Year: | 1963 |
Conference: | NAIA |
Shortconference: | NAIA |
Teams: | 8 |
Format: | Double elimination |
Ballpark: | Phil Welch Stadium |
City: | St. Joseph, Missouri |
Champions: | Sam Houston State |
Titlecount: | 1st |
Coach: | Ray Benge |
Mvp: | Jimmy Dodd (SS) |
Mvpteam: | Sam Houston State |
The 1963 NAIA World Series was the seventh 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.
Sam Houston State (27-8) defeated Grambling (28-4) in the championship series, 2–1, to win the Bearkats' first NAIA World Series.
Sam Houston State shortstop Jimmy Dodd was named tournament MVP.