THE MASTER'S COLLEGE NOTEBOOK: BEARING DOWN MASTER'S PREPARES FOR CANADIAN TOURNAMENT.Byline: Chris Cocoles Staff Writer NEWHALL- The top-ranked team and best player in the NAIA NAIA abbr. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletes - and maybe of college baseball College baseball is baseball as played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education, predominantly in the United States. Compared to American football and basketball in the United States, college competition plays a less significant contribution to cultivating - await The Master's College History The Master's College was founded as Los Angeles Baptist Theological Seminary on May 25, 1927 to meet the need for a fundamental Baptist school on the West Coast. this week. The Mustangs finish the University of British Columbia Locations Vancouver The Vancouver campus is located at Point Grey, a twenty-minute drive from downtown Vancouver. It is near several beaches and has views of the North Shore mountains. The 7. tournament today with a game against host UBC UBC Uniform Building Code UBC University of British Columbia UBC Union of the Baltic Cities UBC United Brotherhood of Carpenters UBC Universal Battery Charger UBC Union of Baltic Cities UBC Universal Bibliographic Control UBC Used Beverage Cans in a tournament loaded with quality opponents. The Mustangs' opening game Thursday against preseason No. 12 Albertson (Idaho) College was postponed by snow. The Master's played preseason No. 1 Lewis-Clark (Idaho) State and British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Geography on Friday in Vancouver. British Columbia boasts pitcher Jeff Francis Jeffrey William Francis (born January 8, 1981 in North Delta, British Columbia) is a highly-touted left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies. Francis made his major league debut on August 25, 2004, against the Atlanta Braves, losing the 8-1 decision. , who figures to be one of the top picks in Major League Baseball's first-year draft in June. Azusa Pacific also is entered in the tournament, but the Mustangs didn't play their Golden State Athletic Conference The Golden State Athletic Conference is a college athletics conference in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The conference commissioner is Dr. Cliff Hamlow of Azusa Pacific University. Conference leadership is shared among the member institutions. rival. ``This a trip where there are five excellent teams,'' Mustangs coach Monte Brooks said. ``The electricity is high, and that always stimulates a higher interest in enjoying the opportunity to play in beautiful (minor league) ballparks against top-notch teams.'' The Mustangs' hitters have already dug in against Francis when British Columbia made an appearance at Reese Field on Feb. 20. Francis, ranked as the No. 2 college draft prospect by Baseball America, allowed one run and struck out five in five innings in the Thunderbirds' 7-1 win. But the Mustangs aren't alone. Francis (3-0) also has beaten NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Missouri and Lewis-Clark, the aforementioned No. 1 team in the NAIA poll. Francis was scheduled to start Thursday's tournament opener against Lewis-Clark, but the bad weather pushed Francis into a possible start against the Mustangs on Friday. ``We heard he threw 94-95 (mph). But when he got here he was touching low 90s. I've seen that quite a bit, so I didn't feel like he was overpowering,'' Mustangs left fielder Brandon Tisher said. ``But I can definitely see why he's a top prospect. He hit his spots, and he's going to grow into his body.'' But the Mustangs aren't zeroed in on Francis as they travel to Canada. Nor are they thinking about playing Lewis-Clark, which has won 11 national championships since 1984. The Mustangs want to regain the momentum they rode to an 8-3 start. Since beginning Golden State Athletic Conference play with two wins, The Master's (13-12 overall) is 5-9 since and at 5-7 in the GSAC GSAC Golden State Athletic Conference GSAC Governance Structural Adjustment Credit (World Bank) GSAC Greater San Antonio Chapter (of the National Contract Management Association) with 15 conference games remaining. ``They say the season's halfway done, but we're still growing as a team,'' senior Tyler Dersom said. ``We'll start clicking all together. We're still learning a lot. We'll be fine. Sometimes it takes a couple tough games.'' Dersom cited a 10-6 10-inning victory at Menlo College on March 12, when the Mustangs scored four runs in the 10th to break a 6-6 tie. But three consecutive losses somewhat stalled the surge. Perhaps the Mustangs can get it back against such stiff competition, not to mention one of the top prospects in the nation in Francis. ``Any player loves to face the best pitching,'' Dersom said. ``We've got nothing to lose.'' --Around the GSAC: Azusa Pacific's bid to win the NAIA men's basketball national championship was halted in the national tournament semifinals Monday night when the Cougars lost 93-81 to Oklahoma Baptist in Kansas City. Azusa's downfall was a miserable shooting night - it was 2 for 22 from 3-point range. Conversely, Oklahoma Baptist made 12 of 26 3-point attempts. ``We were looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a solution, but couldn't find one,'' said coach Bill Odell of Azusa Pacific, which lost in the semifinals for the third time since 1998 and has yet to reach the NAIA tournament finals. ... Three GSAC men's basketball players - Azusa's John Bourne, Westmont's Chris Clark and Biola's Nate Strong - were selected to the NAIA All-America second team. Biola guard and USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. transfer Kevin Augustine made the third team. ... Christian Heritage's Matthew Krause (3.94, history) and Mike King (3.70, psychology), Hope International's Michael Graves (3.79 psychology), Biola's Mark Thrash (3.69, business marketing), Azusa Pacific's Steve Mcllwain (3.64, business administration) and Gary Dredge (3.62, applied health), and Fresno Pacific's T.J. Jennings (3.54, business) and Joe Aiello (3.51 liberal studies) were named NAIA men's basketball scholar-athletes. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Brandon Tisher and his teammates at The Master's College figure to have their hands full in the University of British Columbia tournament. Today, the Mustangs play the host Thunderbirds, the top-ranked team in the NAIA. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News |
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