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1979 NAIA
baseball tournament
	1979 NAIA World Series
Teams	8
Format	Double elimination; Page playoff
Finals site	Herschel Greer Stadium; Nashville, Tennessee;
Champions	David Lipscomb (2nd title)
Winning coach	Ken Dugan
MVP	Kal Koenig (P) (David Lipscomb)
	← 1978; NAIA baseball tournament; 1980 →;

The 1979 NAIA World Series was the 23rd 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, for the first time, at Herschel Greer Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.

Hometown team David Lipscomb (43–11) defeated High Point (38-15-1) in a single-game championship series, 5–4, to win the Bisons' second NAIA World Series and second in three years.

David Lipscomb pitcher Kal Koenig was named tournament MVP.

Bracket


First Round		Second Round		Third Round		Semifinals		Elimination final		Championship



Lewis–Clark State	1

Wisconsin–La Crosse	2
		Wisconsin–La Crosse	2

		David Lipscomb	12
David Lipscomb	3

Saint Xavier	2
				David Lipscomb	6

				High Point	3
Point Park	3
						David Lipscomb	2
SE Oklahoma State	4
		SE Oklahoma State	8			Point Park	3

		High Point	9
Birmingham-Southern	2

High Point	3									David Lipscomb	5

								Point Park	6	High Point	4

		Consolation First Round		Consolation Second Round				High Point	10



				Wisconsin–La Crosse	4

		Point Park	5	Point Park	8
						High Point	4
		Birmingham-Southern	3
						Saint Xavier	2
				SE Oklahoma State	3

		Lewis–Clark State	1	Saint Xavier	4

		Saint Xavier	7