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2008 NCBA Division II World Series

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The 2008 National Club Baseball Association (NCBA) Division II World Series was played at League Stadium in Huntingburg, IN[1] from May 16 to May 20. This was the first time that the NCBA had offered a Division II World Series for club baseball teams.

The University of Kentucky won the inaugural NCBA Division II World Series over the University of Illinois in walk-off fashion.

Format

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The format is similar to the NCAA College World Series in that eight teams participate in two four-team double elimination brackets with the only difference being that in the NCBA, there is only one game that decides the national championship rather than a best-of-3 like the NCAA. Another difference which is between NCBA Division I and II is that Division II games are 7 innings while Division I games are 9 innings.

Participants

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† - denotes team also fields an NCBA Division I team

Results

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Bracket

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Game Results

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Date Game Time Winner Score Loser Notes
May 16 Game 1 11:30 AM NYU 7-0 Illinois NYU Pitcher Anthony Perez threw a No Hitter
Game 2 2:00 PM Wyoming 5-3 VCU
Game 3 4:30 PM Kentucky 12-5 North Greenville
Game 4 7:00 PM LSC-Kingwood 15-2 Southern Illinois
May 17 Game 5 10:00 AM VCU 13-5 North Greenville North Greenville eliminated
Game 6 1:00 PM Illinois 7-0 Southern Illinois Southern Illinois eliminated
Game 7 4:00 PM Kentucky 7-5 (9 innings) Wyoming
Game 8 7:00 PM LSC-Kingwood 11-7 NYU
May 18 Game 9 4:00 PM VCU 6-3 Wyoming Wyoming eliminated
Game 10 7:00 PM Illinois 14-11 NYU NYU eliminated
May 19 Game 11 10:00 AM Kentucky 6-5 VCU VCU eliminated
Game 12 1:00 PM Illinois 4-3 (8 innings) LSC-Kingwood
Game 13 4:00 PM Game not needed
Game 14 4:00 PM Illinois 13-11 LSC-Kingwood LSC-Kingwood eliminated
May 20 Game 15 7:00 PM Kentucky 7-6 Illinois Kentucky wins the NCBA Division II World Series

Championship Game

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Tuesday, May 20 7:00 PM at Huntingburg, IN
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Illinois 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 6 11 3
Kentucky 0 0 2 1 1 2 1 7 7 1
Boxscore

Notes

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  • Kentucky's victory over Illinois in the title game set two NCBA Division II World Series records which still stand. Most runs scored by one team in a non-extra inning title game (7, Kentucky) and most combined runs in a non-extra inning title game (13).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "LSC-Kingwood Baseball Team Heads to Nationals". lonestar.edu. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
  2. ^ "2008 NCBA Division II World Series Results". dakstats.com. Retrieved 2014-05-15.