 1976 NAIA World Series | |
| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Lewis (IL) (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Gordie Gillespie |
| MVP | Ken Jones (OF) (Lewis) |
The 1976 NAIA World Series was the 20th 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 Phil Welch Stadium in St. Joseph, Missouri.
Two-time defending champions Lewis (IL) (47–15) defeated Lewis–Clark State (48–11) in a single-game championship series, 16–8, to win the Flyers' third NAIA World Series.
Lewis outfielder Ken Jones was named tournament MVP.
Bracket
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Guilford | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Emporia Kansas State | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Emporia Kansas Setate | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky State | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lewis–Clark State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lewis (IL) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| George Mason | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lewis (IL) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Mary's (TX) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| George Mason | 3 | Emporia Kansas State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lewis (IL) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lewis (IL) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| William Jewell | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lewis (IL) | 16 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lewis–Clark State | 8 | – | |||||||||||||||
| Emporia Kansas State | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Mary's (TX) | 3 | St. Mary's (TX) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| William Jewell | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lewis–Clark State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| George Mason | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Guilford | 1 | Lewis–Clark State | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lewis–Clark State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
See also
References
- ↑ "Championship History" (PDF). NAIA.org. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
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