 1998 NAIA World Series | |
| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double elimination Page playoff |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Albertson (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Tim Mooney |
| MVP | Chris Bradshaw (OF) (Oklahoma City) |
The 1998 NAIA World Series was the 42nd 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 one and only time, at Drillers Stadium in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Albertson (55–8) defeated Indiana Tech (46–22) in a single-game championship series, 6–3, to win the Coyotes' first NAIA World Series.
Oklahoma City outfielder Chris Bradshaw was named tournament MVP. Bradshaw would be the last player until 2023 to win tournament MVP on a non-championship winning team.
Bracket
| First round | Upper Second Round | Upper Third Round | Semifinals | Third place final | Championship final | |||||||||||||||||
| Cumberland (TN) | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Point Park | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cumberland | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana Tech | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana Tech | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Thomas (FL) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana Tech | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Albertson | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Albertson | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Albertson | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Culver–Stockton | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Albertson | 6 | Oklahoma City | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bellevue | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bellevue (NE) | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma City | 2 | Albertson | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma City | 6 | Indiana Tech | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lower Second Round | Lower Third Round | Indiana Tech | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cumberland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Culver–Stockton | 6 | Oklahoma City | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana Tech | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma City | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bellevue | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bellevue | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Point Park | 8 | St. Thomas | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| St. Thomas | 13(10) | |||||||||||||||||||||
See also
- 1998 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
- 1998 NCAA Division II baseball tournament
- 1998 NCAA Division III baseball tournament
- 1998 NAIA Softball World Series
References
- ^ "Championship History" (PDF). NAIA.org. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
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