 1960 NAIA World Series | |
| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double elimination |
| Finals site |
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| Champions | Whitworth (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Paul Merkel |
| MVP | 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.[1]
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.
Washburn pitcher, and future MLB player and two-time World Series champion with the St. Louis Cardinals, Ray Washburn was named tournament MVP.
Bracket
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Semifinals | Preliminary final | Final | |||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State (PA) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Whitworth | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Whitworth | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Omaha | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 0 | Georgia Southern | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Whitworth | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Morningside | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Whitworth | 10 | Whitworth | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 3 | Georgia Southern | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Southern | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 1 | Indiana State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston State | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Omaha | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Omaha | 8 | Sam Houston State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Morningside | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
See also
References
- ↑ "Championship History" (PDF). NAIA.org. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
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