1957 NAIA World Series

1957 NAIA
baseball tournament
1957 NAIA World Series
Teams8
FormatSingle elimination,
with consolation bracket
Finals site
ChampionsSul Ross State (1st title)
MVPFrank Willis (Rollins)
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The 1957 NAIA World Series was the inaugural edition of the 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 Kokernot Field in Alpine, Texas, near the campus of Sul Ross State College.

Sul Ross State defeated Rollins in the championship game, 8–7, to win the inaugural NAIA World Series. Rollins player Frank Willis, however, was named tournament MVP.

The tournament featured eight teams in a single-elimination style tournament, with all first-round losers shifted into a secondary consolation bracket.

Bracket

Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsFirst roundSemifinalsFinal
Sul Ross State9
William Jewell2
William Jewell8Sul Ross State8
Lincoln Memorial11Buena Vista6
Buena Vista9
Lincoln Memorial8
Lincoln Memorial5Sul Ross State8
Southwestern State9Rollins7
Western Illinois State13
Southwestern State (OK)12
Southwestern State3Western Illinois State4Third place
Ozarks0Rollins7
Rollins9Buena Vista6
Ozarks7Western Illinois State14

See also

References

  1. ^ "Championship History" (PDF). NAIA.org. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved June 22, 2022.