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1996 NAIA World Series

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1996 NAIA
baseball tournament
1996 NAIA World Series
Teams8
FormatDouble elimination
Page playoff
Finals site
ChampionsLewis–Clark State (9th title)
Winning coachEd Cheff
MVPTroy Silva (1B) (Lewis–Clark State)
  • 1995
  • NAIA baseball tournament
  • 1997

The 1996 NAIA World Series was the 40th 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]

The tournament was played for at Lewis and Clark Park in Sioux City, Iowa.

Lewis–Clark State (53–11) defeated Saint Ambrose (42–19) in a single-game championship series, 9–0, to win the Warriors' ninth NAIA World Series and first since 1992.

Lewis–Clark State first baseman Troy Silva was named tournament MVP.

Bracket

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Preliminary

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First round
Losers to Championship Bracket, Second Round
Second round
Losers to Championship Bracket, Third Round
Third round
Both teams to Championship Bracket, Semifinals
      
Cumberland (TN) 2
St. Thomas (FL) 1
Cumberland 4
Lewis–Clark State 9
Geneva 1
Lewis–Clark State 2
Lewis–Clark State 3
Saint Ambrose 1
Ohio Dominican (7 inn.) 12
Oklahoma Baptist 2
Ohio Dominican 5
Saint Ambrose 16
Saint Ambrose 2
St. Mary's (TX) 0

Championship

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Second round
Losers eliminated
Third round
Losers eliminated
Semifinals
Losers eliminated
Championship
Lewis–Clark State4
Ohio Dominican4St. Thomas2
St. Thomas4St. Thomas7Lewis–Clark State9
Geneva3Saint Ambrose0
Saint Ambrose9
Cumberland3Cumberland8Third place
Oklahoma Baptist0St. Mary's1
St. Mary's7

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Championship History" (PDF). NAIA.org. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved September 10, 2022.