Belhaven Blazers


The Belhaven Blazers are the athletic teams that represent Belhaven University, located in Jackson, Mississippi.
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History

The Blazers compete in intercollegiate sports as a member of the NCAA Division III ranks, primarily competing in the Collegiate Conference of the South for most of its sports as a founding member since the 2022–23 academic year; while its football team competes in the USA South Athletic Conference. They were also a member of the National Christian College Athletic Association, primarily competing as an independent in the Mid-East Region of the Division I level.
The Blazers previously competed in the D-III American Southwest Conference from 2015–16 to 2021–22; in the Southern States Athletic Conference of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics from 2010–11 to 2014–15; and in the HBCU Athletic Conference from 2002–03 to 2009–10.
The school adopted the "Blazers" nickname in August 1981. The school's sports teams had previously been known as the "Klansmen", a name in use as late as 1976.

Conference affiliations

NAIA
NCAA

Varsity teams

Belhaven competes in 15 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field and volleyball.

Baseball

Belhaven has had eight Major League Baseball draft selections since the draft began in 1965.
Several undrafted Belhaven players have also played professional baseball.

Softball

The Belhaven Softball team has consistently been a powerhouse program. The team has been led by Kevin Griffin since 2011, and as of the end of the 2024 season his record with the Blazers is 449-207. Griffin has been assisted since 2014 by former Blazer Courtney Fairley, who is also the Belhaven Athletic Department's Senior Woman Administrator.
In 2024 the Blazers' Softball Team finished as the NCAA Division 3 National Runners-Up at the Women's College World Series. The 2024 campaign will go down as one of the best in Belhaven Softball history. The Blazers' 47 wins mark the most in a single season since the 2011 season. Belhaven also made its first-ever NCAA Division III Women's College World Series appearance. The Blazers earned their fourth straight NCAA Regional bid and reached their third consecutive Super Regional.
The Blazers' first became NCAA postseason eligible in 2020, but due to the Covid 19 pandemic, the season was cancelled while the team was competing in the Spring Games in Clermont, FL. So the 2021 season became their first year eligible for postseason competition.

2021

  • Record: 31-12
  • ASC Regular Season Co-Champions
  • Decatur, IL Regional

2022

2023

2024