It should be a great weekend of baseball, starting 2:00 on Thursday, when NAIA Champion Lewis-Clark State battles Concordia-Portland, in advance of UBC’s tilt with College of Idaho at 6:00.

This double-elimination tournament takes place at Nat Bailey Stadium, hosted by the ‘Birds.

After winning one of a possible three conference games on the weekend in Caldwell, Idaho, UBC clinched the tournament, a huge advantage.  

The Thunderbirds look to take back the Region I crown, two years after they made a remarkable run to the NAIA World Series.  Will they repeat?  Who knows, but they could go far, with the team they have.

From the UBC website:

CALDWELL, Idaho — The College of Idaho Coyotes swept the T-Birds in their double-bill season finale on Sunday to pull level with them in the Region 1 standings.  However, UBC holds the head-to-head tiebreaker, and will host the Region 1 tournament beginning on May 8 at Nat Bailey Stadium.

The wins for the Yotes (17-7) gave The College of Idaho a share of the regional regular season pennant, but UBC won the all-important tiebreaker, giving the T-Birds the host site for next week’s Region I Tournament.

There you have it, 6:00 Thursday night, Thunderbirds and College of Idaho.