2023 NAIA baseball tournament

2023 NAIA
baseball tournament
Teams	46
Finals site	Harris Field; Lewiston, Idaho;
Champions	Westmont (CA) (1st title)
Winning coach	Tyler LaTorre
MVP	Isaiah Thomas (Lewis–Clark State)
	← 2022; NAIA baseball tournament; 2024 →;

The 2023 NAIA baseball tournament was the 66th edition of the NAIA baseball championship. The 46-team tournament began on May 15 with Opening Round games across ten different sites and concluded with the 2023 NAIA World Series in Lewiston, Idaho that began on May 26 and ended on June 2.

The Westmont (CA) defeated host Lewis–Clark State in a winner-take-all championship game 7–6 to capture their first national title in program history.

Lewis–Clark State's Isaiah Thomas won tournament MVP honors. Thomas became the first player since Oklahoma City's Chris Bradshaw in 1998 to win the tournament MVP on a non-championship winning team.

The 46 participating teams were selected from all eligible NAIA teams. The World Series host and 31 teams were awarded automatic bids as either champions and/or runners-up of their conferences, and 14 teams were selected at-large by the National Selection Committee. Teams were then placed into one of ten pre-determined Opening Round sites, with six sites consisting of five teams and four sites consisting of four teams, each of which is conducted via a double-elimination tournament. The winners of each of the Opening Round sites participated in the NAIA World Series.

Tournament procedure

A total of 46 teams entered the tournament, with Lewis–Clark State receiving an automatic bid into the Opening Round as World Series host. 31 automatic bids were determined by either winning their conference's regular season championship, conference tournament, and/or conference tournament runner-up. The other 14 bids were at-large, with selections determined by the NAIA Baseball National Selection Committee.

Opening round hosts

On May 1, the NAIA announced the ten opening round host sites, which were played from May 15–18.^[1]

Venue	Location	Host
Don Roddy Field	Bellevue, NE	Bellevue University
Estes Baseball Field	Fayette, MO	Central Methodist University
Doyle Buhl Stadium	Williamsburg, KY	University of the Cumberlands
Grizzly Baseball Complex	Lawrenceville, GA	Georgia Gwinnett College
Harris Field	Lewiston, ID	Lewis-Clark State College
Pilot Field	Shreveport, LA	Louisiana State University Shreveport
Winterholter Field	Upland, IN	Taylor University
Hunter Wright Stadium	Kingsport, TN	Visit Kingsport
Russell Carr Field	Santa Barbara, CA	Westmont College
Milton Wheeler Field	Hattiesburg, MS	William Carey University

Bids

Source:^[2]

Automatic

School	Conference	Record	Berth	Last NAIA Appearance
Antelope Valley (CA)	Cal Pac	30–14	Tournament champion	2022 (Santa Barbara Bracket)
Bellevue (NE)	North Star	45–8	Tournament champion	2022 NAIA World Series
British Columbia	Cascade	34–19	Tournament champion	2022 (Lewiston Bracket)
Bryan (TN)	Appalachian	35–19	Tournament runner-up	2022 (Upland Bracket)
Columbia (MO)	American Midwest	38–13	Tournament champion	2022 (Upland Bracket)
Concordia (MI)	Wolverine-Hoosier	46–8	Regular season champion	First appearance
Concordia (NE)	Great Plains	38–15	Tournament runner-up	2022 (Bellevue Bracket)
Cumberlands (KY)	Mid-South	46–7	Tournament champion	2022 (Kingsport Bracket)
Dillard (LA)	Gulf Coast	22–28	Tournament champion	First appearance
Doane (NE)	Great Plains	42–10	Regular season champion	2022 (Lewiston Bracket)
Fisher (MA)	Continental	29–23	Tournament runner-up	2022 (Shreveport Bracket)
Freed–Hardeman (TN)	Mid-South	37–19	Tournament runner-up	2022 (Oklahoma City Bracket)
Georgia Gwinnett	Continental	47–5	Tournament champion	2022 NAIA World Series
Grand View (IA)	Heart	34–12	Tournament champion	2015 (Grand Rapids Bracket)
Houston–Victoria (TX)	Red River	26–25	Tournament champion	2014 (Jackson Bracket)
Indiana Wesleyan	Crossroads	36–18–1	Tournament champion	2021 (Marion Bracket)
Kansas Wesleyan	Kansas	42–13	Regular season champion	2022 (Oklahoma City Bracket)
Lewis-Clark State (ID)	Cascade	30–16	World Series host	2022 NAIA World Series
LSU–Shreveport	Red River	44–8	Regular season champion	2022 NAIA World Series
Madonna (MI)	Wolverine-Hoosier	35–15	Tournament champion	2022 (Kingsport Bracket)
McPherson (KS)	Kansas	36–14	Tournament champion	2022 (Miami Gardens Bracket)
MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)	Heart	30–25	Tournament runner-up	2022 NAIA World Series
Midway (KY)	River States	27–22	Regular season champion	2017 (Lima Bracket)
Mobile (AL)	Southern States	35–13	Tournament champion	2019 (Williamsburg Bracket)
Oklahoma City	Sooner	30–19	Tournament champion	2022 (Oklahoma City Bracket)
Point Park (PA)	River States	36–15	Tournament champion	2022 (Lawrenceville Bracket)
Southeastern (FL)	The Sun	52–4	Tournament champion	2022 NAIA World Series
Saint Xavier (IL)	Chicagoland	31–25	Tournament champion	2021 (Bellevue Bracket)
St. Francis (IL)	Chicagoland	25–26	Regular season champion	2015 (Montgomery Bracket)
Taylor (IN)	Crossroads	37–15	Regular season champion	2022 (Upland Bracket)
Union (KY)	Appalachian	30–17–1	Tournament champion	2019 (Lawrenceville Bracket)
Westmont (CA)	Golden State	40–8	Tournament champion	2022 NAIA World Series

At–Large

School	Conference	Record	Last NAIA Appearance
Ave Maria (FL)	The Sun	34–16	2013 (Daytona Beach Bracket)
Benedictine–Mesa (AZ)	Cal Pac	42–12	2021 (O'Fallon Bracket)
Central Methodist (MO)	Heart	34–17	2021 NAIA World Series
Cumberland (TN)	Mid-South	35–13–1	2018 (Upland Bracket)
Hope International (CA)	Golden State	33–9	2022 (Lawrenceville Bracket)
Missouri Baptist	American Midwest	42–7	2017 NAIA World Series
Morningside (IA)	Great Plains	36–16	2016 (Hutchinson Bracket)
Reinhardt (GA)	Appalachian	33–18	2022 (Montgomery Bracket)
Science & Arts (OK)	Sooner	34–18	2022 (Shreveport Bracket)
Tennessee Wesleyan	Appalachian	42–9	2022 NAIA World Series
Texas Wesleyan	Sooner	36–14	2019 (Henderson Bracket)
Webber International (FL)	The Sun	40–15	2022 NAIA World Series
William Carey (MS)	Southern States	44–9	2022 (Lawrenceville Bracket)
Vanugard (CA)	Golden State	33–16	2022 (Lewiston Bracket)

Opening Round

Source:^[3]

Bellevue Bracket

Hosted by Bellevue (NE) at Don Roddy Field

First round			Semifinals			Finals

1	Bellevue (NE)	7

4	Grand View (IA)	0
			1	Bellevue	6
Winner's bracket
			3	Oklahoma City	3
3	Oklahoma City	5

2	Doane (NE)	2
						1	Bellevue	13	–

						3	Oklahoma City	3	–
4	Grand View	2

2	Doane	3
			2	Doane	6
Loser's bracket
			3	Oklahoma City	8¹¹

Fayette Bracket

Hosted by Central Methodist (MO) at Estes Baseball Field


First round			Second round			Semifinals			Finals



			1	Southeastern (FL)	3

4	Madonna (MI)	9	4	Madonna	2

5	St. Francis (IL)	6				1	Southeastern (FL)	15

						2	Kansas Wesleyan	1

			2	Kansas Wesleyan	3

			3	Central Methodist (MO)	1
									1	Southeastern (FL)	11	–

									2	Kansas Wesleyan	3	–
First round			Second round			Semifinals



						2	Kansas Wesleyan	16

			4	Madonna	3	3	Central Methodist	7

5	St. Francis (IL)	2	3	Central Methodist	5

3	Central Methodist	14

Hattiesburg Bracket

Hosted by William Carey (MS) at Milton Wheeler Field


First round			Second round			Semifinals			Finals



			1	William Carey (MS)	7

4	Union (KY)	7	5	Houston–Victoria	0

5	Houston–Victoria (TX)	10				1	William Carey	11

						3	Ave Maria	2

			2	Texas Wesleyan	8

			3	Ave Maria (FL)	20
									1	William Carey	27	–

									3	Ave Maria	4	–
First round			Second round			Semifinals



						3	Ave Maria	4

			5	Houston–Victoria	9	5	Houston–Victoria	3

4	Union (KY)	8	2	Texas Wesleyan	3

2	Texas Wesleyan	11

Kingsport Bracket

Hosted by Visit Kingsport at Hunter Wright Stadium

First round			Semifinals			Finals

1	Webber International (FL)	4

4	Indiana Wesleyan	9
			4	Indiana Wesleyan	8
Winner's bracket
			3	Bryan	3
3	Bryan (TN)	10

2	Missouri Baptist	1
						4	Indiana Wesleyan	7	–

						2	Missouri Baptist	6	–
1	Webber International	7

2	Missouri Baptist	14
			2	Missouri Baptist	21
Loser's bracket
			3	Bryan	4

Lawrenceville Bracket

Hosted by Georgia Gwinnett at Grizzly Baseball Complex


First round			Second round			Semifinals			Finals



			1	Georgia Gwinnett	18

4	Midway (KY)	6	4	Midway	1

5	Saint Xavier (IL)	5				1	Georgia Gwinnett	21

						2	Freed–Hardeman	4

			2	Freed–Hardeman (TN)	7

			3	Concordia (NE)	4
									1	Georgia Gwinnett	6	7

									2	Freed–Hardeman	7	1
First round			Second round			Semifinals



						2	Freed–Hardeman	11

			4	Midway	7	3	Concordia (NE)	8

5	Saint Xavier (IL)	3	3	Concordia (NE)	11

3	Concordia (NE)	10

Lewiston Bracket

Hosted by Lewis–Clark State (ID) at Harris Field

First round			Semifinals			Finals

1	Hope International (CA)	14

4	Lewis–Clark State (ID)	15
			4	Lewis–Clark State	5
Winner's bracket
			3	Concordia (MI)	4
3	Concordia (MI)	11

2	Science & Arts (OK)	7
						4	Lewis–Clark State	19	–

						3	Concordia (MI)	7	–
1	Hope International	12

2	Science & Arts	20
			2	Science & Arts	4
Loser's bracket
			3	Concordia (MI)	10

Santa Barbara Bracket

Hosted by Westmont (CA) at Russell Carr Field


First round			Second round			Semifinals			Finals



			1	Westmont (CA)	7¹⁰

4	British Columbia	11¹²	4	British Columbia	6

5	Antelope Valley (CA)	10				1	Westmont	7

						2	Benedictine–Mesa	2

			2	Benedictine–Mesa (AZ)	5

			3	Vanguard (CA)	4
									1	Westmont	10	–

									2	Benedictine–Mesa	1	–
First round			Second round			Semifinals



						2	Benedictine–Mesa	11

			4	British Columbia	2	3	Vanguard	7

5	Antelope Valley	2	3	Vanguard	10

3	Vanguard	4

Shreveport Bracket

Hosted by LSU–Shreveport at Pilot Field


First round			Second round			Semifinals			Finals



			1	LSU–Shreveport	4

4	MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)	5	4	MidAmerica Nazarene	6

5	Dillard (LA)	2				4	MidAmerica Nazarene	12

						3	Morningside	7

			2	McPherson (KS)	4

			3	Morningside (IA)	10
									4	MidAmerica Nazarene	6	7

									1	LSU–Shreveport	14	6
First round			Second round			Semifinals



						3	Morningside	6

			1	LSU–Shreveport	6¹⁰	1	LSU–Shreveport	7

5	Dillard	1	2	McPherson	4

2	McPherson	9

Upland Bracket

Hosted by Taylor (IN) at Winterholter Field


First round			Second round			Semifinals			Finals



			1	Tennessee Wesleyan	4

4	Point Park (PA)	20	4	Point Park	8

5	Fisher (MA)	3				4	Point Park	10

						2	Taylor	12

			2	Taylor (IN)	3

			3	Cumberland (TN)	2
									2	Taylor	12	–

									4	Point Park	0	–
First round			Second round			Semifinals



						4	Point Park	6¹⁰

			1	Tennessee Wesleyan	30¹²	1	Tennessee Wesleyan	5

5	Fisher	9	3	Cumberland (TN)	18

3	Cumberland (TN)	17

Williamsburg Bracket

Hosted by Cumberlands (KY) at Doyle Buhl Stadium

First round			Semifinals			Finals

1	Cumberlands (KY)	13

4	Reinhardt (GA)	5
			1	Cumberlands (KY)	18
Winner's bracket
			3	Columbia (MO)	4
3	Columbia (MO)	10

2	Mobile (AL)	7
						1	Cumberlands (KY)	8	–

						3	Columbia (MO)	6	–
4	Reinhardt	5

2	Mobile	2
			4	Reinhardt	6
Loser's bracket
			3	Columbia (MO)	9

NAIA World Series

The NAIA World Series was held at Harris Field in Lewiston, Idaho.

Participants

School	Conference	Record	Head Coach	Bracket	Previous NAIA WS Appearances	Best NAIA WS Finish	NAIA WS Record
Bellevue (NE)	North Star	48–8	Duane Monlux	Bellevue	15 (last: 2022)	1st (1995)	26–29
Cumberlands (KY)	Mid-South	49–7	Brad Shelton	Williamsburg	none	none	0–0
Georgia Gwinnett	Continental	50–6	Jeremy Sheetinger	Lawrenceville	5 (last: 2022)	1st (2021)	11–8
Indiana Wesleyan	Crossroads	39–18–1	Rich Benjamin	Kingsport	none	none	0–0
Lewis–Clark State (ID)	Cascade	33–16	Jake Taylor	Lewiston	40 (last: 2022)	1st (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2015, 2016, 2017)	152–54
MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)	Heart	34–26	Ryan Thompson	Shreveport	1 (last: 2022)	T-9th (2022)	0–2
Southeastern (FL)	The Sun	55–4	Adrian Dinkel	Fayette	4 (last: 2022)	1st (2018, 2022)	13–4
Taylor (IN)	Crossroads	34–26	Kyle Gould	Upland	1 (last: 1969)	T-5th (1969)	1–2
Westmont (CA)	Golden State	43–8	Tyler LaTorre	Santa Barbara	1 (last: 2022)	T-9th (2022)	0–2
William Carey (MS)	Southern States	47–9	Bobby Halford	Hattiesburg	4 (last: 2017)	1st (1969)	7–5

Bracket

Source:^[4]

Preliminary Bracket


First round Friday, May 26			First round Friday, May 26 Second round Saturday, May 27			Third round Monday, May 29 Winners to Championship Bracket			Fourth Round Tuesday, May 30



			1	Southeastern	5

8	Indiana Wesleyan	4	9	Lewis–Clark State	2
						1	Southeastern	2
9	Lewis–Clark State	12
						4	William Carey	10
			4	William Carey	6

			5	Bellevue	4
									4	William Carey	3

									3	Westmont	7
			2	Georgia Gwinnett	7

7	Taylor	6	7	Taylor	23
						7	Taylor	9
10	MidAmerica Nazarene	5
						3	Westmont	15
			3	Westmont	7

			6	Cumberlands	3



First round Saturday, May 27 Losers eliminated			Second round Monday, May 29 Losers eliminated			Third round Tuesday, May 30 Winners to Championship Bracket



						1	Southeastern	6

			2	Georgia Gwinnett	10	8	Indiana Wesleyan	4

8	Indiana Wesleyan	5¹¹	8	Indiana Wesleyan	11

5	Bellevue	3

						7	Taylor	3

			9	Lewis–Clark State	16	9	Lewis–Clark State	8

10	MidAmerica Nazarene	4	10	MidAmerica Nazarene	7

6	Cumberlands	3

Championship Bracket


First Round Wednesday, May 31			Semifinal Thursday, June 1			Final Friday, June 2



3	Westmont	3

1	Southeastern	10
			1	Southeastern	4

			3	Westmont	6	3	Westmont	7
4	William Carey	6
						9	Lewis–Clark State	6
9	Lewis–Clark State	15

Game Results

All game times are listed in Pacific Daylight Time (UTC–07:00).^[5]

Preliminary Bracket

Friday, May 26 8:35 am Game 1	(10) MidAmerica Nazarene	5–6	(7) Taylor	Harris Field Attendance: 1530 Umpires: HP: Skip Powe, 1B: Jason Tice, 2B: Cory Ray, 3B: Steve Sillers
	LP: Bryce Brecklin (2–3)	Boxscore	WP: Jack Ross (7–0) Sv: Gabel Pentecost (3)
	HR: Joshua Martinez (4)		HR: TJ Bass (19), Sam Gladd (7)

Friday, May 26 12:05 pm Game 2	(6) Cumberlands	3–7	(3) Westmont	Harris Field Attendance: 740 Umpires: HP: Jeremy Hosler, 1B: Torrell Poole, 2B: Daniel Rios, 3B: Jay Allen
	LP: Cesar Avila (1–3)	Boxscore	WP: Zach Yates (3–1)
	HR: Charlie Muniz (24)		HR: Bryce McFeely (6), Liam Critchett (4)

Friday, May 26 3:50 pm Game 3	(5) Bellevue	4–6	(4) William Carey	Harris Field Attendance: 435 Umpires: HP: Jason Tice, 1B: Cory Ray, 2B: Steve Sillers, 3B: Skip Powe
	LP: Kenji Miller (2–1)	Boxscore	WP: Preston Ratliff (5–3)
	HR: Mathieu Sirois (14)

Friday, May 26 7:30 pm Game 4	(9) Lewis–Clark State	12–4	(8) Indiana Wesleyan	Harris Field Attendance: 2710 Umpires: HP: Torrell Poole, 1B: Daniel Rios, 2B: Jay Allen, 3B: Jeremy Hosler
	WP: Trevin Hope (6–3)	Boxscore	LP: Drue Young (6–3)
	HR: Charlie Updegrave (10), Isaiah Thomas (14)		HR: Ty Mathews (10)

Saturday, May 27 9:45 am Game 5	(6) Cumberlands	3–4	(10) MidAmerica Nazarene	Harris Field Attendance: 280 Umpires: HP: Cory Ray, 1B: Steve Sillers, 2B: Skip Powe, 3B: Jason Tice
	LP: Hunter Rigsby (7–3)	Boxscore	WP: Zach Trevino (10–2) Sv: Reece Helland (4)
			HR: Sean Maple (9), Dionathan Cornet (10)

Saturday, May 27 1:10 pm Game 6	(8) Indiana Wesleyan	5–3 (F/11)	(5) Bellevue	Harris Field Attendance: 560 Umpires: HP: Daniel Rios, 1B: Jay Allen, 2B: Jeremy Hosler, 3B: Torrell Poole
	WP: Hunter Hoffman (7–2)	Boxscore	LP: Easton Brinton (6–2)
			HR: Mathieu Sirois (15)

Saturday, May 27 5:20 pm Game 7	(7) Taylor	23–7	(2) Georgia Gwinnett	Harris Field Attendance: 1695 Umpires: HP: Steve Sillers, 1B: Skip Powe, 2B: Jason Tice, 3B: Cory Ray
	WP: Alec Holcomb (7–2) Sv: Gabel Pentecost (4)	Boxscore	LP: Jonathan Haab (2–1)
	HR: Sam Gladd (8)		HR: Ajay Sczepkowski (31), Caden Smith 2 (5)

Saturday, May 27 9:30 pm Game 8	(9) Lewis–Clark State	2–5	(1) Southeastern	Harris Field Attendance: 2155 Umpires: HP: Jay Allen, 1B: Jeremy Hosler, 2B: Torrell Poole, 3B: Daniel Rios
	LP: Alec Holmes (1–1)	Boxscore	WP: Reese Wissinger (5–0)
	HR: Isaiah Thomas (15)		HR: Chayce Bryant (20)

Monday, May 29 8:35 am Game 9	(2) Georgia Gwinnett	10–11	(8) Indiana Wesleyan	Harris Field Attendance: 580 Umpires: HP: Torrell Poole, 1B: Cory Ray, 2B: Steve Sillers, 3B: Jeremy Hosler
	LP: Cameron Repetti (12–1)	Boxscore	WP: Grayson Knight (4–3) Sv: Jake Engelkes (1)
	HR: Ajay Sczepkowski 2 (33), Caden Smith (6), Devin Warner (14)		HR: Ty Mathews (11), Jeff Morton (14)

Monday, May 29 12:05 pm Game 10	(10) MidAmerica Nazarene	7–16	(9) Lewis–Clark State	Harris Field Attendance: 3410 Umpires: HP: Jason Tice, 1B: Skip Powe, 2B: Daniel Rios, 3B: Jay Allen
	LP: Ryan Wilwers (2–6)	Boxscore	WP: Jace Hanson (2–1)
	HR: Sean Maple (10), Noah Castillo (12), Joey Calamaio (2)		HR: Charlie Updegrave (11), Isaiah Thomas (16), Dominic Signorelli (11)

Monday, May 29 3:05 pm Game 11	(3) Westmont	15–9	(7) Taylor	Harris Field Attendance: 315 Umpires: HP: Cory Ray, 1B: Steve Sillers, 2B: Jeremy Hosler, 3B: Torrell Poole
	WP: Aidan Holly (5–1) Sv: Lucien Wechsberg (3)	Boxscore	LP: Nick Crabtree (5–2)
	HR: Ryan DeSaegher (6)		HR: TJ Bass (20), Sam Gladd 2 (10)

Monday, May 29 6:35 pm Game 12	(1) Southeastern	4–13	(4) William Carey	Harris Field Attendance: 870 Umpires: HP: Skip Powe, 1B: Daniel Rios, 2B: Jay Allen, 3B: Jason Tice
	LP: Robb Adams (7–2)	Boxscore	WP: AJ Stinson (8–2)
	HR: Isaac Nunez (18)		HR: Jake Lycette (13), Patrick Lee (15)

Tuesday, May 30 11:05 am Game 13	(7) Taylor	3–8	(9) Lewis–Clark State	Harris Field Attendance: 1505 Umpires: HP: Daniel Rios, 1B: Jason Tice, 2B: Torrell Poole, 3B: Cory Ray
	LP: Gabel Pentecost (6–6)	Boxscore	WP: Greg Blackman (3–1) Sv: Alec Holmes (2)
	HR: TJ Bass (21)		HR: Dominic Signorelli (12)

Tuesday, May 30 3:05 pm Game 14	(8) Indiana Wesleyan	4–6	(1) Southeastern	Harris Field Attendance: 205 Umpires: HP: Steve Sillers, 1B: Jay Allen, 2B: Jason Tice, 3B: Skip Powe
	LP: Caleb Olson (2–1)	Boxscore	WP: Andrew Long (8–0) Sv: Reese Wissinger (6)
	HR: Ty Mathews (12)		HR: Chayce Bryant (21), David Castillo (9)

Tuesday, May 30 6:50 pm Game 15	(4) William Carey	3–7	(3) Westmont	Harris Field Attendance: 890 Umpires: HP: Torrell Poole, 1B: Cory Ray, 2B: Jay Allen
	LP: Lane Jarreau (6–1)	Boxscore	WP: Zach Yates (4–1) Sv: Gabe Arteaga (9)

Championship Bracket

Wednesday, May 31 3:05 pm Game 16	(4) William Carey	6–15	(9) Lewis–Clark State	Harris Field Attendance: 2175 Umpires: HP: Torrell Poole, 1B: Jay Allen, 2B: Steve Sillers, 3B: Skip Powe
	LP: John Snyder (2–2)	Boxscore	WP: Jake Green (5–0)
	HR: Bobby Lada (11)		HR: Carter Booth (12), Nick Seamons 2 (17), Isaiah Thomas 2 (18), Jakob Marquez (14)

Wednesday, May 31 6:35 pm Game 17	(1) Southeastern	10–3	(3) Westmont	Harris Field Attendance: 770 Umpires: HP: Cory Ray, 1B: Steve Sillers, 2B: Skip Powe, 3B: Daniel Rios
	WP: JJ Sanchez (2–2)	Boxscore	LP: Carlos Moreno (1–1)
	HR: Chayce Bryant (22), Jose Marcano (7), Nick Block 2 (11)

Thursday, June 1 6:35 pm Game 18	(3) Westmont	6–4	(1) Southeastern	Harris Field Attendance: 1195 Umpires: HP: Jay Allen, 1B: Cory Ray, 2B: Daniel Rios, 3B: Jason Tice
	WP: Bryan Peck (10–1) Sv: Lucien Wechsburg (4)	Boxscore	LP: David Mata (4–1)
			HR: Chayce Bryant (23)

Championship Game

Friday, June 2 6:35 pm PDT at Harris Field
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Lewis–Clark State	0	1	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	6	11	5
Westmont	0	2	1	2	0	1	0	0	X	7	9	3
WP: Gabe Arteaga (3–1) LP: Drake George (1–4) Home runs: LCSC: Charlie Updegrave (12), Isaiah Thomas (19) WC: None Attendance: 4498 Umpires: HP: Steve Sillers, 1B: Daniel Rios, 2B: Torrell Poole, 3B: Cory Ray Boxscore

References

^ "Baseball Opening Round Hosts Set". NAIA. May 1, 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
^ "Baseball National Championship Qualifiers Revealed". NAIA. May 11, 2023. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
^ "2023 NAIA Baseball Opening Round Schedule/Results". NAIA. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
^ "2023_ws_bracket.pdf" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
^ "2023 NAIA World Series Schedule/Results". NAIA. Retrieved May 17, 2024.

[1] "Baseball Opening Round Hosts Set". NAIA. May 1, 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2024.

[2] "Baseball National Championship Qualifiers Revealed". NAIA. May 11, 2023. Retrieved June 7, 2024.

[3] "2023 NAIA Baseball Opening Round Schedule/Results". NAIA. Retrieved May 17, 2024.

[4] "2023_ws_bracket.pdf" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved May 17, 2024.

[5] "2023 NAIA World Series Schedule/Results". NAIA. Retrieved May 17, 2024.

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Teams	46
Finals site	Harris Field Lewiston, Idaho
Champions	Westmont (CA) (1st title)
Winning coach	Tyler LaTorre
MVP	Isaiah Thomas (Lewis–Clark State)
← 2022 NAIA baseball tournament 2024 →

2023 NAIA baseball tournament

Tournament procedure

Opening round hosts

Bids

Automatic

At–Large

Opening Round

Bellevue Bracket

Fayette Bracket

Hattiesburg Bracket

Kingsport Bracket

Lawrenceville Bracket

Lewiston Bracket

Santa Barbara Bracket

Shreveport Bracket

Upland Bracket

Williamsburg Bracket

NAIA World Series

Participants

Bracket

Preliminary Bracket

Championship Bracket

Game Results

Preliminary Bracket

Championship Bracket

Championship Game

See also

References

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