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LEWISTON, Idaho – A steady rain washed away play
Wednesday at the 54th annual Avista NAIA World Series at Lewis-Clark State
College’s Harris Field, which has forced NAIA tournament officials to
schedule three games on Thursday.
The new schedule for Thursday has
Cumberland
(Tenn.), the No. 2 seed at 56-9, meeting
No. 9 seed Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.),
41-19-1, at 11 a.m., PDT, followed by Lee (Tenn.),
the No. 4 seed at 51-11, and Embry-Riddle (Fla.),
the No. 7 seed with a 47-18 mark, at 3 p.m.
The final game of the
day will be at 7:05 p.m.. and will feature
Cumberland
against the winner of the 3 p.m. game (scenarios explained below). The if
necessary game is still scheduled for Friday, but the start time won’t be
announced until later. The game time will be determined by the weather to
help make sure the game gets in Friday. Official policies in the NAIA
Baseball Handbook say the Series must be completed before Saturday.
Tournament director Gary Picone said all tickets purchased for Wednesday and
Thursday will be honored for Thursday’s three games and that all promotions
scheduled for Wednesday will now join be held on Thursday with the
regularly-scheduled promotions.
With the new schedule and the two day
games on Thursday, LCSC officials are looking for volunteers to help in a
variety of areas. Anyone interested in volunteering can call 792-2520 to
sign up or for more information.
The possible scenarios below show
why Cumberland and the 3 p.m. winner will play in
the late game Thursday.
Scenario A
Cumberland
defeats Point Loma
Thursday’s 7:05 p.m. game becomes the first
championship game between
Cumberland
and the 3 p.m. winner.
Scenario B
Point Loma defeats
Cumberland
Thursday’s 7:05 game is Cumberland
vs. 3 p.m. winner with Point Loma getting a bye into Friday’s championship
game. Point Loma won a coin flip with Embry-Riddle in case both are still
left in the tournament because neither one has yet to receive a bye. If Lee
beats Embry-Riddle, Point Loma would be the only team left that hasn’t
received a bye.
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