2008 NCBA Division I World Series

American collegiate baseball competition The 2008 National Club Baseball Association (NCBA) Division I World Series was played at City of Palms Park in Fort Myers, FL from May 23 to May 29. The eighth tournament's champion was Colorado State University. This was Colorado State's fourth title in the last five years. The Most Valuable Player was Brian Dilley of Colorado State University. http://www.csuramsbaseball.com/2008WS.aspx 2008WS csuramsbaseball.com 2014-05-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20140513025815/http://www.csuramsbaseball.com/2008WS.aspx 2014-05-13 dead Colorado State became the first team in NCBA World Series history to lose their first game and win the World Series.http://www.csuramsbaseball.com/history.aspx History csuramsbaseball.com 2014-05-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20140513041734/http://www.csuramsbaseball.com/history.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. Participants Seeding School Region 1 Penn State North Atlantic 2 Oregon Northern Pacific 3 Colorado State Mid-America 4 Arizona Southern Pacific 5 North Carolina State South Atlantic 6 Central Michigan Great Lakes 7 Baylor Gulf Coast 8 Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Results Bracket http://www.csuramsbaseball.com/Images/D1-bracketfinal.gif D1-bracketfinal csuramsbaseball.com 2014-05-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20140513115836/http://www.csuramsbaseball.com/Images/D1-bracketfinal.gif 2014-05-13 dead 1/1/2/3 First Round Second Round Semifinals Championship Game 1 Penn State 5 8 Virginia Tech 4 4 Arizona 11 5 North Carolina State 14 8 Virginia Tech 21 4 Arizona 3 2 Oregon 18 7 Baylor 10 3 Colorado State 5 6 Central Michigan 6 7 Baylor 1 3 Colorado State 12 1 Penn State 13 5 North Carolina State 6 8 Virginia Tech 11 5 North Carolina State 12 2 Oregon 9 6 Central Michigan 2 3 Colorado State 5 6 Central Michigan 3 1 Penn State 5 5 5 North Carolina State 7 2 2 Oregon 2 3 3 Colorado State 7 14 1 Penn State 1 - - 3 Colorado State 5 - - Game Results Date Game Time Winner Score Loser Notes May 23 Game 1 11:00 AM Central Michigan 6-5 Colorado State Game 2 3:00 PM Oregon 18-10 Baylor Game 3 7:30 PM Penn State 5-4 Virginia Tech May 24 Game 4 11:00 AM North Carolina State 14-11 Arizona Game 5 3:00 PM Colorado State 12-1 Baylor Baylor eliminated May 25 Game 6 11:00 AM Virginia Tech 21-3 Arizona Arizona eliminated Game 7 3:00 PM Oregon 9-2 Central Michigan Game 8 7:30 PM Penn State 13-6 North Carolina State May 26 Game 9 3:00 PM North Carolina State 12-11 Virginia Tech Virginia Tech eliminated Game 10 7:30 PM Colorado State 5-3 Central Michigan Central Michigan eliminated May 27 Game 11 3:00 PM North Carolina State 7-5 Penn State Game 12 7:30 PM Colorado State 7-2 Oregon May 28 Game 13 3:00 PM Penn State 5-2 North Carolina State North Carolina State eliminated Game 14 7:30 PM Colorado State 14-3 Oregon Oregon eliminated May 29 Game 15 7:30 PM Colorado State 5-1 Penn State Colorado State wins NCBA World Series See also 2008 NCBA Division II World Series References Category:Baseball competitions in Fort Myers, Florida Category:2008 in baseball Category:National Club Baseball Association Category:2008 in sports in Florida