1986 NAIA World Series

1986 NAIA
baseball tournament

1986 NAIA World Series
Teams	10
Format	Double elimination Page playoff
Finals site	Harris Field Lewiston, Idaho
Champions	Grand Canyon  (4th title)
Winning coach	Gil Stafford
MVP	Greg Duce (1B) (Grand Canyon)
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The 1986 NAIA World Series was the 30th 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 Harris Field in Lewiston, Idaho.

Grand Canyon (55–18) defeated hosts and two-time defending champions Lewis–Clark State (55–11) in a single-game championship series, 6–5 (after 10 innings), to win the Antelopes' fourth NAIA World Series and first since 1982.

Grand Canyon first baseman Greg Duce was named tournament MVP.

Bracket

Preliminary bracket

	First round				Second round				Third round				Fourth round (both teams to Semifinals )
					Point Park	3
	Oklahoma City	9			Oklahoma City	5
									Oklahoma City	13
	USC Aiken	8
									Emporia State	3
					Emporia State	10
					Hawaii–Hilo	0
													Oklahoma City	8
													Grand Canyon	11
					Saint Francis (IL)	3
	Lewis–Clark State	11			Lewis–Clark State	10
									Lewis–Clark State	3
	Southern Tech	3
									Grand Canyon	12
					Grand Canyon	3
					Missouri Southern State	1
	Consolation First Round				Consolation Second Round				Consolation Third Round (both teams to Semifinals )
									Lewis–Clark State	17
					St. Francis (IL)	2			USC Aiken	4
	Hawaii–Hilo	8			USC Aiken	9
	USC Aiken	9
									Emporia State	0
					Point Park	8			Point Park	2
	Southern Tech	3			Missouri Southern State	3
	Missouri Southern State	23

Championship bracket

	Semifinals					Championship
	Grand Canyon	6	20
	Point Park	8	7
						Grand Canyon	610
						Lewis–Clark State	5
	Oklahoma City	2	–
	Lewis–Clark State	5	–

See also

• 1986 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
• 1986 NCAA Division II baseball tournament
• 1986 NCAA Division III baseball tournament
• 1986 NAIA Softball World Series

References

1. "Championship History" (PDF). NAIA.org. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved August 29, 2022.