1963 NAIA College World Series

The 1963 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. Sam Houston State Teachers College defeated Grambling State University in the championship game. Jimmy Dodd of Sam Houston State was named MVP.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
California State College	Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference		Mitch Bailey	1 (last:1962)	5th
California Western University		24-4	Cub Potter	0 (last:none)	none
East Carolina College		24-7-1	Earl Smith	1 (last:1961)	1st
Grambling State University	Southwestern Athletic Conference		Prez Jones	1 (last:1961)	3rd
Lewis College	Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference	26-10	Gordie Gillespie	1 (last:1962)	3rd
Mayville State Teachers College	North Dakota Collegiate Athletic Conference		Al Meyer	1 (last:1958)
Sam Houston State Teachers College		27-8	Ray Benge	3 (last:1962)	4th
Winona State College	Northern Intercollegiate Conference		Luther McCown	2 (last:1962)	4th

Results

1963 College World Series Bracket

	Round 1					Round 2					Round 3										Finals
		Lewis	1
		Cal Western	0
							Lewis	1
							Grambling St.	6
		Grambling St.	5
		East Carolina	4
												Grambling St.	3
												Sam Houston St.	6
		Sam Houston St.	21
		California St.	1
							Sam Houston St.	5
							Mayville St.	0
		Mayville St.
		Winona St.																				Sam Houston St.	2
																						Grambling St.	1
	Losers Bracket 1					Losers Bracket 2					Losers Bracket 3					Losers Bracket 4
							Mayville St.	1
		Cal Western	0				East Carolina	3									Grambling St.	7
		East Carolina	5									East Carolina	10				East Carolina	2
												Winona St.	2
							Lewis	3
		California St.	1				Winona St.	12
		Winona St.	4

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 3
Game 1	Lewis College	1-0	California Western University
Game 2	Grambling State University	5-4	East Carolina College
Game 3	Sam Houston State Teachers College	21-1	California State College
Game 4	Mayville State Teachers College	13-11	Winona State College
June 4
Game 5	East Carolina College	5-0	California Western University	Cal Western eliminated
Game 6	Winona State College	4-1	California State College	California St eliminated
Game 7	Grambling State University	6-1	Lewis College
Game 8	Sam Houston State Teachers College	5-0	Mayville State Teachers College
June 5
Game 9	East Carolina College	3-1	Mayville State Teachers College	Mayville eliminated
Game 10	Winona State College	12-3	Lewis College	Lewis eliminated
Game 11	Sam Houston State Teachers College	6-3	Grambling State University
June 6
Game 12	East Carolina College	10-2	Winona State College	Winona St eliminated
Game 13	Grambling State University	7-2	East Carolina College	East Carolina eliminated
June 7
Game 14	Sam Houston State Teachers College	2-1	Grambling State University	Sam Houston wins CWS