NAIA World Series facts for kids
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| Sport | Baseball |
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| 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.
As of 2015, a total of 188 schools have competed in the tournament.
Results
| NAIA World Series | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host city | Stadium | Championship Results | ||||
| 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 | [[{{{school}}}|Georgia Southern]] | ||
| 1961 Details |
[[{{{school}}}|East Carolina]] | 13–7 | [[{{{school}}}|Sacramento State]] | ||||
| 1962 Details |
St. Joseph, Missouri | Phil Welch Stadium | [[{{{school}}}|Georgia Southern]] | 2–0 | [[{{{school}}}|Portland State]] | ||
| 1963 Details |
[[{{{school}}}|Sam Houston State]] | 2–1 | [[{{{school}}}|Grambling State]] | ||||
| 1964 Details |
West Liberty State | 3–2 | [[{{{school}}}|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 | [[{{{school}}}|Georgia Southern]] | ||||
| 1969 Details |
William Carey | 5–3 | La Verne | ||||
| 1970 Details |
Phoenix, Arizona | Municipal Stadium | [[{{{school}}}|Eastern Michigan]] | 1–0 | Northeastern Louisiana | ||
| 1971 Details |
Linfield (2) | 9–810 | [[{{{school}}}|David Lipscomb]] | ||||
| 1972 Details |
La Verne | 4–1 | [[{{{school}}}|David Lipscomb]] | ||||
| 1973 Details |
United States International | 7–2 | Eastern Connecticut State | ||||
| 1974 Details |
St. Joseph, Missouri | Phil Welch Stadium | Lewis | 3–2 | [[{{{school}}}|Sam Houston State]] | ||
| 1975 Details |
Lewis (2) | 2–1 | [[{{{school}}}|Sam Houston State]] | ||||
| 1976 Details |
Lewis (3) | 16–8 | Lewis–Clark State | ||||
| 1977 Details |
[[{{{school}}}|David Lipscomb]] | 2–1 | Southeastern Oklahoma State | ||||
| 1978 Details |
[[{{{school}}}|Emporia State]] | 8–6 | [[{{{school}}}|Missouri Southern]] | ||||
| 1979 Details |
Nashville, Tennessee | Herschel Greer Stadium | [[{{{school}}}|David Lipscomb]] (2) | 5–4 | [[{{{school}}}|High Point]] | ||
| 1980 Details |
[[{{{school}}}|Grand Canyon]] | 5–410 | Lewis | ||||
| 1981 Details |
Lubbock, Texas | Chaparral Stadium | [[{{{school}}}|Grand Canyon]] (2) | 11–4 | [[{{{school}}}|Winthrop]] | ||
| 1982 Details |
[[{{{school}}}|Grand Canyon]] (3) | 10–6 | Lewis–Clark State | ||||
| 1983 Details |
[[{{{school}}}|Lubbock Christian]] | 12–9 | Lewis–Clark State | ||||
| 1984 Details |
Lewiston, Idaho | Harris Field | Lewis–Clark State | 15–2 | [[{{{school}}}|Azusa Pacific]] | ||
| 1985 Details |
Lewis–Clark State (2) | 10–6 | [[{{{school}}}|Dallas Baptist]] | ||||
| 1986 Details |
[[{{{school}}}|Grand Canyon]] (4) | 6–510 | Lewis–Clark State | ||||
| 1987 Details |
Lewis–Clark State (3) | 11–4 | [[{{{school}}}|Emporia State]] | ||||
| 1988 Details |
Lewis–Clark State (4) | 9–3 | [[{{{school}}}|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 | [[{{{school}}}|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 |
[[{{{school}}}|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 | [[{{{school}}}|Dallas Baptist]] | ||
| 2001 | Birmingham–Southern | 8–3 | Lewis–Clark State | ||||
| 2002 | Lewis–Clark State (12) | 12–8 | [[{{{school}}}|Oklahoma City]] | ||||
| 2003 | Lewis–Clark State (13) | 7–5 | [[{{{school}}}|Oklahoma City]] | ||||
| 2004 | Cumberland (TN) | 10–3 | [[{{{school}}}|Oklahoma City]] | ||||
| 2005 | [[{{{school}}}|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 | [[{{{school}}}|Lubbock Christian]] (2) | 11–8 | Point Loma Nazarene | ||||
| 2010 | Cumberland (TN) (2) | 4–3 | Lee (TN) | ||||
| 2011 | Concordia Irvine | 9–3 | [[{{{school}}}|Lubbock Christian]] | ||||
| 2012 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 10–6 | [[{{{school}}}|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 |
See also
- NCAA Division I baseball tournament
- NCAA Division II baseball tournament
- NCAA Division III baseball tournament
- NAIA Softball World Series
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