Over 4 days, 20 teams will converge on Sterlington, Louisiana at the Sterlington Sports Complex for 40 straight games of NAIA Ball. Here at NAIA Ball, we have put together this article with everything you need to know about the Cajun Collision! The full schedule, where to watch games, and who are some of the top players to watch! You can check back to NAIA Ball on Twitter for complete scores and coverage of the games this weekend!
Who’s playing
Baker (KS), Benedictine (KS), Campbellsville (KY), Central Methodist (MO), Clarke (IA), Louisiana Christian, Loyola (LA), LSU- Alexandria, LSU- Shreveport, McPherson (KS), Mid America Christian (OK), MidAmerica Nazarene (KS), Missouri Baptist, Southeastern (FL), Southwestern Christian (OK), Tabor (KS), Texas A&M Texarkana, Texas Wesleyan, Science & Arts (OK), and Wayland Baptist (TX).
What to know
The Cajun Collision presented by NAIA Ball features 6 teams ranked in the NAIA coaches poll Top 25: #1 Southeastern (FL), #4 LSU- Shreveport, #12 MidAmerica Nazarene (KS), #14 Central Methodist (MO), #19 Science & Arts (OK), and #23 Loyola (LA). Of the 20 teams; 9 made the post-season in 2022. 4 of the teams reached the 2022 Opening Round finals, and 3 of those teams qualified for the world series. The Cajun Collision also features the reigning national champion, #1 Southeastern (FL). Eight different states are being represented in the Cajun Collision.
How to watch
All games will be available via the Sterlington Sports Complex’s Facebook page which is linked in the underlined text, or you can search Sterlington Sports Complex on Facebook.
Schedule
All game times Central Standard Time (CST)
THURSDAY 2/9
6p- Field 1- #4 LSUS vs #14 Central Methodist (MO)
6p- Field 2- Baker (KS) vs LSUA
6p- Field 3- #12 MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) vs Wayland Baptist (TX)
FRIDAY 2/10
11a- Field 1- #14 Central Methodist (MO) vs Tabor (KS)
11a- Field 2- Baker (KS) vs Southwestern Christian (OK)
11a- Field 3- Benedictine (KS) vs Wayland Baptist (TX)
11a- Field 4- Texas Wesleyan vs Clarke (IA)
11a- Field 5- #12 MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) vs Mid America Christian (OK)
2:30p- Field 1- LSUA vs #14 Central Methodist (MO)
2:30p- Field 2- Baker (KS) vs #1 Southeastern (FL)
2:30p- Field 3- #12 MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) vs Tabor (KS)
2:30p- Field 4- TAMU-Texarkana vs Missouri Baptist
2:30p- Field 5- Louisiana Christian vs Mid America Christian (OK)
6p- Field 1- #4 LSUS vs Campbellsville (KY)
6p- Field 2- Texas Wesleyan vs Missouri Baptist
6p- Field 3- Southwestern Christian (OK) vs Clarke (IA)
6p- Field 4- LSUA vs Benedictine (KS)
6p- Field 5- #1 Southeastern (FL) vs #23 Loyola (LA)
SATURDAY 2/11
11a- Field 1- #14 Central Methodist (MO) vs #1 Southeastern (FL)
11a- Field 2- Missouri Baptist vs Southwestern Christian (OK)
11a- Field 3- Campbellsville (KY) vs TAMU-Texarkana
11a- Field 4- Benedictine (KS) vs McPherson (KS)
11a- Field 5- #23 Loyola (LA) vs Baker (KS)
2:30p- Field 1- #12 MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) vs Texas Wesleyan
2:30p- Field 2- Tabor (KS) vs Mid America Christian (OK)
2:30p- Field 3- #19 Science & Arts (OK) vs Missouri Baptist
2:30p- Field 4- Clarke (IA) vs Wayland Baptist (TX)
2:30p- Field 5- #1 Southeastern (FL) vs Louisiana Christian
6p- Field 1- #4 LSUS vs Benedictine (KS)
6p- Field 2- Clarke (IA) vs #19 Science & Arts (OK)
6p- Field 3- Mid America Christian (OK) vs McPherson (KS)
6p- Field 4- Campbellsville (KY) vs Southwestern Christian (OK)
6p- Field 5- Tabor (KS) vs Wayland Baptist (TX)
SUNDAY 2/12
11a- Field 1- #4 LSUS vs McPherson (KS)
11a- Field 2- Campbellsville (KY) vs #23 Loyola (LA)
11a- Field 3- TAMU- Texarkana vs #19 Science & Arts (OK)
11a- Field 4- Louisiana Christian vs Texas Wesleyan
2:30p- Field 1- #19 Science & Arts (OK) vs LSUA
2:30p- Field 2- Louisiana Christian vs McPherson (KS)
2:30p- Field 3- #23 Loyola (LA) vs TAMU- Texarkana
Hitters to watch
Gary Lora (SEU)
Isaac Nunez (SEU)
Robbie Merced (CMU)
Cody Moore (Tabor)
Yan Aly Adames (MACU)
Arturo Disla (WBU)
Bubba Thompson (Clarke)
Jorge Gonzalez (Campbellsville)
Carlos Pineyro (LSUS)
Ryan Major (LSUS)
Blaise Foote (LSUA)
Cole Romero (Loyola)
Ju’Juan Franklin (LA Christian)
Noah Castillo (MNU)
TJ Tomlinson (TWU)
Gage Gaunt (S&A)
Pitchers to watch
Robb Adams (SEU)
Alan West (CMU)
Bobby Vath (LSUS)
Ty Jackson (WBU)
Stephen Still (Loyola)
Morgan McCloud (TWU)
Megumi Fukuda (S&A)
Ryan Harney (MACU)
Isaac Rhode (Clarke)
Seth Trahan (LSUA)
-Robby Gutierrez