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1995 NAIA World Series
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The 1995 NAIA World Series was the 39th 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.Championship History https://www.naia.org/sports/bsb/Records/BSB_Championship.pdf NAIA.org National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics 10 September 2022
The tournament was played for at Lewis and Clark Park in Sioux City, Iowa. This was the first tournament played in Sioux City since 1961.
Emerging out of the consolation bracket, Bellevue (57–13) defeated Cumberland (TN) (49–19) in a single-game championship series, 8–5, to win the Bruins' first NAIA World Series.
Bellevue short-stop Nic DeLuca was named tournament MVP.
Bracket
2 n y Saint Francis (IL) 7 Saint Mary's (TX) 6 Cumberland (TN) 3 SE Oklahoma State 0 Lewis–Clark State (F/7) 10 Wilmington (DE) 0 Bellevue (NE) 1 Birmingham–Southern 2 Saint Francis 1 Cumberland 5 Lewis–Clark State (F/12) 11 Birmingham–Southern 6 Cumberland 4 Lewis–Clark State 0 Wilmington 6 Bellevue 9 Saint Mary's 4 SE Oklahoma State 5 Saint Francis 9 Bellevue (11 inn.) 11
Birmingham–Southern 10 SE Oklahoma State 3 Cumberland 2 Birmingham–Southern 3 Lewis–Clark State 7 Bellevue 8 Birmingham–Southern 5 Bellevue 7 Cumberland 5 Bellevue 8
See also
1995 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
1995 NCAA Division II baseball tournament
1995 NCAA Division III baseball tournament
1995 NAIA Softball World Series
References
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