1978 NAIA World Series
 1978 NAIA World Series | |
| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double elimination Page playoff |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Emporia State (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Dave Bingham |
| MVP | Kevin Mendon (P) (Emporia State) |
The 1978 NAIA World Series was the 22nd 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.[1]
After thirteen seasons (1962–1969, 1974–1978), this was the last tournament staged at Phil Welch Stadium in St. Joseph, Missouri.
Emporia State (40-20-2), emerging from the consolation bracket, defeated Missouri Southern State (24–16) in a single-game championship series, 8–6, to win the Hornets' first NAIA World Series.
Emporia State pitcher Kevin Mendon was named tournament MVP.
Bracket
[edit]| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Semifinals | Preliminary final | Final | |||||||||||||||||
| Lewis–Clark State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| William Carey | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lewis–Clark State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri Southern State | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Emporia State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri Southern State | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri Southern State | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| David Lipscomb | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| David Lipscomb | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri Southern State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Francis (IL) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| David Lipscomb | 11 | Emporia State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Point Park | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| USC Coastal Carolina | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Point Park | 3 | Missouri Southern State | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Emporia State | 4 | Emporia State | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lewis–Clark State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lewis–Clark State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Francis (IL) | 11 | St. Francis (IL) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| David Lipscomb | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| USC Coastal Carolina | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lewis–Clark State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Point Park | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| William Carey | 5 | Emporia State | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Emporia State | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
See also
[edit]- 1978 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
- 1978 NCAA Division II baseball tournament
- 1978 NCAA Division III baseball tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "Championship History" (PDF). NAIA.org. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved August 25, 2022.