1962 NAIA College World Series

The 1962 NAIA College World Series was held at Phil Welch Stadium in St. Joseph, MO. The eight teams qualified for the tournament by winning their District and Area Tournaments. Georgia Southern College defeated Portland State College in the championship game. Ed Spiezio of Lewis was named Most Valuable Player.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
California State College	Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference	13-2	Mitch Bailey	0 (last:none)	none
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	22-2	Costa Kittles	0 (last:none)	none
Georgia Southern College	Independent	17-7	J.I. Clements	1 (last:1960)	2nd
Lewis College	Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference	21-5	Gordie Gillespie	0 (last:none)	none
Minot State Teachers College	North Dakota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	17-2	Ted Keck	0 (last:none)	none
Portland State College	Oregon Collegiate Conference	22-10	Roy Love	0 (last:none)	none
Sam Houston State Teachers College	Lone Star Conference	22-11	Ray Benge	2 (last:1961)	4th
Winona State College	Northern State College Conference	15-3	Luther McCown	1 (last:1961)	7th

Results

1962 College World Series Bracket

	Round 1					Round 2					Round 3										Finals
		Portland St.	2
		Florida A&M	1
							Portland St.	5
							Sam Houston St.	3
		Sam Houston St.	4
		Lewis	1
												Portland St.	2
												Georgia Southern	5
		Georgia Southern	8
		Minot St.	3
							Georgia Southern	1
							Winona St.	0
		Winona St.	6
		California St.	4																			Georgia Southern	2
																						Portland St.	0
	Losers Bracket 1					Losers Bracket 2					Losers Bracket 3					Losers Bracket 4
							Sam Houston St.	0
		Florida A&M	4				Lewis	1									Portland St.	8
		Lewis	5									Lewis	5				Lewis	1
												Winona St.	3
							Winona St.	7
		Minot St.	1				California St.	0
		California St.	2

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 5
Game 1	Portland State College	2-1	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Game 2	Sam Houston State Teachers College	4-1	Lewis College
Game 3	Georgia Southern College	8-3	Minot State Teachers College
Game 4	Winona State College	6-4	California State College
June 6
Game 5	Lewis College	5-4	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	Florida A&M eliminated
June 7
Game 6	California State College	2-1	Minot State Teachers College	Minot eliminated
Game 7	Portland State College	5-3	Sam Houston State Teachers College
Game 8	Georgia Southern College	1-0	Winona State College
Game 9	Lewis College	1-0	Sam Houston State Teachers College	Sam Houston elimianted
Game 10	Winona State College	7-0	California State College	California eliminated
June 8
Game 11	Georgia Southern College	5-2	Portland State College
Game 12	Lewis College	5-3	Winona State College	Winona eliminated
Game 13	Portland State College	8-1	Lewis College	Lewis eliminated
June 9
Game 14	Georgia Southern College	2-0	Portland State College

1962 NAIA program