1957 NAIA World Series
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 1957 NAIA World Series | |
| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Format | Single elimination, with consolation bracket |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Sul Ross State (1st title) |
| MVP | Frank Willis (Rollins) |
The 1957 NAIA World Series was the inaugural edition of the 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 Kokernot Field in Alpine, Texas, near the campus of Sul Ross State College.
Sul Ross State defeated Rollins in the championship game, 8–7, to win the inaugural NAIA World Series. Rollins player Frank Willis, however, was named tournament MVP.
The tournament featured eight teams in a single-elimination style tournament, with all first-round losers shifted into a secondary consolation bracket.
Bracket
Championship bracket
| First Round | Semifinals | Championship | |||||||||
| Sul Ross State | 9 | ||||||||||
| William Jewell | 2 | ||||||||||
| Sul Ross State | 8 | ||||||||||
| Buena Vista | 6 | ||||||||||
| Buena Vista | 9 | ||||||||||
| Lincoln Memorial | 8 | ||||||||||
| Sul Ross State | 8 | ||||||||||
| Rollins | 7 | ||||||||||
| Western Illinois State | 13 | ||||||||||
| Southwestern State (OK) | 12 | ||||||||||
| Western Illinois State | 4 | Third place | |||||||||
| Rollins | 7 | ||||||||||
| Rollins | 9 | Buena Vista | 6 | ||||||||
| Ozarks | 7 | Western Illinois State | 14 | ||||||||
Consolation bracket
| Consolation First Round | Fifth place game | ||||||
| William Jewell | 8 | ||||||
| Lincoln Memorial | 11 | ||||||
| Lincoln Memorial | 5 | ||||||
| Southwestern State | 9 | ||||||
| Southwestern State | 3 | ||||||
| Ozarks | 0 | ||||||
See also
Reference
- ^ "Championship History" (PDF). NAIA.org. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved 22 June 2022.