1963 NAIA World Series

August 2023 July 2026 1963 NAIA NAIA National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics logo.svg 200 1963 NAIA World Series 8 Double elimination Phil Welch Stadium Missouri St. Joseph, Missouri Sam Houston State 1st Ray Benge Jimmy Dodd (SS) Sam Houston State The 1963 NAIA World Series was the seventh 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 15 August 2022 The tournament was played at Phil Welch Stadium in St. Joseph, Missouri. Sam Houston State (27-8) defeated Grambling (28-4) in the championship series, 2–1, to win the Bearkats' first NAIA World Series. Sam Houston State shortstop Jimmy Dodd was named tournament MVP. Bracket 160 no high First round Second round Semifinals National Championship 1 Consolationfirst round Consolationsecond round Consolationthird round Consolationfourth round California Western 0 Lewis (IL) 1 East Carolina 4 Grambling 5 California State 1 Sam Houston State 21 Mayville State 13 Winona State 11 Lewis 1 Grambling 6 Sam Houston State 5 Mayville State 0 Grambling 3 Sam Houston State 6 California Western 0 East Carolina 5 California State 1 Winona State 4 Mayville State 1 East Carolina 3 Lewis 3 Winona State 12 East Carolina 10 Winona State 2 Grambling 7 East Carolina 2 Sam Houston State 2 Grambling 1 See also 1963 NCAA University Division baseball tournament References NAIA World Series Category:NAIA World Series NAIA World Series Category:College baseball tournaments in Missouri Category:Sports competitions in St. Joseph, Missouri