1997 NAIA World Series

1997 NAIA
baseball tournament
1997 NAIA World Series
Teams8
FormatDouble elimination
Page playoff
Finals site
ChampionsBrewton–Parker (1st title)
Winning coachMike Robins
MVPAndy Kalcounos (3B) (Brewton–Parker)
  • ← 1996
  • NAIA baseball tournament
  • 1998 →

The 1997 NAIA World Series was the 41st 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 last time, at Lewis and Clark Park in Sioux City, Iowa.

Brewton–Parker (64–7) defeated Bellevue (NE) (43–16) in a single-game championship series, 8–4, to win the Barons' first NAIA World Series.

Brewton–Parker third baseman Andy Kalcounos 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
      
Cumberland (TN) 8
Mount Vernon Nazarene 4
Cumberland 2
Brewton–Parker 3
Brewton–Parker 11
Dominican (NY) 1
Brewton–Parker 9(10)
California Baptist 7
California Baptist 8
Dallas Baptist 2
California Baptist 9
SE Oklahoma State 4
Bellevue (NE) 8
SE Oklahoma State 10

Championship

Second round
Losers eliminated		Third round
Losers eliminated		Semifinals
Losers eliminated		Championship
Brewton–Parker8
SE Oklahoma State 6(10)SE Oklahoma State1
Mount Vernon Nazarene10Mount Vernon Nazarene5Brewton–Parker8–
Dominican0Bellevue4–
California Baptist1
Cumberland3Bellevue3Third place
Dallas Baptist2Bellevue7
Bellevue5

See also

References

  1. ^ "Championship History" (PDF). NAIA.org. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved September 10, 2022.