1995 NAIA World Series
 1995 NAIA World Series | |
| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double elimination Page playoff |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Bellevue (NE) (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Mike Evans |
| MVP | Nic DeLuca (SS) (Bellevue (NE)) |
The 1995 NAIA World Series was the 39th 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 at Lewis and Clark Park in Sioux City, Iowa. This was the first tournament played in Sioux City since 1961.
Emerging out of the consolation bracket, Bellevue (57–13) defeated Cumberland (TN) (49–19) in a single-game championship series, 8–5, to win the Bruins' first NAIA World Series.
Bellevue short-stop Nic DeLuca was named tournament MVP.
Bracket
[edit]| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Semifinals | Preliminary final | Final | |||||||||||||||||
| Saint Francis (IL) | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's (TX) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Francis | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cumberland | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cumberland (TN) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SE Oklahoma State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cumberland | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lewis–Clark State | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lewis–Clark State (F/7) | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cumberland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wilmington (DE) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lewis–Clark State (F/12) | 11 | Birmingham–Southern | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Birmingham–Southern | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bellevue (NE) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Birmingham–Southern | 2 | Cumberland | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Birmingham–Southern | 5 | Bellevue | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Bellevue | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Francis | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wilmington | 6 | Bellevue (11 inn.) | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lewis–Clark State | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bellevue | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bellevue | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Birmingham–Southern | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | 4 | SE Oklahoma State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| SE Oklahoma State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
See also
[edit]- 1995 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
- 1995 NCAA Division II baseball tournament
- 1995 NCAA Division III baseball tournament
- 1995 NAIA Softball World Series
References
[edit]- ^ "Championship History" (PDF). NAIA.org. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved September 10, 2022.