Teams | 8 |
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Format | Double elimination |
Finals site | |
Champions | William Carey (1st title) |
Winning coach | John O'Keefe |
MVP | Steve Barber (P) (La Verne) |
The 1969 NAIA World Series was the 13th 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]
The tournament was played at Phil Welch Stadium in St. Joseph, Missouri.
William Carey (29-9) defeated La Verne (38-16) in the championship series, 5–3, to win the Crusaders' first NAIA World Series. As of 2024, this is the earliest NAIA baseball championship won by a school that remains at the NAIA level.
La Verne pitcher Steve Barber was named tournament MVP.
First round | Second round | Semifinals | National Championship | ||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
William Carey | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
William Carey | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Glassboro State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Glassboro State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Grand Canyon | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
William Carey | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
La Verne | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
St. Cloud State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Taylor | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
St. Cloud State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
La Verne | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State Teachers | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
La Verne | 12 | William Carey | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
La Verne | 10 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Consolation first round | Consolation second round | Consolation third round | Consolation fourth round | ||||||||||||||||
St. Cloud State | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State | 4 | Grand Canyon | 4 | La Verne | 17 | ||||||||||||||
Grand Canyon | 9 | St. Cloud State | 5 | St. Cloud State | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Glassboro State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Glassboro State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Taylor | 6 | Taylor | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Kansas State Teachers | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
The NAIA World Series 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.
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