2022 NAIA Postseason Coaches’ Top 25 Poll
SEWARD, Neb. – While making a run to the finals of the 2022 NAIA National Championship Opening Round, the Concordia University Baseball team made a strong case for a spot in the season’s final top 25 ranking. As part of the release on Wednesday (June 8), the Bulldogs wound up just outside of the 2022 NAIA Baseball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. Head Coach Ryan Dupic’s squad pulled in 74 points in the poll and was listed third among “others receiving votes.”
This marks the third time during Dupic’s tenure that Concordia has finished a season either ranked or receiving votes nationally. The historic 2021 squad vaulted up to No. 12 in the NAIA postseason poll after making an appearance at the NAIA World Series. The 2019 GPAC regular season champion Bulldogs also received votes at the close of that campaign.
In 2022, Concordia began the season ranked 18th in the NAIA and then settled into the receiving votes category throughout much of the spring. The ’21 edition was the first in the history of the program to crack the official NAIA top 25 poll. From the 2018 through the 2022 campaigns, the Bulldogs have been listed as receiving votes at least once each year.
This past season, Dupic led Concordia to a 40-17-1 overall record with a GPAC tournament championship. The Bulldogs won nine postseason games between the conference and national tournaments. As part of the Bellevue Bracket at the national tournament, Concordia defeated two teams that landed in the NAIA postseason top 25: No. 6 Bellevue University and No. 15 Central Methodist University (Mo.). The Bulldogs also knocked off Tabor College (Kan.), which received votes.
The 2022 squad emerged as the most potent offensive group in school history, breaking program standards for most home runs (113) and runs scored (516) in a single season. On Tuesday, second baseman Jay Adams was recognized as an NAIA Honorable Mention All-American. For more on the school records set in ’22, click HERE.