1987 NAIA World Series
 1987 NAIA World Series | |
| Teams | 10 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double elimination Page playoff |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Lewis–Clark State (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Ed Cheff |
| MVP | Pat Mackey (OF) (Lewis–Clark State) |
The 1987 NAIA World Series was the 31st 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 Harris Field in Lewiston, Idaho.
Hometown team Lewis–Clark State (55–10) defeated Emporia State (55–11) in a single-game championship series, 11–4, to win the Warriors' third NAIA World Series. Not only was this Lewis–Clark State's third title in four seasons but it would also go on to be the first of six consecutive World Series championships for the program.
Lewis–Clark State outfielder Pat Mackey was named tournament MVP.
Bracket[edit]
Preliminary bracket[edit]
| First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round (both teams to Semifinals) | |||||||||||
| Hawaii–Hilo | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Point Park | 3 | Southern Arkansas | 11 | |||||||||||
| Southern Arkansas | 23 | |||||||||||||
| Southern Arkansas | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon | 22 | |||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon | 19 | |||||||||||||
| Huntingdon | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Southern Arkansas | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Lewis–Clark State | 23 | |||||||||||||
| Elon | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Anderson (IN) | 0 | Lewis–Clark State | 17 | |||||||||||
| Lewis–Clark State | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Lewis–Clark State | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Emporia State | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Emporia State | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Missouri Southern State | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Consolation First Round | Consolation Second Round | Consolation Third Round (both teams to Semifinals) | ||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Hawaii–Hilo | 1 | Missouri Southern State | 6 | |||||||||||
| Missouri Southern State | 6 | Missouri Southern State | 10 | |||||||||||
| Anderson (IN) | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Emporia State | 18 | |||||||||||||
| Elon | 9 | Elon | 5 | |||||||||||
| Huntingdon | 12 | Point Park | 2 | |||||||||||
| Point Park | 13 | |||||||||||||
Championship bracket[edit]
| Semifinals | Championship | ||||||
| Lewis–Clark State | 25 | ||||||
| Grand Canyon | 11 | ||||||
| Lewis–Clark State | 11 | ||||||
| Emporia State | 4 | ||||||
| Southern Arkansas | 7 | ||||||
| Emporia State | 14 | ||||||
See also[edit]
- 1987 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
- 1987 NCAA Division II baseball tournament
- 1987 NCAA Division III baseball tournament
- 1987 NAIA Softball World Series
References[edit]
- ^ "Championship History" (PDF). NAIA.org. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved August 30, 2022.