Warrior Baseball Totals 29 Runs in Twin Bill Sweep of Yotes

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LEWISTON, ID - The NAIA released its first poll of the season on Wednesday, with the Lewis-Clark State Warriors checking in at No.3 after starting the season with a 15-3 record. LC State dropped one spot from the preseason rankings, where they were ranked No.2. 

So far, LC State has only dropped contests to teams receiving votes in the national poll. The Warriors fell to No. 1 Southeastern (Fla.) and then-No. 8 St. Thomas (Fla.) to open the season. LC dropped one to then-receiving votes UBC.

The Warriors have won nine straight with sweeps of College of Idaho and Eastern Oregon while scoring at least nine runs in all eight contests.

LC is seventh in the NAIA in doubles so far this season with 48. The Warriors lead the Cascade Conference in nearly every offensive category including batting average (.315), slugging (.539) and on-base percentage (.435).

Individually, Nick Seamons leads the CCC in slugging (.815) and home runs (6), Pu’ukani De Sa is at the top in hits (30), and Isaiah Thomas leads in runs scored (26). The trio are tied for the conference lead in doubles with seven each.

The full NAIA Top 25 rankings can be seen below.

  1. Southeastern (Fla.) 21-0
  2. Tennessee Wesleyan 16-1
  3. Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 15-3
  4. LSU Shreveport (La.) 13-5
  5. Georgia Gwinnett 17-2
  6. Webber International (Fla.) 19-3 
  7. Hope International (Calif.) 16-4 
  8. Mobile (Ala.) 17-2 
  9. Vanguard (Calif.) 15-6 
  10. Missouri Baptist 14-2 
  11. Oklahoma Wesleyan 16-4 
  12. Cumberlands (Ky.) 15-3 
  13. St. Thomas (Fla.) 10-7 
  14. Bellevue (Neb.) 7-4 
  15. Loyola (La.) 15-7 
  16. Arizona Christian 15-8 
  17. Georgetown (Ky.) 11-2 
  18. Westmont (Calif.) 17-5 
  19. Bryan (Tenn.) 12-5 
  20. Clarke (Iowa) 7-6 
  21. William Carey (Miss.) 14-4 
  22. Oklahoma City 9-9 
  23. Indiana Tech 9-1
  24. Doane (Neb.) 9-3
  25. Faulkner (Ala.) 10-8