1971 NAIA World Series
 1971 NAIA World Series | |
| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Linfield (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Ad Rutschman |
| MVP | Rob Webb (C) (Linfield) |
The 1971 NAIA World Series was the 15th 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 Phoenix Municipal Stadium in Phoenix, Arizona.
Linfield (28-11) defeated David Lipscomb (44-15) in the first game of the championship series, 9–8, to win the Wildcats' second NAIA World Series (the first team to win a second) and first since 1966.
Linfield catcher Rob Webb was named tournament MVP.
Bracket[edit]
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Southwestern State | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oshkosh State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Linfield | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Linfield | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Linfield | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana (PA) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Linfield | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana (PA) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana (PA) | 11 | Lewis (IL) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lewis (IL) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| David Lipscomb | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lewis (IL) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Linfield | 9 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | David Lipscomb | 8 | – | |||||||||||||||
| Lewis (IL) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oshkosh State | 7 | Oshkosh State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indiana (PA) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| David Lipscomb | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 13 | David Lipscomb | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| David Lipscomb | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Championship History" (PDF). NAIA.org. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2022.