LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Spalding University's Jake Ford set an NAIA record by hitting five home runs in an 18-4 win over Tennessee Wesleyan in the NAIA Region 12 tournament Friday.
Ford, who went 6-for-6 with 11 RBIs, hit three homers and a single off Tennessee Wesleyan starter Johnathon Ulsh. He added two homers during an eight-run ninth inning off reliever Chris Watson.
The previous NAIA record for homers in a game was four, held by 15 players. The last to do it was Mychael Phillips of Mid-America Nazarene (Kan.), on Feb. 28, 2002.
Ford, who played two years at Lincoln Trail College in Illinois before transferring to Spalding last season, was one homer shy of the NCAA Division I record set by Florida State's Marshall McDougall against Maryland on May 9, 1999.
The NCAA Division II record for homers in a game is four, held by 164 players. The Division III record is also four, held by 12 players.
Ford, who went 6-for-6 with 11 RBIs, hit three homers and a single off Tennessee Wesleyan starter Johnathon Ulsh. He added two homers during an eight-run ninth inning off reliever Chris Watson.
The previous NAIA record for homers in a game was four, held by 15 players. The last to do it was Mychael Phillips of Mid-America Nazarene (Kan.), on Feb. 28, 2002.
Ford, who played two years at Lincoln Trail College in Illinois before transferring to Spalding last season, was one homer shy of the NCAA Division I record set by Florida State's Marshall McDougall against Maryland on May 9, 1999.
The NCAA Division II record for homers in a game is four, held by 164 players. The Division III record is also four, held by 12 players.
