NAIA World Series

[Eddie]

I know this is a high school board, but Cumberland University has so many former players in the Middle TN coaching ranks I thought I'd mention it. The Bulldogs play for the NAIA World Series title tonight (Thursday) at 9 p.m. Central in Idaho. They take on top-seeded Oklahoma City -- a team CU sent to the losers bracket on Monday. Good Luck 'Dogs! Live radio coverage can be heard on WCOR AM-900 (and WANT FM 98.9 after the Sounds game). Cumberland is undefeated, so a OKU win would set up a winner-take-all game Friday at 9 p.m.

Former CU guys now serving as head coaches -- Sloane at Lincoln Co., Ford at Wilson Central, Clairday at Grundy County, Purvis at Mt. Juliet, Luttrell at Watertown, Mills at White House . . .

[salty]

GO CU!

 

First class program. First class coach. No one would be more deserving of a national championship than Woody Hunt. I would argue that nobody in middle Tennessee has had a bigger impact on high school baseball than him.

 

He does things the right way.

[Eddie]

Cumberland leads Oklahoma City 6-2 in the fourth.

[davidlimbaugh]

Game is being webcasted:

 

http://www.naia.org/baseball/championship/...032004_M_1.html

 

Go Bulldogs!

[shrtstop2000]

CU WON 9-2!!!!!!!!!!!

[Eddie]

Cumberland wins 10-3. Donnie Burkhalter is named MVP. Mt. Juliet's Derek Depew Friendship Christian's Josh Underhill and Oakland's Caleb Barrett were named to the all-tournament team. CU finishes the season 59-21. CONGRATULATIONS BULLDOGS!

[jclariday]

CUMBERLAND BULLDOGS 2004 NAIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!

 

CU defeats Oklahoma City 10-3. Former Trousdale Co. star Craig Moreland with a 3-run blast to put the game away!

 

As a former CU Basseball alumni, I can not put into words what this means to me and all of the players that has played baseball at CU through the years.

 

Coach Hunt is a class act. He really deserves the title. He and I are very close and I could not be any happier for him. My emotions are so high right now. I am gonna find my old jersey, hat and my 1993 world series ring and wear them tomorrow night in my summer class at MTSU. WAY TO GO 'DAWGS!!!!!!!!

 

On a more personal note: What a year in baseball it has been for me. I coach at Grundy County and we made the state tournament, finishing fourth with a 33-9 record. Now, CU is the 2004 National Champs! 2004 will be a year that I'll always remember.

 

Thanks to my Grundy players for making this a special year for me.

 

Thank you Coach Hunt for making me the coach and man that I am today. Without your support and "tough love", I wouldn't be the person I am today.

 

I can't wait to get a 2004 National Championship T-Shirt. LOL!!!

Edited June 4, 2004 by jclariday

[hsbbweb]

WAY to go Cumberland!

 

I want to add my congratulations to Coach Hunt. One of the truly class gentlemen in our sport.

 

Also congrats to my son's former Vol State teammates ... Craig, Jake and Tim! Whooooooo Hoooooo !

[muffin]

Congrats to Cumberland.

[binns37388]

Congratulations to Coach Woody Hunt and the CU baseball team on getting that National Championship. I had the privilege of umpiring Coach Hunts 100th victory as a coach against the Univ. of Kentucky. He truly is a gentleman of the game and a great coach. I listened to the championship game on the internet and it was exciting. Eddie Orteaga should have gotten an all-tournament award, because it sounded like he battled hard all night to pitch that complete game against the best hitting team in the NAIA. Enjoy the off-season and I know you will.

[ReadytoRumble]

Congratulations to Cumberland University. My wife just completed her Masters degree from there. Nice campus, close to Nashville....would be a good place to play ball.