1988 NAIA World Series
 1988 NAIA World Series | |
| Teams | 10 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double elimination Page playoff |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Lewis–Clark State (4th title) |
| Winning coach | Ed Cheff |
| MVP | Steve Callahan (P) (Lewis–Clark State) |
The 1988 NAIA World Series was the 32nd 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 Harris Field in Lewiston, Idaho.
Hometown team and defending champions Lewis–Clark State (45–20) defeated Grand Canyon (49–20) in a single-game championship series, 9–3, to win the Warriors' fourth NAIA World Series. This would go on to be the second of six consecutive World Series championships for the program.
Lewis–Clark State pitcher Steve Callahan was named tournament MVP.
Bracket
Preliminary bracket
| First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round (both teams to Semifinals) | |||||||||||
| Grand Canyon | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Central Washington | 8 | Central Washington | 4 | |||||||||||
| Grand Canyon | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Dallas Baptist | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Oklahoma City | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Cumberland (TN) | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Oklahoma City | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Oklahoma City | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Lewis–Clark State | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Point Park | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Georgetown (KY) | 6 | Lewis–Clark State | 4 | |||||||||||
| Lewis–Clark State | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Lewis–Clark State | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Saint Xavier | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Saint Xavier | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Winona State | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Consolation First Round | Consolation Second Round | Consolation Third Round (both teams to Semifinals) | ||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Central Washington | 4 | Georgetown (KY) | 5 | |||||||||||
| Winona State | 3 | Georgetown (KY) | 5 | |||||||||||
| Georgetown (KY) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Saint Xavier | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Point Park | 5 | Dallas Baptist | 4 | |||||||||||
| Cumberland (TN) | 4 | Dallas Baptist | 7 | |||||||||||
| Dallas Baptist | 9 | |||||||||||||
Championship bracket
| Semifinals | Third place final | Championship final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Lewis–Clark State | 12 | 1 | Lewis–Clark State | 9 | ||||||||
| Grand Canyon | 13 | Grand Canyon | 3 | ||||||||||
| Grand Canyon | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Saint Xavier | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Oklahoma City | 5 | |||||||||||
| Saint Xavier | 8 | ||||||||||||
See also
- 1988 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
- 1988 NCAA Division II baseball tournament
- 1988 NCAA Division III baseball tournament
- 1988 NAIA Softball World Series
Reference
- ^ "Championship History" (PDF). NAIA.org. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved 30 August 2022.