KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Christopher Alcantara-Diaz from Wilberforce (Ohio) has been deemed the NAIA Baseball Player of the Week after powering an explosive offensive stretch across six games.
Alcantara-Diaz delivered a blistering performance at the plate, finishing the week slashing .647/.708/1.353 while reaching base in every game. He recorded 11 hits in 17 at-bats and drove in 19 runs, while also scoring 10 times and adding three stolen bases.
His biggest impact came in a three-game series sweep of Oakwood (Ala.), where he went 10-for-11 with three doubles, three home runs, and 15 RBIs. In the series finale alone, he went 4-for-4 with two doubles, a home run, and seven RBIs.
Across the week, he totaled three doubles, three home runs, 19 RBIs, and drew five walks.
Wilberforce returns to action at 1 p.m. on Wednesday against Kentucky State before closing the regular season with a three-game home HBCUAC series against Rust (Miss.).
KANSAS CITY, Mo. –Tennessee Wesleyan’s Billy Berry has been named the ABCA-Rawlings NAIA Coach of the Year following the 2026 season that saw the Bulldogs capture their third NAIA World Series title and add another milestone to the program’s well-decorated legacy. The National Coach of the Year was chosen by the NAIA-BCA Past Presidents Committee […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The American Baseball Coaches Association, Rawlings, and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics have named the nine members of the 2026 ABCA-Rawlings NAIA Gold Glove Team, selected by the NAIA Baseball Coaches Association All-America Committee. Two players from Hope International (Calif.) earned Gold Glove honors. Pitcher Josh Landry recorded two putouts […]
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the 2026 NAIA Baseball All-Americans, Player and Pitcher of the Year honors following the World Series last week in Lewiston, Idaho.
Tennessee Wesleyan finishes the 2026 season atop the NAIA Baseball Top 25 Postseason Poll after capturing the Avista NAIA World Series National Championship title.