NAIA Baseball World Series
Encyclopedia
The NAIA Baseball World Series is a double-elimination tournament
held annually in Lewiston, Idaho
, to determine the baseball
champion of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
(NAIA).
Double-elimination tournament
A double-elimination tournament is a type of elimination tournament competition in which a participant ceases to be eligible to win the tournament's championship upon having lost two games or matches...
held annually in Lewiston, Idaho
Lewiston, Idaho
Lewiston is a city in and also the county seat of Nez Perce County in the Pacific Northwest state of Idaho. It is the second-largest city in the northern Idaho region, behind Coeur d'Alene and ninth-largest in the state. Lewiston is the principal city of the Lewiston, ID - Clarkston, WA...
, to determine the baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
champion of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
(NAIA).
Results
| Year | Champion | Score | Defeated |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Sul Ross State (Texas) | 8-7 | Rollins (Fla.) |
| 1958 | San Diego State (Calif.) | 23-9 | Southwestern Oklahoma |
| 1959 | Southern-Baton Rouge (La.) | 10-2 | Nebraska-Omaha |
| 1960 | Whitworth (Wash.) | 4-0 | Georgia Southern |
| 1961 | East Carolina (N.C.) | 13-7 | Sacramento State (Calif.) |
| 1962 | Georgia Southern | 2-0 | Portland State (Ore.) |
| 1963 | Sam Houston State (Texas) | 2-1 | Grambling (La.) |
| 1964 | West Liberty State (W.Va.) | 3-2 | Grambling (La.) |
| 1965 | Carson-Newman (Tenn.) | 3-2 | Nebraska-Omaha |
| 1966 | Linfield (Ore.) | 15-4 | Lewis (Ill.) |
| 1967 | New Mexico Highlands | 6-1 | Glassboro State (N.J.) |
| 1968 | William Jewell (Mo.) | 4-3 (13) | Georgia Southern |
| 1969 | William Carey (Miss.) | 5-3 | La Verne (Calif.) |
| 1970 | Eastern Michigan | 1-0 | Northeastern Louisiana |
| 1971 | Linfield (Ore.) | 9-8 (10) | David Lipscomb (Tenn.) |
| 1972 | La Verne (Calif.) | 4-1 | David Lipscomb (Tenn.) |
| 1973 | U.S. International (Calif.) | 7-2 | Eastern Connecticut |
| 1974 | Lewis (Ill.) | 3-2 | Sam Houston State (Texas) |
| 1975 | Lewis (Ill.) | 2-1 | Sam Houston State (Texas) |
| 1976 | Lewis (Ill.) | 16-8 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
| 1977 | David Lipscomb (Tenn.) | 2-1 | Southeastern Oklahoma |
| 1978 | Emporia State (Kan.) | 8-6 | Missouri Southern |
| 1979 | David Lipscomb (Tenn.) | 5-4 | High Point (N.C.) |
| 1980 | Grand Canyon (Ariz.) | 5-4 (10) | Lewis (Ill.) |
| 1981 | Grand Canyon (Ariz.) | 11-4 | Winthrop (S.C.) |
| 1982 | Grand Canyon (Ariz.) | 10-6 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
| 1983 | Lubbock Christian (Texas) | 12-9 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
| 1984 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 15-2 | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) |
| 1985 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 10-6 | Dallas Baptist (Texas) |
| 1986 | Grand Canyon (Ariz.) | 6-5 (10) | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
| 1987 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 11-4 | Emporia State (Kan.) |
| 1988 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 9-3 | Grand Canyon (Ariz.) |
| 1989 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 5-2 | St. Francis (Ill.) |
| 1990 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 9-4 | Auburn-Montgomery (Ala.) |
| 1991 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 7-0 | Oral Roberts (Okla.) |
| 1992 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 14-4 | Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) |
| 1993 | St. Francis (Ill.) | 4-2 | Southeastern Oklahoma |
| 1994 | Kennesaw State (Ga.) | 2-0 | Southeastern Oklahoma |
| 1995 | Bellevue (Neb.) | 8-5 | Cumberland (Tenn.) |
| 1996 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 9-0 | St. Ambrose (Iowa) |
| 1997 | Brewton-Parker (Ga.) | 8-4 | Bellevue (Neb.) |
| 1998 | Albertson (Idaho) | 6-3 | Indiana Tech |
| 1999 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 7-2 | Albertson (Idaho) |
| 2000 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 10-1 | Dallas Baptist (Texas) |
| 2001 | Birmingham-Southern (Ala.) | 8-3 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
| 2002 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 12-8 | Oklahoma City |
| 2003 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 7-5 | Oklahoma City |
| 2004 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 10-3 | Oklahoma City |
| 2005 | Oklahoma City | 8-1 | Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
| 2006 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 5-4 (11) | Cumberland (Tenn.) |
| 2007 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 9-2 | Spring Arbor (Mich.) |
| 2008 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 8-3 | Lee (Tenn.) |
| 2009 | Lubbock Christian University (Texas) | 11-8 | Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) |
| 2010 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 4-3 | Lee (Tenn.) |
| 2011 | Concordia University (Irvine, CA) | 9-3 | Lubbock Christian University (Texas) |