1988 NAIA World Series

1988 NAIA
baseball tournament

1988 NAIA World Series
Teams	10
Format	Double elimination Page playoff
Finals site	Harris Field Lewiston, Idaho
Champions	Lewis–Clark State  (4th title)
Winning coach	Ed Cheff
MVP	Steve Callahan (P) (Lewis–Clark State)
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The 1988 NAIA World Series was the 32nd 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.

Hometown team and defending champions Lewis–Clark State (45–20) defeated Grand Canyon (49–20) in a single-game championship series, 9–3, to win the Warriors' fourth NAIA World Series. This would go on to be the second of six consecutive World Series championships for the program.

Lewis–Clark State pitcher Steve Callahan was named tournament MVP.

Bracket

Preliminary bracket

	First round				Second round				Third round				Fourth round (both teams to Semifinals )
					Grand Canyon	10
	Central Washington	8			Central Washington	4
									Grand Canyon	2
	Dallas Baptist	7
									Oklahoma City	7
					Cumberland (TN)	4
					Oklahoma City	6
													Oklahoma City	4
													Lewis–Clark State	7
					Point Park	0
	Georgetown (KY)	6			Lewis–Clark State	4
									Lewis–Clark State	15
	Lewis–Clark State	8
									Saint Xavier	2
					Saint Xavier	9
					Winona State	5
	Consolation First Round				Consolation Second Round				Consolation Third Round (both teams to Semifinals )
									Grand Canyon	15
					Central Washington	4			Georgetown (KY)	5
	Winona State	3			Georgetown (KY)	5
	Georgetown (KY)	10
									Saint Xavier	5
					Point Park	5			Dallas Baptist	4
	Cumberland (TN)	4			Dallas Baptist	7
	Dallas Baptist	9

Championship bracket

	Semifinals					Third place final					Championship final
	1	Lewis–Clark State	12								1	Lewis–Clark State	9
		Grand Canyon	13									Grand Canyon	3
						Grand Canyon		12
						Saint Xavier		4
	2	Oklahoma City	5
		Saint Xavier	8

See also

• 1988 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
• 1988 NCAA Division II baseball tournament
• 1988 NCAA Division III baseball tournament
• 1988 NAIA Softball World Series

References

1. "Championship History" (PDF). NAIA.org. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved August 30, 2022.