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2024 NAIA Baseball Championship Qualifier Packet

 

Congratulations on a successful season! As a potential qualifier for the 2024 NAIA Baseball National Championship, please see below for some helpful information for the Opening Round and the Final Site. 

We are here to partner with you and your school in the publicity efforts. The NAIA will track all of the Opening Round results on NAIA.org. Please note that if you have a Presto site the schedule will show what we have posted on our website. 

 

For any additional questions not detailed here please contact Jeff Melton at the national office (jmelton@naia.org). Jeff Melton will also be at the final site in Lewiston, Idaho as the on-site media coordinator. 

 

Qualifiers Announced: May 9th at 4:00 pm CST

Quick Find: Due Dates | Opening Rounds | World Series

 Due Dates
  • Opening Round host sites announced Monday, May 1
  • Qualifying Teams & Pairings Announced Thursday, May 9, 4 p.m. CT
  • Submit Coach & Player Headshots & Team Photo Thursday, May 9, 5 p.m. CT
  • Program Quick Facts Thursday, May 9, 5 p.m. CT
  • Postseason Roster (for use in championship program) Thursday, May 9, 5 p.m. CT
    • Postseason roster may be updated until 30 minutes prior to first game in each round. Above due date is for championship program only. 
    • Click HERE to submit
  • Opening Round Games Setup in Presto (by host school)  Friday, May 110, 5 p.m. CT
  • Verify Your Schools Stats/records are correct in Presto Friday, May 10, 5 p.m. CT

 Opening Round
  • Opening Round Official Title (First Reference) – 2024 NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round
  • PrestoStats – The host institution is in charge of setting all opening round match in Presto. Please include live stream and ticket links in the Presto event that you set up. PrestoStats Login CLICK HERE. 
  • Postseason Roster – Make sure you or your head coach fills out the official postseason roster in SIDHelp. This is required by the NAIA.
    • As conference tournaments are a part of the official NAIA postseason, postseason rosters should be submitted prior to the first game of conference tournaments 
    • Changes to the postseason roster MAY NOT be made once the CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT has begun, but CAN be made BETWEEN the conference tournament and national championship play. If changes are made, PLEASE inform NAIA Athletics Communications Manager Jeff Melton (jmelton@naia.org) and NAIA Championship Manager Alex Schultz (alschultz@naia.org) to ensure the correct roster is listed for the championship program.
    • Final site rosters are due at the final site coaches' registration, BUT rosters will be pulled for use in the official championship program prior to May 12. The individual completing the postseason roster will sign electronically.
    • Do not send postseason rosters via email or fax to the national office.
  • Downloads 
  • Broadcast Rights – All broadcasts have a rights fee. For Opening Round only, all fees should be made payable to the host institution and given to the on-site Media Coordinator.
    • For a complete listing of the NAIA’s broadcast rights fees, CLICK HERE.
  • Social Media – Please use the hashtag “#NAIABaseball”, "#TheRoadToLewiston", and "BattleForTheRedBanner" for all Twitter/Facebook/Instagram content around the event and tag the NAIA 
  • Photography - The Opening Round host is responsible for providing photography. After the event, host should send five hi-resolution photos to Jeff Melton at the NAIA (jmelton@naia.org)
  • Schedule & Streaming Links 
  • Media Credentials - Media credentials for Opening Round events should be acquired directly from the host media coordinator.
  • Tickets - Admission to First & Second Round events is purchased from host site.

 World Series
  • Official Title (First Reference) – Please refer to as the 2024 NAIA Baseball World Series
  • Visitors Guide - CLICK HERE
  • Broadcast Rights – At the final site event in Lewiston, no school is allowed to produce a live video stream. The NAIA owns the rights to this and is producing the official championship video production on the NAIA Network for all contests and ESPN3 for the championship. 
  • Social Media – Please use the hashtag “#NAIABaseball”, "#TheRoadToLewiston", "#NAIABSBWorldSeries", and "BattleForTheRedBanner" for all Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/Tik Tok content around the event and tag the NAIA 
  • Downloads 
  • Media Credential Applications -  Applications will close 72 hours before the event starts. It is acceptable to apply for and not need a credential if you are not sure if you will be attending the event or not that far in advance. 
  • Photography - Spencer Farrin (safarrin@gmail.com) will once again be on site as the official photographer on site.  
  • Schedule & Streaming Links 
  • Championship Tickets - CLICK HERE