BU selected as a host site for NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round
Bellevue will be one of nine hosts sites from across the country.
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has released the list of host sites for the ninth annual NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round on Monday, naming Bellevue University as the host of the Bellevue Bracket.
The 45-team event is scheduled for May 15 – 18 and features nine, five-team double-elimination tournaments. Opening Round qualifiers and brackets will be announced May 11.
The other eight hosts include: Faulkner (Ala.), Georgia Gwinnett, Kingsport (Tenn.) Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC), Northwestern Ohio, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Wesleyan, Tabor (Kan.), and William Carey (Miss.).
Bellevue, which will host the tournament at Don Roddy Field in Bellevue, also hosted the Opening Round in 2015.
The nine Opening Round champions and World Series host Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) make up the field at the 2017 Avista-NAIA Baseball World Series. The World Series, which is taking place at Harris Field for the 18th-consecutive season and 26th time overall, is scheduled to run from May 26 – June 2.
For the complete Opening Round schedule, click here.
For more information on the 2017 Avista-NAIA Baseball World Series, click here.
2017 NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round Host Sites| Host | Facility | Host City | Event Title |
| Bellevue (Neb.) | Don Roddy Field | Bellevue, Neb. | Bellevue Bracket |
| Faulkner (Ala.) | Harrison Field | Montgomery, Ala. | Montgomery Bracket |
| Georgia Gwinnett | Grizzly Baseball Field | Lawrenceville, Ga. | Lawrenceville Bracket |
| Kingsport CVB/Appalachian Athletic Conference | Hunter Wright Stadium | Kingsport, Tenn. | Kingsport Bracket |
| Northwestern Ohio | St. Rita's Sports Complex | Lima, Ohio | Lima Bracket |
| Oklahoma City | Jim Wade Stadium | Oklahoma City, Okla. | Oklahoma City Bracket |
| Oklahoma Wesleyan | Bill Doenges Memorial Stadium | Bartlesville, Okla. | Bartlesville Bracket |
| Tabor (Kan.) | Hobart-Detter Field/Rice Field | Hutchinson, Kan. | Hutchinson Bracket |
| William Carey (Miss.) | Milton Wheeler Field | Hattiesburg, Miss. | Hattiesburg Bracket |