1979 NAIA
baseball tournament
1979 NAIA World Series
Teams8
FormatDouble elimination
Page playoff
Finals site
ChampionsDavid Lipscomb (2nd title)
Winning coachKen Dugan
MVPKal Koenig (P) (David Lipscomb)
  • ← 1978
  • NAIA baseball tournament
  • 1980 →

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 RoundSecond RoundThird RoundSemifinalsElimination finalChampionship
Lewis–Clark State1
Wisconsin–La Crosse2
Wisconsin–La Crosse2
David Lipscomb12
David Lipscomb3
Saint Xavier2
David Lipscomb6
High Point3
Point Park3
David Lipscomb2
SE Oklahoma State4
SE Oklahoma State8Point Park3
High Point9
Birmingham-Southern2
High Point3David Lipscomb5
Point Park6High Point4
Consolation First RoundConsolation Second RoundHigh Point10
Wisconsin–La Crosse4
Point Park5Point Park8
High Point4
Birmingham-Southern3
Saint Xavier2
SE Oklahoma State3
Lewis–Clark State1Saint Xavier4
Saint Xavier7

See also

References

  1. ^ "Championship History" (PDF). NAIA.org. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
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