2017 NAIA baseball tournament

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Teams46
Finals site
ChampionsLewis–Clark State (ID) (19th title)
Winning coachJeremiah Robbins
2017 NAIA
baseball tournament
Teams46
Finals site
ChampionsLewis–Clark State (ID) (19th title)
Winning coachJeremiah Robbins
MVPJ.J. Robinson (Lewis–Clark State)
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The 2017 NAIA baseball tournament was the 61st edition of the NAIA baseball championship. The 46-team tournament began on May 15 with Opening Round games across nine different sites and concluded with the 2017 NAIA World Series in Lewiston, Idaho that began on May 26 and ended on June 2. In a rematch of the previous year's championship game, Lewis–Clark State (ID) defeated Faulkner (AL) 6–4 in a winner-take-all championship game for their third straight title and their 19th title in program history. Faulkner forced a winner-take-all championship with a 6–5 victory over Lewis–Clark State the night before.

The 46 participating teams were selected from all eligible NAIA teams with the World Series host receiving an automatic bid to the NAIA World Series. The remaining 45 teams participated in the Opening Round with 30 teams being awarded automatic bids as either champions and/or runners-up of their conferences, and 15 teams were selected at-large by the National Selection Committee. Teams were then placed into one of nine pre-determined Opening Round sites of five teams a piece, each of which is conducted via a double-elimination tournament. The winners of each of the Opening Round sites plus the World Series host team participated in the NAIA World Series.

A total of 46 teams entered the tournament. As World Series host, Lewis–Clark State received an automatic bid into the NAIA World Series. 30 automatic bids were determined by either winning their conference's regular season championship, conference tournament, and/or conference tournament runner-up. The other 15 bids were at-large, with selections determined by the NAIA Baseball National Selection Committee.[1]

Opening round hosts

On May 1, the NAIA announced the nine opening round host sites, which were played from May 15–18.[2]

Venue(s)Location(s)Host(s)
Don Roddy FieldBellevue, NEBellevue University
Harrison FieldMontgomery, ALFaulkner University
Grizzly Baseball FieldLawrenceville, GAGeorgia Gwinnett College
Hunter Wright StadiumKingsport, TNKingsport CVB
Appalachian Athletic Conference
St. Rita's Sports ComplexLima, OHUniversity of Northwestern Ohio
Jim Wade StadiumOklahoma City, OKOklahoma City University
Bill Doenges Memorial StadiumBartlesville, OKOklahoma Wesleyan University
Hobart-Detter Field
Rice Field		Hutchinson, KSTabor College
Milton Wheeler FieldHattiesburg, MSWilliam Carey University

Bids

Automatic

School Conference Record Berth Last NAIA Appearance
Antelope Valley (CA) Cal Pac36–16Regular season championFirst appearance
Bellevue (NE) North Star49–9Regular season champion2016 NAIA World Series
Clarke (IA) Heart45–12Tournament runner-up2016 (Grand Rapids Bracket)
College of Idaho NAIA West Group24–28Tournament champion2016 (Santa Barbara Bracket)
Concordia (NE) Great Plains33–20Regular season championFirst appearance
Cumberlands (KY) Mid-South42–13Tournament championFirst appearance
Davenport (MI) Wolverine-Hoosier41–15Tournament runner-up2016 (Grand Rapids Bracket)
Faulkner (AL) Southern States47–10Tournament champion2016 NAIA World Series
Georgia Gwinnett A.I.I.38–19Tournament champion2016 (Lawrenceville Bracket)
Huntington (IN) Crossroads33–11Regular season champion2011 (Montgomery Bracket)
Judson (IL) Chicagoland37–18Regular season champion2015 (Kingsport Bracket)
Lewis-Clark State (ID) NAIA West Group35–15World Series host2016 NAIA World Series
LSU–Alexandria Red River33–22Regular season champion2015 (Kingsport Bracket)
LSU–Shreveport Red River38–19Tournament champion2016 (Montgomery Bracket)
Lyon (AR) American Midwest34–22Tournament champion2015 (Montgomery Bracket)
Marian (IN) Crossroads29–21Tournament runner-upFirst appearance
Mayville State (ND) North Star46–10Tournament champion2016 (Hutchinson Bracket)
MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) Heart34–18Tournament champion2015 (Shawnee Bracket)
Midland (NE) Great Plains40–18Tournament champion2016 (Jamestown Bracket)
Midway (KY) River States28–28Tournament championFirst appearance
Missouri Baptist American Midwest41–14Tournament champion2016 (Jamestown Bracket)
Northwestern Ohio Wolverine-Hoosier43–10Regular season champion2015 (Santa Clarita Bracket)
Oklahoma City Sooner45–8Tournament champion2015 (Oklahoma City Bracket)
Oklahoma Wesleyan Kansas48–9Regular season champion2015 (Grand Rapids Bracket)
Southeastern (FL) The Sun48–9Tournament champion2015 (Daytona Beach Bracket)
St. Ambrose (IA) Chicagoland28–23Tournament championFirst appearance
Tabor (KS) Kansas41–15Tournament runner-up2016 (Hutchinson Bracket)
Talladega (AL) A.I.I.36–22Tournament runner-up2014 (Daytona Beach Bracket)
Tennessee Wesleyan Appalachian39–18Tournament champion2016 NAIA World Series
The Master's (CA) Golden State35–21Tournament champion2016 NAIA World Series
Truett McConnell (GA) Appalachian31–26Tournament runner-upFirst appearance

At–Large

School Conference Record Last NAIA Appearance
Bryan (TN) Appalachian37–182015 (Daytona Beach Bracket)
Campbellsville (KY) Mid-South33–192016 (Savannah Bracket)
Central Methodist (MO) Heart42–162016 (Faulkner Bracket)
Friends (KS) Kansas31–202014 (Shawnee Bracket)
Hope International (CA) Golden State32–15First appearance
IU–Southeast River States45–132016 (Lawrenceville Bracket)
Indiana Tech Wolverine-Hoosier41–122016 (Kingsport Bracket)
Jamestown (ND) North Star40–192016 (Jamestown Bracket)
Keiser (FL) The Sun39–182016 (Montgomery Bracket)
Middle Georgia State Southern States43–142016 (Kingsport Bracket)
Science & Arts (OK) Sooner41–152016 NAIA World Series
St. Thomas (FL) The Sun35–172016 (Kingsport Bracket)
Texas Wesleyan Sooner45–132016 (Faulkner Bracket)
Webber International (FL) The Sun38–15First appearance
William Carey (MS) Southern States33–232016 (Santa Barbara Bracket)

Opening Round

Source:[3]

Bartlesville Bracket

Hosted by Oklahoma Wesleyan at Bill Doenges Memorial Stadium

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinals
1Oklahoma Wesleyan10
4Midland (NE)104Midland5
5St. Ambrose (IA)41Oklahoma Wesleyan15
2Indiana Tech14
2Indiana Tech17
3Bryan (TN)10
1Oklahoma Wesleyan1414
2Indiana Tech186
First roundSecond roundSemifinals
2Indiana Tech25
4Midland204Midland24
5St. Ambrose23Bryan10
3Bryan12

Bellevue Bracket

Hosted by Bellevue (NE) at Don Roddy Field

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinals
1Bellevue (NE)7
4Antelope Valley (CA)144Antelope Valley6
5Judson (IL)91Bellevue4
2Science & Arts15
2Science & Arts (OK)4
3Davenport (MI)2
2Science & Arts5–
1Bellevue4–
First roundSecond roundSemifinals
1Bellevue3
4Antelope Valley13Davenport2
5Judson53Davenport7
3Davenport6

Hattiesburg Bracket

Hosted by William Carey (MS) at Milton Wheeler Field

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinals
1Southeastern (FL)7
4Lyon (AR)2104Lyon2
5LSU–Alexandria11Southeastern (FL)5
3William Carey2
2Texas Wesleyan3
3William Carey (MS)4
1Southeastern (FL)49
3William Carey61010
First roundSecond roundSemifinals
3William Carey6
4Lyon12Texas Wesleyan5
5LSU–Alexandria12Texas Wesleyan9
2Texas Wesleyan5

Hutchinson Bracket

Hosted by Tabor (KS) at Hobart-Detter Field and Rice Field

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinals
1Clarke (IA)19
4Jamestown (ND)75Concordia (NE)8
5Concordia (NE)81Clarke9
2Missouri Baptist13
2Missouri Baptist10
3Tabor (KS)5
2Missouri Baptist9–
3Tabor6–
First roundSecond roundSemifinals
1Clarke7
5Concordia (NE)113Tabor8
4Jamestown53Tabor12
3Tabor9

Kingsport Bracket

Hosted by Kingsport CVB & Appalachian Athletic Conference at Hunter Wright Stadium

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinals
1Keiser (FL)4
4Talladega (AL)25Marian1
5Marian (IN)31Keiser7
3IU–Southeast1
2Tennessee Wesleyan2
3IU–Southeast6
1Keiser69
3IU–Southeast9106
First roundSecond roundSemifinals
3IU–Southeast9
5Marian72Tennessee Wesleyan8
4Talladega32Tennessee Wesleyan810
2Tennessee Wesleyan5

Lawrenceville Bracket

Hosted by Georgia Gwinnett at Grizzly Baseball Field

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinals
1Georgia Gwinnett3
4The Master's (CA)84The Master's4
5LSU–Shreveport44The Master's14
2Webber International12
2Webber International (FL)3
3Central Methodist (MO)0
4The Master's9–
1Georgia Gwinnett1–
First roundSecond roundSemifinals
2Webber International6
1Georgia Gwinnett201Georgia Gwinnett7
5LSU–Shreveport65LSU–Shreveport2
3Central Methodist4

Lima Bracket

Hosted by Northwestern Ohio at St. Rita's Sports Complex

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinals
1Northwestern Ohio7
4MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)84MidAmerica Nazarene2
5Midway (KY)31Northwestern Ohio7
3Hope International17
2Middle Georgia State2
3Hope International (CA)4
3Hope International12–
2Middle Georgia State11–
First roundSecond roundSemifinals
1Northwestern Ohio6
4MidAmerica Nazarene12Middle Georgia State13
5Midway132Middle Georgia State8
2Middle Georgia State14

Montgomery Bracket

Hosted by Faulkner (AL) at Harrison Field

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinals
1Faulkner (AL)6
4Cumberlands (KY)95Truett McConnell1
5Truett McConnell (GA)10111Faulkner3
3Huntington0
2St. Thomas (FL)6
3Huntington (IN)12
1Faulkner8–
3Huntington4–
First roundSecond roundSemifinals
3Huntington11
5Truett McConnell35Truett McConnell6
4Cumberlands (KY)94Cumberlands (KY)1
2St. Thomas (FL)7

Oklahoma City Bracket

Hosted by Oklahoma City at Jim Wade Stadium

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinals
1Oklahoma City10
4Friends (KS)54Friends5
5College of Idaho11Oklahoma City19
3Campbellsville5
2Mayville State (ND)2
3Campbellsville (KY)3
1Oklahoma City1710–
3Campbellsville16–
First roundSecond roundSemifinals
3Campbellsville8
4Friends94Friends6
5College of Idaho45College of Idaho6
2Mayville State2

NAIA World Series

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