2026 NAIA Baseball Opening Round Schedule | Results | Daily Highlights
May 13, 2026
QUALIFYING TEAMS
Day one highlights
Day two highlights
Day three highlights
GENERIC FOUR-TEAM BRACKET | GENERIC FIVE-TEAM BRACKET
All Times Local
Note - all video stream productions are provided by the host
Opening Round Sites: Bellevue, Neb. | Kingsport, Tenn. | Lakeland, Fla. | Lawrenceville, Ga. | Lewiston, Idaho | Lincoln, Neb. | Salina, Kan. | Shreveport, La. | Upland, Ind. | Williamsburg, Ky.
#1 Bellevue (Neb.) (2-2)
#2 IU Southeast (Ind.) (3-0)
#3 Huntington (Ind.) (0-2)
#4 Nelson (Texas) (2-2)
#5 St. Ambrose (Iowa) (1-2)
| Game Time (CT) | Game Information |
| May 11 Game 1 - 11 a.m. |
#4 Nelson (Texas) defeats #5 St. Ambrose (Iowa), 8-1 |
| Game 2 - 2:30 p.m. | #2 IU Southeast (Ind.) defeats #3 Huntington (Ind.), 17-7 (7 innings) Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 3 - 6 p.m. | #4 Nelson (Texas) defeats #1 Bellevue (Neb.), 9-6 Live Video | Box Score |
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May 12 |
#5 St. Ambrose (Iowa) defeats #3 Huntington (Ind.), 8-7 Live Video |Box Score |
Game 5 - 2:30 p.m. |
#2 IU Southeast (Ind.) defeats #4 Nelson (Texas), 6-3 (13 innings) Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 6 - 6 p.m. | #1 Bellevue (Neb.) defeats #5 St. Ambrose (Iowa) Live Video | Box Score |
| May 13 Game 7 - 12 p.m. |
#1 Bellevue (Neb.) defeats #4 Nelson (Texas), 3-2 Live Video | Box Score |
Game 8 - 3:30 p.m. |
#2 IU Southeast (Ind.) defeats #1 Bellevue (Neb.), 3-1 Live Video | Box Score |
| *Schedules will be updated as they are finalized by each host site* |
#1 Webber International (Fla.) (2-2)
#2 Tennessee Wesleyan (3-0)
#3 LSU Alexandria (La.) (1-2)
#4 Indiana Wesleyan (2-2)
#5 William Woods (Mo.) (0-2)
| Game Time (ET) | Game Information |
| May 11 Game 1 - 11 a.m. |
#4 Indiana Wesleyan defeats #5 William Woods (Mo.), 5-0 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 2 - 2:30 p.m. | #2 Tennessee Wesleyan defeats #3 LSU Alexandria (La.), 7-0 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 3 - 6 p.m. | #4 Indiana Wesleyan defeats #1 Webber International (Fla.), 10-6 Live Video | Box Score |
| May 12 Game 4 - 11 a.m. |
#3 LSU Alexandria (La.) defeats #5 William Woods, 7-4 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 5 - 2:50 p.m. | #2 Tennessee Wesleyan defeats #4 Indiana Wesleyan, 8-0 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 6 - 6 p.m. | #1 Webber International (Fla.) defeats #3 LSU Alexandria (La.), 9-0 Live Video | Box Score |
| May 13 Game 7 - 11 a.m. |
#1 Webber International (Fla.) defeats #4 Indiana Wesleyan, 8-6 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 8 - 3 p.m. | #2 Tennessee Wesleyan defeats #1 Webber International (Fla.), 9-1 Live Video | Live Stats/Box Score |
| *Schedules will be updated as they are finalized by each host site* |
#1 Southeastern (Fla.) (4-1)
#2 Milligan (Tenn.) (1-2)
#3 British Columbia (2-2)
#4 Faulkner (Ala.) (0-2)
| Game Time (ET) | Game Information |
| May 11 Game 1 - 2:30 p.m. |
#3 British Columbia defeats #2 Milligan (Tenn.), 6-4 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 2 - 6 p.m. | #1 Southeastern (Fla.) defeats #4 Faulkner (Ala.), 8-7 Live Video | Box Score |
| May 12 Game 3 - 11 a.m. |
#2 Milligan (Tenn.) defeats #4 Faulkner (Ala.), 14-9 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 4 - 6:30 p.m. | #3 British Columbia defeats #1 Southeastern (Fla.), 11-1 (8 innings) Live Video | Box Score |
| May 13 Game 5 - 2:30 p.m. |
#1 Southeastern (Fla.) defeats #2 Milligan (Tenn.), 15-0 Live Video |Box Score |
| Game 6 - 6 p.m. | #1 Southeastern (Fla.) defeats #3 British Columbia, 12-3 Live Video | Box Score |
| May 14 Game 7 - 12 p.m. |
#1 Southeastern (Fla.) defeats #3 British Columbia, 7-2 Live Video | Box Score |
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Schedules will be updated as they are finalized by each host site |
#1 Georgia Gwinnett (3-0)
#2 Louisiana Christian (2-2)
#3 Marian (Ind.) (0-2)
#4 Northwestern Ohio (2-2)
#5 Talladega (Ala.) (1-2)
| Game Time (ET) | Game Information |
| May 11 Game 1 - 11 a.m. |
#5 Talladega (Ala.) defeats #4 Northwestern Ohio, 12-2 |
| Game 2 - 3 p.m. | #2 Louisiana Christian defeats #3 Marian (Ind.), 4-3 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 3 - 7 p.m. | #1 Georgia Gwinnett defeats #5 Talladega (Ala.), 11-1 (7 innings) Live Video | Box Score |
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May 12 |
#4 Northwestern Ohio defeats #3 Marian (Ind.), 1-0 Live Video |Box Score |
Game 5 - 3 p.m. |
#1 Georgia Gwinnett defeats #2 Louisiana Christian Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 6 - 7 p.m. | #4 Northwestern Ohio defeats #5 Talladega (Ala.), 9-5 Live Video | Box Score |
| May 13 Game 7 - 11 a.m. |
#2 Louisiana Christian defeats #4 Northwestern Ohio, 16-3 (7 innings) Live Video | Box Score |
Game 8 - 3 p.m. |
#1 Georgia Gwinnett defeats #2 Louisiana Christian, 12-4 Live Video | Box Score |
| *Schedules will be updated as they are finalized by each host site* |
#1 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) (3-0)
#2 Texas A&M Victoria (0-2)
#3 Hope International (Calif.) (2-2)
#4 Keiser (Fla.) (1-2)
| Game Time (PT) | Game Information |
| May 11 Game 1 - 2:30 p.m. |
#3 Hope International (Calif.) defeats #2 Texas A&M Victoria , 6-0 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 2 - 6 p.m. | #1 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) defeats #4 Keiser (Fla.), 7-3 Live Video | Live Stats/Box Score |
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May 12 |
#4 Keiser (Fla.) defeats #2 Texas A&M Victoria, 5-1 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 4 - 6 p.m. | #1 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) defeats #3 Hope International (Calif.), 10-0 Live Video | Box Score |
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May 13 |
#3 Hope International (Calif.) defeats #4 Keiser (Fla.), 10-0 (8 innings) Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 6 - 6 p.m. | #1 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) defeats#3 Hope International (Calif.), 3-2 (10 innings) Live Video | Box Score |
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Schedules will be updated as they are finalized by each host site |
#1 Doane (Neb.) (3-0)
#2 Texas Wesleyan (1-2)
#3 Madonna (Mich.) (2-2)
#4 Oakland City (Ind.) (0-2)
| Game Time (CT) | Game Information |
| May 11 Game 1 - 12 p.m. |
#3 Madonna (Mich.) defeats #2 Texas Wesleyan, 6-1 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 2 - 4 p.m. | #1 Doane (Neb.) defeats #4 Oakland City (Ind.), 11-8 Live Video | Box Score |
| May 12 Game 3 - 12 p.m. |
#2 Texas Wesleyan defeats #4 Oakland City (Ind.), 17-11 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 4 - 4:15 p.m. | #1 Doane (Neb.) defeats #3 Madonna (Mich.), 10-9 Live Video | Box Score |
| May 13 Game 5 - 12 p.m. |
#3 Madonna (Mich.) defeats #2 Texas Wesleyan, 6-2 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 6 - 4 p.m. | #1 Doane (Neb.) defeats #3 Madonna (Mich.), 7-4 Live Video | Box Score |
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Schedules will be updated as they are finalized by each host site |
#1 Johnson (Tenn.) (3-0)
#2 Kansas Wesleyan (2-2)
#3 Concordia (Neb.) (1-2)
#4 Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) (0-2)
| Game Time (CT) | Game Information |
| May 11 Game 1 - 11 a.m. |
#2 Kansas Wesleyan defeats #3 Concordia (Neb.), 5-4 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 2 - 2:30 p.m. | #1 Johnson (Tenn.) defeats #4 Our Lady of the Lake (Texas), 20-10 (8 innings) Live Video | Box Score |
| May 12 Game 3 - 11 a.m. |
#3 Concordia (Neb.) defeats #4 Our Lady of the Lake (Texas), 9-8 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 4 - 2:30 p.m. | #1 Johnson (Tenn.) defeats #2 Kansas Wesleyan, 10-3 Live Video | Live Stats/Box Score |
| May 13 Game 5 - 11 a.m. |
#2 Kansas Wesleyan defeats #3 Concordia (Neb.), 5-4 (12 innings) Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 6 - 2:30 p.m. | #1 Johnson (Tenn.) defeats #2 Kansas Wesleyan, 9-8 Live Video | Box Score |
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Schedules will be updated as they are finalized by each host site |
#1 LSU Shreveport (La.) (2-2)
#2 Mid-America Christian (Okla.) (3-0)
#3 Loyola (La.) (1-2)
#4 Oklahoma Wesleyan (2-2)
#5 Huston-Tillotson (Texas) (0-2)
| Game Time (CT) | Game Information |
| May 11 Game 1 - 11 a.m. |
#4 Oklahoma Wesleyan defeats #5 Huston-Tillotson (Texas), 8-0 |
| Game 2 - 2:30 p.m. | #2 Mid-America Christian (Okla.) defeats #3 Loyola (La.), 3-2 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 3 - 6 p.m. | #1 LSU Shreveport (La.) defeats #4 Oklahoma Wesleyan, 5-4 Live Video | Box Score |
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May 12 |
#3 Loyola (La.) defeats #5 Huston-Tillotson (Texas), 9-0 Live Video | Box Score |
Game 5 - 2:30 p.m. |
#2 Mid-America Christian (Okla.) defeats #1 LSU Shreveport (La.), 8-2 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 6 - 6 p.m. | #4 Oklahoma Wesleyan defeats #3 Loyola (La.), 8-2 Live Video | Box Score |
| May 13 Game 7 - 11 a.m. |
#1 LSU Shreveport (La.) vs. #4 Oklahoma Wesleyan, 6-5 (11 innings) Live Video | Box Score |
Game 8 - 2:30 p.m. |
#2 Mid-America Christian (Okla.) defeats #1 LSU Shreveport (La.), 7-4 Live Video | Box Score |
| *Schedules will be updated as they are finalized by each host site* |
#1 Taylor (Ind.) (3-0)
#2 Abraham Baldwin (Ga.) (1-2)
#3 Indiana Tech (2-2)
#4 Mount Mercy (Iowa) (0-2)
#5 Shawnee State (Ohio) (2-2)
| Game Time (ET) | Game Information |
| May 11 Game 1 - 11 a.m. |
#5 Shawnee State (Ohio) defeats #4 Mount Mercy (Iowa), 12-1 |
| Game 2 - 2:30 p.m. | #3 Indiana Tech defeats #2 Abraham Baldwin (Ga.), 16-10 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 3 - 6 p.m. | #1 Taylor (Ind.) defeats #5 Shawnee State (Ohio), 6-1 Live Video | Box Score |
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May 12 |
#2 Abraham Baldwin (Ga.) defeats #4 Mount Mercy (Iowa) Live Video | Box Score |
Game 5 - 2:30 p.m. |
#1 Taylor (Ind.) defeats #3 Indiana Tech, 19-5 (7 innings) Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 6 - 6 p.m. | #5 Shawnee State (Ohio) defeats #2 Abraham Baldwin (Ga.), 10-3 Live Video | Box Score |
| May 13 Game 7 - 1 p.m. |
#3 Indiana Tech defeats Shawnee State (Ohio), 9-3 Live Video | Box Score |
Game 8 - 4:45 p.m. |
#1 Taylor (Ind.) defeats #3 Indiana Tech, 22-10 Live Video | Box Score |
| *Schedules will be updated as they are finalized by each host site* |
#1 Cumberlands (Ky.) (2-2)
#2 Missouri Baptist (1-2)
#3 William Carey (Miss.) (3-0)
#4 Bryan (Tenn.) (2-2)
#5 Central Baptist (Ark.) (0-2)
| Game Time (ET) | Game Information |
| May 11 Game 1 - 12 p.m. |
#4 Bryan (Tenn.) defeats #5 Central Baptist (Ark.), 8-7 |
| Game 2 - 3:30 p.m. | #3 William Carey (Miss.) defeats #2 Missouri Baptist, 13-9 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 3 - 7 p.m. | #4 Bryan (Tenn.) defeats #1 Cumberlands (Ky.), 9-2 Live Video | Live Stats/Box Score |
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May 12 |
#2 Missouri Baptist defeats #5 Central Baptist (Ark.) Live Video | Box Score |
Game 5 - 3:30 p.m. |
#3 William Carey (Miss.) defeats #4 Bryan (Tenn.), 9-8 Live Video | Box Score |
| Game 6 - 7 p.m. | #1 Cumberlands (Ky.) defeats #2 Missouri Baptist Live Video | Box Score |
| May 13 Game 7 - 12 p.m. |
#1 Cumberlands (Ky.) defeats #4 Bryan (Tenn.), 12-4 Live Video | Box Score |
Game 8 - 3:30 p.m. |
#3 William Carey (Miss.) defeats #1 Cumberlands (Ky.), 13-11 Live Video | Box Score |
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Schedules will be updated as they are finalized by each host site |
- Taylor (Ind.) earned their 50th win on the season after today's triumph over Shawnee State (Ohio)
- Louisiana Christian's starting pitcher Kade Linn struck out 12 batters and threw 135 pitches in 7.1 innings
- The Talladega (Ala.) Tornadoes stole nine bases in their first game of the day, led by Victor Rivera with three successful steals
- With the score tied 4-4 going into the bottom of the ninth, LSU Shreveport (La.) defeated OKWU after their runner on third base advanced to home after a throwing error to first base
- Nelson (Texas) capped off action in Bellevue, Neb., for the evening as they upset #1 Bellevue (Neb.) in a 9-6 decision
- Georgia Gwinnett has won its first game of the Opening Round for eight consecutive seasons
- Ty Johnson of Bryan (Tenn.) tossed 143 pitches in a nine-inning, complete game, for the victory over #1 Cumberlands (Ky.)
- Milligan (Tenn.) set a program record for wins in a season with 41 after their victory over Faulkner (Ala.)
- Northwestern Ohio starting pitcher Zach Cabell struck out nine batters and took a no-hitter into the bottom of the fifth inning. He received a no-decision after tossing 6.2 innings
- Marian (Ind.) starting pitcher Evan Cooke tossed five no-hit innings in a no-decision
- Bryan (Tenn.) scored seven runs in the top of the sixth inning to take a 7-4 lead over William Carey (Miss.)
- The IU Southeast (Ind.) and 4 Nelson (Texas) contest lasted 13 innings, the longest Opening Round contest so far.
- Georgia Gwinnett's Vick Gann has reached base safely in all eight of his plate appearances in the Opening Round
- Northwestern Ohio pitching allowed just three hits for the second straight elimination game
- Louisiana Christian scored five runs in each of the first two innings in their game against Northwestern Ohio
- LSU Shreveport's Virot Siharath came to the mound on an 0-2 count in the bottom of the 11th inning, and secured the final outs for the Pilots in extra innings, earning the save
- A solo home run by Kansas Wesleyan's Fernando Ruvalcaba in the top of the 12th inning propels the Coyotes to a 5-4 victory and sent them to game 6
- IU Southeast (Ind.) defeated #1-seeded Bellevue (Neb.) in the bottom of the ninth on a walk-off, three-run home run
- Johnson (Tenn.) qualifies for the final site for the first time in program history
- Mid-America Christian (Okla.) qualifies for the final site for the first time in program history
- Taylor (Ind.) compiled 22 runs in a game for the third time this season, with their most runs in a single game this season being 23
- In today's game, Georgia Gwinnett rallied from a 3-0 deficit by scoring five runs in the sixth inning and breaking the contest open behind a six-run eighth inning
- Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) was down by one run heading into the bottom of the 10th, but managed two runs in the bottom of the frame and won in a 3-2 decision
- IU Southeast (Ind.)- Bellevue bracket
- Tennessee Wesleyan- Kingsport bracket
- Southeastern (Fla.)- Lakeland bracket
- Georgia Gwinnett- Lawrenceville bracket
- Lewis-Clark State- Lewiston bracket
- Doane (Neb.)- Lincoln bracket
- Johnson (Tenn.)- Salina bracket
- Mid-America Christian (Okla.)- Shreveport bracket
- Taylor (Ind.)- Upland bracket
- William Carey (Miss.)- Williamsburg bracket
