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.

NAIA World Series
SportBaseball
Founded1957, 67 years ago
CountryUnited States
Venue(s)Harris Field
Lewiston, Idaho
Most recent
champion(s)
Hope International University
Most titlesLewis–Clark State (19)
Official websitenaiaworldseries.com

History

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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.[1]

As of 2015, a total of 188 schools have competed in the tournament.[2]

Results

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NAIA World Series[3]
Year Host city Stadium Championship Results
Champion Score Runner-up
1957
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Alpine, Texas Kokernot Field Sul Ross State 8–7 Rollins
1958
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San Diego State 23–9 Southwestern Oklahoma
1959
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Southern 10–2 Nebraska-Omaha
1960
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Sioux City, Iowa Soos Park Whitworth 4–0 Georgia Southern
1961
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East Carolina 13–7 Sacramento State
1962
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St. Joseph, Missouri Phil Welch Stadium Georgia Southern 2–0 Portland State
1963
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Sam Houston State 2–1 Grambling State
1964
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West Liberty State 3–2 Grambling State
1965
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Carson–Newman 3–2 Nebraska-Omaha
1966
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Linfield 15–4 Lewis
1967
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New Mexico Highlands 6–1 Glassboro State
1968
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William Jewell 4–313 Georgia Southern
1969
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William Carey 5–3 La Verne
1970
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Phoenix, Arizona Municipal Stadium Eastern Michigan 1–0 Northeastern Louisiana
1971
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Linfield (2) 9–810 David Lipscomb
1972
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La Verne 4–1 David Lipscomb
1973
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United States International 7–2 Eastern Connecticut State
1974
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St. Joseph, Missouri Phil Welch Stadium Lewis 3–2 Sam Houston State
1975
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Lewis (2) 2–1 Sam Houston State
1976
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Lewis (3) 16–8 Lewis–Clark State
1977
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David Lipscomb 2–1 Southeastern Oklahoma State
1978
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Emporia State 8–6 Missouri Southern
1979
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Nashville, Tennessee Herschel Greer Stadium David Lipscomb (2) 5–4 High Point
1980
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Grand Canyon 5–410 Lewis
1981
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Lubbock, Texas Chaparral Stadium Grand Canyon (2) 11–4 Winthrop
1982
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Grand Canyon (3) 10–6 Lewis–Clark State
1983
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Lubbock Christian 12–9 Lewis–Clark State
1984
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Lewiston, Idaho Harris Field Lewis–Clark State 15–2 Azusa Pacific
1985
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Lewis–Clark State (2) 10–6 Dallas Baptist
1986
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Grand Canyon (4) 6–510 Lewis–Clark State
1987
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Lewis–Clark State (3) 11–4 Emporia State
1988
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Lewis–Clark State (4) 9–3 Grand Canyon
1989
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Lewis–Clark State (5) 5–2 St. Francis (IL)
1990
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Lewis–Clark State (6) 9–4 Auburn Montgomery
1991
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Lewis–Clark State (7) 7–0 Oral Roberts
1992
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Des Moines, Iowa Sec Taylor Stadium Lewis–Clark State (8) 14–4 Mary Hardin-Baylor
1993
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St. Francis (IL) 4–2 Southeastern Oklahoma State
1994
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Kennesaw State 2–0 Southeastern Oklahoma State
1995
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Sioux City, Iowa Lewis and Clark Park Bellevue (NE) 8–5 Cumberland (TN)
1996
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Lewis–Clark State (9) 9–0 St. Ambrose
1997
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Brewton–Parker 8–4 Bellevue (NE)
1998
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Tulsa, Oklahoma Drillers Stadium Albertson 6–3 Indiana Tech
1999
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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
2024 Hope International 14-6 Tennessee Wesleyan

Champions

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Active programs

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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
Tennessee Wesleyan 3 2012, 2019
Southeastern (FL) 2 2018, 2022
Hope International 1 2024
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

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Team Titles Years
Grand Canyon 4 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986
Lewis (IL) 3 1974, 1975, 1976
Lubbock Christian 2 1983, 2009
Lipscomb 2 1977, 1979
Linfield 2 1966, 1971
Westmont 1 2023
Concordia Irvine 1 2011
Birmingham–Southern 1 2001
Kennesaw State 1 1994
Emporia State 1 1978
US International 1 1973
La Verne 1 1972
Eastern Michigan 1 1970
William Jewell 1 1968
New Mexico Highlands 1 1967
Carson–Newman 1 1965
West Liberty 1 1964
Sam Houston 1 1963
Georgia Southern 1 1962
East Carolina 1 1961
Whitworth 1 1960
Southern–Baton Rouge 1 1959
San Diego State 1 1958
Sul Ross State 1 1957

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Baseball National Championship Records" (PDF). National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. 2013. p. 1. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  2. ^ "Baseball National Championship Records" (PDF). National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. 2015. pp. 8–10. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 4, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
  3. ^ "Baseball National Championship Records" (PDF). National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. 2015. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 4, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
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