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Collegiate baseball tournament
1978 NAIA
baseball tournament
1978 NAIA World Series
Teams8
FormatDouble elimination
Page playoff
Finals site
ChampionsEmporia State (1st title)
Winning coachDave Bingham
MVPKevin Mendon (P) (Emporia State)
  • ← 1977
  • NAIA baseball tournament
  • 1979 →

The 1978 NAIA World Series was the 22nd 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.

After thirteen seasons (1962–1969, 1974–1978), this was the last tournament staged at Phil Welch Stadium in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Emporia State (40-20-2), emerging from the consolation bracket, defeated Missouri Southern State (24–16) in a single-game championship series, 8–6, to win the Hornets' first NAIA World Series.

Emporia State pitcher Kevin Mendon was named tournament MVP.

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Lewis–Clark State5
William Carey2
Lewis–Clark State4
Missouri Southern State6
Emporia State0
Missouri Southern State6
Missouri Southern State16
David Lipscomb5
David Lipscomb5
Missouri Southern State0
St. Francis (IL)1
David Lipscomb11Emporia State2
Point Park5
USC Coastal Carolina1
Point Park3Missouri Southern State6
Emporia State4Emporia State8
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lewis–Clark State1
Lewis–Clark State3
St. Francis (IL)11St. Francis (IL)1
David Lipscomb2
USC Coastal Carolina5
Lewis–Clark State5
Point Park4
William Carey5Emporia State7
Emporia State6

See also

References

  1. "Championship History" (PDF). NAIA.org. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
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