Kansas City, MO - The Grand View Vikings are headed to Bellevue, NE as they were selected today, May 11th for the Opening Round of the NAIA National Championship series. The Vikings received an auto-bid after their incredible run to their Heart of America Conference Championship. The Vikings will face off with the No. 1 seed in their quadrant, Bellevue to open things up at 3:30 PM on May 15th.
The Match-Up
The last time these two teams met was back in 2015 in a doubleheader series, also the last time the Vikings made opening rounds. The Bruins took both games back in early February. The Bruins and Vikings share a few similar opponents Concordia (NE), and Briar Cliff University. The two will begin their quest to Idaho on Monday, May 15th starting at 3:30 PM.
Stat Comparison
Grand View Vikings:
GAMES 46
RUNS 353
BATTING AVERAGE .319
ON BASE PERCENTAGE .422
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE .483
HOME RUNS 42
Bellevue Bruins:
GAMES 53
RUNS 518
BATTING AVERAGE .348
ON BASE PERCENTAGE .447
SLUGGING PERCENTAGE .569
HOME RUNS 87
Bellevue Bracket
May 15-18 | Don Roddy Field | Bellevue, NE
| Institution |
Qualifying Method |
Record |
Appearances |
Last Time |
OR Titles |
OR Record |
| Bellevue (Neb.) |
NSAA Tournament Champion |
45-8 |
13 |
2022 |
3 |
24-20 |
| Doane (Neb.) |
GPAC Regular Season Champion |
42-10 |
6 |
2022 |
0 |
5-10 |
| Grand View (Iowa) |
Heart Tournament Champion |
34-12 |
5 |
2015 |
0 |
3-8 |
| Oklahoma City |
Sooner Tournament Champion |
30-19 |
13 |
2022 |
6 |
29-14 |
