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1964 NAIA World Series

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1964 NAIA
baseball tournament
1964 NAIA World Series
Teams8
FormatDouble elimination
Finals site
ChampionsWest Liberty State (1st title)
Winning coachGeorge Kovalik
MVPFrank Ujcich (P) (West Liberty State)
  • 1963
  • NAIA baseball tournament
  • 1965

The 1964 NAIA World Series was the eighth 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.

West Liberty State (27-7) defeated Grambling (24-5) in the championship series, 6–4 and 3–2, to win the Hilltoppers' first NAIA World Series. West Liberty State, who lost its first game of the tournament, won six consecutive games out of the consolation bracket to claim the title.

West Liberty State pitcher Frank Ujcich was named tournament MVP.

Prior to the Mayville State and West Liberty State game, it was discovered that Mayville State's catcher Dave Pavlesic had signed a professional contract in 1961 with the Newton-Conover Twins of the Class D Western Carolina League. As a result, Mayville State was disqualified from the tournament and had to forfeit all tournament games with their opponents being awarded 9–0 victories.[2]

Bracket

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First roundSecond roundSemifinalsNational Championship
Eastern Illinois1
Sam Houston State3
Sam Houston State4
Georgia Southern5
Georgia Southern11
Mayville State7
Georgia Southern0
Grambling4
Wartburg2
West Liberty State1
Wartburg1
Grambling3
Grambling3
Western Washington State2Grambling42
West Liberty State63
Consolation
first round
Consolation
second round
Consolation
third round
Consolation
fourth round
Forfeit[a]
Forfeit[a]Wartburg9
Eastern Illinois9Mayville State0Forfeit[b]Georgia Southern0
Mayville State0Mayville State0West Liberty State5
West Liberty State9
Sam Houston State1
West Liberty State6West Liberty State2
Western Washington State2

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Prior to being disqualified from the tournament, Mayville State defeated Eastern Illinois 10–9 and Wartburg 19–5. Both Eastern Illinois and Wartburg were awarded 9–0 victories as a result.
  2. ^ West Liberty State advanced by default after Mayville State was disqualified from the tournament.

References

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  1. ^ "Championship History" (PDF). NAIA.org. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  2. ^ "Mayville Disqualified From N.A.I.A. Tourney". St. Joseph News-Press. newspapers.com. June 13, 1964. Retrieved May 10, 2024.