1961 NAIA World Series

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1961 NAIA
baseball tournament
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1961 NAIA World Series
Teams8
Format Double elimination
Finals site
Champions East Carolina  (1st title)
Winning coach James Mallory
MVP Larry Crayton (P) (East Carolina)
  • 1960
  • NAIA Baseball Tournament
  • 1962

The 1961 NAIA World Series was the fifth 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]

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The tournament was played at Soos Park in Sioux City, Iowa.

East Carolina (22-4) defeated Sacramento State (22-14) in the championship series, 13–7, to win the Pirates' first NAIA World Series.

East Carolina pitcher Larry Crayton was named tournament MVP.

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
East Carolina 8
Winona State 4
East Carolina7
Sam Houston State4
Defiance 0
Sam Houston State 10
East Carolina9
Grambling4
Omaha 2
East Carolina11
Sacramento State 1
Omaha1Omaha4
Grambling4
Grambling 8
Slippery Rock State 2
East Carolina513
Lower round 1Lower round 2Sacramento State147
Omaha9
Winona State9Defiance1
Grambling2
Defiance10
Sacramento State4
Sam Houston State1
Sacramento State5Sacramento State13
Slippery Rock State3

See also

Reference

  1. "Championship History" (PDF). NAIA.org. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved 18 August 2022.

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