1964 NAIA World Series

August 2023 July 2026 1964 NAIA NAIA National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics logo.svg 200 1964 NAIA World Series 8 Double elimination Phil Welch Stadium Missouri St. Joseph, Missouri West Liberty State 1st George Kovalik Frank Ujcich (P) West Liberty State The 1964 NAIA World Series was the eighth 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 14 August 2022 The tournament was played at Phil Welch Stadium in St. Joseph, Missouri. West Liberty State (27-7) defeated Grambling (24-5) in the championship series, 6–4 and 3–2, to win the Hilltoppers' first NAIA World Series. West Liberty State, who lost its first game of the tournament, won six consecutive games out of the consolation bracket to claim the title. West Liberty State pitcher Frank Ujcich was named tournament MVP. Prior to the Mayville State and West Liberty State game, it was discovered that Mayville State's catcher Dave Pavlesic had signed a professional contract in 1961 with the Newton-Conover Twins of the Class D Western Carolina League. As a result, Mayville State was disqualified from the tournament and had to forfeit all tournament games with their opponents being awarded 9–0 victories.Mayville Disqualified From N.A.I.A. Tourney https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-joseph-news-press/147008724/ 10 May 2024 St. Joseph News-Press newspapers.com 13 June 1964 Bracket 160 no high First round Second round Semifinals National Championship 2 Consolationfirst round Consolationsecond round Consolationthird round Consolationfourth round Eastern Illinois 1 Sam Houston State 3 Georgia Southern 11 Mayville State 7 Wartburg 2 West Liberty State 1 Grambling 3 Western Washington State 2 Sam Houston State 4 Georgia Southern 5 Wartburg 1 Grambling 3 Georgia Southern 0 Grambling 4 ForfeitMayville Prior to being disqualified from the tournament, Mayville State defeated Eastern Illinois 10–9 and Wartburg 19–5. Both Eastern Illinois and Wartburg were awarded 9–0 victories as a result. Eastern Illinois 9 Mayville State 0 West Liberty State 6 Western Washington State 2 ForfeitMayville Wartburg 9 Mayville State 0 Sam Houston State 1 West Liberty State 2 ForfeitMayville2 West Liberty State advanced by default after Mayville State was disqualified from the tournament. Mayville State 0 West Liberty State 9 Georgia Southern 0 West Liberty State 5 Grambling 4 2 West Liberty State 6 3 See also 1964 NCAA University Division baseball tournament Notes References NAIA World Series Category:NAIA World Series NAIA World Series Category:College baseball tournaments in Missouri Category:Sports competitions in St. Joseph, Missouri