1979 NAIA World Series
Page playoff | |
| Finals site | |
|---|---|
| Champions | David Lipscomb (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Ken Dugan |
| MVP | Kal Koenig (P) (David Lipscomb) |
The 1979 NAIA World Series was the 23rd 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 first time, at Herschel Greer Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.
Hometown team David Lipscomb (43–11) defeated High Point (38-15-1) in a single-game championship series, 5–4, to win the Bisons' second NAIA World Series and second in three years.
David Lipscomb pitcher Kal Koenig was named tournament MVP.
Bracket
| First Round | Second Round | Third Round | Semifinals | Elimination final | Championship | |||||||||||||||||
Birmingham-Southern | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| High Point | 3 | David Lipscomb | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Point Park | 6 | High Point | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Consolation First Round | Consolation Second Round | High Point | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–La Crosse | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Point Park | 5 | Point Park | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| High Point | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Birmingham-Southern | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Xavier | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SE Oklahoma State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lewis–Clark State | 1 | Saint Xavier | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Xavier | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
See also
- 1979 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
- 1979 NCAA Division II baseball tournament
- 1979 NCAA Division III baseball tournament
References
- ^ "Championship History" (PDF). NAIA.org. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved August 26, 2022.