1977 NAIA
baseball tournament
1977 NAIA World Series
Teams8
FormatDouble elimination
Page playoff
Finals site
ChampionsDavid Lipscomb (1st title)
Winning coachKen Dugan
MVPSteve Fletcher (P/DH/1B) (David Lipscomb)
  • ← 1976
  • NAIA baseball tournament
  • 1978 →

The 1977 NAIA World Series was the 21st 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.

David Lipscomb (47–12) defeated Southeastern Oklahoma State (56–8) in a single-game championship series, 2–1, to win the Bisons' first NAIA World Series. For the first time in event history, both teams reached the final despite having lost a game earlier in the tournament.

David Lipscomb pitcher/first-baseman/designated hitter Steve Fletcher was named tournament MVP.

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Newberry0
SE Oklahoma State13
SE Oklahoma State1
La Verne7
David Lipscomb1
La Verne11
La Verne11
Lewis3
Lubbock Christian17
La Verne2
Monmouth (NJ)2
Lubbock Christian0David Lipscomb4
Lewis5
Lewis (IL)13
William Jewell2David Lipscomb2
La Verne7SE Oklahoma State1
Lower round 1Lower round 2SE Oklahoma State8
SE Oklahoma State10
Monmouth2William Jewell3
Lewis5
William Jewell6
SE Oklahoma State6
Lubbock Christian1
Newberry3David Lipscomb7
David Lipscomb8

See also

References

  1. ^ "Championship History" (PDF). NAIA.org. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
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