Baseball Heads to World Series
Westmont baseball (43-8), the sixth ranked team in the NAIA, returns this week to the Avista NAIA World Series in Lewiston, Idaho. The Warriors earned a berth in the 10-team, double-elimination tournament by defeating No. 13 Benedictine Mesa of Arizona (44-14) 10-1 in the final game of the Santa Barbara Opening Round Tournament on May 18 at Westmont’s Carr Field.
The Warriors battle Cumberlands (Ky.) on Friday, May 26, to begin the double-elimination national tournament in Idaho.
Westmont baseball is coming off of a record-breaking regular season winning the Golden State Athletic Conference Regular Season and Tournament Championship. This will be the Warriors’ final trip to the World Series in Idaho as next season Westmont athletics begins competition in NCAA DII’s PacWest Conference.