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Collegiate baseball tournament
1976 NAIA
baseball tournament
1976 NAIA World Series
Teams8
FormatDouble elimination
Finals site
ChampionsLewis (IL) (3rd title)
Winning coachGordie Gillespie
MVPKen Jones (OF) (Lewis)
  • ← 1975
  • NAIA baseball tournament
  • 1977 →

The 1976 NAIA World Series was the 20th 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.

The tournament was again played at Phil Welch Stadium in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Two-time defending champions Lewis (IL) (47–15) defeated Lewis–Clark State (48–11) in a single-game championship series, 16–8, to win the Flyers' third NAIA World Series.

Lewis outfielder Ken Jones was named tournament MVP.

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
Guilford4
Emporia Kansas State7
Emporia Kansas State0
Kentucky State2
Kentucky State7
Lewis–Clark State2
Kentucky State6
Lewis (IL)9
George Mason2
Lewis (IL)2
St. Mary's (TX)1
George Mason3Emporia Kansas State1
Lewis (IL)7
Lewis (IL)8
William Jewell3
Lewis (IL)16–
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lewis–Clark State8–
Emporia Kansas State9
St. Mary's (TX)3St. Mary's (TX)5
Kentucky State4
William Jewell0
Lewis–Clark State6
George Mason8
Guilford1Lewis–Clark State17
Lewis–Clark State4

See also

References

  1. "Championship History" (PDF). NAIA.org. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
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