The Warriors open the Avista NAIA World Series Friday, May 25 against St. Thomas (Fla.) at 7 p.m.  It will be the 37^th appearance in the Series for LC.  The Warriors are three-time repeating champions, and have won 19 tournament crowns.  LC is seeded sixth in the bracket, and St. Thomas is the third seed.

It was a season of up and down poll numbers for Lewis-Clark State (38-11), as the pre-season No. 1 team fell to as low as 18^th during the season, and finished No. 7 in the final poll.  The Warrior's rise and fall in the polls came after LC opened the season with eight straight victories, then split a four-game series on the road against Antelope Valley, the eighth seed in the upcoming World Series. 

After defeating British Columbia three-out-of-four games, the Warriors entertained Georgia Gwinnett, seeded second in the 2018 World Series.  LC split the four-game series with the Grizzlies, winning the last game and starting a season-high 12-game winning streak.
 
The Warriors then swept three straight series at home against the College of Idaho, Oregon Tech, and Corban University, before playing 18 straight road games, due to weather forcing schedule changes.

The "Road Warriors" went 13-5 in a 40-day stretch away from Harris Field at Cheff Stadium.  After splitting a four-game series at British Columbia, LC won three straight series, defeating the College of Idaho, Oregon Tech and Corban University.  The Warriors also squeezed in a game at Western Oregon, winning 11-2.
 
The Warriors returned home as the NAIA West champions, going 26-6 in the league, and finished the season with a split against Whitworth.  Coach Jeremiah Robbins completed his sixth regular season with a career record of 268-69, and was named the NAIA West coach of the year.

The Warriors hit .315 as a team, collecting 120 doubles, and 56 home runs.  Cory Voss led the team with 71 hits, 10 home runs and 54 RBI.  Doing the majority of the catching duties, Voss hit .345, and added 13 doubles. Voss had three-or-more hits in 10 games, and hit home runs in three consecutive games. He was named the NAIA West player of the week twice, and was named to the All-NAIA West team.

Kasey Bailey finished just below Voss with 70 hits, and a .338 batting average.  Bailey was the only Warrior to appear in every game, playing all three outfield spots, the majority of the time in left field.  He led LC with 18 doubles, including a Warrior-record three against Oregon Tech on April 21.  His seven home runs were third highest on the team.  Bailey had six RBI against the College of Idaho on March 10, a Warrior season high.  He was named the NAIA West player of the week in February, and was named to the All-NAIA West team, and the NAIA West Golden Glove team.

First baseman Tyler McDowell led the Warriors with a .363 batting average.  He hit 14 doubles, five home runs, and 41 RBI. McDowell had a season-high five hits in LC's victory at Antelope Valley, and currently has a 12-game hitting streak.  In a five-game span in April, McDowell went 12-15, hit for the cycle, and was named the NAIA West and NAIA National player of the week.

Center fielder Raymond Pedrina, the only Warrior four-year starter, hit .356, and led the Warriors with 59 runs scored, despite missing nine games.  Pedrina had 14 doubles, six home runs, and a team-high five triples.  Currently on an 11-game hitting streak, Pedrina hit two home runs in a game against Georgia Gwinnett on March 8, followed by being named the NAIA West player of the week.  He was named the NAIA West player of the year following the regular season.

Joey Parente started 25 games, mostly in right field, and hit .321.  He led the Warriors with 11 stolen bases.  Catcher/DH Matt Thompson hit .315 with six doubles and 18 RBI. Darren Trainor, recovered from injuries, and joined the Warrior lineup on March 18.  He had eight hits in his first three Warrior starts.  For the season, the third baseman hit .313 in 21 games, and had 24 RBI. Makana Victorine shared the third base duties with Trainor, and hit .262 with 20 RBI.  Kyle Callahan (1B, 3B, DH) started 30 games, and hit nine home runs, second-most on the team.  Callahan hit .298, and had a five RBI game against British Columbia on April 7.  He was to the All-NAIA West team as a utility player.

Freshmen Riley Way and A.J. Davis ended the season anchoring the middle spot of the infield for the Warriors.  Second baseman Way hit .291 with 10 doubles, and turned in a team-high 120 assists in the field, earning him a spot on the NAIA West Golden Glove team.  Davis, starting 20 games at shortstop, hit .262, and was part of 11 double plays recorded by the Warrior infield.  Utility outfielder Thomas Lampkin, Jr. saw action in both left and right field during the season, starting 25 games.  Lampkin hit .289, with 21 RBI and four home runs.

Warrior pitchers combined for a 3.51 ERA, striking out 382 in 435 innings, and holding their opponents to a .247 batting average.  They allowed just 23 home runs in 49 games, and combined for five shutouts.

Tyler Burch led LC, going 9-1 with a 2.64 ERA.  Burch recorded 74 strikeouts in 78 innings pitched.  He led the team with 13 games started, and threw two of LC's three complete games.  His complete games were back-to-back against Oregon Tech and Corban in late April, garnering him consecutive NAIA West Pitcher of the Week honors.  Following the regular season, Burch was named the NAIA West pitcher of the year.

Lalo Porras (1-0) had a team-leading 1.19 ERA. After recovering from an injury, Porras started four games at the end of the season for LC, striking out 25 batters in his last 19 innings.  Opponents hit just .185 against him. 

Anthony Toribio (0-1) also joined the Warriors late in the season after becoming healthy.  Toribio started five games, never allowing more than four hits in any start.  He struck out 16 in 24 innings pitched.

Rian Bassett went 5-2 in 11 starts, and recorded the only Warrior shutout, a five-hitter, against Oregon Tech on April 23.  Opponents hit .234 against him in 50 innings, in which he recorded 32 strikeouts.

Gage Burland assumed the closer roles for the Warriors.  Burland (0-3), appearing in a team-high 16 games, led all relievers with a 1.93 ERA, six saves, and was named to the All-NAIA West team.  He struck 38 batters in 23 innings, while preserving two Warrior shutouts.  Opponents hit just .191 against him. 

Kade Woods (1-2) has filled every pitching role this year for the Warriors. He appeared in 15 games, starting four. Woods leads the Warrior relievers with 45 innings pitched, and is second on the team with 51 strikeouts. 

Efrain del Rio made 12 appearances, and started one game, and accumulated a 3.45 ERA.