1964 NAIA World Series
 1964 NAIA World Series | |
| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | West Liberty State (1st title) |
| Winning coach | George Kovalik |
| MVP | Frank Ujcich (P) (West Liberty State) |
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
[edit]| First round | Second round | Semifinals | National Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mayville State | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wartburg | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| West Liberty State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wartburg | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Western Washington State | 2 | Grambling | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| West Liberty State | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Consolation first round | Consolation second round | Consolation third round | Consolation fourth round | ||||||||||||||||
| Forfeit[a] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Forfeit[a] | Wartburg | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 9 | Mayville State | 0 | Forfeit[b] | Georgia Southern | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Mayville State | 0 | Mayville State | 0 | West Liberty State | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| West Liberty State | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| West Liberty State | 6 | West Liberty State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Western Washington State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Championship History" (PDF). NAIA.org. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
- ^ "Mayville Disqualified From N.A.I.A. Tourney". St. Joseph News-Press. newspapers.com. June 13, 1964. Retrieved May 10, 2024.