2014 NAIA baseball tournament

2014 NAIA
baseball tournament
Teams46
Finals site
ChampionsCumberland (TN) (3rd title)
Winning coachWoody Hunt
MVPSam Lind (Cumberland)
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The 2014 NAIA baseball tournament was the 58th edition of the NAIA baseball championship. The 46-team tournament began on May 12 with Opening Round games across nine different sites and concluded with the 2014 NAIA World Series in Lewiston, Idaho that began on May 23 and ended on May 30.

Cumberland (TN) defeated Lewis–Clark State (ID) 3–0 in the championship game for their 3rd title in program history. Cumberland became the first and as of 2024, the only team to ever win an NAIA World Series title as a 10 seed since seeding began in 2003. This is also the most recent shutout in an NAIA baseball championship game.[1]

The 46 participating teams were selected from all eligible NAIA teams with the World Series host receiving an automatic bid to the NAIA World Series. The remaining 45 teams participated in the Opening Round with 31 teams being awarded automatic bids as either champions and/or runners-up of their conferences, and 14 teams were selected at-large, which were determined by the final NAIA Baseball Coaches' Top 25 Poll. Teams were then placed into one of nine pre-determined Opening Round sites of five teams a piece, each of which is conducted via a double-elimination tournament. The winners of each of the Opening Round sites plus the World Series host team participated in the NAIA World Series.

This would be the final year in which at-large berths were awarded based off the final Top 25 Coaches' Poll.

Tournament procedure

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A total of 46 teams entered the tournament. As World Series host, Lewis–Clark State received an automatic bid into the NAIA World Series. 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 final NAIA Baseball Coaches' Top 25 Poll.[2]

Opening round hosts

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On April 15, the NAIA announced the nine opening round host sites, which were played from May 12–15.[3]

Venue(s) Location(s) Host(s)
Hunter Wright Stadium Kingsport, TN Appalachian Athletic Conference
Smith-Wills Stadium Jackson, MS Belhaven University
Wildcat Field
Winterholter Field[a]		 Marion, IN
Upland, IN		 Crossroads League
Sliwa Stadium Daytona Beach, FL Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University (FL)
Harrison Field Montgomery, AL Faulkner University
Grizzly Baseball Complex Lawrenceville, GA Georgia Gwinnett College
Bison Field at Ford Park Shawnee, OK Oklahoma Baptist University
Hobart-Detter Field Hutchinson, KS Tabor College
Reese Field Santa Clarita, CA The Master's College

Bids

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Source:[2]

Automatic

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School Conference Record Berth Last NAIA Appearance
Bacone (OK) Red River 34–18 Tournament champion 2012 (Cleveland Bracket)
British Columbia NAIA West Group 32–11 Tournament champion 2011 (Riverside Bracket)
Bryan (TN) Appalachian 33–26 Tournament runner-up First appearance
Culver–Stockton (MO) Heart 29–26 Tournament runner-up 2011 (Cleveland Bracket)
Cumberland (TN) Mid-South 40–18 Tournament champion 2013 (Joliet Bracket)
Davenport (MI) Wolverine-Hoosier 41–15 Tournament champion First appearance
Doane (NE) Great Plains 42–9 Regular season champion 2012 (Marion Bracket)
Embry–Riddle (FL) The Sun 37–19 Regular season champion 2013 NAIA World Series
Faulkner (AL) Southern States 46–14 Tournament runner-up 2013 NAIA World Series
Georgetown (KY) Mid-South 42–8 Regular season champion 2013 (Montgomery Bracket)
Georgia Gwinnett A.I.I. 48–10 Tournament champion First appearance
Houston–Victoria (TX) A.I.I. 23–21 Tournament runner-up 2010 (Group 6 Bracket)
Jamestown (ND) Frontier/North Star 35–8 Tournament champion 2013 (Oklahoma City Bracket)
Judson (IL) Chicagoland 42–17 Tournament champion 2013 (Joliet Bracket)
Lewis-Clark State (ID) NAIA West Group 43–7 World Series host 2013 NAIA World Series
MidAmerican Nazarene (KS) Heart 36–13 Tournament champion First appearance
Midland (NE) Great Plains 42–17 Tournament champion 2013 (Claremore Bracket)
Missouri Baptist American Midwest 45–12 Tournament runner-up 2013 NAIA World Series
Mount Vernon Nazarene (OH) Crossroads 42–10 Regular season champion 2013 (Montgomery Bracket)
Oklahoma Baptist Sooner 50–6 Tournament champion 2013 (Hattiesburg Bracket)
Oklahoma City Sooner 35–17 Tournament runner-up 2013 (Oklahoma City Bracket)
Oklahoma Wesleyan Midlands 52–6 Tournament champion First appearance
Point (GA) Appalachian 31–25 Tournament runner-up First appearance
Point Park (PA) Kentucky 40–16 Tournament champion 2013 (Kingsport Bracket)
Southeastern (FL) The Sun 44–14 Tournament champion First appearance
Southern Poly (GA) Southern States 42–16 Tournament champion 2012 (Daytona Brach Bracket)
Spring Arbor (MI) Crossroads 31–15 Tournament champion 2009 (Group 5 Bracket)
St. Francis (IL) Chicagoland 36–20 Regular season champion 2012 (Kingsport Bracket)
Tabor (KS) Kansas 46–11 Tournament champion 2013 (Santa Clarita Bracket)
Viterbo (WI) Midwest 31–18 Tournament champion First appearance
Westmont (CA) Golden State 38–17 Tournament champion First appearance
William Woods (MO) American Midwest 39–10 Tournament champion 2011 (Montgomery Bracket)

At–Large

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School Conference Record Last NAIA Appearance
Belhaven (MS) Southern States 40–19 2011 (Oklahoma City Bracket)
Bellevue (NE) Midlands 37–15–2 2013 (Claremore Bracket)
Brewton–Parker (GA) Southern States 32–11 2011 (Daytona Beach Bracket)
Friends (KS) Kansas 36–23 First appearance
LSU–Alexandria A.I.I. 34–23 First appearance
LSU–Shreveport Red River 42–16 2013 (Cleveland Bracket)
Mayville State (ND) Frontier/North Star 40–14 2013 (Joliet Bracket)
Northwestern (IA) Great Plains 41–11 2013 (Oklahoma City Bracket)
San Diego Christian (CA) Golden State 39–18 2013 (Santa Clarita Bracket)
Sterling (KS) Kansas 39–18 2013 NAIA World Series
Talladega (AL) Gulf Coast 39–18 First appearance
Tennessee Wesleyan Appalachian 33–22–1 2013 (Kingsport Bracket)
The Master's (CA) Golden State 37–16 2013 NAIA World Series
Vanguard (CA) Golden State 31–21 2010 (Group 2 Bracket)

Opening Round

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Source:[4]

Daytona Beach Bracket

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Hosted by Embry–Riddle (FL) at Sliwa Stadium

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinals
1Southern Poly (GA)20
4Tennessee Wesleyan25LSU–Alexandria6
5LSU–Alexandria81Southern Poly4
2Embry–Riddle (FL)1
2Embry–Riddle (FL)7
3Talladega (AL)6
1Southern Poly28
2Embry–Riddle (FL)100
First roundSecond roundSemifinals
2Embry–Riddle (FL)7
5LSU–Alexandria14Tennessee Wesleyan2
4Tennessee Wesleyan114Tennessee Wesleyan211
3Talladega9

Hutchinson Bracket

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Hosted by Tabor (KS) at Hobart-Detter Field

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinals
1Tabor (KS)3
4Mayville State (ND)05Viterbo2
5Viterbo (WI)71Tabor4
3Jamestown0
2Doane (NE)2
3Jamestown (ND)6
1Tabor5–
5Viterbo1–
First roundSecond roundSemifinals
3Jamestown4
5Viterbo125Viterbo11
4Mayville State14Mayville State3
2Doane0

Jackson Bracket

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Hosted by Belhaven (MS) at Smith-Wills Stadium

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinals
1Oklahoma Wesleyan5
4Sterling (KS)25Houston–Victoria3
5Houston–Victoria (TX)51Oklahoma Wesleyan4
3Belhaven2
2Oklahoma City8
3Belhaven (MS)9
1Oklahoma Wesleyan8–
3Belhaven7–
First roundSecond roundSemifinals
3Belhaven11
5Houston–Victoria35Houston–Victoria4
4Sterling34Sterling2
2Oklahoma City1

Kingsport Bracket

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Hosted by the Appalachian Athletic Conference at Hunter Wright Stadium

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinals
1Missouri Baptist11
4Bryan (TN)25Culver–Stockton10
5Culver–Stockton (MO)41Missouri Baptist5
3Cumberland (TN)2
2Brewton–Parker (GA)3
3Cumberland (TN)8
1Missouri Baptist43
3Cumberland (TN)66
First roundSecond roundSemifinals
3Cumberland (TN)8
5Culver–Stockton44Bryan1
4Bryan44Bryan5
2Brewton–Parker3

Lawrenceville Bracket

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Hosted by Georgia Gwinnett at Grizzly Baseball Complex

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinals
1Georgia Gwinnett2
4Westmont (CA)15St. Francis (IL)3
5St. Francis (IL)25St. Francis (IL)0
2Southeastern (FL)7
2Southeastern (FL)11
3William Woods (MO)5
2Southeastern (FL)54
1Georgia Gwinnett147
First roundSecond roundSemifinals
5St. Francis (IL)8
1Georgia Gwinnett91Georgia Gwinnett11
4Westmont6124Westmont8
3William Woods5

Marion Bracket

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Hosted by the Crossroads League at Wildcat Field

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinals
1Georgetown (KY)4
4Midland (NE)55Spring Arbor8
5Spring Arbor (MI)75Spring Arbor1
3Mount Vernon Nazarene4
2Point Park (PA)4
3Mount Vernon Nazarene (OH)8
3Mount Vernon Nazarene44
1Georgetown51011
First roundSecond round[a]Semifinals
5Spring Arbor5
1Georgetown111Georgetown9
4Midland64Midland1
2Point Park3

Montgomery Bracket

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Hosted by Faulkner (AL) at Harrison Field

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinals
1Faulkner (AL)7
4Judson (IL)45Point0
5Point (GA)111Faulkner5
3MidAmerica Nazarene1
2LSU–Shreveport10
3MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)14
1Faulkner11–
2LSU–Shreveport1–
First roundSecond roundSemifinals
3MidAmerica Nazarene0
5Point12LSU–Shreveport2
4Judson52LSU–Shreveport2
2LSU–Shreveport8

Santa Clarita Bracket

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Hosted by The Master's (CA) at Reese Field

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinals
1San Diego Christian (CA)12
4Vanguard (CA)05British Columbia2
5British Columbia11San Diego Christian2
3Davenport1
2The Master's (CA)0
3Davenport (MI)4
1San Diego Christian2–
5British Columbia0–
First roundSecond roundSemifinals
3Davenport3
5British Columbia105British Columbia4
4Vanguard24Vanguard4
2The Master's0

Shawnee Bracket

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Hosted by Oklahoma Baptist at Bison Field at Ford Park

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinals
1Oklahoma Baptist10
4Friends (KS)25Bacone3
5Bacone (OK)51Oklahoma Baptist4
2Bellevue0
2Bellevue (NE)2
3Northwestern (IA)1
1Oklahoma Baptist213
2Bellevue46
First roundSecond roundSemifinals
2Bellevue2
5Bacone25Bacone1
4Friends53Northwestern (IA)0
3Northwestern (IA)12

NAIA World Series

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

Participants

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School Conference Record Head Coach Bracket Previous NAIA
WS Appearances 		Best NAIA
WS Finish 		NAIA WS
Record
Cumberland (TN) Mid-South 44–19 Woody Hunt Kingsport 11
(last: 2010)		 1st
(2004, 2010)		 25–18
Faulkner (AL) Southern States 49–14 Patrick McCarthy Montgomery 2
(last: 2013)		 1st
(2013)		 5–2
Georgetown (KY) Mid-South 46–9 Micah Baumfeld Marion 1
(last: 1988)		 T-5th
(1988)		 2–2
Georgia Gwinnett A.I.I. 52–11 Brad Stromdahl Lawrenceville none none 0–0
Lewis–Clark State (ID) NAIA West Group
(Frontier)		 43–7 Jeremiah Robbins n/a 32
(last: 2013)		 1st
(1984, 1985, 1987, 1988,
1989, 1990, 1991, 1992,
1996, 1999, 2000, 2002,
2003, 2006, 2007, 2008)		 124–41
Oklahoma Baptist Sooner 53–7 Bobby Cox Shawnee 3
(last: 2011)		 4th
(1989)		 3–6
Oklahoma Wesleyan Midlands 55–6 Matt Parker Jackson none none 0–0
San Diego Christian (CA) Golden State 42–18 Chris Bando Santa Clarita none none 0–0
Southern Poly (GA) Southern States 45–17 Marty Lovrich Daytona Beach 2
(last: 2009)		 T-5th
(2009)		 2–4
Tabor (KS) Kansas 49–11 Mark Standiford Hutchinson none none 0–0

Bracket

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Source:[5]

Preliminary Bracket

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First round
Friday, May 23		First round
Friday, May 23
Second round
Saturday, May 24		Third round
Monday, May 26
Winners to Championship Bracket		Fourth Round
Tuesday, May 27
1Oklahoma Baptist3
8Southern Poly09Tabor1
1Oklahoma Baptist7
9Tabor1
4Faulkner2
4Faulkner5
5Georgetown4
1Oklahoma Baptist5
10Cumberland13
2Lewis–Clark State1
7San Diego Christian110Cumberland6
10Cumberland810
10Cumberland10
3Oklahoma Wesleyan7
3Oklahoma Wesleyan2
6Georgia Gwinnett1
First round
Saturday, May 24
Losers eliminated		Second round
Monday, May 26
Losers eliminated		Third round
Tuesday, May 27
Winners to Championship Bracket
4Faulkner0
2Lewis–Clark State92Lewis–Clark State6
8Southern Poly58Southern Poly1
5Georgetown4
3Oklahoma Wesleyan1012
9Tabor69Tabor9
6Georgia Gwinnett66Georgia Gwinnett5
7San Diego Christian4

Championship Bracket

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First Round
Wednesday, May 28		Semifinal
Thursday, May 29		Final
Friday, May 30
10Cumberland5
2Lewis–Clark State6
2Lewis–Clark State9
3Oklahoma Wesleyan52Lewis–Clark State0
1Oklahoma Baptist3
10Cumberland3
3Oklahoma Wesleyan411

Game Results

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All game times are listed in Pacific Daylight Time (UTC–07:00).[6][7]

Preliminary Bracket

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Friday, May 23
9:00 am
Game 1 		(8) Southern Poly 0–1 (9) Tabor Harris Field
Attendance: 1110
Umpires: HP: Sean Bolte, 1B: Tracy Roles, 2B: Cory Spangler, 3B: Steve Miller
LP: Zach Smith (7–4) Boxscore WP: Junior Mustain (12–2)
Sv: Jean Acevedo (1)
Friday, May 23
12:00 pm
Game 2 		(5) Georgetown 4–5 (4) Faulkner Harris Field
Attendance: 1190
Umpires: HP: Cory Spangler, 1B: Steve Miller, 2B: Sean Bolte, 3B: Eric Johansen
LP: Shaun Meyer (9–2) Boxscore WP: Brad Griffis (5–2)
HR: Martin Lemus (13)
Friday, May 23
3:40 pm
Game 3 		(6) Georgia Gwinnett 1–2 (3) Oklahoma Wesleyan Harris Field
Attendance: 555
Umpires: HP: Shannon Bunger, 1B: Dwayne Finley, 2B: Tracy Roles, 3B: Tim Farwig
LP: Tyler Carpenter (8–2) Boxscore WP: Diego Ibarra (13–1)
Sv: CJ Gregory (14)
Friday, May 23
7:00 pm
Game 4 		(7) San Diego Christian 1–10 (10) Cumberland Harris Field
Umpires: HP: Eric Johansen, 1B: Tim Farwig, 2B: Shannon Bunger, 3B: Dwayne Finley
LP: Gabriel Hemmer (13–4) Boxscore WP: Jake Collier (9–3)
Saturday, May 24
9:00 am
Game 5 		(8) Southern Poly 5–4 (5) Georgetown Harris Field
Attendance: 650
Umpires: HP: Dwayne Finley, 1B: Sean Bolte, 2B: Tracy Roles, 3B: Cory Spangler
WP: Brantley Burton (4–0)
Sv: Cole Goodwin (1) 		Boxscore LP: Edwin Santiago (5–4)
Saturday, May 24
1:05 pm
Game 6 		(7) San Diego Christian 4–6 (6) Georgia Gwinnett Harris Field
Attendance: 890
Umpires: HP: Tracy Roles, 1B: Cory Spangler, 2B: Dwayne Finley, 3B: Sean Bolte
LP: Joey Aquino (6–3) Boxscore WP: Alex Roberts (9–2)
Sv: Zeke McGranahan (7)
HR: Ty Abbott (4), Zach Alvord (4)
Saturday, May 24
4:15 pm
Game 7 		(9) Tabor 1–3 (1) Oklahoma Baptist Harris Field
Attendance: 1245
Umpires: HP: Steve Miller, 1B: Eric Johansen, 2B: Tim Farwig, 3B: Shannon Bunger
LP: Jacob Webb (11–4) Boxscore WP: Julian Merryweather (12–2)
Saturday, May 24
7:15 pm
Game 8 		(10) Cumberland 6–1 (2) Lewis–Clark State Harris Field
Attendance: 4175
Umpires: HP: Tim Farwig, 1B: Shannon Bunger, 2B: Steve Miller, 3B: Eric Johansen
WP: Anthony Gomez (6–4) Boxscore LP: Michael Noteware (6–2)
HR: Sam Lind (15), Brady North (12)
Monday, May 26
9:00 am
Game 9 		(6) Georgia Gwinnett 5–6 (9) Tabor Harris Field
Attendance: 1010
Umpires: HP: Dwayne Finley, 1B: Steve Miller, 2B: Shannon Bunger, 3B: Tim Farwig
LP: Zeke McGranahan (3–3) Boxscore WP: Russell Longworth (10–2)
HR: John Fidanza (2)
Monday, May 26
12:45 pm
Game 10 		(2) Lewis–Clark State 9–1 (8) Southern Poly Harris Field
Attendance: 4160
Umpires: HP: Shannon Bunger, 1B: Tim Farwig, 2B: Dwayne Finley, 3B: Steve Miller
WP: Gunnar Swanson (5–2) Boxscore LP: Cole Goodwin (4–3)
Monday, May 26
4:15 pm
Game 11 		(4) Faulkner 2–7 (1) Oklahoma Baptist Harris Field
Attendance: 1225
Umpires: HP: Eric Johansen, 1B: Cory Spangler, 2B: Sean Bolte, 3B: Tracy Roles
LP: Jay Gause (4–3) Boxscore WP: Jinny Parra (8–2)
Monday, May 26
7:45 pm
Game 12 		(3) Oklahoma Wesleyan 7–8 (F/10) (10) Cumberland Harris Field
Umpires: HP: Sean Bolte, 1B: Tracy Roles, 2B: Eric Johansen, 3B: Cory Spangler
LP: Sam Haynes (8–2) Boxscore WP: Clint Meadows (8–4)
HR: Jose Ruiz (14)
Tuesday, May 27
12:00 pm
Game 13 		(4) Faulkner 0–6 (2) Lewis–Clark State Harris Field
Attendance: 2795
Umpires: HP: Steve Miller, 1B: Tracy Roles, 2B: Cory Spangler, 3B: Shannon Bunger
LP: Jeremy Holcombe (9–4) Boxscore WP: Steve Thompson (6–1)
Sv: David Murillo (5)
Tuesday, May 27
3:00 pm
Game 14 		(9) Tabor 9–10 (F/12) (3) Oklahoma Wesleyan Harris Field
Attendance: 590
Umpires: HP: Tim Farwig, 1B: Eric Johansen, 2B: Tracy Roles, 3B: Sean Bolte
LP: Alex Mann (4–3) Boxscore WP: Rhett Acker (9–1)
Tuesday, May 27
6:30 pm
Game 15 		(1) Oklahoma Baptist 5–13 (10) Cumberland Harris Field
Attendance: 1170
Umpires: HP: Cory Spangler, 1B: Steve Miller, 2B: Tim Farwig, 3B: Dwayne Finley
LP: Andrew Millner (4–2) Boxscore WP: Kevin T. Greene (5–4)
Sv: Stevie Smith (1)

Championship Bracket

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Wednesday, May 28
3:30 pm
Game 16 		(3) Oklahoma Wesleyan 4–3 (F/11) (1) Oklahoma Baptist Harris Field
Attendance: 1120
Umpires: HP: Dwayne Finley, 1B: Steve Miller, 2B: Cory Spangler, 3B: Tim Farwig, LF: Tracy Roles, RF: Shannon Bunger
WP: Sam Haynes (9–2) Boxscore LP: Julian Merryweather (12–3)
HR: Jose Ruiz (15) HR: Steven Knudson (15)
Wednesday, May 28
6:30 pm
Game 17 		(10) Cumberland 5–6 (2) Lewis–Clark State Harris Field
Attendance: 3890
Umpires: HP: Tracy Roles, 1B: Tim Farwig, 2B; Shannon Bunger, 3B: Steve Miller, LF: Cory Spangler, RF: Dwayne Finley
LP: Kevin P. Greene (9–2) Boxscore WP: David Murillo (5–1)
HR: Sam Lind (16)
Thursday, May 29
6:30 pm
Game 18 		(2) Lewis–Clark State 9–5 (3) Oklahoma Wesleyan Harris Field
Attendance: 4330
Umpires: HP: Steve Miller, 1B: Cory Spangler, 2B: Tracy Roles, 3B: Shannon Bunger, LF: Tim Farwig, RF: Dwayne Finley
WP: Michael Noteware (7–2) Boxscore LP: Sam Haynes (9–3)
HR: Ryan Sells (11)

Championship Game

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Friday, May 30 6:30 pm PDT at Harris Field
Game 19
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Lewis–Clark State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Cumberland 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 3 5 3
WP: Anthony Gomez (7–4)   LP: Ty Jackson (4–1)
Attendance: 5010
Umpires: HP: Tim Farwig, 1B: Tracy Roles, 2B: Dwayne Finley, 3B: Cory Spangler, LF: Shannon Bunger, RF: Steve Miller
Boxscore

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Due to weather delays, Game 6 on May 14 between Georgetown (KY) and Midland (NE) was played at Winterholter Field on the campus of Taylor University.

References

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  1. ^ "Cumberland (Tenn.) Wins Third All-Time World Series". NAIA. May 31, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "2014BSB_PressBook.pdf" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  3. ^ "2014 NAIA Baseball Opening Round Host Sites Announced". NAIA. April 15, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "2014 Baseball Opening Round Schedule & Results". NAIA. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  5. ^ "2014BSB_FinalSiteBracket.pdf" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  6. ^ "2014 Avista-NAIA World Series Schedule/Results". NAIA. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  7. ^ "2014 NAIA World Series". DakStats. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
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