1975 NAIA World Series
 1975 NAIA World Series | |
| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Lewis (IL) (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Gordie Gillespie |
| MVP | Don Markelz (P) (Lewis) |
The 1975 NAIA World Series was the 19th 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 again played at Phil Welch Stadium in St. Joseph, Missouri.
In a rematch of the previous year's final, defending champions Lewis (IL) (52-16) defeated Sam Houston State (43-14) in a single-game championship series, 2–1, to win the Flyers' second NAIA World Series and becoming the first team to repeat as NAIA baseball champions.
Lewis pitcher Don Markelz was named tournament MVP.
Bracket
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Lewis (IL) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Phillips | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lewis | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri Western State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lewis | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Connecticut State | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| La Verne | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lewis | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Wilmington | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| La Verne | 0 | La Verne | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Connecticut State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Birmingham–Southern | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Connecticut State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lewis | 2 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Sam Houston State | 1 | – | |||||||||||||||
| La Verne | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Phillips | 6 | Missouri Western State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Connecticut State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri Western State | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Wilmington | 3 | Birmingham–Southern | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Birmingham–Southern | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "Championship History" (PDF). NAIA.org. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved August 24, 2022.