Results of the NAIA Coaches’ Poll for April 14, 2009, and Boyd Nation’s Iterative Strength Rating. Comments below:
| RANK | LAST WEEK | ISR | SCHOOL | 2009 RECORD | TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Lubbock Christian | 36-4 | 622 |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Oklahoma City | 40-5 | 597 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | Southern Polytechnic | 37-5 | 581 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | Point Loma Nazarene | 29-9 | 562 |
| 5 | 5 | 18 | Union (KY) | 32-5 | 546 |
| 6 | 6 | 7 | Lewis-Clark State | 25-8 | 508 |
| 7 | 10 | 6 | British Columbia | 27-7 | 473 |
| 8 | 16 | 8 | Fresno Pacific | 27-12 | 452 |
| 9 | 11 | 12 | Berry | 32-10 | 438 |
| 10 | 9 | 5 | Campbellsville | 29-7 | 422 |
| 11 | 15 | 15 | Embry-Riddle | 32-12 | 414 |
| 12 | 8 | 26 | Madonna | 28-5 | 412 |
| 13 | 12 | 10 | Lee | 37-9 | 389 |
| 14 | 7 | 9 | Azusa Pacific | 28-11 | 384 |
| 15 | 14 | 25 | Bellevue | 24-9 | 375 |
| 16 | 17 | 28 | William Carey | 28-14 | 321 |
| 17 | 20 | 16 | LSU-Shreveport | 35-10 | 282 |
| 18 | 19 | 17 | Southern Nazarene | 32-9 | 271 |
| 19 | 13 | 27 | Warner | 29-14 | 264 |
| 20 | 21 | 44 | William Woods | 28-8 | 212 |
| 21 | RV | 23 | Cumberland | 24-15 | 179 |
| 22 | 24 | 21 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 30-12 | 172 |
| 23 | 22 | 13 | The Master’s | 29-14 | 155 |
| 24 | NR | 36 | Lindenwood | 28-9 | 113 |
| 25 | RV | 82 | Spring Arbor | 20-8 | 96 |
| 11 | Auburn-Montgomery | 26-16 | |||
| 14 | Wayland Baptist | 32-10 | |||
| 19 | Trevecca Nazarene | 26-16 | |||
| 20 | Biola | 23-18 | |||
| 22 | College of Idaho | 25-13 | |||
| 24 | Malone | 26-10 |
First-place votes: Lubbock Christian 22
R.L. Eisenbach
#1 Lubbock Christian’s victim of the week was Mid-America Christian; the Chaparrals swept them 10-0, 7-0, and 15-5. R.L. Eisenbach got a one-hit shutout in the first game, and Rene Garcia and Charlie Aceto combined for the shutout in the second game. Eisenbach’s record is 9-0, 2.62 ERA, 77 strrikeouts; Garcia is 7-0, 2.44 ERA, 65 strikeouts. Next up for the Chaparrals is Oklahoma Christian April 17-18, then U. Of the Southwest April 21.
The Chaparrals are also #1 in Boyd Nation’s Iterative Strength Rating. Their strength of schedule ranking is #23; Concordia-Irvine is #1 in strength of schedule, Oklahoma City is #25, Southern Polytechnic is #22, and Point Loma Nazarene is #4.
Brent Weaver
#2 Oklahoma City lost a game to Oklahoma Christian 18-11, and retaliated with a 17-3 win. The Stars then swept a double-header against Oklahoma Wesleyan 14-4 and 11-1; both games were mercy-ruled. Brent Weaver leads the
The Stars with 26 home runs and 70 RBI. The Stars will play Northwestern Oklahoma State home and away April 16 and 18.
#3 Southern Polytechnic swept a double-header against Atlanta Christian, and won two of three against Brewton-Parker. They split a double-header with #9 Berry 13-9 and 3-5. The Hornets host Emmanuel April 17-18.
#4 Point Loma Nazarene came up with a big sweep of #14 Azusa Pacific, 7-1 and 4-2. The Sea Lions got good starts from Chris Honer and Andrew Bovich. They now have a three game lead over #8 Fresno Pacific in the Golden State Athletic Conference. They play Vanguard home and away April 15-16, and host Fresno Pacific April 18.
#5 Union (KY) got an 18-14 win over Bryan, and won two of three against Montreat. They host U. Of the Cumberlands April 15, Milligan April 18-19, and
Bluefield April 20. They visit #10 Campbellsville April 22.
Ben Ornelas
#6 Lewis-Clark State split a four-game series against #8 Fresno Pacific, and won two of three against Western Oregon, ranked #20 in Division II. The first game of the Fresno Pacific series, a 7-1 win, featured a triple play by the Warriors, and two home runs by Ben Ornelas. The Sunbirds won the second game 5-4 on a ninth-inning home run by Josh Jackson that barely cleared LF Sean Halton’s glove. The Warriors won the first game of the Western Oregon series 7-6 on a walk-off home run by Paul Martin in the bottom of the twelfth inning.
Ornelas, a transfer from Cypress College, became academically eligible three weeks ago. In 16 games, he has hit five home runs and has 24 RBI; he is batting .414.
The Warriors visit College of Idaho April 16-17, then host College of Idaho April 18-19. They are scheduled to play 11 games over 13 days.
Eric Brown
#7 British Columbia won three of four against College of Idaho (#22 in the ISR rating), taking over first place in the North division of NAIA West. 1B Scott Webster hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth to win the first game. Mark Hardy pitched a complete game and allowed only three hits in the second game to run his record to 9-0. In the fourth game, Eric Brown went five innings, allowed one hit, struck out seven. The Thunderbirds visit Corban April 17-18.
#8 Fresno Pacific split four games with #6 Lewis-Clark State. The Sunbirds play #23 The Master’s home and away April 15-16, and visit #4 Point Loma Nazarene April 18.
#9 Berry swept three games against Emmanuel, and split a double-header with #3 Southern Polytechnic. The Vikings hold a one-game lead ovee Southern Polytechnic in the Southern States Athletic Conference. They visit Southern Wesleyan April 17-18.
#10 Campbellsville swept a double-header against Saint Catharine, clinching the Mid-South Conference pennant. The Tigers visit Division III Spalding April 18, and Trevecca Nazarene (#19 in the ISR rating) April 21.
#11 Embry-Riddle lost an exhibition game to the Class A Daytona Cubs 14-4. The Eagles then swept three games against Edward Waters to re-take the lead in the Sun Conference. They visit Thomas April 15, Saint Thomas April 17-18, and host Division II Florida Tech April 21.
#12 Madonna split double-headers with Indiana Tech and Siena Heights. A scheduled game against #25 Spring Arbor was rained out. They play Concordia-Ann Arbor away and home April 18-19.
#14 Azusa Pacific was swept by #4 Point Loma Nazarene. The Cougars play Cal Baptist away and home April 15-16, and host Vanguard April 18.
