1993 NAIA World Series

1993 NAIA
baseball tournament
1993 NAIA World Series
Teams8
FormatDouble elimination
Page playoff
Finals site
ChampionsSaint Francis (IL) (1st title)
Winning coachGordie Gillespie
MVPIvan Lawler (P/OF) (Saint Francis (IL))
  • ← 1992
  • NAIA baseball tournament
  • 1994 →

The 1993 NAIA World Series was the 37th 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 again played at Sec Taylor Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.

Saint Francis (IL) (46-16-2) defeated Southeastern Oklahoma State (43–19) in a single-game championship series, 4–2, to win the Fighting Saints' first NAIA World Series. It was the fourth title for Saint Francis coach Gordie Gillespie, who won three NAIA World Series with Lewis in 1974, 1975, and 1976.

Saint Francis pitcher and outfielder Ivan Lawler was named tournament MVP.

Bracket

Preliminary

First round
Losers to Championship Bracket, Second Round 		Second round
Losers to Championship Bracket, Third Round 		Third round
Both teams to Championship Bracket, Semifinals
      
Point Loma Nazarene 3
Saint Francis (IL) 11
Saint Francis 6
Geneva 4
Geneva 2
St. Mary's (TX) 1
Saint Francis 7
SE Oklahoma State 0
Carson-Newman 3
Cumberland (TN) 2
Carson–Newman 2
SE Oklahoma State 5
Marian (WI) 5
SE Oklahoma State 6

Championship

Second roundThird roundSemifinalsChampionship
Saint Francis1
Geneva1Cumberland0
Cumberland10Cumberland6Saint Francis4–
Marian4SE Oklahoma State2–
SE Oklahoma State4
Carson–Newman4Point Loma Nazarene1Third place
Point Loma Nazarene5Point Loma Nazarene14
St. Mary's1

See also

References

  1. ^ "Championship History" (PDF). NAIA.org. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved September 8, 2022.