1961 NAIA College World Series
The 1961 NAIA College World Series was held in Sioux City, IA. The eight teams qualified for the tournament by winning their District and Area Tournaments. East Carolina College defeated Sacramento State College in the championship game. Larry Crayton of East Carolina was named MVP.
Participating Teams[edit]
Seed | School | Conference | Record (Conference) | Head Coach | CWS Appearances | CWS Best Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sam Houston State Teachers College | 19-11 | Ray Benge | 1 (last:1960) |
4th | |
2 | Grambling State University | Southwestern Athletic Conference | 23-3 | Prez Jones | 0 (last:none) |
none |
3 | East Carolina College | 22-4 | James Mallory | 0 (last:none) |
none | |
4 | Sacramento State College | Far Western Conference | 22-14 (7-3) | Cal Boyes | 0 (last:none) |
none |
5 | Municipal University of Omaha | 19-7 | Virgil Yelkin | 2 (last:1960) |
2nd | |
6 | Winona State College | Northern State College Conference | 15-5 | Joe Gerlach | 0 (last:none) |
none |
7 | Slippery Rock State College | Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 15-3 | Wally Rose | 0 (last:none) |
none |
8 | Defiance College | Mid-Ohio League | 16-2 | Bob Reising | 0 (last:none) |
none |
Results[edit]
1961 College World Series Bracket[edit]
First round | Second round | Third round | |||||||||||
1 | Sam Houston St. | 10 | |||||||||||
8 | Defiance | 0 | |||||||||||
1 | Sam Houston St. | 4 | |||||||||||
3 | East Carolina | 7 | |||||||||||
3 | East Carolina | 8 | |||||||||||
6 | Winona St. | 4 | |||||||||||
3 | East Carolina | 9 | |||||||||||
2 | Grambling St. | 4 | |||||||||||
2 | Grambling St. | 8 | |||||||||||
7 | Slippery Rock St. | 2 | |||||||||||
2 | Grambling St. | 4 | |||||||||||
5 | Omaha | 1 | |||||||||||
4 | Sacramento St. | 1 | |||||||||||
5 | Omaha | 2 | |||||||||||
Loser's bracket | |||||||||||||
8 | Defiance | 10 | |||||||||||
6 | Winona St. | 9 | 5 | Omaha | 9 | ||||||||
8 | Defiance | 1 | |||||||||||
7 | Slippery Rock St. | 3 | |||||||||||
4 | Sacramento St. | 5 | 1 | Sam Houston St. | 1 | ||||||||
4 | Sacramento St. | 13 |
Semifinals | Elimination | Final | |||||||||||
Re-ordered Semifinals | |||||||||||||
3 | East Carolina | 11 | 4 | Sacramento St. | 7 | ||||||||
5 | Omaha | 3 | 3 | East Carolina | 13 | ||||||||
3 | East Carolina | 5 | |||||||||||
4 | Sacramento St. | 14 | |||||||||||
2 | Grambling St. | 2 | |||||||||||
4 | Sacramento St. | 4 |
Game Results[edit]
Further Reading[edit]
- Roger J. Hawks: "Defiance College's Historic 1961 Postseason", The Baseball Research Journal, SABR, Volume 43, Number 1 (spring 2014), pp. 77-80.
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