Taylor Baseball Falls in Championship Game06/03/2026For the first time in school history, the No. 1 ranked Taylor baseball team played for the national championship. However, the Trojans' historic run to the title game of the 2026 Avista NAIA World Series fell short. Top-ranked and top-seeded Taylor (56-7) saw its season end Saturday with a 21-3 result against eighth-seeded, No. 16 Tennessee Wesleyan (49-15) before a crowd of 2,219 at Harris Field. The final matchup was the Trojans' sixth game on the Lewiston stage during the World Series, where Taylor went 4-2 across a deep and demanding run to the championship round.