1971 NAIA World Series

1971 NAIA
baseball tournament
1971 NAIA World Series
Teams8
FormatDouble elimination
Finals site
ChampionsLinfield (2nd title)
Winning coachAd Rutschman
MVPRob Webb (C) (Linfield)
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The 1971 NAIA World Series was the 15th 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 Phoenix Municipal Stadium in Phoenix, Arizona.

Linfield (28-11) defeated David Lipscomb (44-15) in the first game of the championship series, 9–8, to win the Wildcats' second NAIA World Series (the first team to win a second) and first since 1966.

Linfield catcher Rob Webb was named tournament MVP.

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
Southwestern State9
Oshkosh State6
Southwestern State6
Linfield9
Grand Canyon9
Linfield10
Linfield6
Indiana (PA)5
Appalachian State5
Linfield7
Indiana (PA)7
Indiana (PA)11Lewis (IL)2
Lewis (IL)9
David Lipscomb4
Lewis (IL)13
Linfield9–
Lower round 1Lower round 2David Lipscomb8–
Lewis (IL)7
Oshkosh State7Oshkosh State3
Indiana (PA)6
Grand Canyon3
David Lipscomb7
Southwestern State3
Appalachian State13David Lipscomb4
David Lipscomb14

See also

References

  1. ^ "Championship History" (PDF). NAIA.org. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2022.