1957 NAIA College World Series

The 1957 NAIA College World Series was held in Alpine, TX from June 5 to June 7. It was the first NAIA College World Series. Sul Ross State College defeated Rollins College in the championship game. Frank Willis of Rollins was named MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
Buena Vista College	Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	17-3 (9-0)	Jay Beekmann	0 (last:none)	none
Lincoln Memorial University			Dean Bailey	0 (last:none)	none
College of the Ozarks (AR)	Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference		Fritz Ehren	0 (last:none)	none
Rollins College	Florida Intercollegiate Conference	14-13	Joe Justice	0 (last:none)	none
Southwestern State College	Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference		Rankin Williams	0 (last:none)	none
Sul Ross State College			Pete Swain	0 (last:none)	none
Western Illinois University	Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	14-11	Guy Ricci	0 (last:none)	none
William Jewell College			Norman Short	0 (last:none)	none

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Sul Ross State College	9-2	William Jewell College	William Jewell eliminated
Game 2	Buena Vista College	9-8	Lincoln Memorial University	Lincoln Memorial eliminated
Game 3	Western Illinois University	13-12	Southwestern State College	Southwestern eliminated
Game 4	Rollins College	9-7	College of the Ozarks (AR)	Ozarks eliminated
Game 5	Lincoln Memorial University	11-8	William Jewell College	consolation bracket
Game 6	Southwestern State College	3-0	College of the Ozarks (AR)	consolation bracket
Game 7	Sul Ross State College	8-6	Buena Vista College	Semifinals
Game 8	Rollins College	7-4	Western Illinois University	Semifinals
Game 9	Southwestern State College	9-5	Lincoln Memorial University	5th place game
Game 10	Western Illinois University	14-6	Buena Vista College	3rd place game
Game 11	Sul Ross State College	8-7	Rollins College	Sul Ross wins CWS

NAIA College World Series