1966 NAIA
baseball tournament
1966 NAIA World Series
Teams8
FormatDouble elimination
Finals site
ChampionsLinfield (1st title)
MVPStuart Young (P) (Linfield)

The 1966 NAIA World Series was the tenth 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 Phil Welch Stadium in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Linfield defeated Lewis (IL) in the championship series, 15–4, to win the Wildcats' first NAIA World Series.

Linfield pitcher Stuart Young was named tournament MVP.

Bracket

First roundSecond roundSemifinalsNational Championship
Guilford2
Linfield4
Linfield8
Lewis2
Lewis (IL)10
New Haven6
Linfield11
Southern4
Missouri Valley6
New Mexico Highlands5
Missouri Valley3
Southern10
Omaha7
Southern9Linfield15
Lewis4
Consolation
first round
Consolation
second round
Consolation
third round
Consolation
fourth round
Missouri Valley2
Guilford7Guilford3Southern6
New Haven3Guilford6Lewis7
Lewis8
Lewis8
New Mexico Highlands7New Mexico Highlands0
Omaha3

See also

References

  1. "Championship History" (PDF). NAIA.org. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
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