| Baseball Champions | |||
| MLB | NCAA Div I | ||
| 2022 | |||
| 2021 | Atlanta Braves | Mississippi State | |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Dodgers | None due to COVID | |
| 2019 | Washington Nationals | Vanderbilt | |
| 2018 | Boston Red Sox | Oregon State | |
| 2017 | Houston Astros | Florida | |
| 2016 | Chicago Cubs | Coastal Carolina | |
| 2015 | Kansas City Royals | Virginia | |
| 2014 | San Francisco Giants | Vanderbilt | |
| 2013 | Baseball Champions | UCLA | |
| 2012 | San Francisco Giants | Arizona | |
| 2011 | St. Louis Cardinals | South Carolina | |
| 2010 | San Francisco Giants | South Carolina | |
| 2009 | New York Yankees | LSU | |
| 2008 | Philadelphia Phillies | Fresno State | |
| 2007 | Boston Red Sox | Oregon State | |
| 2006 | St. Louis Cardinals | Oregon State | |
| 2005 | Chicago White Sox | Texas | |
| 2004 | Boston Red Sox | Cal State Fullerton | |
| 2003 | Florida Marlins | Rice | |
| 2002 | Anaheim Angels | Texas | |
| 2001 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Miami (FL) | |
| 2000 | New York Yankees | LSU | |
| 1999 | New York Yankees | Miami (FL) | |
| 1998 | New York Yankees | USC | |
| 1997 | Florida Marlins | LSU | |
| 1996 | New York Yankees | LSU | |
| 1995 | Atlanta Braves | Cal State Fullerton | |
| 1994 | None due to players' strike | Oklahoma |
The Baseball Prayer
As we approach the field to prepare for the game,
Help us to remember that we do all in your name.
Please be
with us as we take the field,
And guide all of our actions and be our shield.
We are a team so all we will share
The glory or defeat
and always play fair.
Guide our feet to move smooth and swift
And when a teammate is down give them a lift.
As we look for the ball and
pitch to hit
Remember as your team we should never quit.
We will play strong and hard and if a strike out is given
Let us accept our
mistakes and know we are forgiven.
Let our parents be proud of our actions and play
And the fans cheer loud in a respectable way.
Help
our eyes see the ball and the slider from the mound
To slug for the fences or hit on the ground.
When we are tired and leave the field
of grass
We are thankful for our coach’s guidance and class.
Help us to be good sports and show pride for our team
And be grateful for
helping us follow our dream.
Baseball Player’s Prayer
Lord, give me the strength to hit the ball,
And if I do, don’t let me fall.
Help me to pick the
one that’s right,
Then let me knock it out of sight.
Then let me run with deer-like grace,
Don’t let me miss, but tag first base.
Then
on to second, stay with me, Lord,
Cause this one out, we can’t afford.
Then let me zoom like a flying bird,
Right down the line
and on to third.
Then let me slide with feet out thrust,
Across home plate in the swishing dust.
But first of all, Dear Lord I
pray,
Just tell the coach to let me play.
Edward Jefferson Sims V
A Baseball Player's Prayer
God grant me wisdom, to tell a strike from a ball,
to know where to throw and never to fall.
Keep me always
in the base line, running straight and true
and I'll look for your sign, to stretch one into two.
God give me vision, to see every
pitch,
so if a player needs help, then I will see which.
Let me always hustle, so I'll be at my best
and take pride in myself, in sports
and the rest.
God be my strength, when I throw the ball
when I'm far from home plate, or against a wall.
So I never miss a base, please
guide my feet,
bring me home safely, so my job is complete.
When I help younger players, let me always give praise,
so they'll see you
in me, in all of my ways.
God please guide our coach, to be fair and smart,
to teach us to be good, let it come from his heart.
Let
me take a loss, just as well as a win,
to do any less, is surely a sin.
As long as I can play, let me make my parents proud,
as proud
as I am, when they yell MY name out loud.
However my games end, let me always have fun
and if Heaven has All Stars, I want to be one.
When my games here are over and my seasons are done,
let me play on your team, just like your son.
Amen.
