03/12/2026 - Jim's (SECLMW) Baseball notes

03/12/2026 - Jim's (SECLMW) Baseball notes

Unofficial, Uneditted and replete with errors of commission and omission

also posted at: http://baseballlmw.blogspot.com/

and http://albdistrict2mi.blogspot.com/ (American Legion Baseball)

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Below -

* News Items - NJCAA awards, Small College watch list

* Scores - NJCAA, NAIA, NCAA I - II - III - some with notes

* Calendar - March / May

News -

#NJCAA weekly baseball awards (02/26-03/03) - https://www.njcaa.org/general/2025-26/POTW/index

*DI PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Foster Whisman, Pellissippi State (TN)

*DI PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Danny Wideman, Butler (KS)

*DII PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Trevor Hodges, Jones (MS)

*DII PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ryan Senecal, Palm Beach State (FL)

*DIII PITCHER OF THE WEEK: Sebastian Palma, Dallas-Eastfield (TX)

*DIII PLAYER OF THE WEEK: JT Posten, Dallas Richland (TX)

#D3Baseball: https://www.d3baseball.com/

*Belhaven drops out of undefeated (03/11) - https://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2026/03/recap-March-11 includes: Marietta (OAC); Case Western Reserve (UAA); Heidelberg (OAC);

#Small College Baseball Player of the Year - https://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2026/02/scbpoty

image from “X” - https://x.com/SCBPOTY/status/2031831470466105411/photo/1

(NAIA, NJCAA, NCAA/II, NCAA/III)

Some of the players listed on the March “watchlist” include:

Brody Fine, Taylor / Crossroads (McCutcheon HS/IN / Purdue University Fort Wayne);

Evan Morrison, Grand Valley State / GLIAC (Mitchell/ONT / U-Waterloo / McPherson College);

Ryan Kramer, Wooster / NCAC (Latin School of Chicago/IL);

Erik Sundgren, Denison / NCAC (North Allegheny HS/PA);

Zach Kucharczyk, Kellogg CC / MCCAA (Battle Creek Lakeview HS/MI);

https://x.com/SCBPOTY/status/2031831470466105411/photo/1

#D2Baseball: https://www.diviibaseball.com/

#D1Baseball: https://d1baseball.com/ (may require subscription to read) -

#Michigan American Legion 2026 registration materials available at -

*Michigan American Legion Baseball (ALB) - https://michiganlegion.org/baseball/

Upcoming Camps, Dining & Social events - see “calendar below for links -

March 4-17 - 2026 World Baseball Classic - https://www.mlb.com/world-baseball-classic

March 16 - IHSAA (Indiana) baseball legal practice begins

March 18 - MHSAA competition (games) begins - some scheduled games in “my area” (home team first) -

Ann Arbor Skyline vs. Ann Arbor Greenhills, 4:30 PM

Battle Creek Central vs. Jackson, 4:00 PM

Brighton vs. Ann Arbor Huron, 4:00 PM

Kalamazoo Loy Norrix vs. Battle Creek Harper Creek, 4:00 PM

Lincoln Park vs. Allen Park Cabrini, 4:00 PM

Monroe St Mary Catholic Central vs. Riverview Gabriel Richard, 4:00 PM

New Boston Huron vs. Wyandotte Roosevelt, 4:30 PM

Sturgis vs. Marshall, 4:00 PM

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March 27 - OHSAA competition (games) begins

March 30 - IHSAA (Indiana) competition (games) begins

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*Scores -

#NJCAA Baseball -

*NJCAA/II (DII) - https://www.njcaa.org/sports/bsb/index

*NJCAA Region XII schedule - https://region12.prestosports.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/schedule

*NJCAA DI Leader Board - https://njcaastats.prestosports.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/div1/leaders

*NJCAA DII Leader Board - https://njcaastats.prestosports.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/div2/leaders

*NJCAA DIII Leader Board - https://njcaastats.prestosports.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/div3/leaders

MCCAA / Michigan Community College schedule - https://www.mccaa.org/sports/bsb/2025-26/schedule

+1 Mid Michigan College 16, Erie CC 15

+2 Mid Michigan College 12 (MCCAA; 5-4), Erie CC/NY 9 (WNYAC; 5-7)

+Henry Ford College 6 (MCCAA; 13-1), Lakeland CC 3 (OCCAC; 3-9)

+Henry Ford College 12 (MCCAA; 13-1), Northampton CC/PA 9 (NJCAA/R19; 5-5)

+1 Macomb CC 10, Lake Region State College/ND 0

+2 Lake Region State College/ND 5 (NJCAA; 5-16), Macomb CC 3 (MCCAA; 6-10)

+Minnesota North College-Itasca 16 (MCAC; 3-1), Bay College 6 (MCCAA; 1-4)

*v MNC/Itasca: 16-13-3; WP Travis Richter;

*H Bay College: SP/LP Christian Rodriguez; P2 Macgowan Rott; 2H (Avery Wilson; Antonio Lopresti); 2B (A Wilson; Luis Warmack; A Lopresti);

*Box: https://region12.prestosports.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/boxscores/20260311_u69e.xml

+1 East Georgia College 6, Lake Michigan College 5

+2 East Georgia College 11 (GCAA; 10-14?), Lake Michigan College 6 (MCCAA; 3-7)

+Lakeland CC 12 (OCCAC; 3-9), St. Clair County CC 10 (MCCAA; 1-3)

+Illinois Valley CC/IL 14 (NJCAA/R4; 1-4), St. Clair County CC 12 (MCCAA; 1-4)

+Schoolcraft College 5 (MCCAA; 6-8), Prairie State College 4 (ISCC; 2-7)

OCCAC / Ohio Community College schedule - https://www.occac.org/sports/bsb/2025-26/schedule

+1 Hocking College 16, Southwest Virginia 3

+2 Southwest Virginia 12 (NJCAA/R10; 2-15), Hocking College 11 (OCCAC; 10-12)

+Henry Ford College 6 (MCCAA; 3-9), Lakeland CC 3 (OCCAC; 3-9)

+Lakeland CC 12 (OCCAC; 3-9), St. Clair County CC 10 (MCCAA; 1-4)

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#NAIA Baseball -

*NAIA Baseball scoreboard - https://naiastats.prestosports.com/sports/bsb/scoreboard

*NAIA Leader Board - https://naiastats.prestosports.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/leaders

WHAC / Wolverine-Hoosier schedule - https://www.whac.net/sports/bsb/2025-26/schedule -

+Valley City State/SD 6 (Frontier; 11-8), Lawrence Tech 3 (WHAC; 7-8)

*Valley City: 6-7-1; SP/WP Easton Francis (5ip, 3R/2er); P4/SV Michael Simbulan (1ip, 0R); 2H Nick Senn; Anthony Madsen); 2RBI (N Senn 3); HR (N Senn; A Madsen); 2B (Alexis Velasco);

*H Lawrence Tech: 3-5-1; SP/LP Max Coughlin (3ip, 2R/1er);

*Box: https://ltuathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2026/valley-city-state-university-n-d-/boxscore/10997

+Georgetown College/KY 6 (Mid-South; 7-12), Lourdes 0 (WHAC; 6-8)

*v Lourdes: 0-6-1; SP/LP Ryan DeShetler (4.1ip, 4R/4er); P2 Nathan Ball (1.2ip, 2R/2er); P3 Zane Mullins (2ip, 0R); 2H (Alex Dupree); 2B (A Dupree; AJ Brinson);

*H Georgetown: 6-7-2; SP/WP Hideyoshi Kawahara (6.1ip, 0R); 2H (Aidan Jbara); 2B (Davis Johnson; Luis Romero; Nathan Odaira);

*Box: https://lourdesathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2026/georgetown-college/boxscore/8883

+Tennessee Wesleyan 15 (AAC; 20-6), Indiana Tech 11 (WHAC; 10-6)

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#NCAA/III Baseball -

HCAC / Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference - https://heartlandconf.org/calendar.aspx?path=baseball

+1 Anderson 11, St. Joseph's College of Maine 7

+2 St. Joseph's College of Maine 5 (GNAC; 9-1), Anderson 4 (HCAC; 7-7-1)

+Kenyon College 12 (NCAC; 8-6), Earlham 1 (HCAC; 4-6)

+Mount St. Joseph University 12 (HCAC; 3-5), Keystone College/PA 2 (UEC; 2-5)

MIAA / Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association - https://miaa.org/calendar.aspx?path=baseball

+Delaware Valley/PA 12 (MAC Freedom; 6-4), Olivet 2 (MIAA; 6-4)

*v Olivet: 2-7-2; SP/LP Kyle Lockwood (2.1ip, 4R/2er); 2H (EJ Suggitt; Wyatt Ball); 2B (Mario Ricard);

*H Delaware Valley: 12-9-1; SP/nd Andrew Cullinan (3ip, 0R); P2/WP Landon Bietz (2ip, 0R); 2H (Liam Martin; Nathan Fisher; Nate Ludwick); 2RBI (L Martin 4; N Fisher; N Ludwick); 2B (N Ludwick);

*Box: https://www.olivetcomets.com/sports/bsb/2025-26/boxscores/20260311_gdwh.xml

+Lakeland/WI 4 (NACC; 4-6), Albion 3 (MIAA; 5-3)

*v Lakeland: 4-8-1; SP/WP Jacob Riddick (5ip, 3R/3er); P2/SV Jake Tubbs (2ip, 0R); 2H (Sawyer Laffoon; Chris Day 3); 2B (Sean Gregorius; C Day);

*H Albion: 3-6-0; SP/LP Jack Renner (5.2ip, 4R/4er); P2 Tyler Murphy (3.1ip, 0R); 2H (Jonjay Arreazola); 2RBI (Evan Schuster); 2B (E Schuster);

*Box: https://gobrits.com/sports/baseball/stats/2026/lakeland-wi-/boxscore/7645

NCAC / North Coast Athletic Conference - https://northcoast.org/calendar.aspx?path=baseball

+Wittenberg 11 (NCAC; 9-3), Cairn 1 (UEC; 0-9)

+Kenyon College 12 (NCAC; 8-6), Earlham 1 (HCAC; 4-6)

OAC / Ohio Athletic Conference - https://oac.org/calendar.aspx?path=baseball

+Gettysburg College/PA 11 (CC; 10-1), Heidelberg 6 (OAC; 6-4)

+Ohio Northern 10 (OAC; 7-2), Marymount University/VA 8 (AEC; 7-5)

+Swarthmore College/PA 12 (CC; 10-3), Marietta 6 (OAC; 1-7)

+Mount Union 13 (OAC; 11-2), DeSales/PA 4 (MAC Freedom; 6-7)

UAA / University Athletic Association - https://uaasports.info/calendar.aspx?path=baseball

+Mitchell College/CT 18 (GNAC; 3-3), Case Western Reserve 1 (UAA; 7-5)

+Springfield/MA 10 (NEWMAC; 6-1), Brandeis 7 (UAA; 6-1)

SECLMW's other D3 Ohio, Michigan & others - Franciscan University (PAC) & Hiram College (PAC)

PAC - President's Athletic Conference - https://pacathletics.org/sports/baseball

+Skidmore College/NY 19 (LL/Liberty League; 5-1), Hiram College/OH 6 (PAC; 2-6)

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#NCAA/II Baseball -

GLIAC / Great Lakes scoreboard - https://gliac.org/calendar.aspx?path=baseball

+Wayne State 6 (GLIAC; 13-2), Winona State/MN 2 (NSIC; 5-8)

*v Winona State: 2-4-0; SP/nd Boyd Skelly (1ip, 0R); P2/LP Jaren Schwantz (2ip, 4R/4er); 2H (Easton Arendt); HR (E Arendt);

*H Wayne State: 6-9-0; SP/WP Gavin Nash (Hartland HS/MI; 7ip, 2R/2er); P2/SV Will DeMasse (Macomb Dakota HS/MI; 2ip, 0R); 2H (Ty Garza (Grosse Ile HS/MI / Barton College); Gabe Zeldes (Detroit Country Day/MI); Nick Sandiha, jr 3 (Brother Rice HS/MI / Macomb CC)); 2B (G Zeldes);

*Box: https://wsuathletics.com/sports/baseball/stats/2026/winona-state/boxscore/11487

+Davenport 11 (GLIAC; 7-10), St. Cloud State/MN 6 (NSIC; 9-10)

*v St Cloud: 6-11-5; SP/LP Conner Larson (6.1ip, 7R/5er); 2H (Hayden Konkol; Liam Moreno; Eric Bello 3); 2RBI (E Bello 3); 2B (Wilmis Castro);

*H Davenport: 11-8-1; SP/nd Carson Anthes (5.2ip, 5R/4er); P3/WP Joe Chrapliwy (3.1ip, 0R); 2H (Wyatt Epple; Aidan Warn; Carson Lindau); 2RBI (A Warn; Dylan Pawenski 3; C Lindau 5); 2B (W Epple 2; C Lindau);

*Box: https://dupanthers.com/sports/baseball/stats/2026/st-cloud-state/boxscore/74805

PSAC / Pennsylvania scoreboard - https://psacsports.org/calendar.aspx?path=baseball&season=2025

+California/PA 11 (PSAC;), University of Minnesota Duluth 5 (NSIC; 3-13)

+West Chester 14 (PSAC;), Saint Joseph's University/PA 10 (Atlantic 10; 5-9)

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#NCAA/I Baseball - D1 Baseball - https://d1baseball.com/

Big Ten (17) Baseball - https://bigten.org/base/

+Minnesota 6 (B10; 14-3), Gonzaga 2 (West Coast; 4-11)

+Fordham 8 (A10; 6-9), Rutgers 7 (B10; 9-7)

+Georgetown/DC 5 (Big East; 12-6), Penn State 4 (B10; 4-11)

+Nebraska 11 (B10; 11-5), North Dakota State 1 (Summit; 2-14)

+Oregon 6 (B10; 14-3), Xavier 3 (Big East; 5-13)

+USC/Southern California 7 (B10; 17-0), San Diego 6 (West Coast; 7-9)

SECLMW's other D1 Ohio, Michigan & others -

+Oregon 6 (B10; 14-3), Xavier 3 (Big East; 5-13)

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2026 tentative calendar -

#March -

March 4-17 - 2026 World Baseball Classic - https://www.mlb.com/world-baseball-classic

*Pool A - Hiram Bithorn Stadium; San Juan, Puerto Rico March 6-11, 2026 (Canada, Columbia, Cuba, Panama, Puerto Rico);

*Pool B - Daikin Park; Houston, Texas, USA; March 6-11, 2026 (Brazil, Great Britain, Italy, Mexico, United States);

*Pool C - Tokyo Dome; Tokyo, Japan; March 5-10, 2026 (Australia, Chinese Taipei, Czechia, Japan, Korea);

*Pool D - Loan Depot Prak; Miami, Florida, USA; March 6-11, 2026 (Dominican Republic, Israel, Nicaragua, Netherlands, Venezuela);

March 9 - MHSAA baseball legal practice begins

March 16 - IHSAA (Indiana) baseball legal practice begins

March 18 - MHSAA competition (games) begins - some scheduled games in “my area” (home teal first) -

Ann Arbor Skyline vs. Ann Arbor Greenhills, 4:30 PM

Battle Creek Central vs. Jackson, 4:00 PM

Brighton vs. Ann Arbor Huron, 4:00 PM

Kalamazoo Loy Norrix vs. Battle Creek Harper Creek, 4:00 PM

Lincoln Park vs. Allen Park Cabrini, 4:00 PM

Monroe St Mary Catholic Central vs. Riverview Gabriel Richard, 4:00 PM

New Boston Huron vs. Wyandotte Roosevelt, 4:30 PM

Sturgis vs. Marshall, 4:00 PM

March 27 - OHSAA competition (games) begins

March 30 - IHSAA (Indiana) competition (games) begins

March 31 - Ohio Legion Deadline to establish players legal residence

#April -

April 19-20 - Iowa Legion Area tournmament (prior to HS season May-July)

April 26-27 - Iowa Legion Area tournmament (prior to HS season May-July)

April 28 - IHSAA (Indiana) tournament entry deadline

#May -

May 3 - IHSAA (Indiana) tournament draw

May 3-4 - Iowa Legion State tournament (prior to HS season May-July)

May 4-11 - IHSAA (Indiana) umpire evaluation period

May 10 - OHSAA Tournament Draw

May 15 - Legion Registration and background checks, abuse training complete.

May 15 - Legion No penalty window closes and $200 fee begins for late registrations.

May 18-23 - OHSAA Sectional Tournaments

May 19-20 - MHSAA District games

May 25-30 - OHSAA District Tournaments

May 27-June 1 - IHSAA (Indiana) sectional tournaments