1959 NAIA World Series

August 2023 July 2026 1959 NAIA NAIA National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics logo.svg 200 1959 NAIA World Series 8 Double elimination Kokernot Field Texas Alpine, Texas Southern 1st Robert Henry Lee 1st Roger Repoz Western Washington The 1959 NAIA World Series was the third 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 26 June 2022 The tournament was played at Kokernot Field in Alpine, Texas, near the campus of Sul Ross State College. Southern defeated Omaha in the championship series, 10–2, to win the Jaguars' first NAIA World Series. With the change in tournament format, Southern was the first team to win the NAIA World Series despite losing a tournament game. Western Washington player Roger Repoz was named tournament MVP. The tournament field decreased in size from the 1958 event, shrinking from twelve back to eight teams. Furthermore, the format of the tournament changed from single-elimination to double-elimination. Bracket yes 150 2 no Omaha 15 Paterson State 5 Arkansas State Teachers 5 Rollins 16 Southern Illinois 2 Western Washington 3 Southern 4 Sul Ross State 3 Omaha 4 Rollins 11 Western Washington 5 Southern 7 Rollins 3 Southern 8 Paterson State 11 Arkansas State Teachers 12 Southern Illinois 5 Sul Ross State 0 Western Washington 6 Arkansas State Teachers 3 Omaha 6 Southern Illinois 1 Western Washington 4 Omaha 12 Rollins 11 Omaha 13 Southern 9 10 Omaha 17 2 See also 1959 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