1972 NAIA World Series

The 1972 NAIA World Series was the 16th 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]

1972 NAIA
baseball tournament
1972 NAIA World Series
Teams8
FormatDouble elimination
Finals site
ChampionsLa Verne (1st title)
Winning coachBen Hines
MVPBen Ochoa (P) (La Verne)
  • 1971
  • NAIA baseball tournament
  • 1973

The tournament was played at Phoenix Municipal Stadium in Phoenix, Arizona.

La Verne (44-9) defeated David Lipscomb (35-9) in the first game of the championship series, 4–1, to win the Leopards' first NAIA World Series. La Verne finished the tournament undefeated, 5-0.

La Verne pitcher Ben Ochoa was named tournament MVP.

Bracket

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Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
Frostburg State1
Oklahoma Christian0
Frostburg State6
La Verne7
La Verne4
Winona State3
La Verne5
David Lipscomb4
David Lipscomb13
David Lipscomb7
High Point1
David Lipscomb3Oklahoma Christian1
Lewis2
Lewis (IL)4
Sam Houston State3
David Lipscomb1
Lower round 1Lower round 2La Verne4
Lewis4
Oklahoma Christian5Oklahoma Christian5
La Verne8
Winona State3
Sam Houston State6
Frostburg State3
High Point4Sam Houston State16
Sam Houston State9

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Championship History" (PDF). NAIA.org. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2022.