NAIA Baseball Program

Hope International University Baseball - CA

Hope International University baseball competes at the NAIA level in Great Southwest Athletic Conference and is based in Fullerton, CA. Campus enrollment is about 564 students. The published acceptance rate is 33%. Recent baseball results include 2026: 39-15. Listed coaches include Payton Lobdell, Vince Payne, Larry Mahoney, Steven Phillips, Troy Flowers, Scott Dwyer, and 1 additional coach.

Royce Clayton’s walk-off home run sealed an 11–10 GSAC championship win over Benedictine Mesa, giving Hope International back-to-back league titles and a 39–15 overall mark with a 22–6 conference finish. The Fullerton NAIA Royals also collected the program’s 400th win in the NAIA Opening Round before a Lewis-Clark State walk-off ended the national run. Larry Mahoney leads the staff. For families, the near-term read is a GSAC favorite that already owns May hardware and still needs one more Opening Round win.

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Program Snapshot

  • Location: Fullerton, CA
  • Division: NAIA
  • Conference: Great Southwest Athletic Conference
  • School type: Private nonprofit
  • Campus setting: Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)
  • Enrollment: 564 students
  • Enrollment by sex: 46% men / 54% women
  • Acceptance rate: 33%
  • Source: U.S. Dept. of Education
  • Average annual cost: $29,310
  • In-state tuition: $38,050
  • Out-of-state tuition: $38,050

Coaching Staff

  • Payton Lobdell, Pitching Coach
  • Vince Payne, Director of Pitching Development
  • Larry Mahoney, Head Coach
  • Steven Phillips, Associate Head Coach
  • Troy Flowers, Director of Operations
  • Scott Dwyer, Director of Player Development
  • Thomas Zieglowsky, Associate Head Coach

Recent Baseball Results

  • 2026: 39-15 (1st • Won GSAC Baseball Championship (4/29/2026, 11-10 walk-off win over Benedictine Mesa; back-to-back titles))
  • 2025: 48-10
  • 2024: 45-16
  • 2023: 39-15
  • 2022: 43-15

Members-only details for Hope International University

Members see direct contact details for the coaching staff: 7 email addresses and 1 X account.

The 2026-27 roster breakdown is available to members, including class makeup, position depth by class, expected openings after this season, handedness, average height and weight by position, and where players come from.

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Conference: Great Southwest Athletic Conference

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