The 1965 NAIA World Series was the ninth annual tournament hosted by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics to determine the national champion of baseball among its member colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.[1]
Teams | 8 |
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Format | Double elimination |
Finals site | |
Champions | Carson–Newman (1st title) |
MVP | Clyde Wright (P) (Carson–Newman) |
The tournament was played at Phil Welch Stadium in St. Joseph, Missouri.
Carson–Newman defeated Omaha in the championship series, 3–2, to win the Eagles' first NAIA World Series.
Carson–Newman pitcher, and future MLB All Star, Clyde Wright was named tournament MVP.
Bracket
editFirst round | Second round | Semifinals | National Championship | |||||||||||||||
Glassboro State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Omaha | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Omaha | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston State | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
Southern | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Omaha | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Carson–Newman | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Anderson (IN) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Western Washington State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Western Washington State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Carson–Newman | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
Carson–Newman | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin State–Whitewater | 3 | Carson–Newman | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Omaha | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Consolation first round | Consolation second round | Consolation third round | Consolation fourth round | |||||||||||||||
Western Washington State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Glassboro State | 10 | Glassboro State | 4 | Omaha | 7 | |||||||||||||
Southern | 0 | Glassboro State | 2 | Glassboro State | 5 | |||||||||||||
Sam Houston State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston State | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
Anderson | 2 | Wisconsin State–Whitewater | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Wisconsin State–Whitewater | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Championship History" (PDF). NAIA.org. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2022.