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NAIA World Series
College baseball tournament
College baseball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | NAIA World Series |
| logo | National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics logo.svg |
| pixels | 250 |
| sport | Baseball |
| founded | 1957, |
| country | United States |
| venue | Harris Field |
| Lewiston, Idaho | |
| champion | LSU–Shreveport |
| most successful club | Lewis–Clark State (19) |
| website | naiaworldseries.com |
Lewiston, Idaho
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
| National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics | color=white}} colspan=8 | NAIA World Series | NAIA}} | NAIA}} | NAIA}} | NAIA}} | NAIA}} | NAIA}} | NAIA}} | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | Alpine, Texas | Kokernot Field | **** | 8–7 | ||||||||||||
| 1958 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** | 23–9 | ||||||||||||||
| 1959 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** | 10–2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1960 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | Sioux City, Iowa | Soos Park | **** | 4–0 | ||||||||||||
| 1961 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** | 13–7 | ||||||||||||||
| 1962 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | St. Joseph, Missouri | Phil Welch Stadium | **** | 2–0 | ||||||||||||
| 1963 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** | 2–1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1964 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** | 3–2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1965 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** | 3–2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1966 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** | 15–4 | ||||||||||||||
| 1967 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** | 6–1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1968 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** | 4–313 | ||||||||||||||
| 1969 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** | 5–3 | ||||||||||||||
| 1970 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | Phoenix, Arizona | Municipal Stadium | **** | 1–0 | ||||||||||||
| 1971 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** (2) | 9–810 | ||||||||||||||
| 1972 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** | 4–1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1973 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** | 7–2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1974 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | St. Joseph, Missouri | Phil Welch Stadium | **** | 3–2 | ||||||||||||
| 1975 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** (2) | 2–1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1976 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** (3) | 16–8 | ||||||||||||||
| 1977 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** | 2–1 | ||||||||||||||
| 1978 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** | 8–6 | ||||||||||||||
| 1979 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | Nashville, Tennessee | Herschel Greer Stadium | **** (2) | 5–4 | ||||||||||||
| 1980 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** | 5–410 | ||||||||||||||
| 1981 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | Lubbock, Texas | Chaparral Stadium | **** (2) | 11–4 | ||||||||||||
| 1982 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** (3) | 10–6 | ||||||||||||||
| 1983 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** | 12–9 | ||||||||||||||
| 1984 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | Lewiston, Idaho | Harris Field | **** | 15–2 | ||||||||||||
| 1985 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** (2) | 10–6 | ||||||||||||||
| 1986 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** (4) | 6–510 | ||||||||||||||
| 1987 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** (3) | 11–4 | ||||||||||||||
| 1988 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** (4) | 9–3 | ||||||||||||||
| 1989 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** (5) | 5–2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1990 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** (6) | 9–4 | ||||||||||||||
| 1991 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** (7) | 7–0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | Des Moines, Iowa | Sec Taylor Stadium | **** (8) | 14–4 | ||||||||||||
| 1993 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** | 4–2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1994 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** | 2–0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | Sioux City, Iowa | Lewis and Clark Park | **** | 8–5 | ||||||||||||
| 1996 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** (9) | 9–0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** | 8–4 | ||||||||||||||
| 1998 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | Tulsa, Oklahoma | Drillers Stadium | **** | 6–3 | ||||||||||||
| 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | Jupiter, Florida | Roger Dean Stadium | **** (10) | 7–2 | ||||||||||||
| 2000 | Lewiston, Idaho | Harris Field | **** (11) | 10–1 | ||||||||||||
| 2001 | **** | 8–3 | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | **** (12) | 12–8 | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | **** (13) | 7–5 | ||||||||||||||
| 2004 | **** | 10–3 | ||||||||||||||
| 2005 | **** | 8–1 | ||||||||||||||
| 2006 | **** (14) | 5–411 | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | **** (15) | 9–2 | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | **** (16) | 8–3 | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | **** (2) | 11–8 | ||||||||||||||
| 2010 | **** (2) | 4–3 | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | **** | 9–3 | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** | 10–6 | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** | 11–4 | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** (3) | 3–0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** (17) | 10–7 | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** (18) | 12–11 | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** (19) | 6–4 | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** | 6–3 | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** (2) | 6–2 | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | No World Series held due to the coronavirus pandemic | |||||||||||||||
| 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** | 8–4 | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** (2) | 11–5 | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** | 7–6 | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** | 14–6 | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | **** | 13–7 |
Champions
Active programs
| Team | Titles | Years | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis and Clark State Warriors | border=0}} | [](lewis-clark-state-warriors-baseball) | 19 | 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1999, |
| 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2015, 2016, 2017 | ||||
| Cumberland Phoenix | border=0}} | [](cumberland-phoenix) | 3 | 2004, 2010, 2014 |
| Tennessee Wesleyan Bulldogs | border=0}} | [](tennessee-wesleyan-bulldogs) | 2 | 2012, 2019 |
| Southeastern Fire | border=0}} | [](southeastern-fire) | 2 | 2018, 2022 |
| LSU-Shreveport Pilots | border=0}} | [](lsu-shreveport-pilots) | 1 | 2025 |
| Hope International Royals | border=0}} | [](hope-international-royals) | 1 | 2024 |
| Georgia Gwinnett Grizzlies | border=0}} | [](georgia-gwinnett-grizzlies) | 1 | 2021 |
| Faulkner Eagles | border=0}} | [](faulkner-eagles) | 1 | 2013 |
| Oklahoma City Stars | border=0}} | [](oklahoma-city-stars) | 1 | 2005 |
| Idaho Coyotes | border=0}} | [](college-of-idaho-coyotes) | 1 | 1998 |
| Brewton–Parker Barons | border=0}} | [](brewton-parker-barons) | 1 | 1997 |
| Bellevue Bruins | border=0}} | [](bellevue-bruins) | 1 | 1995 |
| St. Francis Fighting Saints | border=0}} | [](st-francis-fighting-saints) | 1 | 1993 |
| William Carey Crusaders | border=0}} | [](william-carey-crusaders) | 1 | 1969 |
Former programs
| Team | Titles | Years | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Canyon Antelopes | border=0}} | [](grand-canyon-antelopes-baseball) | 4 | 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986 |
| Lewis Flyers | border=0}} | [](lewis-flyers-baseball) | 3 | 1974, 1975, 1976 |
| Lubbock Christian Chaparrals | border=0}} | [](lubbock-christian-chaparrals) | 2 | 1983, 2009 |
| Lipscomb Bisons | border=0}} | [](lipscomb-bisons-baseball) | 2 | 1977, 1979 |
| Linfield Wildcats | border=0}} | [](linfield-wildcats) | 2 | 1966, 1971 |
| Westmont Warriors | border=0}} | [](westmont-warriors-baseball) | 1 | 2023 |
| Concordia Eagles | border=0}} | [](concordia-eagles-baseball) | 1 | 2011 |
| Birmingham–Southern Panthers | border=0}} | [](birmingham-southern-panthers) | 1 | 2001 |
| Kennesaw State Owls | border=0}} | [](kennesaw-state-owls-baseball) | 1 | 1994 |
| Emporia State Hornets | border=0}} | [](emporia-state-hornets-baseball) | 1 | 1978 |
| US International Gulls | border=0}} | [](us-international-gulls) | 1 | 1973 |
| La Verne Leos | border=0}} | [](la-verne-leopards) | 1 | 1972 |
| Eastern Michigan Eagles | border=0}} | [](eastern-michigan-eagles) | 1 | 1970 |
| William Jewell Cardinals | border=0}} | [](william-jewell-cardinals-baseball) | 1 | 1968 |
| New Mexico Highlands Cowboys | border=0}} | [](new-mexico-highlands-cowboys-baseball) | 1 | 1967 |
| Carson–Newman Eagles | border=0}} | [](carson-newman-eagles) | 1 | 1965 |
| West Liberty Hilltoppers | border=0}} | [](west-liberty-hilltoppers-baseball) | 1 | 1964 |
| Sam Houston State Bearkats | border=0}} | [](sam-houston-state-bearkats-baseball) | 1 | 1963 |
| Georgia Southern Eagles | border=0}} | [](georgia-southern-eagles-baseball) | 1 | 1962 |
| East Carolina Pirates | border=0}} | [](east-carolina-pirates-baseball) | 1 | 1961 |
| Whitworth Pirates | border=0}} | [](whitworth-pirates) | 1 | 1960 |
| Southern Jaguars | border=0}} | [](southern-jaguars-baseball) | 1 | 1959 |
| San Diego State Aztecs | border=0}} | [](san-diego-state-aztecs-baseball) | 1 | 1958 |
| Sul Ross Lobos | border=0}} | [](sul-ross-state-lobos) | 1 | 1957 |
References
References
- (2013). "Baseball National Championship Records". [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics]].
- (2015). "Baseball National Championship Records". [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics]].
- (2015). "Baseball National Championship Records". [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics]].
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