2019 NAIA baseball tournament

The 2019 NAIA baseball tournament was the 63rd edition of the NAIA baseball championship. The 46-team tournament began on May 13 with Opening Round games across nine different sites and concluded with the 2019 NAIA World Series in Lewiston, Idaho that began on May 24 and ended on May 31. Tennessee Wesleyan defeated St. Thomas (FL) 6–2 in a winner-take-all championship game for their second title in program history.

2019 NAIA
baseball tournament
Teams46
Finals site
ChampionsTennessee Wesleyan (2nd title)
Winning coachBilly Berry
MVPBryce Giles (Tennessee Wesleyan)
  • 2018
  • NAIA baseball tournament
  • 2021

The 46 participating teams were selected from all eligible NAIA teams with the World Series host receiving an automatic bid to the NAIA World Series. The remaining 45 teams participated in the Opening Round with 32 teams being awarded automatic bids as either champions and/or runners-up of their conferences, and 13 teams were selected at-large by the National Selection Committee. Teams were then placed into one of nine pre-determined Opening Round sites of five teams a piece, each of which is conducted via a double-elimination tournament. The winners of each of the Opening Round sites plus the World Series host team participated in the NAIA World Series.

Tournament procedure

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A total of 46 teams entered the tournament. As World Series host, Lewis–Clark State received an automatic bid into the NAIA World Series. 32 automatic bids were determined by either winning their conference's regular season championship, conference tournament, and/or conference tournament runner-up. The other 13 bids were at-large, with selections determined by the NAIA Baseball National Selection Committee.

Opening round hosts

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On May 1, the NAIA announced the nine opening round host sites, which were played from May 13–16.[1]

Venue(s) Location(s) Host(s)
Doyle Buhl Stadium Williamsburg, KY University of the Cumberlands
Harrison Field Montgomery, AL Faulkner University
Carnes Field Henderson, TN Freed–Hardeman University
Grizzly Baseball Complex Lawrenceville, GA Georgia Gwinnett College
Pilot Field Shreveport, LA Louisiana State University Shreveport
Luther Williams Field Macon, GA Middle Georgia State University
Paul Demie Mainieri Field Miami Gardens, FL St. Thomas University
Hunter Wright Stadium Kingsport, TN Visit Kingsport
Russell Carr Field Santa Barbara, CA Westmont College

Bids

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Automatic

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School Conference Record Berth Last NAIA Appearance
Antelope Valley (CA) Cal Pac/Frontier/Cascade 33–17 Regular season champion 2018 (Lincoln Bracket)
Baker (KS) Heart 26–25 Tournament champion First appearance
Bellevue (NE) North Star 43–14 Tournament champion 2018 (Bowling Green Bracket)
British Columbia Cal Pac/Frontier/Cascade 29–20 Tournament runner-up 2018 (Lincoln Bracket)
Campbellsville (KY) Mid-South 31–18 Tournament champion 2018 (Bowling Green Bracket)
Clarke (IA) Heart 28–21 Tournament runner-up 2018 (Kingsport Bracket)
Concordia (NE) Great Plains 32–17 Regular season champion 2017 (Hutchinson Bracket)
Columbia (MO) American Midwest 29–21 Tournament runner-up First appearance
Faulkner (AL) Southern States 46–10 Tournament champion 2018 NAIA World Series
Freed–Hardeman (TN) American Midwest 43–14 Tournament champion 2018 NAIA World Series
Georgia Gwinnett A.I.I. 43–11 Tournament champion 2018 NAIA World Series
Hope International (CA) Golden State 29–20 Tournament champion 2017 NAIA World Series
Huntington (IN) Crossroads 26–14 Regular season champion 2017 (Montgomery Bracket)
Indiana Tech Wolverine-Hoosier 37–14 Regular season champion 2018 (Montgomery Bracket)
IU–Southeast River States 35–18 Regular season champion 2018 (Hattiesburg Bracket)
Jamestown (ND) Great Plains 35–16 Tournament champion 2018 (Oklahoma City Bracket)
Jarvis Christian (TX) Red River 35–24 Tournament runner-up First appearance
Lewis-Clark State (ID) Cal Pac/Frontier/Cascade 34–13 World Series host 2018 NAIA World Series
LSU–Shreveport Red River 47–11 Regular season champion 2018 (Hattiesburg Bracket)
Madonna (MI) Wolverine-Hoosier 35–20 Tournament runner-up 2018 (Kingsport Bracket)
Marian (IN) Crossroads 30–19 Tournament champion 2018 (Williamsburg Bracket)
Mobile (AL) Southern States 36–20 Tournament runner-up 2018 (Oklahoma City Bracket)
Oklahoma City Sooner 46–12 Tournament pool champion 2018 NAIA World Series
Oklahoma Wesleyan Kansas 43–9 Regular season champion 2018 (Upland Bracket)
Olivet Nazarene (IL) Chicagoland 34–14 Tournament champion 2016 (Lawrenceville Bracket)
Rio Grande (OH) River States 38–19 Tournament champion 2016 (Kingsport Bracket)
Saint Xavier (IL) Chicagoland 34–13 Regular season champion 2016 (Grand Rapids Bracket)
Science & Arts (OK) Sooner 43–10 Tournament pool champion 2018 (Bowling Green Bracket)
Talladega (AL) A.I.I. 25–24 Tournament runner-up 2018 (Montgomery Bracket)
Tennessee Wesleyan Appalachian 48–8 Pool A champion 2018 (Kingsport Bracket)
Thomas (GA) The Sun 28–24 Tournament champion First appearance
Union (KY) Appalachian 27–23 Pool B champion 2011 (Kingsport Bracket)
York (NE) Kansas 29–21 Tournament runner-up 2018 (Oklahoma City Bracket)

At–Large

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School Conference Record Last NAIA Appearance
Arizona Christian Golden State 38–19 2012 (Azusa Bracket)
Bryan (TN) Appalachian 36–15 2018 (Williamsburg Bracket)
Central Methodist (MO) Heart 34–14 2018 (Oklahoma City Bracket)
Cumberlands (KY) Mid-South 44–8 2018 (Williamsburg Bracket)
Georgetown (KY) Mid-South 43–13 2014 NAIA World Series
Lyon (AR) American Midwest 38–20 2018 (Lawrenceville Bracket)
Middle Georgia State Southern States 39–14 2018 (Lincoln Bracket)
Southeastern (FL) The Sun 48–10 2018 NAIA World Series
St. Thomas (FL) The Sun 42–13 2018 (Hattiesburg Bracket)
Texas Wesleyan Sooner 44–14 2017 (Hattiesburg Bracket)
Webber International (FL) The Sun 36–20 2018 (Montgomery Bracket)
Westmont (CA) Golden State 27–18 2018 (Hattiesburg Bracket)
William Jessup (CA) Golden State 37–12 2018 (Lincoln Bracket)

Opening Round

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Source:[2]

Henderson Bracket

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Hosted by Freed–Hardeman (TN) at Carnes Field

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinals
1Oklahoma Wesleyan14
4Concordia (NE)34Concordia (NE)6
5Clarke (IA)11Oklahoma Wesleyan8
2Freed–Hardeman3
2Freed–Hardeman (TN)3
3Texas Wesleyan1
1Oklahoma Wesleyan44
2Freed–Hardeman75
First roundSecond roundSemifinals
2Freed–Hardeman5
4Concordia (NE)13Texas Wesleyan1
5Clarke63Texas Wesleyan2
3Texas Wesleyan710

Kingsport Bracket

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Hosted by Visit Kingsport at Hunter Wright Stadium

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinals
1Tennessee Wesleyan6
4Madonna (MI)84Madonna3
5Marian (IN)61Tennessee Wesleyan0
2Webber International1
2Webber International (FL)5
3Campbellsville (KY)2
2Webber International94
1Tennessee Wesleyan178
First roundSecond roundSemifinals
1Tennessee Wesleyan15
4Madonna54Madonna9
5Marian83Campbellsville4
3Campbellsville11

Lawrenceville Bracket

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Hosted by Georgia Gwinnett at Grizzly Baseball Complex

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinals
1Georgia Gwinnett5
4Saint Xavier (IL)125Union (KY)2
5Union (KY)131Georgia Gwinnett12
2Georgetown (KY)2
2Georgetown (KY)6
3IU–Southeast1
1Georgia Gwinnett2
2Georgetown (KY)1
First roundSecond roundSemifinals
2Georgetown (KY)13
5Union (KY)53IU–Southeast5
4Saint Xavier (IL)43IU–Southeast10
3IU–Southeast5

Macon Bracket

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Hosted by Middle Georgia State at Luther Williams Field

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinals
1Southeastern (FL)4
4Huntington (IN)55British Columbia1
5British Columbia71Southeastern (FL)7
3Rio Grande2
2Middle Georgia State4
3Rio Grande (OH)8
1Southeastern (FL)3
2Middle Georgia State0
First roundSecond roundSemifinals
3Rio Grande6
5British Columbia02Middle Georgia State9
4Huntington22Middle Georgia State8
2Middle Georgia State11

Miami Gardens Bracket

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Hosted by St. Thomas (FL) at Paul Demie Mainieri Field

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinals
1St. Thomas (FL)8
4Talladega (AL)34Talladega0
5Thomas (GA)21St. Thomas (FL)7
2William Jessup3
2William Jessup (CA)4
3Bryan (TN)3
1St. Thomas (FL)7
2William Jessup5
First roundSecond roundSemifinals
2William Jessup14
4Talladega05Thomas3
5Thomas115Thomas11
3Bryan10

Montgomery Bracket

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Hosted by Faulkner (AL) at Harrison Field

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinals
1Faulkner (AL)15
4Jarvis Christian (TX)35Olivet Nazarene3
5Olivet Nazarene (IL)91Faulkner10
2Central Methodist5
2Central Methodist (MO)6
3Hope International (CA)3
1Faulkner16
3Hope International2
First roundSecond roundSemifinals
2Central Methodist3
5Olivet Nazarene53Hope International6
4Jarvis Christian93Hope International10
3Hope International16

Santa Barbara Bracket

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Hosted by Westmont (CA) at Russell Carr Field

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinals
1Science & Arts (OK)8
4Arizona Christian54Arizona Christian3
5Jamestown (ND)41Science & Arts11
3Antelope Valley2
2Westmont (CA)8
3Antelope Valley (CA)9
1Science & Arts712
2Westmont4
First roundSecond roundSemifinals
3Antelope Valley2
4Arizona Christian02Westmont9
5Jamestown32Westmont9
2Westmont7

Shreveport Bracket

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Hosted by LSU–Shreveport at Pilot Field

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinals
1Oklahoma City7
4Columbia (MO)65York12
5York (NE)75York1
3Bellevue6
2LSU–Shreveport7
3Bellevue (NE)10
3Bellevue10
5York4
First roundSecond roundSemifinals
5York9
1Oklahoma City44Columbia (MO)8
4Columbia (MO)154Columbia (MO)5
2LSU–Shreveport12

Williamsburg Bracket

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Hosted by Cumberlands (KY) at Doyle Buhl Stadium

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinals
1Cumberlands (KY)10
4Mobile (AL)5104Mobile1
5Baker (KS)41Cumberlands (KY)5
2Indiana Tech10
2Indiana Tech8
3Lyon (AR)3
2Indiana Tech6
1Cumberlands (KY)4
First roundSecond roundSemifinals
1Cumberlands (KY)16
4Mobile103Lyon13
5Baker123Lyon1112
3Lyon18

NAIA World Series

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The NAIA World Series was held at Harris Field in Lewiston, Idaho.

Participants

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School Conference Record Head Coach Bracket Previous NAIA
WS Appearances
Best NAIA
WS Finish
NAIA WS
Record
Bellevue (NE) North Star 46–14 Duane Monlux Oklahoma City 13
(last: 2016)
1st
(1995)
23–25
Faulkner (AL) Southern States 49–10 Patrick McCarthy Montgomery 7
(last: 2018)
1st
(2013)
18–12
Freed–Hardeman (TN) American Midwest 47–15 Jonathan Estes Henderson 1
(last: 2018)
2nd
(2018)
4–2
Georgia Gwinnett A.I.I. 46–11 Brad Stromdahl Lawrenceville 2
(last: 2018)
3rd
(2018)
3–4
Indiana Tech Wolverine-Hoosier 41–14 Kip McWilliams Williamsburg 6
(last: 2003)
2nd
(1998)
10–12
Lewis–Clark State (ID) Cal Pac/Frontier/Cascade 34–13 Jake Taylor n/a 37
(last: 2018)
1st
(1984, 1985, 1987, 1988,
1989, 1990, 1991, 1992,
1996, 1999, 2000, 2002,
2003, 2006, 2007, 2008,
2015, 2016, 2017)
144–48
Science & Arts (OK) Sooner 46–10 Mike Ross Santa Barbara 2
(last: 2017)
T-7th
(2017)
1–4
Southeastern (FL) The Sun 51–10 Adrian Dinkel Macon 1
(last: 2018)
1st
(2018)
5–0
St. Thomas (FL) The Sun 45–13 Jorge Perez Miami Gardens 6
(last: 2018)
2nd
(2015)
7–12
Tennessee Wesleyan Appalachian 52–9 Billy Berry Marion 4
(last: 2016)
1st
(2012)
7–7

Bracket

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Preliminary Bracket

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First round
Friday, May 24
First round
Friday, May 24
Second round
Saturday, May 25
Third round
Monday, May 27
Winners to Championship Bracket
Fourth Round
Tuesday, May 28
1Tennessee Wesleyan11
8Indiana Tech3108Indiana Tech3
1Tennessee Wesleyan15
9Bellevue2
5Georgia Gwinnett9
4Faulkner3
5Georgia Gwinnett6
1Tennessee Wesleyan3
6St. Thomas (FL)2
2Science & Arts6
7Freed–Hardeman510Lewis–Clark State2
2Science & Arts5
10Lewis–Clark State10
6St. Thomas (FL)6
3Southeastern2
6St. Thomas (FL)3
First round
Saturday, May 25
Losers eliminated
Second round
Monday, May 27
Losers eliminated
Third round
Tuesday, May 28
Winners to Championship Bracket
2Science & Arts8
8Indiana Tech53Southeastern4
7Freed–Hardeman23Southeastern610
3Southeastern10
5Georgia Gwinnett9
10Lewis–Clark State29Bellevue3
9Bellevue119Bellevue4
4Faulkner8

Championship Bracket

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First Round
Wednesday, May 29
Semifinal
Thursday, May 30
Final
Friday, May 31
1Tennessee Wesleyan6
2Science & Arts8
2Science & Arts2
6St. Thomas (FL)106St. Thomas (FL)2
5Georgia Gwinnett1
1Tennessee Wesleyan6
6St. Thomas (FL)4

Game Results

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All game times are listed in Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−07:00).[4]

Preliminary Bracket

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Friday, May 24
8:30 am
Game 1
(9) Bellevue 2–3 (F/10) (8) Indiana Tech Harris Field
Attendance: 1103
Umpires: HP: Kelly Loyd, 1B: Mike Thomas, 2B: Scott Jones, 3B: Jeff Kopecky
LP: Brandon Desjardins (2–3) Boxscore WP: Landon Bloir (3–1)

Friday, May 24
2:45 pm
Game 2
(5) Georgia Gwinnett 6–3 (4) Faulkner Harris Field
Attendance: 960
Umpires: HP: Scott Jones, 1B: Jeff Kopecky, 2B: Kelly Loyd, 3B: Mike Thomas
WP: Pedro Garcia (7–1)
Sv: Matthew Swain (2)
Boxscore LP: Evan Gillespie (11–1)
HR: Brody Wofford (11) HR: Jacob Freeland (10), Max Guzman (16)

Friday, May 24
7:00 pm
Game 3
(6) St. Thomas (FL) 3–2 (3) Southeastern Harris Field
Umpires: HP: Bill Gannaway, 1B: Andy Joseph, 2B: Dean Holland, 3B: Will Prestwood
WP: Orlando Rodriguez (10–2) Boxscore LP: Jayden Hartle (7–3)
HR: Jackie Urbaez (8) HR: Dan Valerio (11)

Friday, May 24
10:00 pm
Game 4
(10) Lewis–Clark State 10–5 (7) Freed–Hardeman Harris Field
Attendance: 1970
Umpires: HP: Dean Holland, 1B: Will Prestwood, 2B: Bill Gannaway, 3B: Andy Joseph
WP: Tyler Burch (6–3) Boxscore LP: Alex Huey (12–2)
HR: Thomas Lampkin Jr. (6), Kyle Callahan 2 (14) HR: James Michael Dodd (1)

Saturday, May 25
8:30 am
Game 5
(4) Faulkner 8–11 (9) Bellevue Harris Field
Attendance: 575
Umpires: HP: Mike Thomas, 1B: Kelly Loyd, 2B: Jeff Kopecky, 3B: Scott Jones
LP: Antonio Frias (9–2) Boxscore WP: Derek Browne (6–1)
Sv: Brandon Desjardins (4)
HR: Austin Alexander (8)

Saturday, May 25
11:30 am
Game 6
(3) Southeastern 10–2 (7) Freed–Hardeman Harris Field
Attendance: 690
Umpires: HP: Jeff Kopecky, 1B: Scott Jones, 2B: Mike Thomas, 3B: Kelly Loyd
WP: Keven Long (10–1) Boxscore LP: Tyson Campbell (7–2)

Saturday, May 25
3:00 pm
Game 7
(8) Indiana Tech 3–11 (1) Tennessee Wesleyan Harris Field
Umpires: HP: Will Prestwood, 1B: Bill Gannaway, 2B: Andy Joseph, 3B: Dean Holland
LP: Nate McBroom (6–4) Boxscore WP: Cole Bellair (12–2)
HR: Glen McClain (18) HR: Bryce Giles (9), Aloysius Cruz 2 (8)

Saturday, May 25
7:00 pm
Game 8
(10) Lewis–Clark State 2–6 (2) Science & Arts Harris Field
Attendance: 3230
Umpires: HP: Andy Joseph, 1B: Dean Holland, 2B: Will Prestwood, 3B: Bill Gannaway
LP: Justin Hammergren (3–1) Boxscore WP: Colton Williams (16–0)
HR: Cristian Laboy (10)

Monday, May 27
8:30 am
Game 9
(9) Bellevue 4–2 (10) Lewis–Clark State Harris Field
Attendance: 3460
Umpires: HP: Will Prestwood, 1B: Andy Joseph, 2B: Scott Jones, 3B: Dean Holland
WP: Colton Walker (6–2) Boxscore LP: Gerald Hein (4–2)
HR: Kody Garvin (8)

Monday, May 27
11:30 am
Game 10
(3) Southeastern 6–5 (F/10) (8) Indiana Tech Harris Field
Attendance: 1490
Umpires: HP: Scott Jones, 1B: Dean Holland, 2B: Will Prestwood, 3B: Andy Joseph
WP: Marc Soto (4–1) Boxscore LP: Joe Pratt (0–1)
HR: Abdel Guadalupe (17)

Monday, May 27
3:00 pm
Game 11
(1) Tennessee Wesleyan 15–9 (5) Georgia Gwinnett Harris Field
Attendance: 1370
Umpires: HP: Kelly Loyd, 1B: Jeff Kopecky, 2B: Bill Gannaway, 3B: Mike Thomas
WP: Irving Martin (11–2) Boxscore LP: Hunter Caudelle (6–1)
HR: Anthony Williams (9), Shamoy Christopher 2 (9) HR: Nick Barnes (11)

Monday, May 27
7:00 pm
Game 12
(2) Science & Arts 5–6 (6) St. Thomas (FL) Harris Field
Attendance: 1426
Umpires: HP: Bill Gannaway, 1B: Mike Thomas, 2B: Kelly Loyd, 3B: Jeff Kopecky
LP: Matt Merrill (11–2) Boxscore WP: Ian Exposito (12–2)
Sv: Jason Graña (9)
HR: Coleton Horner (4), Cristian Laboy (11) HR: Chris Garabedian (6)

Tuesday, May 28
11:00 am
Game 13
(5) Georgia Gwinnett 9–3 (9) Bellevue Harris Field
Attendance: 470
Umpires: HP: Andy Joseph, 1B: Will Prestwood, 2B: Kelly Loyd, 3B: Scott Jones
WP: Gregory Loukinen (10–3) Boxscore LP: Stephen Knapp (10–3)
HR: Nick Barnes (12)

Tuesday, May 28
3:00 pm
Game 14
(2) Science & Arts 8–4 (3) Southeastern Harris Field
Attendance: 325
Umpires: HP: Mike Thomas/Kelly Loyd, 1B: Scott Jones, 2B: Bill Gannaway, 3B: Dean Holland
WP: Jean Muntaner (13–1)
Sv: Rudy Gonzalez (5)
Boxscore LP: Jayden Hartle (7–3)

Tuesday, May 28
7:00 pm
Game 15
(6) St. Thomas (FL) 2–3 (1) Tennessee Wesleyan Harris Field
Attendance: 1919
Umpires: HP: Jeff Kopecky, 1B: Bill Gannaway, 2B: Kelly Loyd, 3B: Will Prestwood
LP: Ernesto Pino (0–2) Boxscore WP: Jerry Ochoa (3–0)
HR: Chris Garabedian (7)

Championship Bracket

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Wednesday, May 29
3:00 pm
Game 16
(5) Georgia Gwinnett 1–4 (6) St. Thomas (FL) Harris Field
Attendance: 215
Umpires: HP: Scott Jones, 1B: Andy Joseph, 2B: Jeff Kopecky, 3B: Kelly Loyd, LF: Will Prestwood, RF: Mike Thomas
LP: Pedro Garcia (7–2) Boxscore WP: Orlando Rodriguez (11–2)
Sv: Jason Graña (10)
HR: Alejandro Rivero (15)

Wednesday, May 29
7:00 pm
Game 17
(1) Tennessee Wesleyan 6–8 (2) Science & Arts Harris Field
Attendance: 1860
Umpires: HP: Bill Gannaway, 1B: Jeff Kopecky, 2B: Andy Joseph, 3B: Dean Holland, LF: Mike Thomas, RF: Will Prestwood
LP: Gavin Robertson (4–2) Boxscore WP: Rudy Gonzalez (6–2)
Sv: Ricardo Velez (1)
HR: Luis Pelayo (8)

Thursday, May 30
8:00 pm
Game 18
(6) St. Thomas (FL) 10–2 (2) Science & Arts Harris Field
Attendance: 1590
Umpires: HP: Will Prestwood, 1B: Scott Jones, 2B: Mike Thomas, 3B: Kelly Loyd, LF: Bill Gannaway, RF: Dean Holland
WP: Christopher Coipel (6–2) Boxscore LP: Matt Merrill (11–3)
HR: Sergio Lopez (17), Daniel Mondejar (2) HR: Cristian Laboy (12)

Championship Game

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Friday, May 31 7:00 pm PDT at Harris Field
Game 19
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tennessee Wesleyan 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 6 8 1
St. Thomas (FL) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 6 4
WP: Cole Bellair (13–2)   LP: Ian Exposito (12–3)
Home runs:
TWU: None
STU: Chris Garabedian (8), Joey Thompson (2)
Attendance: 2390
Umpires: HP: Mike Thomas, 1B: Will Prestwood, 2B: Andy Joseph, 3B: Jeff Kopecky, LF: Bill Gannaway, RF: Kelly Loyd
Boxscore

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2019 Baseball Opening Round Hosts Set". NAIA. May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "2019 NAIA Baseball Opening Round Schedule/Results". NAIA. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  3. ^ "2019WS_Bracket.pdf" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  4. ^ "2019 NAIA World Series". DakStats. Retrieved May 24, 2024.