OLATHE, Kan. - Five teams earned automatic bids to the NAIA World Series Thursday afternoon, as Bellevue (Neb.), Spring Arbor (Mich.), Walsh (Ohio), Cumbelrand (Tenn.) and Lee (Tenn.) all advanced to Lewiston with Super Regional wins.

 

Lindenwood (Mo.) locked up its bid to Lewiston in game three of the Mid-South Super Region, beating Houston Baptist (Texas) 2-0 after falling to the Huskies 4-1 earlier in the day.

 

In the late game, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) got out to an early lead, but after the Warriors took a 15-3 advantage through five and a half, Azusa Pacific got home runs from Brice Cutspec and Scott Hodsdon, setting up a ninth-inning rally that fell short in a 15-11 LCSC win.

 

The seven Super Regional winners will advance with an automatic bid to the NAIA World Series in Lewiston, while the top three remaining runner-up seeds will receive at-large bids to the field of 10. Play begins in Lewistion on Friday, May 25 and runs through Friday, June 1.

 

Fans can track all of the Super Regional and World Series action online at www.naia.org, with live streaming video and live, real-time statistics through CSTV's Gametracker for the World Series only. For video information and live stats for the Super Regional tournaments, visit the host school web sites, which can be found by clicking here.

 

NAIA Super Regional Scoreboard (All Game Times Central Time)

West Coast Super Regional

(1) Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 14, (2) Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 11 | Box Score | Recap

(2) Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 16, (1) Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 5 | Live Statistics | Live Audio | Box Score | Recap

(1) Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) (53-5) 15 at (2) Azusa Pacific (Calif.) (50-8) 11, (Lewis-Clark State wins series 2-1 and receives automatic bid to NAIA World Series) | Live Statistics | Live Audio | Box Score | Recap  

 

Plains Super Regional

(6) Bellevue (Neb.) 6, (12) Northwestern (Iowa) 1 | Live Audio | Box Score | Recap

(6) Bellevue (Neb.) (45-13) 3, (12) Northwestern (Iowa) (37-18) 1(Bellevue wins series 2-0 and receives automatic bid to NAIA World Series) | Box Score | Recap

 

Mid-South Super Regional

(9) Lindenwood (Mo.) 8, Houston Baptist (Texas) 7 | Live Audio | Box Score | Recap

(8) Houston Baptist (Texas) 4 at (9) Lindenwood (Mo.) 1 | Box Score

(9) Lindenwood (Mo.) (45-18) 2, (8) Houston Baptist (Texas) (40-10) 0 (Lindenwood wins series 2-0 and receives automatic bid to NAIA World Series) | Box Score | Doubleheader Recap

 

Heartland Super Regional

(4) Spring Arbor (Mich.) 11, (7) St. Ambrose (Iowa) 3 | Box Score | Recap

(4) Spring Arbor (Mich.) (45-3) 6, (11) St. Ambrose (Iowa) (28-19) 1 (Spring Arbor wins series 2-0 and receives automatic bid to NAIA World Series | Box Score | Recap

 

East Coast Super Regional

(13) Walsh (Ohio) 4, (14) Fisher (Mass.) 1 | Box Score | Recap

(13) Walsh (Ohio) (28-28) 4, (14) Fisher (Mass.) (32-16) 3 (Walsh wins series 2-0 and receives automatic bid to NAIA World Series) | Box Score | Recap

 

South Central Super Regional | Series Homepage

(5) Cumberland (Tenn.) 6, (10) Union (Ky.) 4 | Box Score | Recap

(5) Cumberland (Tenn.) (48-18) 7, (10) Union (Ky.) (46-17) 0 (Cumberland wins series 2-0 and receives automatic bid to NAIA World Series) | Box Score | Recap

 

Atlantic South Super Regional

(7) Lee (Tenn.) 18, (3) St. Thomas 5 | Gametracker | Box Score | Recap

(3) St. Thomas (Fla.) 9, (7) Lee (Tenn.) 4 | Gametracker | Box Score | Recap

(7) Lee (Tenn.) (50-13) 18, (3) St. Thomas (Fla.) (46-14-1) 0 (Lee wins series 2-1 and receives automatic bid to NAIA World Series) | Gametracker | Box Score | Recap

 

* Super Regional seed in parenthases ( - ). Seeding will determine at-large selections from Super Regional runner-up teams. Super Regional series winners will advance with an automatic bid to the NAIA World Series in Lewiston, Idaho, scheduled for May 25-June 1.