1957 NAIA World Series

August 2023 July 2026 1957 NAIA NAIA National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics logo.svg 200 1957 NAIA World Series 8 Single elimination,with consolation bracket Kokernot Field Texas Alpine, Texas Sul Ross State 1st Frank Willis Rollins Yes 1958 The 1957 NAIA World Series was the inaugural edition of the 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 22 June 2022 The tournament was played at Kokernot Field in Alpine, Texas, near the campus of Sul Ross State College. Sul Ross State defeated Rollins in the championship game, 8–7, to win the inaugural NAIA World Series. Rollins player Frank Willis, however, was named tournament MVP. The tournament featured eight teams in a single-elimination style tournament, with all first-round losers shifted into a secondary consolation bracket. Bracket no First round Lincoln Memorial 5 Southwestern State 9 William Jewell 8 Lincoln Memorial 11 Southwestern State 3 Ozarks 0 1957 Sul Ross State Lobos Sul Ross State 9 1957 William Jewell Cardinals William Jewell 2 1957 Buena Vista Beavers Buena Vista 9 1957 Lincoln Memorial Railsplitters Lincoln Memorial 8 1957 Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois State 13 1957 Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs Southwestern State (OK) 12 1957 Rollins Tars Rollins 9 1957 Ozarks Bobcats Ozarks 7 Sul Ross State 8 Buena Vista 6 Western Illinois State 4 Rollins 7 Sul Ross State 8 Rollins 7 Buena Vista 6 Western Illinois State 14 See also 1957 NCAA University Division baseball tournament References NAIA World Series Category:NAIA World Series NAIA World Series Category:Alpine, Texas Category:College baseball tournaments in Texas