1963 NAIA World Series
 1963 NAIA World Series | |
| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Sam Houston State (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Ray Benge |
| MVP | Jimmy Dodd (SS) (Sam Houston State) |
The 1963 NAIA World Series was the seventh 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 Phil Welch Stadium in St. Joseph, Missouri.
Sam Houston State (27-8) defeated Grambling (28-4) in the championship series, 2–1, to win the Bearkats' first NAIA World Series.
Sam Houston State shortstop Jimmy Dodd was named tournament MVP.
Bracket[edit]
| First round | Second round | Semifinals | National Championship | |||||||||||||||
| California Western | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lewis (IL) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lewis | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Grambling | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Grambling | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Grambling | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| California State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 21 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mayville State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mayville State | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| Winona State | 11 | Sam Houston State | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Grambling | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Consolation first round | Consolation second round | Consolation third round | Consolation fourth round | |||||||||||||||
| Mayville State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| California Western | 0 | East Carolina | 3 | Grambling | 7 | |||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 5 | East Carolina | 10 | East Carolina | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Winona State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lewis | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| California State | 1 | Winona State | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| Winona State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Championship History" (PDF). NAIA.org. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2022.