1966 NAIA World Series

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1966 NAIA
baseball tournament
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1966 NAIA World Series
Teams8
Format Double elimination
Finals site
Champions Linfield  (1st title)
MVP Stuart Young (P) (Linfield)
  • 1965
  • NAIA baseball tournament
  • 1967

The 1966 NAIA World Series was the tenth 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 Phil Welch Stadium in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Linfield defeated Lewis (IL) in the championship series, 15–4, to win the Wildcats' first NAIA World Series.

Linfield pitcher Stuart Young was named tournament MVP.

Bracket

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsNational Championship
Guilford 2
Linfield 4
Linfield8
Lewis2
Lewis (IL) 10
New Haven 6
Linfield11
Southern4
Missouri Valley 6
New Mexico Highlands 5
Missouri Valley3
Southern10
Omaha 7
Southern 9Linfield15
Lewis4
Consolation
first round
Consolation
second round
Consolation
third round
Consolation
fourth round
Missouri Valley2
Guilford7Guilford3Southern6
New Haven3Guilford6Lewis7
Lewis8
Lewis8
New Mexico Highlands7New Mexico Highlands0
Omaha3

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References

  1. "Championship History" (PDF). NAIA.org. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2022.