1980 NAIA World Series

1980 NAIA
baseball tournament

1980 NAIA World Series
Teams	10
Format	Double elimination Page playoff
Finals site	Herschel Greer Stadium Nashville, Tennessee
Champions	Grand Canyon (1st title)
Winning coach	Dave Brazelle
MVP	Jim Gerlach (P) (Grand Canyon)

The 1980 NAIA World Series was the 24th 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.

The tournament was played at Herschel Greer Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.

Grand Canyon (56-14-2) defeated Lewis (IL) (61–24) in a single-game championship series, 5–4, to win the Antelopes' first NAIA World Series.

Grand Canyon pitcher Jim Gerlach was named tournament MVP.

Bracket

	First round				Second round				Third round				Fourth round Both teams to championship bracket
					Lubbock Christian	0
	Grand Canyon	9			Grand Canyon	6
									Grand Canyon	3
	Lewis–Clark State	2
									William Jewell	0
					SE Oklahoma State	5
					William Jewell	11
													Grand Canyon	2
													Lewis	1
					Point Park	1
	David Lipscomb	0			USC Coastal Carolina	4
									USC Coastal Carolina	3
	USC Coastal Carolina	3
									Lewis	7
					John Brown	4
					Lewis (IL)	7
	Consolation First Round				Consolation Second Round				Consolation Third Round
									William Jewell	4
					Lubbock Christian	8			Lubbock Christian	10
	John Brown	2			David Lipscomb	5
	David Lipscomb	3
									USC Coastal Carolina	2
					Point Park	7			Lewis–Clark State	4
	SE Oklahoma State	4			Lewis–Clark State	12
	Lewis–Clark State	8

	Semifinals				Championship
	Grand Canyon	9
	Lewis–Clark State	4
					Grand Canyon	5
					Lewis	4
	Lewis	7
	Lubbock Christian	2

See also

• 1980 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
• 1980 NCAA Division II baseball tournament
• 1980 NCAA Division III baseball tournament