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1962 NAIA World Series

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1962 NAIA
baseball tournament
1962 NAIA World Series
Teams8
FormatDouble elimination
Finals site
ChampionsGeorgia Southern (1st title)
Winning coachJ.I. Clements
MVPEd Spiezio (3B) (Lewis)
  • 1961
  • NAIA baseball tournament
  • 1963

The 1962 NAIA World Series was the sixth 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 Phil Welch Stadium in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Georgia Southern (21-8) defeated Portland State (25-12) in the championship series, 2–0, to win the Eagles' first NAIA World Series.

Lewis third baseman, and future two-time World Series champion with the St. Louis Cardinals, Ed Spiezio was named tournament MVP.

Bracket

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Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
Florida A&M1
Portland State2
Portland State5
Sam Houston State3
Lewis (IL)1
Sam Houston State4
Portland State2
Georgia Southern5
Georgia Southern8
Minot State3
Georgia Southern1
Winona State0
California State (PA)4
Winona State6Georgia Southern2
Portland State0
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
Sam Houston State0
Florida A&M4Lewis1Portland State8
Lewis5Lewis5Lewis1
Winona State3
Winona State7
Minot State1California State0
California State2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Championship History" (PDF). NAIA.org. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved August 16, 2022.