1960 NAIA World Series

August 2023 July 2026 1960 NAIA NAIA National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics logo.svg 200 1960 NAIA World Series 8 Double elimination Soos Park Iowa Sioux City, Iowa Whitworth 1st Paul Merkel Ray Washburn (P) Whitworth The 1960 NAIA World Series was the fourth 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 18 August 2022 The tournament was played at Soos Park in Sioux City, Iowa. Whitworth (20-8) defeated Georgia Southern (21-11) in the championship series, 4–0, to win the Pirates' first NAIA World Series. Whitworth pitcher, and future MLB player and two-time World Series champion with the St. Louis Cardinals, Ray Washburn was named tournament MVP. Bracket 2 n y Southern 3 Southern Illinois 1 Indiana State (PA) 1 Sam Houston State 6 Georgia Southern 4 Omaha 2 Morningside 4 Whitworth 10 Southern 10 Sam Houston State 8 Georgia Southern 0 Whitworth 1 Southern 0 Whitworth 7 Southern Illinois 1 Indiana State 2 Omaha 8 Morningside 1 Georgia Southern 5 Indiana State 2 Omaha 1 Sam Houston State 4 Whitworth 1 Georgia Southern 12 Southern 8 Sam Houston State 6 Georgia Southern 3 Southern 1 Whitworth 4 Georgia Southern 0 See also 1960 NCAA University Division baseball tournament References NAIA World Series Category:NAIA World Series NAIA World Series Category:Sports in Sioux City, Iowa Category:College baseball in Iowa Category:Sports competitions in Iowa