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1959 NAIA World Series

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1959 NAIA
baseball tournament
1959 NAIA World Series
Teams8
FormatDouble elimination
Finals site
ChampionsSouthern (1st title)
Winning coachRobert Henry Lee (1st title)
MVPRoger Repoz (Western Washington)
  • 1958
  • NAIA baseball tournament
  • 1960

The 1959 NAIA World Series was the third 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 Kokernot Field in Alpine, Texas, near the campus of Sul Ross State College.

Southern defeated Omaha in the championship series, 10–2, to win the Jaguars' first NAIA World Series. With the change in tournament format, Southern was the first team to win the NAIA World Series despite losing a tournament game.

Western Washington player Roger Repoz was named tournament MVP.

The tournament field decreased in size from the 1958 event, shrinking from twelve back to eight teams. Furthermore, the format of the tournament changed from single-elimination to double-elimination.

Bracket

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Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalFinal
Omaha15
Paterson State5
Omaha4
Rollins11
Arkansas State Teachers5
Rollins16
Rollins3
Southern8
Southern Illinois2
Western Washington3
Western Washington5
Southern7
Southern4
Sul Ross State3Southern9
Omaha17
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower final
Western Washington6
Paterson State11Arkansas State Teachers3Rollins11
Arkansas State Teachers12Western Washington4Omaha13
Omaha12
Omaha6
Southern Illinois5Southern Illinois1
Sul Ross State0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Championship History" (PDF). NAIA.org. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved June 26, 2022.