling back from behind in the closing innings to win by a final score of 9-7.

NCBA DI World Series Game 4 – #4 Penn State exploded out of the gate offensively, batting around the lineup in the 1st inning. Their scoring was highlighted by a 1st inning Grand Slam by first baseman Austin Thomas. Senior Kyle Gilbert was unbeatable on the mound as he threw a complete-game shutout, allowing only 2 hits to the #5 Cal Bears.

The gusting winds of Tampa pretty much eliminated all right handed hitters from contention as Max Hegedus (Pitt) was able to outlast an impressive Zach Cutter (JMU) in the 3rd Sudden Death Swing off round to take home his 3rd consecutive DeMarini Longball Challenge Title.

NCBA DI World Series Game 3 – Four late runs aren’t enough as top-seeded Texas A&M handles #8 Florida 12-5.

NCBA DI World Series Game 2 – After exploding with 9 runs in the top of the 8th inning, #7 Western Washington cruised to a 14-6 victory over #2 Illinois.

NCBA DI World Series Game 1 – The tone for the competitive nature of the tournament was set in the opening game with some bonus baseball as James Madison needed 10 innings to defeat Iowa 12-10.

Tune in at 3:01 pm EST for a special Suite 301 episode from the University of Tampa Baseball Stadium in Tampa, Florida!  Here is a link to the broadcast.

The NCBA and DeMarini are pleased to announce the battery for the 2013 DeMarini Longball Challenge.  Will one of these sluggers step up and dethrone back to back defending champion Max Hegedus from Pitt?  Tune in Sat May 25th at 7:30pm to find out.  Click to View