Fourth-seeded PLNU opens the double-elimination tournament Saturday morning against No. 5 Indiana (PA), seeking to reach title game for second time in three years
The Point Loma Nazarene baseball team has displayed the resolve and resilience this season necessary to position the Sea Lions for a run at the national championship for the second time in three years. The 2024 NCAA Division II baseball championship series begins Saturday with eight teams competing in the double-elimination tournament. The field is divided into a pair of four-team brackets with the winners meeting for the national championship. Fourth-seeded Point Loma Nazarene and No.
defeated Cal State Monterey Bay in last week's Super Regionals, overcoming a first-game loss to win the second game in 13 innings 10-8 before a 7-1 clinching victory in the deciding third game. Senior SS Scott Anderson was named NCAA Division II West Region Player of the Year this week after leading the Sea Lions with a .400 batting average, 15 home runs and 66 RBIs.
lineup — OF Eric Smelko , DH Jake Entrekin and 2B Esai Santos . Sea Lions RHPs Dylan Miller and James Sashin also were recognized. Miller has been 's series-opening starter throughout the season and figures to get the ball here. Behind him in the rotation are RHPs Austyn Coleman and Ray Cebulski . Another key
player is OF/RHP Hunter Otjen , who came in from the outfield to make 13 relief appearances this season. About Indiana : The Crimson Hawks are making their first trip to the championship series after beating Seton Hall with victories in Games 2 and 3 in the best-of-three Super Regionals. Indiana set a school record for victories this season. How far has the program come? Three years ago, the Crimson Hawks won just two games. Coach Steve Kline was hired after that 2021 season.
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