The NAIA has released the list of host sites for the 11th annual NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round. The 45-team event is scheduled for May 13-16 and features nine, five-team double elimination tournaments. Opening Round qualifiers and brackets will be announced Thursday, May 9, at 4:00 p.m. CDT on the NAIA Facebook page.
This year’s hosts are Cumberlands (Ky.), Faulkner (Ala.), Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.), Georgia Gwinnett, LSU Shreveport (La.), Middle Georgia State, St. Thomas (Fla.), Visit Kingsport (Tenn.) and Westmont (Calif.).
Cumberlands, Faulkner, Georgia Gwinnett, and Visit Kingsport all hosted a 2018 opening round.
Visit Kingsport is hosting an opening round for the ninth time, which is the most among the 2019 sites.
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