u25a0 Record: 41-17
u25a0 Scouting report: After losing seven players to the Major League draft last year, Dallas Baptist captured both the Missouri Valley Conference regular-season and tournament titles this season. The Patriots swept New Mexico in a three-game series already this year in early March — 5-2, 33-8, 12-11. Overall, Dallas Baptist finished second in the MVC with a .289 batting average and team fielding at 97.4 percent.
u25a0 Tournament history: Dallas Baptist is making its fifth appearance in the NCAA postseason in the last six seasons (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016).