2005 NCBA World Series

American collegiate baseball competition The 2005 National Club Baseball Association (NCBA) World Series was played at McKechnie Field in Bradenton, Florida, from May 25 to May 30. The fifth tournament's champion was Colorado State University. This was Colorado State's second consecutive title as they became the first team in NCBA history to repeat as national champions. The Most Valuable Player was Brooks Purdy of Colorado State University.http://www.csuramsbaseball.com/2005WS.aspx Colorado State Rams Baseball - 2005 World Series csuramsbaseball.com 2014-05-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20140513030601/http://www.csuramsbaseball.com/2005WS.aspx 2014-05-13 dead Format The format is similar to the NCAA College World Series in that eight teams participate in two four-team double elimination brackets with the only difference being that in the NCBA, there is only one game that decides the national championship rather than a best-of-3 like the NCAA. This was the final season in which only 7 innings were played in NCBA World Series play. Starting in 2006, NCBA World Series games became 9 inning contests. Participants Seeding School Region 1 Colorado State Rocky Mountain 2 Maryland Mid-Atlantic 3 Sam Houston State Gulf Coast 4 North Carolina State Southeast Atlantic 5 Oregon Northern Pacific 6 Illinois Great Lakes 7 UMass Northeast Atlantic 8 Wisconsin-Eau Claire Mid-America Results Bracket http://www.csuramsbaseball.com/2005WSBracket.xls 2005 NCBA World Series Bracket csuramsbaseball.com 2014-05-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20140513050813/http://www.csuramsbaseball.com/2005WSBracket.xls 2014-05-13 dead 1/1/2/3 First Round Second Round Semifinals Championship Game 1 Colorado State 4 8 UW-Eau Claire 0 4 North Carolina State 1 5 Oregon 3 8 UW-Eau Claire 7 4 North Carolina State 4 2 Maryland 4 7 UMass 2 3 Sam Houston State 4 6 Illinois 6 7 UMass 5 3 Sam Houston State 7 1 Colorado State 6 5 Oregon 1 8 UW-Eau Claire 8 5 Oregon 1 2 Maryland 2 6 Illinois 7 3 Sam Houston State 5 2 Maryland 6 1 Colorado State 3 10 8 UW-Eau Claire 6 2 6 Illinois 2 - 2 Maryland 1 - 1 Colorado State 9 - - 6 Illinois 5 - - Game Results Date Game Time Winner Score Loser Notes May 25 Game 1 9:30 AM Colorado State 4-0 UW-Eau Claire Game 2 12:30 PM Maryland 4-2 UMass Game 3 3:30 PM Illinois 6-4 Sam Houston State May 26 Game 4 12:30 PM Oregon 3-1 North Carolina State Game 5 3:30 PM Sam Houston State 7-5 UMass UMass eliminated May 27 Game 6 9:30 AM UW-Eau Claire 7-4 North Carolina State North Carolina State eliminated Game 7 12:30 PM Colorado State 6-1 Oregon Game 8 3:30 PM Illinois 7-2 Maryland May 28 Game 9 12:30 PM UW-Eau Claire 8-1 Oregon Oregon eliminated Game 10 3:30 PM Maryland 6-5 Sam Houston State Sam Houston State eliminated May 29 Game 11 9:30 AM UW-Eau Claire 6-3 Colorado State Game 12 12:30 PM Illinois 2-1 Maryland Maryland eliminated Game 13 3:30 PM Colorado State 10-2 UW-Eau Claire UW-Eau Claire eliminated Game 14 7:30 PM Game not needed May 30 Game 15 3:30 PM Colorado State 9-5 Illinois Colorado State wins NCBA World Series References Category:Baseball in Bradenton, Florida Category:College baseball tournaments in Florida Category:2005 in sports in Florida Category:2005 in baseball Category:National Club Baseball Association Category:May 2005 sports events in the United States