1958 NAIA World Series

1958 NAIA
baseball tournament

1958 NAIA World Series
Teams	12
Format	Single elimination, with consolation bracket
Finals site	Kokernot Field Alpine, Texas
Champions	San Diego State (1st title)
Winning coach	Charlie Smith (1st title)
MVP	Al Miranda (Sul Ross State)

The 1958 NAIA World Series was the second annual tournament hosted by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics to determine the national champion of baseball among its member colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.

The tournament was played at Kokernot Field in Alpine, Texas, near the campus of Sul Ross State College.

San Diego State defeated Southwestern State (OK) in the championship game, 23–9, to win the Aztecs' first NAIA World Series.

Sul Ross State player Al Miranda, meanwhile, was named tournament MVP.

The tournament field increased by four teams from the inaugural event, growing from eight to twelve teams.

Bracket

Championship bracket

	First round				Second round				Semifinals				Championship
					San Diego State	11
	Elon	10			Elon	1
	Indiana State	8							San Diego State	17
									St. Cloud State	0
					St. Cloud State	12
	Adams State	0			Sul Ross State	8
	St. Cloud State	9											San Diego State	23
													Southwestern State	9
					Southwestern State (OK)	11
	Mayville State	15			Mayville State	1
	Ozarks	6							Southwestern State	6			Third-place game
									Creighton	3
					Fairmont State	2							St. Cloud State	6
	Fairmont State	6			Creighton	12							Creighton	5
	Simpson (IA)	3

Consolation bracket

	Consolation First round				Consolation Second round				Fifth Place Game
	Elon	6
	Indiana State	12
					Indiana State	1
					Sul Ross State	10
	Sul Ross State	7
	Adams State	6
									Sul Ross State	10
									Simpson	13
	Mayville State	12
	Ozarks	13
					Ozarks	6
					Simpson	8
	Fairmont State	2
	Simpson	15

See also

• 1958 NCAA University Division baseball tournament