1996 NAIA
baseball tournament
1996 NAIA World Series
Teams8
FormatDouble elimination
Page playoff
Finals site
ChampionsLewis–Clark State (9th title)
Winning coachEd Cheff
MVPTroy Silva (1B) (Lewis–Clark State)
  • ← 1995
  • NAIA baseball tournament
  • 1997 →

The 1996 NAIA World Series was the 40th 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 at Lewis and Clark Park in Sioux City, Iowa.

Lewis–Clark State (53–11) defeated Saint Ambrose (42–19) in a single-game championship series, 9–0, to win the Warriors' ninth NAIA World Series and first since 1992.

Lewis–Clark State first baseman Troy Silva was named tournament MVP.

Bracket

Preliminary

First round
Losers to Championship Bracket, Second Round 		Second round
Losers to Championship Bracket, Third Round 		Third round
Both teams to Championship Bracket, Semifinals
      
Cumberland (TN) 2
St. Thomas (FL) 1
Cumberland 4
Lewis–Clark State 9
Geneva 1
Lewis–Clark State 2
Lewis–Clark State 3
Saint Ambrose 1
Ohio Dominican (7 inn.) 12
Oklahoma Baptist 2
Ohio Dominican 5
Saint Ambrose 16
Saint Ambrose 2
St. Mary's (TX) 0

Championship

Second round
Losers eliminated		Third round
Losers eliminated		Semifinals
Losers eliminated		Championship
Lewis–Clark State4
Ohio Dominican4St. Thomas2
St. Thomas4St. Thomas7Lewis–Clark State9–
Geneva3Saint Ambrose0–
Saint Ambrose9
Cumberland3Cumberland8
Oklahoma Baptist0St. Mary's1
St. Mary's7

See also

References

  1. ^ "Championship History" (PDF). NAIA.org. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
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