Southeastern Fire football
| Southeastern Fire | |
|---|---|
| |
| University | Southeastern University |
| Association | NAIA |
| Conference |
The Sun Conference Mid-South Conference |
| Athletic director | Drew Watson |
| Location | Lakeland, Florida |
| Football stadium | Victory Field |
| Basketball arena | The Furnace |
| Baseball stadium | Ted A. Broer Stadium |
| Mascot | Scorch |
| Nickname | Fire |
| Colors |
Red and Black |
| Website |
fire |
The Southeastern Fire are the athletic teams for Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida. The university is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in The Sun Conference, formerly known as the Florida Sun Conference (FSC). The Fire are associate members of the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) after competing in both Division II and, more recently, Division I. In the spring of 2016, the Fire joined the Mid-South Conference for football. Southeastern University has won NCCAA Division II championships in all four men's sports and a NCCAA Division I championship in men's golf. In 2014, Senior Dwayne Johnson was named an NAIA All-American after leading the fire to the final four of the NAIA Division II basketball championship in Point Lookout, Missouri, while Junior Timothy Mitchell was named to the second team. Johnson signed a professional contract with the Liepajas Lauvas of Latvia, while senior Mitchell Wiggins Jr was one of seven players drafted by the Harlem Globetrotters. The university added women's softball, men's tennis, and men's & women's cross country in 2012. Southeastern currently competes in seven men's and seven women's sports, after the addition of football in the 2014-15 academic year. The addition of men's wrestling, the first collegiate program in the state, is planned for the 2015-16 academic year
The team mascot was Maniac until 2014, when a new mascot, Scorch, was introduced along with the unveiling of the new football stadium.
Men's sports
Women's sports
In 2018, the baseball team, coached by Adrian Dinkel, had a 50-5 regular season record, and were ranked fourth in the NAIA. After an early exit from The Sun Conference tournament, they swept the Kingsport Opening Round bracket. They then swept five games in the NAIA World Series in Lewiston, ID, winning the national championship in their first trip to the tournament. OF Manuel Mesa won the tournament Most Valuable Player and Charles Berry Hustle awards.
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