2018 NAIA baseball tournament

2018 NAIA
baseball tournament
Teams	46
Finals site	Harris Field ; Lewiston, Idaho ;
Champions	Southeastern (FL) (1st title)
Winning coach	Adrian Dinkel
MVP	Manuel Mesa (Southeastern)
	← 2017 ; NAIA baseball tournament; 2019 →;

Last updated August 02, 2024

The 2018 NAIA baseball tournament was the 62nd edition of the NAIA baseball championship. The 46-team tournament began on May 14 with Opening Round games across nine different sites and concluded with the 2018 NAIA World Series in Lewiston, Idaho that began on May 25 and ended on May 31. Southeastern (FL) defeated Freed–Hardeman (TN) 6–3 in the championship game for their first title in program history and becoming the most recent team to win the NAIA baseball championship in their first World Series appearance. This was also the most recent championship game in which both teams were making their very first NAIA World Series appearance.

The 46 participating teams were selected from all eligible NAIA teams with the World Series host receiving an automatic bid to the NAIA World Series. The remaining 45 teams participated in the Opening Round with 31 teams being awarded automatic bids as either champions and/or runners-up of their conferences, and 14 teams were selected at-large by the National Selection Committee. Teams were then placed into one of nine pre-determined Opening Round sites of five teams a piece, each of which is conducted via a double-elimination tournament. The winners of each of the Opening Round sites plus the World Series host team participated in the NAIA World Series.

Tournament procedure

A total of 46 teams entered the tournament. As World Series host, Lewis–Clark State received an automatic bid into the NAIA World Series. 31 automatic bids were determined by either winning their conference's regular season championship, conference tournament, and/or conference tournament runner-up. The other 14 bids were at-large, with selections determined by the NAIA Baseball National Selection Committee.^[1]

Opening round hosts

On May 1, the NAIA announced the nine opening round host sites, which were played from May 14–17.^[2]

Venue(s)	Location(s)	Host(s)
Bowling Green Ballpark	Bowling Green, KY	Bowling Green CVB
Doyle Buhl Stadium	Williamsburg, KY	University of the Cumberlands
Harrison Field	Montgomery, AL	Faulkner University
Grizzly Baseball Complex	Lawrenceville, GA	Georgia Gwinnett College
Jim Wade Stadium	Oklahoma City, OK	Oklahoma City University
McBean Stadium	Lincoln, CA	Placer Valley Tourism William Jessup University
Winterholter Field	Upland, IN	Taylor University
Hunter Wright Stadium	Kingsport, TN	Visit Kingsport
Milton Wheeler Field	Hattiesburg, MS	William Carey University

Bids

Automatic

School	Conference	Record	Berth	Last NAIA Appearance
Antelope Valley (CA)	NAIA West Group	41–11–1	Regular season champion	2017 (Bellevue Bracket)
Bellevue (NE)	North Star	37–21	Tournament champion	2017 (Bellevue Bracket)
British Columbia	NAIA West Group	28–24	Tournament runner-up	2016 (Lawrenceville Bracket)
Campbellsville (KY)	Mid-South	36–15	Tournament champion	2017 (Oklahoma City Bracket)
Central Methodist (MO)	Heart	40–14	Tournament runner-up	2017 (Lawrenceville Bracket)
Clarke (IA)	Heart	35–21–1	Tournament champion	2017 (Hutchinson Bracket)
Freed–Hardeman (TN)	American Midwest	40–14	Tournament champion	2016 (Savannah Bracket)
Georgia Gwinnett	A.I.I.	45–10	Tournament runner-up	2017 (Lawrenceville Bracket)
Indiana Tech	Wolverine-Hoosier	42–19	Regular season champion	2017 (Bartlesville Bracket)
Indiana Wesleyan	Crossroads	37–18	Regular season champion	2016 (Montgomery Bracket)
IU–Southeast	River States	40–12	Regular season champion	2017 (Kingsport Bracket)
Judson (IL)	Chicagoland	35–18	Regular season champion	2017 (Bellevue Bracket)
Lewis-Clark State (ID)	NAIA West Group	38–11	World Series host	2017 NAIA World Series
LSU–Alexandria	Red River	32–25	Tournament champion	2017 (Hattiesburg Bracket)
LSU–Shreveport	Red River	39–20	Regular season champion	2017 (Lawrenceville Bracket)
Lyon (AR)	American Midwest	36–15	Regular season champion	2017 (Hattiesburg Bracket)
Madonna (MI)	Wolverine-Hoosier	36–16	Tournament runner-up	2016 (Santa Barbara Bracket)
Marian (IN)	Crossroads	24–25	Tournament champion	2017 (Kingsport Bracket)
Middle Georgia State	Southern States	45–16	Tournament champion	2017 (Lima Bracket)
Midland (NE)	Great Plains	32–20	Tournament runner-up	2017 (Bartlesville Bracket)
Northwestern (IA)	Great Plains	30–18	Regular season champion	2014 (Shawnee Bracket)
Oklahoma City	Sooner	47–7	Tournament runner-up	2017 NAIA World Series
Oklahoma Wesleyan	Kansas	51–6	Regular season champion	2017 NAIA World Series
Point (GA)	Appalachian	34–23	Tournament champion	2016 (Savannah Bracket)
Point Park (PA)	River States	45–7	Tournament champion	2014 (Marion Bracket)
Science & Arts (OK)	Sooner	45–6	Tournament champion	2017 NAIA World Series
Talladega (AL)	A.I.I.	27–22	Tournament champion	2017 (Kingsport Bracket)
Tennessee Wesleyan	Appalachian	37–19	Tournament runner-up	2017 (Kingsport Bracket)
Trinity Christian (IL)	Chicagoland	34–21	Regular season champion	2013 (Joliet Bracket)
Webber International (FL)	The Sun	35–22	Tournament champion	2017 (Lawrenceville Bracket)
William Jessup (CA)	Golden State	38–15	Tournament champion	First appearance
York (NE)	Kansas	29–21	Tournament runner-up	2016 (Grand Rapids Bracket)

At–Large

School	Conference	Record	Last NAIA Appearance
Bryan (TN)	Appalachian	40–15	2017 (Bartlesville Bracket)
Cumberland (TN)	Mid-South	34–19	2014 NAIA World Series
Cumberlands (KY)	Mid-South	46–9	2017 (Montgomery Bracket)
Faulkner (AL)	Southern States	50–7	2017 NAIA World Series
Jamestown (ND)	North Star	41–9	2017 (Hutchinson Bracket)
Keiser (FL)	The Sun	37–17	2017 NAIA World Series
Mobile (AL)	Southern States	42–15	First appearance
Northwestern Ohio	Wolverine-Hoosier	38–18	2017 (Lima Bracket)
Reinhardt (GA)	Appalachian	38–17	First appearance
Southeastern (FL)	The Sun	51–7	2017 (Hattiesburg Bracket)
St. Thomas (FL)	The Sun	53–7	2017 (Montgomery Bracket)
Taylor (IN)	Crossroads	43–14	2016 (Savannah Bracket)
Westmont (CA)	Golden State	34–16	2016 (Santa Barbara Bracket)
William Carey (MS)	Southern States	33–23	2017 NAIA World Series

Opening Round

Source:^[3]

Bowling Green Bracket

Hosted by the Bowling Green CVB at Bowling Green Ballpark


First round			Second round			Semifinals			Finals



			1	Science & Arts (OK)	15

4	Bellevue (NE)	7	4	Bellevue	5

5	Midland (NE)	1				1	Science & Arts	6

						3	Reinhardt	7¹⁰

			2	Campbellsville (KY)	3

			3	Reinhardt (GA)	8
									3	Reinhardt	7	5

									2	Campbellsville	10¹⁰	1
First round			Second round			Semifinals



						1	Science & Arts	5

			4	Bellevue	7	2	Campbellsville	7

5	Midland	5	2	Campbellsville	9

2	Campbellsville	11

Hattiesburg Bracket

Hosted by William Carey (MS) at Milton Wheeler Field


First round			Second round			Semifinals			Finals



			1	St. Thomas (FL)	8

4	LSU–Shreveport	10	5	William Carey	2

5	William Carey (MS)	11¹⁰				1	St. Thomas (FL)	6

						3	IU–Southeast	1

			2	Westmont (CA)	1

			3	IU–Southeast	11
									1	St. Thomas (FL)	6	–

									5	William Carey	3	–
First round			Second round			Semifinals



						3	IU–Southeast	2

			5	William Carey	13	5	William Carey	6

4	LSU–Shreveport	8	4	LSU–Shreveport	5

2	Westmont (CA)	7

Kingsport Bracket

Hosted by Visit Kingsport at Hunter Wright Stadium


First round			Second round			Semifinals			Finals



			1	Southeastern (FL)	8

4	Clarke (IA)	7	4	Clarke	6

5	Trinity Christian (IL)	4				1	Southeastern (FL)	5

						2	Tennessee Wesleyan	2

			2	Tennessee Wesleyan	11

			3	Madonna (MI)	2
									1	Southeastern (FL)	7	–

									2	Tennessee Wesleyan	4	–
First round			Second round			Semifinals



						2	Tennessee Wesleyan	5

			4	Clarke	8	4	Clarke	4

5	Trinity Christian	7	5	Trinity Christian	1

3	Madonna	6

Lawrenceville Bracket

Hosted by Georgia Gwinnett at Grizzly Baseball Complex


First round			Second round			Semifinals			Finals



			1	Georgia Gwinnett	10

4	Indiana Wesleyan	7	5	Point	0

5	Point (GA)	10				1	Georgia Gwinnett	10

						3	Keiser	2

			2	Lyon (AR)	2

			3	Keiser (FL)	8
									1	Georgia Gwinnett	13	–

									5	Point	0	–
First round			Second round			Semifinals



						3	Keiser	2

			5	Point	8	5	Point	6

4	Indiana Wesleyan	2	2	Lyon	1

2	Lyon	12

Lincoln Bracket

Hosted by Placer Valley Tourism & William Jessup (CA) at McBean Stadium


First round			Second round			Semifinals			Finals



			1	William Jessup (CA)	12

4	Judson (IL)	19	4	Judson	4

5	British Columbia	8				1	William Jessup	3

						3	Antelope Valley	4

			2	Middle Georgia State	6

			3	Antelope Valley (CA)	8
									3	Antelope Valley	1	16

									1	William Jessup	6	15
First round			Second round			Semifinals



						1	William Jessup	8

			4	Judson	15	4	Judson	1

5	British Columbia	4¹⁰	5	British Columbia	5

2	Middle Georgia State	3

Montgomery Bracket

Hosted by Faulkner (AL) at Harrison Field


First round			Second round			Semifinals			Finals



			1	Faulkner (AL)	20

4	Talladega (AL)	9	4	Talladega	0

5	LSU–Alexandria	0				1	Faulkner	7

						3	Indiana Tech	2

			2	Webber International (FL)	5

			3	Indiana Tech	10¹⁰
									1	Faulkner	10¹³	–

									2	Webber International	7	–
First round			Second round			Semifinals



						3	Indiana Tech	1

			4	Talladega	1	2	Webber International	2¹¹

5	LSU–Alexandria	4	2	Webber International	8

2	Webber International	7

Oklahoma City Bracket

Hosted by Oklahoma City at Jim Wade Stadium


First round			Second round			Semifinals			Finals



			1	Oklahoma City	19

4	Jamestown (ND)	14	4	Jamestown	8

5	York (NE)	4				1	Oklahoma City	8

						3	Central Methodist	3

			2	Mobile (AL)	3

			3	Central Methodist (MO)	5
									1	Oklahoma City	4	4

									4	Jamestown	7	0
First round			Second round			Semifinals



						3	Central Methodist	1

			4	Jamestown	3	4	Jamestown	3

5	York	8	5	York	1

2	Mobile	5

Upland Bracket

Hosted by Taylor (IN) at Winterholter Field


First round			Second round			Semifinals			Finals



			1	Oklahoma Wesleyan	13

4	Taylor (IN)	2	4	Taylor	2

5	Northwestern (IA)	1				1	Oklahoma Wesleyan	2

						2	Freed–Hardeman	3¹⁴

			2	Freed–Hardeman (TN)	13

			3	Cumberland (TN)	8
									2	Freed–Hardeman	5	–

									1	Oklahoma Wesleyan	0	–
First round			Second round			Semifinals



						1	Oklahoma Wesleyan	3

			4	Taylor	2	3	Cumberland (TN)	2

5	Northwestern (IA)	7	3	Cumberland (TN)	5

3	Cumberland (TN)	8

Williamsburg Bracket

Hosted by Cumberlands (KY) at Doyle Buhl Stadium


First round			Second round			Semifinals			Finals



			1	Bryan (TN)	5

4	Northwestern Ohio	7	4	Northwestern Ohio	10

5	Marian (IN)	3				4	Northwestern Ohio	13

						3	Point Park	5

			2	Cumberlands (KY)	2

			3	Point Park (PA)	8
									4	Northwestern Ohio	10	–

									3	Point Park	1	–
First round			Second round			Semifinals



						3	Point Park	8

			1	Bryan	11	1	Bryan	7

5	Marian	4	2	Cumberlands (KY)	8

2	Cumberlands (KY)	18

NAIA World Series

The NAIA World Series was held at Harris Field in Lewiston, Idaho.

Participants

School	Conference	Record	Head Coach	Bracket	Previous NAIA WS Appearances	Best NAIA WS Finish	NAIA WS Record
Antelope Valley (CA)	NAIA West Group (Cal Pac)	44–12–1	Jacob Garsez	Lincoln	none	none	0–0
Faulkner (AL)	Southern States	50–7	Patrick McCarthy	Montgomery	6 (last: 2017)	1st (2013)	17–10
Freed–Hardeman (TN)	American Midwest	47–15	Jonathan Estes	Upland	none	none	0–0
Georgia Gwinnett	A.I.I.	48–10	Brad Stromdahl	Lawrenceville	1 (last: 2014)	T-7th (2014)	1–2
Lewis–Clark State (ID)	NAIA West Group (Frontier)	38–11	Jeremiah Robbins	n/a	36 (last: 2017)	1st (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2015, 2016, 2017)	142–46
Northwestern Ohio	Wolverine-Hoosier	42–18	Kory Hartman	Williamsburg	none	none	0–0
Oklahoma City	Sooner	50–8	Denney Crabaugh	Oklahoma City	15 (last: 2017)	1st (2005)	35–29
Reinhardt (GA)	Appalachian	41–18	Bill Popp	Bowling Green	none	none	0–0
Southeastern (FL)	The Sun	54–7	Adrian Dinkel	Macon	none	none	0–0
St. Thomas (FL)	The Sun	56–7	Jorge Perez	Hattiesburg	5 (last: 2015)	2nd (2015)	7–12

Bracket

Preliminary Bracket


First round Friday, May 25			First round Friday, May 25 Second round Saturday, May 26 Sunday, May 27			Third round Monday, May 28 Winners to Championship Bracket			Fourth Round Tuesday, May 29



			1	Faulkner	8

8	Antelope Valley	2	8	Antelope Valley	7
						1	Faulkner	4
9	Reinhardt	1
						5	Southeastern	6
			4	Oklahoma City	3

			5	Southeastern	8
									5	Southeastern	8

									7	Freed–Hardeman	1
			2	Georgia Gwinnett	3

7	Freed–Hardeman	6	7	Freed–Hardeman	5
						7	Freed–Hardeman	5
10	Northwestern Ohio	1
						6	Lewis–Clark State	4
			3	St. Thomas (FL)	5

			6	Lewis–Clark State	6



First round Saturday, May 26 Losers eliminated			Second round Monday, May 28 Losers eliminated			Third round Tuesday, May 29 Winners to Championship Bracket



						6	Lewis–Clark State	5

			8	Antelope Valley	15	8	Antelope Valley	3

10	Northwestern Ohio	13	10	Northwestern Ohio	4

3	St. Thomas (FL)	9

						1	Faulkner	9

			2	Georgia Gwinnett	13	2	Georgia Gwinnett	20

9	Reinhardt	3	4	Oklahoma City	3

4	Oklahoma City	10

Championship Bracket

Semifinals Wednesday, May 30			Final Thursday, May 31

5	Southeastern	9

6	Lewis–Clark State	6
			5	Southeastern	6	–

			7	Freed–Hardeman	3	–
2	Georgia Gwinnett	7

7	Freed–Hardeman	11

Game Results

All game times are listed in Pacific Daylight Time (UTC–07:00).^[4]

Preliminary Bracket

Friday, May 25 8:30 am Game 1	(9) Reinhardt	1–2	(8) Antelope Valley	Harris Field Attendance: 1840 Umpires: HP: Andy Joseph, 1B: Jason Werle, 2B: Jeff Kopecky, 3B: Grant Henderson
	LP: Dylan Powers (11–4)	Boxscore	WP: Justin Stark (3–1)
	HR: Sherman Graves (11)		HR: Tyler Pittmon (10)

Friday, May 25 11:30 am Game 2	(5) Southeastern	8–3	(4) Oklahoma City	Harris Field Attendance: 660 Umpires: HP: Mike Blinic, 1B: Grant Henderson, 2B: Will Prestwood, 3B: Jason Werle
	WP: Jonathan Bermudez (14–2)	Boxscore	LP: Bryce Milligan (13–3)
	HR: Adam De La Cruz (7)

Friday, May 25 3:00 pm Game 3	(7) Freed–Hardeman	6–1	(10) Northwestern Ohio	Harris Field Attendance: 685 Umpires: HP: Jeff Kopecky, 1B: Bill Powell, 2B: Andy Joseph, 3B: Mike Thomas
	WP: Austin Steel (11–2)	Boxscore	LP: Mike Alexander (8–3)
	HR: Josh Sears (20)		HR: Blake Maines (6)

Friday, May 25 7:00 pm Game 4	(3) St. Thomas (FL)	5–6	(6) Lewis–Clark State	Harris Field Attendance: 3870 Umpires: HP: Will Prestwood, 1B: Mike Thomas, 2B: Mike Blinic, 3B: Bill Powell
	LP: Orlando Rodriguez (14–1)	Boxscore	WP: Lalo Porras (2–0) Sv: Gage Burland (7)
	HR: Chris Garabedian (3), Sergio Lopez 2 (15)		HR: Tyler McDowell (6)

Saturday, May 26 12:00 pm Game 5	(4) Oklahoma City	10–3	(9) Reinhardt	Harris Field Attendance: 560 Umpires: HP: Mike Thomas, 1B: Mike Blinic, 2B: Grant Henderson, 3B: Andy Joseph
	WP: Craig Knoche (7–2)	Boxscore	LP: Jason Gifford (9–4)
	HR: Garrett Foster (13)

Saturday, May 26 3:00 pm Game 6	(10) Northwestern Ohio	13–9	(3) St. Thomas (FL)	Harris Field Attendance: 1200 Umpires: HP: Bill Powell, 1B: Andy Joseph, 2B: Jason Werle, 3B: Mike Blinic
	WP: Mitch Ebben (7–0) Sv: Steven Amos (2)	Boxscore	LP: Erne Valdes (1–3)
	HR: Felix Correa (4)

Saturday, May 26 6:00 pm Game 7	(8) Antelope Valley	7–8	(1) Faulkner	Harris Field Umpires: HP: Grant Henderson, 1B: Will Prestwood, 2B: Mike Thomas, 3B: Jeff Kopecky
	LP: Clayton Rabiej (11–1)	Boxscore	WP: Tyler Tungate (9–0) Sv: Jonathan Wilkins (2)
	HR: Jake Harrison (7), Tyler Pittmon (11)		HR: Reese Cooley (14), Jacob Freeland (4), Austin Paschke (13)

Sunday, May 27 1:30 pm Game 8	(2) Georgia Gwinnett	3–5	(7) Freed–Hardeman	Harris Field Attendance: 890 Umpires: HP: Jason Werle, 1B: Jeff Kopecky, 2B: Bill Powell, 3B: Will Prestwood
	LP: Matthew Swain (0–2)	Boxscore	WP: Jared Humphry (8–3) Sv: Beau Caviness (17)

Monday, May 28 8:30 am Game 9	(4) Oklahoma City	3–13	(2) Georgia Gwinnett	Harris Field Attendance: 590 Umpires: HP: Andy Joseph, 1B: Will Prestwood, 2B: Jeff Kopecky, 3B: Jason Werle
	LP: J.R. Holloway (9–1)	Boxscore	WP: Gregory Loukinen (7–1)
	HR: Elliott Cary (10)		HR: Chris Jones (4), Kade Carrigan (3)

Monday, May 28 11:30 am Game 10	(8) Antelope Valley	15–4	(10) Northwestern Ohio	Harris Field Attendance: 445 Umpires: HP: Mike Thomas, 1B: Jason Werle, 2B: Mike Blinic, 3B: Will Prestwood
	WP: Jesse Garcia (8–4)	Boxscore	LP: Brett McEldowney (5–4)
	HR: Jake Harrison (8)		HR: Misael Lebron (6), Junior Gomez (9)

Monday, May 28 3:00 pm Game 11	(1) Faulkner	4–6	(5) Southeastern	Harris Field Attendance: 1930 Umpires: HP: Jeff Kopecky, 1B: Bill Powell, 2B: Andy Joseph, 3B: Grant Henderson
	LP: Tyler Thornton (7–1)	Boxscore	WP: Jordan Scott (14–1) Sv: Jared Crescentini (5)

Monday, May 28 6:30 pm Game 12	(6) Lewis–Clark State	4–5	(7) Freed–Hardeman	Harris Field Attendance: 4660 Umpires: HP: Mike Blinic, 1B: Grant Henderson, 2B: Mike Thomas, 3B: Bill Powell
	LP: Tyler Birch (9–2)	Boxscore	WP: Jacob Sawyers (8–1) Sv: Beau Caviness (18)
	HR: Kyle Callahan (10)

Tuesday, May 29 11:00 am Game 13	(2) Georgia Gwinnett	20–9	(1) Faulkner	Harris Field Attendance: 505 Umpires: HP: Will Prestwood, 1B: Mike Thomas, 2B: Andy Joseph, 3B: Jeff Kopecky
	WP: Cole Uvila (4–2)	Boxscore	LP: Alex Carrillo (10–3)
	HR: Brandon Frazier (2), Kade Carrigan (4)		HR: Tekwaan Whyte (4), Ryan Rosa (6), Reese Cooley (15), Gage West (6), Austin Paschke (14), Reid Long (8)

Tuesday, May 29 3:00 pm Game 14	(6) Lewis–Clark State	5–3	(8) Antelope Valley	Harris Field Attendance: 2150 Umpires: HP: Jason Werle, 1B: Bill Powell, 2B: Mike Thomas, 3B: Andy Joseph
	WP: Tyler Birch (10–2) Sv: Gage Burland (8)	Boxscore	LP: Gilberto Arroyo (4–3)
	HR: Cory Voss (11)

Tuesday, May 29 6:30 pm Game 15	(7) Freed–Hardeman	1–8	(5) Southeastern	Harris Field Attendance: 2190 Umpires: HP: Grant Henderson, 1B: Jeff Kopecky, 2B: Will Prestwood, 3B: Mike Blinic
	LP: Austin Steel (11–3)	Boxscore	WP: Felix Dieguez (7–2)
			HR: Dan Valerio (17)

Championship Bracket

Wednesday, May 30 3:05 pm Game 16	(7) Freed–Hardeman	11–7	(2) Georgia Gwinnett	Harris Field Attendance: 1005 Umpires: HP: Bill Powell, 1B: Mike Thomas, 2B: Jeff Kopecky, 3B: Will Prestwood, LF: Mike Blinic, RF: Andy Joseph
	WP: Connor Creasy (9–0)	Boxscore	LP: Jonathan McKinney (4–2)
	HR: De'Mikyle Holmes (4)		HR: Jordan Tylski (3)

Wednesday, May 30 6:35 pm Game 17	(5) Southeastern	6–8	(6) Lewis–Clark State	Harris Field Attendance: 2210 Umpires: HP: Andy Joseph, 1B: Will Prestwood, 2B: Jason Werle, 3B: Mike Thomas, LF: Jeff Kopecky, RF: Bill Powell
	WP: Jonathan Bermudez (15–5) Sv: Jared Crescentini (6)	Boxscore	LP: Lalo Porras (2–1)
	HR: Adam De La Cruz (8)		HR: Matt Thompson (5)

Championship Game

Thursday, May 31 6:35 pm PDT at Harris Field
Game 18
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Southeastern	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	6	10	0
Freed–Hardeman	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	6	2
WP: Eddie Jimenez (3–0) LP: Jared Humphry (8–4) Sv: Heibert Romero (7) Home runs: SEU: Ivan Nunez (7) FHU: Josh Sears (21), De'Mikyle Holmes (5) Attendance: 1115 Umpires: HP: Grant Henderson, 1B: Jason Werle, 2B: Mike Thomas, 3B: Jeff Kopecky, LF: Will Prestwood, RF: Andy Joseph Boxscore

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References

↑ "Baseball National Championship Opening Round Field Announced". NAIA. May 10, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
↑ "2018 Baseball Opening Round Hosts Set". NAIA. May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
↑ "2018 NAIA Baseball Opening Round Schedule/Results". NAIA. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
↑ "2018 NAIA World Series". NAIA. Retrieved May 24, 2024.

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[1] "Baseball National Championship Opening Round Field Announced". NAIA. May 10, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2024.

[2] "2018 Baseball Opening Round Hosts Set". NAIA. May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2024.

[3] "2018 NAIA Baseball Opening Round Schedule/Results". NAIA. Retrieved May 24, 2024.

[4] "2018 NAIA World Series". NAIA. Retrieved May 24, 2024.

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Ballparks	Kokernot Field (1957–1959) Soos Park (1960–1961) Phil Welch Stadium (1962–1969, 1974–1978) Phoenix Municipal Stadium (1970–1973) Herschel Greer Stadium (1979–1980) Chaparral Stadium (1981–1983) Harris Field (1984–1991, 2000–present) Sec Taylor Stadium (1992–1994) Lewis and Clark Park (1995–1997) Drillers Stadium (1998) Roger Dean Stadium (1999)
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2018 NAIA baseball tournament

Contents

Tournament procedure

Opening round hosts

Bids

Automatic

At–Large

Opening Round

Bowling Green Bracket

Hattiesburg Bracket

Kingsport Bracket

Lawrenceville Bracket

Lincoln Bracket

Montgomery Bracket

Oklahoma City Bracket

Upland Bracket

Williamsburg Bracket

NAIA World Series

Participants

Bracket

Preliminary Bracket

Championship Bracket

Game Results

Preliminary Bracket

Championship Bracket

Championship Game

See also

Related Research Articles

References


Teams	46
Finals site	Harris Field Lewiston, Idaho
Champions	Southeastern (FL) (1st title)
Winning coach	Adrian Dinkel
MVP	Manuel Mesa (Southeastern)
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