NAIA World Series

NAIA World Series
Sport	Baseball
Founded	1957, 67 years ago
Country	United States
Venue(s)	Harris Field; Lewiston, Idaho
Most recent; champion(s)	Hope International University
Most titles	Lewis–Clark State (19)
Official website	naiaworldseries.com

The NAIA World Series (officially branded as the Avista NAIA World Series for sponsorship purposes from 2013) is a double-elimination tournament, held since 1957, to determine the baseball champion of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Since 2000, the tournament has been held at Harris Field on the campus of Lewis–Clark State College (LCSC) in Lewiston, Idaho, having previously hosted from 1984 to 1991.

History

A total of twelve cities have hosted the NAIA World Series. In 1957, the first edition of the series was held in Alpine, Texas, the home of inaugural champions, Sul Ross State. From 1984 to 1991 and since 2000, the series has been held in Lewiston on the campus of LCSC, the winningest school in the competition with 19 victories. The other cities that have hosted the tournament are Sioux City, Iowa; St. Joseph, Missouri; Phoenix, Arizona; Nashville, Tennessee; Lubbock, Texas; Des Moines, Iowa; Tulsa, Oklahoma; and Jupiter, Florida.^[1]

As of 2015, a total of 188 schools have competed in the tournament.^[2]

Results

NAIA World Series^[3]
Year	Host city	Stadium	Championship Results
Year	Host city	Stadium	Champion	Score	Runner-up
1957 Details	Alpine, Texas	Kokernot Field	Sul Ross State	8–7	Rollins
1958 Details			San Diego State	23–9	Southwestern Oklahoma
1959 Details			Southern	10–2	Nebraska-Omaha
1960 Details	Sioux City, Iowa	Soos Park	Whitworth	4–0	Georgia Southern
1961 Details	Sioux City, Iowa	Soos Park	East Carolina	13–7	Sacramento State
1962 Details	St. Joseph, Missouri	Phil Welch Stadium	Georgia Southern	2–0	Portland State
1963 Details			Sam Houston State	2–1	Grambling State
1964 Details			West Liberty State	3–2	Grambling State
1965 Details			Carson–Newman	3–2	Nebraska-Omaha
1966 Details			Linfield	15–4	Lewis
1967 Details			New Mexico Highlands	6–1	Glassboro State
1968 Details			William Jewell	4–3¹³	Georgia Southern
1969 Details			William Carey	5–3	La Verne
1970 Details	Phoenix, Arizona	Municipal Stadium	Eastern Michigan	1–0	Northeastern Louisiana
1971 Details			Linfield (2)	9–8¹⁰	David Lipscomb
1972 Details			La Verne	4–1	David Lipscomb
1973 Details			United States International	7–2	Eastern Connecticut State
1974 Details	St. Joseph, Missouri	Phil Welch Stadium	Lewis	3–2	Sam Houston State
1975 Details			Lewis (2)	2–1	Sam Houston State
1976 Details			Lewis (3)	16–8	Lewis–Clark State
1977 Details			David Lipscomb	2–1	Southeastern Oklahoma State
1978 Details			Emporia State	8–6	Missouri Southern
1979 Details	Nashville, Tennessee	Herschel Greer Stadium	David Lipscomb (2)	5–4	High Point
1980 Details	Nashville, Tennessee	Herschel Greer Stadium	Grand Canyon	5–4¹⁰	Lewis
1981 Details	Lubbock, Texas	Chaparral Stadium	Grand Canyon (2)	11–4	Winthrop
1982 Details			Grand Canyon (3)	10–6	Lewis–Clark State
1983 Details			Lubbock Christian	12–9	Lewis–Clark State
1984 Details	Lewiston, Idaho	Harris Field	Lewis–Clark State	15–2	Azusa Pacific
1985 Details			Lewis–Clark State (2)	10–6	Dallas Baptist
1986 Details			Grand Canyon (4)	6–5¹⁰	Lewis–Clark State
1987 Details			Lewis–Clark State (3)	11–4	Emporia State
1988 Details			Lewis–Clark State (4)	9–3	Grand Canyon
1989 Details			Lewis–Clark State (5)	5–2	St. Francis (IL)
1990 Details			Lewis–Clark State (6)	9–4	Auburn Montgomery
1991 Details			Lewis–Clark State (7)	7–0	Oral Roberts
1992 Details	Des Moines, Iowa	Sec Taylor Stadium	Lewis–Clark State (8)	14–4	Mary Hardin-Baylor
1993 Details			St. Francis (IL)	4–2	Southeastern Oklahoma State
1994 Details			Kennesaw State	2–0	Southeastern Oklahoma State
1995 Details	Sioux City, Iowa	Lewis and Clark Park	Bellevue (NE)	8–5	Cumberland (TN)
1996 Details			Lewis–Clark State (9)	9–0	St. Ambrose
1997 Details			Brewton–Parker	8–4	Bellevue (NE)
1998 Details	Tulsa, Oklahoma	Drillers Stadium	Albertson	6–3	Indiana Tech
1999 Details	Jupiter, Florida	Roger Dean Stadium	Lewis–Clark State (10)	7–2	College of Idaho
2000	Lewiston, Idaho	Harris Field	Lewis–Clark State (11)	10–1	Dallas Baptist
2001			Birmingham–Southern	8–3	Lewis–Clark State
2002			Lewis–Clark State (12)	12–8	Oklahoma City
2003			Lewis–Clark State (13)	7–5	Oklahoma City
2004			Cumberland (TN)	10–3	Oklahoma City
2005			Oklahoma City	8–1	Embry–Riddle (FL)
2006			Lewis–Clark State (14)	5–4¹¹	Cumberland (TN)
2007			Lewis–Clark State (15)	9–2	Spring Arbor
2008			Lewis–Clark State (16)	8–3	Lee (TN)
2009			Lubbock Christian (2)	11–8	Point Loma Nazarene
2010			Cumberland (TN) (2)	4–3	Lee (TN)
2011			Concordia Irvine	9–3	Lubbock Christian
2012			Tennessee Wesleyan	10–6	Rogers State
2013			Faulkner	11–4	Lewis–Clark State
2014			Cumberland (TN) (3)	3–0	Lewis–Clark State
2015			Lewis–Clark State (17)	10–7	St. Thomas (FL)
2016			Lewis–Clark State (18)	12–11	Faulkner
2017			Lewis–Clark State (19)	6–4	Faulkner
2018			Southeastern (FL)	6–3	Freed–Hardeman
2019			Tennessee Wesleyan (2)	6–2	St. Thomas
2020			No World Series held due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021			Georgia Gwinnett	8–4	Central Methodist
2022			Southeastern (FL) (2)	11–5	Lewis-Clark State
2023			Westmont	7–6	Lewis-Clark State
2024			Hope International	14-6	Tennessee Wesleyan

Champions

Active programs

Team	Titles	Years
Lewis–Clark State	19	1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2015, 2016, 2017
Cumberland (TN)	3	2004, 2010, 2014
Tennessee Wesleyan	3	2012, 2019
Southeastern (FL)	2	2018, 2022
Hope International	1	2024
Georgia Gwinnett	1	2021
Faulkner	1	2013
Oklahoma City	1	2005
College of Idaho	1	1998
Brewton–Parker	1	1997
Bellevue (NE)	1	1995
St. Francis (IL)	1	1993
William Carey	1	1969

Former programs

Team	Titles	Years
Grand Canyon	4	1980, 1981, 1982, 1986
Lewis (IL)	3	1974, 1975, 1976
Lubbock Christian	2	1983, 2009
Lipscomb	2	1977, 1979
Linfield	2	1966, 1971
Westmont	1	2023
Concordia Irvine	1	2011
Birmingham–Southern	1	2001
Kennesaw State	1	1994
Emporia State	1	1978
US International	1	1973
La Verne	1	1972
Eastern Michigan	1	1970
William Jewell	1	1968
New Mexico Highlands	1	1967
Carson–Newman	1	1965
West Liberty	1	1964
Sam Houston	1	1963
Georgia Southern	1	1962
East Carolina	1	1961
Whitworth	1	1960
Southern–Baton Rouge	1	1959
San Diego State	1	1958
Sul Ross State	1	1957

References

^ "Baseball National Championship Records" (PDF). National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. 2013. p. 1. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
^ "Baseball National Championship Records" (PDF). National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. 2015. pp. 8–10. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 4, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
^ "Baseball National Championship Records" (PDF). National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. 2015. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 4, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2016.

External links

Official website

[1] "Baseball National Championship Records" (PDF). National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. 2013. p. 1. Retrieved December 3, 2013.

[2] "Baseball National Championship Records" (PDF). National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. 2015. pp. 8–10. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 4, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2016.

[3] "Baseball National Championship Records" (PDF). National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. 2015. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 4, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2016.

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