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College baseball tournament
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
1957Details
Alpine, Texas
Kokernot Field
Sul Ross State
8–7
Rollins
1958Details
San Diego State
23–9
Southwestern Oklahoma
1959Details
Southern
10–2
Nebraska-Omaha
1960Details
Sioux City, Iowa
Soos Park
Whitworth
4–0
Georgia Southern
1961Details
East Carolina
13–7
Sacramento State
1962Details
St. Joseph, Missouri
Phil Welch Stadium
Georgia Southern
2–0
Portland State
1963Details
Sam Houston State
2–1
Grambling State
1964Details
West Liberty State
3–2
Grambling State
1965Details
Carson–Newman
3–2
Nebraska-Omaha
1966Details
Linfield
15–4
Lewis
1967Details
New Mexico Highlands
6–1
Glassboro State
1968Details
William Jewell
4–313
Georgia Southern
1969Details
William Carey
5–3
La Verne
1970Details
Phoenix, Arizona
Municipal Stadium
Eastern Michigan
1–0
Northeastern Louisiana
1971Details
Linfield (2)
9–810
David Lipscomb
1972Details
La Verne
4–1
David Lipscomb
1973Details
United States International
7–2
Eastern Connecticut State
1974Details
St. Joseph, Missouri
Phil Welch Stadium
Lewis
3–2
Sam Houston State
1975Details
Lewis (2)
2–1
Sam Houston State
1976Details
Lewis (3)
16–8
Lewis–Clark State
1977Details
David Lipscomb
2–1
Southeastern Oklahoma State
1978Details
Emporia State
8–6
Missouri Southern
1979Details
Nashville, Tennessee
Herschel Greer Stadium
David Lipscomb (2)
5–4
High Point
1980Details
Grand Canyon
5–410
Lewis
1981Details
Lubbock, Texas
Chaparral Stadium
Grand Canyon (2)
11–4
Winthrop
1982Details
Grand Canyon (3)
10–6
Lewis–Clark State
1983Details
Lubbock Christian
12–9
Lewis–Clark State
1984Details
Lewiston, Idaho
Harris Field
Lewis–Clark State
15–2
Azusa Pacific
1985Details
Lewis–Clark State (2)
10–6
Dallas Baptist
1986Details
Grand Canyon (4)
6–510
Lewis–Clark State
1987Details
Lewis–Clark State (3)
11–4
Emporia State
1988Details
Lewis–Clark State (4)
9–3
Grand Canyon
1989Details
Lewis–Clark State (5)
5–2
St. Francis (IL)
1990Details
Lewis–Clark State (6)
9–4
Auburn Montgomery
1991Details
Lewis–Clark State (7)
7–0
Oral Roberts
1992Details
Des Moines, Iowa
Sec Taylor Stadium
Lewis–Clark State (8)
14–4
Mary Hardin-Baylor
1993Details
St. Francis (IL)
4–2
Southeastern Oklahoma State
1994Details
Kennesaw State
2–0
Southeastern Oklahoma State
1995Details
Sioux City, Iowa
Lewis and Clark Park
Bellevue (NE)
8–5
Cumberland (TN)
1996Details
Lewis–Clark State (9)
9–0
St. Ambrose
1997Details
Brewton–Parker
8–4
Bellevue (NE)
1998Details
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Drillers Stadium
Albertson
6–3
Indiana Tech
1999Details
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
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
Southeastern (FL)
2
2018, 2022
Tennessee Wesleyan
2
2012, 2019
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
See also
References
External links
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Discontinued
Basketball (Division II)
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Gymnastics
Ice hockey
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