2015 NCAA Baseball Championship - West Regional
Irwin Field (1,000) | Tyler, Texas
Tournament Central
NCAA Selection Release
Dates: May 13-16, 2015
Location: Tyler, Texas (Irwin Field/1,000)
Live stream: patriotslive.tv
Live stats: patriotslive.tv
Full schedule: NCAA.com
Full tournament field: NCAA.com
Postgame interviews: UTTylerPatriots.com
Photos: UTTylerPatriots.com
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No. 1 seed Texas-Tyler Patriots (34-10) American Southwest Conference Automatic Qualifier |
No. 2 seed Linfield Wildcats (30-13) Northwest Conference At-Large Selection |
No. 3 seed Millsaps Majors (28-12) Southern Athletic Assocation At-Large Selection |
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No. 4 seed Whitworth Pirates (28-13) Northwest Conference Automatic Qualifier |
No. 5 seed Trinity (Texas) Tigers (33-12) Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Automatic Qualifier |
No. 6 seed La Verne Leopards (24-18) Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Automatic Qualifier |
| GAME | DATE/TIME (PT) | MATCHUP |
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| 1 | May 13, 10 a.m. | La Verne 2, Texas-Tyler 0 |
| 2 | May 13, 1:15 p.m. | Linfield vs. Trinity (Texas) |
| 3 | May 13 | Millsaps vs. Whitworth |
| 4 | May 14, 10 a.m. | Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 |
| 5 | May 14, 1:15 p.m | La Verne vs. Loser Game 3 |
| 6 | May 14 | Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3 |
| 7 | May 15 | Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 |
| 8 | May 15 | Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 6 |
| 9 | May 15 | Winner Game 8 vs. Loser Game 7 |
| *10 | May 16 | Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9 |
| *11 | May 16 | Winner Game 10 vs. Loser Game 10 |
La Verne Quick Hits
• La Verne opens play in the NCAA Baseball Championship West Regional Wednesday at 10 a.m. PT against No. 24 Texas-Tyler. The Leopards are the No. 6 seed in the region while the Patriots are the No. 1 seed.
• La Verne is making its 10th appearnce in the NCAA Tournament and first since 2012.
• Three of the regional opponents are ranked Top 25 in the latest NCBWA/D3baseball.com poll. Trinity is ranked 18th, Linfield is 19th and Texas-Tyler is 24th. Whitworth and Millsaps are just outside of the rankings with each receiving votes.
• A total of 56 teams were selected to compete in the regional playoffs. All eight regional tournaments – four six-team sites and four eight-team sites – feature a double-elimination format.
• The Leopards finished the season with a 24-18 record and claimed their first SCIAC Postseason Tournament Championship since its inception in 2013.
• La Verne is ranked 14th nationally in fielding percentage at .969
• Javi Iniguez leads the nation in games started; he posted a 7-2 record and a 4.19 ERA on the season. He has been at his best on the road, going 4-0 with a 2.90 ERA in away games.
• Nick Byrd has been the Leopards' ace out of the bullpen. He pitched 7.2 scoreless innings in relief to lead the Leopards past the Kingsmen, 4-2, and capture the 2015 SCIAC Baseball Postseason Tournament Championship. In all, he turned in 13 multi-inning relief outings, compiling a 5-4 record and six saves with a 2.59 ERA
• Ben White was second in the SCIAC in RBI (48), fifth in batting average (.389), second in triples (6), third in total bases (98) and second in slugging percentage (.658).
• La Verne is ranked second in the nation in sacrifice bunts with 72 and Tyler Watkins is tied for first individually with 15.
